Evening star., 1926-10-11

4cl Wli4IilIS tlIC NOl III series.
The New York Yankees are
S,4l775. and rejecting that the diff
determined by one $4,000 run. The {
game OF the world series ; To ,
a $4,000 Strikeout was enginet
PLAYS and hit by Thevcnow 4 50 me
costly.
in the final pulsatinE contest played
under leaden skies threatening TO weep
with the Yankees at any moment. age
and youth showed the way. Grover
Cleveland Alexander. 80. and Thomas
Joseph ThevenoW. %. claimed be
tween them the place in the sun they
would have had if there had been 4.
sun.
When he tuCkS away his check
each Cardinal may reflect that he has
10 thank an old man, as bah play
ers go.
Alex Not Figured On.
Alexander had no place in the origi-
nal cast for the seventh game. lie
started on the bench with the com
fortinS thought OF Il we'll pitched vic
tory Saturday and another the previ-
ous Sunday to comfort him.
The offerings of Haines for the in
spertion of Yankee batsmen We're just
one knuckle ball after another, and in
the seventh inning. with the bases
full and the score to >. he was
shocked to discover that he had prac
tically knuCkle -balled himself out Of
the ball game. He had rubbed the
skin off his fingers and his control
was slipping. Rogers Hornsby de-
cided that the big fellow from Phil
lipsburg. Ohio. needed some court
plaster. obtainable only in the club
house.
The great Alexander. growing great
OF as the series wore itself out. Shuf-
fed in from the bullpen TO fill it. He
threw four times to Tony LaZZeri and
three were strikes. and the champion
ship was almost in st. Louis. Alex
ander was quite willing to finish the
game. He turned back all Yankees
but Ruth, who was sent to first in
peeye when he refused to strike at
three balls, just missing corners of
the plate, in the ninth inning.
TheVenOw Oh Job.
ThevenoW, who was born in Illinois
but lives in India ma. drove in runs and
with two great fielding plays turned
the Yankees back when less efficient
work would have spilled the beans
and gold for the men who were to
take the first world championship to
the Mississippi from the Hudson.
the series. Marks for attendance and
receipts went by the board with a
compilation Of 328.051 cash customers
who paid $1.207,S 1864.
Babe Ruth crashed his way to seven
records. His three home runs in one
game and a fourth i'll the closing
struggle made editing of the record
books necessary. Making four runs in
a game. driving in as many. receiving
II bases on balls in the series and
other minor efforts marked his activi-
ties. He made six hits and lifted his
batting average for seven world series
to .253.
Money Records Fall.
All told. 10 records fell and three
others were tied.
For the third year in succession, the
classic was extended to its natural
limit of seven games and for the third
time in az many seasons the ultimate
winner came from behind. The
Yankees moved out Of the West with
O one.game margin. TO Z. Ihe
Cardinals wiped ii out Saturday.
The Yankees spent the series see
ing advantages lost. They were off in
front with a first game victory. The
series was deadloCked i'll the second
game. ST Louis forged ahead on its
first appeara nee before the home folk
only to see the count knotted again,
and then the invaders go out in front.
Babe Ruth did his best to win the
final game. He got home run on
his only chance to hit the ball. as he
was passed four times. He also made
A hair.raising catch, making his SEN
sational fielding feats for the series
three-a marvellous catch and perfect
throw to retire a runner at the plate
having made base ball history in pre-
vious games.
Waite Hoyt pitched we'll. but his
mates did not field so we'll as he
natched, and after a. pinch hitter APP
ueared PennoCk finished IL game al
ready lost without further damage to
his reputation.
The Yankees blasted the superstl-
f3on that the team scoring the first
r11n wins. for Ruth hil his home run
In the third inning when the tarulnaiS
were absolutely innocent ot offensive
results. Not for long was the lead 10
stand.
Fourth Tells Tale.
The cardinals were UP and at them
in the fourth With one out. Bottom
lev sent a left handed single to left
ester Bell hit hard to Sh"rtstop.
Koenig, with his eye on a double play
and his head a few laps ahead Of nus
hands, failed To hold the roller. All
hands were safe. liafev' : pop ny t"'-
tween koenig and Meusel would nave
been easy for either had the other
dear Charmer remained away. III WAS
a hit under the cirCumsta ana ,hA
heses were full. OFarrell sent II high
fly TO MeuSel.
The outtielder evidently tried TO
throw the bail 10 the plate before he
caught it. and il dropped. after strlk-
ing his glove. Bottomley ran home
Tyevenow then arranged for what
proved to he the winning runs ltlS
single t. right sent Bell and Hatey
home. That Was all. but ii proved
enough.
The Yankees made another run III
the sixth through a combination OF
DuKan's single and Severeid's double.
When Alexader made his dramatic
entrance in the seventh the bases had
been filled with a hit 10y Combs. ana
passes TO Ruth and Gehrig with outs
hy Koenig and Meusel in between.
Two were snt in the ninth when
Ruth brought his big bat I" the plate.
Alexander slipped the first pitch by
for a strike The next Was teaser,
scorned by the Babe and il was called
9 hall. Then a foul. With TWO strikes
3 nd a ball. Alexander tried three SLOW
curves, all outside the extreme cor
ner of the plate. Ruth could not hope
20 hi, one of them out OF the park TO
+.e the score. SO walked TO first. The
Babe then made his last bid. lie tried
20 place himself in a position TO score
on q hit by stealing second. tie failed
and st. Louis came into It's own alter
81 years OF waiting,
WILL VISIT FITZGERALD.
To perrn;t a visit 10 Joe Fitzgerald.
another official. who iS VonValeScing