Evening star., 1926-10-03

showers, II was close and tensely
even if it failed to reach particularly
1t was a convincing victory for the
Yankees, nevertheless, for they out:
steadied. outgeneraled and outplayed
the first team that St. Louis ever has
sent in quest of base balls premier
crown.
Pennock. twirling with cool and
ha fling skill. held the slugging Ma
tional League champions to three hits
altogether. allowing not the semblance
of q safe hit over sevenInning
stretch from the first to the ninth
frames.
Registering his third triumph In
world series competitions. Pennock
gave 2 masterful exhibition. Yielding
his only run in the first inning on
double by Douthit and a scratch
single by Rottomley. then moving
down the Cardinals with machine-like
regularity until the eighth. when the
Yankee ace pulled himself together
after brief spell Of wildness.
Willie Sherdel. portside star Of the
Cardinal staff matched his slow ball
against Pennock's Crossf1re. but con-
trbuted to his own downfall by an
erratic start in the first inning. Whlie
Yankee bats got to him for the win
OlIS run III tJiS SlbtI. 'IV su' ''A'
in the eighth to Jess Haines after he
ing replaced at bat by a, pinch hitter
Ruth Starts Rally.
Babe Ruth led the sortie that gave
the Yankees their winning run IN the
sixth inning and brought about the
downfall of Sherdel. Singing sharply
through third base the Babe advanced
on Bob Meusel's neatly placed sacrl-
q N
Gehrics rousing single to right field.
When I4azzeri followed with an
other. single. it looked as though the
Yankees were about to stage one of
their characteristic batting expio-
sions Gehrig. however. was thrown
out at third and SEVERED hit into
force.out after Lester Bell. Cardinal
third sacker, had juggled Dugan' s
smash, failing either to make the
throw to first or tag LaZZeri at the
far corner.
The first Yankee run, in the open
ing inning was a gift, for Sherdel
unable to control his slow ball,
walked Combs. Ruth and Meuse1 to
fill the bags with only one out. Combs
crossed the plate on Gehrig's infield
ran that forced Meusel at second
base.
Sberdpi Often Ihreatene0.
Sherdel settled down after this
spasm and successfully checked the
Yankees until the sixth, although he
was frequently on the border line of
danger as the American Leaguers got
men AS far as second base In the
second and third innings. A snappy
double play, engineered by Thevenow
and Hornsby. choked off a Yankee
squirt in the fifth.
Pennock meanwhile cast a spell
over the Cardinal bats. His cross
fire had the National Leaguers' heavy
artillery completely isilenced from the
second inning on until the ninth when
Bottomley gained his second hit Of
the game, a single to right that did
no damage.
Such big guns as Rogers Hornsby.
Bob O'Facrell and. Lester Bell
failed at any time to get the range
of Pennock's slants. Hornsby, st.
Louis leader, got tho ball out Of the
infield only once in four attempts.
Still visibly grief-stricken by the
recent death of his mother, Hornsby
gamely battled for every advantage,
but the zest and dash so characteristic
of his individual play was missing.
Pennock had brilliant support. too,
on the few occasions he needed it.
The famous Yankee "kid" infield dis,
tinguished ttseH in every department.
Of play. Marx Koenis, young abort