The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-04
Next World Series Game at
St. Louis Tuesday,
YankS Lose Sunday.
BY Henry l.. Farrell
Dy hVHiy IL nich
United Press stair CORRESPONDENT
IN BOARD THE BASEBALL

ON BOARD THE BASEBALL
SPECIAL TO ST. LOUIS, Oct. A.
With the world series all squared
after two games. the New York
Yankees and the st. Louis Cardinals
were speeding today on this special
train to the West, where the National
and American League champions will
open the third game of baseball's
greatest classic Tuesday
The Yankees won Saturday, to /,
and the Cardinals were victorious on
Sunday. to 2.
The spirit of the two ball clubs
was strikingly in contrast. We're
going home" the st. Louis players
said in chorus, and home, with the
civic reception that is waiting for
the players, meant something more
than the destination of the special
trains.
We'll we have to hit St Louis
now and we'll have to go to work"
the veteran Yankee players said.
Babe Ruth, Joe Dugan and Bob
Meusel veterans of many campaigns
with the Yankees. recalled that hec-
tic series between the Yanks and
the st. Louis Browns several years
ago when the American League pen
nant was being decided
Whitley Witt, now gone from the
major leagues, was playing center
field for the Yankees in that series.
and he was knocked cold by a bottle
thrown from the bleachers.
Different Attitude
After the first game of the cur.
rent series in New York Saturday,
when Herb Pennock had given the
hard-hitting National League cham
pions a lesson in how they could
be forced to miss the ball, the
Yankees got all full of spirit and
enthusiasm and they assumed the
attitude that-"We're in now"
Today on the train the Cards were
feeling much the same way and the
Yankees, farther ahead on the train,
were not quite so sure of them
selves.
The Yankees said that they lost
Sundays second game just on the
breaks.
who would figure that Bill South
worth would loft a homer in a
pinch?" Charley O'Leary. first assist
ant to Manager Miller Higgins, said
II wasn't looking for that hit over
my head" Babe Ruth said. II know
Southworth and I never figured he
would have that much Of a lick.
Anyway l couldn't have pulled in
that drive with an eight-foot ladder"
Alexander, the Great
The Yankees all agreed that Grow
err Alexander. who was a world Sc
ries pitching star in 1914, had
showed them some of the best pitch
ing they ever had seen.
After the second inning, Alexander
was absolutely in command Of the
game and his curve ball deliveries
had the Yankees swinging like that
proverbial old barn yard gate.
Both Alexander and -Shocker
started unsteadily, but Alex grew
better inning by inning and Shocker
was in trouble on every pitch. All
the ball players were immensely
pleased with the two huge gates
that were attracted in New York
and as st. Louis is certain to be sold
out for the next two games that the
players share in. the chances are that
the two teams will get more money
than the players in any other
series.
Miller Higgins, manager of the
Yankees and Rogers Hornsby, the
young pilot Of the Cards, were
closeted in their staterooms and re-
fused any limitations on pitching
selections for the third game, but it
was free guess that Flint Rhem
would start for st. Louis, and that
Dutch Ruether might be called upon
to work for the Yankees.