Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

about the Yank club and the New
York fans. Our victory means all
the more to us because we kaow
that we defeated great ball club.
We know how good the Yanks are
because we played them.
1.-THE New York fans treated US
most generously. They could not
have been kinder and, Of course, We
appreciate it. l do not think any
visiting club ever was treated with
more consideration by home fans"
Manager Hornsby left immediate
" after the game for Texas TO bury
his mother. He was to stop at st.
Louis only an hour to change trains
and then continue his journey to
Austin. His mother died September
20, leaving a dying request that Rog-
ers stay with his team and give his
efforts TO winning the worlds base
ball championship for st. LOUIS The
young Cardinal manager carried out
her last wishes to the letter. The
body was not inferred pending his
return to Austin for the burial SER
vices. And now he is going home.
Manager Miller Higgins was
cheerful in defeat.
There is nothing to say. except
that the Cardinals played wonderful
defensive ball today-better than we
did-and on the basis Of their play
they deserved to win. We were
beaten by a great ball club and I
told Rogers Hornsby so when l con-
graduated him as soon as the game
was over. OF course we did not need
today's performance to know that
Alexander is a great pitcher. have
said SO twice before in this series and
| say so again."
Higgins was asked If he had any
thing TO say about the cracks ap-
pearing in his teams defensive
play.
~ have not one word to say about
errors my boys made" he said.
Those who would rather think
about the errors than anything else
should give thought to the errors
they didn't make.
After all is said and done, for
this series, the Cardinals defensive
play enabled them to win the game
and that's that. We have fighting
club, but so have they"
Baseball Commissioner Lands was
one Of the first to congratulate
Hornsby.
1T was a great series; you have
great club, and I congratulate you
also on your playing personally"
the directing genius of major league
baseball told the manager Of the
worlds champions.
WAS there ever a greater serles?'
the commissioner asked as he invad-
ed the shower baths to shake hands
with the St. Louis players who had
not finished their baths. He was
then off to tell the Yanks that they
were glorious in defeat.
Jacob Rupert, president Of the
New York Yanks,, was just behind
Commissioner Lands in reaching
Hornsby's locker.
1T was a great series and We feel
that we lost to a great club" said
Rupert in extending his congratula-
lions.
BY this time the Cardinal club
house held u National League quo
rum with a dozen managers and
presidents joining President John a.
Heydler in felicitating Hornsby on
the Cardinal victory.
Alexander fought his way through
his admiring teammates and was
permitting the trainer to rub lini-
ment on his right arm, called to toss
on two cold days in succession.
That's nothing but wasting time,
rubbing his arm" laughed John ],
McGraw manager of the New York
Giants, and much more of veteran
than Alexander. This fellow can so
out. and pitch an exhibition game to-
morrow, and without any hniment,
either"
There's something in that. too"
rejoiced Alexander. I'm going to
pitch one next Sunday in Omaha"
Alexander said he felt no fatigue
in the two and one third innings he
pitched, following nine hard periods
yesterday.
L tried to make Ruth hit a bad
bail in the NINTH he said. "and l
thought l would when l got two
strikes on him, but he wouldn't go
after the last three. OF course I was
better to take a chance on putting
him on than to let him hit a good
one at that stage"
The slugging Ruth was bit dis
consulate after the game but soon
regained his cheerful view of things
in general and baseball games in
particular.
htN ihdue olie more run imam we
did and the team that makes the
most runs wins; so we had to lose"
he said "Of course | would like to
have busted another one but I
didn't have a very good chance"
When the suggestion was made
that he had added another sensation
al catch to his worlds series fielding
feats, Ruth remarked: ooh, that
leaving an impression that making
great catches mean nothing in his
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