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Ruth. passing him on four straight
deliveries. and this move brought its
reward when Meusel forced the Babe.
HaineS pitched to Gehrig, but shaved
the corners SO closely that Lou also
drew a free ticket that filled the
bases.
Then came a conference of Horns
bymen. IIaineS had split a finger.
how. or where, was not announced.
When it became apparent he was to
he replaced, speculation was rife as
to whether his successor would be
Herman Bell. the Marberry of the
Cards. or Will" Sherdel. but when
Alex emerged from behind the stands
and leisurely strolled toward the da-
mOnd, he was accorded a real ovation.
The acme of CoolnesS. Alex proceed
ed to strike out I4azzer on four
pitched balls. as the crowd, q New
York one at that. yelled it's approval
and the race was one lap nearer the
finish
Pennock. who had assumed the hill
at the outset of the seventh after
Hoyt had given way to an impotent
pinch hitter, yielded but single III
that round. escaped unscathed in the
eighth. despite safeties by Hornshy
and Hafey that put Cards on third
and first. and breezed through the
ninth. but there was more tension in
that final frame, for after Combs and
koenig both had succumbed on roll
erS the formidable figure of George
Herman Ruth loomed as menace to
the hopes of the WeSternerS
Would Alex take q chance with the
big black bat that already had set a
flock of records and run the risk of
seeing victory. almost in the hands of
the Cards, snatched out of their
grasp?
He would and did. lie stuck the
first one right through the middle as
the surprised Ruth marveled at his
nerve and let 1T go by for a called
strike. The next one was low and the
next hook that Ruth fouled for an
other strike.
Alex here was aAnated by justified
caution which dictated giving the
Bambino nothing that he might clout
out of the lot to tie the score, and just
missed the outside corner of the plate
twice to frank Ruth to first.
Alex then started to work on
MeuSel. He had strike and ball on
him when the hit-and-run sign was
flashed and Ruth set sail for second.
Meusel missed his lunge, O'Farrell
grasped the sphere, pegged straight
and hard to Hornsby and when
Rogers caught 1t and tagged Babe as
he slid into the sack "Finis." had
been written on the world series of
1926.
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FIGURES TELL WHY
CARDS GAIN HONORS
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, October 11.-Figures
tell the story of the Cardinals su.
premacy in world series play. The
Yankees lead in errors and not much
else.
Thevenow hammered the ball for
the most impressive percentage of
the games. All, but he tied his team
mates. Southworth and Bottomley, for
the high hit total with 10. Theve-
now led his team in run scoring with
five, just one behind Babe Ruth, who
led all the players.
The Cardinals went to bat 223
times to 239 times for the Yankees,
drove out 65 hits for a total of 81
sacks. while the opposition was hit
ting only 54 times for 7S, and thereby
amassed team batting average of
.272. or 30 points higher than the
American Leaguers. Ruth smashed
records with his four home runs.
But the Cardinals scored 81 times
while the Yankees were counting 10
times less. The Cardinals drove out
II doubles to 10 for the Hugmen,
Each team had one triple.
Seven Yankee errors pulled the field
Ing average down to .975. The
Cards. with five errors. fielded for 1888.
The Cardinals made six double
plays to three for the Yankees.
Thirty-one New Workers got bases on
balls to eleven for ST. Louis
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The Cards outhit. outscored and out
fielded their opponents through the
seven games of the series. This ordi
narily covers about all there is to- the
national game. The YankS have no
alibi in the face of the returns.
Yet the last game Of the 1926
classic will take its place in base hall
history as one of the worst ever play
ed. The losing pitcher. Waite IIoyt.
one time known as the Brooklyn
schoolboy. lost without an earned run
scored against him. That is about as
tough break as a finger ever gets
1t fell to the lot of Bob Meusel.
Yankee left fielder. to make the hi;
muff this year. to take his place along.
side SnodgrasS and a few others VIII"
have put their stuff in the book. T.
also fell to the lot of poor old KoeniE.
Yankee ShOrtstop. and PeCkinpauCiI
of the series, to make his fourth erro;'
in the same Inning with the muif
Then Bob Meusel entirely misjudgad
fly ball. all I'm the same frame. Tho
Cards scored their three runs In this
fatal or fateful fourth. whichever vou
choose to call il. and at no other time
were within hailinG distance of the
plate.
The Yanks fought hard. OF that
fought before Sunday base ball
crowd which was as alien as II the
game had been played in 81. Louis.
Virtually all the roofing was for tho
Cards and even when Babe Ruth
whammed n homer into the deep right
field bleachers in the third. there were
only the bleaChers to cheer him.
In the last analysis inspiration won
the series. Call it breaks or what
you will. the Cards went into this
series with winning spirit. They
deserved to win. The whole country
and a very large share of New York
were pulling for them to win. That the
last game should have been dismal
affair was no fault Of theirs. They
at least were alert and ready to take
advantage of the Yankees every time
they bobbled. Base ball Is the better
for the new champions.
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That gave Alex another chance to
prove his mettle under fire. and the
game veteran, who had worked only
the day before. further demonstrated
that he must be rated always as one
of the master pitchers of the game.
A stout hearted hurler was needed
to assume HaineS' burden. for the
bases were filled and though there
were two out the Yanks were only a
run behind. and Tony I.aZZeri. noted
for his hitting in pinches during the
IankS' pennant race. was at bat. But
Alex quickly whitfield Tony and but
one other Yank got on during the re-
mainder of the fray: that was Ruth.
who walked with two gone in the
ninth. And the Bambino was nipped
when he tried to swipe second while
Meusel was at bat.
Ruth's eraSure concluded twenty
and one-third innings of as smart and
effective pitching as had been done by
any one hurler in world series in
der goes the highest distinction for
the base ball championship of 1926.
Ruth One of Great Players.
Just a few words about Babe Ruth.
There was none more earnest in his eff
forts throughout the seven games and
probably Ruth. outside of the pitching
department, was the most brillian in-
dividual in the series. He strove
valiently at bat and with his mighty
war club made several records that
are apt to stand for some time. And
afield he was a marvel in action.
To those who had seen him hobble
about the pastures during the Ameri-
can League campaign, he appeared n
rejuvenated person. Reckless of limb.
the BambinO tore after every fair or
foul ball hit toward his allotted teri
tory and accomplished a number Of
truly brilliant feats.
But one mistake was made by the
BambinO afield and that was at Sc.
Louis when, eager to check a rally.
he came in to try for a stoetop catch
of a liner instead of playing the ball
safely as a single. The sphere went
bounding by him for a two-bagger as
result. But his remarkable play at
other times far more than offset that
the series. Ruth stamped himself as
one of the greatest ball players Of all
time.
But more than Ruth and Pennock
were needed by the Yanks to win
Those two gave all they had to the
cause of the American Leaguers, but
it was not enough. 1t made a strug.
gle of the series, though, and only by
producing q pair of scintillating vet
Grams of the slab was Roger Hornsby' 5
club able to get a world base ball
championship for st. Louis.
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ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL
TEAMS FARE BADLY

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, October IL
Alexandria High and George Mason
High both are facing the most de-
spairing foot ball situation in the an
nails of their respective institutions,
with eight games already played by
the two teams without a semblance of
d victory.
George Mason plays Washington
and Lee here next Friday, Alexandria
goes TO Newport News for game
with Newport News High on the same
day and Episcopal entertains Char
lotte Hall on Saturday.
Lee Nails assumed the duties Of
coach of the Virginia A. c. foot ball
team today. taking over the reins
after Assistant Coaches Ham Nu-
gent and Buck" Beach had prepared
the team in the earlier stages of prac-
tice.
Twenty candidates reported to Coach
Nails at the Shipyard Field and a
strenuous workout was held.
Alexandria Fire Department won its
second consecutive start Of the season
Yesterday by a 26-to-0 score. defeating
the Anacostia Eagles of Washington.
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LOTS OF BIG GAMES
IN EAST SATURDAY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 1.-Two
mighty elevens, logical contenders
for the mythical Eastern champion
ship on the basis Of the games so far,
will meet at New Haven next Satur-
day in one Of many stirring foot ball
games that the day will afford. Yale
has not been scored upon. Dart
mouth has an impressive point total.
Princeton, which just managed to
tie Washington and Lee last Satur-
day, will have a hard task with the
Navy.
Harvard beaten in all its games
two-hopes for victory over William
and Mary.
There will be stirring intersectional
clashes. Chicago will play Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia, and Penn State
will be the guest Of Notre Dame.
Michigan State VS. Cornell, and
Ohio State VS. Columbia will be other
East VS.. Midwest melees.
Tulane Of the South will be the
guest of New York University.
Holy Cross. conqueror of Harvard,
will have stiff assignment in Rut-
gers.
A smashing battle is in prospect
when Colgate visits Pittsburgh.
The Army will have no cinch with
Syracuse.
Georgetown plays West Virginia
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HEYDLER is PROUD
OF ST. LOUIS CLUB

NEW YORK. October II P).-De-
claring that he was proud of the
Cardinal team and it's victory" John
A. Heydler. president of the National
League, paid tribute to the work of
Grover Cleveland Alexander veteran
pitching ace. and Tommy ThevenOw,
sensational young shortshop.
The Cardinals may not have the
greatest team that the National
League ever sent after the blue rib
bon of base ball." said Heydler. but
1t certainly displayed it's courage by
winning three out of four games it
played in strange surroundings.
alexander will stand out as the
heroic figure. but 1 take off my hat
to the untried and unheralded young
ster. Thevenow, whose brilliant de-
fensive work and timely hitting
featured the whole series"
Emmett Bullocks, former Alexan-
dria High School star linesman and
captain in 1924, will play with the
Fire Department team.
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Won Lost Pct.
cardinals . 3 .571
yani.ees a,' 3 i .429
RESULT OF GAMES.
First Game.
Yankees. 2; Cardinals I.
Second Game.
Cardinals, 6; Yankees. 2.
Third Game.
Cardinals, 4; Yankees, 0.
Fourth Game.
Yankees, TO-. Cardinals. 5.
Fifth Game.
Yankees, 3; Cardinals 2. no innings)
Sixth Game.
Cardinals, 10; Yankees. 2.
Seventh Game.
Cardinals, 3; Yankees, 2.
SUNDAYS TOTALS.
,O93.
Receipts-$14O,091.
Advisory councils share-$21 ,O13.65.
Each clubs share-$29, 1894.
Each leagues share-$29, 1894.
TOTALS FOR THE SERIES.
Attendance-328,O51.
Total receipts-$1, ,207 1854.
Players share-first four games
,nly-S372, ,3OO.51.
Advisory councils share-$181, ,179.-
30.
Each clubs share-$158,595.97.
Each leagues share-$158, 1857.
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After tVInR the snow up III Ct.
the home grounds, the Yanks kicked
The deciding game was won by st.
Louis without earning a run and was
saved for the Cardinals in the fourth
inning-at least run was surely
saved by Thevenow. That young man
is the fielding star of the series. Wal
lace veteran shortstop In his day IN
st. Louis and now coach for Cincin-
natl, paid ThevenoW a magnlhcent
tribute when he called him the best
shortstop .since the war
There is no player on the st. Louis
team of those who participated in the
field who did SO much to cut down
the hard hitting of the Yanks. There
were at least five base hits spoiled in
the making by this magnificent young
bali player and perhaps seven can be
included in that review of the old
show.
ThevenOw Calls Halt.
The vital blow which was dealt by
TheyenoW to the YankS in this last
game of magnificent blunders was in
the fourth inning. Gehrig was on sec
ond base. Two were out and SEVERED
at bat. The New York catcher hit a
line drive to left field. The ball went
over Thevenow head. The agile kid
who was once sent to Syracuse be-
cause Hickey thought he was not OF
ma ior league material. leaped high in
the air. and going up he showed his
gloYed hand as far toward heaven as
his arm would reach. The ball stuck
in the palm of the glove with a thud
and Gehrig'S run was cut of.
Take the old fatal fourth with st
Louis at bat and see how fame and
big slice OF prize money can be TOPPED
over into the ditch. Hornsby. llrst
up, was an easy out at first base. Bot
tomley. a great mischief-maker 1or
the Cards. smashed a single TO lett
field. Bell raped the ball between
Koenig and third base. If Koenig
had fielded it accurately Bottomley
was a sure out at second and prob
ably Bell would have been doubled,
but the weakness around the Yankee
keystone asserted itself again. koenig
wanted to throw the ball before he got
it and fumbled it. That put two men
on. Hafey singled to left, filling the
bases.
O'Farrell raped a fly to center
field. Combs backed away from the
ball that Meusel might catch it and
throw home because Meusel has the
throwing arm Of the two. Meusel ran
into the ball and muffed it inglor-
iouSly. Home scampered run.
though the side should have been out
Then that bundle of energy. Theve-
now. lifted a low liner to right center
and two men scored. Haines struck
out and Holm forced Thevenow out
at second. but the Yangee eggs had
turned bad in the basket. So they
remained.
ST. Louis had only one real scoring
chance except that in the game. In
the eighth when Pennock was pitch
ing, Hornshv began with single and
was advanced by Il sacrifice. Bell
flied out TO center. Hafey rolled one
safe on which Hornsby could not
score and then O'Farrell forced Hafey
out.
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ALL-STAR NINE WINS.

Piiing up seven runs in the first
two innings, Lews' All Stars, local
boys who have played professional ball.
yesterday took the deciding contest Of
a three-game series from Black Sox.
strong colored nine. 10 to 6. on Mount
Rainier diamond. Both teams hit hard
and five pitchers saw action. Moore
of the Stars and Jackson of the Sox
got homers. Smith, Noone and Bur.
dine supplied most Of the winners
batting punch.
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the blooming series to the winds.
In the third Ruth batted the ball
into the right center stand for gl-
gantic home run. Haines pltched one
in the groove and the Babe busted 1t.
In the sixth with two out DuGan
singled and scored on Severelds clean
double to left field. Paschal was put
in to bat for Hoyt. He bounded one
to the infield far over the head or
Haines. but the long jOinted pitcher
reached far and threw the batter out
at first.
Now the dramatic seventh Whlch
raised such expectancy IN the hearts
of the fans. Combs singled to left.
koenig advanced him to second WIN
n sacrifice. Haines walked Ruth.
Neusel stung the ball down the left
line mile a minute and Bell came up
with it and threw Ruth out at second.
A slow hit would have been better
than such a fast one. Haines had two
strikes on GehriG. became unsteady
and gave him a pass. The bases were
filled. hut there were two out. All the
St. Louis team gathered in consulta-
tion. Finally an agreement was reach-
ed and look who comes here across
the field Old Alexander
The crowd cheered. Lazzerl was at
hat. A ball. then a strike. and then
Tony slammed the ball with a vicious
cut that made noise like the ceiling
falling in. but it was foul. Alex
hent back, took a fresh sight on the
nlate. drew his soup bone to level
with his head, cut loose with straight
sharp speed ball that sunk an inch or
two and Lazzeri swung over 1t two or
three inches and was out.
1t was the last grand chance for the
XnnlSS
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OLD PETE PRIME FACTOR
IN TRIUMPH OF ST. LOUIS
Spirit As Well As Skill of Veteran Pitcher Kept Red
Birds at Top of Fighting Form As They Beat
Off Yanks in Crucial Game.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Cnor.S Ej;tnr The Cfar

HE of marked their throughout the
which brought ST. Louis 1888
the chief the Cardinals the world
ball defeating the Yankees the
OF he series the II York
TO
they back take their advan
had brace of defeats which followed they
aded the lair and with the knowledge that single
would than $4,000
cceded cmtlazon
national past its kngpin combination in 1926.
q these classics have staged did club short
drill ultimate triumph The did
t6 the Pirates last Fall but the hreeo
by the Red 1908
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"CREATEST'' MONEY TEAM
KICKS AWAY WORLD TITLE
BY ROBERT T. SMALL

EW YORK. October 1.-THE New York Yankees greatest money
kicked world base ball
of than $5OOCO by
n
their home by the Mis-
championship recognized by organized base ball
diparageent the achievements
ornsby fighting inspired ball players that
the without
rum
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HORNSBY'S MOUND ACES
OVERBALANCE n. Y. STARS
Post.Season Struggle Proves That Where Clubs Are
About Even Mechanically One Hurler and One
Hitter Don't Equal Two Moundsmen
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

grabbed yesterday by
beating the Yankees seventh of the set
thing east-hat where clubs the
matched mechanical ability than good pitcher
and good hitter needed to make a winner.
About all the Yankees had offer in the series in the Of
Herb Pennock Babe LETT
handed Pennoc good for only while the uggng Babno
little his the fourth battle OF the
On the other hand the Cardinals had Grover Cleveland exander-a
pitching hill 80 yearsand Jess Hanes
with heads their shoulders their
And the Card hurlers much than match for the Yank
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NEWARK, n. j., October II R.-
Announcement has been made Of the
sale Of the Newark. American League.
professional foot ball club. The new
owners were said to include Chester
Cook Of Detroit and Benjamin F.
Guilbert Of BROOKLYN. y. V
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SIDELICHTS ON SERIES

IS one of the greatest plays of the
ball with one hand over his shoulder
g off a certain triple and possibly a
t catch as Ruth's spear of Hafey's
of Severeid's liner in the fourth with
Gehrig on second, and followed in the
sixth with a fine stop and throw on
Gehrig's drive over the middle bag.
When Ruth was passed In the ninth
by Alexander for the fourth time In
the game the Yankee star tied the
world series record for receiving bases
on balls. Fred Clarke of the Pirates.
In 1909, and Dick Hoblitzell Of the Red
Sox. in 1916. also were ticketed four
times in single game.
Koenig's error I'm the fourth inning
was his fourth OF the series. but only
half as many as the record number
Of miscues. eight. chalked up by Roger
Peckinpaugh of the Nationals last
wear,
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Injury Forced Haines Out.

Yet Haines more than justified his
selection as a starter by Manager
Hornsby. In his first game Jess left
nothing to be desired. He turned
back all of the reputed mighty slug
gers of the Yanks and in his second
game yesterday was we'll on his way
toward the same end when a split
finger forced his retirement in the
seventh inning. But Haines left
bright record in the annals of the
series
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St. Louis. ........ 900 20 %
New York. ...... 90 I 90 o %
Two-base hit-Severeid. Home run
Ruth Sacrifes-Haines. O'Farrell. Koenig.
BottOmley. Left on bases--,St. Louis: q;
New York, 10. Bases on balls-Of Haines.
s ruth. 3: Gehrig. 2l: off Alexander. 1
(Rnthl. Struck Out-By Haines. 2 Laz-
zer. %: by Alexander. 1 U.aZzcrD: by
HOyt. 2 (Hafey. Haines)., IIits-Of HOyt.
. In innings: of Pennack: :; in innings;
o in ga. Winning pitcher-Haines. Losing
pitcher-Hoyt. lmpires-Messrs. Hide
brand: at plate: KLEIN, first base: Dinneen.
second: O'Day. at third. Time of game
2 hours and Is minutes.
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FOURTH INNING HAS OFTEN
BEEN DECISIVE In SERIES
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

N yEW YORK. From the beginning the fourth IN
N has often been productive OF
VI any other Years they wont to call the
fourth the fatal fourth . v..,..
This The dhoodoo came to lite at fnle
the al-end Of the
Of 1926 :: ... t,ror on
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Series Lauek Rest Alerander$ BroU Superior Slab Poer
By the Associated Press.

Haines was greeted with resounding
whacks at the start, but snappy field
ing saved him. Ruth was on ;hird
and Meusel was on first in the open
ing inning when Hornsby stopped
Gehrig's smash and nipped the runner
at first for the third out. Dugan sin
gled with one out in the second, but
was caught trying to steal, so that
Severeid's blow down the left-field foul
line was wasted.
In contrast to the ragged fielding Of
Koenig and Meusel in the fourth that
contributed toward three Cardinal
runs, the ST Louis team backed up
Haines with sparkling work. Theve-
now added to the collection Of fielding
gems with q jumping one-hand spear
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SERIES STATISTICS.

By the Associated Press.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Won Lost Pct.
Cardinals ........ .osI
Yankees .... 3 1 .429
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The Cards outhit. outscored and out
fielded their opponents through the
seven games of the series. This ordi-
narily covers about all there is to the
national game. The YankS have no
The Washington times., 1926-09-06
Local. IDOL
IN RING

The boxing program slated FOR
Kenilworth Arena tomorrow night
should satisfy the various tastes
of the ringWorms.
Heinie Miller is tossing on card
that should be- action from gong to
gong. There are three main bouts
with the finale of the evening show
ing Eddie Buell., crack little bantam,
in against Eddie Leonard, Baltimore
fast moving 120-pounder. Buell. is
a great crowd pleaser and quite an
idol locally.
frankie ChesIock, Marine weiter-
weight knockout. Is matched against
Billy Drake, popular little German
champion. Drake and Chesloek may
not go the limit. Both have real
punch, with Cheslock probably the
harder socker.
Two clever fellows have their
inning when Buster Dundee, popu-
lar Baltimore Juvenile bantam, faces
Terry O'Day, dancing Irish 800
FOUNDER. O'Day has been through
the mill for many years and be-
lieves he has the goods with which
to take some of the freshness"
out of Buster.
Willie Ptomey goes on for six
rounds against Roy Taylor, and
Menuelo Radam and Emilio Agui-
naldo open the 30-round program in
the ring WARMER Of four stanzas.