Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-05
STRATEGY WILL
Be RESORTED TO
In GAME TODAY


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-(AP)-After the
tumult and the shouting had subsided
tonight, rival boards of strategy of the
Yankees and Cardinals put the finish
ing touches to their plans CT battle for
the third game tomorrow, first OF three
contests scheduled mere.
Unless there Is sudden shift in
plans, tomorrow will bring about a
pitching duel between Dutch Ruether,
veteran southpaw of the Yankees, and
Arthur Reinhart, slim young portsider
of the Cardinals, in the second lett
handed tussle of the series.
The Yankees came off VIGOROUSLY in
the first southpaw fray, Herb Pennock
beating Willie Sherdel on opening day
in New York, and Manager Miller Hug
gins is confident Ruesther will repeat
the DOSE Dutch" has been through
the heat of many fiery campaign.
His experience and GOODNESS will be as
much of an asset as his hurting skill
when the clamor for the Cardinals
breaks loose at Sportsman's park to-
morrow.
Charles Flint Rhem, brilliant young
righthander of the Cardinals, had been
picked by some for duty tomorrow, but
Rogers Hornsby is understood to have
listened to the advice of veteran coun-
sellors to keep him in reserve. These
advisers believe that RHEIMS favorite
weapon, speed, would be made to order
for the Yankee sluggers, whereas
Reinhart's deceptive offerings would
be less to the liking of the New York
ers.
If Reinhart goes to the mound and
wins, Hornsby probably will come back
with Sherdel in the fourth game We'd
nesday. Sherdel pitched a good game
Saturday, although beaten, and would
be fit for duty again after three full
days between assignments, besides
which he would have the advantage OF
his experience against the Yankees in
his first effort. So far there has been
little to choose between the contending
clubs, deadlock at one victory apiece,
as they shift battle grounds.
The Yankees won the first tilt with
better pitching and timelier hitting,
and the same factors prevailed for the
Cardinals in the second contest. Pen
mock for the Yankees and Alexander
for the Cardinals both turned in
mound masterpieces. One wallop was
sufficient to give them the decision in
each case. Gehrig's single producing
the winning tally in the first and
Southworth's homer settling the issue
in the Sunday game before record
breaking crowd.
Defensively the Yankees have had
somewhat the best of it so far. They
played errorless ball in each game,
with their "kid",, infie1d shining par
ticularly, while the Cardinals seemed
error in each contest. The expected
superiority of the1 Cardinals behind the
bat had failed to fmaterialize thus far.
Hank SEVERED, now in his 18th season,
has played faultIessly behind the bat
for the Yankees in filling the shoes of
the injured regular, Bengough. De-
fensively his work has easily measured
up to that of Bob O'Farrell, the Car
dinal star, although the latter's bas
has been more potent.
Expert observers now predict that
the series will bo at least six games,
if not the limit of seven, thus neces-
stating return to New York for the
finish. 1t would take three straight
victories for either team here to end
the struggle, and no unbiased critic
anticipates such streak with the con-
tending clans as we'll matched as have
appeared to be in the first two trays.