Evening star., 1926-10-11

mighty figure on the pitching hill d'
pitchers with heads on their shoulder
And the two Gard hurlers were II
hurler and the Yank slugger.
Outside Of the pitching departments
the two clubs were about on par. In
the rival infields. Tommy Thevenow.
Card shortstop. completely outclassed
Mark koenIg, Yankee shOrttielder, but
in the outfield the Yanks probably
were a trifle stronger. Even though
he played like a rank busher in the
last game, Bob Meusel of the Amer
lean League perhaps was better all
the way than Chick Hafey, who was
in the left garden for the National
League champions.
SEVERED Pegged Well.
And back of the bat there was little
to choose between Hank SEVERED and
Bob O'Farrell defensively. SEVERED.
who started all the games for the
Yanks. held up his pitchers and pegged
to bases just as we'll as his Card rival
O'Farrell was the better in attack. but
toward the end of the series SEVERED
was clouting in fine form.
The big difference between the clubs
and the difference that told in the
Cards favor was the pitching, the
same thing that has been a decisive
factor in so many other world series.
Other than Penock, none of the
Yankee pitchers seemed sure of them
selves when they ascended the slab.
Even though Waite Hoyt did not de-
serve to have all of those three runs
scored against him in that disastrous
fourth frame yesterday, he never was
as impressive as either Alexander or
Haines. Nor did he look any too good
when he triumphed in the second
game played in ST. Louis to score the
only Yankee victory that was not
pitched by Pennock.
But Pennock never faltered through
out the 90 innings he was on the hill
in the series. He worked smoothly.
seeming to know just what to do
under all circumstances. Rarely was
he in hot water in the three games
and on the feWaOccasionS when 1t ap-
pearod the Cards We're about ready to
shake the SouthpaW's s poise, Herb be-
came Calmer and more careful in
his pitching than before. His were
the performances of Il master.
Too Much for PennOclS.
But Herb was only human and
could not be worked often enough to
off set the incffectiveness of his
mound staff mates. He came to 11oyt's
rescue nobly in the last game. giving
fine account of himself with only
two days of rest since his previous
effort. The damage had been done.
however. before PennoCk put in an APP
pearance and he did all he could do
hold the Cards at bay while the
YankS were trying to get somewhere.
Three other veterans that Manager
| Miller Huggins had expected to be of
considerable use to the Yanks during
the series failed miserably. Urban
Shocker was first to fall by the way
side, then Dutch Ruether. sOuthpaW
sent from the Nationals to the
Yankees late in the American League
campaign, performed for O. few inn
ings like a raw recruit instead of
hurler with years of big league serv
ice behind him. Last of all, Bob
Shawkey proved unequal to the task
of fooling the National League cham
pions
With the Yonkees. II simply was
case Of Pennock pitching or taking a
long chance. And they got away only
once with a long shot. Then it took
all the power in Babe Ruth's arms
to pull Waite Hoyt through.
Sherdel Smart SIabman.
How different it was with the
Cardinals. After they lost with Wee
Willie Sherdel on the hill in the
opening game-and In that game and
the next one he lost the plucky little
southpaw was better than any slab
man the Yanks trotted out back Of
Pennock-HOrnsby uncovered in sue
cessiOn Alexander and Haines and the
Yanks We're helpless.
Although Haines when he first
faced the Yankees did not allow
them run. it is questionable whether
his performance at that time was as
clean-cut as was that by Alexander in
the game before. The veterans pitch
ing against the Yankees in the second
clash of the series was q work of art
| and deserves to rank with the remark
able pitching performances Of all
world series history.
Alex was little less the master.
worker when he next appeared
against the Yankees. although he did
not seem to have as much steam"
the second time out.
HaineS was one of the big sur
prises Of the series. He had not been
regarded highly by close followers of
the Cards as a choice for starting
pitcher. although it was admitted
that he was a very capable boXman.
But because the Yanks had punished
fast-ball hurlers during the Ameri-
can League campaign, it was thought
it might be too risky to send a
moundsman Of that type, as Haines
is, into the series.
Injury Forced Haines Out.
Yet HaineS more than illStified his