Evening star., 1926-10-10

Cleveland Alexander, subducC
Rallying behind the effective hc,
the National League champions crust
score Of 10 10 ,. with an attack %
Shawkey nor Urban Shockcr, stars
check it.
The victory put the Cardinals b.
each with three games 10 their crcdl
ship struggle 10 the limit Of seven g
1t WAS Il stirring comeback for the
Cardinals battling for the first time
In the games greatest classic. aud
on the strength "f 1t they may have
whatever odds prevail for the seV-
enth and deciding game tomorrow Al
the Yankee stadium. Not only have
the Slucgers of 81. LoniS reached the
peak after a relapse that threatened
10 put them ont of the running on
home grounds. but they are further
fortified for The decisive test in
pitching
HoNt Versus HainPs.
Where Rogers Hornshy has Big
Jesse IIaincS. hero Of a ShutoUt tri
umph over the Yankees. primed for
tomorrow : hic battle. Miller Huggins
probably must call on Waite Hoyt
10 take thr mound out of turn.
Shockrr WAS slated for the seventh
game hat he eliminated himself to-
day hy sharing the homhardment
with ShaWkeY.
II was a chill wind that swept the
Yankee stadium today. keeping the
attendance down I" 1N"h". but 1t
blew the Cardinals some good. With
the crandsIand cold enough To he fes
tooned with iciclcs. tho cardinals
festooned the surrounding stretches
with base hits. They clinrhed the
game in the first inning by smash
ing in three runs off Shawkey he
fore the red fanneled arm of the
Yankee veteran had had time to set
tie down. Except for A few intervals
thereafter the Cardinal cloutinG kept
up a steady hombardment. coming
to climax in the seventh when
Shawkey was shelled from the hill
and his successor, Shocker. likewise
hammered while five runs clattered
over the plate.
O'Farrell and Alexander, the Car
dinal battery. alone failed to figure
in the hit column. hut their hats
were not needed as they formed
combination that efectually checked
the attacking efforts of their OPP
ponents.
Too Ones Sided q Game.
It was TOO one sided a game to he
thrilling and too chilly for much
warmth Of spirit on the part of tho
crowd that left hiC vacant stretches
Of seats in the stands for the first
time in any game of the series 50 far.
Yet there WAS a dramatic touch to
the Cardinal rally and the second vic
tory of Alexander, raW-honed. 39-Near-
old veteran who has come back in the
twilight of his career 10 turn in two
Of his greatest performances. Old
.i,I Ibonnnnly
eouthpaw star of the Yankees in win
ming two games. but to him goes the
glory Of twice having pulled the
Cardinals back to even terms when
their fortunes seemed at low ebh.
Just as he did in the second game.
when he rallied the National League
champions after mediocre start,
Alexander seemed to reVitaliZe the
Cardinals by his steadiness and con-
ndence, on the mound. tie was hit
hit harder today than before. allow
ing eight hits where he permitted
only four the first time. hut he was
the rock of Gibraltar itself whenever
the Yankees threatened.
The Yankees got the first man to
base IN six of their nine innings and
had scoring opportunities in at least
five, hlIt in only two of them. the
fourth and seventh, were they able to
push RIM across. Roh MeuSetS long
triple to left and an infield out by
Gehrig produced the first tally, while
DuEans single. 2 Wild throw by Bell
on SeVereid's rap and one-hase hit
by Combs accounted for the other run.
Rabc Ruth Is Impoten.
Babe Ruth was the most impotent
Of ell when il came to solving the de
CertiVe curves or gauging the speed
of AleXander'S offerings. Old Alex
ives AZ his hest when pitching to the
Pamhino He walked the Yankee star
once, IN the sixth. hut in three other
attempts the Babe could not get the
hall ont of tho infield. Twice Ruth
came To hat with two on hase and two
out. hut each time he was retired
easily.
Lester Bell stalwart third haseman,
was the big gun in the barrage laid
down hy the Cardinal attack. His
single IN the first inning brought over
two runs. including what proved to
he the winning tally. while, in the
seventh he Walloped a terrific home
run into the left-ield stands that
scored Rottomley ahead of him.
Rel had one other hit. single in
the ninth but his two big blows We're
sufficient to enable him TO tie the
world series record for driving in runs.
BY bringing four across altogether he
equaled the single game mark first
set hv Elmer Smith in 1920. when he
hif home run with the bases full
against Brooklyn and tied hy Babe
Ruth last "Wednesday when the Sank
star lashed out three hnme runs. one
of them with 4 mate on ha So.
All told. the Cardinals registered
IA safe blows. of them for extra
haees, off fhe combined deliveries Of
ShaukeN Shncker and Young MNles