Evening star., 1926-10-08
39-YEAR-OLD SLABMAN
RELIED UPON TO REPEAT
Cards Backs to the Wall as They Enter Crucial Stage
of Seres-St Louis Breaks All Records for
Attendance at Games.
BY BRIAN BELL

BY BRIL-
BY the Associated Press.
q T. LOUIS. Mo. October SCI
continued participation in the
broad but seasoned shoulders
Alexander Only the veteran
and the losers share of the gold at
AS both teams moved out of II
games to two in favor of the New
League entry needing but a single
base ball champion. The Cardinals. 4
of the series, are in a position wher
game.
All of today was needed for ira
the Yankee Stadium for the sixth 6
tomorrow, seventh game will be net
for the Yankees ends the annual lcag
Outcome Of the fifth game was
shock to st. Louis supporters, who
established new city record with
1882 paid admissions. The Yankees
had to come from behind to win. to
., in 10 innigs. The battle Of left
handlers. Pennock and Sherdel, was
repetition Of world series history, the
same pair Of southpaws starting the
classic in New York last Saturday.
the score being . to /.
YESTERDAYS game offered more eX
citemfnt than was developed in the
opener. Both teams were able TO take
advantage of frequent errors Of judg-
ment b. the opposition. 4 sun, which
refused to shine during the early In
nlngS, came out late in the game to
disquiet Cardinal fielders. Two Of the
three hits used to manufacture the
if1 he
Yankees in the ninth inning were pop
flies. The other hit of the inning was
a. safe bunt Finding that home runs
were not absolutely necessary to win
base ball games. the Yankees pro
ceeded 10 economiZe further with
their regular safeties, and tucked the
game away with the needed run in
the tenth through the medium OF one
hit, two bases on balls and sacrifice
fly.
Tomorrow game will find the
Cardinals lighting desperately 70 pro
long the series to seven games.
Alexander is 4 magic word in the
St Louis camp, and with n wonder
fully pitched game behind him in the
series, Rogers IIornsby and his men
believe the old master of the team will
be III his best in tomOrrows game and
the most important money game thus
far" Opposing the Nebraskan will be
Rob Shawkey, a Curvc-ban pitcher, or
Urban Shocker, noted for his par
tialty to the deceptive spit ball. Shaw
KEY is only three years younger than
Alexander.
ShOcker Had His Chance.
Shocker was Alexandcr's opponent
in the second game at the Yankee
stadium last Sunday, suffering defeat.
Is to ., when Southworth'S home run
proved the decisive blow.
The Yankees came to lie in the
ninth after playing 'possum' Tor
eight innings. a run was scored in
the sixth, but it came after the Car
dinals had had q chance to retire the
side, and on the whole was not I'M
preSsive.
Three scoreless periods We're record
ed before the Cardinals broke through
to score the first run. BOttotnley hit
into left and made two bases when
The ball eluded Ruth. attempting
shoestring catch. Lester Bell singled
TO center and Bottomley ran home.
Babe Ruth then demonstrated that in
addition to his offensive powers he
must he rated q defensive factor as
we'll The big fellow dashed across
the left-fieid foul line to make the
feature Catch of the series by drag
ging Hafey's foul with one hand from
the front of the stands.
Pennock won a battle of wits with
Sherdel in tho sixth and started Il
drive resulting in q deadlocked score.
The Cardinal pitcher tried to sneak a
strike over on the Yankee Southpaw
when he was not looking. but the
ball did not go where he expected. and
It was ruled a ball" pennocll then
hoisted long fly to left. I1afey
started on It, found he was going in
the wrong direction and tried to make
a quick turn. He fell sprawling and
Pennock ran to second. Combs
walked and koenig drove Pennock
home with ii single.
Big Babe Strikes Out.
Tho 1000 persons present. count
Ing cash customers and those who
dropped In informally, were recon-
penSed, in L measure, for the shock
nf seeing the score tied when Babe
Ruth struck out, Sherdcl giving him
a slow curve to end his time at bat
Meusel and LaZseri ended the in
ming with tremendous flies, with Il
base on balls to Gehrig in between,
hitting drives to Southworth which
could not have gone farther and re-
mained in the park.
The Cardinals made II the lucky
seventh" by forging ahead in that
inning. Bell. whose batting eye re-
turned after being misplaced. smash
ed q double to left and rode home
on O1arrell's single. the catcher's
third safety OF the game.
Gehrig started the ninth with & fly
that ii seemed Thevenow would COB
hle up without any great effort. The
ball however. fen in short left field
and Gehr.G dashed to second. 1-az-
zeri hunted and easily heat Bells
throw to first. HugSins then sum
moned :he reserves IN the person Of
Ben Paschal. q we'll known %outhraw
garage owner. Paschal has a habit
Of driving out long flies. and such
blow at this stage would score Gehrig
with the winning run
Paschal did the unexpected by hit
ting a short instead Of a long fly.
It went 10 center. and with the Cardi
nal players we'll back. expecting a
long drive. fell safe. Gehr!g. of
course. scored.
SEVERED hunted. but n fast play hy
O'Farren retired IazZeri At third.
Thevenow then claimed a place in