Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-29
COLD WEATHER WILL HINDER
WORK OF CARDINAL HuRLINC STAFF
Rhem and Sherdel Are Both
Warm Weather Artists
Haines Or Alexander Will
Probably Hurl in First Game

New York. Sept. 2S.-tP)-The New
York Yankees, monarchs OF the
American League for 1926, and the
st. Louis Cardinals. standard bearers
| in the National circuit for the first
/ time in baseball history, were groom
| ing themselves today for the first
world series conflict in the Yankee
| stadium Saturday.
! The triumphant Yanks returned to
| New York last night from the final
| swing through the West that saw
| them clinch the pennant with double
victories over the st. Louis Browns
! last Saturday. Most of the Cardinal
| regulars have been resting here since
| games with the Giants and Brooklyn
| the latter part of last week.
| "We1l beat EN-" Babe Ruth an
| nounced as he elbowed his way
at the head of the exuberant Yankee
! gang through the small crowd that
| surrounded the players special.
| ''There'll be nothing to it," Absolute
confidence in their ability to turn
back the Cardinal bid for the base
! ball championship of the world,
| along with mingled relief and salts
| faction that the season was ended
| successfully after the nerveracking
| slump in the final days of the cam
| paign, showed in the Yankees high
! spirits and playful manner.
No less confident are the Redbirds
| of st. Louis, who are working out
| for the first time on the Yankee field
| today. Here the Yanks have a de-
| cided advantage in knowledge of the
| shadows and lights that play across
| the in1ield and out in the gardens,
as well as thorough acquaintance
| with the backgrounds that will out
| line the ball as the New Workers
take their first healthy cuts at the
slants of the Card hurlers. No such
advantage rests with ST Louis in
| their own park for the Yankees have
been playing the Browns there all
| season.
The Cardinals are certain they can
whip New York decisively in the
| coming series Rogers Hornsby and
his mates perched in the Yankee
| stadium for two days while the New
| York tossers We're in the throes of
| batting slump during the last home
! stay. Later they saw the Yank
twirlers battered about the park and
| the sight has been good for the NOR
! ale of the club.
| The "Rajah" Of the Cardinals.
grooming his pitching staff, today
had no idea who would pitch in the
nrst game Cold weather is expected
10 enhance the changes of Jess
Haines or Grover Cleveland Alex
ander, star when the PHILADELPHIA
Nationals were world series contest
ants, getting the mound call. Flint
| Rhem, youthful ace of the staff, and
canny Bill Sherdel veteran SOUTH
paw, work best under a warm sun
| the weather likewise is postponing
Miller Huggins' announcement of the
Yankee pitching nominee for the first
CONNECT, for the entire staff, including
! the regulars, Pennock, Shocker
| Ruether, and Hoyt, are in fine fet
| tie.
The optimism Of the players has
| spread to the midget manager.
We're confident we're going to VIM
| Hugglns said last night when he
| clmbed down from the train. It'll be
"hlch ever team does the hitting, and
We're sure were going to do IL.
We're out of our hitting slump. We
nave a more experienced team and
more experienced pitchers. We're
ABOUT even IN infield strength, but
ours is steadier- Our outfieId is bet
ter. stronger and more experienced
and all the boys are cockv and ready
10 go. There is no doubt in their
will win"
babe Ruth. the cloutier supreme
ampied up with lame foot. result
ol turned ankle at st. Io,is that
ne terms nothing" and put in a final
word: Al " maj
III be right there" he said
along with the rest of the hovs
We're all hitting, too ''