Evening star., 1928-10-04
SUPPORT IS DRAWN
. BY PLUCKy BATTLE
Cards Still Are Favored, but
More Sentiment Is Shown
by New Workers..
BY WILLIAM J. CHAPMAN.


n YEw YORK, October 4.-For once
in its base ball life, New York
NJ became a "home team" town
4 today as the embattled Yankees
plugged crevices in their Har-
lem River citadel against an expected
onslaught by the ST. Louis Cardinals.
Father Knickerbocker was in the first
stage Of his fifteenth modern world
series, but it might well have been mis-
taken for his first, with $4,000 fans
marching upon the Rupert stadium
eager to yell the home forces on to VIC
tory.
indications of Indian Summer sun
shine fired the base ball spirit as 1t had
not been fired for years past in this
vicinity. The ominous shadow of Wee
Willie Sherdel, he of the left-handed
magic, remained across the path of the
Yankees, but New York fans were
willing to string along with Waite Hoyt
and the sort of fight with which the
Hugmen pulled themselves along to the
American League pennant by their very
boOtStrapS.
Cardinals Still Favored.
The Cardinals still were favored to
take the series, but word had spread
over the city of the gay capers Yankee
cripples cut at the stadium yesterday
when the sunshine finally appeared and
really gave them a chance. Earl Combs
was definitely out of the fight, with
Benny Paschal and Cedric burst
scheduled to alternate in his place, but
the other Yankee crippleS were up ana
about and the Babe was almost playful..
Limitations of standing room promised
to hold the crowd about 10000 short
of the record assemblage OF 1926
clients for the historic Yankee-Athlet1c
double-header on September 9 last, but
rs 900 would be just IL. 400 above the
present world series record held by the
current contenders in the second game
of their 1926 series on Sunday, OctoDer $.
Fans in bulk showed a Discrimination
to keep an all night vigil 1or unre-
served seats. The New York pleacner
patron has learned that an early start
to the stadium on the day OF a game
will place him along the 10000 !ortu-
mates who see world series game Tor 81.
So Seats Grabbed Up.
The 10000 more choice So seats In
,,nreserved sections of the grandstand
always are sold out much more quickly
than the bleachers, and it was around
the So entrances that the greater num-
her of early comers congregated To-Day
before time for the gates to open.
The vicinity of the stadium was pa
+roIled through the night by reserves
from one Bronx precinct, and these
officers had little to do but cnae Win
the fans in the moonlight.
Jack Taylor, 74-year-old fexan, nAo
the shonor of being the nrst In me
for the bleacher tickets.
Neither of the rival managers nao
any deviation to announce from plans
made YESTERDAY, although both Nc
Kechnie and Higgins attempted TO Do
evasiye regarding pitching selecuons.
Hovt and Sherde1 were unanimously
chosen by the grandstand managers.
and this fixed the batting order OK
The Yankees have two positions
third base and center field-where the
nerformer will be governed by the rival
pitching. Against the southpaw Sner>
del, Paschal win play center and Dugan
third.
Change for Right-Handers.
burst will relieve Paschal and Rob"
ertson take Dugan'S place when right
handlers are in the st. Louis box. For
the Cardinals Harper will have the
right field patrol against normal pitch
ing and Holm win get in against
Zachary.
Huggins reafirned his intention to
lead of with Paschal or burst and fol-
low through with the rest Of the bait
ting order lust as 1t was at the close
OF the season, rather than make Q
shift to promote Koenig to the lead-om
post. McKechnie'S battle array VIII
preserve the order which clincheo the
pennant for the Cardinals.
Won to the Yankees by their tre-
mendous stand against the Athletics
four weeks ago when three out OF four
were taken by the Hugmen from their
most dangerous rivals, New York fans
worked an enthusiasm unprecedented
in recent base ball history. The game
fight of the Hugmen through the West
in the face of obstacles sealed the
case in favor of the home team. This
city of almost too many winners more
often than not feels disposed to cheer
for the opposition, which usually Is In
the appealing role of the under dog.
The Cardinals will receive their fuI
share of the plaudits, but they no
longer will enjoy the sentimental adj
vantage they possessed In 1925, when
they emerged from the base ball wilder
ness for the first time in the history
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