New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
YANKEE HOSPITAL LIST
 GIVES CARDS THE EDGE
McKechnie's Crew Comes Through Season Without Even Bruise-Huggins Able to See Nothing But the Lame, Halt and Blind - New York Manager Not Ready to Bury His Hopes for Another Worlds Title-Three Pitchers Will Have to Bear Burden.

New York, Oct. 2 LP--If they'd only play this world series in a hos pital ward the Yankees would win without struggle, As 1t is the bet tors think the St. Louis Cardinals are going 10 repeat their worlds championship victory of 1926. And being gentlemen of firm convictions. they're ready to put SIC down on the line against $7 to back their judg- ment
 While Hill Mckechnie spends his spare time gloating over the fact that his Cardinals came through the strenuous National league pennant battle without so much as a bruise. Miller Huggins turns his wistful eye to the Yankee ranks and sees noth- ing but the lame, halt and blind. Bandages are as much q part of standard Yankee equipment as are gloves. The pungent aroma of arni- ca and iodine disclosese the pres cnce of other casualties who on the surface apear almost hale and hearty.
 But strangely enough, Higgins. the gloomy Gil Dobie of baseball. is no. ready 10 bury his hopes of an- other world title to add to those he won in 1928 against the New York Giants. and last year when his clout- ing circus made the ferocious Pirates of Pittsburgh seem quite innocuous by comparison.
 Some of his cripples day by day are getting better and better and besides. Huggins has Hot of confi- dence" in his team,
 But there's no gain saying that the Tanks are going to enter the first game Of the series on Thursday badly handicapped. Fennock. as good world series pitcher as base ball history can name. will not be in there mystifying rival batsmen with his left handed slants. Nor will Will cy Moore who also won one of the games against the Pirates last fall. Waite Hoyt. George Pipgras and Tom Zachary will have to bear the burden this time.
 Most of the nfleld would appear 10 better advantage on hospital bed than on the ball field. Tony LazZeri. who can throw overland only at the price of excruciating pain in his shoulder. will be at second base. Mark Koenig. suffering from sore foot will~limp about shortstop terri tory. Lou Gehrig. struck in the face by batted ball in the last game of the regular season. will do his first passing with pair of swollen lips but otherwise in sound health. Joe Du- ean's accustomed place at third base probably will be taken care of all who is untried. as yet. in series fire.
 Bob Meusel and the one and only Babe Ruth will be in the outtield. although the latter is troubled with a trick knee. Centerfield duty prob ably will be divided between Cedric Durst and Ben Paschal although there's possibility that Earle Combs injured wrist may mend fast enough to Jet the Kentucky Colonel" into the lineup before the series ends.
 In sharp contrast 10 these mis- fortunes that have struck the Ameri- can league champions, the Cardinals are quite ready for the series. Me Kechnies club is in first rate shape and with Wee Willie Sherdel. Jess Haines, Grover Alexander. Clarence Mitchell and Flint Rhem ready to do the pitching. Bill. who went through all this with the Pirates in 1925, is not worrying overmuch.
 Sherdel, Alex and Mitchell. on paper at least. figure to give the Yankees some bad moments. The American league title holders thrive on speed and generally have trouble with the slow ball pitchers with con- trol. Alexander and Sherdel both gave the Tanks all kinds of trouble in 1926. it may be remembered all though Sherdel was unlucky.
 Indications are that Sherdel and Haines will pitch the first two gaems here and that Alexander will be sent to the mound in the third game at St. Louis on Sunday. For reasons easily understood. Huggins is ex- tremely uncertain as to how he will work his pitchers but it is generally agreed that he can start no one but the well known mortician. Hoyt. Pipgras possibly will shoulder the burden in Fridays game and Zach ary. who already has seen a world series with Washington, may get the call on Sunday.
 All the reserved seats for the opening game at the Yankee stadium have been sold but 40. 900 unreserved tickets will go on sale the day of the first game. Prospects are for an opening day of close to S0.0G0.