Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1926, Page 29

- " St. Louis F. igures to Win With Lots to Spare SPORTS MURDERERS’ ROW IS LIKE BUNCH OF TAME TABBIES Greenwich Village May Furnish Another Champion in Form of Sam Breadon, Fans in West Ch BY ROBERT T LOUIS. October. 6.—It begins Owner of Cards—Rabid eer Everything. T. SMALL. to look very much as if Greenwich Vi lage. that romantic section of New York which drapes itself more or less artistically about the greensward of Washington Square, is going to furnish another natios Village <ent Gene Tunney to the Here in the world series the village ba owner of the St. Louis Cardinals. wh with Ints to spare Of course. Mr. Breadon is now nal champion. ) dizzv heights of pugilistic fame. nner i< being borne by Sam Breadon, o ought to win the base ball classic He has lived here of St. Louis 24-years. but he was born in Greenwich Village, down in the ninth ward, he says and is proud of his birthplace. “Not only Tunney.” said Breadon also. was born in the village many Hall. We would like to claim the East Side, down under Brooklvn And so was Judge Olvany today. “but Mayor Jimmie Walker, leader of Tam- Al Smtih, too. but he was born on Bridge. | guess they would call me a typical Westerner now. but [ came from the old village. and T like to realize it hasn't changed o much wi Owner of Cards Prosperous Breadon, Gene Tunneyr. Mayor| Walker and Judge Olvany come from the real village. not the section given | over now to artists and near-artists | of the new schools. The owner of the Cards came West to go intp the automobile business at a time when, that business was in its infancy. He prospered almost from the first. A few years ago he had a chance to buy into the St. Louis National| League Ball Club. He liked the game, and bought more ard more| steck, until now he is said to con-| trol about 70 per cent of it. Roger Hornsby. ving manager of Cardinals. $15.000 invested in the club himself and is to that extent| by way of being a magnate as wejl | as a sccond baseman and star batter. Breadon, the Greenwich Village boy, has given St. Louis the thrill for which it has been walting nearly | 40 vears. You could sense the pent- | up ‘enthusiasm of the jovous shouts | which greeted the unpire's cry of | . “Play ball” The Missouri metropolis | at last was to have its hour in the base ball sun. Every ball pitched during the first game was an _epoch to the bubbling fans. They cheered when the pitcher would throw a | atrike. They groaned when the um- | pire called a ball. The fans were on | top of every play. { | Return Compliment to Vanks. | And. best of all. the big crowd showed its appreciation of the treat ment accorded the Red Birds in the home of the New York' Yankees. The fans returned compliment manyfold They cheered Babe Ruth every time he came to bat, and thes did not jeer when he failed to make anything resembling a home run. The fans cheered the umpires cheered “The Star Spangled Banner,” cheercd each and every one of the Cards as he stepped to the plate or to his plaving position. They cheer- ed old Dutch Ruether when he was batted out of the box. That particu- far cheer went two ways. The fans cheered cvervthing but the rain which threatened to put an end to the holiduy. but only succeeded in messinz up the diamond. soaking the bleachers and de'aying the vie- fory of the home team by about three-quarters of an hour. The| weather did evervthing it could to spoil the day St. Louis had been waiting for through so many lean vears of tail-end teams. It rained before the game. during the game and after the game, but at other times the sun was shining, and to- ward the close of the day there was & rainbow in the northern s good omen, the St. Louis folks firml believe. The crowd grumbled but it probably meant the break of the game for St. Louis. Old Dutch Ruether of the Yanks was pitching splendid ball up to.that time. But the long walt under the stands in the cool air borne in by the heavy showers didn't do his_aging salary wing a bit of good. Young Haines of the Cardinals could stand the wait much better. Ruether was not the same pitcher when they resumed on the slippery field Cards Play Beautiful Game. The Cardinals played a beautiful @ame before their home town people. Afleld they sparkled. even in the mud of the later innings, and at bat they hit timely enough to amass four markers while the Yanks were fading away from the plate like darkness be- fore the dawn. The Yank machine in this first world series game on the banks of the old Mississippi was dead. In five of the nine innings the first Yankee bats- man got on. but nqt one of them ever was propelled bevond second base. There was no power to the Yank at- tack Five hits in as many Innings tell the storv of their downfall. One might say this was due to the excellent pitching of Haines, one of the aces of the Cardinal crew. But it seems that all pitching locks alike to the Yankees nowadayvs. They made only six hits in the game they won on the opening day at home, and have only 15 hits in the first three contests. Not one has been for an extra base. The ‘“murderers” of the Yankee line-up have thus far loked like a lot of tame tabby cats sitting about the fire. If they were Samsons a few weeks or months ago, they have been ehorn of their locks. It is true the Yanks barely staggered home with the pennant in their league, after having had a lead at one time of something ke 12 full games. Apparently they are not able to get started, not able to untrack themselves. They lack the vital spark. The Cardinals. inspired by Hornsby. wild with the taste of world series blood. are performing like champions. The enthusiasm here in St. Louis. the carnival of the to all is the a v At the rain | Wall Street th the passing of the years reminiscent of Washington days when the Nationals won their great victory two years ago. The spirit is infec- tious. It probably will prove signifi- cant TO ANNEX THE SERIES NEW YORK. October 6 (#).—Fol- lowing the Cardinals’ victory over the Yankees in the third game of the series, St. Louis was installed as favorite for the world champion- ship by 2 to 1. in odds quoted by wagering firms, The National League club was an 11-t0-10 choice to win the fourth contest today, with many backers of the Yankees holding out for 13 to 10. A wager of 11 to 5 was placed that the St. Louis Club does not win the next two consecutive games. MODERN WO0ODMEN WIN. Pitching of Lucas, who gave up but tive and the big bat of B. Sweeney, who slammed four safeties in as many times at bat. aided Mod- ern Woodmen nine materially yester- day in vanquishing Lastern xpress Co.. 4 to 3. STRIBLING HAS BOUT. FRESNO, Calif., October 6 (#).— Young Stribling, Atlanta, contender for the weight champlion- . will meet Jimmy Byrnes of Culver City here in a 10-round decision bout Tuesday, No- vember 2. WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER INE matches have been completed in the Central High School tennis tournament for the singles crown now worp by Adeline Alexander. Helen Louise Duckett and Grace Wagner figured in the only three-set encounter, from which Mis: dropping the first set at 3—6, she staved off defeat in the second by cap- turing it after a long battle, 7—5. and handily annexed the third, 6—2. Mary Virginia Hardesty succumbed to the superfor stroking of Kathleen Joknson in another encounter around which much interest esatered by rea- sqn of the fact that two of the gchool's best racketers were clashing in the first round. Miss Johnson won in straight sets, 6—2, 6—2. Points were close, despite the one-sided score. One game was carried to deuce 11 thmes. In the other matches reported Katherine Jones blanked C. Weller, 8—0, 6—0: Marion Lloyd scored over Helen Reichard, 7—5, 6—3: Mildred Hanson defeated Virginia Ellsworth, 6-—4. 6—2; V. Riefkin defeated Sara Moore, 6—1, 6—4; Frances Brantley defeated Miss Aal, 6—1, 6—1; Jose- phine Dunham whitewashed Loulse Falcone, 6—0, 6—0, and Edith Mo Culloch defeated Sue Crump, 6—0, §—2 Play will continue tomorrow, pro- vided the courts are in condition. All matches in the event are being staged on the. Sixteenth Street Reservoir courts. Washington Recreation League rep- resentatives, meeting jointly last night with leaders of the senior basket ball teams of the District and mem- bers of the new District of Columbia Basket Ball League, discussed plans for the 1926-27 circuits. Mrs. H. R. Scudder, president of the W. R. L., invited the D. C. league to place junior squads in the W. R. L. circuit and Jack Haas, representing the new organization, indicated that he would take the matter up with his group at its next meeting, recom- mending favorable consideration. It was decided that the Washington Recreation League would continue to function just as it had done last year, with the possible addition of a senior circuit, organized among teams of the old Women's Council League, which has dissolved. but will reorganize either as an auxiliary or as a separate league. Mrs. Scudder appointed a committee of two to communicate with all team captains to obtain reports upon their intentions of competing in the league this vear. Margaret Craig was as- signed to get an expression of opin- fon from all senior teams as to their desire to join forces with the W. R. L., and Louise Sullivan will report on the 12 junior teams already in the league. Members of the Recreation League were invited to be present at the meet- ing of the District of Columbia Girls’ League,,to be held tomorrow night. Among the basket ball leaders who were present last night, representing both scholastic and independent or- ganizatio HEMPSTEAD | A NEwW STYLE in COLLARSS A TRIUMPH OF THE COLLAR MAKER'S ART.(IT IS'THE BEST LOOKING.BEST WEARING STARCHED COLLAR EVER MADE 35¢ each 3 for $100 CLUBTT, PRABODY & CO. INC. MAKSRS Two weeks ago the | THE EVENING FOR PRESIDENT'S CUP Sixteen golfers started play today in the annual renewal of the com- petition for the President’s Trophy at the Chevy Chase Club. The event is a handicap match play affair. with seven-eighths of the difference in the respective handicaps allowed. The final round is to be played Saturday. Arrangements are being made for the holding of the annual Fall golf tourney of the Washington News. paper Golf Club. It has been sug- gested that the event be played at the Tndian Spring Club. G. P. Mallonee won the monthly tourney of the Washington Typothetae yesterday at the Town and Country Club with a gross score of 83. Sec- ond low gross was won by O. T. Wright, with 95, but Wright elected to take first low net with his net card of 77. Second gross, by that ac- | tion, went to Frank T. Howard. BUCKNELL WORRYING OVER 6. W.'S PASSING LEWISBURG, Pa.. October 6.— When George Washington University comes to the Bucknell Memorial Stadjum Saturday for the foot ball game with the Bisons they will bring With them a star halfback, Milton Coleman, who with an end. Allshouse. established a 1925 scoring record by use of the forward pass. Coleman, in the Blue ‘Ridge game last Fall, hurled a b3-vard pass tq Allshouse, who ran 30 vards for a touchdown, for a total gain of 85 vards. Records released recently show that Coleman's pass was tied only by Boynton of Willlams College, and ex- celled only by Hubert, Alabama star. in the game against Washington at Pasadena New Vear dav. Tn each of the latter cases theve was no run long enough to equal the total established by the George Washington pair. Any team that carries such an aerial threat will cause trouble and the Buck- nell coaches are working this week on a defense for the pass. An effort is also being made to take the rough points out of the Bison attack. The George Washington game pro- vides students and lacal fans the first | opportunity to see their team against real opposition, as the trip to western Pennsylvania for the W. and J. game last Saturday was too far for many to go. Quantico Marines who already have | scored easy victories over University | of New Hampshire and King College are drilling hard for their encounter Saturday with St. Xavier at Cincin- natl. The Gygrene squad of 30 will !leave this city 1"riday afternoon. espEa e s Duckett emerged victorious. After der, W. R. L., presiding: Louise Sul- livan and Dorothy Greene, vice presi- dents, W. R. L.. Marjorie Webster, Marjorie Webster School; Elsie Sanders, physical director of Central High School (representing N. A. A. F.). Euphemia Fosdick and Imogene Stockett, physical diectors of Eastern High (N. A. A. F.); Margaret Kubel, Anne Fennelly, Margaret Cole, Gladys Mills, L. Smith, Metropolitan A. C.; Frances Cooper,. Princess A. C Myrtle Black, Stena Hern, Eleanor Watt and Elizabeth Tew, Washington A. C; Mary Casey and H. Casey, Strayer’s: Jack Haas, D. C. Girls’ Basket Ball League: Olga Iglehart, Ruby Neal and Loretta Murphy, Na- tional A. C.; Margaret Cralg, Busi- ness High Night School; Jack Martin, Jerry Martin and Carmen Pitts. Metropolitan _ Athletic Club will meet_tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the club rooms at 934 F street. Two interesting addresses will be made by basket ball experts, according to Margaret Cole, president. Members are urged to be in full attendance as urgent business will be discussed. There will be a meeting of the Baltimore Catholic Basket Ball League for girls tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Martin's Club, North Capitol and T streets northwest. Mary Murphy. director of the league, urges all teams to be present at this session. Dopesters of the local golf world, viewing the performance of Dorothy White yesterday in the qualifying round of the women's District ama- teur golf champlonship, and recalling her impressive scoring last June when she won The Evening Star cup, are pointing her out. mot only as the favorite for the local crown, but as having more than even chances for the Middle Aflantic championship to be plaved in Baltimore October 1§ to_21, inclusive. Miss White plays a consistent game. exhibiting a level head and cool judg- ment in critical places. She is a ris- ing star on the Capital horizon, this being the first year she has topped| the cards in competition with the; ranking performers. Wire and Disc Wheels W. S. Kenworthy & Co. 1617-19 14th St. N.W. North 441 Service and Parts Tires, Tubuand Repairing RACES TOMORROW Laurel, Maryland October 5th to October 30th, inclusive |[! Seven Races Daily | Special Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Trains Leave Unlon Station at 12:25 P. Leave Union Station at 12:40 P. Di rect to : Returning immedintely after last race Admission te G Stay . S3TIT1%0s! Taciuaine Soverutacr STAR, WASHINGTON, D. WEDNESDAY, GOLFERS CONTESTING | YANK PITCHERS HELPING, NOT HAMPERING CARDS BY JOHN_B. FOSTER. T. LOUIS, October. 6.—The story of the 1926 world series so far has been a ory of Manager Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals outmaneuvering “Mite” Miller Huggins in the selectiop of pitching talent. Hornsby now has two games “in," ] i for a chance to display their wares. ers really responsible for both defeats, because ting on the bench waiting has two out. with his pitch they have been punished when it meant something. batters must be, given some of the credit for this state of aff: has been largely the fault of the Yank pitchers. There was some talk today that|who sat in t Huggins might come back at the Cards this afternoon with Pennock, his one winning pitcher so far, in a desperate attempt to tie the series on the fourth game and make the ending of the fight inevitable in New York City. That might have some strategical value if he had anything with which to come back after Pen- nock. * But it looked like a better bet— it he had any other pitcher left in whom he had confidence—to give Pen- nock a little more rest and let him pitch the last game here and get back to New York hoping to tie the series on the heme field and eventually forge ahead May Not Win Any More. But Huggins may not win any more at all, and then it wouldn’t make much difference when Pennock pitched The Yanks failed to score a single run in the third game yesterday, be- cause they had absolutely no follow up to their batting. In flve of the nine innings they got the first batter on first base and stopped. Once Sev- ereld sacrificed and moved Dugan to second. but that was before pitcher Haines of the Cards had rapped out a home run on a nice ball Ruether grooved for him and sewed up the game. After Haines had smashed the ball into the bleachers there was no further need for the Yanks to sacri- fice. They could only hit her out and they did hit her out, but mostly into the hands of the opposing fielders. That was' where Haines had his luck. The St. Louis outfield was driven back to get the long smashes of the Yanks and almost all the in- field hits were mauled straight into the hands of the fielders. Except for two or three, all were hit wickedly, but it doesn’t matter how wickedly a batter lams the ball if he doesn't hit safe. The championship club of the American League looked not much better than a class AA champion— just as the Cards looked in the first game at New York, when they were puzzling over Pennock's delivery. Soon It Will Be Too Late. The Yanks seem to be running a race with the streak of bad hitting which began toward the end of the regular season. If they don't snap out of it pretty shortly, it will be too late. Tt is a pity the Yankees did not win the first game by a home run. If they had, the serles of 1926 might have gone down In history as the series of the great bingles. However, if the Yankee pitchers continue to be as obliging in grooving the ball in the remaining games as they have so far, the series may yet get a reputation as the home run serfes. It was a grooved ball which Shocker fed up to Southworth in the second game, and it was a grooved ball that Ruether served up to Haines vesterday. “Why doesn't Ruth make some of them home runs?” queried a St. Louis fan. The answer Is simple. Tt is be. cause the St. Louis pitchers know better than to pitch to Ruth where he can make homers. They are not 8o conflding as the New York hurlers. The rain was a factor {n destroying what little force there was in the Yankee attack yesterday. It rained twice during the game and once there was a delay of more than 30 minutes while the rain drenched the bleacher boys and girls and the boys and girls | World series games will be broadcast by radio through the am- plifiers for the benefit of our patrons at Convention Hall Bowling Alleys Sth & L Sts. N.W. WHO'S WHO DUM 9 Motor Trucks Frit70 228 First SENW INTERNATIONALS supplies theory ’nd practical experience, happily blended At the Si of the .\lo“o‘l‘l Close Daily 6 P.M. Saturday 8 P.M. 34th FALL OPENING —uwe are displaying the largest stock of fabrics in this store’s history. Opening Special Suit or Overcoat $30 —made as you want them by our skilled P | Designers and Tailors. One feature that will impress is the strict adherence to price ecomomy. Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc. First Race at 1:45 P.M. 1342 S35 " with Rhem and Reinhart still sit- Huggins Of course, the Card s, but it he front row boxes at the greatest price. Rain Makes Field Soggy. The rain made the fleld very soggy. and this made the hard hits of the Yankee batters sluggish. Bell stopped two smashes which would have giver him a great wrestling match on a hard field. The betting odds now have definitely shifted: The Cards are the favorites. Two victories to one always shifts the betting. Yet there is nothing which portends complete disaster to the Yanks. In a general way Koenig Meu- sel and Lazzer! have been disappoint- ing with the stick. In many ways the team is wearing an air of duliness be- cause it is not taking the backbone out of the Cardinals’ pitching. Sher- del did not pitch well because he was wild. Yet only two runs were made against him when there should have been half a dozen. Alexander pitched the Yanks out of their stride and ren- dered them helpless, but Haines did not_do that. He pitched most effective- ly because the Yanks were not able to “bat tiilem where they ain't.” But it is not at all certain that the Yankees will not yet hit their bat- ting, stride. And if they do taey will give the Cardinals something to think about. Old Dr. Psychology says the Cards are better off now than ever and yet the Cards do not play with the assur- ance that would command much re- spect if the Yanks.were mnot being licked by pitching more than the run- making skill of the Cards. And that phrase, being licked by the pitchers, goes two ways, because the Yank pitchers are helping the task along by their own performance. BOWLERS ELECT OFFICERS. Washington Herald Bowling League, that opens play Tuesday, has elected William Clouser, president; lliam _T. (Coyle, vice president; William B. Covert, secre- tary-treasurer, and George C. Dixon, official scorer. Eight Balls and Yanks and' Nats and Ploneers will face in the opening matches. i £ SOCCERISTS TO MEET. Last opportunity for posting en- trance fees will be given teams of Washington Soccer League at an ex- ecutive meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in room 2, District Building, to which each team is requested to send two representatives. GOLF FAVORITES SCORE. PHILADELPHIA, October 6 (#).— Most of the favorites, including Mrs. G. Henry Stetson, new national cham- pion and Miss Glenna Collett, former title holder, have advanced to the sec- ond round of the golf tournamet for the Berthelyn Cup at the Hunting- don Valley Country Club. OCTOBER 6, 1926.' SOUZA IS PUNCHING - Al Foreman, former Fort Myer soldier boy, gave Jfoe Souza of Cali- fornia a terrible 12-round lacing in the main event at the Kenilworth arena last night. The Pacific Coast boy, heralded as a contender for the featherweight champlonship, did net show as much ability in the fighting line as had been expected. He relied almost ex- clusively on his left hand—sometimes |a long lead to the body—then an over- hand swing for the jaw, which occasionally landed, but without much behind it. He gave a wonderful exhibition for gameness and abllity to “take it.” He was down for a count of two in the ninth round and for the count of nine several times in the twelfth, Reeling and tottering around the ring in the final frame he was a tar- get for Foreman's smashes. ‘The bell mercifully came to his rescue. ‘While Foreman won hands down he did not put up the fight of which he is capable. He fought too cautiously, apparently respecting the much touted punching ability of his opponent. Had he gone in and fought he doubtless would have scored a knockout long before the twelfth. Sammy Hogan of the Mohawk Athletic Club and Eddie DeSimon put up the best fight of the night in the semi-final of ‘six rounds. Referee Short voted ‘“draw” while the two Jjudges balloted for DeSimon. Sailos Burger was having things all his own way with Joe Piscatelli of Fort Myer when he injured his hand in the second round and was unable to respond to the bell for the third stanza. Piscatelll won by a technical knockout. ‘Willle Ptomey, the ‘“Rosslyn Thun- derbolt,” squared accounts with Billy Shattuck for several defeats admin- istered during Willie's early career. He gave Shattuck such a pasting in two rounds that the slaughter was stopped. Johnny Walker and Joe Perrone, lightweights, played around with each other for three rounds, but something made them mad fin the fourth and final round, so they went at it good and proper. Perrone re- ceived the decision. Battling Bauman stopped Amos Irvine of the Rosedale Athletic Club in the first round. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT." By the Asnociated Press. BOBTON.—Al Winkler, Philadel- phia, beat Babe Ilerman, California NEW YORK.«Tony Canzoneri, New York, defeated Benny Hall, St. Louis (6). ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Armando Sheckles, Belgium, beat Joe “Kid” Peck, St. Petersburg (10). Jack Den- nessey, Montreal, and Tut Seymour, Mobile, fought a draw (10). VERNON, Calif.—Fidel La Barba, fiyweight champlon, and Newsboy Brown, New York, fought a draw (10), non-title. Darrio Barron, claimant to the Mexican bantamweight title, de- feated Delos Williams, New Or- leans (6). f SEATTLE—Solly York, beat Larry Murphy, geles’ (6). New An- Seeman, Los SPORTS. 28 3 Easy League Race Tells on Yanks CARDS’ PLAY IS SMOOTH, BAG FOR FOREMAN| WHILE YANKS ARE TENSE Hoyt and Pennock Are Huggins’ Hopes to Put Team Back in Commanding Position—Haines Turns in Historic World Series Accomplishment. BY FREDERICK Q. LIEB. disaster. The handwriting dpparently was when big Jess Haines blanked the last Sunday, and Willic Sherdel the The Yankees now have gone 17 suc- cesgive innings without a run. That's the longest world series drought since 1921, when Carl Mays and Waite Hoyt opened that series by winning two suc- cessive 3-to-0 shutouts against the Gilants. The Yanks may extract what little satisfaction they can get out of that fact. Huggins Has Strong Pitchers. Huggins kas strong pitchers for the next two games—Waite Hoyt for to- day and Herb Pennock for tomorrow. But it doesn't really matter who ! pitches for New York so long as the Yankees do not score any runs. ‘The Cardinals, after & little nervous- ness and stage fright in the first game, again are acting smoothly. All tension has been taken off the club. Now it is the Yankees, with their world series experience and every- thing else, who are wearing the wor- ried looks. They are wondering what jammed up their flow of base hits. Haines yesterday turned in one of the greatest individual feats of any world series pitcher. Not only did he hold the Yankees to five hits but his homer in the fourth. one of the few ever hit by a pitcher in a world series, knocked the Yankees flat. Inci- dentally. that was the only home run that Haines has hit all season. Well, he saved it for a good spot. Mark Koenig, young Yankee short- stop. did not make so many errors duringd the past season, but it was where he made them which won him the reputation for unsteadiness. He made the first Yankee misplay of the scries at a very bad spot yesterday. Mark Koenig's Throw Wild. Ruether apparently pitched himself out of a hole in the fourth, when, with two runners on base, he induced Thevenow to hit sharply to Koenig. The Yanks were laying for such & double play and Koenig had a com- paratively easy double killing at first, but his hasty relay to first was wild, eluded Gehrig entirely and let in St. Loufs’ run. The error unsettled the usually stolid Ruether. He served one up as big as a balloon to Haines, supposedly a joke hitter, and Jess got*his frame behind it and lifted it. With the anemio hitting of the Yanks that blow was the ball game, but even without tined to get Ruether. He was tofter. ing at the time. LEADERSHIP — such as has been enjoyed by White Owls for years — cannot be bought. It must be earned by giving greater value and Sy seeing to it that greater value is maine tained. The year in and year out loy- alty of a vast following of discriminating smokers has made the leadership of White Owls. a fact == just as their continued patronage has now made possible the use of the mellowest, sweetest tasting. tobacco in years. T. LOUIS. October, 6—The efforts of the Yankees selves from their batting slump are becoming pathetic. New York bats come to life today the Yankees are doomed to quick that error the Cardinals were des- to extract them- Unless the written plainly on the wall yvesterday ew York world series entry with a handful of hits, and remember this is the club which played through 155 American League games with only three shutout Haines was brilliant yesterday, so was Grover Alexander in New York recorded against 1t day before. But this illustrious trio dol not figure to hold a club which led both major leagues in extra base hitting to 15 singles in three games. The bitter truth of the matter is that the Yanks of 1926 world series are the Yanks of the last Western trip of the American League, the €lub which won 5 games out of 16 on its last Western trip and made four hits in one double-header in Cleveland cally every one of the Tankee ball team Is falling down at bat. Ths Babe managed to get a single and a pass yesterday, but Bob Meusel. who established a record in 1923 by driving in eight runs, has been a bloomer for fair. Bob has only one singls for the three games and repeatedly has fallen down in the pinches. Southworth Still Hitting. Billy Southworth. McGraw's mid- season cast-off. continues to give the ball some merry rides. Two more hits and a_sicrifice sent Bllly's average above .50¢. and some thought St. Louls was gold-bricked when the Cardinals took the 32-year old Billy for Heinie Mueller. Lester Bell and “Chick” Hafey finally broke through with hits ves terday, leaving old Hank Severeld. the old National and Brownie, as the only regular player without a blow. Huggins most likely will couple up Pat Collins with Hoyt today, despite Pat's weakness for throwing balls into center fleld. Pat may throw a few wild ones, but he may pole a hit once in a while. Even though the Yanks are only a game behind, it will take a ral something like that of the 192 Pirates to enable New York to stem the determined rush of the Cardinals (Copyright. 1926.1 TWO ROLLER SKATING EVENTS WON BY OWEN Slim Owen of Washington won two of thrae roller skating races last night_at Arlington Beach. He de- feated Kid Louis of Alexandria, who finished second, and Cy Dobbins, who was third, in the one.mile, in 3 min utes 15 seconds. and captured the half-mile affair from Louis in 1 min ute 43 seconds. In another §80-yard event Al Cassell flashed in a winner over Cy Dobbins n 1 minute 45 sec ond: TROUSERS To Match Your 0dd Coats |EISEMAN'S, 7th & F