Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1928, Page 33

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ~ 3, 1928 Yank Hope Depends on Hoyt and Batting : Cards Now Favorites at 5-to-3 Odds LONE ACE TOFIGHT THREE-STAR STAFF New York Winning Chance Is Making Strong Offense Its Best Defense. BY JORN B. KELLER. HEY'RE making the Cardinals favorites in forecasting the out- come of the impending world series, these sharps of base ball, but why? Probably for no other reason than that the Yankees were 'y crippled while staggering to their American League title and there is fear that some of them may not be able to hold body and limb together in the clash with the National League pen- nant winner. Really, there should be no walk-over to the world crown by the Cards. They're good, but on season perform- ance they don’'t put the Yanks in the shade. While the Yanks floundered and flopped around the American League during the last half of the season and had a seemingly unbeatable lead so reduced that they had to fight to the Jast week of the race for victory, the Cards didn't make any runaway of the race in the senior major circuit. Don't overlcok this. Like the New Yorkers, the St. Louis aggregation had its troubles with its pitchers and in the waning days of the struggle had to throw all its mound material into ac- tion to preserve a scant advantage. What helped each team through the trying stretch of September more than anything else was its gameness. And that each will carry into the series. So considering the affair from all other angles, too, picking a winner would seem a toss-up. Hoyt Yank Slab Hope. Pitching always has been held the determining factor in a world series. The Cards seem to hold a decided ad- vantage over the Yanks. With Alex- ander, Sherdel and Haines as starters and Mitchell, a left-hand spitballer, and Rhem in reserve, St. Louis un- doubtedly possesses a high class mound paes Zpsinst this array, the Yanks can s10w only Hoyt and Pipgras as first- raters, the rather doubtful Johnson end the quite uncertain Zachary. Fach club has others, of course, but they are not so strong. Yet with Hoyt the Yanks are not so bad off. He's perhaps stronger physically than any of the three St. Louis stars and if pressed probably could give the Yanks three mighty well pitched games during the series, de- spite the strain he has been under re- cently. If Hoyt pitches for the New Yorkers in the series opener—and he probably will—and gets away with his game, he’s apt to come back twice against the Cards with a great chance of hurting their cause. It's asking too much of one man to assume a world series pitching bur- den for a club, but it's been done be- fore and the burden borne successfully. The Yanks aren't so bad off on the hill that the Cards may be rated much higher because of a three-star pitching staff. Cards Better Back of Bat. Back of the bat, the National Leaguers m};l:ubo:gly glv& the best of it. In Wilson e Cards possess & high-class _catcher and”“one ‘bettter qualified physically- to carry on than Bengough, the only real receiver of the Yankees. But Bengough has been known to make up with “nerve” what he lacks in strength and he ought to help his club greatly. Whether Col- lins and Grabowski will be of much use to the New Yorkers is questionable. As # the infields, it seems a stand- off. Bottomley, Frisch, Maranville and High of the Cards do not loom as a stronger combination then Gehrig, Durocher, Koenig and Dugan or Rob- ertson of the Yanks defensively. During the latter part of the Amer- ican League campaign Durocher and Koenig performed flashily around the middle sack, despite Koenig's sore heels. Prisch and Maranville, of course, starred around the keysfone station for the Cards, but neither is a youngster and neither has the speed of other years. Bottomley and Gehrig appear evenly matched at first base and Rob- ertson, Yankee second-stringer, prob- ably is just as strong a flelder as High at third, while Dugan is somewhat su- perior to the St. Louis regular. Cards’, Outer Defense Good. ‘The Cards may have an edge over the Yanks in the outfield, now that Combs is not to be in center for the New Yorkers. The combination’ of Meusel, Durst and Ruth ought to give the St. Louis cordon, including Hafey, Douthit and Harper or Holm, a good scrap, though Meusel, when he wants to, can perform brilliantly in thz garden, Durst is no slouch of an outfielder— 2nd it is notable that substitutes forced into world series when regulars are in- jured play super base ball—while Ruth, even with his trick knee, Is so adept at position play that he may be able to offset the effects of his hurt. Summing up, both teams appear well matched in defense back of the pitch- ing. In the box the Cards are supe- rior numerically, if not effectively, too. At bat the Yanks seem to have an edge over the National Leaguers. That Yankee batting slump during the last few weeks of the American League campaign may be discounted. Teams do not usually carry such slumps into world series. Crippled Yanks Can Hit. It's the pitching the Cards hope to win with and the batting with which the Yanks hope to carry on to their | second successive world title. And the Yanks, even when crippled, can sock | that ball. WHITE SOX, CUBS START SET FOR CHICAGO TITLE, i CHICAGO, October 3 () —The base- | ®all championship of Chicago became the goal of the White Sox and Cubs today in the opening game of the 1928 | city series. ! The White Sox, who have won 11 o the 15 series played, were defenders | in the opening game to be played at: Comiskey Park. No series was played | last year. The team taking four of | a possible seven contests will win the | title Pat Malone of the Cubs, who led| the American Association in strike- ¢ outs last year, was to face the veteran | Urban Faber of the Sox in the opener. A crowd of 35,000 was expected. LIONEL A. C. TO CLOSE ITS SEASON ON SUNDAY' Lionel A. C. diamonders plan to clos2 their season Sunday in a double bill with Lyndhurst A. C. Local players will leaye at 9:30 o'clock | from 3310 Volta place. A meeting is scheduled Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at 1419 Wisconsin avenue, | GEORGETOWN A. C. SQUAD GETS AWARDS TONIGHT| Georgetown A. C. base ball players will disband at a meeting tonight at the | clubhouse, when they will receive gold base ball charms emblematic of the Capital City League unlimited cham- pionship. Business will be discussed, starling at 9 a'clock. at Baltimore. | BIG GUNS ON ATTACK OF OF RIVAL FORCES IN BATTLE FOR BASE BALL TITLE W But so far as a successor With the Sports Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON ASHINGTON fans today find their interest about equally divided between wondering who will manage the Nationals next season and trying to figure out the winner of the world series between the Yankees and Cardinals, which opens at New York tomorrow. On neither score can this column offer much enlightenment. Anent the annual jousting for base ball's highest title, it would seem that with the American Leaguers so riddled by injuries the St. Louis team should repeat its triumph of two years ago. to Harris is concerned, not even so much as a rumor has filtered in. A word about the managerial situation. ‘Thus far, Clark Griffith has had nothing to add to his origi- t of yesterday r&‘ nal lnnw the removal of Harris manage! as was “for the best interests of concerned.” Harris himself polif has declined to make any comment. Harris Headed for Detroit. From usually well informed sources in Detroit reports have emanated that President Frank J. Navin en- tertains a high regard for the abil- ity of Harris, both as a second base- man and field leader, and that he is willing to Bucky in that capac- ity at a salary approximating the $33,333.33 he received here. If this is true there is little doubt that Bucky will be directing the Tigers next season in place of George Moriarty, who has attained a poor measure of success as boss of the Bengals for the past two seasons. for Griff has mndeh,u clear he will hdl!) everything in his power to enable Harris to land a managerial berth satisfactory to him. STANLEY HARRIS. That Harris will need friendly co-operation from Griffith is apparent from the fact that althoug on the reserve list of the club and And that Griffith is sincere the course the club presi the close of the 1924 world series, run a ball club of his own. Johnson a Big Asset. At that time Johnson was a far more valuable asset to the Nationals than Harris is now. The team had just won its first pennant and world title with Johnson assisting through the course of the campaign with 23 victories and 7 defeats. His loss would have meant a fearful blow to the club the following season, vet Griff gladly consented to give Wal- ter his unconditional release in the event he was able to obtain control of a club of his own. 1t so happened that Barney failed in his negotiations to buy a minor league franchise and was with the Nationals again in 1925, when with the benefit of the 20 wins ae rurned in they captured straight American League title, a feat they could not possibly Love hoped their second to achieve without him. Harris has been criticised in a number of quarters for a variety of He has been accused of wearing the high hat, of being a lax disciplinarian, of lack of interest in his work, of not possessing the abi!. ity to polish rough edges off rockie fielders or to develop the inherent possibilities of recruit pitchers. In just what measure these indict- ments are justified this writer does things h Bucky has been deposed as manager he remains cannot go elsewhere without its consent. in his desire to help Harris may be gathered from dent pursued in the case of Walter Johnson after when the latter wanted to branch out and not profess to know. It may be that a man better calculated to get results as manager of the Washing- ton club can be obtained, but it is our opinion that in the proper physical condition he is one of the best second basemen in base ball and we have a very high regard for his ability as a leader on the field, where he has proved himself keen, courageous and competent, whatever his shortcomings in other respects might be. No instance of where Harris failed to keep his word ever has come to our attention. Unlike many occupy- ing similar positions he is not an alibi artist nor a second .guesser. Over a number of years of rather close association he always has heen frank and direct as a source of in- formation in his dealings with this reporter. Base ball is kaleldoscopic. Changes are essential to progress. Harris has gone, but we believe we are voicing the sentiment of a great majority of fair-minded fans by shouting “Good Luck Bucky!” FAILS TO HAVE PUTOUT. Back in 1906 a first baseman for the Monson, Mass., team went through a full nine-inning game without a single assist or putout. B e has in one 2, —22, the world series. 'Ruth Is Sure to Add Records As He Plays in Ninth Series| ABE RUTH of the New York Yankees will break a number of records in He can't help it. The big home-run hitter holds in his own right or shares 20 world series marks and he must shatter some of them. The first new record he will make will be playing in the first game. H participated in eight previous world series, the only player to have made the grade so many times, and his ninth will make the mark even hardar for those who are to follow. He shares with Frankie Frisch the henor of batting .300 or better in four n | series, and has made the most runs in total series, game stands as a record and he has batt>d in the most runs in total series His mark of four battedfin in one game has been equaled by several other players, but not bettered. Ruth’s home-run records include 10 all told, four in one series and three in | one game 29 His mark of four runs His total bases—63—give him a record and 12 in one game another. ! Five long hits in a series is a shared record, but he stands alone with the most extra basecs on long hits in cne game, series and total. He has received the most bases on balls in total series—28—and the most in one series—I1—and, with others, is in a tic for the most passes in a single game with four. He also leads in strikeouts for total series with 2 records, the Babe’s batting averags 5, a gain of 22 points as a result of a 400 averagz in the 1927 With all h played is only for the cight series he has series. In his first two series he was in only one game in each, and while still a 1915 1916 1918 1921 1922 Club. Boston Boston Boston York. v York. York. York. v York. | pitcher in 1918 his average was .21 | got only two hits for an average of .118. He was an outfielder th=n. His world scries batting record: Year, Al I Bl aon~woood In 1922, when he played in five games, he SB. RBI. P 2B. 3B. HR. 50.BOB. ct. 0 0 000 Sl aoavamcom 6l ocormsos |l comsoroo Blovawenwss BluZevuoos alroconoos ] © RESERVES MAY PROVE BIG FACTOR IN WORLD SERIES BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, EW YORK, October 3 (#).—Sol- diers of the second line are vital to any ball team over the long, hard march of the reg- portant in the average world series. Any club to win a pennant must have better than average reserves, but the regulars seldom give these bench bat- run in a pinch for some pitcher or catcher. Even a semi-crippled, almost in- variably a good “money” player to hold can key himself up to the proper physi- cal pitch for the blue-ribbon spurt. Several members of the Cardinals and the Yankees at this moment are plan- of the maimed and the wounded is such as reserves are certain to get a shot at the big game, and sccondary strength consequently becomes an important series. Obscure players frequently have gained nation-wide fame through the accent- uated importance of every play in a ‘Whitey Rohe of the hitless 1906 White Sox, such men have been little known regulars rather than out-and-out sub- stitutes. The now almost certain dis- condition of other Yankee and Cardinal regulars opens a primrose path to fame for the pale-faced warriors from down in the dugout. Assoctated Press N ular campaign, but not so im- tlers a chance to do more than bat or his job with a champion team, usually ning such a stand, but the condition factor to be considered in the coming world series, but with the exception of ability of Earl Combs and the brittle ‘The latest reports from medical headquarters make it almost certain | pinch running. that Cedric Durst and Ben Paschal "wilt split up-Earl Combs' patrol in the middle fleld, with Benny working against southpaws and_Cedric against the normal pitchers. If Babe Ruth's peculiar knee should take a serious turn both Paschal and Durst would be in there without regard to the type of pitching, as the Yankees have no further outfiéld' reserves. ‘The American League champions are well fortified with bench hands to fill in on the inner wall, so well fortified that Huggins now plans to trade Joe Dugan’s spectacular flelding for Eu- gene . Robertson's sturdy southpaw swinging every t'me the Cardinals em- ploy a right-hander. Durocher and Gazella are no great wonders with the | willow, but Huggins is lucky to have them, with Lazzer? etill suffering from a shoulder strain and Koenig walking around on bruised and battered feet. Little Tommy Thevenow, who hit for something better than .400 in the 1926 series against a lifetime mark of about 200, 15 the only infleld reserve the Cardinals own, and he is valuable chiefly as a shortstop, but Ernest Or- satti could do very well at first in a pinch. Roscoe Holm, who takes over right field ffom George Harper against southpaws, could flll in at third, where he has played many games. In addition to four outfielders listed as regulars, the Cardinals have Ray Blades as a right-handed reserve and Orsatti for left-handed battery. Wal- ter Roettger still is convalescent from a broken ankle, and John Leonard and Howard Willlamson are yet too green to bz trusted -with anything beyond Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Pres: INDIANAPOLIS.—Roy Wallace, In- dianapolis, outpointed Johnny Mason, Scranton, Pa. (10). MINNEAPOLIS—King Tut, Minne- apolis, outpointed Tod Morgan, junior lightweight champion (10), non-title; Dick Danlels, Minneapolis, knocked out Earl Blue, St. Paul (6). PORTLAND, Me.—Andy Callahan, Lawrence, Mass., outpointed Johnny Harris, Denver (6). DES MOINES, Iowa.—Henry Falle- gano, San Francisco, outpointed Ollie Bartlett, Minneapolis (10).; Hymie Wiseman, Des Moines, outpoin! Dave | Young, Kansas City (10). LOS ANGELES.—Joe Anderson, Ken- tucky, outpointed Ace Hudkins, Lincoln, Nebr. (10). HUDKINS GIVEN GOOD | LACING BY ANDERSON . By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 3.—Ace Hudkins' middleweight champion as- pirations were farther from realization today than they were last June when he essayed to lift the crown from Mick- ey Walker in Chicago. The Nebraska wildcat was decisively outpointed here last night by’ Joe An- derson of Kentucky, who pummelled the Nebraskan all over the ring in a 10-round fight, Hudkins’ first since Walker defeated him. Anderson, game and brainy opponent, whipped the wildcat at his own game— infighting—and did it decisively. INTRAMURAL ATHLETIES | STARTED AT GEORGETOWN A system of athletics for all now is in effect at Georgetown University. In- tramural foot ball is being fostered along with tennis, horseshoe pitching and other sports, and entries are to be taken soon for a doubles and then a singles tournament in hand ball. Student teams are to be crganized for each sport, and representatives from each class will compose a committee to work out details and report upon the success of the u@erlaklng. CARDS. GIVE CREDIT TO GRIT OF YANKS BY JIM BOTTOMLEY. (Pirst Baseman St. Louis Cardinals, National League Pennant Winners.) Although the Yankees are entering this world series in a crippled condition, the Cardinals are not underestimating the Yankee strength. We read a lot about the injured Yanks U. S. FAVORED TO ANNEX SECOND POLO CONTEST| NEW YORK, October 3 (7).—One spectacular triumph in the first game of the series with Argentina for the championship of the Ameri- cas has made a new “big four” out of the American team, slated in pre- serles predictions to go down in de- feat. By winning Saturday’s game by a 7-t0-6 count, the United States be- came the favorite to take the sec- ond match at Meadow Brook today, although it was generally expected that the encounter would be as close and hard-fought as the first. GRIFF INNO HURRY TOPICK A MANAGER Will Handle Affair After At- tending Series—Hopes Yanks Will Win. | “I have no one under consideration | for appointment as manager of my club nor have I received any applications for the position.” That's what President Clark Griffith of the Nationals had to say this mornthg about the naming of a successor to Bucky Harris, recently de- posed as pilot of the Washington base ball club. And the prexy also sald he was in no hurry to select a new manager. “I'll probably wait until the world series is ended. I need a little holiday and hope to find an enjoyable one in attending the games in Yankee Stadium. I'm not going to take that long trip to St.Louis, though. That's too much for me at present.” This matter of mentioning men now on the Nationals’ roster as likely to be considered in the selection of a pilot isn't so pleasing to the club president. He held it may create dissension in the ranks and steadfastly refused to say whether any one of several possibie suc- cessors now named in gossip about YANKEES APPORTION WORLD SERIES POT By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 3.—The Yan- kees today decided what they will do with the money they will receive for the first four games. All the regu- lars including the incapicated Wilcy Moore, Freddy Heimach and Tom Zachary, who joined the cast in mid- season, were voted a full share, as were the two coaches, Arthur Fletcher and Charlie O'Leary. “Doc” Woods, the trainer, and Mark Roth, travel- ing secretary, will get three-quarter shares. Stanley Coveleskie, a pitcher forced into retirement by a failing arm, Al Shealy, a_pitcher who, went away and came back, Rosy Bill Ryan, a pitcher who came in from the minors late in the sason and Harry Matthews, the bullpen catcher, will get half shares. Marty Campbell, a pitcher who went to St. Paul after starting with the champions and Bill Dickey a young catcher, who was recalled from Little Rock, will be cut in for $750 each. The groundkeeper and club house men were voted $1,000 aplece with $800 to Eddie Bennett, the mascot. CITY CLUB FIGHTERS DISPLAY MUCH SKILL Joe Bateman, veteran boxing coach at the City Club, promises to have a scrappy bunch of leather pushers rep- resenting the club when the first team match the season is staged Novem- ber 6 in the club ballroom with either Washington and Lee University or Vir- ginia Poly battlers furnishing the op- position. At least three of the more than two score amateur fighters who engaged in the elimination tourney at the club last night, show unusual promise. Joe Lesser, Leo Coveleski and Joe Tamagni demonstrated that they are about the best amateurs in their respec- tive classes in these parts. Jack de Prata won the 147-pound honors, but only after a hard fight with Rooney Collins. An extra round was necessary to decide the match. Charlie Moran, a veteran, had Hugo Stellabotta groggy in the first round, but the youngster battled through three rounds before losing the decision in the only 112- pound scrap. Results of bouts: TRIALS. 126-pound _class—Frank Olenci ~defeated Richard Sargeant, 1 round, knockout; Joe Tamagni defeated Ken Shrover. 3 rounds to a decision; Chick Lee defeated Edward Wag- ner. 2 rounds, technical knockout. 135-pound class—Leo Coveleski defeated Eddie Boyd, 1 round. t cal knockout: Joe Foley defeated Jean Nasahi. 1 round. : ‘Stewart Bail defeated decision. illiams defeated ol 3 decisign: Jack de Prato defeated Charles Williams. 3 rounds to a decision: Rooney Collins defeaied Venice Alfred. 2 rounds. technical knockout. 160-pound elass—Bill Stanley defeated An- a. 3 rounds (o a decision: Wil- W Howland, 2 during the last month and a half of | A the season, but we also know how they came through one of the toughest Amer- ican League scraps to win their third straight pennant, and their sixth in eight years. Now if this lame club could come back as it did after losing a 131> game | lead, and cut down a team as good | as the Athletics, who had been coming all the time the Yanks were dropping, just put it down that these same Yan-: kees, injured or not, are going to prove | as tough hombreds in this world series as they did during their regular season. Cobyright 1928, by the North American Newspaper Alliance. - BIRMINGHAM STRIVING TO EVEN DIXIE SERIES; BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 3 (#).— Eddie Wells, star left-hander of the Birmingham base ball team and leading pitcher in the Southern League, has been named by. Manager Dobbs to go on the mound this afternoon in an effort to even the post-season series with the Houston club of the Texas League. Although Birmingham's chances for | winning the series suffered as a result | of the three losses in Houston, indica- | tions were that a record attendance would be on hand at Rickwood Fleld. | If Birmingham wins today's game, the deciding contest will be played in Birmingham. SPEAKERS, CORINTHIANS | TO TALK BASKET BALL Tris Speaker and Corinthian basket ball players plan to get an carly start. Speakers will meet tonight at the home of Willlam Virnstein at 7:30 o'clock, and Corinthians gather tomorrow night at | Clure, Capt. Marriest, Licut. SEMI-FINALS. ound Joe Tamagni defeated Olencl, 3 rounds to & decision. class—Leo Coveleski defeated 3 rounds to a decision. FINALS. 118-pound class—Joe Lesser defeated Wil- Ifam_Ashmead. 2 rounds, knockout. 147-pound class—Jack de Prato defeated | y Collins. 4 rounds to a decision. pound class—Leo Coveleski defeated | Joe_Foley, 3 rounds to a_decision. | 126-pound class—Joe Tamagni defeated | Chick Lee. 3 rounds to a decision. 126-) Frank pound Stewart Ball, WAR DEPARTMENT POLO TEAMS WIN AND LOSE| In polo matches yesterday at Fort Myer, War Department teams go‘ an even break. The 3d Cavalry four de-! feated War Whites, 5 to 3, in a four- period game, but War Yellows downed | 16th Field Artillery, 7 to 4, in six| chukkers. Lieut. Noble, Capt. Devine, Lieut. Wofford and Capt. Cunningham repre- sented the 3d Cavalry; Maj. Chaflce, Maj. Patton, Maj. Hoyle and Capt.! town has even a chance to get the job. “Let’s talk about the series,” said the prexy when pressed about the manager- ial appointment. “I hope the Yankees will win. In fact, if their bats are swinging freely I believe they will. They may be crippled and the Cardinals may have three pitchers that take particular delight in working against such clubs as the American League champions, but the three pitchers are not invincible. Batting naturally, the Yankees will make trouble for them.” Bucky Harris, who leaves for the New York end of the series tonight, has as yet made no move toward landing a managerial berth with another club. “I'll wait a few days, then get busy,” he said today. “Of course, I wasn't free to negotiate with #ny other owner until Mr. Griffith made clear his stand and I do not think there is any chance of conducting any negotiations until after | the world series. “I regret having to leave Washington. have many friends here who have een more than kind to me and I am deeply attached to the city. Wherever I go, I assure you Washington will be my Winter home. It's been good to me and I like it.” HUGGINS HAS-A CHANCE T0 TIE MACK'S RECORD By the Assoclated Press. Miller Huggins, with three pennants in a row and a total of six in eight years, tied the record of Connie Mack for number of championships won and has a chance to join a select circle of four managers who have won two world series in a row, as his Yankees routed the Pittsburgh Pirates in four straight games in the last classic. The quartet standing alone now are the late Frank Chance, Chicago Cubs, 1907-08; Connie Mack, Philadelphia | Athletics, 1910-11; Bill Carrigan, Bos- ton Red Sox. 1915-16; John McGraw, New York Giants, 1921-22. CRIPPLED YANKEES REMAIN CHEERFUL |Sherdel and Hoyt Probable Pitchers in First Game of Series Tomorrow. BY HERBERT W. BARKER, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, October 3.—A squad of badly crippled New York Yankees will start the world series with the St. Louis Cardi- nals at the Yankee Stadium tomorrow afternoon. With a more or less definite an- nouncement from Huggins that Earle Combs, injured centerfielder, would see action in the big series only as a pinch runner, if at all, Yankee stock dropped to a new low. The odds most frequent- Iy quoted today favored the Cardinals at 5 to 3. There was little betting, most American League partisans pre- ferring to wait for even longer odds. To some observers it appeared that the Yankees, in reality, are occupying a rather enviablg position and that Bill | McKechnie and’ his healthy Cardinals should be doing all the worrying. In case of defeat, the Yankee alibi is prepared in advance, however uninten- tional upon the part of the reigning world champions. On the other hand, the Cardinals, at full strength, must win and even then may not get the credit due them. Cards Grim and Impatient. Apparently the Cardinals realize it. | In their practice sessions at the Yankee Stadium, where the series opens at 1:30, Eastern standard time, tomorrow, they have had no time for jokes. They gJ about their business in grim earnes., impatient for actual conflict to begin. The Yanks, on the other hand, act as though they have not a care in the world. If Combs and Pennock are out, and Lazzeri, Koenig and Ruth crippled, the American League title holders ap- pear untroubled just the same. The rival managers are reticent as usual as to their pitching selections for the opening game, but they'll cross up lot of expert observers if Waite Huy} does not start for the Yankees an “Wee Willie” Sherdel for the Cardinals, Huggins and McKechnie admit that these two are “naturals” for the first game, but that the final selection will have to wait until game time. If Sherdel pitches for the Card: Ben Paschal will be in centerfield foi the Yanks and “Jumping Joe” Dugan, in all probability, at third. If Mc- Kechnie picks a right-hander, Cedrie Durst will play the outfield and Gene Robertson third base. McKechnie's only line-up change to meet the assorted brands of pitching will be made in righ field. George Harper will play righ{ field against right-handers and Wattie Holm against the southpaws. Under present plans only two catchers will see service, Bengough for the Yanks and Jimmy Wilson for McKechnie's crew. Provided these pitching choices go through, Haines and Pipgras probably will be matched in the second gam at the stadium on Friday, with Alex- ander and Zachary rival moundsmen in the third game at St. Louis on Sun- day. _With Combs out, Huggins will shift his batting order to bring Mark Koeni up to the lead-off position, with Durs or Paschal farther down the line. Despite precautions by the Yankee management, speculators have gottem hold of some of the precious tickets and are peddling a $16.50 series of three games for $50 and up. With all reserved seats gone and 49,000 general admission tickets on sale the day of the game, a crowd of 75,000 or more is expected at the opening game. BLOOMINGTON TWIRLER BOUGHT BY ATHLETICS BLOOMINGTON, Ili, October 3 (). —John Leary, leading pitcher of the Bloomington Club of the Three-Eye League, has been sold to the Philadel- phia Athletics. The purchase price was not an- nounced. What the y say about 1mper'\a\, reland. 21, 1928 Most Styles 510 Wiing tip FLORSHEIMS are very popular this season. They're dressy, yet smartly different. You should have Shafer, War White; Capt. Hasty, Maj. | ‘Woodward, Maj. Crittenberger and Maj. Eager, War Yellows, and Lieut. Mc-! Benson | and Lieut. Smith, 16th Field Artillery. s Rl LITTLE WORLD SERIES TO BE RENEWED TODAY| INDIANAPOLIS, -October 3 (#).— Rested by two days idleness, Rochester and Indianapolis, winners, respectively.l of the pennants in the International League and the American Association, today were cocked to go in the fifth game of the little world series here. The local club had an edge on its Immaculate Conception Hall at 8 o'clock. All Speaker Insect and Corinthian Midget athletes are.asked to atiend these sessions. a pair to wear now. Eastern rival, with two victories and one defeat. Today's game will be the first pl-yi in Indianapolia. 7th & K Man’s Shop 14th at G 3212 14th St.