Show Batting Slump May Cost Yankees Honors Evans Gives Data On Baseball Clash Cardinals Will Triumph If New Yorkers Fail to Come Out of Hitting Slump Came Down Final Stretch in Reverse Pitching Staffs Are Stand Off fly Ity n DILLY BILLY NS E 7 JEW YORK YOlK Oct lt If-lt 1 If th tho Newl New NewYork NewL NEW L York Americans Americana or to L bave v a 11 chance chanc o ot of beating th the St S1 Lout Louis Cardinals In the world orld series aeries the Yankee must do a D right richt about face quickly The Tho Yanks Y literally staggered under the wire as if the th American league eue pennant winner For perhaps six week weeks the club has been running In low gear Down the homo home horn stretch It was wa In reverie revere most mot ot of the tho time tim Playing in season lid form the style of ot game that th t enabled the Yankees to 10 pile up winning ot of 16 and 11 games I would ure fig fig- fig them theom to defeat the best belt the National could offer octer WhEN WilEN FAIL IL Should tho club chub continuo continue It Its lis Sep September Sep Sep- September September form In the world series it would not present the formidable opposition It Is li really capable of ot The week weak showing shovIng the Yankees have hn-e made ulo In the home stretch can on lc he charged to one thing thing-a tiling a terrific b batting slump It If there Is la one on thing thine tho the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York club can do It Is hit the ball That has been Its ace ac In tho the hole In one of at o the most cam cam- campaigns campaigne waged In the tb AmerIcan league In yearl year Rated a joke jok team by a majority ot of the experts In the the Yankees were ere v er a away ay to a D good start The club received better pitChing than It expected This Thi help plus a punch at bat won th i pennant and provided provI led on one ot of th the greatest form up upsets ct In years year Then late In August th the batting of ot the Yankees dropped power away aay to a whisper Th The pitching fell feU ot oft off a trifle This naturally was followed by b a C 0 decline In the morale ot of th the club So that In th the final stages of ot th the race the Yankees suffered many unpleasant after after- afternoons afternoons The rho strain train ot of the pennant race removed l will It make a In the tho spirIt and amI ml play of ot the New NewYork York club I am nm Inclined to think I will The Th Yankee Yanke club has bas pos Poe possibilities pos possibilities hen V It Is hitting It Is Isone Isone Ison that over over- overwhelms overwhelm overwhelms one ot of those tho o teams whelms whelm you PLAY Y On One ct Cf the th games In the final series with th the Chicago White Whit Sox best explains what I mean After close losing a double header by scores In which a timely bit hit or two would hav have meant a 11 couple o of back tho victories the Yanks came next day and slaughtered Chicago 14 14 0 0 Every club Is li naturally at Its best when In a batting mood but no team more mor so than the th Tan Yan Yan- Yan Yankees In that do- do department de department strength lees kees kee since Is the outstanding tea tea- feature fea feature ture of ot the club medium with There tl lot i no happy the ho Yankees The club Is eIther great or just lust mediocre The Th 1926 1925 clash between between New NewYork NewYork newYork York and St Louis strikes me as asa asa asa meeting between two good rood but a not great creat ball clubs As a 11 matter mattero great creat ball clubs are ar the ot o fact tact exception In th the tho major leagues IC BUC these days das The C icaco White Sox ol ot 1919 19 would have hav won the American league pennant by at least a dozen this year was the tho remark gaInes one of ot the Yanke Yankee stars tars made nAdO tome to tome tome me after th rac race raco was definitely d decided St The st Louis Loul Cardinals is a ayoung ayoung young club t that at should Improve throughout the sea sea- sea season It has played son eon as aa a It If inspired and has haa shown the greatest ot of courage under terrific ter ter- ter rifle fire no non PROVES STUFF Rogers Hornby by has hall proved him him- himself himself him 1 highly competent man manager ger self k II to his I-fe I has shown the way players player He lIe has dono everything he asks them to do Al AI A a result caUlt the Cardinals Cardinal have hava the tho th spirit and the harmony that makes for tor SUC Bue uc 0 cess Ce Infield bet better bet bet- I 1 rate Tale the St Louis I both ot- ot of ter tItan than the Yankees Yankee on tense and defense C although h the margin ln Is not wide I would the glie the edge to the lie Yankee outfield over the Ordinal Cardinals by about theuma the ratio anie me Dob Bob OFarrell having on one ot of his hi but best t y year rs back baek of th the bat throWs the tho margin marBin ln to the th Cardinals as aa to the tho catchers The Th veterans hank Hanle of ot the Yanks isU I th e most dependable however and in a snort series aeries at the top ot of o his game ame would more than hold up his end the tho sea sen- work sen-work Pat Colllns ns Is showing work during the first halt hatt ot of o tile the would be a 0 most valuable asset allUt to the th Yanks Tank Pat went stale the reached has never ne quite spring form that won him the tho place or of string first catcher Th The pitching is about a stand oft stand stand- otto oft The Yankee staff stat Is II a vet veteran vet vet- veteran veteran shows show form eran on one and at times that tat Is unbeatable In Herb Pennock it ha has hIlS the best southpaw In the American league and Dutch Reuther Is s SUIt still a Iu lh frail Pen Pen- m go nock was not so effective during the tho final Unal month of ot play The strain train had told on his none non too strong physique Pennock Is a ft mone money pitcher Tic ne has great courage The rest rc re t prior to the world series hould help hiI game Walt Waite Hoyt when he be sticks stick to hits his fast ball no pitcher In the American league has a a better one should trouble the tho Cards When Hoyt slow slows slow up and ho has bas ha a fond fond- nose for tor that stylo style of ot pitching hell hes not so effective Ii Urban Uri an Shocker with hi his spitball and baffling change chance ot of pace Is al always al- al always always ways troublesome and when wIlen the v ran Bob Dob Shawkey and Sam Tons have one of ot their good days b y ar are tough to beat The great creat Alexander alway at 1111 iii best In the tho pinch Flint ithem It a big bit winner all season Jesse who has a 0 great fast tast ball balland and Vie Vic Keen will probably make makeup up Horn by choice selection or of right handers Sherdel and no will fill do the th southpaw stuff Unquestionably the tho two teams team arc aro very evenly matched as aj U Li usually lI the lie case in every ery world worM sc- sc rice riel At it the finish the 1 lY of tho lie Cardinals as smoother moodier than Ihan that t of the Yanks The league pennant nt n Inner played its lis poorest ball In September It if the Yankees show a reversal ot of form torm hit as they can and play the tho ball thy they are capable of ot they should rule rulo about a C-C C G- G favorite over the Cardinals It If tho the club continues In the th slump that overtook it In September and offers no greater creator offense than It did during the tho final Invasion ot of the west Cardinals would bo be b fa favorite to win vin Can the th Yanks do a right about face That remains to b be seen lIeen |