Show Sherdel May Face Yankee Mound Star World Series Teams Ready Beady for Initial Game Saturday NEW YORK ORK Oct By l-By l By The Associated Press Baseballs Press Baseballs Baseball's bIg spectacle tho the 1926 world series dominated tho the sports ports world today with th the tho St St Louis Louts Nationals National on the of at their fIrst championship struggle opposed bythe by bythe bythe the New Nev York Americans American The series aerIe opens at p m en tomorrow at th the Yankee stadium Speculation Spec as to the outcome outcome appears to bo be about evenly dl vided Supporters of at th the Yan Yankees Tan Yan- kees gaul gain comfort in th the fact that their favorite will wilt have havo havethe havethe the advantage pt pf t experience as they aro are now enterinG upon their fourth world serIes fries But Hut they have havo been crowned world cham cham- champions champions pleas only once one Backers of ot the th Cards cloa their beliefs ot of o a a world title for forSt forSt forSt St Louis Louie about tile tic fighting spirit ot of the players player which carried them to the pinnacle in tn the th National after an uphill battle baltic Contrast of ot the final games ot of the season between th the clubs also Is taken into consideration in il comparison of the teams Shortly after season mid th the New Yorkers had run up an game ll-game te advantage advantage tage on their closest competitors but a 0 slump at the close of at the tho schedule cut the lead load at timeto times to a a margin ot of only on one halt andone-halt And one half games came CAni S CONSISTENT On the other hand band the th Card Card- CardInal Cardinal mali inal exhibited consistency In the tho campaign l n and In the tho final da days weathered repeated challenges St Louis has tasted its iti first championship after 38 SS years veers of waiting and Its followers follower look for fora fora fora a spurt to carry oft off victory in inthe inthe Inthe the ImpendinG classic cla lc While the American league leacu clubs club's rooters look to Babe Dabo Bab Ruth nuth to furnish the batting thrills thrill St Louis also bOAsts a a heavy hitter Rogers nagel's Hornsby the playing manager Som Some Somo Vall Wall street commission commission- commissioners ers have b O the Yankees billed as favorites at six lOix lx to five but oth others oth- oth others ers Cr report even oven money enOne Herb Pennock or Urban Shock Shock- Cr 11 Is likely to receive the call for mound duty for tor th the Yankees Yank to tomorrow to- to tomorrow morrow with eo Willi lIlIe Sherdel She Sher 1 del or or Grover Alexander In the box for tho the Cardinals Commissioner Landis Landl has ha de- de decided de decided that a 0 a resin rc ln ba bag bae shall haR lI be behind the tho pitcher I box during each cach game tame available for tor use us at any time file rhe Th Cardinals Cardinal displayed great creat reat batting lower owr In II a work out yes yes- yesterday yesterday Lester Luter Dell Bell B ll Jim Bottomley and Billy Dilly Southworth crashing out heavy drIves Tho ThoreSt Thorest rc reSt t ot of o the th team hit bit well against the pitching of ot Rhein nhem Alexander Sherdel and Hornby HornsbY burdened with grief over r th the loss of ot his mother re retired re- re retired tired att after r a 11 brief spelt with his team mates male It was its his mothers mother's dying wish that he be remain with the tho club and nd in fulfillment ot of herd her desire h ho he wilt will will stay thrOugh the series The Th Yankees Yankee practice was wa con con- confined con confined fined tined to a work-out work of o the th Infield and warming up pitcherS pitcher The Cardinals ls watched the th Yankees and Incidentally Manager John McGraw of ot the th Giants left the field with his hi arm linked with Hornsby afterwards afterward |