Show I UPSETS FEATURE BASEBAll RACES RAGES Cardinals Gain r Worlds odds odd's Series Title Over K New cw York Yanks NEW YORK FORK Dec ily Dy 9 By NT 1 a It s Service Baseball was WI no ex cx- cx tony to 10 ny other sport In 1926 the year eor being filled with decided Upset r and Washington pick pick- picked ed ad to repeat as pennant winners early fell tell by the tho wayside slid de de- de despite spite a a belated effort In the home homestretch stretch unable to come lh St ut Louts LouIs In Iii the National league was tho ilium prize do dope po of the season Given only nn tin outside chance to 10 finish In front the Car Car- Cardinals dinah came through to glorious victory and then climaxed the tho sea sea- sea nea neaon son on by winning tho th world orld chain cham from the tho Yankees to cop cOli Time New York Americans Americana less lesl considered than tho the Cardinals won worthe th the American pennant boo ho cause at least four climb clubs all 1111 con ger ashington Phil nde ade Ilia lila Detroit and St t Louis J a 1 a II completo reversal fC ot of form winning streaks of nf 16 IC 11 and 8 S games gaines enabled New York to take down the tIme pennant With the tho exception el ot of o those sustained sir tr ks the Yanks played less leas than thai OO ball bali on the season fl 11 rs Hornsby after leading heading the National lea league ue In 11 batting for six consecutive e years earl caw naw AW his hll hope hOle ot of equaling or bettering Cobbs Cobb's rec record ord orl of nine In Iii a 0 row ro shattered when he lie slumped bady at the bat The strain of leaning leading St SI Louis to a National league edly handicapped hi his wor wort at the plate Not ot to mention Babe Ruth Huth In roo no- reviewing viewIng the years year's activities In baseball would ouid make the tho article In lit lit- Incomplete complete The labe Jabe after being counted out by m t ot of the experts at the Ibe dc cit i o 0 of Ilio lie lOll 1325 campaign got wl wise o to himself underwent six sl months of at conditioning and had lia one ono c the Iho best years I t his career While Whilo the season itself was tilled filled with surprises the time real ot of the year yeal as far faras ar as a baseball Is concerned was as on tined to the football season While the col col- col were dol dol- dol their stuff stutt on the tho major 1 I ague mar mar- ate tuero taking all the tho play by eltI ns with many outstanding star stars ot of the thega ga gautie e ot or o Cobb treated created the tIme loudest noise titan then camo calile the retirement of ot Tris Speak Speak- er Cr the passing of EdlIe Collins Colllns the of ot George to b bo be reo re- r as manager of oc the St t roul Loui Bro ns and time the release of Tc JI Fohl Dill Bill McKechnie and Art Fletcher Of Ot the new men appointed to 10 succeed the sev soy major league e manager ers who lost their Jobs the coming of one occasions much comment The Boston Red Sox Sex I made a ten ten-st t-ke t kl ke by luring Dill Bill 11 back Into Inlo the game O after acter ho he hid had be been n out of It for 10 ID years year The element clement of uncertainty con Unu to vcr ver er the Iho baseball situation and there Is no telling what may limay happen before the tho cur cur cur- j run rung up the 1927 1327 sell sea son sott |