Show Cards Expect To Take Title Again am Alexander Tells of Race For Bunting Hopes to Trim Rivals PHILADELPHIA Aug 24 By By The TheA I. I Associated A Press The The St. St Louis Cardinals are not out of the National league pennant race race NOT NOT if t Grover Gro Cleveland Cleve and Alexander star Cardinal hurler and hero of the last wt worlds world's series knows his baseball Here with the world champions champion for fora a series with the lowly Phillies Alex Alex- Alexander Alexander Alexander ander the Great unburdened himself concerning his teams team's chances to w lead the Cubs or the Pirates to the flag Dont count us out yet et said Alex The Cubs are out in front now but we arc right after them That triple lh Ct acte back set C k in Boston l last week e certain certain- certainly ly did them no good You know Its It's a funny thing about a ball club An apparently minor loss forgotten by bythe bythe the fans the day after may be the turning point in the race with the club itself Take the first game of the double- double doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader header that the Cubs tossed away to the Braves Brave that 6 to 5 defeat after the Cubs went Into the frame leading by three runs and with their ace Root on the hill The Braves pounded out a win And dont don't think that hurt a machine Carlson lost a game ame in Brooklyn much the same way when he stepped into the th box with a comfortable lead in the eighth only to lose out Such defeats for lor a club of the Cubs' Cubs type may mean disaster r when they find that other clubs from the rear can come from behind and beat brat them they will lose their cocksureness and cocksureness and then look loch out for the toboggan We have ha nine games to play with the Cubs six of them on our own grounds and the Cubs have not won wona a n. game in St. St Louis this year Injuries to OFarrell Oi Southworth Frisch and Blades have handicapped us liS or we would have stepped stepp d away from the field long ago But when we return to St St. Louis Just watch our smoke How do I feel Why I feel great and ready and will will- willing willing willing ing to step s p into the box bo any time |