But. so was Tuesday, when th-- v
had to stand before the slants of,
Haines. And that was odd. too. F»» r 1
the American League Is full of fas' ;
ball pitchers, to which class Haines j
belongs. And. according to men who j
have performed in both circuits, the [
American League fast ball hurlers are ;
superior to hii’-'-e's of this type iu the ;
senior organization.
Ate Out of Haines’ Hand.
The Yanks had faced many- fine fast- !
ball artists while they were stagger- j
ing to the American League perm apt.
yet this Haines had them eating out
of his hand. And should they fail
to subdue Alexander in this sixth
game of the series they might not
find the going so good in a seventh
contest.
Although they had absorbed luv
defeats in a row and were to go into ;
the sixth game with a realization ;
that they htid to cop or else lose th •
series, these Cards seem' d to be ready
for a continuation of the drive toward j
an honor that St. Louisians have 1
dreamed of for years.
They' felt that they had the tie?, j
ter pitching for the finale, figuring I
that in Herb Pennoek the Yankees ;
had shot their big gun.
While none of the other New York
hurlers available as underestimated
by' Rogers Hornsby and his cohorts,
they were rather confident that with
the stellar southpaw of the Yankee
staff out of the way their path to
the championship of the world was
not going to be so rocky.
They- may have sized tip the situ
ation well, but—they had to g-n fiv
today, and it was likely to be a big
day to get by.
