The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.

4 so utterly crammed with
psychology as Is the impending
carnival between the Athletics and
the Cubs. AS it stands today. in all
its perplexing sttractiveness, the
classic fairly bristles with mental
angles and their first cousins, the
ifs" The time was when pre-
series speculation concentrated on
pitching. which managers said
meant so per cent in a joust limited
10 seven games. They also spread
themselves on what they used to
call the old coincidence But the
grand old game has become effete.
and somewhat collegiate, and to-
day men of the old school talk
about psychology without batting
an eye or standing up to bar.
Connie Mack has wrapped himself up in
psychology. He won't let the As practice
In company with the C.s. The Pirates
watched the Yanks work out in 1927, and
We all know what happened to the Cor
sairs, Baseball men in this neck OF the
the statement that they don't remember
the time when the opening game meant so
muFn IN 4 hoFiQ Series Inc UTeL puntH
always has been of paramount importance,
though In recent years it has begun to
lose some of Its strategic value.
n II
IN THE TWENTY FIVE SERIES PLAYED
SINCE THE RED sOX BEAT THE Pr
RATES IN 1903. THE LOSER OF THE
FIRST GAME HAS BEEN THE WINNER
OF THE TITLE ONLY EIGHT TIMES.
AND FOUR OF THOSE sMACKs AT THE
DOPE HAVE COME SINCE THE YANKEES
TURNED ON THE GIANTS IN 1928.
THE mental angle stands out In
4 this years series for two rea-
sors-first, because of the remark
able record made by the Cubs in
their own park, in which the first
two games will be played, next
Tuesday and Wednesday; second,
because of the feeling among a great
many followers of the game that
setback in the opener would be very
serious for a young club like the
Athletics.
There is little doubt that ~ the Cubs.
W
Earnshaw IN the opener they would be-
come powerful favOTites. Regardless of
snsson Sstonnl @S e al tne b 5sgns
candy for the Cubs. And Grove and Wal
berg throw plenty of speed.
n a
Waite Hoyt has an interesting
slant on this series. He says:
When YOU dope a thing like this Ath-
letic-Cub competition. paw no attention to
a thing The series depends a great deal
on individual reactions. and 1t is hard to
tell how the Younger PLAYERS will respond.
Go back to the critical series played by
the two clubs during the year-the series
which meant the lead and then the pen
Judgment.
Elm SO far as the Athletics are con-
cerned. they. did not have a very impress
with the Dennant in their grasp. They
failed. This wear the As have responded TO
every test. But they have done this in a
II HAVE gone out of my way to
l. see the Cubs at every oppor-
tunity, and I know they are quite a
-sall club" said Charley OLeary,
Yankee coach. But don't forget
that the AS have become quite
ball club themselves. 1 am afraid
that we of the Yankees don't give
them enough credit for what they
have accomplished. The AS licked
us. Paste that in your deer"
81 believe that Mack has the pitchers for
this SERIES" Charley went on. Grove
looks a little tired. but he's young and
strong. few DAYS of complete rest is
what the doctor should prescribe for him.
And that Earnshaw-say. he's fast enough
for me. II don't know about FOxx. He's
a kid. But this Simmons-say. watch this
Simmons. They won't get him out Right
handlers stop him? Who said that?"