The Washington times., 1929-10-12
VAN SLAIN BY COP WAS TO GO TO NEW JOB in N Y. TODl
CUBS PIN HOPES
FOR TIE CAME
ON ROOT
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quietly confident. had a choice u
three men, Jack Quinn, Lefty
Grove and RUDE Walberg, with the
comforting assurance that they
couldn't 60 far wrong with any
of them.
May Bring Out Crowd
The game. too, was expected to
than yesterdays Philadelphia pre-
miere, for the town evidently had
assumed that the Cubs were in
there only because the rules de-
manded q minimum Of four games
and that they, the cltiZenry, could
get more action by going home
early and watching some brave
neighbor beat his wife and children.
The latter might have proved that
they could win that ball game, but,
mathematically 1t will be quite an
other matter to prove that they can
win three more in the four re-
manning attempts.
But nothing was beyond the
bounds after the chances the Ath-
letics blew yesterday. In fact, there
was no denying that a ball club
that can lose behind the kind of
pitching Earnshaw gave it can lose
again In the none too distant fu-
ture, As they waved a futile stick
at Bush in the pinches, they looked
strangely like the Cubs had looked
in Chicago.
There was less than $4,000 paid
admissions at Shibe Park yester-
day, one of the smallest world series
crowds of the last ten years. Now
that it has been discovered that the
world series is contest and not
pursuit race, they may come closer
to selling the place out today.
When the new day dawned. the
sky was slightly overcast and
chill wind asked very inquiring ques-
tions of a mans coat collar, particu-
larly the coat collars of those who
waited, according to custom. for the
opening of the general admission
portals. The forecast, however. was
for another favorite day.
Odds On Athletics
The odds, of course, had receded
| like a toothless gum, but still favored
| the Athletics at a price of to ).
This should have been to l re-
| gardless of the Cub victory yester-
| day.
If they get that way again to-
day, then we will have what we
confidently believed we had in the
first place, a series. The count
then will be tied at 2.all and the
event will be destined for another
showing in Chicago. where any
thing can happen and many things
do.
If anything, Joe McCarthy's lack
| of alternative in the naming of
his pitcher was tactical advan-
tage. Lacking Connie Mack's
wealth of candidates, Joseph could
afford to stake his all on Root with
an easy conscience. He had no.
body else anad was glad OF it. At
that, Root is fine pitcher.
Guessing on Connie
Connie says he doesn't make his
selection until Is minutes before
game time, but this is overcome
by the fact that so many people
are willing to make it for him.
| 1t was held this morning that
Connie should not pitch Grove be-
cause q defeat of his ace at this
time would be psychological disaster.
On the other hand, failure to start
Grove today would mean that four
games of the series had been played
| with this bellwether Of the staff
| picthing less than five innings. If
the world was conducted on that
basis, man would wear his best suit
! to work and his overalls on Sunday.
However, this bird Quinn had
been lowering in the background
overlong, too, and might be due for
an airing, nobody frankly knew
what was coming. 1t even was
said that Walberg was a sound
| possibility to start the game.
| But baseball Is that way. One
club wins two ball games and it is
decided that four, in all, will be
enough to decide the issue. Then
the other outfit wins o game and
not only Is the former discussed as
a losing venture but its choice Of
pitchers becomes an absolute stale
| mate.
There is one slogan universal to
baseball and has been since the
world was middle aged, namely,
always approve of the winner. 1t
is desire to do this that is
keeping the boys so occupied far
into the night.