The Washington times., 1929-10-12
CUBS ACES
; ARE HAPPY
TODAY
BY Bob Thayer

PHILADELPHIA, Oct IL
Players who started out as
goats in the 1929 world series
may yet develop into out
standing heroes. This was the
feeling around the lair of Joe
McCarthy's Chicago Cubs to-
day.
When Rogers Hornsby and Hazen
Cuyler delivered the blue ribbon
base pokes tn7t accounted for their
teams three runs in the sixth inning
yesterday they not only got the
fans off their respective neCks hut
also won the first game of the
current series for their club three
to one.
Hornsbv who has philosophically
accepted the jeers and cat-Calls in
his direction thus far. was highly
buoyant after the game and ad-
mitted as much.
Il never got more Of a thrill in
my life than when kiki and my
self came through" he explained In
the locker room while rubbing him
self down after a shower. Ihose
socks meant something and took
some of the sting out of those six
strikeouts that the Athletic pitchers
had marked up against me.
'T've seen lots of eases where
veteran players got away to a
bad start only to come back
and make good when their hits
meant something and, if L do
saw it, Cuyler and myself are
generally pretty tough custom
ers i'm the pinches."
There was no trace of conceit in
this simple statement by Joe Nc
Carthy's great second baseman:
Rather it was an expression OIL
confidence, something that WINS
ball games when everything else
fails.
Going still more into detail the
.Raiah nointed out the whirlwind
manner in which Max Carey. former
star outfielder of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, came back after dis ap'
pointing start against the Wash
ington Griffmen in 1928.
"When Washington had 5-to-l
strangle hold on the series, the
newspaper boys were writing up
Carey as a flop" he explained. Yet
when the BUGS fooled everybody ana
won the next three games 1t was
Max who was the big noise.
"There's two things that baseball
has taught me. One is to never
count a ball club out of the running
and the other is that it is foolish to
underrate the other fellow
Hack Wilson, who started the
series in low gear, has already
flashed his comeback and until
checked i'm the sixth inning yes
terday when Bishop gathered in
his hot shot, he had smacked
himself off five straight base
knocks, including triple.
He started his knocking spree in
the second game at Chicago Wednes-
dav when he slammed out three con-
secutive singles after walking twice.
He had tripled in the second and
singled in the fourth before George
EarnshS~ finally stopped him yes
terday.
Even Woody English, youthful
Bruin shOrtstop. who has already
been charged with four hobbies, may
find himself and come back with a
rush over night. Baseball is a funny
old game and has a queer way OF
giving its principals opportunities
to redeem themselves.
Impressed by yesterdays downfall
before the rejuVenated Cubs, who
brought a world series victory to the
National League for the first time
since 1926, Connie Mack today is
expected to name Lefty Grove, his
ace sidewinder for hill top duty.
Grove, who checked the Chicago
ans cold in relief appearance
Wednesday, has had plenty of rest
and is personally eager to get his
shot.
Charlie Root. Joe McCarthy's
fine right handler who gave
Howard Ehmke a rOusing battle
for seven innings on opening
day, has been polished to shoot
for the visitors and will be out
to tie up the series at two adj.
Should Root follow through with
a performance as commendable as
that of Guy Bush yesterday, the
scenery will unquestionably shift to
the Windy City for the deciding
series will likely wind up here Mon
day.
Although the stadium appeared
packed to the hilt the limited seat.
ing capacity at Shibe Park yester-
day cut down the official atten-
dance to 29,921.
Settling down to some honest
to-goodness baseball the rival fac
tions put short battle until the
across.
sixth when three runners tripped
acros.
And speaking of thrills, how about
Dykes, apparently successful steal
of home in the second? That is
before third called strike on Earn
shaw spoiled what seemed to be
a clean cut swipe, and retired the
side
FRANK GOTCH'S SON
The son of Frank Gotch. former
wrestling champion, is now 10 years
old, and, possessing some of the