New Britain herald., 1929-10-09

sloWcst slow balls in baseball, the Athletics will leave tonight for Phil adelphia with no worse than an even break in the first two games of the world series, come what may in the second game today.
 Ehmke's spectacular 3 to ! victory over the Chicago Cubs in the open ing game will take high rank with sensational performances over the long stretch of world series history.
 Thrice in serious trouble. the na- tive New Yorker. who is now in bus mess in Philadelphia in the summer and Detroit in the winter. hitchcd up his trousers and pitched just little slower each time until danger no longer threatened.
 With no lack of confidence in his support, the pitcher managed to dis pose of 3 of the hard hitting Cubs without assistance from anyone but his catcher The bakers 13 strike outs set q new record, bettering Ed Walsh's performance in the 1928 world series when the White SoX pitcher forced 12 Cubs of another generation to miss third strikes.
 Close mouthed to the last, Connie Mack crossed S9 per cent of the crowd when he sent Ehmke out to pitch the opening game. The vetcr- an mentor of the As had announced he would keep the identity of his starting pitcher a deep, dark secret until the last minute. It was more than a secret. it was d mystery.
 Big George Earnshaw, the speedy Bob Grove and the veteran Jack Quinn were to the front in the pre- game speculation, with only a scat tering thought here and there that Ehmke might get the assignment. Ehmke had pitched only two com plete games during the season and his innings of work in the cham pion- ship campaign totaled only 25. His appearances on the mound had been few and far between and he was not even asked to accompany the team on its last invasion of the west.
 Now that it can be told, it is learned that there was method in 
 were entertaining the Cubs about that time and while his play mates were away from home. Ehml;e was watching the Cubs in action at Baker ].
 When the As returned home, he was ready with his report of what he had seen across the way. "Can l.. derst ood to have asked the pitcher s"cs}t. T can" was the reply. You will" was his managers decision And that is just what the man did who is called broken arm pitcher" by other players.
 Charlie Ecot, the losing pitcher, left the game to makn room for a hitless pinch hitter wita only one run and three his scored against him in seven innings. the lone counter being a towering drive into the center field bleachcrs from the bat Of Jimmy Foxx.
 In contrast to Ehmkc's slow. tantali2ing sile arm curves. with lees than half a dozen fast balls mixed in for the sake Of variety. Root depended on q fast ball and a fast curve. Guy Bush. the other Cub pitcher. allowed three hits and two runs, but the runs were not earned, being made possible by two successive errors by EIwood English, Chicago shortstop.
 Exactly 5o,74o spectators paid to See Ehmke stop Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson in their tracks, neither of the Cub sluggcrs getting 10 base. Wilson made the best bid, crashing a line drive into Ehmk"'s side in the ninth with such force that il knock ed the pitcher 10 the ground and produced an ugly hruisr Ehmko. however, took only q short count and was strong at the closing bell He capped his performance by tanning Charlie Tolson for the last out with the tying run on base
 It is not vital but Gordon CocI- fane made another world series rec ord when he was credited with 14 putouts in the opening game.
 After MT. Mack crossed the talent so thoroughly in his first 1itching choice. speculation as 10 his uomfn ation was somewhat slhduod There was tendency, however. 10 believe that George Earnshaw, hIs rugged right handed ace would be gsm- moned with another Co0rgo fb, left handed RUbc Walberg ready to lend first aid if necessary. Lefty Grove was pit hing furiously in ,ha "buU pen when the first game ended and will rest today. A school of thog~h4 favored selection Of old Jack Quinn for today on the theory that the tall tactician might wish 10 slow ball the Cubs to extinction while they were ir the mood, but a majority thought Mack would switch from tho hesi- tation stuff to speed
 Pat Malone, the strlkeout king or the National league, seemed virtual ly certain 10 talk" lip the burden for the Cubs, with Hal Carlson. cool. calculating person ia reserve.
 1mmcdiatcly after the game. tho players, umpircs and camp followers will leave for Phila !olptia 10 rc- sumc play in the east Friday.
 Probable linoups today.
 Athletics rub~ Bishop. 2b Gb. McMiIl.n Haas Cf ss. English cochranc, 2h, Hornsby simmons. If cf, Wilson FoXX. 1h If, Cuylor Miller. If IT. Stephenson Dykes @b Ib. Grimm Bolry, SIS C.. Taylor Larnsna", ? D, Malone or Quinn or Carlson
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