The Washington times., 1929-10-14
BATTING
STAR Of SERIES

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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "a, - All
you have to do to beat the \ s,
someone remarked in Chicago last
week, is to keep Foxx and SIM
mons from hitting home runs. TIE
speaker admitted that siienCiug
those two 14,inch guns to that tx
tent might be something Of a task.
but he did succeed in convincing a.
lot of people that he was right.
But now that four of me world
series games have been run off,
it can be seen that the AZ mjgat
have struggled along without nome
runs by the Messrs. Fox and Sim
mons. Foxx's homer in the FIRST
game helped q lot, but In the final
analysis it was Bing Miler's slaele
with the bases filled in the ninth
that won the game. tU&N his an
other homer in the second game
this one with two on, and simmons
accounted for two more runs in the
same game with a home rUa, huc
even so, the AS might Well have
done without those letnal blows.
They produced five runs. but ths
score was 9 to S, leavi0g them un-
necessary runs. if you believe IN
sticking to figures.
These two threatening bats
have had a tremendoUS eGfect
on the morale and nerves of the
Chicago machine and have been
an inspiration TO the rest ri the
Athletics, but one mo"e pieces nf
ash has played just = impair
tant a part as they have. We
refer, of course ia th~ ~ =
Jimmy Dykes carries az
tee.
Dykes, normally a good hitter. who
wound this season with a batting
average of $50 shares with Gordon
Cochrane the honor Of LEADING the
AS in hittig Each man has an
average for the series of 500. TO
.412 for Foxx and ouly $50 for
Simmons. Simmons and Foxx have
driven in the most runs, five apiece.
but Dykes isn't far behind. He has
battted in four runs. Haas also has
driven in four tallies. but rhree %
these crossed the plate when Hack
Wilson lost that famous line drive
in the sun on Saturday.
Dykes has put a punch ir the TIL
end of the Philadelphia batting order
that leaves the lineup without
real soft spot excepting the pitcher,
of course. Before the Cubs en-
barked on that world series adven-
ture they thought that Cochra ne,
Simmons and Foxx would ne the
fellows to watch closely. but now
! ftS,I ny,Iy k,N6 tF-k
he handled with kid gloves, especially
in the pinch.
Take the big rally on Saturday.
for example. Simmons led off wit h
a home run when the As were
it looked like just another hit ana
Root OF a shut-out. But then
up Dykes. lie also smack cd out
a hit, sending in F'oxx with the
second run of the inning.
There was a lot more hitting
after that, and finally, after the
Cubs had pulled out three pitchers
and brought in Pat Malone, Dykes
came in for the second time with
the bases filled. The AS had tied
the score and the winning run
was on third base. 1t was M TO
Dykes to do something, and what
he did must. have made some Of
those strong Chicago men weep,
The third baseman OF the A's
waited his chance with Malone
and chose ball he could nut
into Rft field. A left.field hit.
ter when he is hitting nat
urally. he drove that ball on
a line clear out to the stands
and. just over Riggs Stephen.
sons head.
1t was one of the hardest nit
drives of the game and series. aud
though Stephenson leaped ana got
his hands on the ball it was too
tough chance. He couldn't hold 1t
and Simmons and Foxx scampered
home with the winning runs, while
Dykes was credited with a two-bag-
ger.
Every hit in such a rally as the
AS put on is important, but Dykes
smash is entitled to the three star
label. His single was a part of the
early offensive and his two.bagEer /
sent the Cubs fleeing in all direc- |
tionS.
Simmons and Foxx may be the
carhuretor and the generator of this |
Philadelphia motor, but there are A
lot of people swho have come to be-
leve that the machine wouldn't have |
gone far in this world series but for
Dykes, the sparkpluG,