The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-15
Fox, Haas, Grove, Dykes, Coch-
rane, Simmons, Miller
Considered
EHMKE'S EXHIBITION GREAT
Hack Wilson Both Hero and
Coat, While Hornsby Was
Eating Bust
BY ALAN !. GOULD

Phila iclphia. Oct. Is. Up Tho
task Of picking the hero Of the 1929
worlds series seemed today as diff
cult as it was trying to guess Connie
Mack's starting pitcher.
There was ono heroic figure after
another down through tho lineup Of
the triumphant Philadelphia Attn
le.ics. The three perhaps that stood
out most conspicuously. aftefananaly-
sis OF the five games. were Jimmy
Fox. young first sacker, his bat
| mighty III three Of the four victories
George Mule, Haas, whose freak home
run was 2 crucial blow III the his
toric luck. seventh OF the fourth
game and his second. man-sized
homer. the tying factcr in the final
contest; and Robert Moses Lefty
Grove. whose southpaw speed saved
i.tHO games and al ready for a third,
only to have the distinction go to
George tRubc) Walberg, another
portsider.
There was. also. the chunky figure
Of Jimmy Dykes, with the highest
batting mark OF my Of his team
mates: Mickey C%ochrane. who caught
every game with marvellous skill: Al
Simmons. the great left fielder. po-
tent in both critical rallies of the
last two games. and last. but not
least. Edmund 'Bing, Miller, veteran
right-fielder. who knocked In the de-
Gliding runs in the first game and the
winning run With a $4,000 blow In
the last.
Grove. Ehmkc Good
Grove unquestionably would have
been tho outstanding hero had he
been delegated to relieve Howard
Ehmkc in the last game and succeed
ed as Walberg did. Ehmke's first
game heroics were not repeated, or he
might also have been the main bidde,
for the laurel wreath.
Perhaps, after all. Connie Mack was
the real hero. for it was mostly fol
him that all these agile boys" as he
calls them, were outdoing themselves
The hero Of the Cubs. from a pitch.
ing angie. was Guy Bush. the only
winner and therefore the only candi-
date for the honor. Otherwise theil
greatest figure was pudgy Hack Viii
son. mightiest Of a Cub clouting ar.
ray that otherwise failed to live uT
to its reputation. Wilson led botf
teams at bat with All. Yet Hacf
also was q goat for it was his dis.
NAL performance in losing fly ball.
III the sun Saturday that contributed
! largely to tho AS startling comeback
Charley Grimm, clever first baseman
played brilliantly throughout the sc
ries and also hit hard. The battins
bust was Rogers IIornsby. thu
seven time Rajah OF the Nationa
League hitters. who struck out eigh
times to lead the list of CUB strikcou
victims. The fielding goat asid'
from Wilson was Shortstop Elwoo<
English. with four errors. some o
which he redeemed with a great cxhi
bition in the last game.
The summary Of outstanding fca
lures of the five games:
Won by Athletics, 3 to I. with How
ard Ehmke'S slow curves puzzlin'
Cubs, producing Is s:rikeout victim
for a new worlds series record
Hornsby. Wilson and Cuylcr cacl
struck out twice. Jimmy Foxx's hom'
run into centerficld bird cage bleach
ers." Only run off Charley Root, VIII
allowed three hits In Z innings, bu
AS scored two more III ninth off Gu,
Rush on Millcr's single after two er
rors in row by Elwood English. Gu
shortstop. Jimmy Dykes furnishc
fielding feature with diving catch Q
Etephenson's drive in fourth.
Second game:
Won by Athletics. 8 to 3. Pat Ma
lone being knocked out Of box 1
fourth inning after yielding six rum
Foxx's second homer Of series. Cub
used four pitchers. Blake. Carlson
and Nehf following Malone. Grimm
furnished fielding feature With one
hand falling stab OF wide throw b
English to get Foxx on first. Wilson
Foxx. and Dykes got three hits eacl
Third game:
Won by Cubs, 3 to /. one FIN
pitching BY Guy Bush, who got out {