Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-09
MACK'S STRATEGY
GAVE HIM OPENER
Moriarity Also Has Bouquets
for Superb Catching Of
Mickey Cochrane.
BY GEORGE MORIARTY,
Big League Umpire.

Big League Umpire.
- HIcAGo. october s.-Howard
Ehmke pitched the greatest
game of his somewhat check
~ cred career yesterday when he
set the Cubs down in MASTER
full fashion from the tap Of the bell.
The score was to l.
But Connie Mack's great wisdom was
reflected from the very first inning
when Ehmkes undressing brand OF
hurting plainly demonstrated that the
Cubs heaviest sluggers would face a
difficult task in trying to solve his
peculiar delivery. The final result gave
Ehmke the record for strike outs IN
world series with 10.
This magnificent feat was not estab-
blished until he waved his magic wand
on Tolson, pinch hitter, who was
the last man to face him. The count
tapered down to two and three when
Ehrnke shot past his weird, subway
curve ball which Tolson futilely
waved at.
The big right hander met his. first
predicament in the third inning, with
Mcmillan and English resting COM
fortably on third and second. He struck
out Hornsby with the skill Of master
and followed this feat by striking out
Wilson on three pitched balls.
his teammates from that period on.
Again Mack's daring in pitching him
was revealed when he struck out Eng
lish, Hornsby and Wilson in the sixth
frame.
The Philadelphia manager elected
Ehmke to pitch chiefly to meet the
condition at Wrigley Field. which gives
an advantage to a right-hander who
throws the ball from the background OF
the center-field crowd.
He firmly Sidetracked the two great
est stars Of his staff, Earnshaw and
Grove, to prove to the world that he
was right in his deductions.
Mack Was Daring.
AS a matter Of pure unadulterated
farsightednesS and daring, cannot re-
call any circumstance OF managerial
generalship in a Fall classic that equals
It. It is a plain indication that the
leader of the Athletics has shaped
Ehmke for the destiny Of the iron man
Of the series.
Nor does Ehmke's marvellous pitching
leave Charley Root completely over.
Swallowed The Cubs curve-ball artist
worked fast, was cool and careful ana
demonstrated Joe McCarthys faith IN
him throughout his seven full innings
on the mound, during which time he
allowed LNTcc IubS.
woody" English was the unfortu-
nate player in the proceedings when
he messed up two chances that by per-
feet handling would have resulted in
double plays. A perfect performance
would have eliminated the 2-run
margin made by the Athletics In the
ninth.
Jimmy Foxx slashed home run into
the corner of the center-leld bleachers
in the seventh frame. That was the
first score of the contest and seemed
big enough to win, but the Athletics
needed their 2-run rally in the ninth
to put the game on ice.
The big break of the game happened
in the seventh inning when Pilot Joe
Mccarthy essayed to take the first
gambling chance of the series. After
Grimm had sacrificed Cuyler and
Stephenson to third and second base,
Mccarthy sent Heathcote to pinch mt
for Catcher Taylor. That Is where the
tide turned against the Cubs and
sprayed the Athletics with good for
Heathcote sent a short ny to Sim
mons in left field It was far too
meager q swat to allow Cuyler to make
the plate. Hartnett then fitted into
the role Of pipch batter for Root and
struck out to end the inning. Thus
IldQ JUC NACSaLtAy tNACh q HSNueAANA
gamble and lost.
All Simmons and Hack Wilson shared
honors in making spectacular catches.
In the Cubs fifth Taylor banged long
hard fly to a spot where the left field
bleachers converge with the foul line,
and Simmons. gracefully, palmed 1t in
back-handed fashion. Wilson countered
for the plaudits by completing run
ming headfirst sliding catch OF Sim
mons smashing liner In the seventh.
p Jimmy Dykes also made magnin-
cent one-handed stab of Stephensons
lusty drive in the fourth frame. The
catches by Simmons and Dykes Kept
Ehmke out of possible trouble, ana
were good breaks.
Mickey Cochrane never caught better
at any time in his career. He handed
Ehmke like q master, and signaled for
his mates dominating undermined
curve with keen precision. Cochrane
also nailed Grimm, the only Cub who
attempted to steal.
It was a great game, and the con-
clusion again brings me back to Connie
Mack. He performed only minimum
Of score-card waving to play his out
fielders for expected drives from the
Cubs artillery.
1t appeared TO me Connie Mack s
labor had been brilliantly accomplished
even before the game began. 1t was
that stroke of genius that prompted
him to select Ehmke as chief democrat
izer of the powerful Cub machine. Then
Connie sat back rnodestly, like d great
diplomat, to watch his daring plan ma
terialize. .-, ..-.-
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