New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

Mack stood today with an eXpeCtant, confident foot reaching for the top step leading to baseballs most eX- elusive chamber. reserved for man agers who have won four world series.
 To make the occasion all the more noteworthy, elaborate preparations were made to have the President and Mrs Hoover, with members of the official family join the hometown crowd of 3o,o00 hopeful of being able to cheer the triumph of the house of Mack. The presidents de- cision 10 see the fifth and possibly deciding game came unexpectedly. It marked the first visit Of q chief executive to Philadelphia for a world series contest since Woodrow Wilson saw the Red SoX defeat the Phillies in 1915.
 The lean, taciturn manager of the Athletics, who never made q hit or a catch in a world series but has played a leading part in six, can walk straight into the games inner sanctum if his "boys" do right by him today. One more victory and the As are fin" with the Cubs "out" all washed up and nothing to do in 8 baseball way until next spring.
 Gloom Envclopcd Bench
 At o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the sun shining everywhere in Philadelphia but on the Athletics bench at Shibe park, where gloom enveloped Mack and his players he could not reasonably have expected to be within game of his greatest triumph Monday.
 Thirty minutes later is was differ ent. Ten runs, manufactured from the fibre of ten hits, on some of which the beaming sun was given an assist. changed the complexion of the game. The events of that loaded half hour, strange happenings on a baseball field even to the veteran leader, changed Mack from a grim. determined, but never say die fight CT to a benefcent, elderly man with warm spot in his heart for every one in the world. He had seen his
 
 Cubs Are Desperate
 The Cubs, forced to stand and see game wrested from them when it seemed safe beyond recall, were des- perate today, determined that the men of Mack would not be permit ted to gain their ultimate objective without a struggle.
 In the fifth game of a series, which had been Q pitchers battle ground until the fourth contest brought q big explosion tearing the top away from all calculations and leaving the record book. reeling groggy and all but helpless. any thing was expected to transpire.
 In this game, which carried the verdict of fourth laurel wreath for the house of McGllicuddy, or postponed the decision to another day and another place, pitchers with high hard ones" seemed likely to dig in for the great battle.
 Fighting for a breathing spell and a respite which would take them back to their familiar home grounds for sixth. and perhaps q seventh game the Cubs rallied behind broad shouldered Pat Malone, who stands on his native heath when he pitches in Philadelphia. Malone, a native ot Altoona, believes in speed and more speed.
 Two Expert Pitchers
 To meet the challenge of Malone Mack had two expert rifemcn. Left, Grove ard George Earnshaw. Pre- game reasoning gave Grove the call The string bean southpaw iron Maryland seemed entitled to chance to start a world series gam, if ever q pitcher had won the right Twice he rushed in to act heroi rescue roles. In Chicago he stop ped the Cubs in their paralyze, tracks when they had solved tn delivery of his colleague, Earnshaw the pride of Swarthmore.
 At home, in the fourth game h w~nt to the mound when Jacl Quinn, Rubo Walborg and I.ddi Rommel had tried in vain 10 checl the advance of tho visitors. So yvol did h" do his work that the spars lead his m"tos had accumulate, while he was bling his strong. Icf arm was not even threatened bv gesture.
 Earnshaw, on the other hand. ha, two chances and performed crcdita bly, in each, although in neither wa he so brilliant as his left handle confrere. H. lost the third gam when he was more sinnad agains than sinning. but ha did not escap entire responsibility. An error Inf him in q deep hole, but q part Of tn cavity he dug himself ny passing hi rival pitcher batsman who proh ably will hit his weight although h Is of slim physique.
 The task of the Cubs was th more difficult as tn" zero hollr an preached. The National lcugucrs. fighting, snarljn% group could orl win the championship by Erabbin three straight decisions q. not i'm possible but exceedingly difficult q, signment. They had the satisfac tlon of knowing that others hay done it. A victory today, they fig ured, would at least give them toe hold and Q return 10 the west where they know and understan the sun and it's pranks.
 Hack Wilson the Coat
 Hack Wilson, hero and goat il one, welcomed a chance 10 show hi friends and n"ighbors from Lripor VIll" Pa, that he can field as vel as hit The stoc},y center fielder playing th" part Of an Ahou Bon Al hem at bat, made a mess Of two fl balls in the sizzling seventh Sa'ur da,' when h" failed in an effort | outGlarc the later afternoon sun. II made q hair-raising catch earlier il the game but then he had hi loo1, .a .l,,- r.,,x rraa1. e..;.lI ,l