The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-09
Chicago Rooters Pull for
So-CaIIed SIuggers to
DO Something
GIVE M CREDIT
Teams Go to PhiIIy After
TOdaY'S Tilt.
BY MERTON t. AKERS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Chicago fan
dom moved out 70 Wrigley field
again today with blood in It's eye,
demanding as rel. button that its
idols. the Chicago Cubs, unlimber
their "murderer's row" bats and de-
feat the Philadelphia Athletics in
the second world series game of 1929.
The 3 to l defeat at the hands
of Howard Ehmke and Connie
Mack's strategy Tuesday ranked
with the followers of the national
game, for they had come to believe
that their north side ball club was
invincible.
Today they swore vengeance, took
extra supplies of throat lozenges to
the park early and prepared to
cheer their favoriteS to victory.
Leave Tonight
On all lips was the hope and
prayer that Rogers Hornsby, Hack
Wilson and Kiki Cuyler would get
back their batting eyes today and
pound out a victory, preferably with
home runs, before the teams leave
tonight for three games in Phila-
delphia.
There was little doubt that an
other 50,740 army of fans would
trickle into the huge green stands
before the umpires groWled out
play ball" at 100 p. m. Another
line OF bleacherites was on hand
early Tuesday night, waiting to get
into the 10000 ST seats that were
thrown open early on a grab-bag
basis.
Long rated over the nation as
rabid and even pugnacious in their
support of the Cubs, Chicago fans
so far have shown nothing but the
greatest respect and appreciation OF
the American League champions
baseball ability. Cheering always
for their heroes, they also dealt out
large measures Of praise today for
Ehmke and his teammates.
Ehmke Cheered
Defeat in the first game was
largely due to the pitching ability
of Ehmke, a last minute choice as
far as the crowd vas concerned
although they knew not what
schemes were Matching under the
silver thatch of Connie Mack these
weeks when it was certain the Ath-
letics would play the Cubs for the
title.
When the lanky, loose-jointed
Ehmke moved down the best httters
in the Cub lineup and set a new
series record of thirteen s~trikeouts,
at first the $4,000 were mute with
establishment. Then as it dawned
upon them that their "murderer's
row" had met its mach, for the
day at least, they screamed ap-
prevail at Ehmke as he shuffled to
the dugout and to the plate. When
Hornsby famed and Wilson fol-
lowed suit, admiration mingled with
disappointment in the noise that
arose from the ring Of humanity.
Free Advice Ceases
Early in the game when it ap-
peared that the Cubs would push
across the winning runs, a great
deal of "bleacher management" was
Forthcoming each time the Cubs
went to bat, but as it got chillier
for the spectators and grayer for
the Cubs prospects. the chatter OF
advice to Joe Mccarthy and William
Wrigley ceased and the cheering
came for Ehmke and Jimmy Foxx,
his teammate who made the only
home run.
All that, however, was past his
tory for those who let their work
go today to indulge in their favorite
pastime. The morning SUI from out
of Lake Michigan brought a
day and new hopes that the Cubs
would bat out one victory and not
keep the city on edge until next
Wednesday when both teams come
here again-if the Athletics don't
get into the American League habit
Of the last two years of winning four