New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

Philadelphia, after wait of 15, years, and with il the chance to slip into a niche in the hall of fame never before occupied.
 If the White Elephants can Com- plete this task, already half accom- plished. of turning the Chicago Cubs back. he will become the first man ager to win four worlds series The crafty Connie won his last 6 years ago, for he was defeated in four straight games in 1914 when the Boston Braves stunned the baseball world by stopping his super team.
 Only one other living man has won baseball's richest prize three times, John J. McGraw of the Giants The late Miller Huggins also led the Yankees to three supreme trlumphs.
 Coming to his home grounds with two game lead in the sixth series in which he has participated, Mir. Mack urged his young men to try hard for the two games needed to reduce the series to the minimum. He has not forgotten the crushing humiliation of 1914 when the As could not win a game from the Braves, a team generally regarded by baseball followers before the big test, as cheap" and lucky"
 With both games played in Chica go credited to the American Leagu- CTS the Athletics faced a great chance to take a place by the Braves and Yankees as the only two teams to utterly rout the opposition in four victories, unmarred by even a tie game.
 Welcome Returning Heroes
 Philadelphia took the returning heroes, and the grand old man at their head into It's arms with a roar of welcome. "Attaboy Connie" was the shout of greeting, enthusiastic although undignified salutation. It seemed that was just the way he felt.
 The Athletics themselves would not listen to suggestions that the series might go along several days. Two days was their maximum con- cession. The law of averages, a statute highly regarded by baseball men everywhere, was against them. The Cubs, although their 26 strike outs in two games did not indicate it. have d good ball club, but they have thus far followed in the foot steps of the faltering Pirates and Cardinals, who could not hold the Yankees in 1927 and 1928.
 Waiting for Victory
 Not since October 10, 1926, almost three years to the day, have National League partisans seen worlds ser les victory. They continue to hope. The worm must turn, they say, and even assurances that he is just the same on the other side fail to dim their faith.
 Connie Mack gained vital psy- chological advantage in the opening game when he sent Howard Ehmke, a pitcher whose name had been mentioned only in whispers. out to pitch and baffle the Cubs hardest hitters.
 In the second contest, the wise old man summoned first one and then another of his regular starting pitchers. in Earnshaw and Grove, and they also brought home the bacon.
 Joe Mccarthy, the Cubs boss, was so impressed by the tactics Of Mack. the man of mystery, he decided to become mysterious on his own ac- count, and today there were only guesses as to the identity Of the Chicago pitcher in the third game.
 Spcculating on Pitchers
 Many of the Cubs thought Sheriff Blake, a fast ball pitcher with al- most perfect control, would get the chore. Others leaned 10 Guy Bush, the tall Mississippian with the big curve, and still others to Charlie Root, the ill-starred starter of the first game, who saw his eXCellently pitched game Crumble about his ears when the precious Jimmy Foxx slammed one of his offerings among the customers in the center field bleachers. They did not want to see that ball at close range and resented its presence in their midst. This one innocent ball spoiled the afternoon for them and for Root Connie Mack had every one but Ehmke available for duty. The tarp7ulin manufaotur- CT from Silver Creek, \ ', needs more than two days between games, Two weeks is closer to his prefer ence.
 Old Jack Quinn, with a slow bau. hook and spi't~r Eubo Walbore, boastng q curve that pops. Eddie RommeL the knucklc beg expert, Bill Shores. tho freshman Of the pitching staff, George Earnshaw and Lefty Grove all arc ir receptIys moods, standing right out in the middle or the baseball storm, waiting for the lightning 10 strike.
 Grove had slightly bruised hand and Earnshaw was q more likely choice for later in the se.ies. With any one but Mack little consideration would be given the youthful shores but old timers recalled that lu Iqi3, after pitching Bender and Flank in the first two games, the Mahout of the herd called on "RUlet Joe" Bush, then q youngster, ill the third game.
 Only about 3S,0OG persons can pay to see the third game Of the series. so for the great majarity of the fans the game today will not be different from the preceding two at Chicago They had to stand or st on 2 soap box in front of q newspaper score board or draw up an easy chair to a radio. The Cubs had their supporters who traveled nearly 1000 miles 10 cheer them on The Chicago fans i came by special trains, hoping to