Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

Furthermore, the Cubs appear
to have reached the stage where
they are ready to take fine flop
into bliSSful dreamland, Just as
the Pirates and the Cards did in
the series Of the last two years.
Only the greatest form reversal
ever in the history Of base balls
annual classic could put the Cubs
across now.
Rommel or Quinn May Pitch.
With two wins tucked away, Connie
Mack can gamble In selecting his
pitcher for tomorrow's engagement that
will open the stand of the AS against
the Cubs in Philadelphia. Rumor has
it that Mack will send to the firing line
either the knuckle- halling Ed Rommei
or the spit-balling Jack Quinn. It's
isn't given to telling what he intends to
do so far as slabmen are concerned.
Nevertheless, 1t Is expected the vener-
able leader Of the Athletics will send
to the hill a hurler not hitherto re-
garded top-notcher with his club this
year.
At that, it might be quinn, and
using Quinn might not be so much Of a
gamble, after all. This Quinn, despite
no mean pitcher for batter to con-
tend with. John Picus is spit-ball
master, and It's known the Cubs have
no great fancy for pitchers Of this per-
Suasion. Burleigh Grimes, who did
much excellent hurting for the Pirates
in the National League this year, is a
spit baller of high order, and he was
rank poison to the Cubs while they
were struggling to their pennant.
cd lal-'
the Cubs i've times during the recently
not lick him once. This doesn't make
the Cubs look any too good against the
saliva-ball stun. There's great chance
Quinn might make them appear Just
as foolish In q game as they did against
the hurting of Howard Ehmke, George
Earnshaw and Bob Grove IN the first
two clashes in Chicago.
Root Showed Best for Cubs.
Perhaps Manager Joe Mccarthy Of
the Cubs has nothing left to do but
send Charley Root, who started the
Tuesday game for him in Chicago, back
to the battle tomorrow. Root didn't
hurl bad ball game in the series
opener. In fact, he was slapped hard
only once. But that was hard enough
to make him loser, the slap being in
Tic tlhJuEO o. . ItOtIlcI py JuIlIly FOAAs
However, Root Is the best Mccarthy
has displayed in q pitching way to
date. He certainly seemed better than
his successor, Guy Bush, in the first
game, and he was much better than
the first three of the four pitchers en-
ployed yesterday by the Cub pilot.
Pat Malone, who started for the Cubs
in the second set-to of the series, was
about through after the first inning
That he got to the third before scoring
was done at his expense was due only
to weak hitter coming up to bat when
a scoring chance was at hand. In the
third, though, the AS got to him for
three runs and again 1t was homer
by Jimmy Foxx that started Malone to
his downfall. -.
Homer Upsets Malone:
There were two on and two out In
the third when Jimmy did his stuff,
and his loft into the temporary stand
back of the left-field fence so upset
Malone that the pitcher was all but
helpless after an error by Shortstop
Woody English gave the AS an oppor-
tunity to double their run total in the
fourth frame. Fred Blake, who fol-
lowed Malone, was fortunate to get
away with his one and one-third In
nings without scoring by the AS.
Then Hal Carlson took plenty of
punishment in the sixth, seventh and
eighth sessions, part of the punishment
being home run, driven over the right
field screen by Al Simmons. Art Nehf,
who will be recalled by Washington
fans as one Of the heroes of the world
series opener in the National Capital