The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-09
SLOW BALL VETERAN
sets WORLD RECORD
WHIPPING 1SBATMEN
Toe McCarthy's Bruins Are Hum.
bled 3 to | in the World
Series Opener
MALONE PROBABLE CHOICE
Hornsby, Wilson and cuy'er
Each Struck Out Twice
on Slow Balls
By BRIAN BELL

GlIl \ IA l
solemn righthander with II Of tho
slowest slow balls in baseball, II
Athletics will leave tonight tor Phil
adelphia with no worse tina an even
break in the first two games OF the
worlds series. come what may III the
second game today
Ehmke'S spectacular 3 10 ! victory
over the Chicago Cubs in the opening
game will take high rank with sensa-
t!cnal pitching performances over the
long stretch OF worlds series history. ,
Thrice in serious trouble. the native
New Yorker who Is now IN business
in Philadelphia i'll the summer and
Detroit in the winter. hitched up his
trousers and pitched just q little SLOW
or each time until danger no longer
threatened.
With no lack OF confidence IN his
support the pitcher arranged to dis
pose of l3 OF the hard hitting Cubs
without assistance from anyone but
his catcher. The Bakers dozen strike
outs set a new record, lettering Ed
WalSh's performance in the 1906
worlds series when the White Sox
pitcher forced II Cubs OF another
generation to miss third strikes.
Mack Maintained Silence
Close mouthed to the last. Connie
Mack crossed 80 per cent OF the crowd
when he sem Ehmke out to pitch the
opening game. The veteran mentor
Of the AS had announced he would
keep the identity Of his starting pitch
er q deep. dark secret until the last
] minute. It was more than a secret, 1t
was q mystery.
Ehmke had pitched only two COM
plete games during the season and
his innings of work in the champion
j ship campaign totaled only So. He
was not ever asked to accompany the
team on its last invasion of the west.
Now that 1t can be told, it is learned
that there was method in his absence.
The Phillies. 1t seems, were enter
tanning the Cubs about that time and
while his playmates were away from
! home, Ehmke was watching the Cubs
in action at Baker Bowl.
Charlie Root, the losing pitcher.
] left the game to make room for a hit
less pinch hitter with only one run
and three hits scored against him In
seven innings. the lone counter being
] q towering drive into the center field
] hleacherS from the bat of Jimmy
.Foxx.
III contrast to Ehmke's slow, tanta-
lizing side arm curves. with less than
half q dozen fast balls mixed in for
the sake of variety, Root depended on
q fast ball and a fast curve. Guy
Bush, the other Cub pitcher. allowed
three hits and two Guns, but the run
were not earned, being made possible
by two successive errors by ElWood
English. Chicago shortstop.
Exactly o .74O spectators paid to see
Ehmke stop Rogers Hornsby and Haci
Wilson in their tracks, neither of the
Cub sluggers getting to base. Wilson
made the best bid. crashing a linz
idrive into Ehmke's side in the ninth
with such force that it knocked thu
.pitcher to the ground and produced
an ugly bruise. Ehmke. however. tool
only q short count and was strong a.
the closing bell. He capped his per
Torrance by tanning Charlie Tolsol
for the last out with the tieing rul
sOn base.
It is not vital but Gordon Cochran
made another worlds series recors
when he was credited with Il putout
i'm the opening game.
Earnshaw Is Predicted
After MI. Mack crossed the talen
!. SO thoroughly in his first pitchin,
! choice. speculation as to his secon'
nomination was somewhat subdued
There was q tendency. however, +
believe that George Earnshaw, hi
lu9ged right handed ace. would b
summoned with another George. tn
j left handed Rube Walberg ready I
lend first aid II necessary. Left
!. Grove was pitching furiously in tn
bullpen when the first game endet
/ and will rest today. A school {
thought favored selection of old JAG
Quinn for today on the theory tha
the tall tactician might wish to slo'
!, hall the Cubs to extinction while the
were In the mood. but . majorit
thought Mack would switch from til
hesitation stuff to speed.
Pat Malone. the strikeout king (
the National League. seemed pract,
cally certain to take up the burde
for the Cubs. with Hal Carlson, q COO
calculating person In reserve.
immediately after the game. ii
players, ulmptres and camp follower
VIII leave for Philadelphia to resun
play In the east Friday.
Probable lineups today:
Athletics Cubs