New Britain herald., 1930-10-04
MACK WANTS FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES
Two Victories Put Athletics
 Within Reach Of Attainment

St. Louis, ~Oct. 4 UP) - Fifty years of baseball have yielded Con- nie Mack every reward except a world championship in four straight
 Two straight victories over the St. Louis Cardinals in the current ser ies have placed the 1880 edition of the Philadelphia Athletics within reach of baseballs highest attain ment and Connie Mack has resolved 1 to make every effort to gain a clean sweep.
 | The As need victories today and tomorrow to win in four games. and 1 Connie Mack virtually had made up his mind 10 send Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw back against the Cards to get these games. Grove beat the Cards in the first game with his stuff. 5-2, Earnshaw handcuffed the Cards in the second game, winning 6-1. The logical move for the veteran manager to make in an effort to win the series | in four straight is to pitch Grove today and Earnshaw tomorrow. in stead of gambling on Rube Walberg, or his two youngsters Bill Shores and Leroy Mahaffey.
 After the first game, Mack was asked when Grove would be ready to work again. and he replied:
 Tomorrow if l need him. He didn't have his stuff today, and he'll i be better the next time he works" Several times during the season Grove worked on successive days, as a starter one day and a relief pitcher the next. On one occasion i he pitchd three days in a row against the Boston Red Sox, one complete game and twice in relief roles, winning all three. Earnshaw also has pitched on successive days without rest
 Grove pitched 291 innings in 50 games during the season, winning 2S and losing 5. Earnshaw pitched 2s3 innings in 49 games, winning 22 and losing 13.
 Earnshaw has told Connie Mack that he is ready to pitch again when needed, and volunteered to work to- day if necessary.
 A difference of opinion has crop ped out among the St. Louis Cardi- nals as to who should be entrusted with the task of winning the all-im- portant third game. If the Cards lose today, they might as we'll pack up and get ready to go home for the winter.
 l Manager Gabby Street went to bed last night, insisting that Bill Hallahan, cratic southpaw with a dazzling fast ball. would work to- ! day. Other members of the Cards we~e in favor of sending Jesse Haines, a right-hand curve ball pitcher. to the box.
 The late Miller Higgins used to say it was suicide to pitch a left : handler against the Athletics with their wrecking crew of right-hand- ed pitchers, Dykes. Simmons, FoXx, Miller. Few American League south paws have had much success against the As the past two years. Curve ball pitchers always give the As trouble
 Street announced his choice of pitchers for every game before the series opened. picking Grimes, Rhem, Hallahan and Haines to work in that order.
 He has stuck to his program in the first two games. and lost, but in desperation may be forced to switch today.
 If Hallahan pitches today" said one prominent American Leaguer who Is familiar with the southpaw s style, He won't last six innings. He bears down too hard on every pitch He may go great for four or five innings. and then all of a sudden the As will blast him all over the park.
 Up against it any way he turns Street has made one shift in the Cards lineup for today's game benching Gus Mancuso, young catcher, in favor of Jimmy Wilson first string receiver who has beer on the bench with an injured ankle
 Wilson's headwork is expected tc help steady the Cards on the de- fense although 1t means a loss oi
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