New Britain herald., 1930-10-02

Philadelphia, Oct. R)-FolloW- ing an old American League custom the Philadelphia Athletics today were a game up on their National League rivals, the St. Louis Car dinals.
 The men of Mack jumped out in front by capturing the opening con- test for world baseball supremacy, 5 to ?. in a game in which they did not waste a hit. It marked the sixth consecutive year in which the American Leaguers won the first game and was their 18th victory in the last 14 games.
 The St. Louis hits were more numerous than those of the Phila- delphia batsmen, but the Athletics hits were farther. The As were content with five, two home runs. two triples and a double. The Car dinals scored nine, seven singles and two doubles.
 No game just like the opener has been run off in the 25 years of play for the worlds title. Five hits for five runs and not a single among them is a record. or should be. The Athletics had only two men left on bases, both in the same inning.
 Manager Mack, whose pitching selections cause much mental an- guish among the dopesters in ad- vance of the games, again confused the expert by doing the obvious and sending his ace, Robert Moses Lefty) Grove to the mound. Grow vas not so effective as he had been in American League games this sea- son but he had enough to hold back the invaders In every inning but one the third-when the two St. Louis runs were counted.
 Behind the lefthanded pitching O. Grove, the worlds champions play ed as a team inspired. His support rallied to his aid when danger threatened in two innings, the seventh and eighth.
 Burleigh Grimes, pugnacious, lion hearted pitcher of the Cardinals who pitched a world series shutout for Brooklyn ten years ago, called on all the cunning, acquired through nearly 20 years of baseball, but it was not enough. The biting, scratch ing, snarling Grimes was defeated. but he went down yelling defiance to his conquerors, and said after the game that he was ready to pitch again today or "any other day"
 Manager Street, however, was not inclined to accept Burleigh's gener- ous offer, announcing a determine tion to adhere to his original plan of calling in Flint Rhem, the South Caorlina sandlapper. to display his pitching wares in the second game, with Sylvester Johnson, Jess Haines and others in reserve. The Ser geant" placed Grimes application on file and may call him in again Sun- day after Wild Bill" Hallahan has had his fling Saturday at St. Louis.
 Unless Manager Mack has some deep. dark strategy cooking. the Athletics pitching mantle for the second game seemed to be ready to fall on the giant, George Earnshaw, who started in two successive games ot the 1929 series. In some quarters there was a conviction that the Philadelphia pitching staff was made up of Grove, Grove. Grove and Grove.
 There was much precautionary activity during the first game in the Athletics bullpen. where the relief pitchers warm up, with old Jack Quinn and young Bill Shores throw ing the hardest. Probably they have been told to throw some more in the second game, with George Walberg, fully as lefthanded as Grove. added to the group.
 President Hoover saw his second | world series game in succession as the battle for the all inclusive base ball title moved off. The president was spectator at the closing game Of the 1929 series.
 Connie Mack was so appreciative | Of the services of the chief magis- | trate as a bringer of good luck to the Athletics, he urged him to he main throughout the series, but Mir | Hoover had to move on to Cleve- land to fill a speaking engagement.
 In the opening game F'oxx scored the first run in the second inning when, with one out, he smashed hard hit against the right field wall and ran to third when Ray Blades had some difficulty in getting the ball back. Foxx hit one of Grimes famous "Spitters' which did not make Blades task easier. When Miller flied to Blades, Foxx galloped home.
 The cheers of the Philadelphia fans over taking the lead still was echoing about the park when the Cardinals got the run back and an other. Gus Mancuso, making his first world series appearance at bat smashed Q hit to right. Charley Gelbert. also making his debut hit one almost in the same spot Grimes bunted, and Grove in his eagerness to snare the drigglins ball, got his I'tI LelisiCb anu oPl i iNlt Un LuN grass. FoXx dashed in and grabbed the ball, but when he begged to first, Bishop could not get his hands up and it went for q hit. filling the bases. Sacrifice flies from the bats of Douthit and Adams scored Man cuso and Gelbert.
 Al Simmons, the big fellow with Af- the score in the fourth with home run over the wall. and when Bishop walked and Jimmy Dykes doubled in the sixth the As were ahead A triple by Mule Haas and a perfect bunt by Joe Boley scored a run in the seventh on the first "squeeze play in world series contests ill