Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
CARDS AND MACKS
BALANCE UP WELL
Edge for AS Back of Bat and
in Left Field Is Offset
Elsewhere.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK
7 EW YORK, September a.
\ The world series argument
Y between the Philadelphia


IN The world series argument
4 between the Philadelphia
Athletics and the st. Louis
Cardinals, starting in the Quaker
City on Wednesday, promises to
be sprinkled with some of the
warmest verbs and adiectives ever
heard on base ball field.
Not that the boys will be calling
each other naughty names-they
will take it out on poking the ball
and playing the game up to the
hilt. And, what this tottering old
graybeard means, it will be some
hiltl
The best way to take look at the
talent in this coming wave of base ball
delirium is to match the teams position
by position.
Beginning at first base, we have Bot
tomley for st. Louis and Foxx for the
Athletics. The Judgment here Is that
st. Louis is better in fielding, Phila-
delphia in batting
Second base-Frisch for st. Louis and
Bishop for Philadelphia. Frisch is. the
better player IN every way. He is the
best second bassman Of the season in
either major league.
Colbert Best Mt Short.
Shortstop-Gelbert of the Cardinals
is better batter and better fielder
than Bolsy Of the AS. He can cover
more ground than Bpley. But this is
nothing new. Boley has not covered
much ground for the Athletics for the
last three years. but he hobs up Sc
renely at his position. gets away with
what he handles and hits timely. Gel
bert is better than any shortstop in the
american League. except possibly Cronin
of Washington.
Third base-Dykes of the Athletics is
better all-around man than Sparky
Adams or Andy High, yet Adams has
the reputation of turning more games
upside down by doing the unexpected
than almost any player in base ball.
Left field-Simmons for the Athletics
and Hafey for the Cardinals. All in
favor of the Athletics, although Hafey
is not to be given too much cold
shoulder.
Center field--Douthit for the Cardi-
mails and Haas for the Athletics. Douthit
started to be the most sensational out
fielder in base ball, but every now and
then he slips little. However, he is
very handy outfielder to have in de-
Tense against the long-hitting Athletics.
Right f1eld-Miller for the Athletics.
Watkins for st. Louis. One as good as
the other, or Watkins a little better if
preferred that way by his friends and
admirers. He is younger and more am
pitlous, out Miller is a seasoned old
bird and won the 1929 world series by
hitting the bali to right field at the
right time.
COchrane a Stand-Out.
Catchers-Cochrane Schang, Perkins
for the Athletes: Wilson and Mancuso
for st. Louis. Athletics have much the
better Of it.. Both Cochrane and Wilson
have been through a world series. The
0rlner Is more of a field general than
wilson. Both handle their pitchers well.
Cochrane is the better batter.
Pitchers-For the Athletics. Grove
Earnshaw, Walberg, Quinn, Rommel
Shores and Mahaffey. For st. Louis
Grimes, Johnson. Haines, Grabowski
Hallahan, Lindsey Rhem and Bell
There's good balance. If the Athletics
had pitcher like Charley Ruffing, they
would win the series hands down.
Perhaps 1t is pity that st. Louis per-
mltted Clarence Mitchell to go to New
York, because Mitchell would tease the
Athletic batters. The Athletics are not
overload of Spit-ball pitchers.
Connie Mack probably will seriously
debate with himself what pitcher to
name for the starting game at Philadel-
phia. The Cardinals have been very
unkind to left-hand pitchers all season
and have drubbed them. The only one
to embarrass them so they shed tears.
on their handkerchiefs was Walker of
the Giants. Grove must be as good or
better than Walker Probably he is,
except when nervous.