Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-04
HURLER HALLAHAN
HAS PILOTS FAITH
Proved MettIe by Winning
Pinch Contests During
Pennant Dash.
BY CHARLES (GABBY) STREET,

Manager of the st. Louis Cardinals.
ut. LOUIS, October Ave
have lost twice in succession
~ to several good clubs during
the National League pen
nant race and we never quit, and
we're far from a beaten ball club,
despite the fact that the Athletics
have taken our measure twice. We
can come back and we're going to
come back and we expect to have
the upper hand when we move
back to Philadelphia to COM
plete the series.
Bill Hallahan is going to pitch for
us and ill will come through for us
Just as he has many times this year. I
distinctly remember three games OF
great Importance that Hallahan pitched
for us this year. We had lost two games
of an important series and I said to
Hallahan: Bill, this is how much con-
fidence I've got in you. We have to
stop this ball club to prevent them from
taking the series. And I'm sending you
in there because I know you can do 1t. I"
Bill stopped the Cubs in such series
and he stopped the Robins.
stopped Robins Streak.
Then the base oall world still re-
members the great game Bill pitched
against the Robins in the last series at
Brooklyn. The ROOMS had won IL
straight games. They hadn't lost
game at home since August and they
were leading the league. If they could
have beaten us they would have won
the pennant They knew that and
knew that We had to beat Brooklyn.
And / told Bill again that we were up
against it, All our great drive wouldn't
do us any good unless we could beat
the Robins and I told him I had so
much confidence in him that I was
sending him against Vance in the first
game and I knew he could beat the
DaZzler. Hallahan came through, we
cleaned up the series and here we are
with another important game to be
won and once again I am depending
on Hallahan.
Our backs are to the wall, as they
say, and Bill is going to have to stop
the Athletics and put us back In the
fight for the world championship, and
] know he can do it.
Hitters in Slump.
We haven't hit at all IN TINS series,
and without detracting from the WORK
of Mack's pitchers, Grove and Earn,
shaw. it isn't in the books for our gooo
hitters to continue in their slump
Douthit hasn't made a hit yet. Bot
tonley. a great hitter, hasn't got any
safe, and Hafey has made only one.
And that was one that broke through
Boley at short.
You can't keep Hafey and Bottomiey
from hitting day after Coy. ana They're
coming out of it. And they are long
hitters. A few hits from them and the
series standing would be very dinerent.
Things will be different at home. Inc
Athletics made three home runs at their
BAN park, but those hits would have
been singles at Sportsman's Park,
whereas Watkins four-bager would
have been good for four in almost any
park.
I'm using Jimmy Wilson behind the
Mate today. Not that Mancuso hasn't
done good work. He has performed In
great style. But we've lost two games,
and a change may help.
Wilson is more experienced, and for
that reason I'm sending him in to ham
die Hallahan's curves. Hallahan VIII
beat them today, and before we leave
St. Louis / expect to have the Athletics
on the run. They say Grove wasn't as
fast as usual in his game. Wen, heH
have to be faster by whole lot IL he
hopes to stop my boys second time
We're not licked. We're full OF Tight
and we'll win this world series yet.
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