The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-06

won two games, this fifth
contest took on added i'm
portance and both teams were
out to give all they had to win
Connie Mack, disconnected
by the failure of his men in
the games played at Sports.
mans park, sent George Earn
shaw, his big Highlander, tt
the mound, while Gabby
Street, happy over his clubs
recovery of its fighting form
nominated Burleigh Grimes
the spitball pitcher.
Rain was falling lightly when TIT
ground keepers went out to prepart
the diamond. The umpireS came
out of the dugout and the game ap.
parently was to go on despite thu
light rainfll.
Grimes, beaten in the first game
although he allowed only five hits
was burning to beat the Athletics
and even his own score with them
today.
IAN I ask is to get in there,
said the husky spitball artist, one
OF the veterans of baseball who is
aso one Of its greatest pitchers.
Earnshaw Eager TO HurI
Having beaten the Cards to l
in the second game at Philadelphia
George. Earnshaw was quietly con-
fident. He, too, had a score to set
tie with the experts, however, for
he has been known as an in-and-
outer, who could not be counted
upon for two good performances in
a row.
With Eddie Collins, himself a
veteran of six world series and now
Mack's right hand man, squirting
tlrem on, the Athletics moved briskly
through the warming up process.
The crowd RACED them good
naturedly, having lost all awe OF
these worlds champions. It is the
supreme ambition of st. Louis to
put an "ex' before that Philadelphia
title before the week is out.
While the Cards batted around
Chick Hafey caught hold of sew
eral and walloped them into a group
of his own particular fans out in
the left field bleachers.
BottOmley Crashes Ball
Jim Bottomley, who would like
nothing better than home run to-
day before the clubs leave for Phila-
delphia, cut loose with some long
drives in practice which should have
made him famous if they had come
a couple of hours later.
A heavy mist over the ball park
shortly before game time but
barring a severe precipitation, il
seemed likely the game would start
on time.
Judge Lands. who had to direct
the poStponement of one of the
series games here, kept his weather
eye cooked at the lowering sky.
Intermittent drops of rain fell
during the half hour preceding the
game. The crowd was not nearly
as large as Sundays, numbering
probably about $4,000.
The dismal day failed to dampen
the fervor of st. Louis fans as they
showed their way into rush seat
section hours before game time.
A band pulled chairs out into
center field to entertain the bleach
er and pavilion sections. Their first
selection Happy Days Are Here
Again. fitted the emotions of the
fans.
Young "Gabby" on Field
Six-year- old Charles (Gabby)
Street Jr., son of the Cardinal man
ager. decided that cloudy weather
shouldn't interfere with his fielding
practice. and came out of the st
Louis dugout before II o'clock ano
played catch with two usherS.
He had big piece of tape or
his right knee. The youngstel
slipped on the concrete on Sunday
while going back to the dugout from
q candy stand.
A gray-haired, stout cornet player
OF the band entertained bleacherite:
by waltzing on the grass in center
field. while the band played "Let
Ne Call You Sweetheart"
The Red Birds came out for bat
ting practice just before noon. jim
Botton1ley. whose batting eye has
been OF during the series. went tc
bat first. He hit several against the
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