The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-03
Wilson to
Catch for
Cardinals
BY JOE WILLIAMS
Sports Editor New York Telegram

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Jimmy
IN Wilson, veteran catcher of the
Cardinals, who sprained an ankle in
New York some weeks ago and has
been on the bench ever since. viii
catch Bill Halahan's fast ball in
the third game of the world series
Saturdays
For a youngster working through his
first year in the big show. Gus Man
cusO did very well in The two games al
Philadelphia. "Gabby" Street appreciated
Mancuso's inexperience. but hoped that
his $40 form of the National League race
would lead to a few healthy wallops of
Mackian pitching. Mancuso has made two
singles in seven trips to the plate. which
isn't bad. though it isn't good. But his
work with the pitchers has not been salts
factory.
Street believes that with more ex-
perienced backstopping. Grimes on
Wednesday and Rhem Thursday
would have managed to hold the
AS bit more effectively. That may
be, and then again Street may be
playing hunch. Street himself
was pretty good catcher and he
may be magnifying the faults OF
Mancuso and their relation to the
Athletic blasting. It is hard for me
to conceive how Wilson could have
stopped those AS from smuggling the
ball Thursday.
However. the benefits of capable catch.
lng-eSpecially of Wilson'S fine plate cover.
ing and blocking Abilities. are quite an.
parent: So Wilson it will be Saturday
according to Street. And we hope Jimmy
does better job than he turned in agains
the Yankees in 1928. They mauled Wilson
badly. In fact, they knocked Jimmy cold
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And when. 1t was all over, four straight
the ,, Ire OF the fans was directed in par
at Wilson. who was placed on the marke
n oy the sportsman PARK gosslps. How
around and satuTdaV Is t amo da ae s
MOT so long ago the boys in st
IN Louis talked volubly of trad.
ing jim Bottonley. The drive o
the Cards killed that talk. but unles.
Sunny Jim wakes up pretty soon i
will be revived.
Bottomley has been a big bus
thus far in the series. In eight trip,
to the plate he has hit just one bal
out of the infield. He hasn't com,
anywhere near a hit. He lacks tina
snap of the wrist with which he usec
to drive that ball when he vas 90.
ing well.
That game in Philadelphia Thursday Sc
! a fielding record. The Cardinals CAM
| through with only three assists. beatini
the mark of five held by the Yankees il
one of the games with the Giants il
1921. and eauaIed by the Yankees an,
Pirates in the same game in 1927. an,
by the AS last year. The Athletics Thurs
day had only five assists. making eight il
all and setting stiIl another record.
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Adams got an assist on Dykes il
the first Thursday-and, by the way
that was a corking play. Gelbert
got an assist on F'oxx in the fifth
and Frisch got one on Simmons il
the seventh. On the Philadelphia
side, there wasn't an assist until the
sixth inning, when Dykes threw out
Hafey.
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Frisch's world series mark of forty-thre,
hits Just about completed the attack OF
1 the record book.
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THOSE AS are bear cats for slug
l. ging with two strikes, and they
go in for scoring with two out
both marks of the good player anc
the first-claSs club.
Thursday they made four of then
six runs after two were out. Two
were gone when Cochrane's homer
started the fun in the first. Two
we're gone when Frisch's error sem
the AS toward two in the third.