The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-09
lMER|CAN LEAGUERS
TITLE
HUM|LIATING CARDS.
ia George Earnshaw Holds st.
Louis Scoreless for Eight
Innings
CARDINALS Defeated TO ]
Conquest was Fourth Straight
for American; Won IS
Of 10 Tits
Defeated 7 TO |

2 PHILADELPHIA, oct. 9.-(P)-The Ath-
frtics of Philadelphia, worlds cham
Mons for the second time in two years,
lad q right today to consider tnem-
Selves "a great team" The accoiaoe
vas bestowed by no less a Judge OF
Baseball teams than Connie MACK
,imself. The 67-year-old manager OF
Ahe Athletics refused to stamp MS
feam as great" after 1t had won the
"a American league championship. firSt'
Eoe said. the AS must repeat as Worlos
champions.
The American leaguers won the Sc
fies in impressive fashion by capturing
rhe sixth game Z to ! from tne
but impotent st. LOUIS
Cardinals. The deciding game never
WAS in doubt, for the WORLDS cra.n-
so:ons made two runs, enough 10 VIM
In the first inning. while IN Mio.
so,rians did not offer a serious tnieat
To score until the ninth, when tney
bWere seven runs behind.
Cards Almost Helpless
AGAINST the effective pitching OF Dig
George Earnshaw the Cards were al
smost, helpless, failing to get a man 10
third base until two batsmen a
lheen retired in the final inning. Wnen
the visitors counted their lone run
,thev broke q streak of scoreless pltcn-
SIR against them by Earnshaw Wnicl'
had extended over a stretch OF ~ III.
ninrs. not q worlds series record Out
r -vertheless impressive.
The big moose of the AS blankeo
:+he onposition in the last seven IN
kni-cs az the second game OF n series
permitting six hits and winning Q 70 !.
IN the fifth game at st. LOUIS ne
want the first seven innings w1tnout
he,no nicked for q run when ne ie!t
tra game for a pinch hitter. In I'M
came he had allowed only two nits
In the final game. he turned the ~.
nosition back without q run ano WIZ.
nnlv three hits until the nintn' Wnen
a single and double, with a pass N
hetween. were good for . run:
rhe triumph Of the Atnieucs
,oerked the fourth straight year u
-. oh h American league champion
had won the highest prize pasepal
nad to offer. and 16 out OF ID game
n.a, THE Cardinals of 1890, however
nav take with the losers snare o
he series receipts the satisfaction o
carving the autumn struggle q gam
longer than did the Chicago CUBS las
wear. and two games tartner a.oal,
the trail than the Pirates OF IS<s y
tha Cardinals of 1928, when ~ NeS
york yankees disposed OF the Ma
tional league opposition In the mini
mum time Of four games. Is
Last Game Typical -.
The came which rang down IN
curtain of major league baseball 10
the year was typical Of the pitcn Sc
nv the moundsmen for the series. y
onlv one game was the losing tear
ahle to score more than n run, an
in the opening battle only 9 c
two nun fell to the lot OF n van
pushed. -. =,
servers Of the pitching strengtn
the Athletics suggested that the veI
cradle Connie Mack would nave !
denend ON his two stars, the lei
handed Robert Moses Grove n u
rieht-handed George Livingston Earl
shaw. to bring home the bacon.
The four Philadelphia victories WEI
e-laIly divided between the pair
: each officially credited with VII
ninr two. Grove was charged WIN
defeat. while Earnshaw's recol
escaned unmarried. Walberg WI
charred With the other loss suffer'
BY the Athletics. -,
Grove or Earnshaw. or both, patcn'
In five Of the six games played. eal
pitching two full games and divloll
the other between them. Earnshs
narrowly missed winning three gam
and taking his place with the sele
fen who have achieved such greatne
Earnshaw went the route In t
final battle. but Grove was ready
step In il his colleague had shov
any indication of firing. AS the Il
play Of the game was made Gro
vas pumping fast balls into the
glove Of Earl Mack In the bullp(
The younger Mack prepared to SCI
the tall southpaw to the mound
his father wig-wagged q signal frt
the bench. It seemed Tor q nome
at the close that the left-hane
might be called on, but Earnsni
weathered the slight furry. althou
probably he was tired. An unassist
double play by Jimmy Foxx on
liner from Frisch's bat kept Eau
shaw in and Grove out. Had this b
gone safe, in all possibility Big 0Ol
would have been relieved before
final out vas registered.
Didn't Waste Hits
The Athletics continued their CT
Sistent policy Of refusing TO wa
their hits and not bothering W
singles. Seven hits were good for SCI
m lust as in the first game Il
made five hits count five runs. and
the second made seven satellites !
SIX runs. They got seven hits with
4 u Ia the third game, and 4
hits and only mi run in the foul
but In the NTH they scored the Q
two runs Of the game on one
four previous safeties not figurl
IA the first and sixth games ev
Philadelphia hit was good for ea
bases, the total yesterday being
The Cardinal pitchers held
Att1ledcs to IS, hits in six games
feot witch win rank high in the
ing records Of worlds series pitch
but they can repr0ach Themselves
permitting too many hits Tor "a
bAeek. The Athletics continued
press Tor quality rather than Qu
t3ty In their hitting, and wound
Nth = flourish BY cracking out
1Io1ao runs and five doubles. The
ffog 0pGned with two home runs,