New Britain herald., 1930-10-04

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 St. Louis, Oct. 4 (UP)-Backed by their home town fans, popped up by the forceful admonitions of Ser geant" Gabby Street and faced with their stern necessity of winning now or never the St. Louis Cardinals went out today to try to wrest the third game of the 1880 world series from the Philadelphia Athletics.
 Defeat today undoubtedly would send the Red Birds to join the un- happy line of National League champions who have been beaten so decisively and unceremoniously by American League clubs during the past three series.
 Victory would put an entirely new complexion upon this thus far one-sided engagement for the worlds championship, and so the Cardinals frightened their belts and went to Sportsman's Park deterniin- ..eG to put up one of those battles which carried them from far be- hind to a smashing triumph in the recent pennant race.
 Upon the strong left arm of young Bill Hallahan, a snub nosed, big ear : ed Irish boy, the National League . champions and their followers pinn- . ed their hopes. It was Hallahan : who pitched them to victory over Brooklyn in what proved the cru , cial game of the regular season late . in September. when they took all , the heart out of the Brooklyn Rob- ins in an epic, 1 to 0, ten-inning . struggle. And it was Hallahan who . held their fate in his ham-like left hand today.
 AS usual, the astute MT. McGilli- j. cuddy, whose Athletics seem about '. to present him with his fifth worlds championship, was sitting back and . saying nothing about his pitching . selection for the third game. Having won with Lefty" Grove /. and George Earnshaw, Connie-if | the truth must out-has been hop : ing for some inspiration to help him ]. pick another pitcher who can beat |. the Cardinals. This would leave him { both Grove and Earnshaw available to put quick finish to the series | , T don't know myself, and that's a ' fact" said the veteran manager of . the American League champions when asked concerning his choice for the third game.
 It may be Bill Shores, a rough tough, young right handler, or old Rube Walberg, a wise and willy southpaw. Or it may be Grove . right over again, with Earnshaw to follow, in a bold move fov a clean sweep of the series.
 Shortly before 1:30 D. m this afternoon one of the Philadelphia pitchers will saunter over to the little white washed circle reserved for the final warming up, and then. and not until then, will the 42,000 fans in Sportsman's Park and the 43,000,000 fans everywhere else known who has been selected.
 The Cardinals will try their star southpaw, with a veteran catcher behind the plate instead of young Gus Mancuso. The latter put up q great exhibition of back stopping in the first two games in Philadelphia. but Street has decided to take chance upon Jimmy Wilson, who was forced from the lineup late in the season with an injured ankle. Wilson, veteran. may prove bet ter receiver for Hallahan, who not so long ago won the appellation of Wild Bill"
 Thus far, the Athletics have been economizing on hits, and have made the dozen obtained off Grimes and Rhem in the first two games good for II runs. They feel they are due to cut loose today against Hallahan, and indeed the youngster is being sent into a tight spot on the west front with Mickey Cochrane, A Simmons and Jimmy FoxX polishing up their bats for big killing.
 Naturally enough the Athletics are overwhelming favorites to win the championship and to 5 choices for todays game.
 National League adherents were hopeful that Sportsman Park, which measures considerably more than Shbe Park from home plate to the right field wall, would be able to provide a haven for the sort of fly balls which Cochrane and Simmons developed into home runs in the first two games.
 Tom Thumb baceball,' as Hughie Fullerton calls it, is blamed by St. Louis fans for the defeat of their favorites in the opening game of the series, and it is true that given little more room an alert right field CT could have caught both of the. home runs hit on Wednesday.
 On the other hand. Sunny Jim Bottomley. who hasn't even been able to get to first base this series except when taking his position iE the field, is believed to be overdue for a homer or two. The Cardinals first baseman ard clean up hitter has way Of coming through with the winning punch after a disap- pointing start The Athletics pitch CTS have got him down, but they may not be able 10 keep him there
 The way this rather uninterestin, series has been going, one good cleanup wallop, applied at the proper moment. would go a lonk ways towards restoring the St. Louis Cardinals to something like good standing
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