Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-03
CARDS HOPE
TO DO BETTER
Wild Bill Hallahan Likely
To Be on Mound
Saturday
BIZ BRIAN BELL
Associated Press Sports Writer


PH1A TO ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3-sPl-
Confident that a change in environ
ment will help them, the st. Louis
Cardinals speeded westward today
TO resume their worlds series quar-
rel with the Philadelphia Athletics
at Sportsman's park. st. Louis t.
morrow.
The Athletics, transformed by the
schedule from the home Tub to the
visitors. also went west today, but
the American league can nc
better III the National league city
than they did at home. II they dc
as well the series Will be over sun
day.
The worlds champions made II
two IN a row az Shibe park by Civ
ing big George EarnShaw an early
lead, six runs in four innings II
clusters Of twos. then suspcndinf
their hitting and scoring activities.
AS the big Swarthmore hurler was
in excellent form, any one of the
two run innings would have beer
enough to win. The only Cardinal
run was a long home run over the
right field wall by George Watkins
who plays right field for the Cards
when the opposition sends in a
righthander to pitch.
Just Wait, Cards say
Although they never were lin the
pail game III the second contest Z.
Lhe series, the National learners
showed no disposition 10 give III
the baseball ghost and their sun
porterS did not hesitate TO sav that
once at the'- own homes and fire
sides they would give a good ac-
count OF themselves.
In the first two games MANAGE
Connie Mack led his two aces and
each took tricks. Bob Groves vic
tory in the opener was followed nv
even more impressive PITCHING
performance by his colleague in the
second. AT
Running true to his schednle
mapped out in advance. r-anagar
Gaooy Street sent Flint Rhem u
70 pitch the second game. The Lad
Win The big curve was forced inf,
retirement IN the fourth innino
AFTER ne had been nicked for siS
runs. four earned and the othel
made possible through an error
Good Hurting
jim Lindsey and Sylvester John
son, TWO big right-handed pitchers
perfectly filled relief roles. neithsr
permitting the AS a safe hit h,,.
Mnen they came IN the Athletics
too, were in"
american league players say tina.
Wnen Earnshaw has control no ,s
practically unbeatable. There IRA,
nothing wrong with his control AZ
tnC second game OF the series He
forced eight Cardinals 10 miss ,h,rd
strikes showed a world Of stuff the
lev times he was menaced and
after the second inning, gave I'D but
two hits.
A. the ~contesting teams devoted
a oay 70 travel, speculation wax
Tiie as 70 the probable pitchers far
tne opening game al ST. Louis To-
morrow. Manager Street said ~
wouIo summon his star southprw.
Wild BIZ Hsllahan, to the mound
HaIlanan Is another pitcher who
IS almost unbeatable when his
controi Is working. He shut out the
brooklyn Robins l to 0 in ten in
nings IN the important opening
game OF a series practically decid-
ms the National league pennant.
Bill May HurI
In this game Hallahan allowed
only five hits. retiring the first On
men IN order. The crack lefthander
however, car be wild at times An,
MS bases on balls for the season
lead the league.
Connie Mack, as usual. kent he
counsel. There were numa-o,,s
suggestions that he would rivr
Grove and Earnshaw each a chance
20 repeat. Should he consider this
course impracticahle. the namer
mentioned frequently in connection
WITH the pitching assignment for
tomorrow were Bill Shores. Young
Ster, and Eddie Romnei, a veteran.
The second game OF the series
brought a new record when Frankie
Frisch. in his first time at bat, drove
c double TO left field. This was
Frisch's 43rd hit in six worlds Sc
ries, passing the mark OF Eddie
Collins, made in six series, the last
in 1919.
An elevator TO raise and lower