Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01
ABILITY
TO ANNEX SERIES
Feels They VIII Put End to
Talk of Supremacy to
Junior League.
BY CHARLES "GABBY" STREET,
Mananar- Vas,iu ~

Manager, ct. Louis Cardinals.
OMEBODY had to break down
that American League world
~ series jinx and it might as
well be the Cardinals. The
boys have the batting power, the
pitching and they have shown
their ability to fight, and I believe
there won't be so much conversa-
ton about American League SUI
premacy after we get through
with the Athletics. don't mean
to show any disrespect for Connie
Mack and his ball club. Mack
must have q good club for 1t to
repeat and win its second straight
pennant, but I believe I have a
better ball club.
Burleigh Grimes will be my pitcher
In the FIRST game. There Is no secret
about It, I'm going to send Grimes to
the hill, not because he is the only good
pitcher we have, but because his style
is different from anything the Athletics
have seen and / am confident that
Grimes will give the American Leaguers
plenty of trouble. Grimes, you know,
Is more than spitball pitcher. He
Is one Of the hardest workers in the
business an excellent fielder and one
of the smart men of base ball. And he
has supreme confidence in himself and
his team.
Has Plenty Of Confidence.
Grimes told me the other day that
he hoped he'd draw Bob Grove In the
opening game. He said he knew he
could whip Grove and that he felt that
If we could knock Grove OF in the first
contest we'd have the Athletics on the
run.
But we're not worrying about Macks
pitching selection. The writer's have
been discussing the possibility of an
other surprise, like the sending Of
Ehmke against the Cubs last year, but
we won't be startled or worried by any
selection Mack may make. We've faced
some pretty good pitchers in the Ma
tional League, curve-ball stars and
others who have depended on speed,
and we've beaten down all opposition
in one Of the greatest drives in the his
tory Of pennant competition, so bring
on Grove, Earnshaw, Walberg or any
surprise" pitcher. The Cardinals have
won SO out Of their last 40 games and
that's almost 800 per cent, and no team
was weak against any one kind Of
pitching.
Free from injuries, as we hope to be
in the series, the fans will see in the
Cardinals one of the greatest teams the
Natif nal League ever produced-that's
what I think of the Cardinals Of 1880.
Gives Frisch High Rating.
And while I'm telling you what
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in frankie Frisch think we have one
of the great stars of all time. In all
seriousness, Frank Is the nearest thing
to Ty Cobb ever in base ball. He can do
everything. He has shown the base
ball world the greatest second base play
1t ever saw this season. He has shown
uncanny Judgment in playing for diff
ferent batters and has cut OF hundreds
Of base hits by being In the right spot
at the right time.
Frisch is great base runner, q dam
gerous turn-around hitter and q pow
erful batter, especially in the pinches.
Watch him on the bases in this series,
when an extra sack is needed. And
watch him in the field. The fans are
going to see some great work around
that second base in this series, and
come out as the offensive and defensive
come out as he offensive and defensive
star of the whole series.
Returning to our pitching selection
for the opening game, it may be inter-
esting to point out that Urban Faber
beat the Athletics four times this year.
Hes a spitball pitcher and a good one,
but don't believe any one would say
he's as good as Grimes, and certainly
he didn't have behind him, in the
White Sox, any team to compare with
the Cardinals.
Copyright, 1880, by the christy walsh
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