The Washington times., 1930-10-01
MACK STILL
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PITCHER
BY BILL CORUM

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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-PreS-
ident Hoover can't seem to escape
the wet and dry issue. He will
see the first game Of the worlds
series here this afternoon in which
Burleigh Grimes, moist ball
pitcher, win oppose one Of Connie
Mack'S Prohibitionists. Mr.. Mack
said last night that he hadn't yet
decided who would conduct the
noble experiment.
Connie is what is known as Q
psychologist. in baseball that
means a man who keeps his
mouth shut.
In spite Of the hard times, Tom
Shibe has bought new phcno-
graph record for the games at
Shibe Park. Tom, as you no
doubt recall from last year, is
the man who employs q phono-
graph and loud speaker in lieu Of
the customary six-piece band
which performs on state occasions
in other major league parks. I
am told Tom had q hard time
picking out the tune he wanted
on his new record, but finally hit
on "Sing Something Simple.
Mr.. Shibe's favorite music is the
clicking Of the turnStileS.
You can put ring around Joe
McCarthy's name as the next
manager Of the Yankees. Nc !
Carthy has promised to talk within
his friend Bob Quinn in BoStons
before signing, but viii tell Quinn
he thinks New York offers .
broader field for his talents.
Joe is said to relish the
prospect Of leaving william
WrigIey'S Cubs for the
Yankees because it win en-
able him to give up chewing
gum for near-beer and horse.
shoe plug. An old Buffalo
fourth ward boy by birth and
training, Mccarthy had q ter.
rible time learning to chew
gum in the first place.
Just met frankie Frisch in the
lobby Of the Cardinals Hotel.
WiH You play?" / asked.
'PinOchle or pOker?" he
cracked back. That's the way
the Red Wings feel about the
series. There's lot Of kidding
going ON among them.
The AS would have better Il
CHARGE If their manager had
. little more experience.
Connie has been managing
them only 20 years. Mack
and McGraw agree that the
first rs years as manager Of
the same team are the hard.
est.
Mickey Himself Cochrane Is
authority for the statement that
the American League champions
can, and will, win the series With
two pitche cS-Grove and Earn
shaw. It's a good trick. and
they won't do it. Mickey says
the more EarnShaw pitches the
better he gets. Perhaps he
means the better he gets for the
Cardinals.
'T have never ridden 3
white elephant, but I'm pretty
good ON q saddle horse" ad-
mitS Burleigh Grimes.
Count Puccinelli, the Cardinals
substitute outfielder, is q distant
cousin on the diStaff side OF
Ping Bodie. The count and Ping
used to roll rocks down Telegraph
Hall, San Francisco, together.
Puccinelli couldn't decide whether
to be q prizefighter or ball
player, and finally compromised
by becoming q pinch hitter. Be
cause Of Puccinelli and ErneSh
Orsatti, the Italian vote is Solidly
behind the st. Louis delegation.
Good news for FlatbuSh fans:
Lefty O'Doul and Fresco Thomp-
son are slated for the Robins In
exchange for Hendricks, Jakey
Flowers and some other second
Stringer whose name escapes for
the moment. Thompson will be
q winner with a contending club
and O'Doul, who had his tonSilS
yanked yesterday, by the way.
does pretty good wherever ne
goes.
''NO secrets" is Gabby Streets
world series motto. "I intend
to pitch Grimes today, Rhem
tomorrow and HalIahan in the
opener in st. Louis" says the
OF sergeant. 81 haven't made
any special series rules for my
boys. As long as they get
back to the hotel by midnight
and out to the park by noon
the next daJ its Ohay with me"
But Gabby had better be care
full that those bold bad kidnaperS
don't get hold Of Rhem again. =.
I am in position to assure that
this series is q shooting match.
The last man saw before leav.
ing New York yesterday was little
Abe Attell, and he said he couldn't
decide which team to bet on.
Kid Mehle, Navy coach, and the
| My left-handed second baseman
ever to make the grade, Is here
to see his old roommate, Street.
The Kid and Gabby roomed to-
gether when they were team
mates on the San Francisco Seals.