Evening star., 1930-10-02
AS PILOT IS TRICKY
IN BEING ORTHODOX
leads With Ace and Now
Is Expected to Follow
Ordinary Methods.
By DENNTAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor, The Star.

calling on Robert Moses
Grove, the star of his singing
staff, for service in the initial tilt
Of the jousting for base balls most
coveted title the lean leader OF
the Athletics once again crossed
the dope by doing the orthodox
thing.
The so-called master strategist
of the game, because of his pen
chant for upsetting the dope, had
been expected to surprise the
writing fraternity by instrusting
the hurting assignment for the
hll-important initial tilt to some
lesser member of his staff.
Having pulled the obvious in leading
with his ace and thereby getting OF to
b flying start in defense of the world
title won at the expense of Chicago
Cubs last Fall, the tall tactician now
may be expected to continue eSchew1ng
surprises and adopt the same pitching
program as any tyro in the business OF
bossing a ball club. He would follow
by sending George Earnshaw to the
this afternoon Likewise, than, regard
less of the outcome today, Mack could
come back with Grove, his trump, In
the third tussle when the scene shifts
to st. Louis Saturday, follow again with
Earnshaw, and nominate for the thlro
and final of the Mound City clashes
next Monday his third best bet, tne
seasoned Rube Walberg.
This course, assuming further tusSlng
would be required to settle the issue,
would enable him to start all over
hrain with the program in the event q
ketilrn to this city for game No. s, or
even q seventh. proves necessary.
Grimes Respected Rival
In the 5-to-2 triumph registered yes
kercay before some $4,000 fans, mcluo-
ing the President of the United states
and seyeral members of his cabinet,
Grove found in Burleigh Grimes, spit
bali singing star Of the CARDINALS, .
moundsman worthy OF his mettle SO lar
as total hits allowed were concerned, as
the National Lacquer yielded only nve
ss scainst a total of nine corralled from
the offerings of the lean lefthander, put
sside from that one consideration there
rvas NO comparison All five OF the
bincies credited to the AS were gooo
for a run apiece, while only three Oh
the aggregate Grove was mulcteu 1Ol
figured in the scoring.
Tslie explanation for this Is found not
a,one tn the fact that all the AS SAFE
Eies went for extra distance, but tnaL
sheir fiiu9er was accorded SuperlaEye
r,,Trnrt NO less than three OF the
NFackian array rising to dizzy nelgnts
Of achievement when play OF mere [un
81 the mine variety might have proved
exceedingly embarrassing TO the Fnlia-
delphia cause.
BoIey Starts 1t.
The f,rst of the trio to fash stellar
stuff was John Boley, veteran snort
stopper of the Quaker entry, ano Wnoes
fielding ability the experts were lncnneo
to question in their series prognOssitC ,t.,-
tions. It was in the seventh inning,
when the Mackmen held precarlous
one-r,In lead, that Boley earned MS
rrorld series check. Grimes was roost-
inc at the initial sack by virtue OF 2
clean single and with only. one out
when Douthit smashed wicked cIack
toward left field. Boiey co1IonS @ storte Sorle
uu cleanly with the ball. Few snoII.
stops could, for it was too hard hit ana
too far to his right. He did succeed IN
Knocking IL down, however, ana tnen
bounced on the sphere in time 10 get Oh
toss to Bishop at the midway, Wnlcn
forced Grimes and nullihed the Clean
safety Adams followed with.
Bishop Nails Drive.
And right here developed great play
No, for Can't. frankie Frisch. Per-
forming despite q painful attack OF
l,Irnba0o. he made a sturdy bid for nus
third straight safety by wa1oplng al. On
two on base and both in motion, que
TO the fact there were two out 1n1S
ran had il gotten through, would nave
proved q sad blow to the hopes OF the
AS. But Max Bishop was there IN
the pinch and with leaping one-nanu
stab converted potentlal eAtIa1Daoe I r-11s.ss
v.allou into a ide-retiring putout Inen
came the eighth. Hafey was scsmpef-
ing around the middle cushion by rea-
son of a clean double that led Ma
tional League sympathl2erS 70 nope
Grove might be weakening, and tnere
were two cut when Mancuso, VINO nau
been meeting the ball wel an alCI r.
noon, raised nlgn ny pao1 coc;,rane
plate. Tearing of his mask, O0cnlane
went chasing after the elusive, breeze
tossed pellet and, after staggering
aro,Ind IKE a sailor on shore leave,
contrived with a final, desperate lunge
10 collar the ball right on the steps
leading down tc the Athletics ougous.
This same Cochrane, regarded Dy Iiis ~
writer as the greatest single factor IN
the high estate the AS have attained
largely through his ability to get tne
utmost ont of Mack's moundSmen, also
made his presence felt in an attacKlne
vav in the eighth inning through tne
roedium of a wallop over the rlgnt le!o
f-ncc for a home run that served 10
clinch the proceedings. But the most
psycholog!cally helpful blow should pe
credited to Al Simmons, oemcn IeIs
fielder of the AS and doubtless the pest
alI-around player in the game To-Day
simmons Blow Best.
The Athletics had gotten on TO
one-rur lead in the second through
triple by Foxx, which Ray Blaoes
ulayed poorly as 1t reboundeo from Ii,e
right field fence, followed by Bng MIL
4 Ier,s long fly, and had seen 1t overcome
in the third, when the Cards scored tneli
,aa,r of markers on clean safeties by
Manc,lso and Gelbert and Grimes m
tended sacrifice, which went as bingle
when Grove slipped and fell IN al
tennntinr to field the ball, with the
r,otivatin0 power supplied by aerial
sacrifices by Douthit and Adams.
Il was in the following frame, with tWo
out. and the A's one down that SIM
Jllons came through Win ms pIoou,S, ~.
rive 'r,oke It was lusty wallop OF tnt
rronortions Cochrane later was TO ou-
i,Iicate 1t was a far mere important
hlow than Mickeys, however, as i
nulled the Mackmen right up on ever
Terms and struck fear of what was U
come into the hearts Of Grimes ane
his supporters. -
Thess eyentualities, as It developed
Included a screaming double in IN
sixth by DYKES following q pass y
bishop. which enabled the AS to regis
1er what proved good enough Tor tn
WANING margin. But to make aSsuranc