Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-04
|CONN|E COMFORTED
by SERIES HISTORY
Giants Only Club to Take
Title After Losing First
Two Games.
BY CONNIE MACK,
Winner of Eight remnants With the


Winner Of Eight remnants With the
! Athletics.
ut. LOUIS, october Awhile
the Athletics have won both
~ games of the current world
series and placed the Car
dinals at a decided disadvantage,
the real test for us starts in this
city today.
We are scheduled to play three
games here, and if we win two
of them the series will be over
and that third-game stub held by
Philadelphia ticket purchasers
will be good for redemption value
only.
Should we lose two out of three games
or three straight on Missouri soil. then
the series will return to Philadelphia, to
be finished at Shibe Park, with the
sixth game scheduled Wednesday and
a. seventh game, If necessary, the fol-
| lowing day.
Only in one instance where a team
that won the first two games of the
october classic eventually was beaten
for the title.
That was in 1921, when the two New
York clubs battled for the highest hon.
ors. The Yanks captured the first two
contests and then lost, but 1t was only
possible because the rules that year
called for five out of nine games to de-
eide. Since then the rule has been four
out Of seven.
Used to Park.
These past performances are mighty
comforting, but I am looking for the
Cardinals 20 present q stronger front
in st. Louis.
It is true the park advantage is not
SO great, for we play eleven games each
! year at SportSmen'S Park, which is the
home of the Browns of the American
League as well as the Cardinals, and
the records show that we have always
thrived at this battlefield.
In the two games played so far the
point that has impressed me most is
that our team has hit when hits meant
runs. We make our hits when they are
| needed.
Our hit totals were not big on either
day, but our run making was heavy.
Our hits counted far more than the
blows of the Cardinals
This was due to the fact that both
Grove and EarnShaw seemed to be
stronger in keeping our opponents from
hitting when 1t was necessary to do so
to keep runs from scoring.
In two games we made IL hits and
| scored III runs. The Cardinals made
Is hits, more than us, but scored
only three runs, 8 less than we did.
These figures reflect the difference
between hitting in a pinch and failing
to take. advantage Of opportunities.
Grove and Earnshaw always had
something in reserve whenever their
opponents threatened to score.
AS Click Generally.
The Athletics backed up this sound
pitching with timely hitting and bril-
liant fielding.
Cochrane, Simmons and Foxx, our big
three of the pennant race, have borne
| the brCnt of the attack, all coming
through with extra base drives. Already
Cochrane had had two home runs and
Simmons one.
Looking at the base ball drama from
| the bench one woud imagine that
those three have put ,ar in the hearts
of St. Louis pitchers, who by this time
realize that at any time they are apt
to deliver a long hit
I want to point out that in both
| games we started rallies with two out
and nobody on base.
Too much credit cannot be given
Jimmy Dykes for his electrifying doubles
in both games that were helpful in
keeping us out in front. Haas on
opening day and Miller on Thursday
also came through in the pinch.
Our batting punch is best exempli-
| fed by the fact that in the two games
played We have never been behind In
one inning
| In fielding Boley. Bishop and Dykes
have stood out. Our outflelders have
not had many opportunities to show
| fIair oh Ior of eIri he
that Grove and Earnshaw allowed so
few hard hit fly balls.
Behind the bat Cochran has been the
human dynamo that he was all season.
1t is nothing new for Mickey to play
dazzling ball.
Gabby Is Praised.
In my opinion the Cardinals have
played good, steady ball. 1 can well
understand why they are champions Of
the National League. I think Gabby
Street has handled his team as we'll as
| anybody could. His players have not
hit in pincheS and no manager can
prevent that.
So far the lower end of the batting
order has outshone the others with the
bat, excepting that Frankie Frisch is
playing the usual swift game he always
shows in world series.
There are two young Pennsylvania
boys in the Cardinal lineup who have
done astonishingly well. I refer to
Charley Colbert of Amber. son Of a
famous Penn athlete, and little Sparky
Adams of the coal regions.
Both of these infielders have accepted
many difficult chances with ease and
grace, cutting down our hit totals each
day, while both have hit the ball hard.
Mancuso, the catcher, has handled
himself so we'll that he must be ranked
with the leading catchers.
AS for my pitcher today, am not going
to recede from my policy not to an
nounce anything in advance. AS a
matter of fact, have not the slightest
idea to whom will hand the ball today.
(Copyright, 1890, Christy Walsh Syndicate.)