The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-19
TALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.

NEW AOAeIAf 2ERks L.
I imagine you can write it in the
L records that the two baseball
races are over. BY beating the
White Sox Thursday the Athletics
clinched the American League
championship for the second time
in succession. At the same time
over in Flatbush the Cardinals
mangled the Robins for the third
straight time in a series that has
been little world series in itself.
Bv making a. clean sweep Of the series
venture the Cardinals have settled the
National League race lust about as thor
oughly as the Athletics.
If ever a team looked the part Of
Championship team ST. Louis did against
the BrooslYns whom they dislodged from
the lead on their own home grounds. and
before the most partisan. hero-Worship-
ping crowds the game has known in this
generation
THEY tell you there is nothing
i great about the st. Louis team,
that it has weak spots in the out
field, in the infeld, behind the bat
and lii the box Possibly this is
true, but certainly there is nothing
weak about the Cardinals spirit,
their morale or their self confidence.
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From the moment the two teams stepped
on the diamond Thursday It was essy
to tell which had the class and the faith
IN its abilities. SO smoothly and IN
labored did the Cardinals perform in this
critical game that YOU got the impression
they we're not trying very hard.
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The veteran Grimes pitched with a non
chslsnCe that was almost insolent He
working on the sluggers across the river.
A. intervals he would laugh and Joke with
them.
There must have been something salts
fsing 10 the mans sadistio nature in the
futuility Of these Brooklyns who had come
IN from nowhere TO be the season-long
sensation Of the league race only to find
in the closing DAYS Of September that the
gods had made sport of them.
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II was as II the master Of the manor
had returned home unexpectedly 70 nut
an end 10 servants reveI. There was
something sbiect and poIogetic about the
nlsy Of your Uncle Robbie's men and by
contrast this made the pIsy Of the no
tentisI champions all the more impressive.
H MOVING one of his greatest
Il seasons. Frisch is the sparkplug
of the team, fine, competent,
hard-fghting type of ball player,
who takes desperate chances and
goes after anything. He is one of
The few players left in baseball who
slide headforemost into bases. One
Of the biggest thrills in Thursdays
game was appreciated only by those
who we're in position to see him 60
diving into third base on his triple
in the fourth inning.
Hers was fierce man to-man action
rousinE chance taking PLAY that is seen
all too seldom in this dsy or hating
runs around the bases, Frisch tore into
third with such violence that he was
temporarily stunned; he came up with
mouth full Of dust. , severely Jared
head badly torn psir of trousers.
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Erich will bbe one OF the reasons WHY the
Cardinals viii be extremely we'll thought
Of if and when they. get into the series
Of people already like the Cardinals against
the Athletics. Particularly those who have
watched the team in action for the past
three weeks. II looks like team that has
developed the habit of winning and the
tundsnentaists of baseball will tell you
this is a splendid habit TO develop.
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There Is no reason to suspect the team
is playing over its head. You arc forced
TO agree with Gabby Street the manager.
that the team would have been much
farther in front if it hadn't been for an
unusual number Of injuries.
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A MOTHER factor that might
"A tend to make the Cardinals
!. favorites in the series is the general
belief that the Athletics aren't as
formidable as they were a year ago.