New Britain herald., 1930-10-08
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today, With the AtnlellcS ana Gar dinals renewing hostilities at Shibe Park. There were seven games four years ago. when the Cardinals de- feated the Yankees for the world championship, and there will be seven again if St. Louis stops Phila- delphia today. As it is, the National leaguers have contributed the best performance from their league in the last three campaigns. In 1927 the Pirates were stopped by the Yankees in four straight games and likewise the Cardinals had no better luck against the New York Ameri- cans in 1928. Last year the Chicago Cubs won one and lost four to the Athletics.
 The Cardinals have won two games which can not be taken away from them. so win, lose or draw in the remaining game, or games, they have done better than the Pirates of 1927, the Cardinals of 1928 or the Cubs of 1929.
 AS the sixth game brought the baseball battles back across the Mis- sissippi river there was no indica- tion that the series would continue as anything but test of pitching. Thus far 1t has been dominated by the moundsmen, pitchers series to a degree unknown since 1920.
 Ten years ago when Cleveland and Brooklyn played. the losing team made no more than one run in any game. Three games resulted in shutouts and a run was scored in each of four by the defeated side. Cleveland won five games to two.
 In 1905, when the Giants defeated the Athletics, four games to one every contest was shutout. In the five games played in the 1880 series no more than two runs have been scored by the vanquished and this only once. Two shutouts have been scored, one by each side, and twice one run represented the losers efforts.
 A shutout today would tie the record of three shutouts registered in 1921, but then eight games were played.
 The Cardinals today were just where they were in 1928 when they left St. Louis trailing the New Workers two games to three and, moving into the stadium, won two games in a row and the world cham pionship. Grover Cleveland Alex ander stopped the Yankees 10 to ? in the sixth game and then came in to rescue Jess Haines in the seventh tb6ut when the Yankees threatened to tie the score. "Od Pete's" per formance in forcing Tony Lazzeri to miss third strike, leaving the score 3 to 2 in favor of St. Louis. is base ball history, although Alexander since has passed out of the major leagues.
 The National league club today has chance to draw level with it's American league opponent late in the series for the first time since October g, 1926, when the series stood three games to three.
 Manager Charles E. Street pinned his faith today on his young left " NllllelIil A. IldIldudH, W llO blanked the Athletics to 0, last Saturday. Hallahan came to the majors from the Texas league tagged with the nickname of Wild Bill" but he has not shown a disposition to be wild in his big games. In his first world series appearance he showed that he could take his passes or leave them alone, walking three in the first inning and then striking out three. He walked a total of five during the game but he ran his strikeout string to six and allowed only seven hits.
 Earnshaw and Grove both were anxious to work in the important game today and Manager Connie Mack's choice was norrowed to his two aces. No one would be greatly surprised to see both of the stars in action today, and again tomorrow should the series be prolonged.
 Philadelphia has known one great iron man in the past, Jack Coombs, one of the sturdy oaks of baseball Coombs never lost a world series game and won three in one series. Earnshaw's build is something on the order of the oak, but Grove is more like tall, lean and extremely durable pine.
 Lincups May Be Changed
 Before the start of the sixth game many supporters of the Cardinals thought Manager Street might make
 
 0 last minute shift either in his lineup or batting order. Jim Bot tomley. the big first sacker of the Red Birds, has fielded brilliantly in the series but has made only one safe hit in 20 times at bat. He missed third strikes on his last three appearances at bat Monday, and has struck out eight times in five games.
 The Cardinals in the past have not hesitated to swap horses in the middle of the world series stream, In the 1928 clashes with the Yankees. Taylor Douthit and Jimmy Wilson each scored one hit in II times at bat in the first three games, so in the fourth Ernest Orsatti was in center field and Earl Smith be- hind the plate. Orsatti cracked out a double and a single and Smith made three singles in this game. all though the Yankees. nevertheless won the decision and the series.
 Should Sunny Jim" be taken ont Of the lineup the dope" was that this same Ors2tti who is cn in fielder as well as an outfielder. would supplant him. Thcrc were other suggestions that if Manager Street declined to take such dras- tic step as removal of Bottomlev from the game, he might drop him in the batting order, by switching Gelbert to the cleanup position. The young shortstop is leading both teams In batting with a percentage