Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-03
MACKS OUTCLASS
OLD LOOP CHAMPS
In PhiIIy Play St. Louis Club
Seems Resigned to
Likely Fate.
BY JOHN b. KELLER,

went into their seventh bat
~ ting turn In the second
world series game at Shibe
Park, in Philadelphia yesterday a
band in the upper grandstand
back of third base arose and gave
a pretty good rendition Of est.
Louis Blues" It was a timely
tune. The bearers Of the Ma
tional League banner in this an
nual base ball classic should have
been blue If they weren't for well
before the seventh inning was
reached they knew to a man they
were returning to st. Louis after
the game a we'll beaten club.
Strangely the Cardinals changed
overnight. In the first game Of the
series played wednesday Gabby Streets
forces appeared to have a deal of spunk,
even though taking a licking. In the
tilt yesterday, however, they showed no
ginger or hustle at any time. In fact,
the Cardinals apparently realized they
couldn't stand before the American
Leagues steamroller and were resigned
to the fattening in store for them.
A miracle" team the Cardinals were
called after their sensational rush to
the National League championship.
They'll have to be a miracle" team
now If they are to grab the winning
end Of this world series. 1rounced two
times in as many starts, 1t would seem
that a series victory Is wholly beyond
the Street outfit.
AS Know st. Louis Park, Too.
In the st. Louis end of the series,
opening In Sportsmen's Park tomorrow,
the Cardinals may make better show
ing than they did in Philadelphia, some
National League followers hold. Famil-
iarity with the field should help Streets
club, these senior major loop support
ers contend. Well, the Athletics are
right familiar with Sportsmen's Park.
They've been beating the Browns there
for some time, and know much of the
plant. The AS have the range OF that
short right-field barrier there down pat
The American League champions in
the first two games of the series clearly
outclassed their rivals in all depart
ments Of play. Pitching, fielding, base
running and style Of attack put forth
by the AS excelled anything the Car
dinals showed. So superior were the
AS to the Cardinals that after yester-
days engagement many fans left the
park claiming that If the Cardinals
managed to win as many as two games
before the end the series would have
to be regarded with suspicion.
In the first game Connie Mack's
southpaw slab star, Bob Grove, wasn't
himself, yet managed to get away with
the ball game In yesterdays contest
the AS brilliant Highlander, George
Earnshaw, was much better than he
was in the greater part of the American
League campaign. In limiting the Car
dinalS to six hits Earnshaw displayed
great speed and fine control. He re-
peatedly threw his fast one by the best
of the Cardinal batters.
Only Lapse in Seventh.
Earnshaw's only lapse occurred in the
seventh after he had twisted foot
when covering first base to take throw
from Jimmy Foxx. It was his left foot,
the striding foot, that Earnshaw hurt
and for time the injury panied him
considerably every time he stepped out
to make a pitch. This resulted in
pass to Gus Mancuso but not another
Cardinal walked to first base. 1t was
one of Earnshaws fine days and when
he has one he Is virtually unbeatable.
The first two games sapped the Car
dinals' pitching staff. Big Burleigh
Grimes and his spitbaL looked good the
first game, yet not good enough to win
and 1t is questionable whether Grimes
can come back soon and be as effective.
Flint Rhem yesterday had nothing that
baffied the Athletics. Rhem, touched
for seven hits, Of which four were OF
the extra-base variety, did not, in fact,
look as good as the second-string hurl-
ers who followed him on the hill.
Jim Lindsey and Sylvester johnson,
who used to pitch In the American
League, but not so well, between them
granted the AS nothing in the way Of
hits or scores. Lindsey did not issue a
pass In the two and two-thirds innings
he toiled after relieving Rhem IN the
fourth, while johnson gave up only two
walks in his two rounds on the mound.
They seemed much better than Rhem.
Rhem Mark for Macks.
The AS lost little time getting at
Flint With two out in the first frame,
Mickey Cochrane whacked his second
homer Of the series, drive over the
right field wall, then a single by Al
Simmons and double by Jimmy Foxx
produced a second marker. George
Watkins got back one of these runs for
the Cardinals in the second with home
run hit over the right barrier, but
Earnshaw was master thereafter, while
Rhem went from bad to worse.
Frankie Frisch helped get Rhem into
trouble in the third inning by fumbling
Cochrane's grounder with a side-retiring
out at hand. Rhem then got himself
into more trouble for he yielded Sim
mons a double that scored Cochrane,
walked Foxx, then gave up single to
Miller that tailed Simmons. In the
fourth Rhem had the props knocked
from under him by Jimmy Dykes
double that scored Joe Boley, who had
singled, and Max Bishop, who had
walked.
Perhaps Dykes double put Rhem out
of the series for good. It isn't likely
this tussle for base balls premier laurels
will continue long enough to have Flint
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