New Britain herald., 1930-10-03

them, the St. Louis Cardinals speed ed westward today to resume their world series quarrel with the Phila- delphia Athletics at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, tomorrow.
 The Athletics, transformed by the schedule from the home club to that Of their visitors, also went west to- day, but the American League team can do not better in the National League city than they did at home. If they do as well the series will be over Sunday.
 The worlds champions made it two in a row at Shibe Park yester- day by giving big George Earnshaw Q an early lead, six runs in four in nings in clusters of twos. then sus- pending their hitting and scoring activities. As the big Swarthmore hurler was in excellent form, any one of the two runs innings would - have been enough to win. The only g. Cardinal run was a long home run over the right field wall by George Watkins, who plays right field for
 
 in a highlander to pitch.
 Although they never were lin the ball game" in the second contest of the series, the National Leaguers showed no disposition to give up the baseball ghost and their supporters did not hesitate to say that once at their own homes and firesides they would give good account of them selves.
 In the first two games Manager Connie Mack led his two aces and each took tricks. Bob Groves vic- tory in the opener was followed by an even more impressive pitching performance by his colleague, Earn shaw. in the second.
 Running true to his schedule mapped out in advance. Manager Gabby Street sent Flint Rhem in to pitch the second game. The lad with the big curve was forced into retirement in the fourth inning after he had been nicked for six runs, feur earned and the other two made possible through an error.
 Jim Lindsey and Sylvester John- son, two big right handed pitchers. perfectly filled relief roles, neither permitting the As a safe hit, but when they came in the Athletics, too were "in."
 American League players say that when Earnshaw has control she < ia practically unbeatable. There was nothing wrong with his control in the second game of the series. He forced eight Cardinals to miss third few times he was menaced and af,- CT the second inning, gave up but two hits.
 As the contestins @eams devoted T day to travel, speculation was rife aa to the probable pitchers for the opening game at St. Louis tomor- row. Manager Street said he would summon his star southpaw. Wild 7 Bill" Hallahan to the mound. Halla- han is another pitcher who is almost unbeatable when his control is working. He shut out the Brooklyn Robins 1 to 0 in ten innings in the --1mportant opening game of series ], practically deciding the National s League pennant.
 E In this game Hallahan allowed ? only five hits, retiring the first 20 <, men in order. The crack lefthander, < however. can be wild at times and his bases on balls for the season { lead the league.
 F Connie Mack, as usual, kept his ~ own counsel. There were numerous 2 suggestions that he would give both , Grove and Earnshaw a chance to E repeat. Should he consider this -7 course impracticable, the names !. mentioned frequently in connection : with the pitching assignment for tomorrow were Bill Shores. young 7 ster. and Eddie Rommel, veteran. ~ The second game of the series X brought new record when Frankie = Frisch, in his first time at bat drove a double to left field. This was Frisch's 43rd hit in six world z series, passing the mark of Eddie ! Collins. made in. six series, the last in 1919.
 @ The game was only few minutes old when the As were credited with :, B run. Gordon Cochrane, who had a r-home run on his last appearance at .~ bat in the first game, again driving the ball over the right field wall After Mickey had broken the ice Simmons followed with a single and ran all the way home when Foxx doubled against the stands in center a The Cards. apparently spurred to extra effort by the scoring of the enemy, came back at once with one run and threatened to score addi- tions. The attack begged down, however, after the first gesture Watkins circuit smash came with one out and Mancuso kept the ball rolling with a hit to short, Boley making a clever play on the ball but finding himself in no position to throw it to first base.
 Then the Cardinals "got a break" for Gelbert's smash to Bishop seem ed destined to lay the foundation for a double play. Instead 1t took 8 wierd bound and carried into cen ter field. Mancuso hot footing it to third. Rhem could not hit the ball at all and Douthit's best was a lofty fly to Bishop.
 Two were out in the third when Cochrane hit to Frisch and was safe when the star second baseman fum- bled the ball. Cochrane scored when Simmons doubled to the right field fence. Watkins tried to make an impossible catch and the ball rolled to the barrier. After trying in vain to make Foxx hit at a bad ball. Rhem declined to pitch the fourth one within range of the slugging first baseman and Jimmy walked. Miller's single to left scored Sim mona