Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
CHAMPS EQUIPPED
TO DEFEND HON0RS
Reserve Strength in Minor
Chain System Makes New
Leaders Formidable.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

Streets Scrappy flock of
~ Cardinals, having scared to
the base bail peaks after a
dramatic fight, will be difficult to
dislodge from the position they
have fortified with the strongest
organization of reserve power in
the national game.
They rule the base ball roost for the
second time in six years, thanks mainly
to the inspired heroics of their hawk
faced youngster, Pepper" Martin, and
the superlative mound work of Bill Hal
lahan and Burleigh Grimes. With this
combination clicking, the Red Birds
solved the very troublesome problem OF
stopping the Philadelphia Athletics by
swift daring attacks upon the greatest
pitching pair in base ball. Earnshaw
and Grove.
The problem next year. and for some
years to come, may be how to stop the
Cardinals.
Chain Store" Triumph.
The success of the new world cham
pions is striking Endorsement OF
far-flung and highly efficient organlza-
ton by the Cardinals, it Is gold mine
Of player wealth such as no major
league club in history has ever possessed:
Major links in the chain furnished
two of the three Cardinal heroes in the
victorious seven-game battle with the
two-time world champions. Pepper"
Martin the freshman outfleld sensation,
was recruited in Arkansas and polished
up for varsity" duty by the Rochester
"Jayvees." Hallahan. the brilliant
southpaw, was picked from Syracuse
and taught the fine art of control at
Houston, another strong outpost in the
system.
The resources appear limitless, just
as the results continue eminently salts
factory. No ballyhoo is needed for an
organization that can turn up such
great young players in short order as
colbert. Watkins, Martin, Hallahan,
Derringer and Jim Collins, in addition
to the colorful Dizzy Dean, who Will
ioin the varsity for 1882 after proving
aimself just about the best young right
handler in the minors.
The Cardinals now have captured
four National League pennants and two
world championships in six years
They have broken even with the two
greatest outfits the American League
has been able to put together, the
Yankees and Athletics. They have done
more than any club to restore National
League prestige since the New York
Giants we're at the top 10 years ago.
Cards More ResourcefuL.
Few but the Cardinals themselves,
prior to the million dollar base ball show
of 1881, figured they could break even
against the pitching of Grove and Earn
shaw. Extraordinary developments, such
as the amazing five-game streak of Pep
per Martin and the benefit Of the
"breaks" in the final game, helped favor
the Cardinal cause. Nevertheless, when
It came to the seventh and final contest,
the Red Birds were the steadier, scrap
pier, more resourceful club.
Earnshaw, the hero of the 1880 series,
not only was pushed of his pedestal by
the exploits of Martin, but the great
right hander wound up as the hard
luck figure Of the 1881 battle. In three
games last year big George held the
Cardinals to Is hits and pair of runs,
blanked them for % innings in a row.
This year in three trays he yielded IL
hits and six runs, but lost the decision
twice.
In six games against the Cards Earn
shaw has blanked them in 43 out of
40 innings. He has yielded an average
of only four hits per game. He was
beaten, not only because he couldn't
check Pepper Martin, but because his
teammates went II runleSs innings
against the combined twirling of Hal
The well known law of averages had
q big time functioning in this years
base ball party 1t caught up with
Earnshaw and the Athletics. 1t leveled
things off for Grimes, whose skill and
courage carried him to two brilliant
fVrftt ,,oI,, I1tk
before his arm and strength gave out
In the dramatic final inning.
Streets Men Shine.
Grimes beat both Earnshaw and
Grove to square accounts for 1880. 1t
brought the Martin bomber down to
earth, to the disappointment of the
hometown fans and the safety of
number of world series records, after
the widest individual raid in base ball
history.
The Cardinal big three" Martin,
Hallahan and Grimes had fine support
from Captain Frisch and Catcher jim
my Wilson. The Red Bird backstop
furnished surprising feature by out
playing his renowned rival. Mickey
Cochrane. Worn out by hot Sum-
his usual standard both at bat and on
the defense. He hit for mere .160.
The Cardinals took sufficient liberties
with Mickey and his pitchers to post
8 stolen bases, 5 of them by Martin.
Wilson. except for his mental lapse In
throwing to the wrong base in the hectic
ninth inning of the second game, gave
superb exhibition Of backstopping and
also outhit his all-America rival
The outcome of the series may hasten
Connie Mack's reconstruction program
for the attempt to win fourth straight
American League pennant and regain
the world championship honors in 1882
He has already made the first move by
replacing Joe Boley at shortstop with
DID Williams. The next to be put on
The shelf may be Max Bishop and Bing
Miller. Waite Hoyt, who dropped his
only series start because he couldn't