Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-01

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Philadelphia Athletics a q 70 2 vic
tory over the 81. Louis Cardinals
today III the opening game or tho
World series.
First inning Athletics. Bishop up. l
A preliminary conference among tho
umpires and field leaders caused
some delay. The crowd stood for ths
National anthem. Bishop up. Ball
ne. outside. Strike ole. III was IA
y last ball. was high. Bishop took IA
second strike over inside corner.
Bishop famed swinging and tho
crowd roared.
Haas up. Foul strike one. Strika
tvo, Haas chopped the ball into tha
dirt. Haas struck out. swinging mt "a
low curve.
Cochrane Up. Ball one outside.
Cochrane grounded TO Colbert and
was out to first. No runss no hits, N
errors, none left.
First inning Cardinals. High uD.
Strike one, 10 was IA fast ball inside.
strike two. foul, the ball glanced to-
ward the Card duEOut. High Strucl.
out. taking a called third strike.
Roettger up: Strike one. Il wa a
fast one over the heart Of the plate.
Foul strike two. the ball bounced
into the upper tier behind the plate.
Ball one, low outside. RoettEnr
singled Cieanly into center field.
Frisch up: Strike one. called. Foul
strike two. the ball went over ths
grandStand roof. behind the plate.
Foul into lower boxes off first base
line Frisch singled 10 right and
Roettger dashed To third base. lE
was the hit and run pl.y and
executed beautifully.
Bottomley up. Strike one, he
swung. Foul, strike two The bail
glanced into the back screen. Bot
tomley hit over second base and
Roettger scored. Bishop stopped tho
ball but was unable To make "A p!ay.
and " was a hit. FrSSCh stopped aaf
second.
Hafey up: Foul. strike me-. Foul,
strike two. the ball going into the
boxes off the right field foul line.
Foul, the ball glancing behind tha
plate. Foul into the lower stands
hack OF third base. Ball one. low. in
side. Ball two, outside. Haiey StrucK
out swinging at a last ball inside.
Martin up: Strike one. swinging.
Foul, strike two. the ball bounced
back OF the PLATE. Ball one, high.
Martin hit against the right screen,
scoring Frisch and sending Bottoms
ley 10 third. III was n two base init.
Wilson up. Wilson grounded our,
Williams TO FOxx. Two runs, four
hits. no errors. two left.
Second inning Athletics:
Simmons up.
Foul strike one, the ball skied in-
To the right field stands. Bal one
high. Foul strike two. The ball
caromed behind the plate. Sim
mons bounded out TO Colbert 10
Bottomley.
F0xX up:
Strike nj swinging. Strike two.
He swung again. Foxx struck out
on a called third strike and the
crowd h0Wled.
Miller up:
Ball one low. Strike one. Ha
swung. Ball two high inside. Foul,
the ball bounded off Wilson's mask.
Foul into the upper tier behind the
plate. Miller struck out. He was
DerTingeris fourth strike out vic
tim and the young right handler
received a tremendous cheer as ne
went to the dugout.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none
left.
Cardinals second inning.
Colbert up.
Ball one. low. Strike one. calleu.
Ball two. inside. Foul. strike two.
The ball hit into the dirt. Foul in
to the stands back Of first base.
Foul into the upper deck off first
base. Ball three. low and inside.
Foul into the upper tier back az
plate. Colbert flied out Miller.
Derringer up:
There was another outburSt OF
applause for the pitcher. Strike
one. swinging. ball one. wide. Der
ringer bounded To williams and
was thrown out at first.
High up:
Foul, strike one. It went into the
upper deck off third base. High
singled into right field. connecting
with an underhand fast ball.
Roettger up:
Foul, strike one. The rT rolled
off the screen I'm back M plate. Foul,
strike two. III was another n into
screen. Grove was pitching deliber-
ately and taking a lot OF time with
his delivery. Roettger flied TO HaSs.
the center fielder racing over t0
the right field wall to make the
catch.
No runs enc hit. no errors, ons
left.
Athletics third:
Dykes up: Dykes singled off
Highs glove. III was "A sharp drive
and too hot to handle.
Williams IT'D: Ball one. outside.
Strike one. swinging. Ball two. low
out Idle. Williams singled sharply
past first base ard Dykes raced 10
third sliding into me bag.
Grove up: Strike one swinging.
Ball one. inside. Strike two. cali
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