Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
SEES AS BATTLING
. MOST WORTHY FOE.
Street Great Manager, Says
Mack Coach Due to Start
in American League.
BY EDDIE COLLIN J,
Captain Of the Athletic.


ut. LOUIS, September 30
After both league races were
~ decided and we could sit
back and look over our world
series opponents, the st. Louis
Cardinals, q quality first notice
able to me was their consistency.
If one analyses the play Of the
IS teams in the major leagues in
1891, it will be seen that the Car
dinals have been the smoothest,
most even, most consistent. There
Is only one answer to this. They
must be the class Of the National
League.
Not until the last week of the sea-
son did the Athletics know who would
be their opponents in the 1880 world
series. As we went on our final Western
trip 1t looked one day as II they would
be the Cubs, then Brooklyn, next the
Giants, until finally the Calds nosed IN
under the wire winner.
So there was plenty of doubt last
wear about the Cards superiority. But
there is none now. They have demon
strated that they are the cream Of their
league.
Cards Steadiness Marked.
st. Louis accomplished this second
successive National League yin by con-
sistent, steady play from start to finish.
The club has had reliable pitching from
at least six Of its staff, and offense and
defense have never failed. No extended
winning stfeaks have marked the Cards
play. but I believe that only once all
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games in succession.
While did not see them play sim
gle league game, judge from accounts
Of their work that no individual stood
out particularly. ! am sure frankie
Frisch, Jim Bottomley, Chick Hafey
and Jimmy Wilson have all had bigger
years. so far IS statistics go, than their
records for 1891 show.
But the team won the league pen
nant more decisively than any other
National League club in years. How
come? I'll tell you. They're q great
club. They have great manager in
Gabby Street. He Is smart and well
liked by his players. He ought to be.
He got his start in the American
League.
All this dope is more or less obvious.
The only reason give it Is to show
that we Athletics realize what q tough.
W0EkA1y anu COAAI10Cub bCuLA VIC AkC HO4hH
to meet So much for gereralities.
Individually. about the only change
in the Cards lineup that know Of is
Pepper Martin In centerfield, replacing
Taylor DouEhit. How well Pepper has
done this year honestly don't know.
but If he is as good ball hawk as
his predecessor he must be clever.
likes st. Louis Pitching.
v't,eYe the Cardinals look strong to
ne Is In pitching. The addition to an
alre Idy extra good stan of q fellow like
Der niger means lot The chief spec
ulation among our players about the
Cards Is what pitchers will prove most
effective against US.
Our discussions have conferred around
Grimes, HaIlahan and Derringer. Per-
Grimes Is good. He IL always tough,
giving bis club al he has. But we beat
him last season, and I~believe we will
beat him more decisively this year.
The emily pitcher like Grimes In our
league, Red Faher Of the White Sox,
who has pitched remarkable ball for q
tail-end club. has not had nearly the
success against us this year that he
did IN 1890. OF course this may not
mean much, but just the same I think
We VIII hit Grimes this time more than
we did laas.
expect Hallalaan and Derringer to
give Us the hardest battle. We know
about Lefty. We won and lost to him
last year. The only time we saw the
big right handler this year was in the
Spring IN one Of our exhibition games
with ths Cards IN Florida. We know
DerTinger Is TO be respected,
Big Jess Haines pitched q corking
game against US IN st. Louis in 1880,
but understand he injured his pitch
ing arm during the closing weeks of this
years race. Perhaps that eliminates
him.
I would not attempt to guess Streets
pitching selection to open the series 1t
would not help us IN the slightest to
knoW. That wouldn't influence Connie
Maek's plans in the least. We know
who our starter will be. Maybe Gabby
Street Isn't quite so sure about his.
And now let me repeat what said
IN the first dispatch yesterday:
wen be In there strong"
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