Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
WA[BERG ALSO DUE
FOR MOUND ACTION
EarnshaW Slated to Reappear
on Hill, as Are Derringer
and HaIIahan.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

sip In this world series were
Grove, Earnshaw and Derringer.
Two of them already have been
beaten and the star to date has
been Hallahan, the speedy left
handler, who shut the Athletics
out on Friday just as he did year
ago.
No average pitcher is going to
shut out this club of Mack'S two
times in three starts. And there
now Is a chance that Hallaham
may crowd Grove as the pitching
hero Of the show that opens again
here Monday afternoon.
The discussion of future picthing as
signmentS now is the order Of the day
as experts find themselves entrenched
In the Eastern citadel of the post-sea-
son pageant Mack can pitch either
Grove or Walberg
The chances are he will pitch Grove
to give his left-handed star as much
rest as possible in case he is needed
for decisive game later on in the week
Yet he could work Walberg on Monday,
Grove on Tuesday and Earnshaw on
Wednesday. and still have Grove ready
In case the parade swings back to
Missouri turf.
Grimes Due Tomorrow.
There isn't much doubt about Gabby
Street working Grimes, if the veterans
arm Is in shape. 1t hasn't been any too
good lately. but now has had a useful
rest. Grimes pitched two fine games
year ago, losing both, and if he is
~ etN he ~ l.
stout front. That usually is his Gus
tom in big money games.
Also there Is a feeling in the Car
dinal camp that young Derringer will
be far better pitcher at his next
| start. He needed the seasoning under
| fire which that first game brought him,
where he was oveT-anXious and inclined
to over-try. AS it was, he struck out
men in six or seven innings but had
too little reserve left when trouble be-
gan to break upon the back of his neck.
Grimes, Derringer and Hallahan
should be the first three choices for
the next three games. ready to face
Walberg. Grove and Earnshaw, even if
the Athletic selection isn't made in
this order
The second game brought out much
better pitching in both camps than the
first. Grove was far from his best on
Thursday and Derringer was distinctly
below normal. Against this Earnshaw
pitched well, but Hallahan pitched bet
ter ball and his pressure with men on
bases was more than the Athletics could
break down.
Martin Is Series Hero.
EarnShaW was more the victim of
Pepper Martins speed than he was of
any Cardinal attack where both were
c. T1~- &k,t
Is the hero of the series. Al Simmons,
Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Foxx, Chick
Hafey, Charley Colbert or Frank Frisch
will have to move in hurry to over
take the Oklahoma cyclone, who has
been the main spark plug up to date
Martin has five base hits to his credit,
to say nothing of three stolen bases,
all in two games. His play has been
aggressive and full of fire from the
start. He has taken chances at moments
where they meant something and if
he can hold anything like this clip he
will be the outstanding star Of the
show.
Pepper is a great young ball player
and his feat of stealing the ball game
In the second big show is something
that won't be repeated in a world
series game for some time to come
AS lar as the clubs go, the Athletics
outclaSSed the Cardinals by a wider
margin on Thursday than the Cardinals
outclaSSed the Athletics on Friday. But
this means nothing in a short series.
The main factor favoring the Ath-
1eticS is that they are hard to beat at
home, where last year they won all
three starts. Connie Mack was more
than satisfied with Earnshaws pitch
ing and Is sure the same brand will win
three times out of four.
Interest Is Increasing.
Interest in the series should increase
from now on. 1t takes the first two
games to break the ice and start the
arguments going. There will be world
OF interest In the next starts that Der
ringer and Hallahan make. Derringer.
with the lesson he learned-and Der
ringer Is smart-Should be much harder
to beat.
game against the Athletics with a sore
finger last year, but this time he will
have all the rest he needs. Any one
who crowds in the speed this southpaw
uses needs all the time he can get be-
tween important assignments.
He opened fire against the Mackmen
on Friday with all he had, and he still
was giving them both barrels at the
finish. This means heavy pressure ana
hard work. But he will have at least
four days Of rest before he is called on
again, which should be next Wednes-
day.
So far the Cardinals have missed the
normal batting strength of Jim Bot
tomley and Chick Hafey, two of their
best Sluggers. Hafey has had a tough
time getting started, but he is about
due. So is Bottomley. For that mat
ter, Al Simmons has only one hit, and
while that Is home run, he Is looking
at q smaller batting average than he
usually carries around.
Quite time should be had before the
show is over, taking it one way and
another.
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