Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
Bird Finger Gets Two Hits,
While Young OutfieIder Con-
tributes Single and Double
to Aid in Scoring.
WORLD CHAMPIONS HELD
HITLESS UNTIL EIGHTH
Snappy Double Play, Colbert to
Frisch to Bottomley. Helps Ma
J tional Leaguers in Sixth-In-
juries Force Adams Out of Fray
in Seventh.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
PHILADELPHIA, October s.
Burleigh Grimes fine pitching
and batting, along with the time
ly sticking of Pepper Martin, gave
the st. Louis Cardinals victory
over the Athletics in the third
game of the world series here this
afternoon, and placed them one
up in games on the champions.
The score was to 2.
FIRST INNING.
ST. LOUIS-President Hoover, in
tossing out the first ball of the game,
threw wildly to Cochrane. Grove slip
ped over the first one on Adams for a
strike and after the count had gone
two and two, Sparky popped to Foxx.
Hitting at the first ball pitched,
Roettger bounded to Bishop. After
taking one strike Frisch bounded sharp
1y to FoXX. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Gr starte d
with two straight strikes against Bishop,
who then passed up two wide ones and
fouled off a couple before taking third
strike. Grimes, using saliva protuse!y'
also promptly got Haas in hole
But the count again went to the limit
before Mule raised a high fly, which
Frisch took in short center. 1t was one
ball charged against Cochrane when ne
lofted foul to Roettger. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Grove missed the target
with his first three deliveries to Sonny
Jim Bottomley, and he walked after
taking one strike. With two strikes
and as many balls, Hafey pop fouled to
Foxx. Pepper Martin, the hero of the
series, was given a great hand When
he came to bat, and promptly responded
with a line single over the middle cush-
ion, sending Bottomley to third. 1t was
his sixth hit of the series. Martin mace
no effort to steal on Groves first pitch
II Wilson, wide one. Two fouls &C
counted for as many strikes. Martin
s. sail for second with the next pitch,
which was fouled back into the STANDS.
After another foul, with the hit and-run
display, Wilson lined clean single to
r.ght scoring Bottomley with the flrst
run of the game and sending Martin 10
third. After taking one ball, Geloert
lined to Miller in right field, and Martin
scored easily after the catch. Grimes
alter two more fouls got single on
sharp drive that caromed OIL Dykes
glove to left field, sending wilson 10
second. The count on Adams was three
and two, when he missed with vicious
swing for the third strike. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-S Simmons passed
up a low one and missed with SWING,
fouled one back for second strike, ana
then lofted high to Martin in left CEN
mi, AuyI IImnlrp
Stark in calling the first strike on FoxX,
but he missed with healthy swing for
number two, and with three balls re-
corded. sent an easy bounder to GEL
bert. Miller fouled two strikes, and
after passing up a couple OF wl5e ones,
was tossed out by Colbert. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Roettger passed up a
wide one and then rolled to Williams.
Frisch offered at Groves first pitch and
sent a slow roller past the pitchers
box, where Williams dashed in, grabbed
the ball and shot it to FoXx to COM
plete a snappy play. Bottomley was IN
the hole with two strikes and one ball,
when he bounded to Bishop. No runs
PHILADELPHIA-The crowd started
hand-clapping barrage in an effort
to disconcert Grimes as Dykes came to
bat. but the Card hurler was unaffected,
and Jimmy bounded softly to Frisch
williams was cheered for his good 1eld-
ing as he came to bat. He promptly
popped to Colbert in short left. Grove
was given a big hand. Lefty's best was
little roller to Bottomley. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Grove failed to tempt
Hafey with a pair of wide ones. Chick
took a strike and then lined single
over tie middle cushion. 1t was his
second hit of the series. Martin Whaled
away at the first pitch and fouled 1t
into the stands, and after taking one
hall. foulea another for strike number
two. Pepper had to duck the next one.
He fouled with the hit-and-run play
on. and after taking another bali. lined
a Couble against the fence in right CEN
ter. Fast fielding by Haas held Haley
at third base. 1t was Peppers second
consecutive hit and his seventh OF the
series Wilson was set down on little
roller to Dykes, both runners holding
their bases. Connie Mack beckoneo his
infie!d close in to the bases. Groves
first two pitches to Colbert were low,
and a cry of take him OUT could be
heard from some of the fans. Lefty
responded with pair Of strikes, then
slipped another straight through the
heart of the plate, as the crowd roared.
Grimes called for a strike, then singled
sharply to right field. his second hit in
a row. scoring Hafey and Martin, to
boost the Cardinals total Of tallies to
four. Bishop dashed in to right field
for Adams fly. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Bis waited out
the full string to walk. He was the
first of the AS to get on the runways.
Hafey got under Haas loft close to the
foul line in left. With a count of two
and two, Cochrane watched a splitter
break over the center of the plate. The