Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
OLD SWEETHEART
SEEMS TO FIT HIM
Groh Shines as Scrivener.
Mrs. Grove Has Her Way,
Though Lefty's Boss.
BY WARD MOREHOUSE.
. HILADELPHIA, October S.
- I've heard Connie Mack

IN H1LADELPH1A, OcCODer o.
- I've heard Connie Mack
called The Tall Tactician, u
THE Grand Old Man" The
Beloved McGillicuddy" and the
"World's Greatest Manager" But
It remained for Philadelphia fan
to say it right, and with just the
proper tremulouSness.
Hes a wonder, Connie is" said
the fan, as he clutched pillar in
the lobby of hotel. Il love him
the old sweetheart"
Heinic Groh, one of several hundred
players who have turned sporting writer's
all of a sudden, is working for Bing-
hamton paper covering the series. He
was instructed particularly to watch
Hallahan. Well. Heinie did, and what a
story he had to send In last Friday
1t was Splashed all over the front page,
and Heinie. when his third-basing days
are over. may take up sport writing in
a serious way. He managed the Bing-
hamton club this season and hit 1891.
Binghamton finished third.
RURLEIGH GRIMES was frankly
- piqued in st. Louis because he
hadn't been called upon to start a
game. Il guess" he said little Sourly,
that they're saving me for Spring train
ing" Friends f'this pitcher have been
telling him that they think he'd make
a good manager. And. to be frank, he
agrees with them.
Lefty Grove Mickey Cochrane and AL
Simmons are the Athletic players who're
going with the all-star base ball team to
Japan. When Grove was asked If he'd
care to make the trip, Mrs. Grove was
With him. She spoke before the south
paw did. She cried: "Oh, Daddy, let's
pleased" Lefty waved her aside and said
gruffly: I'm the head of this family
So he is, but Mrs. Grove goes with him
to the Orient.
Pinch hitters have been a bust thus
far. Blades walked to the plate in the
first game, batting for Derringer, and
struck out. And Jim Moore, batting
for Earnshaw, was famed by Hallahan
in Fridays historic ninth. Jim, thanks
to Wilson's thirdbase throw and Eddie
Collins war dance across the diamond,
found himself on first base despite his
three strikes. He hasn't yet figured
1t out.
I'VE won't know until the old man
comes down"-that's the answer you
invariably get when you confront Kid
Gleason at the dNgout and ask him
who's going to piseh.
TN case you don't know it, the third
i game of the world series was played
here today even before the Cardinals
went to Shibe Park. It was reeled oil
in the lobby of the Benjamin Franklin
Hotel. where the Cardinals and a gang
of their followers are quartered.
Everybody got in the game and the AS
didn't get guy out. 1t bubbled over
With line. drives and one of em
wallop went into the main dining room.
A waiter had the presence Of mind to
duck, but a plate of scrambled eggs
was ruined. 1t was scored as an error.
Base balls autographed by members
Of the Cardinals are again in demand.
Had they lost that second game the
base balls they signed before the series
opened would have been thrown at EN-.
Potatoes, too. Life is like that.
Burleigh Grimes hasn't shaved for
two days. When Grimes steers clear
of the BARRIERS, he is either going to
pitch or start out on a hunting trip.
He didn't bring his rifles and bird dogs
here.
There were two items going the
rounds of base ball circles here today
that were not concerned with the world
series. Sothoron, the manager OF the
Louisville team, is definitely announced
to be going to the ST. Louis Browns as
coach in place of McNeeley, and there
is a rumor that Bob Connery, who owns
the ST. Paul club, is thinking Of switch
ing saints and interesting himself In
business way in the st. Louis Americans.
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