Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03


feet 1t will take until next Monday
for even the brainy Connie Mack TO
unite all the knots in his team that
Hallahan put there in defense OF nome
plate.
And while the left-hander was put
ting on a great show and a big loo'
Pepper Martin stole the battle from
Mickey Cochrane's right hand by steals
OF second and third bases that paved
the way for both runs. In each IN
stance Mickey had to hurry the throw
in his effort to nail the Oklahoma
Cyclone, but in both innings-the sec
ond and the seventh-Martin's twin
king feet got to the bag in front OF
the tag.
A result of Hallshan's great pitch
"A ing against George Earnshaw and
Pepper Martins aggressive attack
the Cardinals are on their way to Phil
adelphia in a highly pleasant state OF
mind.
In the first place, they have beaten
big George Earnshaw for the first time,
as George was the fellow who put them
on the burning deck year ago.
The Swarthmore Sharpshcoter turned
the Red Birds into a pie last Fall, but,
while he only yielded six hits and
pitched well enough to win most bail
games, he was up against super brand
of pitching in this second contest. Hal
lahan, who had more smoke than
burning oil well, turned on enough
speed to limit the smuggling Mackmen
to three dabby singles from the bats OF
Mule Haas, Jimmy Fox and Blng
Miller.
There were times when the stocky
left-hander was wilder than timber
wolf. He gave six passes and put him
self into more holes than a duf1er dig
Eing in the sand. But this made no diff
ference Some one had TO hit these free
rides around the towpaths, and no one
could.
HAILA1AN'S fast and curve balls
i / looked like birdshot as they whis-
tied over the plate. A cove has to
have more than a trifie to keep Such
people as Mickey Cochranc, Al Sim
mons, Dykes. Bishop and others from
getting a hit. Hallahan had the stuff
that will beat any ball club any time.
and there was no let-up all the way.
In the first game Paul Derringer
turned on too much steam and finally
broke. Hallahan turned on just as much
steam in this second game by retiring
the first IL men in order who happened
to be coming up. They could just about
foul him. and that is all.
Bing Miller got the first Athletic hit
smoothly the southpaw was stepping
along And this was the inning that
broke Philadelphia's proud heart. The
Cardinals were leading, l to 0. FoXT
opened the fifth with a walk, Miller
singled and Dykes moved them 10 to
second and third with only one out.
Harahan then passed Williams to
bring up Earnshaw and batter chance
for a double play, or pay at any
base. 1t was tidy strategy, for Earn
shaw. with the bases filed and on,y
one out, was in a great spot to tie the
score or send his team to the front.
His response at this critical moment
was an infield tap that led to an easy
double play as some 10000 Missouri
fans rose up and told the world all
about the good news.
WHEN the second battle opened the
w big crowd lacked the pep and
hilarity of the opening day gather
ing One Robert Moses Grove plus
Cochrane, Simmons and others had
left the poisoned harpoon sticking in
their backs. There was no great dis
play of enthusiasm as Hallahan smoth-
cred the enemy for the first two rounds.
They had seen Derring-r do the same
thing But about the fourth or fifth
inning there was a noticeable change
in the spirit of the stands. The crowd
seemed to be saying about1this time:
Maybe this guy Hallahar means bust
ness after all. He beat this same club
5-to-o a year ago and so far they
haven't hit him with a handful of shot
at 2 PAGES"
AS Hallahan went moving along the
st. Louis Blues gave way to Hail the
Conquering Hero Comes" You could
sense the fact that Mr.. Hallahan had
no idea of blowing up. He kept on
bearing down. crowding all he had on
every pitch, but he had the left-arm
stamina needed to complete the route.
He had another slight sinking spell in
the seventh, but after that he
breezed in.
The bounding antelope who seems
about to steal this world series show
from most of the stars is a young fell
low named Pepper Martin, better known
as the Oklahoma Cyclone. Pepper
likes to ride en- freight trains in place
of Pullmans, where the soft padding
inks his hide He has arms like Jack
Dempsey and the heart Of great
competitor.
IN the first game Pepper struck back
1 savagely at Grove and got three hits,
even in the midst of losing cause.
He came up with one out in the second
inning of today's battle. The crowd
paid its tribute to game fighter and a
sterling athlete. He obliged by seeking
q dcub!e and then stealing third as
Cochr2nes psg wcs q trifle eff.
That MADE him This was the stuff
the Cardinals needed, not a good de-
Tense, but an cld-fashioned. head
long attack And this steal put Martin
in position to score a moment later.
In the seventh inning he opened the
pot with a single and then lost no time
stealing second He was we'll away and
travelling at such speed that Cochrane's
hurried throw was again of line. An
infield out and a squeeze play from
Colbert brought Pepper from third
across the plate, where he spilled the
redcubtable Mickey Cochrane in three
or four directions as Earnshaw tried to
shut of this second run.
Martin now has five hts for the two
games and more glory than any other
star on either club.
THE Cardinals locked to be a far
l. different ball club in this second
chapter They we're getting better
pitching and once in front they dug in
and played with much more spirit than
they showed in the opener. They had
the keener attack and the better pitch
ing in the battle that tied up the big
RhoW to. carry the war at even terms