Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
First Stacker Hits for Circuit,
Starting Sixth-Inning Rally
Which Sends Johnson to
Showers.
BING MILLER AND DYKES
ALSO FIGURE IN ATTACK
Pepper Martin Connects for Eighth
and Ninth Hits of Series and
Steals Second for His Fourth
Theft. Sliding Headfrst Ahead
of Cochrane's Throw.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
PHILADELPHIA, October g.
Timely hitting by Max Bishop and
Al Simmons in the first inning
and Jimmy Foxx's home run in
the sixth, behind fine pitching on
the part of big George EarnShaw,
gave the Athletics a victory today
in the fourth game of the world
series and placed them on even
terms with the Cardinals.
The score was 3 to 0.
FIRST INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Flowers hit Earnshaws
frst pitch for an easy fly to Haas in
center. Watkins waited out the full
string, then lifted little fly to Earn
shaw. With two balls and two strikes,
Frisch arched to Simmons. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Sy johnson, the
Highlander, started against the south
paw-hitting Bishop with two straight
strikes. Max connected with the next
one, however, and lined clean single
to center. his second safety of the series.
Haas hunted foul in an attempted sac
rifice. 1t was strike one. His next eff
fort was more successful, and Bishop
reached second when Flowers gathered
in the tap and fired to Bottomley.
johnson pitched three wide ones to
Cochrane before getting over strike.
Mickey fouled back for strike two, then
sent slow roller to Bottomley, who beat
the batter to the bag Bishop taking
third. johnson hooked over a strike
on Simmons, fouled with a ball, then
fooled Al with low one, at which he
swung viciously. Another ball, and
Simmons connected solidly for a double
to left center, scoring Bishop with the
first run of the game, and sending the
crowd into a frenzy of applause. This
was Simmons third hit of the series,
all of them for extra bases, the other
two having been homers. F'oxx fouled
back for strike, passed up three low
ones and walked when the next was
wide. Miller had a ball between a
called strike and one that was fouled,
then pop fouled to Wilson for the third
out. One run.
SECOND INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Bottomle hit foul into
the right field stands for strike two aft
CT taking the first. He then fouled high
10 FCXx close. to first. Hafey missed
with two swings after getting ball
and followed by bounding to Dykes.
Martin got big hand when he came to
bats He took one strike and fouled an
other. The crowd disagreed with Um-
pire MCGOWAN on the second ball, which
appeared to be over, then Martin went
down swinging. The Cards were then
retired in order for the first two in
ningS. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Fl suffering
from the injury he received before the
game was replaced at third by Andy
High. Dykes had to duck Johnson's
second ball. After taking two strikes
and another ball, Dykes met the ball
soliGly for single to left center. Will
liams missed two attempted buntS for
strikes, then famed. Earnshaw was
generously applauded when he came up.
With a count of one and one, he hit
sharply to Johnson. who knocked the
ball down and recovered 1t in time to
flag the runner, Dykes taking second.
Bishop fouled the first pitch. He took
another strike, then gave Pepper Mar
tin a chase for his high fly in left
center. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
ST. LOUIS Simmons had to back
up for wilson's long fly. Gelbert's Of
fering of the first pitch resulted in a
slow roller to F'oxX. johnson famed.
No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Tw strikes fol-
lowed a ball for Hass, the last one an
attempted bunt, whereupon he lined a
d
first swing resulted in a drive that
cleared the right field fence, but was
foul by few yards After passing up
two wide ones, Mickey forced Haas,
Frisch to Colbert The shortstop's
throw in an attempt to complete dou-
Bile play was dropped by Bottomley,
who was charged with an error, as
Cochrane got life. The same double
play combination clicked the next time,
RI
Frisch. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Earnshaw had to stretch
to the full length of his feet inches
to haul down Highs high boun6er anG
tossed him out. Watkins took strike
before lofting to Miller. Frisch fouled
the first pitch for a strike. And the
second was similarly recorded, following
two balls. Two more wide Ones and
he walked, with the first pass from
Earnshaw and the first Cardinal to get
on base. On EarnShaw's first pitch to
Bottomley, a ball, FriSch set sail for
second and slid in safely, head first,
on Cochrane's peg to Williams. Bottom
ley went down swinging for the third
out after taking two balls. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Fo met John
sons first pitch and bounded sharply
to Colbert. Miller looked over one and
then popped to Colbert. Dykes waited
to the limit and fouled five in row
before bounding to High for the third
out. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Hafey grounded to Will
lians after missing two swings. The
crowd was astir as Martin came up.
Martin fouled a couple after taking
three balls and followed with a sharply
hit ball past williams, the first hit off
Earnshaw of the game and Martins
eighth of the series. Earnshaw slipped
Q strike over on Wilson, who swung for
the second Wilson was strikeout vic.