The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-03

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AS made it two straight it would
Now, however, and while the Ath-
letics are still the end men Of this
minstrel show, the Cardinals are
given some consideration. The
Street boys have shown that they
can beat the Athletics and there
we're some well founded doubts as
to this ability when they quit play
in the opening game.
Betting odds which are, after all,
a good indication as to possible re-
suits. took an abrupt switch imme-
diately after the second game end
ed. Couriers from the establish
ment of Tom Kearney, st. Louis
betting commissioner, told depart
ing members of the Athletics party
Friday evening that odds favOring
the AS had changed from l to 4 to
1 to 3.
A great bear story was making
the rounds when the Athletics
pulled out of st. Louis. 1t had Lefty
Grove out of the series with a bis
ter on the middle finger of his pitch
ing hand. Lefty does own a blister
and it's on the middle finger, but it
is only a scent blister.
IF Mr.. Mack tells me to pitch on
Monday I'll be able to, all right"
Grove said today. And it's prob
able that that's just what Mr.. Mack
will tell Grove. It's also probable
that Gabby Street will select Bur-
leigh Grimes.
That second game was a crack
eriack. 1t was, to invent some
Technology, packed with thrills.
After all, it's one thing to see a pro-
cession of base hits and sacrifices.
It's something else again to have
the unexpected happen. And sur
prises abounded in the game the
Cards won. Hallahan started the
ruckus.
The Athletics were three up and
down in the first, second and third
innings. Only four of their num-
Der came to bat in the fourth. Mean
time, Pepper Martin, the other hero
Of the game, had made the first
of the two Cards run. incidentally
he made the second, too.)
Then came the first climactic mo-
mcnt. Handsome Jimmy FoXX of
the AS led off by walking. Bing
Miller singled, moving FoxX to sec
ond. Jimmy Dykes sacrificed, FoXX
reaching third. Things didn't look
so good.
One down, two on, DID Williams
up. jim Wilson, Cards catcher,
sauntered out to talk to Hallahan.
They agreed to give Dibrell a free
pass to first, and to pray they could
get pitcher George Earnshaw to
strike out or hit into a double play.
1t was the most daring sort of dar-
ing strategy. But it worked. George
rolled into a easy a double out as
you ever saw, and the first big
moment was over.
The second tight spot came when
Martin made the other run of the
game on the first of consecutive
sacrifices by Colbert and Hallahan.
Consecutive sacrifices are baseball
rarities. The third one occurred in
that genuinely thrilling final inning.
Cards fans saw their ~favorites on
the brink of victory, Just three
more outs with less than two scores
and the game was won. j
For the Cards side, however, the
inning started poorly. Jimmy Foxx
walked. Bing Miller then flied out
and the Cards fans we're getting
ready to start a celebration. Jimmy
Dykes got a free pass to first, and
FoXX reached second. 1t looked a
bit bleak ono again. Williams fol-
lowed with a Strikeout. One more
out ana the game was won. Connie
Mack sent in Jim Moore to pinch
hit for Earnshaw. With two strikes
against him, Moore Whitfield at a
cripple and Catcher Wilson failed
to catch the ball, Jimmy raced to
first.
Wilson, of course, should have
thrown to first. Instead, seeing
FoXX streaking toward third, the
catcher pegged to Jake Flowers,
third baseman. Foxx was safe, so
was Dykes at second, and Moore
at first. Max Biship, mean a hitter
as there is in the majors, came up
swinging, but he cracked out a foul
which Jim Bottomley took among
a group of spectators back of first
base.
The Athletics, While anything but
pleased at the outcome, were some
what philosophical about it. Mack
said that you've got to score runs
to win, and if you don't get any
hits you won't get many runs"
The AS got three hits.