Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
Series Goes Martin.Minded
HomeRun Stars and Pitching Brillians Bow Freshman
BY TOM DOERER-

~ HIBE PARK, Philadelphia
~ october maybe I'm Mar
~ minded. When I try to
paint a mental picture OF
this world series being played
here, when try to pick out the
stars and the sp,ts of these games
a picture of square-Jawed ,yU,rtg
man pushes its way in and crowds
the Grimes, EarnShawS, Groves,
Foxxs and Simmons smack back
into the shadows.
But I'm not alone. Strolling among
the base ball experts and the fans
and listening to Babe Ruth and John
McGraw, Billy Evans and q dozen of
other base ball men whose opinions
mean something to find out whether
I have lost my perspective because
kid is doing some fancy running and
smart hitting in a series OF games
played by the cream OF the diamonds
stars.
Those base ball big minds are say
ing that Martin is the series of 1881. no
matter what happens. Here is bush
Lacquer getting his first taste Of title
base ball and taking it with a grin,
plastering the star pitching like he
would back-l0t offering. And making
the games ace catcher. Mickey Coch-
rane. look like he was tied to a lamp
post when the Mackman tries to nah
the fleeing kid tearing down the paths.
Here Is q fresh youngster with q
Swagger so annoying in his confidence
that he has ratified and perturbed one
of the coolest and most machinelike
base ball teams in the history of the
sport. Here is a kid who has the cold
icy Connie Mack, who never WINGED
when his boys belt them over the fence
hop from his bench and watch him
streak down the paths.
Up in the stands hide bound Phila-
delphia audience roars its acclaim
every time the kid swaggers to the bat
Its shout rings long as Martin hits the
ball or steals a base. And it is a greater
accord than was handed President
Hoover, the first fan Of the Nation;
greater than given any Of its own play
ers. And this Is q veryt biased flock Of
customers.
But 1t dips its flag to Martin
Martin, after all, has proven that the
customer still likes flash; that the era
| Of smuggling has reached its zenith and
| that from now on it will raise its voice
to clever running and shcwmanship.
Martin makes the sluggish Athletics
look more stoical than ever. 1t is the
custom Of an Athletic player to beat II
down to first, fold his arms and wait
upon the next bludgeon wielder to send
him leisurely down to second base. But
Martin has shown the fan that there
is more to the sport than Slugging.
| His actions at first are artistic.
Pepper plays tag with the base con-
stantly, a reminder Of Ty Cobb In his
more youthful days. He see-sawS and
rattles the pitcher. He makes fake
starts and more than annoys one OF
those placid Mack hurlers, who has been
accustomed to seeing his runners stay
put on that old bag.
Buck Herzog, the old National League
star, a crack base runner and enc Of the
few really great base runners, sitting
beside me in the press stand cheered
| the Peppers work and was pleased at
| the reception fandom was giving the lost
art Of base stealing.
Buck predicted it was on the come
| back and that the next series would find
. pepper box or two on each ball club.
Connie Mack, in an interview, adj
mitted that Pepper Martin was the show
| and that he was not only dangerous for
what he could 80 alone, but for the