Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-08
MACKMEN FACE
DIFFICULT JOB
IN MOUND CITY
BY L. S. CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

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ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, WITH
THE PHILADELPHIA ATHLE-
TICS, Oct. 8. WP)-Faced with the
task of winning two consecutive
games to retain their worlds base
ball championship, the Philadei-
phia sped westward today for the
; sixth game with the Cardinals in
st. Louis Friday.
Despite the Cards 5 to l victory
yesterday, the AS managed to re-
tain their following and the North
Philadelphia station was crowded
last night as the Athletics special
pulled out
But today the Athletics had p!en-
ty TO think about, especially Con-
ME Mack, the manager. He's just
two victories short of accomplish
ing something never done before
three consecutive world champion
ships.
Mack is 68 now. and its unreas-
! enable to expect that he will have
another chance to score the hith-
erto unheard of feat of winning
| three series in a row.
If Mack does come through and
achieve his third straight win, he'll
go down in baseball records books
not only a genial, kindly gentle
man, but as something of miracle
man as well.
For make no mistake, the AS are
! up against it. The regulars are
off their hitting form. The pitch
ing staff is hot. The best that
Mack can do is to pitch big George
| EarnshaW on Friday and pray for
rain the next day to give Grove
complete rest.
Mack is definitely displeased
with the performance of some OF
his first stringers. He made a
shakeup yesterday, sending in Nc
Nair for Bishop, and Moore for
Haas. These shifts were made in
i directly, to startle the remaining
regulars.
Things aren't SO bad with the
Cards. They can start Burleigh
Grimes on Friday, and, if neces-
sary, Paul Derringer on Saturday
The Athletics talked more about
a rival player than about them
selves. Of course, their subject is
"Pepper" Martin, flashy center
fielder of the Cards who yester-
day equalled two world series rec
ords. The first came in making L
hits. The second was in batting ir
four runs in a single series game.
That fifth game had all kinds
of baseball, good pitching and bad
sparkling hitting, daring base run
ming and umpiring the fans coulc
| question and did. 1t had three
heroes, Martin, Hallahan and Sim.
mons.
Martins fame, of course was ac.
quired at bat where he got three
hits, including a homer, in foul
turns. Hallahan's usually depend.
able pitching for the Cards wor
him glory. Simmons was the Ath.
letics offensive star with three
hits in four turns.
ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, Oct
g. U.P)-Unless something radica
is done about Pepper Martin
centerfielder for the st. Louis Card
inals, he may smash five world
series records.
Martin connected with three hits
one homer, in yesterdays game
to bring his series total of safe
blows up to 12 mark reached
only twice since Buck Herzog OF
the Giants first accomplished tbs
feat in 1912.
BY batting in four runs he tiec
another record for the series. HI
has batted in five runs during thu
series, only four less than Gehrig's
mark of 1923, and has rolled W
batting average of .667, compared
with Babe Ruths record of .625 fol
the entire series.
He has stolen four bases on thu
redoubtable Mickey Cochrane-onl!