Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
CARDINALS In
With PENNANT
St. Louis Wins Thrilling
Seventh Contest
q TO z
BY ALAN GOULD

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer
SPORTSMAN'S PARK. ST. Louis,
Oct. l0.-CR,-In a finish that al
ternated thrills and chills for the
home forces. the Cardinals re-
captured the banner OF the World
baseball championship today,
bringing 1t back to the National
league and st. Louis after q lapse
Of five years.
The National league champions,
in a spirited comeback, conquered
their nemesis, none other than
George Earnshaw. and whipped the
Athletics, 4 to 2, IN the seventh
and deciding game OF the prolonged
ale. II gave the Cardinals the
accession. four games to three,
duplicating their margin OF triumph
over the Yankees in 1926.
Old Burleigh Grimes, the 81
year-old master Of the Spitball,
was the hero Of the final victory
for the high flying Red Birds. He
scored his second triumph Of the
series over the Mackpen. TO aveiige
his 1880 setbacks, but weakened IN
the ninth and was relieved by SOUTH
paw Bill Hallahan. Hallahan, who
twice had whipped the Athletics,
came to the r cue with two out,
the tying run on first base, and
ended the game by forcing Max
Bishop to fly to Pepper Martin.
Grimes Weakens
II was an exciting climax. al the
AS put on a belated drive with
two out, due mainly 70 the wildness
Of Grimes. whose strength was fast
ebbing and who appeared 70 feel
the strain OF hurting with a bat
tered little finger on his right hand,
hurt in a line drive in last Mon
days game.
Old Burleigh, fighting every step
Of the way, outguessing and out
smarting the AS with his spit
ter. yielded only five hits and no
runs whatever in the first eight
innings. He had the big sluggers, al
foolish at the plate. AS he fought
FOOLS hat the plate. AS he fought
to keep the four run lead that his
mates led by little Andy High and
George Watkins. had piled up off
Earnshaw in the first three in
nings.
Watkins had driven the small
crowd-numbering only 20.805 and
occupying barely half the stands
into a frenzy with a home run
drive over the right field pavilion
in the third inning. II vas the
last hit off Earnshaw. but 1t was
the blow that decided the game and
gave Grimes the courage to bear
down with all the cunning and
curves OF his repertoire.
Rally Falls Short
But old Burleigh was feeling the
weight Of years as the game drew
toward It's close in somewhat draD
fashion. His control s-gan TO slip,
and 1t took all his craft TO pull
himself out OF a hole III tie eighth
after he had reached his peak in
the seventh by striking out Sim
mons. Foxx and Dykes.
The AS wasted two passes In the
eighth, and then simmons, first up
in the ninth, drew another walk.
1t appeared all yer when Foxx
fouled out to Wilson and Miller
raped a double play ball 10 Gel
bert. Simmons was forced out, but
Umpire MCGOWAN, at first, ruled
Miller safe, on a close play, and
the Cards were checked as they
started TO gallop off the field with
the victory they though was won.
This break" vas the signal Tor
a brief but exciting revival Of the
AS hopes. Dykes walked and VIII
liams bounced a single over Highs
head, filling the bases. Hallahan
was warming up furiously on the
sidelines. Grimes YEARLY was try
ing to battle his way out Of the
last hole, and the Cards were anx-
iously on their toes.
Roger Cramer, pinch hitting for
RUDE Walberg, who had replaced
Earnshaw in the eighth inning,
pumped a short single to center.
Miller and Dykes scurried over the
plate, the Cardinals hastily called
a council OF war and Grimes yield
ed the box to Hallahan.
Tense Moment
williams was on second. Cramer
on first, as Hallahan came in. The
count reached three and two Oh
Bishop as the crowd and players
waited tenSely. Hallahan shot a
curve that the AS second baseman
caught and drove toward left
center. With the crack Of the
bat Martin was off and easily
grabbed the ball for the final put
out.
1t was a fitting climax to a
battle for baseball honorS that
surged back and forth in highly
dramatic fashion before the Card
inals finally broke down the rule
Of the Athletics, after two triumph
ant years; ended the American
leagues streak Of world series
triumphs at four straight: blasted
Connie Mack's dream Of a record
string Of three conquests: brought
the games hi..-est honors to their
grizzled pilot. Charles CGabbyl
Street, at the close Of his second
big league managerial year, and.
for themselves. clinched the win
ners' share. amounting to s4.484
per man. Right fielder George
Watkins home run drive off Earn
shaw. turned out to be worth Just
about s45 5000. rer -senting the az
gregate difference between the
winners and losers share Of the
financial spoils.
The series closed as the frs.
million dollar baseball big show 10
five years. as the receipts for sever
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