Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

ball Mickey Coehrane, greatest catcher in
baseball history, would be my backstop."
Now how about first base? Would it be
Stuffy McInnis or Jimmy Foxx?"
Neither. I'd want Harry Davis at FIRST
base for me during that important ball game.
Eddie Collins would play second. Of course.
with Jack Barry at shortstop and Frank Baker
at third.
"Rube Oldring was good left fielder I'm the
pinch but no left fielder can equal Al Sim
mons In o critical game. At present no man
u IS greatly feared with men on bases 40
Simmons. He 10 . great hitter In the pinch.
Center field Is hard to mn for this money
game, but I'll give it to 1Gule Haas because he
doesn't seem to care who Is pitching or how
many long flies come TO him in the crisis.
Put Danny Murphy In right field 70 me-"
year ago Connie picked his all-star team
from players he had managed and IL differed
from his money team in that WaddelI was the
pitcher, Foxx the first baseman and Strunk
the center fielder.
CONNIE asked 10 recall some other
world series big moments and it was no
surprise when he talked about the seventh
inning uprising of the Athletics against the
Cubs IN 1929. That occurred IN the fourth
game Of the series with the score to I'm
favor Of Chicago. The Athletics drove 10 runs
across the plate before the third man retired
Let me tell you about that inning" said the
famous diamond leader as he settled more COM
fortably in his big chair. eft was an interesting
minute for me because had never heard him
open up to such an extent
AT that stage Of the game It was my in
tentton to supplant every man on the field
with substitute when we took the field for
the start Of the eighth We appeared hope
leSsly beaten and wanted to give the boys
on the bench q chance to say they had played
in world series. Al Simmons, first man up
for US in the seventh, hit home run which
landed on the roof Of the left field pavilion.
The ball nearly curved foul and have often
thought how the history Of the whole series
might have been changed If AIS hit would have
landed foul instead Of fair.
There was some applause when Simmons
crossed the plate, but the score was stin Q TO
in favor Of Chicago. At that time had no
idea OF changing my plans Of putting in tI1e
substitutes. Foxx singled. So did Miller Dykes
made the third straight single and the fourth
straight HIT scoring Foxx. Then I knew
gigantic rally was in the air and began to
pull heart and soul for q tie score.
"Boley singled, scoring Miller and sending
Dykes to third. Every base hit made history
then, because one double play would have killed
our hopes. Burns batted for Rommel and
nied to English for the first out. Bishop sim
gled, scoring Dykes and sending Boley to third.
Root was taken out and Nehf went In to pitch
for the Cubs.
"IH tell you what was running through my
mind then. didn't want to 60 back to Chi
cage. I was saying to myself Come on, boys
tie that score and take the lead 50 We don't
have to go back to- Chicago Going back
there meant q rush after the next game was
over, long, tiresome ride On the train and
critical ball games on D foreign field. This
Cubs would have been hard to beat ON their
honae grounds
Mule Haas was the first batter to face Nehf.
He raised q long ny to center field which VII
son lost in the sun and the ball got by him
for a home run. The score was then to T.
in favor Of the Cubs Cochrane walked and
Nehf was taken out. Sheriff Blake went on the
mound for the Cubs Simmons singled to left
Foxx singled to center, scoring Cochrane WITH
the tying run and sending Simmons to third.
Blake was removed and Malone went In for
Chicago. Miller was hit by pitched bali, hIk-
ing the bases. Dykes doubled, scoring SIM
mons and Foxx, and putting Miller on third.
Boley and Burns famed to end the inninaE
We made 10 hits, scored 10 runs and had twu
left on bases. few OF the hits should have
been fielded, but were offleiAl just the same
We had done what seemed impossible b.
overcoming an eight-run lead. and we won thae
game, giving us three to one I'm the series.
There l. no inning in world series history Co
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