The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-06
st. Louis Players, Full of
Confidence, Out to Land
Another Victory.
AS STILL FAVORITES
Flowers Knocked Cold by
Batted Ball, but Goes
Into Fray.
Cards :. 200 0
Athletics 100 O
BY L. S. CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

SHIBE PARK, PHILA-
DELPHIA, Oct. 6.-Having
played three aces and taken
but one trick, the Philadelphia
Athletics met the st. Louis
Cardinals in the fourth game
of the 1881 world series base
ball championship here to-
day.
The Athletics were faced with the
necessity of winning today if they
were to save themselves from reach
ing that unhappy back-to-the-wan
stage of series competition.
Sylvester Johnson, Cardinal right
handler, and George Earnshaw were
the slab choices. Cochrane and
Jimmy Wilson again were behind
the bat.
The Cardinals have won two of
the three games played, scoring one
victory over George Earnshaw and
breaking even in the two games
pitched by Lefty Grove, No. l man
of the Philadelphia staff.
$4,000 See Game
A crowd of approximately $4,000
comfortably filled Shibe park.
Nearly ideal baseball weather pre-
vailed. There was an intensely hot
Indian summer sun and gentle
breeze.
Despite the advantage in games
won held by the Cards, the Atnlet-
les remained betting favorites, but
there was not much wagering. The
Athletics played without their Of
ficially adopted mascot-President
Hoover-who was here for the Mon
day game.
The Athletics showed plenty of
pep in their pre-game practice. So
did the Cards. Well along the
highroad toward victory they "kid-
ded' one another almost contin-
ually as they tossed the ball about
in their final pepper drill.
Flowers knocked Cold"
Their merriment came to an
abrupt end twenty minutes before
game time, when Jake Flowers. cub
stitute infielder, was struck on the
head by a batted ball. He fell flat
Gu his back and lay unconscious
for several minutes.
Gabby Street raced out 20 his aid
and after Flowers was revived the
Cardinals manager led the injured
player to their dressing room.
The accident quite stunned the
crowd, which remained silent until
Flowers was able to stand erect.
The fans then applauded him cor
daily.
John McGraw, Babe Ruth and
Nick Aitrock we're spied by photog-
raphers, who got them to pose in
front of the Athletics dugout.
Sylvester johnson warmed up for
the Cardinals.
Gabby Street came out 70 talk to
johnson and the pitcher nodded his
head affirmatively as the manager
walked away.
Some Vacant Seats
Earnshaw, Athletics No. 2 pitcher,
warmed up at the other practice
rubber.
The ground keepers went on to the
field at 1920 to give the infieId its
final going over.
The unreserved sections were SOL
idly filled, but there were many
vacant spaces at the extreme ends
of the reserved seat sections.
Manager Street had made no an
nouncement, but the fact that
Johnson was the only pitcher warm
ing up made it appear certain that
he would work for the National
League champions.
Photographers snapped away al
most constantly at various Cardinal
players to the almost disregard of
the Athletics.
The umpires, led by MCGOWAN,
walked over to home plate and
called for Eddie Collins, Athletics
coach. and Cabbv Street. Cardinals