Evening star., 1934-10-03

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
DETROIT, October 3.-The ST. Louis
Cardinals were leading the Detroit
Tigers here today in the opening game
Of the world series in the fifth
inning.
The score was 4 to l.
FIRST INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Crowder' first pitch
TO Martin was a slow bounder that
Owen gathered in and tossed to
Greenberg Rothrock took a wide
one, then sent a high one to White
In Center. Crowder slipped strike
over on Frisch, followed with a ball,
and the Cardinal manager was safe
when Owen fumbled his grounder.
Medwick rifled a single to left that
sent F'risch to second. Hitting the
first pitch, Collins hoisted to White
in center for the third out. No runs.
DETROIT-White was roundly
cheered by the crowd as he came to
bat. He took one strike and passed
UP three balls before strike two was
called. Meeting the next, he ground
ed to short, and died, Durocher to
Collins. Cochrane took a strike after
spurning two bad ones, then rolled
to Frisch. The count on Gehringer
was two and one, when he singled
sharply to left. to the delight of the
spectators With record of two
and two, Greenberg fouled, took a
third ball, then bounded to Martin,
who made a nice stop and tossed him
out. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Hitting the first ball
Delaney flied deep to Goslin in left.
Orsatti was also a first-ball hitter. He
sliced a single to the same sector.
With a count of one and one, Dur
ocher hoisted high to White in CEN
ter. Dean was given hand as he
came up. After fouling for a strike.
he rolled softly to Rogell, whose little
toss to second was muffed by Geh-
ringer for an error, both runners
being safe Martin fouled a pair of
strikes took a ball and then rolled
to owen, whose throw drew Greenberg
off of first base, and the sacks were
loaded. 1t was Owens second mis-
cue. With two balls to his credit,
Rothrock singled to center, scoring
Orsatti and Dean and sending Martin
to third. In the hole with two strikes
and a ball, Frisch grounded to Geh-
ringer, who fumbled, but recovered
in time to nail the runner. Two runs.
DETROIT-Goslin inspected two
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for another. He then singled cleanly
to left. Rogen took one strike and
waived feebly for the second. He
refused to bite at three straight balls
that followed. then after fouling one,
he was called out on strikes, and
Delanceys good throw to Frisch
doubled up Goslin sliding into Sec
ond. Frisch was injured in block
ing off the Goose, but resumed, ap-
parently not seriously hurt after TAX
ing time out. Owen struck out on
three pitched balls. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Medwick got his sec
ond straight, a single to left, after
taking one ball. Count on Collins
one and one when he rolled to Green
berg, whose throw to Rogell forced
Medwick at second, but Rogell's at
tempt for a double play was bad
heave past Greenberg. and Collins
reached the midway. 1t was Rogell's
second error. and made total OF
four for the Tigers. Delaney spurned
two balls and then was safe when
Greenberg let his grounder trickle
through his legs, Collins scoring from
second with the Cardinals third run,
and the figure five was posted in the
error column for the Bengals. Or
satti had one strike when he lofted to
Fox in right. Hitting the first ball,
Durocher did likewise. One run.
DETROIT-With a count of one
and one, Fox hoisted foul to Collins.
With a count of two and two, Crowder
bounced softly to the box. The count
went to the limit on White before he
drew a base on balls, the first issued
by Dean. Cochrane overlooked two
bad ones, then took two strikes. Dean
tried unsuccessfully several times to
nip White off FIRST. Taen came a
third ball and Cocnrane singled to
left, sending White to second, as the
stands cheered. With Gehringer
coming up, Pilot FriSch called a coun-
Gil of war with Dean at the pitchers
box. Gehringer took two strikes and
as many balls before lining safety
over second base. which scored White
and sent Cochrane to third. Orsatti,
who fumbled the ball, was charged
with an error as Gehringer reached
second base. Greenberg missed with
two vicious swings, and fouled one
before feebly tanning. One run.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Dean fouled his strike
and took one ball before taking Cos
lin on chase close to the foul line
for his fly. With two balls and one
strike, Martin foul-bunted another.
Another ball and he went down
swinging. Rothrock took a strike and
fouled the second before hoisting to
Owen in the shortstop sector. This