Evening star., 1952-12-10

striking 3 Cubs in the opening in Chicago winning,
to /.
it, inside story his surprise
may have to light for the first time Or it hadn't
widely printed. Or at least, not for long time.
FRED LIEB, al World Series of
incident that happened in the Athletics dugout shortly before
game Ehnke hadn't pitched for two weeks before the
series Leb recalled land he warmed up Al Simmons with
outraged look asked Connie Mack us that fellow going
pitch for us?'
why isn't it all right with Alp replied Connie with
Just touch of gentle irony.
Al guped right with you Mister Mack it's all
right me-, he answered"
The AS surprised by MackS choice as anybody
Ehmke ang had pitched only 55 innings that
had lost But three of his wins
contendng Yankees and his last regulareason
had been a 4-to-0 shutout over the White Sox.
a Philadelphia pitcher, Ehmke never compared with
Lefty Grove George Walbeg Eddie Romme
What Mack doing throwing away the book which
manager open with his best and most durable
pitcher him second even third time The
bothered by bSered finger his pitch
ing hand probably Macks decision Leftys
injury kept psychological and his work
series confined to two brilliant relief efforts
IF EHNKE KNEW the doubts of Simmons and undoubt-
edy AS mention it in remniscing 1.-The day
mister asked How about cold weather.?
Il said. You mean october g.?
replied, That's what mean.
told to let go home could train the way
wished, which he did. e
Now this was strictly confidential soul found
going pitch until warmed 20 minutes before
the game morning had meeting in the EdgeWater
Beach ballroom and nothing said about the pitching
After all players except Eddie Collins had left walked up
Mack and asked him II the pitching selection St
He said yes
"I told I continued warming up would do the
pitching, if stopped, that meant was not right"
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL. of the old AS claim they
Fhmke would pitch the EarnShaW them
Howard saying that players had any ldea with the
exception of Jimmy Jimmy my roommate he
recalled have hunch I'd pitch the next day.
bed and forget it, Then Foxx sad Howard
If you pitch I'll hit home run for you
And he did, Jimmy put the beachers in the seventh
inning 10 lead Charley Root going into the
ninth got two unearned runs and 1t was to D.
THAT lead should enough for pitcher but
things happened happened fast Hack Wilson MT one PACK
at me- hit my glove and then my appendix was
but managed to throw him out Ihen Cuyer gouoo
to Dykes third base and Jimmy made poor throw TO put
Cuyer on second scratch singles followed, the Cubs
scored rushed out from the BENCH thinking
I had been by Wilson'S ball.
I can still Mickey Cochrane coming from behind home
plate waving both and shouting, Get away from him.
We're going to swim with Ehmke The next batter
grounded to Dykes threw second for force play ana
the second out"
EHMKE HAD Ed Washs strikeout record of H. set
in the 1906 World Now with out in the Cubs nnth
big Talson to pnch-ht ToSon, incidentally
Washingtonan.
threw fast ball which all thought the final strike
But Bill KLEIN ball and walked toward the plate
Cochrane met told him to DO what WlSheo ana
the game would be on the next pitch
"Cochrane back and in conversation WITH
Toson and keep waiting long possible That knew
make it bad him. Then Cochrane was 10 give me
sign and off to further upset Toson The next
Cochrane and asked MN 10 yel " 1t! "he
the ball its
"We worked just way When Cochrane yelled Hit
i Toson swung missed giving the AS the game and me
the World Series record for strikeouts'
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