Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1929, Page 45

@he Tn e WITH SUSDAY MORNING EDITION n Star. Features and Classifred WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929. PAGE 45 Cubs Have Huge Task to Annex Series Now, as Their Failure at Bat Puzzles ALL PRECEDENT AGAINST THE UNDERDOGS WINNING Shibe Park More Adapted to Mackmen Swatsmiths Plying Their Trade Than Chicago Field, Giving A’s Add BY DENMAN Sports Editor, The Star. HILADELPHIA, October 11.—Two down and four to go to win. That was the predicament found themselves in as the 1! ed Advantage. THOMPSON, the Cubs of the National League | 929 series for the base ball cham- pionship of the world was due to be resumed here today. Just how difficult a task Manag er Joe McCarthy’s men faced may be gathered from the fact that never before in the history of the autumnal classics has a club as severely handicapped as that of | Chicago been able to break through to the heights. Back in 1920, when the first three games of the set-at Brooklyn found the Dodgers leading by two games to one, the Indians pro- ceeded to take four in a row at Cle New York Giants, after being blanked in the first two combats, drilled on to ultimate victory, but these were sets vln which five victories out of nine settled the issue. since that time the world title has been decided on the basis of the club first winning four out of seven games, and the most notable upset record was in 1925, when Bucky Harris' Nationals, after copping three of the first four games, proceeded to drop three in a row 10 the Pirates. Formidable Assignment. To win four games before your op- | ancnls grab two Is a formidable as-| gnment even in the regular season, | when there is considerably less at stake, put i the blue-ribbon series, where the difference between the winner's and loser’s share of the spoils amounts to almost $2,000 per athlete, the task is even tougher. It appeared, lacking definite knowl- edge of the pitching selections of the rival managers, that Guy Bush for the Cubs and the ancient Jack Quinn for he' Athletics were the most probable oxmen for the third tilt of the set this Afternoon. So far as their respective records for the championship campaign are con- cerned the Chicagoan, with 18 wins as against seven defeats, seemed to hold a big edge over the Mackman, who had accounted for only two more victories than the nine reverses charged against him in the American League campaign, but there was a disposition to discount this, not only due to what happened to Charley Root and Pat Malone in the Chicago affrays, but because Quinn is a spit-ball pitcher, a type represented in the National League only by Burleigh Grimes and Clarence Mitchell, against ‘whom the Cubs usually enjoy but a modicum of success. Change Favors Athletics. 8o far as the change of scenery was concerned any advantage accruing refrom would seem to be with the thletics. They play exactly half their games on their home lot in the course of the season and are acquainted with every nook and cranny of the park, which is strange territory to the Cubs, and whatever benefit might accrue from a partisan throng also would be with the A’s. In its physical dimensions Shibe Park is even bet! adapted to the proclivities of the n maulers, for the left field batf#lr is not so distant as at Wrigley and that is the natural target for Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, Jimmy kes. and Bing Miller, who between them have driven in 11 of the 12 runs registered thus far in the series against the 4 the Bruins have been able to accumulate, e N ZAZZARINO’S PUNCH IS TRIED ON SINGER By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 11.—Leonard (Young) Zazzarino, New Jersey’s latest fistic pride, brings his knockout punch into Madison Square Garden tonight @gainst Al Singer, one of the best Junior lightweights in the game. Unheard of outside of his native haunts a few months ago, Zazzarino boosted his stock sky-high and himself into the “big money” with knockout triumphs over two rugged and tough 130-pounders—Irish Bobby Brady of Jersey City and Cannonball Eddie Mar- tin, former world bantamweight king. Even his warmest admirers would ad- mit that “Zazzy” would not belong in the same ring with Singer were it not for his punch. Singer has demonstrated that he is a first-rate fighter, a fast and clever boxer and a deadly hitter with his right hand. Odds on him are 8 to 5. RUTH’S HOMER MARK FOR SERIES IS SAFE One world series record seems un- assaflable in the present Fall classic, for one of the 50 players who are likely to take part only one has hit for the eircuit in base ball's big battles. That one is Kiki Cuyler, of the Cubs, who delivered his low off Stanley Coveleskie, of the Washington Senators, in the sec- ond game of the 1925 series. Cuyler was then a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. So it is not likely that the leading home run hitters of the present series, which include Cuyler, Hornsby, Wilson and Stephenson, of the Cubs, and Foxx and Simmons, of the Athletics, will ap- proach Ruth’s records. { The leading home run slugger of all times has hit thirteen in world series games, seven more than any other player. In addition, Ruth is the only player to have hit three in one game, a feat he has accomplished twice, both times against the St. Louis Cardinals. Genrig and Ruth jointly have the dis- tinction of being the only players to | have hit four homers in one series. Goose Goslin. of the Senators, and Joe Harris, as a Pirate, each collected three | homers_in one series. Goslin is second | 1o Ruth in total world series homers | with six, WIN OVER MISSIONS PEPS UP HOLLYWOOD By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 11.— The Hollywood Stars came home to South- ern California today to wind up the Coast League season with the count two to one against them in the split season play-off with the Mission Reds. After yesterday's crushing 11-5 vie- tory over the Reds, winners of the first half in a walk-away, the Stars felt con- fident they had struck their stride and on the home grounds might finish the series in three days. Oscar Vitt is to place Buzz Wetzel on the mound for the Stars. while Herb McQuaid, the league’s leading pitcher, is expected to get Red Killifer's call. The Missions had their own way in two games. . About a half dozen of the Cubs had previous experience in such a series, but so far it has proved to be nothing more than a veland, and the following Fall the 500 Fans Learn Patience In All-Night Ticket Line PHILADELPHIA, October 11 (#). —Five hundred more persons know today what it is like to line-up all night waiting for a ticket to a world series ball game, Most of the fans who made the long wait for first chance at the 2,500 general admission seats offered for sale beginning at 9 o'clock this morning were young boys, 50 it seems safe to assume that it was their first experience of the kind since it was 14 years ago that Philadelphia sat in on the annual classic. ‘The lone woman, who headed the line when it started to form Wednes- day night, had disappeared, and all in all it was just another one of those endurance contests which come as regularly as the world series. PRE-SERIES DOPE HAS GONE BLOOEY Mack’s Strategy Wiped Out Fancied Advantages of Chicago Team. BY GEORGE MORIARTY, Bis League Umpire. | HILADELPHIA, October 11.— i Analyzing the base ball dope prior to the opening of the world series is interesting in view of the result of the first talking Foxx, Cochrane, Simmons and their mates, heretofore untried in championship contests, have risen to the crest in the first two games be- cause of their inherent calm tempera- ments. Beating the Yankees was the feat that made them mentally and courageously fit. Malone and Earnshaw, two of the lusty right:handers who were boosted to the skies before the series, failed to steam past the full five-inning period Ehmke furnished the surprise punch in the first game, while Root pitched a whale of a game i~ defeat, being ousted for a pinch i.. ... % Grove pitched according to advanced is probably feverish to take a shot at the Cubs over the nine-inning route. Opening on the home lot was sup- to be another advantage for the Cubs, but it went for Sweeney in the first two games. Add this to shattered dope—there has been only one attempt at the hit-and-run game, and it went blooey, and the stolen base is like a forgotten toy relegated to_the attic. In the first two games the fielding has been sensational in a few spots, but hit-making and pitching have dom- inated and prove that the modern game is wofen around those two de- partments. Connie Mack’s pitching staff looms like a bank roll that has not been touched. He has proved himself a master at legerdemain by pulling Ehmke out of his sleeve. A’S ROUGH Ol;l DIAMOND, BUT ARE FLASHY HOSTS PHILADELPHIA, October 11 (#).— The Chicago Cubs may suffer some hardships at the hands of the Athletics |on the ball field, but they could hardly |ask for better treatment off the dia- { mond. | A special chef, with two assistants, | will cook for the National League cham- | pions during their stay here. They oc- |cupy one entire floor of. their hotel, | with a oprivate dining room among | the accommodations, a private elevator |to carry them to their rooms and a |gymnasium and radio among other comforts of home. ROCHESTER ERRORS LOSE SERIES GAME By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y., October 11.— Billy Southworth, pilot of the Rochester Internationals, had another off day task | for the little world series today. He had to get his team in trim to take two straight victories over Kansas City or suffer the loss of the series. » Billy had an off day Monday and he geared his charges during the train ride East with such effect that they went out and won two straight starts on the home lot that evened the count, but yesterday Kansas City won the seventh contest, 9 to 1. That victory put the American Association visitors in front, four games to three. The eighth game will be played tomorrow, and the ninth, if necessary, here on Sunday. Rochester made three errors in the first inning, around which the Blues bunched four hits, a sacrifice and stolen base. Five runs resulted before John Berly was sent to the showers. {Irvin allowed two unearned runs before |he was derricked and Littlejohn, Bell and Lingrel each had a taste of the visitors’ attack which clustered 15 blows. Lynn Nelson limited Rochester to one run and five hits in five innings, and Clyde Day gave one hit and no runs in four sessions. ‘Tomorrow, winners of two games each, Tex Carleton of Rochester, and notices from a Mackian viewpoint, and | °f DEMON HITTER OF FALL CLASSIC JIMMY FOXX. < He has made 5 hits for a total of 12 bases in 9 times at bat, to sit pace in w series, despite the fact that he is one of the youmfest players to face the BY KIKI CUYLER ' Chicago Cubs Outfielder HILADELPHIA, _October 11— After a day off the Cubs and Athletics are to start battling again and I have a feeling that the day off in which to think things over have done the Cubs a lot good. The Athletics have won two games and need only two more to win the series. Naturally they are confident. We have no games yet and need four. Naturally we feel like fighting, because the Cubs haven't quit or given up this fight for a minute, ‘The way I feel about it we should have won the first game and won it eas- ily. They deserved to .win the second game, but not by as big a mragin as they did. We were outhit, outpitched and outplayed in that second game. But ge. got the bad and the tough breaks that beat us in the first game. Expects Better Pitching. As the series stands now we will have to come from behind. We have come from behind many times in our own league d&nd against what I consider better teams than the Athletics, so there is no reason to think it can’t be done on this occasion. And if we get the breaks that are now coming to us, there wfll;m be nothing wI it. m now on expect the Cubs to have the better pitching. No one yet has pitched as strong a game as Root did on the opening day. Of course, Ehmke 8ot credit for a record breaker, but every one of us feel he had an abund- Cuyler Thinks Rest Helped Cubs; Looks for Improvement on Slab|s: ance of luck or he never would have ' garnsha lasted through three innings. I only hope he comes back for another game. I don’t think he can finish another one. Root can pitch all the time as he did on the opening day, if he can have as much as two day’s rest between es. Malone, after his experience the BELATED REVENGE |5 NEAR FOR MACK His Fourth Series, a Record Looming to Eradicafe. Defeat by Braves. BY BRIAN BELL, Associated Press Sports Writer. HILADELPHIA, October 11— Connie Mack, the patriarch of base ball, today brought a world serles to Philadelphia, after a walt of 15 years, and with it the chance to slip into a niche in the hall of fame never before odcupied. If the White Elephants can complete the task, already half accomplished, of turning the Chicago Cubs back, he will become the first manager to win four world series. The crafty Connie won his last 16 years ago, for he was defeated in four straight games in 1914, when the. Boston Braves. stunned the base ball world by stopping his super team. Only one other living man has won base ball's richest prize three times, John J. McGraw of the Giants. The late Miller Huggins led the Yankees to three supreme triumphs. Coming to his home grounds with a two-game lead in the sixth series In which he has participated, Mr. Mack urged his young men to try hard for the two needed to reduce the series to the minimum. He has not forgotten the crushing humiliation of 1914, when the A’s could not win a game from the Braves, a team held by base ball gen- erally before the big test as “cheap” and “lucky.” Stand Great Chance. Perhaps the great old man never will 5] pe es chase a world. of morose thoughts into the limbo of the game. ‘With both games played in Chicago credited to the. American Leaguers the Athletics faced a great chance to take » place by the Braves and Yankees as the only two teams to utterly route the opposi in four victories, unmarred by even a tie game. Philadelphia took the returning he- roes and the grand old man at their head into its arms, with a roar of wel- come. “Atta boy, Connle,” was the second game, is quite likely to come back the next time and show them some real pitching. He has the stuff to do it. Bush or Blake are liable to come through with a game in the meantime. Hopes A’s Send Ehmke Back. Now, it looks to me as if the A’s are | 57 -likely to be up against it for pitching in the remainder of the games. I sup- pose they’ll start Quinn and, of course, we'll see Earnshaw again. But I don't thl:kx ohl:,rvdel or Wflbeg can beat us, aj expect see either of e atart -z‘ln. Grove did well sa relief man for four innings, in the second contest, but I don’t think he could go at that pace through a_whole game. And I hope they send Ehmke back at us. I'd just like to see what would happen is he tried to fool us again with th;!h su;; stuff. A e boys are al good spirits and eager for the fight to resume. pWe know | we are up against it and that we will have to fight an uphill battle from now on. But that's just the time when | haq a fellow can ht best if he’ Strength and spitis o ‘We have the strength and we have the spirit, (Copyright, 1920, by North Ameris - Baver, Alancey erican News BY AL SIMMONS, Athletics Outfielder. HILADELPHIA, October 11.— Back home, with all the fans with us, we are all set to try and make this another repeti- tion of the last two years and follow the New York Yankees in clean- ing up the world series in four straight games. We arrived in town after a quick jump from Chicago and were given a wonderful reception by the Philadelphia fans. Connie ordered us all to bed early, after allowing us to stage a party on the way home. The outstanding feature of this series, which I think every one has overlooked and which to me proves the heart of a ball player, is the case of Bing Miller, our star outfielder. Trainer Ordered Miller to Bed. ‘When we arrived in Chicago Monday afternoon Bing was ill, suffering from a terrible cold and running a high fever. Connie was worried. Doc Ebling, our trainer, ordered Miller to bed, and con- fided to Mr. Mack that he feared Bing would be out of the opening game. Naturally, belnggln the outer pasture with Bing and hearing he was ill, I rushed to his room to find out if there was anything I could do for him. In-| stead of worrying, as I expected he he would play the next day. “Bing,” 1 said, “if you are ill, why don’t you rest and get in the series later, for you may catch more cold and be kept out of the series entirely.” Bing's answer, I think, deserves a lot of praise. “Al, I will be in the game tomorrow if I have to crawl on one leg. Nothing will keep me out of the series. Whe the first two games of the series in San rr:nrtsm. scoring 7-2 and 8-6 victories tax Tuesday and Wednesday, Tom Shehan of Kansas City will Ipiteh. you are playing for a man like C(ml:lg Mack, who has led you to the American would be, he greeted me and announced | Miller’s Determination to Play, Although Ill, Lauded by Simmons League pennant, there is nothing in this world that could prevent you from playing. Come what may after the se- ries, I will be in there until I drop. If I am {ll after that, it is my fault, but no one will ever call me a quitter,” This spirit of Bing’s is just how all of our boys feel, and I am sure this is one thing that carried us through the season, despite the fact that we were ?’;:uicnpped with injuries and other gs. ‘This spirit of Bing's is also what has helped us brush the Cubs aside in the first two games of the. series, and if it is humanly possible we will try to have the title of world champions pinned on the Athletics by Saturday, weather per- mitting. (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- paper Alli Here You Are, Diogenes, Bring on That Lantern! PHILADELPHIA, October 11 (#).— Believe it or n a Philadelphia base ball fan lost 18 free tickets for the world series games here and got them back. The man who found the tickets returned them to the owner after reading his notice in the “lost and found” column of a ne’wtgaper and refused to accept a cash reward, though he said he was out of work and would like to see a game. Albert Bell, owner of t| pasteboards, considers himself very fortunate. He had been tickets by Manager Connie Mack, only to lose them as he walked along Chestnut street. ‘The finder declined to reveal name, but he will see one of games as the guest of Bell. his the | shout of enthusiastic, although undigni- fled, salutation. It seemed that was just the way he feit. Athletics themselves would not ‘ that the serles concession. averages, a statute highly regarded by base ball men everywhere, was a The Cubs, although the imes did not indi- i of the -falte: Pirates and Cardinals :who could not hold the Yankees in 1927 and 1928. 2 Worm Must Turn. Not.since October 10, 1926, almost three the day, have National League partisans seen a_ world series victory. They continue to hope. ‘The ‘worm must SR T o RIS om0 et el on e other e side Two weeks ago he entered the club |- U g . champlonship and, going through the , foun 0] , who won the club title for the | Lari w and Grove, too, brought home G onts had itcher but Ehmke 0! every. e avallable for duty. ’lgxe tarpaulin man- Silver Creek, N. Y, needs more than two days between ‘Two weeks is closer to his pref- erence. Old Jack Quinn, with a slow ball, hook and spitter; Rube Walberg, boast- ing a curve that pops; 2 ER R out in mlm. ‘waiting for the lightning to e. Grove had a slightly bruised hand and Earnshaw was a more likely choice for later in the series. ‘With any one but Mack little consideration would be given the youthful Shores, but old- timers recal that in 1913, after pitching Bender and Plank in the first two games, the mahout of the herd called on “Bullet Joe” Bush, then a youngster, in the third game. Special Chicago Train. Only about 38,000 persons can pay to see the third game of the series, so for the great majority of the fans the game ‘The Cubs had their suj rs, who traveled nearly 1,000 miles to cl them on. The fans came ?eehl , to see Hornsby, ‘uyler and the r early disappoint- ment out of 3 letics in the game's acid test. ‘The Mordecai Browns, Johnny Klings, Jimmy Archers, Joe Tinkers and ti rest looked at the Cubs in Chicago and shook their heads. s In Philadelphia the Chief Benders, Home Run Bakers, Harry Davises and others will see how the young fellows have taken up the base ball torch they dro) when forced from the stage by the relentless years. HOW PLAYERS DIVIDED WORLD SERIES MONEY - . Sanandavan LT T P . PR T Py e g B 1Third game tie, 3—3," 10 innings. In 1903 the losers fared better the winners, as President Dreyfuss of g Htmrg&l:blr::'hll share of n:'mmmp,’ g 6 | with a in 5 | straight sets, Mack’s Son to Quit Game Early to Join Grid Team PHILADELPHIA, October 11— Connfe Mack, jr., bas decided to di- vide his time between duty to his scholastic foot ball team and also see his dad's Athletics battle the Cubs in the third game of the world series today. He plays end on the Germantown Academy eleven and is 17, years old. “I want to see dad’s team play,” said young Connie, “and also want to be loyal to Samuel Osbourne, our ter, and Joe Hartley, our o it Doyw rt of ing e and am a part o the machinery. After seeing five innings of the game at Shibe Park I will be rushed in a motor car over to the Germantown Field, where ‘we are playing Haverford School. “I have made arrangements to have the score brought to me be- tween the halves and if there is a radio handy I will listen in.” NICHOLSON BEATS ROESCH AT 36TH 3 Years’ Practice Wins Title at Washington Club for Golf Student. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. HREE years of campaigning under a program of steady practice and constant improve- ment stretch behind Henry D. Nicholson today as he contem- plates the road of progress which has won him his first golf championship. For Nicholson today is the champion golfer of the Washington .Golf and Country Club, victor over Frank K. Roesch, the defending titleholder in a final batlte that went 38 holes. Out in the caddle house at the Wash- ington club “Brick” Wood, the assistant professional and caddie nfaster, has a sal as _he contemplates the prediction of last Spring. beoster. Last Spring, when “Nich” was barely breaking 80 and not so often at that, Wood predicted that Nicholson woujd practice steadily this ycar and come along so fast that he would win the club championship. And that 1s exactly what happened. ‘Three years ago Nicholson won the qualifying round of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association championship when it was held over the Washington course fine 72. But he did little else the interim. Last Spring, he went to live at the Washington club, and each day, -ue:n work, hheuw-ls :snt un"g:e. practice tee, swinging clubs, putting and plmhlnld and otherwise b'oll:‘!lethn‘l up an already strong, game e egnfldence that comes 'with the knowl- edge of how to make shots in the same groove time after time. 3 came Midsummer and Nichol- son found the fast fairways to His previous three years. Roesch is a sea< Youngster Riomeit Thay pia o8 3 hores T . ey play s ?::mmy before Nicholson struck an iron shot on the green to win the com- bat. At the end of the morning rcund, in which both shot 76s, Nicholson was 2 up. They had six birdies between that round, but at the twenty-seventh Roesch, battling hard to retain his title, bad squared the match. And Roesch won the twelfth; only to have Nicholson again fl.‘e at the thirteenth. From that point they halved every hole to the thirty-sixth. At the thirty-seventh both drove to the right, careful not to out of bounds at the left of the fairway, and Nicholson pitched up short, while Roesch over on the far edge of the green. Nicholson chipped up 10 feet short and missed the putt, and then Roesch did what for him is an unusual thing. With the cl hinging on a putt of three feet, he missed it. Frank Roesch is noted as one of the best putters at Washing- ton or any other club. But they all miss them nally, and Frank missed with the championship hinging on it. The thirty-eighth, which is the sec- ond hole of the course, is an iron shot of about 165 yards from the back tee. Here Nicholson put his ball on the green, and Roesch, playing boldly for the pin, had a slight hook cn his shot, which ended in a sand trap. He could not get out close enough to hole his putt, and Nicholson played carefully to the holeside for the 3, which won him & handicap event, defeating Dr. . R. Huffman by 4 and 2 in the final. The 12-17 handicap flight had_been won previously by B. L. Smelker. Prizes which was attended by members of the boardr of governors and the club. golf committee. MANGAN AND CONSIDINE MEETING IN NET EVENT ‘Tom Mangan and Bob Considine were expected to furnish the headline attrac- tion at the Wardman Park courts to- day at 3:30, where a tournament is in progress for the Secretary of State Stimson trophies. ‘Maurice O'Neil and Dooly Mitchell will uncork some more interesting ten- nis tomorrow afternoon in the other semi-final match of the men’s division. ‘Women's title play is carded for to- morrow afternoon also, instead of Sun- day as was announced ol B Phoebe Moorhead will meet the winner of the match scheduled today between 45 | Frances Krucoff, District champion, and Corinne Frazier. Yesterday Mangan downed Bernard Welsh of Western High School in disposed of “Bud” y 6—1, 2—86, 6—1. 30 1,200 View Series Game From Tops of Buildings PHILADELPHIA, October 11 (#).— Some 1,200 persons will pay to see the A’s and the Cubs play the third game of the world series today, but thelr investment will not be counted in the day's receipts at Shibe Park. These fans will be accommodated in temporary seats built atop build- ings along Twentieth street, which faces the ball park. * Prices of tickets range from $10 up to $25. The owner of one of the ) places spent $500 to build 175 seats to conform with city building tions. He e: a seat, the i Nicholson | at! A’S PLAY MACHINE-LIKE GAME AS FOE LACKS POISE National Champions Apparently Entered Series Totally Unprepared—Free Swinging Big Four Are Hooked to Death by Mack’s Hurlers. ‘ BY JOHN B. KELLER, Staff Correspond HILADELPHIA, Pa, October ‘Wondering how a club that ship of the National Leagu in the first two games of this world series. lent of The Star. 11.—Looking backward, that’s all. battled its way to the champion- e could be beaten the way it was Still difficult to understand how it could have happened. In the first place, these Athletics are good, but they are far from great. that did not make them great by that can hit and has pi were figured to be just the True, they ran away-with the ‘Amerfcan League flag. g above the average. me kind of club. But they certainly did Bub Just a good ball club Now, the Cubs any means. not perform as such in the Chicago set of games. Little clever pitching was re-|make plenty of hits during:the course vealed by the' National League champions and théir vaunted wer in attack never material- ed. The only good bit of hurling put forth was Charley Root’s in the ogemng skirmish of the series, and Charley took a beating. The only bit of attack worth while was in one inning in the second game, when the Cubs clouted three runs across. Slib Weakness Not Surprising. ‘This weakness on the slab was not so surprising. The Cubs staggered through September mainly because their pitchers were shot—played out, it seemed. They never looked in the closing weeks of the National League campaign as they had in their grueling grind h _July and August, when they fought off the det ined bid of the Pirates for the senfor circuit flag. That their pitching might not be so strong in the series because of this was freely predicted. But no one seems able to account for the puny punch the Cubs showed in the first two es. No one seems able to explain why such batters of renown as Hornsby, Cuyler and Stephenson should be made to look utterly foolish at the plate. Of the Cubs’ slamming squadron only Wilson flashed any strength in It may be that because these batters stubbornly refuse to vary their style they are fairly easy for the pitchers throwing at them in a short serfes. They are free-swingers all, these Cul and they are up there slash- slege guns, ing away all the time. They are not to be denied over a long campaign. They player, of a championship season. Eut free- swingers are pie for pitchers as a rule in short series, where particular atten- tion can be paid them. Hooked Cub Stars to Death. The Athletic pitchers l.\mplg hooked the Cub mgin guard to death in the Chicago games. They gave Manager McCarthy's big four nothing good to ‘Wide-sweeping curves had Horns- by, Cuyler, Wilson and Stephenson swinging in desperation most of the time. And every pitcher used by Connie Mack in the two games seemed a mas- ter of change of pace, too. Between the curves and the slowing up of the deliv- eries the Cub batters were helpless. ‘The Cubs apparently entered the se- ries wholly unprepared for it. They appeared out of place from the start of the first engagement. They had noth- ing like the poise of the Athletics, who went about their business as though they were in nothing more than a game during the course of the league cham- plonship cam ‘There was, in fact, a surprising stead- iness in the play of the A’s, for during the American League d they were prone lm lwlgble vlheg g s~ excessively heavy. But they pl Chicago as though a world series was an every day affair with them. How different were the Cubs! Of all the Cubs only one seemed to be playing with his head up during the Chicago engagements. Charley Grimm ave a splendid exhibition around the t sack, and though he did not shine icularly in attack he appeared to less dazed than the other Cub bat- ters at the plate. He looked a real ball Grimm did, in Chicago. « STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE EN Washington mamh and two amateurs the Capital were playing today in the Mary- land State open championship, a 36-hole medal play event over the course of Elkridge Hunt Club in timor who only { His* card was meet W .Evans in round, wnu. Miller B. Stevinson, the District cl.ampion, was to match shots with H. King.Cornwell. For an hour ' yesterday four plavers were tied at 79 for medalist honos, but late in the afternoon Prizzell came in with the 75 which won him first plage. marked ‘by nine consecu- Long 75, was to the first tive 4s on the second nine holes. peting | and short holes all looked alike to Piz- all with- flights were led in the medal round as follows: Second ‘flight, John W. Mer~ ritt, 82; third flight, P. F. M. 3 Dr: Robert L. Eller and W. Ray Gar- rett, tled at 87; fourth flight, C. W. Simpson and T. Howard Duckett, §7; fitth flight, Kenneth D. McRae, 89, and sixth flight, Frank Govern, 98. In view of the unusually fine weather conditions prevailing, it was considered unusual that only five of the con- testants among the nearly 200 starters were able to shatter the 80 mark. mmu hn:' “Bones' hejn, star w:thp-w er, on second and third B ecaeas gt St ‘the Chevy Cha omen golfers of evy se Club will start play on Monday for the Sheridan A to the club by Harry C. Sheridan. The trophy, The entry list consists of 46 golfers, numbering among them all the leaders of the game in this sec- tion. B. Warren Corkran of Baltimore, holder of the Mid-Atlantic amateur title, is among the entrants. Dr. William B. Mason won the Presi- dent’s cup yesterday at the Chevy Chase Club, defeating Maj. O. S..Albright in an overtime final by 2 and 1. Coneeding his opponent 5 strokes in 18 holes, Dr. found himsel Indian sEr'm.' Mason It all square With | emplematic of the club championship, Albright at _the end of the scheduled | jg borate golf tro- distance. They then played nine extra “e‘s‘.."’:,;"..‘&:“.m? thg- ce. holes and 27 holes. Charles Hoover won the tourney of the Lions Club played yesterday at Manor, with a card of 72—12—60. Sec- ond low net went to Ralph Jones, who had 68. The low,gross prize was won h‘y _ISlm S. Edmonston, who had a card of 1. ‘The women's championship tourne; of the Middle Afl-nm':‘.hl! A?nocll 4 from all advance accounts, will be one of the best in point of attendance, that has qver been by the a.sociation. Nearly 40 entries already 'have been re- ceived from clubs about Washington and with the expected score more from Baltimore, Richmond and Norfolk, the tourney should have three score or more entrants. Last year there were only a few more than 30 players in the tourney Vi Be: The event will be played at the Columbia Country Club October 21-25, inclusive, and entries will close at Columbia on’ October 18. MACKS 8-5 BET TODAY, 8 TO 1 TO TAKE SERIES It stands 3 feet o 3 high, and is Two rounds of match play were scheduled today in the championship tournament of the Columbia Country Club. Paul J. Fri , who won the qualifying round with a fine card of Jones Brings Club Back Inside Line BY SOL METZGER. mmn::lc;' stance ‘nbdl the wide uecl'glcbflco. October 11 (#).—With Hlt- one are probably respon- money offered, - sible for'the two different m letics today '-r':ha'n 8-to-1 c‘rl::le:u;o used of starting the clubhead back |Win the world series and were quoted .‘"' at I:w 5 for today’s game in m?hm- ‘The latter quotatis revision shoulg Mnuo ge 'J‘:e 'n'i'é’c':f-u:'} start Charlie Root as m pitcher. With Root pitching, the Athletics were only ht and bring it down in the o - 6 to 5 choices. same groove when they stroke the ball. This is what is known as hit- ting from the ide. The body does not move laterally. Jones practices this method. In taking the clubhead back in control of a straight left arm he is con- JONES TAKES CLuB W) GACK ON INSIDE OF Y LINE. AND $0 HITS 1 STRAIGHT 1AFTER BALL o MRy the his clubhead follows straight the ball aiong the direction line. was stated at the start of this series, is the fain idea in the golf swing. The other theory of taking the clubhead back, practiced by Abe Mitchell, Leo Diegel and others will be discussed later. (Copyright, 1929.) Enjoy the thrill of long, stralght WINNING SENATOR NINE MEMBERS GET REWARDS Gold base balls will be presented members of the Senator nine, whu:= won the French Insect Base 358 ecting tomorrga mibut ut T 0rTOW D! at 7: o'clock at French’s store. Cups will be awarded Webco Easterns, which were tied for secon and prizes also will be awarded oth teams which participated in the loop. Team Standing. W, L. By the Assoclated Press. MILWAUKEE. — Charlie Greenbe! Los Angeles, defeated Tommy Gi L8 ‘Angeles, nd Harry Dubiinsiy. Gu geles, and Harry Dubl X cago, drew (10). % CLEVELAND.—Paul Pirrone, Cleve- land, outpointed Jack Zivic, Pitts- burgh (6). DETROIT.—Jimmy Goodrich, Buf- falo, N. Y., and Morrie fherman, De- troit, drew (10). o s 210 stamped, ‘envelope. © Battling ”;l'-n'o: - Mo. (3). , New ns, ‘and Jimmy Sayers, Lafeyette, ’nd., 0). Lo