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GRANTLAND RICE DENMAN THOMPSON JOHN B. KELLER FRANCIS E. STAN ALAN GOULD JOHN LARDNER H. C. BYRD ROD THOMAS LAWRENCE PERRY JIM BERRYMAN W. R. McCALLUM £. A. FULLER, JH. A WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1934. A—11 Bridges Is Great in Beating Cards : Dizzy Dean Shows Signs of Overwork « —ι * High Spots as Tigers Gained 3-to-2 Margin in Base Ball Classic Crowder Is Hoping to Face 3-1 Victory, Giving Tigers « Margin in Series, Is Best St. Louis Again—Likes ; of Games. It in Detroit. ΒΓ DENMAN THOMPSON, BY JOHN B. KELLER. 8por!s Editor. The Star. Staff Correspondent of The Star October 8.—Out In Mich., October 8.— front lor the first time since Back in Detroit, where last DETROIT.this world series got under DETROIT,week even their most ardent way, thanks to the 3-to-l win rooters were not so ready to Tommy Bridges pitched them to bet they would return, the Tiger» •gainst Dizzy Dean in St. Louis yes- were resuming their world series bat- terday, and back in the familiar con- tling this afternoon with better than fies of Navin Field, the Tigers today an even chance to knock oft the to achieve the that ;ht triumph Cardinals ior the classic base ball ,.ild make them baseball champions of I he universe. championship. With only a win this afternoon And before the battling was to be- which needed to end the debate as to gin the Tigers and their true friends is the best of all ball clubs for 1934. were where all this stuff It seemed to be a foregone conclusion wondering Manager Mickey Cochrane of the Ben- about "the great Dean" originated. would intrust the gals all-important They took the Dizzy one yesterday 4n pitching assignment to the ace of his St. Louis like nobody's business, burçÎ- staff. Lynwood Rowe. The renowned Schoolboy from ing tne DuoDie 01 nis réputation wttn Eldorado, Ark. who distinguished seven solid socks. himself the during regular campaign "He was great when he had it," the by compiling 16 consecutive victories Tigers were saying of Dizzy. "But he in the process of amassing a total of two dozen, and who hurled in sensa- won't be able to show whether he has tional style to give the Jungle Cats a it again in the remainder of this 3-to-2. twelve-round verdict here last series." Thursday, has had the customary three days of rest and should be Perhaps, though, these tickled Ti- primed for the effort. gers are a trifle harsh in their dis- paragement of the rangy right-hander Frisch Up Aeainst It. who almost single-handed hurled the Cardinals to a National THE desperate plight of having League championship. Dizzy as he per- to win today in order to pull up to IN formed yesterday looked a even terms with the Tigers and greajly overworked pitcher. postpone rendition of the ultimate ver- dict until tomorrow, Pilot Frankie Dean Tired. Frisch was expected to lead with his Appeared best bet, Paul Dean, although the were times when It seemed younger of the famous flinging family THEREpainful to him to raise his arm has had only two days of surcease for a wind-up. This must have from labor since he registered an im- been the trouble with his control. pressive 4-to-l decision against the While he walked only two batters and Tigers at St. Louis Friday. hit one during the eight innings he On that occasion it was Bridges was on the peak, Dizzy went to a who finished on the short end. toppled fhree-and-two count repeatedly. a had off the tee before single Card He looked a good pitcher pitched with been retired in the fifth round out. "He was great when he had It," eight safeties charged against him. as the Tigers were saying today. But Yesterday it was the same Bengal Duzzy didn't have it in his second boxman, but functioning in far more start of the series. a clean- effective form, who earned The Tigers were expected to pitch cut verdict over the redoubtable Dizzy Schoolboy Rowe in this afternoon'» Dean in what was all odds the best by game here, but Rowe will have to go of ball to this game produced up some to match the pitching perform- to Cochrane's crew a 3-to-2 point give ance put on by the frail Tommy game advantage in the set. Bridges In the Sunday set-to In St. Before that Sabbath throng in St. Louis. Louis, the largest of the three pro- duced there. Bridges performed as he Crowder Wants Chance. was wont to do while the Tigers were Score of Series Games out-distancing all American League Composite all of the Tigers naturally competition and in the course of W'HILEwere pulling for Rowe to which he notched no less than 21 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. wind up the series this after- there was one wins. • DU Ave. ro. a. js. nve noon, who would like « ;· G. AB. Κ. H TB. :b :iB.KH.t3ts. S». ru. Martin. 3b 5 21 4 8 13 3 1 0 2 1 0 .381 5 6 4 15 .733 another shot at the Cardinals if the Bridges Earned Verdict. 1—Pepper Martin, Card's Rothrock. ri 5 21 135010010 .143 14 0 1 15 .933 struggle for base ball supremacy per- didn't chuck one of the ace, goes to second as Jack Frise h, 2b 5 22 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 12 18 1 31 .968 force was prolonged. Breaks Are Cards Alvin so TOMMYnear no-hit exhibitions follow- Bad, Think; Rothrock was called out at the \iedwick, lf 5 21 3 8 11 0 0 1 1 6 0 .381 8 0 0 8 1.000 Said Crowder, not long ers of the Senators vividly can plate for interferring with WHITE GETS RANK Collins, lb 5 21 3 7 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 41 5 0 46 1.000 ago a wearer of the Washington liv- while on the recall, but he hurled a whale of a ball Cochrane in the third inning. Delancey, c.... 5 20 2 4 9 2 0 1 2 5 0 .200 39 2 1 42 .976 ery, way up from St. 0 1 1 0 7 1 2 10 .800 Louis, "If this series should to the game and richly earned his verdict Work in Field Gets 2—St. Louis Orsattl, cf 5 15 2 5 7 0 1 .250 no Jittery players putting 6 seventh I don't over the far more widely publicized Fullis, Cf 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 0 1 .833 game—and believe it up a heated argument over Jerome Herman Dean. Durocher. ss 5 18 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 8 11 0 19 1.000 will—there's nothing I'd like better decision on Rothrock. As usual Flashing perfect control of a fast ALAN National OTHER Whitehead, ss..l 0000000000 .000 1 0 0 1 1.000 ! than getting in there and pitching BY GOULD. Leaguers WITH STARS they lost their debate with ball that really merited the term, and J. Dean, 3 7212100020 .143 1 2 0 3 1.000 the big win." Associated Press Sports Editor. rame inti. the enemy's country the ρ a hook that broke sharply, Bridges MOREOVER.theconvinced had umps. Hallahan, 3000000010 .000 1 3 1 5 .800 The Gen. is wrapped up in his new October 8 — It's an old again, fully they p....l yielded only five hits, never more than had all the worst of the umpiring 3—Jo-Jo White, whose great Catch Off Martin Is Held Darleton, ρ 2 1000000000 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 club. "They did well by me in Wash- base ball custom to blame it when I was he one to an inning, until the ninth when "breaks." It's the privilege of the catch in eighth inning was a P. Dean, ρ 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 ington going good," admits. when I couldn't he displayed fortitude as well as on the "breaks of the game." loser to squawk, and Manager Frank life saver for the Tigers, mak- Vance, ρ 1 0000000000 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 "But get my | Series Factor fast one this I I finesse in emerging unscathed from DETROIT. Frisch's lads have been exercising their third in the He Deciding Haines, ρ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 working year knew World series history has been ing first. jailed an ominous situation. with vehemence. They are count. W. 2000000020 .000 0 1 1 2 .500 was through in that town. I don't such as the privileges to Walker, p...2 To it should be filled with costly incidents blame Griffith for of me. paint the picture especially bitter over the decisions be- Evans. Vlooney, ρ 1 0000000000 .000 0 1 0 1 1.000 disposing cost the 4—Charlie Gehringer cross- by Billy recounted that one of those five scat- muff by Fred Snodgrass that hind the plate of Umpire-in-Chief •Davis 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 .000 You got to do that in base ball.