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Show 'pennant hangs a ON OUTCOME OF I NEXT 2 GAMES i ,i ' nv (iKOIHiK K1KKSKY j iniloil 1'resS Staff Ciirrespoiulent NKW YORK, Sept. 28 ili.lll Alnicwt nlj the biiMclvill world today lined up behind Hunk Grccn-bci'K' Grccn-bci'K' and the Chicago Cubs in their quest of laurels everyone believed beyond their reach. Willi HS homers Greonberg needs only three in five games to smash Hahe Ruth's record of till made in 1!27. Kven the bambino bam-bino himself i.s pulling for Green-berg. Green-berg. "I wish him luck," was the Babe's comment when told of Green Ix'rg's two homers yester- If both clubs win the same number num-ber of games Pittsburgh will finish fin-ish in front. For instance if each team wins three games the standing would he: W. L. Tct. Pittsburgh S8 G2 .587 Chicago S9 63 .080 By hitting two. homers yesterday yester-day Greenberg moved one game ahead of Ruth's record-breaking pace. Hank hit 57 and 58 in his 148th game. Ruth dWn't get his 58th until game no. 149 But he also hit no. 59 in his 149th game. Thus the Detroit bomber will have to get another one today to-day to stay even. Greenberg has two more games at Detroit, where he has collected 39 of his clouts. Both are with the Browns. His final three games are against the Indiajig at Cleveland, Cleve-land, where he has made only three homers in eight games. day. With eight straight victories, the Cubs were within half a game of overhauling the league-leading league-leading Pittsburgh Pirates in the sizzling National league race. Almost everywhere except in Pittsburgh baseball fans are rooting for Gabby Hartnett, the popular Irish pilot, to get his Cubs home in front and climax one of the greatest of September drives. On Sept. 1 the Cubs were in Fourth place, seven games from the top. Yanks For The Cubs Even the New York Yankees, American league champions, are pulling for the Cubs. This possibly may be because of the larger gate which would result with the Cubs in the series. Among baseball fans, however, there is sentiment for the underdog and for a team that can fight its way up a tough trail with only two pitchers, big Bill Lee and Clay Bryant, who have shouldered the mound burden bur-den between them the past month. Dizzy Dean's great performance perfor-mance which turned back the Pirates yesterday, 2-1, also contributed con-tributed in rousing fandom to cheer for the Cubs. Dean held the Pirates to seven hits in 8 2-3 innings. Hartnett took him out with two out i'n the ninth because be-cause he was tired. Lee, who pitched and beat the Cardinals Monday, uncorked a wild pitch to let in the only run. Then he fanned Al Todd to end the game. The victory had i'ts price as the Cubs lost Outfielder Augie Galan, who twisted his knee in sliding. Cubs On The Spot With five games left to play, the Cubs still must win one more than the Pirates in their remaining re-maining six, to grab the pennant. |