Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 10 | Mackmen and Cardinals Are Favored to Repeat

and Cardinals Are Ale Favored to Repeat Scribes Strong for World Champs Yanks Rated as Dangerous American League Threat Giants Second Choice in National NEW YORK April 11 ff JP-H JP If 67 of the nations nation's baseball writers cant can't be wrong only the St. St Louis Cardinals and nd the New York k Giants of the National Na Na- lonal lea league e and the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees o of the he American figure to have any chance hance of participating in the world series in October Briefly the experts casting ballots In n the Associated Press Press' sixth annual major league pennant poll pick the Cardinals and Athletics to repeat with the Yankees strong second choices in the American league and the he Giants lukewarm alternates in inthe inthe inthe the National HOW DOW THEY'RE PICKED If the consensus is right the clubs I will vill finish this way National National St. St St. Louis New York Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia dephia Cincinnati Boston American Philadelphia N New NewYork NewYork e w York Washington Cleveland Detroit De De- troit St St. Louis Boston Chicago The poll indicated strong stron faith in inthe inthe the he ability of ot the C Cardinals to win the he National league crown crown for the thIrd year in a row Forty eight writers were content to lo string along with the world champions while 15 picked the Giants Thus th these se two clubs lubs accounted for 63 first place bal lots Of the other four three went to the Cubs and one believe it or not to the improved Phillies In the American league lealue the battle battle bat bat- tle tic of or ballots was me mur closer Sixty Sixty- six of or the 67 first place votes went either to the Athletics or the Yankees Yan Yan- Yankees kees kees the final count standing 38 for tor forthe forthe the As A's end and 28 for Joe McCarthys McCarthy's men The only other first place ballot ballot ballot bal bal- lot was cast for tor the Cleveland In In- lans Although the experts had little trouble picking the leaders they ran into all kinds kind of difficulties s in try- try Jag to rate the other members of each lea league e. e Particularly was this true in the National where Brook Brook- lyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- Cincinnati nati and Boston all received votes for forthe forthe forthe the doubtful distinction of finishing in last place Brooklyn polled two votes for that post Pittsburgh seven Philadelphia 15 Cincinnati 19 10 and Boston 24 PUlLS PHILS GET ONE VOTE On the other hand the Phillies received received received re re- re- re one vote for first place and andone andone andone one for third Brooklyn polled one vote for second place as ns did Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati One writer thought the Pirates Pi Pi- rates would finish as ns high as third The voting vong was close for tor the last lastour tour our in the American league but aut none of the four trailers Detroit St. St Louis Boston or Chicago received received re re- votes for any position higher than fourth