Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-13 | Page 9 | Brooklyn Becomes New Threat for Loop Title

Brooklyn Becomes New Threat for Loop Title Dodgers Win 16 of Last 20 Games to Move love Within Three and One Half Games of Lead Clevel Clevel- laud land in Tie for Second Place B Br Associated Press Max Careys Carey's Brooklyn Dodgers have become a distinct and formidable formidable formidable able contender for the National league pennant Triumphant in 16 of ot their last 20 gam games s the Dodgers today rested in third place only three games backof back backof of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Pirates Pi Pi- Pi- Pi rates and only three and anda a half behind the setting pace Chicago Cubs What makes the Dodger streak all the more remarkable is that they have won without the benefit of ot consistent consistent con con- pitching In their last twenty games carnes only eight times has the starting starting starting start start- ing pitcher remained around for the finish Heimach Clark and Mungo have hurled two complete games apiece and Vance and Thurston one each Timely hitting especially by Lefty Letty ODoul and effective relief pitching have contributed to the spurt CLARK WINS 1 0 There was nothing wrong with Bill Clarks Clark's pitching yesterday however as the Dodgers blanked the New York Giants 1 10 Clark gave up only four hits His mates collected 12 but made only one run as the Giants completed six double pla plays s 's and equaled the major ma ma- jor league record Joe double dou dou- ble single and a long fly by Frederick scored the only run in the fifth inning Chuck Klein hit two home hom runs his thirty fourth and thirty fifth of the season and drove in five runs as the Phil Phillies lies trounced the Boston Braves 8 81 Virgil Davis and Hal Lee also hit for the circuit Phil Collins held the Braves to six hits ATHLETICS SLIP In the American league the Cleveland Cleve Cleve- Cleveland land Indians moved into a tie with the Philadelphia Athletics for second place by beating Detroit 3 1 while the As A.'s were dropping a 2 1 decision to the Boston Red Sox Clint Brown held Detroit to six hits three of which came in the eighth frame and accounted accounted ac ac- ac counted for tor the Tigers' Tigers only run A hit batsman Browns Brown's d double uble singles by Porter and Burnett and a fumble by Johnny Stone gave the Indians all their runs off Vic Vie Sorrell in the third Ivy Paul Andrews broke the Red Sox's game eleven losi losing g streak as he held the As A.'s to five hits and fanned eight men Simmons three times Fridays Friday Result Brooklyn I. I NeW York O. O Boston I. I Philadelphia a 3 OD two scheduled Saturday Schedule Boston ston at BrooklYn at New York Chicago at St St. Louis Cincinnati at Pittsburgh COAST LEAGUE Team Tum Stan Standing dine Won Lost Pet Pct Portland 77 17 57 7 57 1175 Los Angeles 74 1 69 59 Hollywood 74 7 80 ss San BaD Francisco 71 11 60 i Seattle a 84 64 69 L Sacramento 64 70 78 M 65 77 11 42 Mission 62 52 81 91 I a Fridays Friday's Results Los Angeles 6 6 Oakland 4 no 10 Portland 2 San Francisco O. O Seattle 7 1 6 Sacramento 10 Missions 3 3