Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-25 | Page 12 | Cubs Repulse Dodgers in First Crucial Fray

Cubs Repulse Dodgers In First Crucial Fray Stretch Lead to Four and One Half Games Gaules Pittsburgh Loses to Phillies as- as Reds as-Reds Reds Split With Braves Pitchers Have Big Day in iii American I By Dy GAYLE GAThE TALBOT Associated Press Sports Writer Victorious in their first engagement engagement engage engage- ment mont with Brooklyn's storm troops the Chicago Cubs dug In behind a atour four tour and one half r. r game lead today and prepared to todeal toj toj deal Ideal another blow for the cause a cause a y bigger and better world series on the 1 shores o of L La a k el c. Ga Michigan T The h e Dodgers 1 i who invaded d. d the N west with hI high g he hopes of crashing f through th the Cubs Cubs' f barrage and again r W making a a race out outs v. v 1 of the National ot I league were were re repulsed j pulsed 10 in yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- i M- M w N t. t days day's encounter 7 I Billy Herman to 4 What was yas more they didn't look at all like a team that might ever stop the Chicago pennant drive Three of their pitchers pitcherS' including the brilliant Van Mungo were pounded pound pound- ed for tor 10 hits and their fielding was spotty The Cubs led by Billy Herman Herman Her Her- man with three rousing hits m made de six of ot their hits good for extra bases and sewed up the game with a four four- run drive in the fourth inning Char Char- ley Icy Root after a wobbly first frame settled down and held the Dodgers at bay until the seventh when Bob Smith mIth went in and finished the job S BUGS FAIL Pittsburgh failed to take advantage of Brooklyn's reverse losing to the Ph Phillies 9 to 6 6 and remaining in third place The Pirates started well scoring six times in the first two innings innings in iri but from there on it was a picnic for tor the slugging Phils Dizzy Dean did an admirable Job of beating the Giants The Cards' Cards eccentric star yielded only five hits and drove in four runs with a home run and a single Pepper Martin was I his little helper hitting two doubles and a a single and stealing a base Boston and Cincinnati played a dead heat for the afternoon the I Braves Brave winning the first 5 to 2 and the Reds squaring matters 3 S to 1 l behind Larry Bentons Benton's noble pitching BROWNS DROWNS WIN Jim Levey of the St. St Louis Browns pounded out a home run with one on in the eleventh inning to defeat the Athletics 5 to 3 3 Home runs by McNair Mc Me- Nair Dykes and Foxx accounted for all the As A's runs Monte Weavers Weaver's pitching arid and Johnny Johnny John John- ny Kerrs Kerr's timely hitting gave Washington Wash ington a 2 to verdict over Detroit Kerr knocked across both the winners winners' winners winners' win winners winners' win win- ners' ners runs as Weaver scored his nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- victory Pitcher Ted Lyons scored a personal triumph over the Boston Red Sox 7 to 3 In addition to keeping nine hits well spaced the White Sox star drove in three runs with a double and two singles and scored once A similar achievement was credited to Charley Ruffing of the Yankees who racked up his fifteenth victory at the expense of or the Cleveland Indians Indians In 9 to 3 3 He pitched hit eight ball and starred at bat with a brace of d doubles and a single