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Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 11 | Cubs in Vital Doubleheader

Type issue
Date 1932-09-07
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Cubs in Vital Doubleheader
Type article
Date 1932-09-07
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 11
OCR Text CUBS IN VITAL DOUBLEHEADER Bruins Tangle With Braves While Pirates Oppose Oppose- Dodgers in ion Two NEW YORK Sept 7 UP UP-A UP A pair of doubleheaders today may have an important bearing on the thc outcome outcome-of of the National league pennant race The Thc Chicago Cubs enjoying a first place lead of ot six games opposed the I Braves in a twin bill at Boston and the thc second place Pittsburgh Pirates were meeting the thc Dodgers in a double session at Brooklyn Chicago has 22 more games gaines to play and Pittsburgh has only 20 Consequently Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- a gain of at two full games games- at this late stage of the thc race would be highly Important for either team Although the thc Cubs lead by six games ames and have two more contests to play than Pittsburgh if the latter should cut Chica Chicago's os o's lead down to to four games it would tighten the thc race considerably and pr probably would cut the Cubs' Cubs confidence Meanwhile the thc Pirates would be stimulated If It Chicago o gains two games today they would need to win only 11 of their remaining 20 games to tie Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh if jf the thc Pirates won all of their remaining 18 A As yesterday was traveling day the only competition in the major leagues was a a doubleheader between Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land and the thc St St. Louis Browns The Indians took both ends 4 to 3 and 6 to 0 O. O to make a clean sweep of their fo game four series Earl Averill Cleveland's center fielder drove ove out his thirty first home run rtin nf th hA c cnn in fh s-irh s i r A w u A. A 6 three run n rally in the sixth inning gave Cleveland the thc opening contest after Jack Russell had kept the thc Browns' Browns ten hits well scattered In Inthe Inthe inthe the nightcap George George- Connally limited limIted lim Urn lied the thc Browns to eight hits for tor fora a a shutout
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