Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 15 | Foxx Slams Two Homers to Tie Hank Greenberg

Foxx Slams Two Homers To 10 Tie Hank Greenberg By HE HENRY RY SUPER United United- Press Press' Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Sept 10 UP The UP-The The battle which h won the National Na Na- league pennant for Chicago's Cubs headed of 1935 baseball base base- base I ball all achievements s today as s. s d diamond m nd historians started writing the campaign into the record books Veteran comebacks rookie brilliance bril- bril liance and collapse of favored teams all all were shoved Into the background background background back back- ground by the kid team which smashed from fourth place on Independence Independence In In- dependence day to a pennant I The Tho Cubs rated fourth in preseason preseason pre- pre season eason betting trailed New York by y 10 games when they began their heir drive which was climaxed I by bya a game 21 victory march From July 41 4 to to the tho end of the thern season yesterday they won 62 games and lost ost only wily 23 Other notable p performances G Collapse New COllapse New Yorks York's s 's Giants blew their July 4 nine game lead and finished third 8 games behind Chicago Batters N National a at t I ion a n a 1 It Floyd Vaughan Vaugh n Pittsburgh Pittsburgh- led both leagues with American Buddy Myer Washington beat out Joe Cleveland by a single point Home run kings American Hank Greenberg an and Jimm Jimmy Fo Foxx Philadelphia 3 36 Foxx tied Greenberg Greenberg Green Green- Green I berg by slamming out two homers yesterday National Wally Berger Ber- Ber ger Boston 34 Consistent losers losers losers-Boston's Boston's Braves I finished with defeats to break the National league record of set set by Philadelphia in 1928 Comebacks National Comebacks National P it itch c h ho e 0 r Charlie Root of Chicago won won 15 and lost 8 against i 4 and 7 last year American Pitcher Lefty Grove Boston with wilh 20 victories and 12 det defeats ats against 8 and 8 in 1934 t Pitchers Pitchers National National Bill Lee Chi Chi- cao won von 20 lost Jos 6 J. J Dean St. St Louis won 28 lost 12 2 American Eldon Auker D Detroit troit won 18 lost 7 Tommy Bridges Detroit won von 21 lost 10 I Best Cy rookies Cy Blanton Pittsburgh Pitts Pitta- burgh pitcher who w won n 18 and lost 13 Phil Cavarretta Chicago Cub year old first baseman who be became be be- came came caine a regular in his first season in the majors