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CUBS FAVORITES*AFTER DEFEAT OF*CAREY’S DODGERSChicago—The major league baseball season ends a month from today and five dollars will get you fifteen that they’ll never rateh the Chicago Cubs in the National leaguerace.With a 41 a game lead and 18 of their remaining 35 games at home, the Cubs were 3 to 1 favorites to win the pennant as they met the! Brooklyn Dodgers in the second game of their important series today,The Cuba rolled a natural in the opening game yesterday by beating the Brooklyn*, 7 to 4, and gaining a full game on the third-place Pirates as well as second-place Dodgers.Guy Bush, the swarthy Missis-sippian who had his name bandied about recently as a race-track gam- | ibier In the so-called investigationby Commissioner K. M. Landis, wasselected by Manager Charlie Grimmto pitch for the Cubs today. Bush has beaten the Dodgers twice this\year, and hasn’t lost a game while winning three since Judge I^andis j called him on the carpet. 'Manager Max Carnarius, known , in baseball circles as Max Carey, [ was in doubt about his pitcher. He had planned to start William Watson Clark, the southpaw, but yesterday’s defeat may cause him to switch to Hollis Thurston, a righthander. Clark and Thurston haveeach beaten the Cubs three times this year without a defeat IfThurston goes today, Clark will go tomorrow'.The big advantage enjoyed bythe Cubs is not shown by a casual glanc* at the percentage table. TheCubs have won 17 more games than they have lost, whereas the Dodgers have wen only 8 more than they have lost. If the Cubs win 20 out of their remaining 35 games, which does not seem unreasonable inas-j much as they have won 15 out of j the last 20 they have played, theDodgers must win 22 out of their remaining 30 games *to tie the Bruins.Unless Brooklyn can win the two remaining games of the series the Dodgers' hopes of overtaking theCubs seem slim. Manager Carey figures that his team still has a chance for the pennant If they can return home within 3 gamts of the Cubs, calculating that the Cubs will crack on the foad and theDodgers will play unbeatable ball at home.Manager Grimm figures that the Cubs will start their eastern triy September 7 with a lead of 5 or f j games and that they will clinch thf pennant before they return home.ST. CLOUD FOE OFCi'fV TEAM SUNDAYFresh from a victory over thlt; touring Nebraska Indians, thi Brainerd city team today begn preparations for its invasion of St Cloud Sunday when these two team: will battle tc decide the supremacy of Central Minnesota.St. Cloud holds one victory oveBrainerd but with a revamped line up and several additions, the loci lads believe they can Lquare couni calling for a “rubber” game witl the strong Granite City lads. Following Sunday’s game, thcity team will be host to GroveCleveland Alexander ai.e his Hous of David stars Monday night.
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Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Brainerd, Minnesota, US
Thu, Aug 25, 1932
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