The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-18
GRIMM CLUB SET
 FOR CARDINAL DASH NEXT WEEK
Charley Root Picked to Help Set New Record;
 Deans OverWOrked
By HENRY SUPER ax~l T-n~., cy&-np

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 New York, Sept. 1s.-(UP)- The 1895 major league winning streak record will be shattered to- day if the Chicago Cubs halt the New York Giants. ~
 Having tied the mark of IA straight set by the St. Louis Car dinals during their July drive, the Cubs will stake their chances for a new record on Charley Root, 36- year-old right-hander who is mak- ing a brilliant comeback after win ming only four games last year.
 Victory today will mean more for the Cubs than setting record for another Giant defeat will vir- tually eliminate the New Workers from the National League pennant race.
 Looks Bad
 The Giants, walloped by the Cubs for the second in a row yesterday, now trail the league-leading Chica- goans by 5 1-2 games. They have 16 more to play and must win IA of them to tie the Cubs, even if Chicago wins only five out of its remaining nine.
 At their present rate, there is no telling when the Cubs will stop. Pitching has been their backbone, and thus far there have been no signs of any weakness developing in that department. During the 14- game streak, only one pitcher failed to finish-Root who was re- lieved during Saturdays 1914 car nival with Brooklyn-and in the last 16 games only two failed to go the route.
 Chief opposition now for the Cubs seems to be St. Louis more than New York-and the Cards ap- pear to be cracking. The only hope for the world champions rests in their ability to match every Chica- go victory from now until Sept. 23 and then win at least three out of five from the Cubs in the final see- ries of the season. Even then the Cubs might go into that series with enough margin to win the pennant even if they come out on the short end.
 Two Man Team
 Chief Cardinal trouble is pitch ing, with the brothers Dean, Paul and Dizzy, being overworked. Both saw action in yesterdays double header which the Cards split with Brooklyn. The Deans now have worked in IA out of the Cards last IT games.
 f St. Louis yesterday dropped to 2 1-2 games behind Chicago by de- feating Brooklyn Az in the opener and losing the nightcap, which was called in the seventh because of darkness, 8-7. Jesse Haines won his 200 major league victory in the opener but only after Paul Dean relieved him in the ninth when the Dodgers scored a run. Dizzy lost his third straight in dropping the second game. The Giants fell to 5 1-2 games behind the Cubs by losing to them, 5-3. The Cubs. al- though outhit 11-7, won with three-run rally in the sixth. Hal Schumacher, Giant starting pitcher was taken out in the sixth with an injured shoulder. Philadelphia de- feated Cincinnati 3-2 and To and Pittsburgh beat Boston GA.
 In the American League, the De- troit Tigers had their first-place margin out to 1-2 games as they lost, 5-4, to Boston while the run ner-up New York Yankees were halting St. Louis 4-3. Cleveland de- feated Philadelphia 5-3 and Chica- go whipped washington 3-1 in a 14-inning affair.
 YESTERDAYS HERO, arl Fischer, White Sox pitcher, who went into the game in the ninth, yielded only one hit, and defeated Washington in the 14th when he