The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-30
MANY SURPRISES
 FEATURED 1885
 ICLEACUE PLAY
Myer Beat VOsnnik By One Point for American
 Crown
BY HENRY SUPER

United Press Stan Correspondent) New York Sept 30-The amazing battle which won the National league pennant for Chicago's Cubs headed the list of 1895 baseball achievements as diamond his- torians started writing the just ended campaign into the record book.
 Veteran comebacks, rookie brilliance and collapse of favored teams-all were showed into the background by the "Kid Team" which smashed from fourth place on Independence day to a pen nant. 3
 The Cubs rated fourth in pre- season betting, trailed New York by 10 1-2 games when they be- gan their drive, which was cli- maxed by 21-game victory march. From July to the end of the season yesterday they won 62 games and lost only 23.
 Other notable performances:
 Collapse-New York's Giants lost their July nine-game lead and finished third, 1-2 games behind Chicago.
 Batters-National: Floyd vau- ghan, Pittsburg, led both leagues with 1885. American: Buddy Mey- CT, Washington, 1850 beat out Joe Vosmick, Cleveland, by a single point.
 Home run kings-Americans: Ir fvoo,H Philadelphia, 36. Foxx tied Green berg by slamming out two homers yesterday. National: Wally Berger, Boston, S4.
 Consistent losers-Boston. Braves finished with 115 defeats to break the National league record of 109 set by Philadelphia in 1928.
 Comebacks-Natio Charlie Root of Chicago won IS and lost against and last year. Amer jeans: Pitcher Lefty Grove, Boston, with 20 victories and 12 defeats against 8 and 8 in 1884.
 Pitchers-Nationa Bill Lee, Chicago, won 20, lost 6. J. Dean, St Louis, won 28, lost 12. Ameri- can: Eldon Auker Detroit won IT lost z; Tommy Bridges Detroit, won 21, lost 10.
 Best rookies-Cy Blanton, Pitts burg pitcher, won IS and lost 13. Phil Cavarretta, Chicago Cub 19- year-old first baseman, who be- came regular in his first season in the majors.
 The final standings in both leagues were surprising reversals of form. The first four teams in the American league finished as they did last year, with Detroit topping New York, Cleveland and Boston in that order. The second division was scrambled madly. Chicago rose from eighth to fifth; Washington from seventh to sixth; St. Louis dropped notch to sev- enth and Philadelphia dove from fifth. to last.
 In the National league, Philia- delphia, which was seventh, was the only team to retain its 1884 position. The Cubs went from third to first, St. Louis dropped to second and New York went from ScCOHu LO T lLtoOdt6 ihONCo uP one positin to fourth and Brook lyn advanced one to fifth. Cincin- natl, which had occupied the eel lar four years, finished, sixth and Boston dropped from fourth to last.
 Both pennant winners lost in yesterdays finals. In the Ameri- can league, Chicago defeated De- troit 3-2 and 14-2.. St Louis defeat ed Chicago, 2-1. Brooklyn halted Philadelphia, 20, and was tied, A, when the nightcap was called in the eighth because of darkness. Pittsburg defeated Cincinnati, 5-1 and lost the second game 9-6. New York won the opener from Boston, 5-3, and lost the nightcap 80.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Buddy Myer, Washington, who made four hits out of five to capture the American league batting crown.