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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
8
The article describes how a champion pole vaulter combines sprinting legs with strong back and arm muscles, plus unusually strong wrists and a flexible back. It follows Foss’s development in Chicago under Martin Delaney, detailing years of specialized workouts to perfect takeoff and consistency, including secret practice run points for competition day.
Cincinnati defeats Boston 6 to 3 as Scott is hit hard and Luque finishes for the win. Reds move into first place by two points, with Fisher pulled after the eighth. In Pittsburgh, Pirates top the Giants 4 to 3 as Toney retires the side after Bancroft error, giving New York a four-run fourth.
Washington Sept 1 Cleveland Indians closed eastern invasion in first place beating Washington 9 to 5 while Chicago lost to Boston Boston completed a sweep of its three game series by defeating Chicago 6 to 2 Chicago managed four singles in a ninth without scoring after a double play.
Philadelphia defeated Detroit in both games 26 1 in the opener and 11 in the second. Perkins doubled for two local runs and Veach hit a home run for Detroit while Dauss faced the first two batters in the sixth before giving up consecutive hits. Ehmke, Stanage, Morrissette, and Rommel contributed on the mound for the Phils as Perry and Brissette were knocked out in the second game.
New York defeated St Louis 2 to 0 as Carl Mays pitched brilliantly and received strong support. Pratt opened the scoring with a first inning double followed by a sacrifice by Lewis, Bodie's triple and Ward's sac fly for the two runs. Batteries Weisman Severeid Mays Ruel.
Jack Dempsey put in his hardest training yet for the heavyweight title bout with Billy Miske next Monday afternoon at Benton Harbor. He intensified sparring to eight three minute rounds with brief rests, and praised his progress since two weeks of workouts. Dempsey sparred with Harry Greb in three rounds, then faced Bill Tate and Marty Farrell. Miske cut back training after a heavy dinner and pie a la mode left his stomach unsettled, causing him to drop road work to four boxing rounds. Referee decision remained unresolved.
Ted Ray and Harry Vardon, British golfers, played two matches in Omaha. In the morning they defeated Kenneth Reed and Sam Reynolds one up. In the afternoon the Englishmen lost to Ralph Peters and Josin Edich, 4 and ?
James Park of the local Western association team pitched a no hit no run game against Pawhuska. Not a Pawhuska batter reached base as Park struck out 12.
Frank Foss, winner of the pole vault at the Olympic games, for the second time set a new world record of 13 feet 5 3/4 inches. His rise from a frail prep school athlete to a top vaulter came from a strict program of daily strength building and muscular control training devised by coach Jack Moakley and gymnastic instructors at Cornell.
The text notes Foss vaults 13 feet 3 8 16 inches at the 1919 AAU meet and later 13 feet 5 1 8 inches, earned through immense effort. It adds thoughts on the costs of hard work and ends with a Tulsa lynching of a white man for killing a taxi driver who overcharged him, and a wondering question about Tulsa’s reaction to a bad umpire.
Timber Butte beat Elm Orlu 6 to 3 to clinch second place as the Mines League regular season ends with 15 games per team. The millmen tied Elm Orlu for third after the loss, while A. C. M. and Colorado-Pittsmont meet at Clark Grounds tonight. Cavanaugh pitched well for Elm Orlu but was hurt by wild pitches and timely Timber Butte hits.
Babe Borton former Vernon Vernon team first baseman files $50,000 libel suit against Vernon manager William Essick in Los Angeles alleging statements tied to claims Vernon players funded a fund to aid their pennant winning in 1919.
In a rain halted game at six innings Milwaukee and St Paul finished tied 0 to 0. Other results saw Kansas City win 5 to 4 over Minneapolis while Toledo beat Columbus 4 to 0 and Louisville defeated Indianapolis 3 to 0.
Oakland 7 4 Sacramento 4 1 Los Angeles Salt Lake 5 Seattle 3 Vernon 2 4 Second game ended early at dusk. Portland 11 San Francisco 0.
Tom Murphy returned to driving after a three week break due to injuries in Cleveland. He steered Peter Manning to victory in the Massachusetts stake at Grand Circuit races. Margaret Dillon the Boston mare won the Pilgrim stake for 2:11 pacers with fast miles. Peter Coley extended his lead by winning the final heat of the 2:08 trot while Nedda beat the field in the second heat of the 2:06 trot. Natalie the Great upset Day Star in the 3-year-old division of the Horse Breeders futurity stake. Northern Direct the New York pacer impressed in 2:06 side wheelers. Wilaska led local 3-year-olds in the Charles River sweep stakes.
In the all comers national tennis championship at West Side, Johnston of San Francisco and Williams of Boston advanced with strong showings. Johnston beat Nathaniel W. Niles 5-4 8-10 7-5 6-2, while Williams defeated Willis E. Davis -1 B-4 6-4 6-2. Other winners included Tilden Jr., Richards, Roberts, Washburn, Caner and Wesbrook as the tournament progressed.
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