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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1920
Page
8
DETROIT September 13 Babe Ruth belted his forty ninth homer of the season in the sixth inning with one man on base off pitcher Ehmke to power a victory over Detroit.
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 3 to 2 as Gardner and Perkins drive in the decisive run in the sixth inning. Coveleskie hurls well for the Phillies after a rough start, with Naylor and Perkins sharing catching duties.
Brooklyn moved five games ahead in the National League pennant race by sweeping Chicago 7 to 3 and 7 to 2. Alexander was knocked out in the first game, while the Cubs’ poor fielding in the second helped Brooklyn ease to the win. Cincinnati fell to Philadelphia as Rixey starred with a home run and stout pitching.
Brooklyn widened its National League lead to five games over Cincinnati and New York after a double win over Chicago. The Giants beat St Louis while Cincinnati lost to Philadelphia. Brooklyn has 14 games left, Cincinnati 22, New York 18, with pennant outcomes hinging on the remaining schedule.
Detroit game reports Babe Ruth hitting his forty-ninth home run of the season with a sixth inning blast to center field driving in a run as the Yankees beat Detroit 4 to 2. Mays and Hannah worked for New York while the Tigers used Thmke and Stanage on the mound.
In Chicago Felsch's bases loaded double in the sixth gave the locals a 15 to 6 victory over Washington. Six spectators were arrested in the bleachers for milling as the game unfolded.
Boston defeated St Louis 5 to 4 in 14 innings. Myers scored the winning run on a base on balls with two singles by Me and Vitt and Hooper's sacrifice. Burwell came in to replace Bayne for the tying run as the Cardinals faced a fourteenth inning rally.
Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College announce schedules for the 1920 season. UCLA depictions of early games include Idaho in Eugene October 23 and a conference slate beginning with Washington October 23 in Seattle. The Oregon Aggies travel to Seattle and face Washington State in Pullman November 13 and Corvallis November 20 for the annual clash.
New York blanks St Louis 7 to 0 as the Giants erupt for six runs in the second inning on five hits including a triple and a homer. St Louis later uses two recruit pitchers who yield one more run. final score 7-0. Batteries Doak Scott Lyons Nee Griesenbeck Toney Snyer.
Boston pitcher Scott held Pittsburg to three hits in a 3 0 win. Four visitors reached base, Bigbee and a Ford fumble in the sixth aided the effort. Adams Zinn Schmidt opposed by Gowdy in the shutout effort.
In the obstacle race for horsemen Lieut Lequio of Italy took the individual prize with Major Valerio second and Captain Lewenhaupt of Sweden third. American results placed Captain Allen seventh Major Downer twelfth and Major West eighteenth. In the hurdles Sweden led with 14 points Belgium second 16 Italy third 18.75 France fourth 34.75 United States fifth 42.
Albany reports the state will erect a 1 million dollar hospital to care for de mented war veterans. Long Island is the likely site for the new facility.
St Paul 13 Kansas City 6 Minneapolis 9 Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 19 Toledo 2 Columbus 8 Louisville 9.
Indianapolis resumes football in three city high schools after a 1907 prohibition. The school board funds and recruiting former college players boost Indiana prep and college programs with coaches Stewart and Whittemore guiding the squad. Season schedule includes Vermillion and Lincoln games with Strong returning veterans and new transfers enriching the lineup.
Lincoln Neb Sept 13 Assistant Coach Paul J Schissler says prospects of a crack Nebraska team are not as bright as in past years. The Huskers face one of the hardest schedules ever, including a November game with Rutgers at the Polo Grounds in New York.
In Minneapolis on September 13 the Big Ten opening prompts huskies to wear moleskins for four schools Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Ohio State. Prospects look brighter than last year barring ineligibility or early injuries affecting material.
Stanford University announces open practice to begin September 15 under Head Coach Walter I Powell and Captain A P Holt. Holt may return to backfield duties after injury while many 1919 players are gone. two Stanford players J C Patrick and C R Righter join California at Antwerp.
Stanford University will begin varsity and freshman football practice Wednesday under newly hired coaches Walter Powell and Duffy Seay. Powell, formerly physical director at the University of Montana, succeeds Melbourne Fivans who was dismissed. Seay arrives from Pasadena High School to coach the freshmen.
Corvallis is set for the 1920 Pacific coast conference football season with first practice on Sept 15. New tackling dummies and charging machines are being installed as players report after summer. Pacific University of Forest Grove visits Oct 9, and Oregon hosts the state intercollegiate championship on Nov 20.
Richard E. Dick Hanley former Mare Island marines football captain of 1918 and Washington State quarterback will coach Pendleton high school football this season and teach chemistry at the school.
Vermillion D 8 says nearly the entire 1919 football squad will report back to the university for pre season activities. The report outlines readiness and the expected presence of most lettermen as preparations begin.
Reno reports Nevada will play several Pacific coast teams and the University of Hawaii at Honolulu. The Thanksgiving game will be in San Francisco against Santa Clara. Nevada also schedules Utah and Utah State and hopes to add California.
Harvard's 1911 gridiron staff was expanded when Billy Murray, captain of the 1911 team, signed on as an assistant for the season. Bob Fisher announced the addition to the Harvard coaching lineup in Cambridge Massachusetts on September 14.
The Fort Worth baseball club announced the sale of pitcher Joe Pate pitcher Bill Whittaker third baseman Frank Haley and second baseman Edward Dutch Hoffman to the Boston Red Sox of the American League. They will report next spring.
Delegations from 25 French societies greet Georges Carpentier the European heavyweight champion arriving on the La Lorraine. He is accompanied by manager Marcel Descamps who plans to begin preparations for the October 12 bout with Battling Levinsky at Ebbets Field Brooklyn.
Vina del Mar reports Argentina and Uruguay drew 1 1 in the second game of the South American championship. Earlier Brazil beat Chile 1 0, and Brazil meets Uruguay next Saturday.
Seattle report says Burnett miner Joe Stant collapsed two hours after leaving the ring at Burnett boxing carnival. Physicians cite severe heart pains and indicate Stant is in a semi conscious state at Seattle hospital. He fought boxer Mike Pete in Burnett yesterday.
The French foreign office announced that the allies will accede to Lithuania’s request and send representatives to a forthcoming conference between Lithuanian and Polish delegates to discuss the boundary dispute. The conference is to be held soon.
John Grunau president of the Chicago Yardmen's association says reports that the switchmen strike begun April 1 has been called off are unfounded. The labor action continues with union activity ongoing in Chicago.
The comptroller of the currency ordered a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Wednesday September 8.
Sydney reports that NSW government revenue from betting taxes reached 2 021 882 for the year ending July 1 1920, up from 1 298 450 the prior year. Bookmakers, racing clubs and stamp duty totaled 906 732, while the totalizator contributed 1 115 150 as ticket volume surged by 5 588 193 tickets.
Fred Baumberger of Washington Pennsylvania, a war veteran wounded in the Argonne, converted to right handed pitching after losing his left arm. He starred in high school and returned to win regularly this season, defeating a previously undefeated amateur nine. He also topped a strong Pittsburgh district team, holding a nine to ten innings victory.
Paul Altendorf an Austrian subject released on bond after being arrested by the department of justice. He is charged with entering the United States at a non port of entry and without knowledge or consent of immigration authorities in San Antonio Texas on September 13.
The policy committee of the United Mine Workers of America is expected to recommend the return to work of miners now on vacation and the fulfillment of the contract signed, embodying terms from the anthracite mine commission award.
In Cashel crowds gather to witness alleged bleeding statues. Dean Ryan notes the priest disbelieves divine intervention and warns the public not to expect miracles as pilgrims assemble on Sept 13.
Kenneth Simmons of Lutte Montana and W I Behr of Casper Wyoming defeated Sam Neil and D C Roberts of Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City to win the Intermountain Tennis Tournament doubles title 8 6 and 6 4.
A mass of lumber for sale on the west side of Chicago signals the end of the old Cubs home at Polk Lincoln and Wood streets. The landmark once hosted world and league champions with stars like Cap Anson and Frank Chance recalled as fans mourn the destruction of baseball history.
Tokio and Kyoto imperial universities announce plans to inaugurate annual rowing races following Cambridge and Oxford styles. The first race will be held September 23 on Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, with boats modeled after the Cambridge and Oxford craft.
Batum, a Black Sea port, has been quarantined due to a plague outbreak. Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, the American high commissioner, orders vaccination for all Americans before travel on American destroyers to Black Sea ports.
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