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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
25
The Red Sox led the Giants early but Harry Harper faltered in the seventh, driving the team to a 7 to 5 loss in Norfolk. Hoyt started, Harper relieved, and wild pitching derailed Boston’s chance to sweep the series.
Clarksburg reports baseball drama as the Boston Braves face a postponed game against the Detroit Tigers due to cold and snow. Manager George Stallings expresses loyalty to fans while aiming to complete the series in Cumberland, Maryland, weather permitting.
Attendance at glove entertainments nears 21 000 this week with 1500 more expected at Bob McKirdy’s tourney in Commercial A A tonight. Boxing licensing and referee vetting are urged to curb fouling and faking for lasting reform.
Chicago April 8 Harry Var don and Edward Ray British golf players will compete in the American national open championship at Toledo and other events. Philip Gaudin announced the British pair will also face Chick Evans and Gaudin on the Skokie course. The boxing notes discuss Mike O Dowd and Johnny Wilson and referees Con ley Perry and Edels.
The Red Sox fall to the Giants 4 to 1 after a sequence of costly passes and errors. Hoyt can’t contain the Giants in the seventh as Frisch and Kelley power a key homer and New York pulls ahead 4 1.
About 100 prominent French Canadian residents in Methuen hosted a complimentary dinner for Justice Hugo A Dubuque of Fall River at the Turnpike Inn. The event honored his service on the Superior Court with local civic leaders in attendance.
Graduate Manager Frank Reynolds announced the Boston College football schedule for 1920. Nine games run from October 2 to December 4 with two away games at Yale and Springfield and opponents including Fordham Tufts Marietta College Georgetown and Holy Cross. Major Frank Cavanaugh expects to field a veteran squad with key returnees and two graduating regulars.
In Roanoke on April 1 the Washington Americans edged the Cincinnati Nationals 14 12 in an exhibition game. Batteries were Johnson Shaw and Charrity for the Americans and Fisher Smith and Winge for the Nationals.
Thoroughbred results list multiple races for two and three year olds plus maidens and claimers. Winners include Tutt in race one, You Fool in race two, The Belgian and Bagpipe among others, with times and payouts noted for each event and several runners listed as also ran.
Shreveport, tied with Pittsburg in the National League, fell 0-2-2 to Pittsburg 4-7-4 as rain forced a fifth inning call. Vatteries Wise and Clark Napier and Vann Loraine A Carpentier lost to Dixie Kid Joe Jeanette Bill Papke Frank Nlaus, while winning on a dubious foul against Lover Gunboat Smith.
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