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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1920
Page
17
Estimated attendance reached 16,000 with receipts around 35000 dollars. Kloby earned 8500 dollars plus 35 percent of gross while Britt received 7500 dollars and 30 percent, as rounds 6 and 7 saw heavy exchanges and a towel briefly signaling surrender before the bout ended with Kloby dominating and Britt unable to continue.
Tommy Kirby Corcoran regains welter crown by forcing Frankie Britt to quit at the end of the ninth round in Cuddy's Circus Lawrence. Spectators exceed 15000 as Kirbys improved form prevails over Britt who fades from the sixth round onward.
Ray Cass Britt’s manager says Tommy Corcoran won back his title but Britt fought hard despite over confidence and excess training in Boston. Kirby’s 15‑pound weight edge and a head butt in the second round injured Britt, with broken gloves causing cuts. next bout Britt hopes for better luck.
Boston College High defeated Hyde Park High 3 to 1 at the University Heights diamond Newton. Gene Hussey pitched well for Hyde Park but was rocked in the sixth inning by Jimmy Cassell who dominated with sharp pitches. Wilson hit a four base homer in the second and Cassell aided the attack as the winners added two runs in the sixth.
Score snippets show New Orleans 4 Atlanta 8, Memphis 6 Nashville 0, Birmingham 1 Mobile 0, Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 2. Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 0. Remaining games postponed due to rain. New York at Washington, St. Louis at Detroit, Cleveland. Boston at Brooklyn, Philadelphia at New York, Chicago at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati in the National League.
Mike McNally, the Minooka Marvel, is in better hitting form at the bat. He collected two timely hits in the morning and would have added a third had fortune favored him.
Eddie Foster showed strong defense at third base turning in three outstanding plays that energized the crowd in the morning contest, though his bat has yet to find its rhythm.
World champion Joe Stecher defeated Greek heavyweight title claimant Jim Londos in a 1 hour 58 minute 45 second match at Mechanics' Building. Stecher won the first and final fall with a body scissors as fans roared. preliminaries saw Bazzinis and Reccord draw after 15 minutes.
St Louis used five pitchers to stop Chicago but fell 9 to 6 in the 12th inning. Vaughn singled home Paskett and Flack doubled to drive in Beal and Vaughn with two outs and two on. Hornsby homer in the second and was called out at third on a ruling dispute.
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