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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1921
Page
18
Worcester April 19 Ken Simendinger Holy Cross center fielder homered twice in his first two at bats and added a third round trip as Holy Cross pounded Yale for 15 hits and 14 runs. The big crowd of 9000 roared as he was halted on a ground rule hit after a long third homer.
Freshman pitcher Jim Tunney limits Yale to three singles and one run as Holy Cross defeats Yale 4 to 1 at Fitton Field in a rain soaked nine inning game. Simendinger drives in two with two home runs. Gagnon robs two hits while Me Guire and Riopel make key plays in field. Attendance about 9 000.
Washington defeats Philadelphia 14 to 6 in second of series. Rice homered doubled twice and singled. Shanks C. Walker and Gharrity notable. Dugan and Judge key hits. Rommel the losing pitcher as Naylor Keefe and Schecht also contributing. Time reported as 2h.
Tom Bibbons of St Paul defeats Dan Flynn of Boston in the 11th round of a 12 round show in Newark New Jersey. Flynn takes heavy punishment from the start and collapses from exhaustion.
Cambridge Latin beat Newton High 16 to 2 at Claflin Field Newtonville. Protests over umpire decisions in fourth and sixth innings altered the game with three Newton runs disallowed and a ruling on a Cambridge runner overrunning first base.
Fred Faller of the Dorchester Club set a new course record in the annual 10 mile open handicap, posted 49 minutes 23 seconds, 17 seconds faster than last year. William A. Brooks of St. Alphonsus AA led all 21 runners, finishing with a 65 10 elapsed time and a 53 40 corrected time after a 6 04 handicap. Pep Clark of O'Connell Post and St. Alphonsus AA took third place.
Primed for any pace Orlando Sampson may set Strangler Lewis will wrestle at the Arena this evening confident he can defeat the Western star even more decisively than a year ago. Sampson claims to be 100 percent better and promises a merry session from start to finish. Also featuring Lougos versus Youska with the Lithuanian favored. Two other matches complete the card.
Advertisement touts Bon-Opto as a cure to strengthen eyesight by 50 percent in one week. Dr. Lewis endorses the product with anecdotal praise from users who report clearer vision and less eye pain after using the tablets dissolved in water and applied as eye baths. It claims guarantees and money back if no improvement, and cites prominent physicians and broad availability through druggists.
Three thousand Southern rooters watched Harvard squander a four run lead as Georgia Tech rallied in the eighth inning to win 7 to 6 at Atlanta. The Jackets broke through late and secured the upset over the Crimson in a tense college baseball clash.
Harvard led early as Goode and Owen sparked offense but Georgia Tech rallied behind Owen Halleck Buell and Collins. Settle homered for Harvard, while Tech capitalized on three errors and eight strikeouts to win 8 to 6 before 3000 fans.
Boston College High beat St James 11 to 2 at St James Field. Cassell pitched a three hit game through seven innings, fending off miscues by BC High fielders. Reynolds leads in runs with Malley Garrity Conlon and McManus driving in key scores as BC High rallies in the fourth.
Fitchburg High defeated Worcester North High 8 to 4 at Crocker Field in cold drizzle. Cote produced a standout hit while rain and mist contributed to numerous errors in the lone sport of the day.
Bates defeats Bowdoin 4 to 2 in Lewiston as Bowdoin strands 13 baserunners. Both sides fielded poorly with Spratt Safely on the mound for Bates and Partridge Flynn Handy behind the plate.
West Roxbury High beat Danvers 6 to 4 this afternoon at Danvers. Lydon of Danvers hit a two run double in the second inning to contribute for the visitors.
Reporters from the Boston Post followed the world champion Paige 6-66 during a race at Ormond Beach Florida where the stock car set new mile straightaway records last January. They trailed the field of runners with Zuna crossing the finish line as the winner and captured scenes and incidents of the Marathon.
Frank Zuna claimed a decisive victory in the B A A Marathon along Commonwealth Avenue and Exeter Street, finishing with a course record close to Mike Ryan's 1912 time. Mellor trailed in second after a strong start, with Trivoulides third and a field of competitors following.
Carey struck out 19 as Newburyport High defeated Amesbury High 8 to 4 in front of a large crowd this afternoon in Newburyport.
Meusel hits a decisive homer in the eighth as Philadelphia edges Brooklyn 3 to 2. Williams homered in the first, Neis tied it in the seventh. Ring delivered a clutch single to even the score before Meusel's walk off blast.
Dorchester High School opened its baseball season with a 12 to 3 victory over English High at Rowan Park Dorchester. A fair crowd attended despite the cold conditions, witnessing Dorchester’s strong early effort in the City League.
Medway High defeated Dover High 7 to 6 in a tight game, with Medway pulling away in the late innings to secure the win. Dover fought to the end but-Medway sealed victory with a late rally.
New York April 19. The Dempsey Carpentier heavyweight title bout will be held in Jersey City on Saturday July 2 announced Tex Rickard. Jersey City chosen for proximity to Greater New York with arena site to be finalized. Carpentier sails May 7 with manager Francois Descamps. Journee and Milles fight April 30 with Journee possibly accompanying to the U S. Special transportation planned from Baltimore Philadelphia Trenton and other cities to handle crowds.
New York April 19 Dave Rosenberg former amateur welterweight champion fought a fast 10 round draw with Farmer Sullivan in the Brooklyn Arena star bout. Rosenberg trailed until the 10th before a whirlwind finish tied the score as the bell rang. Referee Tom Smith declared the contest a draw after judge disagreement.
The 13th game in the Capablanca Lasker international chess match ended in a draw shortly after midnight following the 23rd move. Capablanca and Lasker played in Havana on April 20.
Tufts College baseball team toppled Syracuse in a 13 inning affair by a score of 8 to 5. The long game extended into extra innings before Tufts pulled ahead with late runs securing the win in Syracuse, New York.
The Robins Dry Dock of Brooklyn defeated Scullin Steel of St. Louis 4 to 2 before about 7000 fans in Fall River to claim the national challenge cup. Bechtold scored twice for the Robins with Nolan assisting, while Scullin’s Hosie and McGuire scored. The Brooklyn eleven showed superior play in both halves.
Pete Hartley of New York won a judges decision over Chicago's Joe Welling after a 15 round bout in New York. Hartley weighed 135 1 4 pounds and Welling 135 1 2.
James E. Durkin of the Parker Club Lexington won the three mile Paul Revere Marathon beating John Dailey by under 60 yards with a 17 minutes 66 seconds. Warren Berquist was third and Dominic Modoon e fourth in the road race held for Patriots Day.
Birmingham defeated Little Rock 6 to 4 while New Orleans beat Atlanta 5 to 4. Memphis routed Nashville 12 to 2 and Chattanooga won 12 to 1 over Mobile.
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