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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
8
New York April 20 Babe Ruth anchored a decisive 8 4 Yankees victory over Boston at the Polo Grounds. Ruth stunned the Red Sox with a long homer that cleared the upper deck in right field, signaling a second win for New York in the abbreviated series.
With the score tied and 15,000 in attendance, Big Babe stepped to the plate in the seventh inning as Ruth, who had faced Russell three times earlier without a hit, prepared for another pivotal at bat. The crowd roared for a decisive wallop.
A motor officer cited Babe Ruth for speeding on Broadway while rushing to the Polo Grounds for a game with the Yankees. The Mets faced the Red Sox as Ruth’s court summons loomed. Ruth slugged a homer as Meusel and others followed with timely hits. Russell pitched well for Boston, but New York's offense carried the game.
New York roared back with Ruth Meusel and Pipp key drives as they tally four in the eighth and three in the ninth to defeat Boston 8 to 4. Russell starts for the Sox while Quinn and Russell toil on the mound.
Princton 2 Wes leyan 1 in New Jersey. Brown 5 NYU 1 in Providence. Lafayette 9 Army 5 at West Point. Massachusetts Aggies 7 Stevens 1 at Hoboken. Navy 9 Delaware 2 at Annapolis. Colgate 16 Tufts 3 at Hamilton. Swarthmore 12 Pennsylvania 6 at Swarthmore. Harvard 5 Oglethorpe 2 in Atlanta. Maryland 5 Catholic University 6 at College Park.
A fragmented sports score snippet lists several results with Jersey City and Buffalo in a 2 1 score, Syracuse 3, Reading & Rochester 5, and Baltimore 9, all from an unclear period or event.
Hugh Duffy and the Red Sox arrive for their Fenway Park home debut to face the Washington Senators in the 1921 opener. Joe Bush is the probable starter, with Governor Cox tossing the first ball and Rear Admiral Dunn among dignitaries attending. Gates open at 1 15 pm with a band concert at 1 30 pm.
Brockton Tugh's Nine defeated Milton Academy 7 to 4 in a nine inning game. Milton rallied in the ninth with the bases loaded but failed to score.
In Havana the 13th game between Lasker and Capablanca ended in a draw after 23 moves, matching the brevity record of their 7th game. Both sides maneuvered rooks and queens into open files with four knights and six pawns each, yielding a balanced, artful position praised by connoisseurs.
Milton High collected 11 runs on 11 hits led by Milton Weigh who had 11 hits in five trips and produced multiple runs. Lewis chipped in three hits for Milton while Hingham managed four runs on five hits as the game swung in Milton's favor.
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