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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
10
The Red Sox and Tigers played a double header in Fenway Park Funeral tribute to E Ray Chapman preceded the games as both teams held a subdued mood. The Red Sox beat Detroit 4 to -
Babe Ruth recalls his shift from pitcher to outfielder and slugger as he charts his 1916 1917 1918 seasons with the Red Sox and his World Series battles against the Cubs. He notes shutouts two hit games and his growing home run power amid fielding struggles and rising batting achievements.
Narrative baseball record recounts a Boston game with Hendrix and Hollacher out at first, Killifer scoring, ties, and a late lead change. Babe Ruth’s 1919 pitching stats are noted, including 133 innings, 148 hits, 44 earned runs, 59 walks, and a .970 fielding average as pitcher.
Landon of New York A. C. and Yale soars to 6 feet 4 3 16 inches, breaking Olympic mark as American hopes rise and crowd roars. Guillemot dominates 5000 metres, while Butler retires. U S stands tall with a 69 37 17 11 medal tally amid varied track results.
Washington and St Louis split a doubleheader with the visitors taking 7 to 2 in the opener and the Nationals winning 10 to 9 in 11 innings. The decisive run came on a steal of second by Shanks and a Gharrity single.
Philadelphia and New York played a pair of games with contrasting ends. In the first, New York won in 10 innings 7 to 6 as Frisch singled and Kelly drove in the decisive run, while Philadelphia rallied in the second to win 3 to 2 behind Cravath and Meusel.
Open air boxing card at Clanton Oval Woonsocket on Saturday August 21. First bout at 3 30 pm. New York are te rounds of Memphis Tennessee TV Brockton venue Newman pancasia. Five thousand seats priced at 1.10 and grand stand at 3.20.
Concord Junction and Hawley Folsom battled to a 3 3 tie in seven innings as darkness halted the twilight clash. Eddie Boyer struck out 10 in seven innings for Concord Junction, with Boyce Morgan and Cassell Grace sharing duties for Hawley Folsom.
Billy Gibson has taken Roy McCormick under his management after the heavyweight returned from England. McCormick had prior success fighting in the United States West and Canada, and Gibson expects to secure him ample engagements as Western clubs seek his services.
On the way to Benton Harbor Michigan for a Labor Day bout with Billy Miske Jack Dempsey announced plans for five fights before year’s end. He has four bouts tentatively arranged three in New York including a bout with Bill Brennan around October 12 and one in Boston soon after Labor Day.
Phil Bloom the New York lightweight meets Jack Green from Memphis in a 12 round main event at the open air boxing carnival on Canton Oval Saturday afternoon. The bout promises action as a highlight of the program.
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