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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
10
Urban Shocker and the St. Louis Browns blanked the Boston Red Sox 4 to 0. The Browns extended their shutout dominance as Boston suffered a third straight defeat in the series.
The Browns outplayed the Red Sox behind Shocker and Burke’s smart baserunning. Pennock kept the Sox in the game but Boston’s lineup remained lifeless without Hooper and Hendryx as Sisler and Gedeon sparked late rallies while St. Louis built a lead.
Connie Mack faces long tenure and a sharp managerial quip as a baseball era shifts. The piece hints at Mack's leadership style and decisive in game actions, noting 48 signals used to yank pitchers, reflecting a high-stakes dugout approach.
Local sport writer surveys possible matches including Jack Britton vs Tommy K Corcoran and Tommy Burns vs Joe Beckett. Donovan and Shevlin weigh in on venue and terms as Lawrence contends with matchmaking, referees, and potential Boston frauds. Cuddy eyed to run a boxing club in Lawrence boosts fan support.
Schedule shows bouts at Russell one Cambrid 36 on Saturday with Eddie Fitzsimons versus Shaver O'Brien and Jack Britton facing Paddy Flyn. Other matchups include Joe Jeanette versus Bat McReary, Johnny Alecks against Jim Montgomery, and Mike Twin Sullivan versus Jack Twin Sullivan with multiple other bouts and a full officiating crew listed.
A humorous riff on art world labor, unions and wages contrasts Renaissance masters with modern painters. It jokes that walking delegates painted barefoot, notes rising Van Dyke values, and highlights demands for longer workweeks, arbitration, and staged humor about stenographers and rainy day painting.
Sisler’s wide throw keeps McInnison at second and Smith safe as Stuffy is held. Gedeon makes a short right catch ending a potential rally. Williams triples in the eighth and Shocker doubles, Bailey makes a running catch, McNally’s fine stop saves a run. Sox fail in final at bat.
The Middlesex Sportsman's Association moves toward a permanent base with a potential Burlington estate purchase. Five hundred dollars is added to the sinking fund for the goal, a house committee investigates the proposal, and a junior committee handles the James R. Mann treasurer matter. The club votes 23 new members and prepares for the annual summer outing.
Back Bay Post notes no Saturday baseball game for out of town fans. The Scotch Caledonian games set for August 7 at Boston Caledonian Grove West Roxbury draw attention as athletes shift from Olympic trials. The Walter Scott mile is the feature event of the afternoon.
Harvard Athletic Association announces sixteen Harvard Yale football ticket violators are banned from future ticket applications. Most offenders sold their passes above what they paid to the association. Graduate Treasurer Moore plans vacation. Alexander Kirk to oversee Cambridge office. The organization tidies accounts to reveal past year’s gains and losses.
Pat Moran manager of the Cincinnati Nationals Frank Bancroft business manager and auditor Karl Finke escaped injury when a lightning bolt struck a flagstaff near Bancroft's desk during a storm at the ball park it descended into the office and buried itself in the floor at their feet only minor damage reported.
The piece surveys Olympic trainer selections and notable boxing figures in Boston, praising veteran coaches like Johnny Mack and Pooch Donovan while noting omissions. It highlights Johnny Mooney’s benefit at Russell Field, plans for Marathon training, and optimism about Georges Carpentier, Jack Dempsey, and local figures shaping the era’s boxing landscape.
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