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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1920
Page
20
James B. Connolly and John B. Killeen head the Post team covering the America's Cup races with the Sun and New York Herald and The New York Tribune providing full service. Readers will have access to photos sketches and picture stories of the races.
Pirates beat the Braves 5 to 2 at Forbes Field with Carlson pitching. Timely Pirate hitting and Brave errors led to the victory in Pittsburgh on July 13.
Pirates knock 11 hits off Harold Carlson to build a 5 2 lead and hold off the Braves at Forbes Field. Harold Carlson, Jack Scott, Hank Gowdy, Rabbit Maranville and George Whitted are among the standout performers in a tight midseason clash. Tomorrow’s matchup pits Cooper against a Pirates left-hander in the pitching plan.
New York and St. Louis split a day doubleheader with St. Louis winning 6 to 4 in game one and New York taking game two 7 to 2. Shocker whiffed 14 in the opener while Wellman fanned seven in the nightcap. Babe Ruth struck out five times in eight plate appearances, with one single and two passes.
The article contrasts Shamrock IV and Resolute in a near certainty race under differing measurement rules. It weighs size, speed, and overhangs, noting Herreshoff’s rule mastery and Nicholson's speed focus. It discusses handicap effects, earlier race results, and the tension between universal and international rule designs.
Experts find it hard to predict Cup race outcomes. The Shamrock IV and Resolute differ in hull design with Shamrock a scow type and Resolute showing smoother bilges and greater stability toward the stern, shaping each boat’s apparent advantages.
The 1903 America's Cup race will again draw crowds with airships planes and blimps joining private yachts and steamers. New York patrols, navy and coast guard vessels, and official party boats prepare to host guests including Sir Thomas Lipton and J P Morgan aboard named vessels while life saving rules curb larger excursion ships.
The New York Yacht Club leaders create a syndicate to fund the defense of the 1914 America's Cup with Henry Walters as key organizer. Members include J. P. Morgan Cornelius Vanderbilt George F. Baker Jr. Arthur Curtiss James and the late Frederick G. Bourne later joined by Harold Vanderbuilt and R. T. Crane Jr. Alexander Smith Cochran orders Vanitie while another group orders Defiance. Lipton covers all costs including the 23 metre Shamrock trial horse and chartered steam yacht Victoria along with other support craft.
It is probable that Tommy Kirby Corcoran's tepid stance on naming his next foe will lead to a matchup between Eddie Shevlin and Mickey Donovan. Each fighter seeks to claim the next bout, with promoters watching closely for a clear challenger emerge.
The New York Yacht Club forms two committees for the races the cup committee handles agreements with the challenger and selecting the American defender while the race committee governs the actual race conduct. Members include W Butler Duncan E D Morgan C Oliver Iselin Grenville Kane and H de B Parsons Joseph M Macdonough Frederick Oakley Spedden Captain Louis Blix heads the mark boat and course duties with a skilled staff.
New York defeats St. Louis 6 to 4 in the 12th inning as Spencer drives in two with an infield hit with two out. Barnes held St. Louis scoreless after the eighth, allowing only one more hit. Several players contributed with additional hits and RBIs, including Snyder, Kelly, J Smith, and Hornsby.
Johnnie Dundee scored an easy victory over Johnnie Downes in 12 rounds at Mechanies' building. Dundee used superior footwork to target Downes mid section and secured the win with a late sixth to seventh turnover.
A large slate of marriage intentions appears with names and ages including Vincenzo Tramazzo and Immacolata Di Mascolo. Henry Finn and Evelyn Bravon. William Saunders and Frances Corneas. Wendell Rix and Mary Howard. among others. Various occupations and addresses are listed, with notes that five day law was waived by Judge Murray and Judge Almy in two cases.
Alfred H. Parsonson, 28, electrician of 348 Main St Melrose, and Elvere F. Moran, 20, stenographer of 5T Longwood Ave Brookline, appear in the latest reader directory listing.
listed couples include Fred E B Golden 20 U S Navy 24 Tutte st Cambridge and Eva A Ford 21 factory operative 39 Hano st Allston. George T Symonds Jr 26 salesman South Woodford Me and Minnie I A Miller 22 at home 9 Chester st Cambridge. Adelard J Boudreau 22 machinist 26 Jackson st Cambridge and Yvonne G Vortier 20 at home 225 Chester st Fitchburg. Edmund L Reeves 27 inspector 63 Norris st Cambridge and Anna L Berestone 21 at home 237 Brookline st Cambridge.
In Atlantic City on July 13 Frank J. Marshall and Charles Jaffe moved into a first place tie in the Chess Masters tournament after Jaffe's adjourned game loss to Mietkowski. Marshall and Jaffe won their fifth round games over Neidich of Cornell and Sharp of Philadelphia, while Jackson defeated Mietkowski.
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