Red Sox Win Both Games in 2-Game Set
Boston dominates a marathon doubleheader attracting 32,318 fans as the Tigers push to a 2 1 loss in 14 innings and a 4 2 victory in the second game.
20 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1910
Page
1
Boston dominates a marathon doubleheader attracting 32,318 fans as the Tigers push to a 2 1 loss in 14 innings and a 4 2 victory in the second game.
A crowd of 32,318 watched Boston defeat Detroit in both games of a keen double header. Karger and Summers pitched deep into the first game with sharp defense by Wagner and Cobb. Wagner Englund and Hall contributed timely hits while Speaker failed to reach safely. Moriarty twisted an ankle for Detroit in the opener. Jennings and Crawford were benched by umpire Connolly in the second game as Donovan's club cemented second place with two wins and an unprecedented crowd overwhelmed by the scale of the event.
Eduardo Canzano, owner of the Italian Exchange private bank at 5 Garden Court Street, with about $25,000 in deposits, is missing. About 100 depositors appeal to police, a warrant is issued for his arrest, and authorities in the United States and Europe are asked to apprehend him as telegraphs and cablegrams go out.
About 60 years old Canzano, formerly with Giuseppe Di Pesa at 210 North Street, left to start Italian Exchange at 5 Garden Court. Last week on Tuesday he reportedly closed the bank and fled, leaving depositors unable to access savings and faced with locked doors.
Red Sox secure a firmer grip on second place by sweeping yesterday's doubleheader but must win today's game to stay there. If New York wins and Boston loses, the Highlanders will move two points ahead. A table lists teams Philadelphia Boston New York Detroit with varying win percentages and games remaining.
Detroit reports freight trains tied up as Wabash line crews from Windsor Ontario join the Montreal strike. Grand Trunk conducts a full strike day, halting freight and some local passenger service while main-line passenger trains continue. Officials manned trains, with perishable freight stranded and likely lost.
Authorities report steps to curb rioting with measures intensifying as forces of special officers are sworn in today to oversee public order.
The Timothy Smith Company bought 2289 Washington street Roxbury at the Vernon street corner from A. Shuman. Attorneys were Dickson & Knowles. C. M. Matlack purchased Barcliff, Grimmer’s former summer residence at North Chatham. Massachusetts Title Insurance Co examined and guaranteed titles. The firm promotes Title Guaranty as a market standard. Offices at 70 State Street.
In St John on July 19 Lt Governor Tweedie warned that Campbellton fire victims face severe hardship as winter approaches. He urged urgent action by the province to provide proper housing within 12 weeks before cold weather sets in, fearing further suffering.
W J Fitzpatrick of the Post reports from Campbellton New Brunswick on July 19 that fifteen hundred people are living under tents. Their immediate needs are met but the danger of an epidemic looms as conditions persist.
A large fire in the northwest corner destroyed two miles of houses. About $45,000 raised by Mayor Daniel Murray and a relief committee has funded provisions for two to three days. Permanent housing requires more outside aid as winter nears and insurance largely covers only business losses. The relief committee reports all residents clothed and supplied with blankets. none are hungry.
Dr George Oliver Clark a young Back Bay physician tied to Corey Hill Hospital and Grace Greeley of St Louis Mo escaped death when his speeding automobile on a Commonwealth avenue hill left the road at a curve in Auburndale and crashed into a tree then a dirt mound and planks. Clark suffered a broken left leg hip injuries and contusions while Miss Greeley unhurt. He is in Newton Hospital under care.
Miss Greeley, badly bruised with minor contusions and possible internal injuries, is in Newton Hospital after an overturned auto on Commonwealth Avenue. Dr. Clark, though severely injured, helped her to safety and assisted before ambulance arrival. He is a Harvard Medical School graduate and a notable Back Bay physician. Witnesses at Central Street Auburndale reported the scene and notified authorities.
Burdett Business College is presented as a paying investment in a promotional advertorial. The piece argues vocational training opens career paths and financial returns, urging prospective students to enroll for practical business skills. It emphasizes cost versus value and long term earnings potential.
In Cincinnati a conference between Buck Stove & Range Co of St Louis and unions led to a settlement and written agreements. American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers, facing prison terms, presided the meeting. The settlement follows the death of James Van Cleve, longtime Stove Co president and foe of the unions.
President Gompers stated the settlement does not impact his own court case and his attorneys will continue. Attendees at the Cincinnati conference included Cribben and Hogan for Buck Stove & Range Co and others representing major unions. The report notes various union representatives and that the Gompers case remains separate from today’s agreement.
A major fire in the Allen & Fox Express Company stables at 707 716 Centre Street Jamaica Plain last night killed 22 horses and forced 55 in total to be rescued, with 23 saved. The blaze threatened nearby wooden and brick barns and adjacent tenements, prompting multiple alarms and temporary shelter for local residents. The New England Order of Protection hastily adjourned a Jamaica Hall meeting upon sighting the flames. Buildings including a three story tenement and residences on Harris avenue and Revere Street suffered damage.
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