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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
8
Boston sports talk covers rowing on Lake Quinsigamond and track at Harvard Stadium with Duke-like rivalries. Veteran Jim Ten Eyck's college team remains slight favorite over Navy and Duluth while boxing and sailing rumors pepper the scene.
Pittsburg radioed Brooklyn beat the Pirates 6 to 5. Mamaux lasted seven plus innings before giving way in the eighth as Brooklyn rallied for three runs. Smith relieved and shut the door, while Schmidt and Haeffner were hit by tips and retired.
Cincinnati edges New York 1 to 0 aided by Neal's eighth inning triple and Allen's sacrifice fly. Ruether held the Giants to no more than one baserunner after the fourth, Benton effective for Cincinnati with Groh, Neale, and King delivering three hits.
Harry Cutbill is said to be running faster than ever and would have secured a place on the Olympic team if he had shown such form at the trials. The big competition seemed to focus his goal that day.
In the American League matchups Chicago plays Boston, Cleveland visits New York, Detroit travels to Philadelphia, and St. Louis meets Washington. In the National League Boston travels to St. Louis, Brooklyn visits Pittsburg, New York goes to Cincinnati, and Philadelphia plays Chicago.
Galloway's timely hitting sparked Philadelphia to a 4 1 victory over Detroit. Rommel pitched his first complete game in the American League, with catches by Dykes and Veach factoring in the win.
The American team won the final of the Olympic team lap shooting event in Antwerp with a score of 547 out of 600. Belgium scored 503, Sweden 500, Great Britain 488, and Canada 474. The piece also notes potential personnel moves involving Mike Styan and Jack Moakley.
A wild nine inning game at Fenway Park saw the White Sox edge the Red Sox 8 to 7. Chicago battered Pennock, Fortune, and Karr with 31 hits four extra-base hits and 29 players involved as Shoeless Joe Jackson, J Collins, Risberg and Schalk fueled the comeback.
Slim lefty Herbie Pennock held Boston to two hits through five and a half innings before a rough sixth. Garry Fortune relieved and fended off trouble, yet Chicago pulled ahead in the eighth as Eddie Murphy drilled a pinch single to drive in the tying and winning runs. Red Faber started for the Westerners but Wilkinson earned the win with Fortune charged with the defeat as Boston’s offense struck in bursts combining hits and errors.
Bernard Behr of Boston files a bill in equity in Suffolk Superior Court claiming Frances Orinsky promised to marry him and later broke off relations. He seeks return of a pendant with three quarter-carat diamonds, a white gold Tiffany ring with a 1.15 carat diamond, a cameo ring, and a stone-filled bar pin.
New York beats Cleveland 6 to 3 as Chapman homers twice and Pipp scores. Shawkey earns the win over Morton in a game shortened by late misplays and miscues. Speaker and Peckinpaugh contribute on bases.
New York July 23 Babe Ruth hit his 33rd homer of the season to spark a 6 3 Yankee victory over Cleveland. The win marked the Yankees first place rise ahead of Tris Speaker's Indians with their third straight loss for Cleveland.
Bob Shawkey started for the Hugmen but yielded 12 hits while receiving airtight support from his infield. Ping Bodie starred with a timely fourth inning single and critical catches in center as the Indians beat the Yankees 4 3. Ruth homered in the sixth and Dreary Morton struggled before Uhle and Niehaus closed the game.
At Sportsman's Park the Braves beat St Louis 6 to 5 as hits spread across both teams. Boston's McQuillan and Cardinals' Sherdel allowed six and five runs respectively in a tight late showdown with Pick and Mann driving a go ahead score in the seventh.
The Braves beat the Cardinals 7 4 in Detroit as they pushed 13 hits in six innings and added four more in the final three. Mickey O’Neill and Mann led with multi hit games while Pick homered twice and Holtke and Boecker drove runs in the late at bat surge.
In a heated baseball clash, the Yankees pressed Uhle hard in the seventh, Peckinpaugh hit a three run homer, and Speaker rallied but Boston held on. Ruth singled in Pratt, Babe and Pratt attempted a double steal but was thrown out at the plate.
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