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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
15
Boston Braves punch 8 runs against Philadelphia Phillies on Eppa Rixey as the Braves win the June opener in Philadelphia. Rixey struggled while the Braves’ hitters produced a flurry of hits to secure the victory.
Baseball game details list two base hits Heilmann Evans Wood three base hits Ainsmith Cobb Johnston Home run Jones stolen base Cobb sacrifices and double plays. Pitching stats show Oldham winning and Janes losing with various relievers. Time noted as 3 hours 30 minutes. Umpires Nallin and Dineen.
Fillingim pitched well for the Braves while the Phillies scattered eleven hits but failed to capitalize early. Holke and Boeckel delivered key hits as the Braves took an early lead, but Rixey's pitching kept Philadelphia in the contest until a late rally with Williams and Stengel providing power. The game ended with Gowdy and Mann contributing in the final frames as the Phillies pulled away.
New Orleans defeated Memphis 12 to 8 in a Southern Association game. Nashville Chattanooga area notes appear on page 19 under Other Sports.
The Boston Braves host the New York Giants for the season’s longest home stand at Braves Field, with doubleheaders set for tomorrow and Saturday. The Giants have struggled against the Braves this year, as Boston seeks to boost its standing and visibility on a busy schedule through June. The Reds, Cardinals, and Brooklyn are also on the itinerary, with open dates and exhibitions noted.
Tidings led the field at Belmont in a four and a half furlong race for two-year-olds, followed by Dey Lily in second and Hard Guess in third as multiple runners finished with various odds and speeds listed. The card also noted other runners in the five races including Time, Shenandoah, and several entries across different races and distances.
Multiple races for two to four year olds at Thorncliff featured maidens and claiming events. Winners included Irish Jig, Canvasback, Fait Accompli, Gold Galore, General, G. M. Miller, and the VanDiver with detailed payouts and times for each six furlong or shorter event.
Across six races at Dorval, two-year-olds debuts headline The Dominion Nursery purse $800 with The season’s first winner. Quebec Juvenile features Bunquo taking early lead. Duke John claims The June for three-year-olds and up. Dorval Baaticap henee tops the six furlongs. Belario and Mormon Elder lead in the one mile. Carson captures the one mile and a sixteenth claiming event with Semper Stalwart in hot pursuit.
Boston enters the Griscom cup with one of its strongest women’s teams in years aiming to reclaim the trophy resting in the Bay State. The group will compete in Philadelphia for the cup and the Eastern championship, with two players among 15 declining to participate.
Multiple races listed for Thorncliff meet with purses ranging from 1000 to 1200 and entries of three year olds and up. Horses include Safroner Alfrez Vezina Ells Jennings Omeme Darnay Star Fineh ary Mallen Margery Enrico Caruso Pink Ardoon Captain BB Gold Gal Azrael Pleasaure Bent Rosyth Mock Orange Hamilton Louise V. Buckboard Lady Ward G Miller Dick Winfrey Charming King Neptune and others. Weather clear track fast with apprentice allowance noted.
Belmont announces entries for six races. First race features two year olds in claiming with weights listed for each horse. Second race covers four year olds and up over about two miles. Third race is three year olds at six furlongs on straight course. Centreport handicap is a one mile event for three year olds and up. Fifth race is mares three year olds and up in a one mile selling. Sixth race includes two year olds maidens four and a half furlongs with weights and five pounds allowance listed.
Detailed listing of seven races for three and four year olds plus maidens with purses of 800 dollars across distances from five to twelve furlongs. Notable horses include Dependence Adorock Galopin Alb Amiss Old Pop Gallant Kitty Mondaine Rave On Rocksilk Blackburn Satala Saga Bell Ringer Sentimental Arthur Middleton Betsinda Gas Mask Nebraska Capers Helen Atkin Pierrot Encs Dickey Mallowmot Janicen Honey Island Seaboard Panhandler Baby Grand Marguerite Dixon Coombs Voormel Nevada Stock Farm entries Master Bill Sans Puer Garbage Rancher The Desert Mormon Elder Loch Dainty Lady Leinster Philistine Sunningdale Assumption Schemer Ben Hampson Chick Barkley apprentice allowance. Weather clear track fast First race 2 30 p m daily.
Hugh Cresswell of Philadelphia was tonight elected captain of the 1921 Princeton varsity crew. A sophomore, he rowed six on the freshman crew last year and stroked the varsity this season. He prepared at St. Paul’s School in Concord New Hampshire where he rowed for two years.
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