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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
9
Detroit notes the Red Sox suffer a close 1 to 0 loss, with praise for Doc Ayers as a rejuvenating factor. The piece frames the Tigers victory as a test of Boston’s season, highlighting a sharp pitching duel and a narrow margin.
Ayers pitched a superb eight and two thirds innings for Detroit holding Boston to four hits while Young tripled and scored in the first inning. Sammy Jones matched with four hits allowed and the Red Sox could not break through as Bush and Shorten produced the lone Detroit run. Schang and Menosky provided late relief for Boston, but the Tigers held on for a 1-0 win in front of Detroiter supporters.
The Federal Reserve Board in its May review warns a coal shortage next winter could curb iron and steel output and impact other industries. Car shortages and labor unrest drive production cuts, with limited relief from shipper pooling. freight delays and strikes strain transport across regions.
At the Lynn Casino A. C. Billy Fitzsimmons of Chelsea defeated Freddie Williams of Dorchester in the 10 round main event. In the second 10 rounder Charlie Silverio of Beverly beat Jack Savage who quit after a cut to the chin. Mike Crowley of Malden stopped in the fifth against Joe Gibbs of Woonsocket. Tiger Mike Lyons defeated Matty Sullivan of East Boston as Sullivan quit in the fourth.
Race card lists six events with horses and weights from Filet Captain to McMahon. Weather clean and track fast with apprentice allowance claimed.
Feared missing 85 year old Chauncey Sharp has eluded a posse for nearly a week on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fairhaven Vermont. Authorities believe he may have starved to death as search efforts continue.
For the first time in four years Harvard and Tufts meet on the baseball diamond at Tufts Oval this afternoon at three o clock. Medford men seek victory to honor coach Cédach Slattery and defeat their old foe in a determined showdown.
Tufts and Harvard face off on alumni day with Tufts leading early but Harvard pressing as windup of Tufts season. Weafer or Morrill to pitch for Tufts with Callahan or Keefe catching. Harvard saves its best for Yale. Glady injured may miss game. Callahan leads Tufts at batting .386 while Gladu hits .376.
A detailed list of entries and weights for six races at Jamaica including horses such as Alpes Captain Alcock Yellow Hand Gallagher Bayard Bt Allan Veto Mistress Polly Hong Kong Poor Butterfly Goaler Star Light III War Prime Tufter Pluribus Sobrigade Seraphis Jeg St Michael Houythomn Tryster Prudery Intrigaste Star Vater Rontface Cromwell Exterminator Natural Bridge Naturalist Vexatious Mad Hatter Audacious Citrus Dagomi Leading Star Diana Care Star Shell Pocatello Lion Four Or Leviathan War Mask Pruit Cake Jadda Ticklish Krewer Raleo The Wagoner Diana Cate Vice Chairman The Archer Universal Pocatello St Allan Retrieve Irish Dancer Rubidiam Weather cloudy track good.
The Latonia program lists six races with purses from 1200 to 5000 plus added sums. Entries include Mut Meme Bradley's Choice Queen Blonde and others across maidens allowances and handicaps with horses such as St Donald Dromore Sir Lawsolf and Jack Reeves among the field.
Prohibition officers led by William J. McCarthy seized more than 10 gallons of liquor in Lawrence during a raid on Thursday night. Two arrests are expected as the whiskey, said to be from New York bonded warehouses, was moved with a forged enforcement signature. Twenty barrels were found in the Car Ney estate building cellar at Common and Hampton streets.
The Camp Fire Girls of Greater Boston end their fundraising drive with a tag day on Boston streets. Camp Fire Guardians and senior Camp Fire Girls will be out all day with boxes and tags to collect money.
New England welterweight champion Tommy Kloby Corcoran fights Jack Lawler the Omaha lightweight in a headline boxing clash at Cuddy's Circus Arena. Corcoran defends his title against Lawler in a high profile bout.
Johnny Cuddy promotes an afternoon boxing match at his outdoor arena in Lawrence featuring Tommy Kirby Corcoran New England welterweight title holder and Omaha challenger Jack Lawler. The forecast calls for fair skies as crowds gather for the big event.
Promoter Cuddy taps Lawler as the man to box Kirby after a close Lawrence bout with Dundee. The card in Lawrence features multiple six and eight rounders, including Ketchel vs Burke, Castle vs Mitchell, and Carson vs Gardner, with Vincent Martin and Kid Brown headlining another Fernand Avenue event.
Muggsy claims he can stop Donohvan inside the limit and accepts winner take all terms while recalling a previous near stoppage. He says he’s in peak shape and ready to beat multiple Donovans in a single night. Johnny Brown returns after six weeks, eyeing Bert Jones as a foe and promising trouble for any featherweight.
Jimmy Frezzetti of Brockton defeated Joe Jawson of Milwaukee in a 12 round final at the Commercial A C. Frezzetti led on scoring while Jawson landed harder blows. A large crowd watched the bout as Mann injured a hand in a semi final stoppage.
Entries list for an early King Edward Park program shows seven races with purses from 400 to 500 dollars. Notable runners include Blaine Mondaine Adorock and Red Post in the first six furlongs six furlong races plus star entries in the longer mile and sixteenth event. Also eligible horses such as Star Vinch Ned Mileybrfight and Gilder are noted in later races.
In Ithaca New York on June 18 crews from Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and Syracuse await three two mile races for aquatic supremacy. Coaches issued final instructions while light workouts precede the events with Cornell favored in all three. A close varsity race between Cornell and Syracuse is expected with a finish within a length and a time near 10 minutes 30 seconds. Columbia and Pennsylvania vie for third, with Columbia favored. Rough water benefits Columbia and spectators number about 50 000 along the shore.
Middletown Conn June 18 E S Liston Wesleyan baseball coach and ex Kansas City league player resigns to work on a Kansas farm. He will quit college coaching after previously coaching at Michigan College of Mines before joining Wesleyan.
A minor earthquake rattled Los Angeles and nearby buildings early today. No damage or injuries were reported as tremors subsided.
First race for two year olds claims $1000 added over five furlongs. Explosive, ridden by Buxton, won at 9 to 5 with Mary Head the 109-pound winner, while Thorn Hedge and Lime followed. Several others ran including Gladys and Lady Lovitt. Second race for older horses at six furlongs saw Night Stick top Pibroch and Hindoostan with Time clocking 1:14 2-5. Third race for older horses at one mile and 70 yards was won by Manoeuvre ahead of Asterisk and Time. Fourth race at one mile and a sixteenth produced Kashmir with Tom McTaggart II second and Dafrosch third. Time recorded 1:47 2-5. Fifth race covered one mile and a sixteenth with Pastoral Swain going out and Hooffwink taking second. Sixth race for two year olds selling saw Superb win over Lady Lillian and Snare.
First race for three-year-olds and up to $1500 purse at six furlongs ends with Right Over Might first at 9.60 5.10 3.90. Fernandley second. Time clocked 1 12. Surplice and others ran. Muskallonge takes second in maiden colt race at five and a half furlongs with Mop Chap third. Sweet Liberty wins for three-year-old fillies at six furlongs with Mile second and Anna Gallup third. Time 1 12 4 5. Centimeter leads three two-year-olds in five and a half furlongs with North Elkhorn second. Fountain Square features Best Pal and Captain Mac dead heat for first, with Prince Pal third and Time 1 44 2 5. Sixth race sees Spectacular Girl first at one mile fifteen sixteenth, Sea Prince second, Convoy third. Time 2 07 3-5. Multiple long-priced runners appear throughout.
Results from Connaught Park feature seven races with two year olds maidens in the Dominion Hopeful purse and a two mile novice steeplechase. Winners include War Tank and Attorney Muir with multiple in-the-money finishes for Atom Rosori and Blarney Stone among others. Track times, weights and odds listed for each event.
In Gales Ferry Connecticut Yale varsity crews clocked a new Thames River half mile mark of 2 minutes 61 2 seconds beating the 1919 second varsity record of 2 minutes 72 5 seconds. The eight faced rough water with a 37 stroke rate. Later the varsity and second varsity rowed three miles together without speed attempts.
Nate Siegel of vere and Barney Adair of New York boxed 12 fast rounds to a draw at the Rockingham A C in Portsmouth New Hampshire. A record crowd attended the night. Delays due to weigh in as Adair backers claimed Siegel was five pounds over. Three other bouts on the card.
New York June 18 Yale and Princeton prepare for their third baseball meeting at the Polo Grounds tomorrow. Both have one win each and the upcoming game will decide the rivals' series.
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