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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
17
The piece parodies politics and society with a knee-jerk dip into baseball pennants and the GOP Democrats soap fight. It skewers college culture and female education and ends with a quip about Carp’s quiet married life after Georges Carpentier.
Walter A. Sidley, longtime Lawrence High School athletics instructor and coach since 1912, announced he will resign from coaching to Principal James D. Horne while remaining as an instructor. He led nine baseball and eight football teams and was popular with athletes. Possible successors named include Frank J. Herligg, Peter L. J. Pomerleau, and Edward A. Lawlor.
Rumors from Cleveland say the Boston Red Sox may trade pitcher Harry Harper to the Indians under Tris Speaker. The talks hinge on catching and outfield needs, with Boston seen as weak behind the plate and in the outfield, while Cleveland eyes a pennant with Harper.
Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1 in the series opener. Sensational fielding limited the Reds. Paulette and Rariden suffered finger splits and retired from the game.
Jack Kelly, national singles sculls champion, barred from the Diamond Sculls at the Royal Henley regatta by English stewards citing resolutions from 1906. John Arthur Brown of the American Rowing Association acknowledged the letter and called the incident closed. The dispute arose over expenses for the Vesper crew.
In Newport Rhode Island on June 21 fog and light wind canceled the 10th trial race between the cup defending sloops Resolute and Vanitie. Officials postponed after waiting beyond the starting hour for conditions to improve.
Cleveland wins 3 to 2 in 12 innings over Boston as umpire Moriarty's calls cost the Red Sox a nine inning victory. Hooper homered for Cleveland and Evans scored the deciding run in the twelfth. Morton pitched the final innings to earn the win.
Back Bay Council Knights of Columbus seeks opponents for Saturday afternoon games to fill an open schedule. Clubs with proven strength may contact Paul D. Everett, manager, at Exchange Trust Company to arrange a contest.
Three players who left to join independent teams have shown desire to rejoin their former clubs. National Association of Minor Leagues rules bar contract jumpers from organized baseball for five years. Players include Ollie O Mara, William Evans, and William Wagner.
Four United States players won their Wimbledon debuts in straight sets. C Garland beat O G N Turnbull 6-3 6-2 6-1. W M Johnston defeated J M Flavelle 6-2 6-4 6-2. R Norris Williams topped N Field 6-2 6-1 6-3. W Tilden beat P Russell 6-3 6-2 6-1. The 128-entry field began after 15 hours of rain.
Two major high school title games are scheduled this afternoon weather permitting. The Boston city championship league series will decide the top team between High School of Commerce and Mechanic Arts at Renan Park Dorchester. In Lynn Little River, Lynn Classical and Gloucester High meet to settle the North Shore league title.
In Memphis on June 21 the Southern Association board reached an agreement over Casey Smith and Tom Seaton, pitchers signed by Little Rock after release from the San Francisco club. They will not wear Little Rock uniforms while final adjudication of President Martin’s appeal and the court decision regarding approval of the contract proceed.
Tim Hendryx of the Red Sox has three dislocated vertebrae and will miss 10 days to three weeks. Eddie Foster has a sore arm with an unknown return date.
Sepeptis defeated Atlanta 4 to 1 while Mobile beat Chattanooga 2 to 0. Little Rock won 5 to 3 against Birmingham in the league action.
Lawrence June 21 Harry A Callahan captain of the Princeton football team and member of the Callahan Brothers Captain Club arrived home to spend a week with his mother on Sunset Avenue He will then go to Camp Kistkillkara in the Adirondacks where he will head athletics for the summer at a prep school tutoring camp.
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