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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
8
Dodgers beat Braves 5 to 3 in the first game at Allston ball yard. The Braves recovered to win the second 4 to 2 in a twin bill opener featuring Uncle Wilbert Robinson.
Dana Fillingim opened wild for the Robins with Bunny Hearn replacing him. Horace Ford delivered key hits and drove in two runs in the seventh and eighth innings to lift Boston to victory as Glorious fielding and timely hits sealed the doubleheader.
The schedule lists American League games: Boston at New York, Philadelphia at Washington, Cleveland at Chicago, Detroit at St. Louis. National League doubleheader Brooklyn at Boston and singles New York at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburg, St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pick delivered a game turning double and scored on Griffiths single as the Braves tallied in the final two innings. Kilduff started the third inning charge with a walk and scored after a series of plays, while Cruise and McCabe made sharp plays in right field and in the sixth and seventh frames.
The Crimson won the New London varsity race amid a broad athletic digest. Yale and Cornell earned attention with other wins and lineup notes as Billy Tilden tops British tennis headlines and Ty Cobb eyes future seasons.
The note asks which Post issue carried the laying schedules for the American and National leagues and where to buy a pocket edition. It questions Johnny Evers weight when the Braves won the title and whether a batter hit by a sweatered pitch earns a base. Also reports Olympic trial winners eligible for the July Harvard Stadium finals.
The New England Olympic wrestling tryouts take place tonight in the Cambridge YMCA gym under the NBEAAA. The tournament starts at 6:30 p.m. with bouts in light, welter, middleweight and heavyweight classes.
Lawrence fans eye fifth day headliner Kloby vs Lawler as odds favor the Omaha fighter. Talks swirl of Powers Flynn matchups, and potential bouts with Donovan Forey Reed O Dowd and Robinson. Local fights lure fans to buy tickets at Chester Clothes Shop before 2 PM.
Lawrence notes and correspondence discuss lifting the boxing ban on Morgan and urge Kirby and Fitzsimmons to finish their interrupted fight. Each posts bond for weight and conduct and to settle the match on its merits or face a year’s vacation if refused.
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