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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
12
The article portrays Ty Cobb in a vivid metaphor comparing him to a two karat diamond set in a Woolworth showcase. It comments on Cobb’s enduring fame and his view that it is better to have competed fully than to see a game postponed by poor weather.
Satirical look at postwar excess shows how shortages in imports from pearls to strawberries sting the upper class. References to Elaine in the Social Register, munitions plants, art estates, and the impact on debutantes, dowagers, and the bankroll set frame a sharp era portrait.
Concord High School baseball captain Elmer T. Duggan leads the team to Framingham for the first game of an annual two game series. The return match is scheduled in Concord on Saturday afternoon May 29.
A cemetery tournament staged by women at the Concord Country Club golf links near Nine Acre Corner. Mrs Alfred Curtis won with a shot described as dying 100 yards from the 19th hole. Mrs Samuel Merwin finished second as her final stroke reached the 18th green.
The Red Sox return to Fenway amid fan excitement after weather forced the Braves to abandon a long home stand. Boston, buoyed by strong pitching and clutch hitting, opens a five game set with the A's as they host Cleveland and Chicago in a busy early season stretch. The Braves depart for a 29 game road swing while Brooklyn leaves town, having battled hard against the Dodgers.
Shamrock IV though Irish built in England will sail with an English crew led by Captain Albert Turner. Most crew hail from Essex with two from Cornwall and an average age of 36. Several veterans of Shamrock NT return, all served in the war, some on patrol vessels or mine planting duties. Harry Frazee and Joe Lannin are mentioned regarding earlier trouble resolution.
The article notes Big Bill Edwards may become the next chairman of the national commission but he currently has no knowledge of it. He is occupied with collecting revenues for the government and has no time to consider the anticipated position.
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