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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
15
Intense humorous column skewers New York life from Broadway to Riverside Drive. It lampoons locals, rents, food, labels, and inflated pretensions, highlighting the city as a restless, money soaked playground with sharp generational wit. The piece blends city pride with mockery of fast fines and urban foibles.
Boston’s Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox 7 to 3 at Fenway Park highlighting strong defense and timely hitting. Joe Bush earned support from Vitt Brady and McInnis as Cicotte struggled with a wet ball and Chicago errors under rainy conditions.
Fenways seize control as Cicotte struggles with Boston's timely hitting. Hendryx delivers key doubles and single to drive three runs in the seventh. Chicago fights back with a late eighth inning score but Boston holds on for the final. Eddie Collins helps and Jackson adds a long double.
Cleveland defeated Washington 7 to 1 as they bunched hits off Erickson in two innings. Bagby benefited from solid support and might have shut out the locals.
St. Louis defeated New York 3 to 2 in a game marked by light hitting. Collins faltered with a wild pitch and two doubles in the seventh inning aiding the Browns in taking the lead.
The column surveys Jack Dempsey’s touring mill plan and athlete chatter from Antwerp to Boston. It notes promoter McGinty’s push for Dempsey's comeback, Olympic fallout, and Cleveland Indians’ title hopes, with Pennsylvanian football plans and Tim Callahan’s Elm City confidence. Ray and Jones are highlighted as top American milers.
Theodore Berry a 19 year old from Philadelphia disappeared after falling overboard from the British steamship Lowlands on a voyage to see the Olympic games. The tragedy occurred within a day’s sail from port as Berry, formerly of Boston, had joined his parents returning from Vermont. He was known as a baseball and football player on Philadelphia High School teams.
Franklin D. Roosevelt will spend tomorrow in New York en route to Maine. He will speak in Kitty, Old Orchard and Westbrook on Thursday and in Waterville and Augusta on Friday and Lewiston on Saturday. Governor Charles H. Brough of Arkansas will speak at Lewiston tomorrow evening.
Five riders from the United States France and Italy prepare for a 100 kilometre motor paced race on the new oval at Revege. Wiley Carman and Chapman lead the US challenge Didier races for France and Tony Colombatto for Italy. The program also features an enhanced card for amateurs and professionals.
The Rev. James A. McDonald of Andover Mass celebrated a requiem mass at St. Margaret's Church for Ray Chapman, Cleveland shortstop killed by a pitched ball. The service was a memory tribute offered by Mr. Myers of Brooklyn.
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