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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
16
A sizable Readville crowd watched four events on the third day of Grand Circuit racing. All races finished in straight heats with fast times as winners edged ahead in the Big Line events. Billy Sunday and Readville winner Totsie Toise led a field of two minute six second trotters in a highlight performance.
A clipped column discusses baseball and society, noting the Braves’ doubleheader logic and how the income tax on $5000 could dampen pennant hopes. It lampoons elite society with social-satire jibes and ends by praising AV Sisler and Hornsby as top batters in their leagues.
An open holiday rifle shoot will be conducted by the Concord Rifle Club on Labor Day at the Bristol Hill range. Participants will compete for prizes with events scheduled for the day as part of Labor Day activities.
Three Concord Country Club golf events are planned for Labor Day on the Old Road course. A morning handicap medal 18 holes offers two prizes, plus a qualifying stroke for club championship with eight top gross scores advancing to match play each Saturday. A consolation match for the eight best nets also runs on Saturdays.
A lively two year old trot opened with Rose Scott, daughter of Peter Sprott 2:05, battling Favonian who won both heats. Lee Tide and Day Star also placed in the 2:06 to 2:14 range. Walnut Frisco led the 2:08 trot while Dottie Day and Billy Sunday impressed in pace events.
The card lists multiple trotting and pacing races with mares and colts. Entries include Justo-Friend less, Captain Senator Dewey, Lady Brook, Jomit, Oma Bingen, and Harvest Tice among others, with times around 2 06 to 2 14 and purses noted at $1000.
New York 5 Pittsburg 1. Bancroft, Kelly, Southworth, Burns doubled. Schmid hit a three-base shot. Barbare and Frisch stole bases. McKechnie to Caton to Grimm turned a double play. Barnes earned the win, Hamilton took the loss. Umpires Quigley and Day. Time 1 hour 47 minutes.
Harvard head coach Bob Fisher signed Billy Murray captain of the 1911 team as an assistant for the coming season. Players are ordered to report next Tuesday with Fisher aiming to have practices underway at Soldiers Field before week’s end as Harvard faces a deep graduation loss.
Ring pitched and batted Cincinnati to a 3 to 2 win over St. Louis. His second inning double plated two runs while his sacrifice fly in the fourth accounted for the third tally, limiting St. Louis to six hits. Score:
Under the New England Auto Racing Association eight events are planned for Saturday afternoon at Combina tion Park Medford. Highlights include Wild Bill Endicott's record attempt an Australian pursuit race an exhibition by Zenita Neville and two free for alls of 10 and 16 laps.
At Fenway Park the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6 to 2 as Elmer Myers earned his fifth straight win for Boston. Babe Ruth was sidelined with a wrist injury as New York fell behind early and never recovered, despite bright defensive plays by Vitt, Scott, Brady and Schang.
Philadelphia blanks Detroit 3 to 0 as Harris limits Detroit to two safeties and Oldham dominates early. Harris earns win with eight strikeouts while Merricene surrenders seven walks in a rough seventh. Major players include Jennings and Perkins contributing to the Philadelphia victory.
Junior newsboys will join Braves management as guests on Labor Day for the second game at 3 o'clock. They must wear school committee badges and pay a seven cent war tax, assembling at the Babcock street entrance at 2 30 p m, one street beyond Gaffney street.
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