Babe Ruth Hits 51st Homer at Fenway in Doubleheader
At Fenway Park Boston, 28,357 fans packed the stands to see Babe Ruth’s 51st homer as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Red Sox. Ruth belted the late homer in the second game to cap a day that featured an 8 2 Yankee win after an 8 0 loss.
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Dividing the Spoils as New York and Boston Duel
In a tense game between the Yankees and Red Sox, Meusel leads with five hits including drives that push Ruth home and drive in runs. Pipp, Miller, and Meusel back the Yankees with timely hits while Sox rally early but falter on aggressive plays. Collins and Shawkey contribute as Boston and New York battle across innings with key double plays and clutch baserunning. American League action spurs a tight scoreline as top fielders chase every opportunity.
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Big Babe’s Long Homer Seals Thrilling Ninth at Crowded Field
McInnis drove Pratt home on a single while Shane Collings and Jack Quinn contributed key hits. Old Jack Quinn struggled in the seventh as Pratt and Foster produced runs. Pratt’s double and a tense chase by Menosky followed. In the ninth, Big Babe belted a long homer to center field for the crowd of 28 000, sealing the win.
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Jack Johnson to Visit Howard Atheneum for Big Reception
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson will headline at the Howard Atheneum starting Monday September 12. The sporting fraternity plans a large reception as Johnson seeks a title bout with Jack Dempsey or seeks to face any top rival in the world.
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Woodlawn Raves Nine Beats Sacred Heart in 16 Inning Classic
Yesterday at Everett the Woodlawn nine defeated Sacred Heart of Malden 6 June to 4 in a marathon 16 inning game.
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Braves Are Contenders for First Division Now
Opening notes and humorous asides mix as this 1921 column surveys sports figures, boxing, wrestling, football and golf with puckish jabs at actors and managers. It mentions Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Carpentier and Barnum in a broad theatrical sports panorama.
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Dodgers Take Two From Phils
Brooklyn swept Philadelphia in a doubleheader 3 to 1 and 8 to 4. Early offense in the first game and pitching limits in the finale boosted Brooklyn as George Smith exited early in the second. Sedgewick closed out the last two innings allowing a single hit.
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Griffs Split With the A's in Philadelphia Doubleheader
Washington split a double bill with Philadelphia today in Philadelphia. Scores were 4 to 8 and 7 to 1. Morning game went eleven innings as Hasty outpitched veteran Johnson. Hasty contributed from the plate with two extra base hits in four at bats and scored two runs.
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Reds Divide With Pirates In Holiday Doubleheader
The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates split a pair of 2 to 1 games. In the morning the Reds won when Bohne stole second and benefitted from a pair of errors in the 13th inning. In the afternoon Cooper held Cincinnati to four hits, the decisive run coming on his RBI single in the seventh to plate the tying and winning run.
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CHI Sox Split Labor Day Twin Bill With Tigers
Chicago and Detroit split a Labor Day doubleheader in Detroit. The White Sox won the morning clash 6 to 5 in 11 innings behind strong fielding and Kerrin pitching, while the Tigers came back to take the second game 4 to 3 after Wilkinson faltered in the eighth.
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Smith Sets Major League Batting Record in Detroit
Cleveland outfielder Elme Smith established a new major league batting mark by seven straight extra base hits totaling 22 bases starting in Detroit. He drove in 12 runs with four home runs and three doubles, while drawing four bases on balls, three intentionally, and finished the day with a perfect batting average.
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Ex-Red Sox hurler beaten in Vermont
Bethel defeated Randolph led by home runs from Stafford and Starr. Ray Collins, former Red Sox pitcher, pitched for Randolph and was hit freely at the wrong times. Canales hurled a wonderful game for Bethel as the final score read Randolph 1 Bethel 7 with errors and misplays noted.
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Your Pen Knife Reveals Quality of Quincy Cigar
An old tobacconist ad touts the Quincy cigar and a pen knife test. It explains peeling the Havana wrapped outer layer to compare filler flavors from Manicaragua and Sumatra wrapper neutrality. The ad claims the Havana filler remains unspoiled by the wrapper and notes the Sumatra leaves are neutral, justifying a 12,000 mile sourcing for the Quincy filler.
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