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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1920
Page
7
Grimes delivers a ninth inning triple to lift the Americans past Worcester 3 to 2, breaking a tight pitching duel. Worcester threatened late but fell short as Waterbury and Albany games show scattered lineups and miscues in a tense Eastern League contest.
Bridgeport defeated Worcester 3 to 2 at Newfield park after Ray Grimes hit a three base triple in the ninth with two on, sealing the comeback win as 4400 fans witnessed brisk late rally action and sharp defensive plays from Brackett Emerick and others.
In Milwaukee REE beat Milwaukee 351 to 58 while Louisville trailed 58. At Minneapolis Columbus fell 394 to 510 as Minneapolis posted 0. In St Paul Ledo faced a 12 to 21 loss with 168 in attendance. At Kansas City Indianapolis game noted as Kansas City 2 to 12.
Bridgeport High School and Danbury High meet at Seaside Park this afternoon after a rain postponement. Danbury led 4 to 3 in the halted game, with all its runs scored in the first inning as the locals rushed to field a stronger effort today.
The New Haven Baseball Exposition Company board voted yesterday to name the new field Weiss Park in New Haven. Grandstand and bleacher sections are rising rapidly and the opening date will be announced soon. Official ceremonies will be held on a weekday rather than a weekend.
Princeton crews dominated the afternoon at Lake Carnegie, winning all three Tiger eights and both varsity and freshmen events while Yale shells trailed. Dr. Duncan Spaeth praised American stroke methods as vindicating the approach over English rigging, noting Cornell also won.
World Series hero Kerr lives in Paris Kentucky during the season. He cultivates cotton in Texas and remains successful against the Reds, arguing size does not determine success in baseball unless the smaller man has advantage.
Swedish swimmer Henning won the 200 meter breaststroke in Stockholm in the elimination race to choose Sweden's Olympic representative. The winning time was 2 minutes 58.4 seconds.
Indianapolis May 17 One of America’s racing veterans Tante Hearne has joined the Duesenberg team to challenge Europe in the Indianapolis 500 on May 31. Eddie Hearne, long a top flight driver nicknamed Millionaire Kid, is now poised to contend again after a career of dirt track and road exploits. He finished second last year to Howard Wilcox in a slower mount and is expected to be among leaders as the race narrows.
In 1920 coverage by Ed Hughes, Dick Kerr rises from relative obscurity to hero status after winning two games in the World Series against Cincinnati. Despite a sore hand and small stature, Kerr's mastery and grit uplifted the White Sox as Cicotte and Williams faltered, with a standout performance in the pivotal sixth game.
Miss Maud Rosenbaum of Oakesmere school Mamaroneck set a new American record for girls prep schools with a basketball throw of 89 feet 6 inches at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich. Rosemary Hall won the meet with 56 points, New Haven Normal 2nd, Oakesmere 3rd. crowd watched from gallery.
Cambridge Massachusetts May 1 Cornell has one of those typical Courtney crews said Coach Bill Haines of Harvard on his return to Cambridge yesterday after watching Saturday's regatta at Princeton with Capt Wendell Davis Reg sie Jenney and Lawrence Terry who rows six in the varsity The Cornell stroke was not strong at its inception but grew powerful two thirds of the course It was anybody's race Princeton and Cornell sprinting found Yale could not follow Cornell never fell below thirty four strokes Yale rowed as low as thirty I expect we will race the same crew at Ithaca next Saturday though Courtney has shot her eight at home whom he may select or send against Harvard
A massive crowd jammed the Polo Grounds for a Yankees vs Indians game, surpassing prior records as 38,000 were counted inside and thousands more turned away. Police kept order as spectators crowded gates hours before game time and near the Eighth Avenue entrance.
Pitcher Pion jumped from the Amer icans, manager Walsh says he does not know his whereabouts. Frank Kelleher is reported as the new pitcher and appears to be the talent. Today’s game at Newfield Park pits the Americans against New Haven for the Eastern League leadership with only one win separating the teams.
Newark Velodrome report says Frank Kramer won two of three heats against Alfred Goullet in a close mile match race before a large crowd. Goullet took the second heat amid controversy, but Kramer surged ahead in the first and third heats to secure the overall victory.
England and France lead the International Amateur Boxing Federation which has taken full control of Olympic boxing rules. The Belgian committee’s rules were discarded and the federation’s rules apply. J H H Douglas, federation chairman, said copies will be sent to the Russian committee to enforce the new system. Weight scales differ from A A U lists, aligning with European scales for numerous classes.
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