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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1920
Page
2
San Francisco Seals star Jimmy Caveney dismisses major league lure. Detroit holds option on Caveney or Willie Kamm in exchange for Slim Love. Caveney says he dislikes Eastern baseball and prefers the Coast League despite the appeal of becoming a major leaguer.
Johnny Kilbane remains active in boxing circles though past his prime. He fights occasional bouts to maintain appearances and deter challengers, while younger fighters threaten the featherweight title and his hold on fame.
Notes on Harvard eight oared crew for Olympic regatta. Eddie Meehan of Notre Dame eyed for 100 meters. skating club plans artificial ice for figure skating. Missouri links and Pitt football details. scattered odds on boxing and other sports.
A collage of baseball notes mentions Babe Ruth at twenty six, Fred Merkle as spry, and Terry's strong hitting. Hughie Jennings in his fourteenth Detroit season, discussions of the Athletics standing around .275, and top first basemen. Ty Cobb to play on the Pacific coast after the AL season ends. Western league expands schedules. Johnny Rawlings shows promise with the Phillies, Larry Doyle’s Florida winter, and waivers involving Sicking with the Reds. Frank Walker strong in Virginia league, Dee Walsh versatile, Bresnahan admiring Stryker of Toledo. Senators dubbed wasters as Griffmen take risks on bases. New pitchers Chamboers and Grubbs emerge. Isbell quits Wichita, scouting Bushers. Ashworth touted as a promising Cardinals catcher from Watertown High School. Norman Cullop retires from Pacific Coast league. Chattanooga praises Diney Sewell. New Orleans leans Sewell as Barnhart hailed a top Southern league prospect.
Chicago outfielder Max Flack is praised as one of baseballs best lead off men. The Cubs moved him from second to first in the batting order under Manager Mitchell, and his speed bunting and steady hitting have produced numerous runs.
Heinle Groh is one of the men the Cincinnati Reds will bank heavily on this season. He played great ball last year and contributed to the Reds’ success in 1919. The Reds show fine form and should be near the top throughout the campaign, with Groh doing his best to keep them in the running.
Barrow defends pitcher Carl Mays amid accusations he experimented with the bean ball. He calls Mays a good fellow and argues he would not aim at a batsman, comparing him to Walter Johnson and noting Johnson’s fast ball can appear near the head.
Everett Scott, Boston Red Sox shortstop, extends his consecutive games played streak to 579 against Cleveland, surpassing Luderus's modern 583 mark and matching early 1885-00 Brooklyn star George Pinckney's 578. A Bluffton, Indiana native, Scott began pro ball with Kokomo in 1900 and reached regular status with the Red Sox in 1914.
A stream of player moves fills baseball chatter as Atlanta reclaimed Joe Guyon after Little Rock waived him, Roy Sanders moved to Joplin via St. Louis Browns, and Red Donovan left for independent ball in Nebraska. Umpire fined $300, and other notes include Babe Ruth in the International League and Brower of Reading making headlines.
Bill Dahlen, a shortstop of the highest class, served at the Polo grounds as a crack fielder and strong hitter. He was famed for his sharp wit, once chiding Billy Gilbert for a slow double play by saying not to tell him but to tell McGraw.
New York sports notes recount historical facts and future plans.define two college teams Harvard Yale rowing start 1852. West Virginia adds wrestling as minor sport. Minnesota to build Yale bowl style stadium. Norman Ross dominates 400 to 1500 meter swimming. West Virginia employs nine athletic instructors. Thanksgiving marks 100 days of horse racing at Oriental Park Havana. Bob Martin praised as haymaker. coast fans react. Chicago Public School Athletic League will not follow NYC plan. Chicago has 200 equipped playgrounds.
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