Eastern jaunt ends as Reds edge Quakers
Nine Reds travel to Philadelphia and finish with a 5 to 3 win over the Quakers. Neale starts a fight after the game.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
8
Nine Reds travel to Philadelphia and finish with a 5 to 3 win over the Quakers. Neale starts a fight after the game.
Pat Moran's Cincinnati Reds beat the Phillies 5 to 3 in Philadelphia. Umpires Quigley and O'Day had off calls, with Phillies protests and late crowd trouble after the game. Key early errors by Paulette and Ralph Miller helped Cincinnati, while Cy Williams hit his eighth homer for Philadelphia.
Reports list battery pairs and umpires for games in Jersey City Baltimore Reading and Syracuse. Names include Jaynee Manning Ferguson Freitag Fineran Walker Sullivan Bahr Egan Weir Bengough Kennick Peters Sandberg Herscher and teams Rochester Seccetdgubistceieas Toronto and R H E appear in the scattered lines. Game details are fragmentary due to OCR.
National League results include Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 3 and Brooklyn 6 Pittsburg 2. New York 3 Chicago 1, St Louis 7 Boston 4. American League Detroit 5 St Louis 0. American Association Louisville 5 Columbus 2 and Milwaukee 11 Minneapolis 2. Kansas City 3 St Paul 2 Indianapolis 6 Toledo 1.
Chicago visits Pittsburgh. Brooklyn plays Boston. New York hosts Philadelphia. Detroit faces St Louis. Cleveland meets Chicago. Philadelphia plays Washington. Boston hosts New York. Indianapolis at Columbus. Louisville visits Toledo.
Detroit blanked St Louis 5 to 0 with Oldham ineffective in the pinches. Sisler collected three hits to reach 100 for the season, the first major leaguer to reach the mark. Sothoron allowed six bases on balls and two hits as the Browns misfired.
The Commercial Tribune team bested The Enquirer 7 to 2 at Hunt Street grounds aided by timely hitting and strong pitching. Allen earned the win with five first inning runs, while Druck held the visitors in check after a rough start. Stapleton stood out on the bases as the Flaming Meteor.
Samuel C. Hildreth’s four-year-old bay colt Cirrus by Tracery Morningside won the Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct, covering 1 1/8 miles in 1 3, seconds slower than the record. Boniface, owned by Commander J. K. L. Ross, finished second with Mad Hatter third. Wildair faced interference and Exterminator finished sixth. The race carried a winner’s purse of 5850 dollars, with 1000 for Boniface and 500 for Mad Hatter.
In Newport Rhode Island on June 4 Vanitie defeated Resolute by about 40 seconds in the tenth trial race for the defender of the America's Cup. The twenty mile windward and leeward course saw Vanitie finish 2 minutes 17 seconds ahead before time allowances. officials cite about a 40 second margin.
The Sun God was claimed from the Williams Brothers for 2900 in race six. Williams stable frequently reclaims him, while Cheer Leader acted as their enforcer and Pat Dunne won the opener for 1300. Harry Burgoyne led the opening event with a 1 1/8 length victory over Military Girl.
McLean Bay gelding Leochares ridden by L Luke defeats a strong field of three year olds and up in the Sweep Purse at Latonia. Truly Rural ridden by Harry Payne Whitney led early but was edged out by a neck near the finish. Rapid Day tired to finish ten lengths back as Mary Gaffney won the Colin Purse in race two and Jetsam paid $22.50 in race four.
Racing card details purses for three races two and four year olds plus a matuel payout list. Lepchares Truly Rural Rapid Day and Sun God are among top finishers with times and weights noted. The announcer records mutuels payouts and finishes with results for four year olds including Paris Maid Bourbon Lad and Dawn of Sunduria.
Lawrence Lyke showcased top riding atop Lephares and Duke of Devonshire to secure two victories yesterday. Jockey J Smallwood incurred a five day suspension after a dangerous inside rail move in the second race amid a near spill involving G L Blackford’s Golden Autumn. Bert Kennedy added wins with Sun God and Paris Maid during the card.
First Race features David Craig War Garden and Marvin May. Second Race lists Blue Paradise Right Over Might and Converse. Third Race includes Colonel Baker Coyne and By Ginger. Fourth Race shows Captain Mac Mint Cat and Harrys on Race Jane Pennytaker Iwin Galli stral. Sixth Race lists Buncrana Convoy Jack Reeves. Seventh Race Cortland Shillelah IL St. Cermain. Best Chance Blue Paradise.
In Kansas City and Louisville games the Batteries were Merritt Hall and Hargrave for Ames and Brock, and McQuillan Mulennan Hartley with Mayer for another inning. The event notes a train catch in the eighth inning by agreement.
Boston June 24 Everett Scott Red Sox shortstop extended his streak to 579 consecutive games as he played against Cleveland. He surpassed 533 modern record by Launders and tied the old Brooklyn 1885 90 record of 578 games in six seasons. Scott has played since 1916 totaling five seasons with 55 games this year and no end in sight.
Babe Ruth homered in an exhibition game for New York against Columbus Panhandles, a local semi pro team, in Columbus. The Yankees won 10 to 1 and Ruth added six batting practice shots, then pitched the final inning for the visitors.
Brooklyn won 6 to 2 as six hits in the fifth inning off Adams produced five runs. Olson was hit on the left ear by a pitched ball and left the game for about a minute. Pittsburg totaled fourteen hits against Mamaux but failed to convert in late innings.
The New York Nationals beat Chicago 3 to 1 to clinch the series. Nehf starred for New York with solid defense aiding his four double plays. Burns hit a solo homer for the Giants, while Vaughn lasted only two thirds of an inning before being relieved.
St Louis won 7 to 4 as Boston miscues and weak infield play allowed three unearned runs. Sullivan led the scoring with three hits and two RBIs while Hornsby and McHenry added key hits. Schupp took the loss after an early Boston rally, Goodwin preserved the lead for St Louis.
Fragmented box score shows bases left on, balls, and pitcher details. Mentions McQuillan Goodwin Schupp Mayers and umpires Klem and Emslie with incomplete time fields.
Chicago reports a new major league change to the ball being foul or fair when it goes outside or into the stands. The modification mirrors the 1919 wording and will take effect tomorrow, per American League headquarters.
Baseball officials explained a change in the rule for fair or foul balls. Under the new ruling an umpire must call a ball foul if it lands foul in view, regardless of whether it initially passed over the fence fair. The update applies to both major leagues.
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