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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
12
A garbled sports blurb notes a team ending a skid with unclear details. Mentions players and a coach amid scattered phrases, but specific names, scores, or dates are unreadable.
St Louis hosts a tense game where errors and poor hitting cost the locals. Cleveland edges ahead late as timely hitting, fielding miscues, and pitching struggles undermine St Louis. Key names Burwell, Billie, and Cavslesie appear amid a cluttered box, with scores hinting at a 4 to 7 or similar outcome.
Toledo defeated Louisville 8 to 1 behind eleven hits and seven errors by Louisville. The Toledo offense surged with multiple hits while Louisville managed just one run. The game featured early scoring and solid Toledo defense to secure the victory.
In a chaotic slugfest from Detroit, Michigan the Shamrocks defeat North Manchester 1 to 1 in a rough series opener. Defiance Michigan City and other sites are listed in the wake of the intense baseball clash.
Fragmentary list shows items such as Mantud sale, 3 Woltins, 1 tet cot Bases Chita and a toy airplane today featuring American Maid and Big-Tayto-Loaf Bread. Specifics are unclear but indicate a local sale or market listing with mixed merchandise.
Indianapolis takes last game of series behind strong pitching and timely hitting. The report notes key players like McQuilran and Hart contributing, with a 110293 score reference and mentions Whitehouse and Henline in the balloting or lineup context.
In a chaotic recap, Adams and Carter figure in the game with Ravers, Lamilter, Ramiltas, and Rigler noted among players. Key moments include base hits, innings, and pitching notes, with references to winning pitcher and fumbled plays.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places in a local context but lacks complete events or facts to form a coherent news item.
Philadelphia June 28 Meadows started for the Phillies but was knocked out early. Weinert and Betts held Philadelphia to 3 runs as New York exploded for 18, Bancroft among six trips up. Errors and miscues plagued the Phillies while Stengel and Ring sparked the visitors with timely hits and stolen bases.
Boston wins after a late eighth inning rally against Brooklyn as pitchers Goodwin and Sherdel falter. Scattering hits, Boston takes the lead and secures the game with strong hitting and timely baserunning. Umpires Quig and Ode split the plate as onlookers witness a tense finish.
Two American players advance to the Wimbledon semifinals as Tilden of Philadelphia and Charles S. Garland of Hillesbury win their matches. Garland defeats South Africa’s Blackbeard and Narrows is eliminated. Tilden faces Garland while Shimidzu of Japan advances to meet the other semifinal. Doubles Johnston and Hilden overpower Raymond and Winstrow in straight sets.
Trautman’s Sporting Goods, 221 East Main Street, advertises Evinrude outboard motors for sale. Available models and prices not listed in readable text.
A late 1919 style chatter discusses John McGraw and Branch Rickey amid big crowd talk in New York. Debates over money, star prices, and a potential pennant revolve around Rodolph, Cravath, and Roser. Pitching disputes, freak pitching bans, and looming legal battles color the turmoil at Trautman’s Sporting Goods Store.
Partial baseball standings and box score line fragments show teams such as New York Chicago Cleveland Washington and Milwaukee with numeric runs and player abbreviations. The terse text appears to list scores and league positions without full context or complete game details.
A satirical poem savages bad umpiring, describing the abuse umpires endure on the field. It mocks calls on close plays, the crowd’s rage, and the rumored remedies from managers and fans. The piece highlights the sour voice, leather voice, and grim endurance of the official.
Frankie Reweisheehep, 7, fights Battling Chink from this city as Mason toys with him through the early rounds. Hanny McHenry of Manchester and Frankie Sessler of Cincinnati lend support as Mason, an American, pounds through ten rounds in a bout that drew crowd reaction and a popular decision. Scores were even through four rounds with Sessler winning the fifth and sixth, McHenry taking the seventh ninth and tenth, the last by a wide margin.
Daily results show American league games with St Louis and Cincinnati, Chicago trailing by five, New York leading Philadelphia, and Brooklyn beating Boston. American Association posts Indianapolis over Columbus eight to two, Toledo over Milwaukee St Paul 14 to, Kansas City at Minneapolis rain. International League lists Akron seven one over Jersey City, Rochester nine over Buffalo, Toronto over Reading six. Southern Association notes New Orleans beating Chattanooga, Nashville shutout Mobile four to zero, Memphis seven to ten over Birmingham. Three League results include Peoria two two, Terre Haute seven two over Bloomington, Rock Island one at Rockford seven to ten, Cedar Rapids five over Moline two.
In Philadelphia June S the feat of six base hits by Shortstop David for the New York Nation this time for the Brook Nationals marking the only major league hit string in attempts. Three players equaled the mark in 1992 and nearly matched it again. The best record is seven hits in seven tries by Whitman Robinson of the Baltimore Nationals in 1892.
Brooklyn plays Boston and New York faces Philadelphia. St. Louis meets Cincinnati while Cleveland clashes with St. Louis. Philadelphia hosts Washington and Detroit faces Chicago. Indianapolis visits Columbus, Louisville meets Toledo, Kansas City encounters Minneapolis, and Milwaukee travels to St Paul amid varied schedule notes.
Shriners arrive in Salt Lake City at 9 10 in the Mizpah special after a long journey. They enjoy four swims at the lake and attend services in the Mormon Tabernacle in the afternoon. Newspaper classifieds advertise Want Ads at one cent a word.
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