Babe Ruth Hits Nineteenth Homer As Yankees Beat White Sox
The Yankees open the series against Chicago with a 7 to 4 victory. Babe Ruth belted his nineteenth homer, driving in key runs and lifting the team to a win as Giants and Dodgers sat idle.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
34
The Yankees open the series against Chicago with a 7 to 4 victory. Babe Ruth belted his nineteenth homer, driving in key runs and lifting the team to a win as Giants and Dodgers sat idle.
Ruth's two year home run record lists players and teams with dates and locations across New York Philadelphia Cleveland and Boston. It notes notable players such as Shawkey Johnson and Williams and references games in April May June August September and October including matches in New York Philadelphia and Boston.
ITHACA N Y June 15 Rain today interfered somewhat with the rowing schedules for Columbia crews preparing for Saturday intercollegiate racing. Morning showers delayed the varsity and freshmen practice, but a two hour row was completed this afternoon. Cornell crews trained on the water this afternoon, with Weight’s squad and the Tennessee Valley varsity, junior varsity and freshman groups in action.
Vaughn returns to the box and posts a shutout as the Cabs secure a decisive win. The game details are incomplete in the garbled text, but Vaughn’s performance stands out as a highlight for Boston.
Harvard pitcher Felton dominates Fordham, securing a 3-0 win as the Harvard twirler silences the Fordham offense. The matchup displays Husky strength, with Felton delivering a flawless performance and Fordham misfiring.
Odd garbled note lists Cuban Stars visiting for a game and mentions Bears gaining a matchup with Tesre and other unclear names. Several proper nouns appear tangled and unreadable, but the core idea is a scheduled Cuban Stars game against the Bears with implied locations and times lost in OCR.
Major League Clubs schedule shows New York Chicago and Brooklyn hosting games with Cincinnati at Boston and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Result fragments note Philadelphia and Chicago matches with unclear final outcomes. several lines contain garbled team names and scores, with partial references to ordinals and percentages.
A garbled note catalogs college track and field and baseball chatter. It references Princeton Yale Harvard Nassau Intercollegiate events, Gardner Tolley golf, Cobb Jackson Meusel and Hornsby in baseball talk, St Louis and New York figures, and a mix of players amid a noisy, patchy sports column.
Browns edge the Athletics to extend their winning streak to seven games. The matchup featured tight defense and clutch moments as Browns overcame early deficits to secure the narrow victory. The win solidifies Browns' hold on the streak and boosts team morale.
An OCR fragment describes locations on Broadway near Fifth Avenue and Warren Street. The legible items reference Apuloaion in belated savana Rorwks Prov Coserayy Broadway at lath St and Broadway Fifth Ave at Warren with unclear details.
The Shamrocks prepare for a Sandy Hook trial race event with plans and assignments for the day. Details mention crews, locations, and scheduled work as they gear up for the competition, with organizers outlining duties and readiness.
Five top batters across two bis leagues highlighted by SAS Fenn and Finer. Notable names include Wie, Weenie, Rowell, Pierre, and Malena among others showing standout hitting forms this season.
Din fatter secures a decisive win as the Dinwoorlie farm team defeats Teepliy Farm in a tense contest. Local officials tally the points while observers note standout performances from key players.
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