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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
6
Cleveland edged Detroit 11-10 in a game that stretched over three hours. Both teams used five pitchers and offenses surged with eighteen hits and six walks in the decisive eighth inning amid a melee at the plate.
Detroit Tigers overcome Cleveland 10 to 11 in a tense game with Veach Speaker and Wambsganss delivering key hits. Cleveland’s pitchers Bauer and Caldwell offered heavy resistance, while Detroit’s Caldwell earned the win. Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 3 to 2 as Foster's ninth inning walk and Menosky’s run-scoring single sealed the victory.
National League results include Brooklyn over Boston 1 to 0 and Philadelphia 3 over New York 0. Chicago defeated St. Louis 10 to 3, with Detroit 11 Cleveland 10 and New York 2 Boston 3 in the American League. Washington 8 Philadelphia 5. Rain and fog affected Louisville Chicago. American Association games: St Paul 7 Kansas City, Toledo Louisville rain, Columbus Indianapolis rain, Minneapolis Milwaukee rain. Western League results: St Joseph 7 Oklahoma City 5, Sioux City Joplin 4, Omaha 2 Tulsa 1, Des Moines 11 Wichita 14.
A heavy fog at Comiskey Park forced the St. Louis vs Chicago game to be called in the last half of the third inning with Chicago leading 1 0. Separate report from Philadelphia details Washington 10 Philadelphia 5 as Zachary allows 8 runs.
Madison Dakota league team opens baseball season in Quincy next Saturday and Sunday at League park against the Gems. Hagar likely pitches Saturday with Jim Cullop slated for Sunday as Works pursues the pennant. Other listed players include Fitzgeralds Strange Kelleher Slattery Smith If Henke Neighbors Wolf.
St Louis won ten to three over Chicago, driving three pitchers from the box. Sherdell hit the first ball pitched by Newkirk for a home run in the seventh. Three-base hits by Fournier and McHenry highlighted the game, with Schupp earning the win and Gaw taking the loss.
Franklin thrashed Webster 30 to 8 in Junior Baseball League play on the athletic field Tuesday afternoon. Franklin had bases loaded several times as heavy hits drove runners home. Umpire was Joe Menke. Webster lineup included Arrowsmith Creed and others, Franklin featured Zosettle Harroz and Ramsey among the scorers.
Manager Tom Lenane of the Quincy Gems and President Wiles will attend a meeting in the Pace hotel at Macomb Thursday evening to discuss organizing a new semi pro baseball league. Cities so
Report lists Ma comb Canton Monmouth Quincy Hannibal and Galesburg as favorable to inclusion in a regional plan. Officials indicate broad support across multiple communities, though exact terms and criteria remain under discussion.
The schedule lists Pictures Today at multiple venues: Orpheum with Third Generation and three acts of vaudeville. Bijou featuring Clara Kimball Young in Trilby and Fan Tan Girls in Oh What a Night. Belance with Hope Hampton in A Modern Salome. Star with Norma Talmadge in She Loves and Lies. Gem with Polly Moran and Ben Turpin in Taming Target Center. Savoy with Shirley Mason in The Winsome Girl. Family Theater with Hedda Nova in The Spitfire of Neville and Chester Conk in Her Private Husband. Princes Theater presents Mary Pickford in (truncated).
British reports say an Imperial Bank of India would fuse the Bank of Bengal Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay with total capital of 66,250,909 rupees and reserves of 37,590,000 rupees. Ruth Roland stars in The Adventures of Ruth, Harry Meyers and June Keith in a western melody at the Quincy Theater with Sab Pétard in a comedy.
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