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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
8
Conference heads met to discuss cases including Kinney and Shawkey. Shawkey faced suspension for a recent altercation in Boston. No reinstatement was decided as of the meeting.
June reports show several American players in amateur championship making a strong impression on British observers. Rob Ind Nelson Whitney stood out with a 72.50 score, while Gardner struggled with a poor ball, near the pin on a long drive at the 14th. The article also touches on wartime currency scales, noting postwar values and historical totals.
Felix Cirlot earned top honors in the four week M C A chess event by defeating Girard Levinsohn in the final. Levinsohn reached the finale by beating Frank T. Dillon, while Cirlot eliminated Edward Berger. Special Friday night matches will be held in the association game room to boost chess interest.
In a high scoring game the Pelicans beat the Chicks twelve to eight. Six doubles and three triples fueled the offense as Jupe Play shut down Lookouts and Volunteers. Leslie Mann hit a homer in the ninth with two on to beat Boston.
The city championship tennis event, under YMCA auspices, began this afternoon at Lyons Park with matches featuring Warren Roberts Lee Ollinger and 8 Acosta W Matthews. Remaining rounds list players by day including Horn Anderson Wakeford Perry Hodge Tuttle Thompson Purvis. Matthews to referee. late arrivals forfeit. The piece also notes a veteran traveler claims to have slept in about 8 000 beds over forty years.
NEW ORLEANS La June 27 Mobile Bears begin a three game set with the New Orleans Pelicans this afternoon and will stay through Friday. After a day’s rest the Bears travel to Mobile for two more games in the Gulf City weekend series.
Lipton’s Shamrock IV, a green challenger, showed surprising speed in a first trial on Long Island Sound under a canvas only rig. Designer Nicholson and skipper Burton express confidence as American sloops Vanitie and Resolute prepare to race for the defender title at Newport, R I.
Scattered games across Southern and National leagues with rain delays and postponed matches. Notable results include New Orleans and Memphis wins, Chicago and St. Louis matchups, and several city pairings in Georgia, Texas, and the Carolinas with multiple scores listed.
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