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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1920
Page
2
Cleveland Athletics suffer a brutal blow as star player Mannion suffers a fractured skull after a collision at bat in the fifth inning. New York lead the game 4 to 1 as the crowd witnesses a costly accident.
Toston Aug 16 reports first round action at the national doubles championship on Chestnut Fill courts. Several leaders upset as matches wrap with several defaults and substitutions noted. remaining games and second round set for tomorrow due to a void and player replacements.
Whitted lined a single in the sixth to drive in the runner that gave Pittsburgh a 3 2 victory over St Louis. Adams held the mound until the seventh as the Pirates surged with a fourth inning rally and defensive plays.
The Railroad Terminal MCA league opened with Shop Nine defeating Treasury 8 to 2 at Terminal field on a windy day before about 2000 spectators. Moran led the Shops with a triple, a double, and a single, while Griffith’s lone hit accounted for Treasury’s only run. Hilton and Pries held the opposition to seven scattered hits as Shop Nine struck in every inning except the second.
Federal agents visited John J McGraw at his home seeking confirmation of a liquor purchase alleged to have been made at the Lambs club. McGraw, recovering from a head injury, refused to be interviewed. Actor Slavin’s skull fracture worsened prompting delay in presenting the case to the grand jury. Additional interviews with McGraw were planned to probe liquor allegations against the Lambs.
Tennis preview outlines top contenders for the national singles title at Forest Hills including Tilden Johnston Williams and Lindsley with younger stars like Harte and Roberts. The piece discusses qualities beyond pure strokes such as consistency headwork grit and nerve as keys to champions.
Y Chapman headlines a strong American team at the Olympiad with 46 points. The pentathlon produced varied results led by Lehtonen of Finland and Gendre of the United States among a field including Sweden and Norway. Other events report distances, times, and captions from multiple athletes with no clear single winner.
The Davis Cup, a symbol of tennis’s top honors, has traveled across continents. Over twenty years in competition it logged more than 36 000 miles, and the United States aims to add thousands more by bringing the trophy back home.
The Professional Golfers Association announces a five day tourney at Flossmore starting tomorrow with 32 players. Notables include Jim Barnes defending his title and entrants Hutchinson Roseman Clarkson and Rotheringham.
Standings show the leading clubs with records and paces for the pennant chase. Yesterday scores include Cleveland 4 New York 3 and Boston 6 Detroit 4, with today listed as five games on the slate and several city matchups such as St Louis at Washington and New York at Philadelphia weather permitting.
Preliminary preparations for the public schools reopening are underway as Stephen E. Kramer returns from vacation to address administration issues before Superintendent Falcon arrives. Plans to shorten class hours are considered to ease crowding and cut costs, with officials seeking to avoid harder options like paper shortages, while discussing promotions and transfers.
A squall swept a party including Mexican chargé d affaires Senor Martinez and Bolivian secretary Jorge Valdes with his wife off the Drushi coast. They were separated, climbed a raft, and were rescued by volunteers. Senor Valdes received medical care afterward.
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