Pittsburg Eleven Defeats Stanford in East West Battle
The Pittsburg Panthers defeat Stanford in the second East West clash of the 1922 season. The game ends with Pittsburg in control as Californians fall behind in a decisive early lead.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1922
Page
21
The Pittsburg Panthers defeat Stanford in the second East West clash of the 1922 season. The game ends with Pittsburg in control as Californians fall behind in a decisive early lead.
A compilation of sports figures who died in 1922 from injuries or incidents across the United States and abroad. Entries include boxers, wrestlers, baseball players, jockeys, a sailor, a chess player, a horse trainer, a dog racer, a tennis player, and others with locations and dates from January to December.
Pitt's Panthers defeated Stanford 16 7 in a hard fought East-West game. Hewitt and Flanagan led Pitt with multiple carries to the Stanford 20 yard line, but Stanford held on downs and punted to safety. Stanford hazards included fumbles and a late drive to Pitt’s one yard line before Dennis crossed.
Report from New York notes a growing players union drawing attention from club owners. John McGraw and George Grant face calls to reveal motives behind organizing. Observers predict possible conflict if owners resist, with Cannon alleged to have recruited nearly all National League players.
Los Angeles light heavyweight George Kuhn cancelled a 19 round engagement with Harry Foley Sugar in New Orleans set for January. The move came after telegram threats from Louisiana boxing authorities that Kuhn would face a year suspension if he did not honor the New Orleans date.
Quote sketches a business figure who says golf helps him relax from work. The exchange hints at a shift from business stress to leisure sport as a coping rhythm. No additional context or names are provided.
Cecil Leitch, former British women’s champion, is under care for an arm injury and discusses her playing prospects. She recalls Ada Mackenzie and Miss Soper as standout Canadians, while Alex Stirling is praised as America’s finest shot maker. Leitch notes U S and Canadian courses are flatter and better kept but wind and undulations are less in England.
Siki sues French boxing chief Rosseau in Paris seeking annulment of a nine month disqualification and restoration of his light heavyweight title after a federation action Siki says was unfair for lack of due process and a chance to testify.
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