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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1921
Page
11
The Braves and Regulars played to a 2 to 2 tie after ten innings in Brewton as Umpires and officials prepared for a brace in Fenway. Stuffy was back in the lineup and anticipation grew for a mayoral lead in Boston town.
Chicago attorneys defending eight White Sox players in the 1919 World Series fixing case announce a new scandal involving men not named in the indictment. They claim winnings surpass $300,000 from the series.
Macomber survives final cut in Harvard baseball team and may excel as catcher as he did on the football squad. Veterans Blair and Jerry Murphy provide depth while Brocker, a former strong football lineman, aims to pitch varsity.
John Stuffy McInnis signed a peace accord with Red Sox owner Harry Frazee and will depart Friday to join the club in Baltimore. Pratt is also expected to secure his release from Michigan and join Stuffy before the opener. The infield unit now looks stronger as Boston nears a big league posture for 1921.
In a dual meet at Roxbury Boys' Club the Swastika Club of the Bostons defeated Roxbury 654 to 22. The Swastika won the relay. Team members were Bruner G Thackaberry B Thackaberry and Sinclair. Bruner took the 25 yard crawl and 100 yard events and placed third in the 50. Sinclair won the 50 yard dash and was runner up in the plunge and 100.
A 1921-era column portrays Harvard boxing as democratizing the college, with undergrads studying hard, earning letters, and wearing crimson on their noses. It jokes about old rivalries, praises hard-hitting sparring, and notes the sport reshaped campus culture and merit over blue blood.
Mayor D Burke, umpiring the exhibition, declares a holiday drawing about 2,896 residents in festive dress to watch Fred Mitchell’s team. Paul Johnson started on the hill for the regulars with Al Pierotti on the mound for the visitors. After a quiet game until the sixth, Gowdy opened with a long drive and Tony Boeckel hit a two run triple, setting up a tense finish as Braxton walked in the tying run in the ninth.
In Wichita Falls Texas on April 4 the Detroit Americans defeated the local team in an exhibition game. Batteries were Oldham Ayers and Wood for Detroit with Manion Anderson Bowman and Ischoff for Wichita Falls.
Box score snippets list teams such as York Americans Cleveland Americans and Cincinnati Nationals with player lineups including Quinn Ferguson Schang Ragby Petty O’Neill Creel Pond Hodge Kiepfer Barnes Brenton Wingo Burger Cody Smith and others across Birmingham Mobile and Muskogee area games in progress or completed.
At the North Rink Ernest McIntyre defeated Charley Miller of Boston in a 10 round middleweight bout. McIntyre substituted for DeLucca who balked at fighting. Johnny Brown of Newport defeated Connie Pierce of Hartford in another 10 round bout. Two other matches were held.
Max Williamson of Philadelphia loses to Abe Friedman of this city by a large margin in a one sided main event. The night also featured Frank Tillo of the North End edging Jack Thomas of Montreal in a close 10 round bout and other featherweight style scraps.
Two hundred Harvard track men assembled at Soldiers Field as Coach Bill Bingham outlined strict training with May 16 Yale meet in mind. Captains were named for events, with Derry Parmenter stressing regular meals and rest times. Trials for the spring trip start April 16, and graduates will assist in coaching.
In Holyoke Irish Jimmy Dwyer of Brooklyn defeats Al Girard of Boston when Girard’s corner stops the bout in the sixth round. Dwyer dominates with jabs, weights 124 to 121 pounds. Bobby Reimer stops Pete Mullen in the fourth, while Young Terry bests Sailor Gardner after Gardner substitutes for Tom Early. bout halted in the fourth.
In Montreal on April 4 Sergeant Ray Smith the American heavyweight took a slight brain concussion when he and Eddie Ricord of Montreal fell through the ropes in the second round. Ricord was unhurt and Smith could not continue. Earlier in the first round a loose corner post caused another fall.
Pete Herman former bantamweight champion stopped Johnny Solzberg in the seventh round of a 12 round match in Freeport New York. Solzberg was floored several times as the referee halted the bout.
Attorneys Benedict Short and Michael Ahearn urged bail cuts before Judge Charles A. McDonald. He reduced Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams Buck Weaver Swede Risberg Oscar Felsch Fred McMullin and Joe Jackson bail to 7500 each while denying any reduction for the gamblers. The lawyers warned a larger scandal would be revealed at trial and that the seven players would likely surrender soon. State's Attorney Crowe said extra time would be granted before extradition proceedings begin.
Hd Lewis of San Jose California defeated John Pesek of Ravenna Nebraska after one hour, thirty four minutes, and thirty two seconds with a bar and arm lock. The head lock was barred and Pesek pressed the champ early but Lewis’s greater weight and strength prevailed. The finish match with Stanislaus Zbyszko of Poland is planned for later this month with Irish relief funds at stake. Pesek pressed the pace and used a double wrist lock, nearly breaking the champion’s arm at one point.
Birmingham report says fans pelted the right field with cushions after Wheat’s two base hit caused a benching delay. Umpire Moriarty halted play as cushions struck him in the jaw and the game ended with New York leading 7 to 5.
Allentown Dundee knocked out Frankie Quill of Brockton in the third round in Fall River. Referee Jack Sheehan said the knockout was clean, though the crowd booed claiming the bout was fixed. Red Chapman beat Young Manly in the eight round semi final.
New York April 4 Benny Leonard lightweight champion will miss the Buffalo bout against Frankie Schoell due to a broken thumb suffered during training The fight is postponed to April 15 and will be staged in Buffalo New York
University of Vermont defeats Columbia University 8 to 5 in a spring game played in New York. Vermont offense drives in four runs in the first two innings while hold a steady lead amid late pressure from Columbia.
Clark Macomber and Wesley Brocker from Minnesota are cited as two Harvard football players who are battery candidates for Coach Jack Slattery's Crimson baseball team.
Guilford outlines a strong 1921 golf season with Evans Hagen Mitchell and Duncan among hopefuls. The piece anticipates Open title battles across Britain and America and notes Massachusetts amateur hopes with Francis Ouimier in play. A lively, crowded rival year is forecast.
The article previews the upcoming season with a strong international tilt in mind and Bay State hopes to field top players. Jesse Guilford, the Woodland World, is urged to join the American team for the British classic, with Wright Whittemore and F. Newton sailing April 30. Cyril Tolley faces stiff competition as more American entrants may arise from Massachusetts.
Perry Adair of Druid Hills Club Atlanta posted 73 for the first 18 holes of the 36 hole North and South Amateur qualifier at Pinehurst. He led by three strokes on the second course as Gardiner White and others posted 78 on the first round.
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