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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1922
Page
12
A 1922 column satirically surveys Yankee stars and salaries. Ruth commands 500 dollars for a fair ball, Mays 200 for a near miss, with jokes about umpires and season dates. It notes training ends April 11 and the White Sox prepare for open-air battles at the Polo Grounds.
Jimmy and Tom Henigan of Medford enter the Boston marathon on April 19. The brothers expect a strong showing, with Jimmy having prior marathon experience though finish-strain has hampered him before. Their entries help push total entrants to 36 as they train for the long race.
New York April 7 Morvich the three year old sensation of the American turf ran a half mile at Jamaica track in 47 4 5 with a heavy exercise boy aboard.
Henry Topping of Greenwich and F K Robeson of Rochester, former title holders, reach the North and South amateur final after rain interrupted rounds. Robeson beat Donald Parson and W C Fownes Jr. to reach the final. Topping defeated F L Scofield and Mike Thomas to advance.
Malden High schedules a season opener at the Malden High field this afternoon. Coach Jack Macdonald brings a small veteran core and a wave of promising newcomers. Batting order features Hamilton at short, Sullivan in center, Connolly at third, and others vying for spots including Donahue and Mayo or Daly will start on the mound.
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns arrived in New York from the Pacific coast for a brief rest before sailing to Europe aboard the Aquitania on Tuesday.
The champion leaves New York with no definite pro matches and vague plans. He wants to meet strong European opposition, including Carpentier Beckett Wells, or others, if the purse is right. Dempsey is open to Wills at home but favors Europe for a mixed match, with Kearns arranging an elastic schedule to London Paris and beyond.
The opening game at Milton Academy diamond pits Milton Academy against Boston Latin with half of each 1921 squad returning. Miltons Nash leads a seasoned battery while Latin relies on Harris the pitcher and Condon the catcher with Andrews ready to relieve if needed. Other Latin infielders Elton Donaghy and Harkins and outfielders Henry Rossman Panico and Kyle are listed as players.
Providence promotes a big turnout for the Joe Lynch versus Terry Martin clash at the Bos ton Arena next Tuesday with 2000 tickets sold and 500 more requested. The card also features Donahue McAfee eight rounds Paulson Amato White eight rounds Nee Lavinge eight rounds.
Bridgeport Eastern League team will face the New York Giants second squad in an exhibition game this Sunday at home.
Cambridge University is favored to win the international four mile relay at the Queens Grounds London this afternoon. Strong competition from other universities is expected as teams prepare for the race.
Cambridge varsity relies on Stallard Tatham Seagrove and Mountain to win the first English four mile relay. Stallard anchors with a 4 minutes 14 3 4 seconds mile record. Pennsylvania led by Captain Larry Brown Layman Kerr Herr and Donald McLane will chase Cambridge with Don Head out due to septic poisoning. Oxford fields Miligan and Wheatley in a near untested lineup.
The program lists seven races at Bowie Track with maidens and claiming events. Winners include Kewpley in race one, Lady Girl in race two, The Lamb in race three, Fixeuse Me in race four, Vane in race five, M. Fontaine in race six, and Our Teller in the seventh. Margins show payouts and times, with several horses also noted as running.
More than 50 entries have been received for the annual Cathedral YMCA road race to be run over the regular Cathedral course this afternoon with a 2 30 starting time.
Jimmy Henigan of Medford enters with a 6 30 handicap and aims to beat his course record of 60 7 set in 1917. Tom Henigan, his brother, carries 2 15 back and is favored to challenge. Also racing LeRoy Davis and William Mahoney of Dorchester Club, Tom Lilley, Sam Sullivan of Dover, N H, Anastas Sturgis and other local notables.
St. John's Prep golf manager Hubert Connolly lists four away matches starting April 28 against Newton High. Additional dates include May 22 vs Boston English, May 29 at Xavier, and June 10 at St. Mark's School with a possible May or June game vs Boston Latin.
St Louis fans fret as pennant races near start with star pitchers Willie Doak of the Cards and Dixie Davis of the Browns reported to be laid up with sore arms.
Captain Bob Roper and Fred Fulton, heavyweights, will meet in a 12 round bout in Denver on April 3. The match headlines a boxing card scheduled for the city.
Boston College star southpaw pitcher Harry Mullowney is sidelined by a sore arm and will miss the April 10 season opener against Middlebury. Rest has not improved the condition, and he may be out for one to two weeks more.
Coach Henriksen plans a shifting pitching corps for next week's schedule against Middlebury Northeastern and the Hartford club of the Western league at Hartford. Mullowney eyes first real start against Clyde Engle's Vermont nine on April 19 as Ed Phillips misses the opener with a cold.
Concord High and Witchburg High plan a field day in Fitchburg on Saturday afternoon May 20. The double bill features a boys dual track meet and the annual baseball game, drawing strong local interest and crowd support for Concord teams.
Johnny Eirtle of St. Paul has agreed to meet bantamweight champion Johnny Buff in a 10 round no-decision bout in Detroit on April 18. Eirtle will weigh 118 pounds by 3 pm on fight day. Buff is expected to sign within 48 hours.
The Middlesex Interscholastic Baseball League opens Saturday afternoon April 29 with four games. Lexington High, last year's champion, meets Reading High in Lexington while Belmont High plays at Toncham.
DUFFEY notes Cambridge’s light blue quartet Stallard Tatham Seagrove Mountian to face Oxford Milligan Brux ner Wheatley Hewetson and Pennsylvania Brown Kerr Herr McLane in London. Contenders from Cambridge and Oxford praised, with hope for a Cambridge victory over Oxford and Pennsylvania.
Somerville High's nine will play a 10 15 a m practice game against Ball Squad A C this morning. Coach Dutch Ayer is optimistic about prospects this year and veteran players promise pace in the Suburban league race. Batting order lists McGuire, McFayden, Crandall, Campbell, Simpson, Roberts, Currier, Sprague, Stroebeck.
Pirates rookie pitcher Lyle Bigbee and brother of Car son Bigbee has been sent to the Milwaukee Club of the American Association for the season.
Cleveland manager Tris Speaker foresees a rough start as Steve O'Neill, a catching star, suffers a badly split right hand from a foul tip and will miss the opening week of the season. The setback raises concerns about the lineup and strength behind the plate.
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