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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1922
Page
20
Pete Herman headlines mixed results as fans sour on exhibition bouts while Johnny Downes eyes retirement. Calza battles Gardini in a showdown with Londos looming, and Neary promotes Earl France against Johnny Clinton. Billy Mancott rises for future matchups as Shevlin Siegel draw big Boston Arena crowd.
New York’s Augie Ratner, once a long shot, becomes an even money favorite to face Jack Malone of St Paul in a Mechanics Building bout on May 4. Fans recall a controversial 10 round decision in which Malone won as Ratner’s power and resilience drew crowds and claims of a robbery.
Periodic dispatches report currency chaos and oddities from Europe and Asia. Values fluctuate in Austria Germany and Italy while Peking and New York markets show bizarre monetary antics.
Pennsylvania hosts a two day Relay Carnival on Friday and Saturday at Franklin Field with top teams and stars. Thompson of Dartmouth leads a elite hurdling field aiming to break the 15 second grass mark as Penn State, Cornell, Harvard and Navy challenge. Brender and Hoffman contend in the javelin while strong prep schools enter the interscholastic medley and a record two mile international looms.
Amateur boxers at the St Josephs T A 8 tournament next Friday night will be awarded shoes. President W H Cuddy announced the plan despite conflicting reports. Jack Kenney of Allston has offered to provide a pair of shoes to each winner. Kenney, a longtime supporter of amateur athletics and former prominent local runner, is a regular at local events.
The column lauds aging stars like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey as the old timers stage comebacks across sports. It notes Harvard’s spring base practice, Oxford-CCambridge lacrosse tours, and a Georgetown-Georgia Tech college game with five homers, highlighting major figures and brawny matchups.
A runner, after being forced by a grounder, is ruled safe at first when a quick return to the base prevents a tag. In separate notes, a question on the running broad jump record is posed with disputed figures and holders, citing Ne Gourdin as a former Harvard athlete.
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