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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
15
The Boston College Holy Cross football classic looms as a tight battle with BC slight favorite. Urban and Heaphy from BC receive All-America buzz, while Holy Cross hopes for another Harvard or Syracuse upset to boost the season.
Three Midwestern high school teams travel to New England for postseason intersectional games ending the season. Haverhill features the standout in the De Paul Academy vs St James High affair at the Stadium promising a sizzling battle.
Frank Gaffney the Post’s inter scholastic football editor will name the Post’s all scholastic gridiron team of 1920 in Monday’s Post. After careful study he selects a mythical eleven sure to interest football followers in New England. Be on the lookout for this big sporting feature Monday.
Nate Siegel earns title claim by stopping Young Kirby and faces a return bout with Shevlin. Tonight at Commonwealth Club Vincent Martin meets Harry Carlson. Andy Chaney arrives for fight with Irish Willie Green at Carlyle A C. Boston hosts two major matches next week including Frazzetti vs Valgar and Chaney vs Green, as local clubs push Boston's boxing prominence.
At the Commercial A. C. last night Joe Adams of Brockton defeated Joe Melanson of East Boston by knockout just before the final bell in a heavy hitting main event. Melanson faded in the ninth and a straight right in the 10th sealed the victory. Tony Viera beat Charley Shepard, while Johnny McCarthy outpointed Lee Gregory. Johnny Ford defeated Young Lavois in a six round bout.
Harvard claims six spots on J. P. Morgan's All-America team with top box office figures. The Crimson posted strong gate receipts, never losing a nickel on a pass and maintaining a $3 price point, while Dun and Bradstreet deem Harvard financially solid.
In Baltimore tonight Bob Roper defeated K O Samson in the first round. Samson was floored for nine counts a minute after the bout began and after a second knockdown his seconds tossed the towel into the ring.
Arthur Heizer and Charlie Joyce of Roxbury headlined the feature three round bout at theScenic Temple open amateur snow conducted by St Philip's A A. A crowded house watched eight bouts before 38 entrants trimmed to four finalists in 108 115 125 and 115 classes.
The United States Golf Association declared the Western Golf Association plan to become the national authority as unfortunate. secretary W D Vanderpool said golfers oppose dual bodies and multiple rule codes and favor a single world code. The USGA notes its efforts with England to clarify rules for easier interpretation and mentions a West amendment for four new executive representatives to be approved January 7.
Carlyle A C schedules 34 rounds for next Monday night featuring top featherweight clash Andy Chaney vs Willie Green in a 10 rounder. Dutch Reagan faces Freddie Madden for the Noddle Island title in another 10 rounds while Downey of Roxbury battles Young McGovern of Woburn in eight rounds. Nixie Searles of East Boston, the K O king, seeks a fresh opponent amid heavy demand.
Princeton expects four confirmed 1920 football games with Harvard in Cambridge on November 5 and Yale in New Haven on November 12. The schedule includes an Annapolis trip, a Chicago return on alternating years, and a likely October 22 clash. Colgate appears possible while West Virginia may be dropped. Swarthmore Washington and Lee or Maryland State remain unresolved.
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