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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
15
English observers debate why American golfers excel on greens noting varied putting styles among amateurs and pros. The piece praises American practice, contrasts stab and pendulum favors, and highlights notable putters like Travers, Travis, Sarazen, and Vardon.
Frankie Genaro will box December 15 at Mechanics Building in Boston with Col. Bob McKirdy confirming the bout against Terry Martin. Promoters in New York and New Jersey claimed Genaro would face Villa elsewhere, but contract agreements secure Genaro’s Boston appearance and a potential Villa matchup. Tex Rickard seeks a Garden title bout for Villa and the winner, with Bernstein ready to post for a title fight in Boston or New York.
Syracuse University announces a nine game 1923 football schedule featuring Nebraska Pittsburg Penn State Colgate Hobart McGill and three new opponents Springfield William and Mary and Pete Marquette. The team will travel twice to New York City and Lincoln Nebraska for the Thanksgiving game.
Dr. W. Cutie Spears, who led West Virginia University football to an undefeated season, will coach the Mountaineers again next year. The one year contract keeps Spears at Morgantown as he plans to practice medicine there and to remain a WVU figure amid strong alumni and faculty support.
Malden High's eleven, with a light lineup but stocky bruisers, hosts Waite High at Malden Field Saturday afternoon to bear the load in a key showdown.
Coach Jack Macdonald leads Malden to a hard fought game against the Midwesterners. Louis Weiner and Jim Halpin carried the defensive load, matching bigger opponents and keeping the score low. Weiner, on the Boston Post All Scholastic list, earned praise for speed, aggression, and game sense.
A new amateur hockey body named The Hockey Association of New England has been formed to aid teams and affiliate with the US Amateur Hockey Association and Amateur Athletic Union. Officers include President William F. Garcelow and Ralph Hornblower, with Alfred Winsor and Edward T. Bigelow on the executive committee. The Boston Hockey Club has organized and will join the US league.
The Laconia Winter Club of Laconia New Hampshire received sanction from the New England Skating Association to hold the annual New England skating championships on Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia on February 11. Negotiations are underway for state out of doors events in Vermont Maine and Massachusetts likely at Pittsfield or Springfield.
Charlie Fitzgerald, longtime Boston Latin School figure, crowned champion grid coach after Fred O Brien quit. Early 1922 results showed Latin rebounding with wins over Groton, Middlesex, Brockton High, and BC High, Fitchburg and others following, despite key losses. The season climaxed in a hard fought defense and the big English game highlighting Fitzgerald’s emerging system and leadership.
Attleboro, Dec. 5. Charles L. Matthews of Boston, former Harvard athlete, has not reported since Thanksgiving Day. He has been athletic coach and chemistry instructor at the high school since September, and Superintendent Lewis A. Wales said authorities have no information regarding his absence.
Manchester report notes former New Hampshire basketball captain Robert Perry has signed to coach Lowell Textile College in basketball for the upcoming season.
Pittsburg National club files claim for pitcher Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Indians after all American clubs waived on the veteran hurler.
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