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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
18
A collage of sports reflections notes Babe Ruth contract talk and a turning year in football. It jokes about college coaching payoffs, alludes to Walter Camp and All America timing, and hints at New York World Series longevity while touching on tennis figures and national defense contrasts.
Golf legend Harry Vardon may return to the United States for the next Open Championship at Skokie. Word also hints that J H Braid or Abe Mitchell and Ted Ray could join him, reviving British presence after past seasons featuring Vardon and Ray.
Lafayette with three foreign players and Springfield College with four claim international status, but American International College tops with thirteen foreign nationalities on its varsity squad. Represented nations include Austria Poland Palestine Jamaica Armenia Greece Italy Brazil Albania Denmark and more.
Newell W Banks of New York sails on the Aquitania for Glasgow to challenge Robert Stewart of Scotland for the world checker championship in a forty game match starting December 31. Banks trained a month on strict diet and nerve-building walks with coach A J Heffner, aiming to break the blindfolded checker and chess records as well.
Harrington a Beverly High lineman plans to enter Harvard after completing high school. He has one more year at Beverly and may become captain. He rose to prominence three years ago against Salem and is rated a top wing player in the region.
Japanese tennis star Ichiya Kumagae said he will sail on the A Q U I T A N I A for Europe then return to Japan for the 1923 season. He plans to wed a Japanese bride and will not be in the United States in 1922 while Zenso Shimitsu brings several promising youngsters to American courts.
The Harvard football team and coaches were feted at an informal dinner at the Algonquin Club last night to celebrate their victory over Yale. Hosts included prominent graduates connected with Cambridge football activities.
A Cambridge dinner featured Fred Stone performing gun tricks as guest of honor. Harvard football prospects were praised for their potential, with Yale game highlights shown by Coach Bob Fisher and comments from captains Keith Kane and Charlie Buell. Sid Curtis and graduates presented gifts to coach Fisher as part of the evening.
Boxing fans expect knockouts as Bobby Michaels, the quick puncher, headlines Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Michaels, noted for rapid finishes, aims to add another KO to his record after observing Red Cap Wilson stop Johny Murray in one round ten weeks prior.
Twenty five candidates reported for the Colgate hockey team initial practice in Hamilton New York. Captain Gormley Gygh Townsend Pearsall Childs and Sandford expected to return. Beardsley Macavern and Whitney shown as promising underclass players. Schedule includes Cornell Hamilton Army Columbia and Buffalo with Lt Col James Ballantine supervising.
Williams College announces a two day winter carnival on February 3 and 4 with six colleges invited including Dartmouth Amherst Colgate Middlebury Vermont and McGill. Events feature snowshoeting skiing and a professional exhibition.
Wallie Trumbull who coaches Harvard football tackles notes major departures. Captain Keith Kane and Charlie Tierney will not return to college next fall. Wynant Hubbard, star of 1920, also decides not to come back to Cambridge.
Charlie Eastman, a six foot two hundred pounder from Nebraska, joins Harvard football as a powerful addition. The heavyweight wrestler has gained 25 pounds since entering Harvard and will be eligible to play next fall after transfer from the University of Nebraska following wartime service and brief ineligibility.
Roy Moore's manager Leo Flynn accuses Edie Mack and Abe Friedman of bad sportsmanship after Moore won a ten round decision over Friedman in Worcester Massachusetts. Flynn recalls Moore also defeated Friedman in Rochester New York and says Moore is ready for a rematch in Boston.
Top amateurs compete tonight at the B A A gymnasium with notable boxers in the 108 5 125 19 and 158 pound divisions. Entrants include George Delano Harry Brown Matty Cordes Eddie O Dowd Jack Kelly Ted Blodgett John Morello Angy Sardello Eddie Williams and Shane Brennan among others from Boston Roxbury Lynn East Boston Dorchester Medford and surrounding areas.
Middlesex School announces its 1922 baseball schedule with a game against Huntington School of Boston set for April 11 on Middlesex diamond in North Concord. The arrangement follows the team’s planning for the upcoming season.
Marty Killilea received the full purse of 37 500 for Johnny Wilson in the Wilson Downey bout in Jersey City. Tex Rickard handed over the check and signed Wilson for a Madison Square Garden bout likely against Harry Greb. Wilson guaranteed 40 000 with 45 percent of the gross gate and is open to any logical contender.
The Suburban league released its season schedule with 12 games per team. Dates show matchups among Natick Brockton Wellesley Watertown Winthrop Winchester Chelsea and Chelsea through March. Afternoon games predominant across the list.
Sudbury Wolves coach Jerry Laflamme a renowned Canadian hockey figure and dentist, is hired to polish the team for a game against Pere Marquette. Red Synnott recruits Izzy Zarakov as a key addition, with Knights' manager aiming to sign Paul O Sullivan and Leon Tuck for future games.
Chicago sailor Friedman faces Philadelphia welterweight Lew Tendler in a fourth meeting in New York. Friedman asserts he outpointed Tendler in their prior encounter, though opinions vary as Philadelphia crowds dispute judging.
Somerville High announces Leo Fermoyle will lead the 1922 squad as wing, with Captain Dan Keller at end. The team featured strong wing protection all season as letter recipients were honored yesterday.
Arthur Duffey notes Jake Schaefer dazzling crowds in exhibitions with French champ Roger Conti, suggesting he echoes Willie Hoppe’s famed shots and may have a long cue career ahead. The piece also surveys Babe Ruth’s ban, Landis’ stance, and other sports tidbits from boxing to college football and wrestling.
Letter discusses Edna the Yale amateur boxer allegedly offered a large purse to fight Carpentier or another major foe, plus claims about Eagan’s real standing and a $50 000 offer. It covers Babe Ruth home runs, a Davis no hit game for Boston clubs in 1914, and Stanislaus Zbyszko’s age of about 44.
The Suburban League hosts its annual banquet for athletes earning letters in baseball or football during the past year at the City Club on Saturday night. Mayor Quinn of Cambridge is expected to present Cambridge Latin with the baseball championship trophy and Newton High with the football cup. Organizers aim to have Tack Hardwick address the attendees.
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