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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1922
Page
17
Red Chapman of Boston defeats Charley Beecher of New York in a ten round bout at the Mechanics building. Attendance about 6600. The card also features Downes defeating Gradwell and Gustin beating Reagan in strong showings.
Twenty two Pennsylvania State College football players left State College for a 3000 mile journey to Pasadena to meet the University of Southern California on New Year’s Day in the Carnival of Roses. Coach Bezdek and staff accompany the party. The trip includes stops in Chicago Albuquerque Williams Grand Canyon and ends with the Pasadena game. Return trip planned via El Paso Kansas City and Chicago arriving Jan. 7.
John Montgomery Ward, famed no hit pitcher, pitched a shutout as counsel for John J. McGraw. He moved to dismiss a $30,000 damage suit by Mary A. Butterfield over a 1917 auto accident. Judge Tierney dismissed the suit, praising Ward as a golfer and lawyer.
In St Louis on December 19 the board of public service announced Mrs Malley’s bid was accepted for 1923 privileges to retrieve lost golf balls. Matt C Malley employs boys to search. found balls are returned immediately, while unreturned balls are bought for five cents each, repainted, and sold for 10 to 40 cents.
Hugh McQuillan Giants pitcher in the last world series alleges injuries from an October 26 automobile crash that may permanently cripple his pitching arm. He sues Mildred Taylor for 50000 damages in Queens County Supreme Court, claiming her carelessness caused the accident and that his wife also remains injured.
Harvard Club of Boston hosts a large celebration for the Crimson football squad. Percy Haughton and Bob Fisher speak on football, system, and moral code while Captain Buell and Hubbard address the crowd. Gold footballs are presented to players and coaches amid a reel of Yale game highlights.
The Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club announces a six-race series between American and British six metre yachts for the Seawanhaka challenge cup to be sailed in August in British waters on the Clyde River Scotland. The 1922 holder Coila defeated Sakie to take the cup overseas for the first time in 27 years.
The Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants will play 19 exhibition games on a spring training tour before the major league season. The opener is March 17 in San Antonio with a March 18 rematch, ending April 14 and 15 at the Polo Grounds in New York. White Sox train at Seguin Texas with a full itinerary through Texas Mississippi and Tennessee and final games in New York.
Rumor says Herb Pennock may join the Ruppert forces as the Yankees seek a championship club. With Miller Huggins managing winter trades, the veteran Boston southpaw could be drafted from the Red Sox roster alongside notables like Bush Hoyt Mays Jones Ruth Schang Scott for New York.
George Calza Italian heavyweight wrestling champion toppled veteran Fred Pilekoff in Springfield in two straight falls. The first fall ended in 34 minutes with a double arm lock, the second in 10 minutes 35 seconds with a flying mare and head chancery.
In Portland Maine tonight Bill Kid Dubie of Brunswick stopped Jack Conley in three rounds in a scheduled six round middleweight bout. The fight had been a Maine title contention topic for weeks with strong boxing interest.
Eight of nine opponents for the 1923 Army football schedule are named with dates or locations uncertain for the Army Navy game and Notre Dame matchup. Open dates include November 10 and November 17 against Bethany WV.
New York Giants outfielder Davy Robertson has been released unconditionally, announced by James Tierney secretary for the team. Robertson, used mainly as a pinch hitter, will manage the Richmond team in the Virginia league next year.
In Gotham talks turn to trading Norman McMillan, a fringe Yanks third baseman, for Pennock to shore up pitching. Huggins seeks to prune a top heavy payroll and surplus reserves while the Red Sox face infield gaps. Boston would gain a reliable hurler at the cost of a versatile infielder, risking fan unrest and a shaky start to 1923.
Paul Doyle of New York defeated Soldier Bartfield of Brooklyn by judges decision after ten rounds. Doyle weighed 142 pounds. Bartfield's weight not stated.
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