Heydler Backs McGraw on Bush League Prices
National League president John Heydler endorses John McGraw's view that the $100,000 price for minor league players is over. He criticizes frenzied spending by major clubs and calls high prices a factor in star salary demands and the overall cost of the game.
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Heydler
John McGraw
New York
United News
John Heydler
National League
Willie Kamm
White Sox
English and Latin Clash With Hazard Freshmen Track Meet
English High and Boston Latin will face Hazard freshmen in a winter outdoor track triangular at Crimson outdoor board track on January 23. Last year the freshmen won the meet.
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English High
Boston Latin
Hazard
Crimson
Wrestler clashes and new faces draw fan interest
Wrestling talk runs hot as Calza and Gardini stalemate in rival circles. Gardini may meet Calza after a California win over Vladek. locals demand a public statement. New acts Lobmayer and Malcewicz excite fans with potential bouts against Zbyszko and Pendleton. Johnny Downes faces Gradwell while Brown and Baird plan a Portland card on Christmas Day.
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Calza
Gardini
California
Vladek
Newark
Henri Lobmayer
Wladek Zbyszko
Tuohey
Joe Malcewicz
Utica
N. Y
Charley Cutler
Caddock
Roller
Frieberg
Christensen
Nat Pendleton
Medford High Poised For Track Honors In 1923
Medford High officials expect a strong track season after recent indoor and outdoor state titles and runner up finishes. Key performers include Kelley the 6 yard dash record setter Moody high jumper and Captain Crooker in the shot put. The squad trains three times weekly and opens Jan 5 with interclass trials followed by a series of dual meets against Huntington Boston Y MBC Rindge Tech Lowell Newton and more.
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Medford
Newton
O'Donnell
Newton High
Greater Boston
Huntington School
Kelley
Fleet
Harold Moody
Moody
Moore
Ward “Rooker
Hormnell
Rissman
Hormell
Lawrence
Chase
Stewart
Tatton
Parshley
Howes
B. C. High
Rindge Tech
Brookline
Lowell
Mistletoe Time in Boston as Suburbs Roar
Neal O Hara notes Christmas bustle in Congress and retail ads while Boston suburbs show riot rumors and transit chaos. He mocks road crews and rail timetables, praising Boston transit despite jokes about delays. The piece lampoons commuters and seasonal hustle in 1922.
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Neal O’hara
House of Representatives
Congress
Mother Hennessey
Candy La Chance and Olympic uniform debates headlined sport notes
Frank Chance moves to California and Jimmy Burke is named Red Sox assistant manager. Wladek Zbyszko vs George Calza interest flares as boxing rumors swirl. Paris 1900s Olympic costumes prompt reforms. Alvin Kraenzlein era and Penn athletes recalled. S.R.O. at Boston Arena for Post Christmas Party. AAU tightens uniform rules. Jole Ray gains eligibility for indoor races after aid for wife and child expenses.
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Frank Chance
California
Jimmy Burke
Red Sox
Alvin Kraenzlein
University of Pennsylvania
Boston Arena
Dudley
Unclear Sports Debate On Blanche Marches Through Maine
In a dispute over George La Blanche the former middleweight who was reported dead in Maine some claim he died years ago while others say he is alive in Maine jail. It recounts Beverly Salem scores and debates over which is nearest to correct, then shifts to arguments about the greatest Catholic college eleven with Notre Dame and Boston College discussed and Connelly of Georgetown cited in a mile race against Jose Ray.
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Maine
George LaBlanche
Alfred
Lawrence
George Blais
George la Blanche
Blanche
Ta Blanche
Beverly-Salem
Beverly
Salem
Notre Dame
Oth
Pettiend
Newton to Form First Swimming Team in Years
Newton High plans a first swimming team in years with about forty to fifty candidates. Coach Darling of the Newton Y M A is training boys in a 60 foot tank as a schedule with Greater Boston teams is arranged. A capable dash swimmer from Brookline High natators may lead the squad.
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Newton High
Darling
Newton Y. M
Greater Boston
Brookline High Natators
Sears Seeks New England Welter Title Bout
Al Sears the Fast Boston welter seeks Eddie Shevlin for the New England welter title after a string of wins. If unavailable he would fight Willie Harmon, whom he regards as the next best in New England.
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al Sears
Boston
Noted Italian Walker Coming to Indoor Season
Ugo Frigerio, famed Italian walker and double Olympic champion at Antwerp 1920, will compete in the United States indoor season. The Amateur Athletic Union announced a schedule including Millrose on Jan 31, Boston on Feb 3, Metropolitan meet on Feb 5 in New York, and Newark on Feb 7. Frigerio set an Olympic record in the 3600 metre walk and is a protégé of Fernando, a heel and toe racing pioneer.
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New York
Ugo Frigerio
Antwerp
Amateur Athletic Union
Frigerio
Millrose A. C
Boston A. A
Metropolitan Association
Ile
Altiman Fernando
Notre Dame Adds Princeton Game to Next Season Schedule
Notre Dame announces inclusion of a Princeton game on October 29 in the upcoming football schedule. This adds a notable matchup to the Irish slate for the next season.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Princeton
Yale Opens Ice Season January thirteenth
Yale's hockey schedule announced by Hockey Association President George Wheeler. The Elis host the American School of Osteopathy January 13 in the first Eastern school osteopathy match. Other dates include Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn and Massachusetts Tech with games at New Haven and away.
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Conn
Yale
George Wheeler
The
Hockey Association
Elis
St. Louis
Hamilton College
Dartmouth
American School of Osteopathy
Harvard
New Flaven
Princeton
Mass. Tech
Pennsylvania
Mass. Aggies
Amheret College
Cambridge
Hockey Ace To Play For B A A Team Tonight
Jerry Geran makes his first Boston appearance since Paris as he centers the B A A against the Pittsburgh whirlwinds at the Arena.
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Hockey Ace
Jerry Geran
Boston
Paris
Arena
Pittsburg
Geran Shines In Paris As He Debuts For French Team
Geran emerged as hockey’s sensation in Paris scoring eight goals in eight games as a near world scoring record. Tonight he faces a Canadian bred outfit with Willard Rice and Jerry McCarthy supporting him and Paddy Sullivan challenging center ice. Pittsburg connections mark his Olympic past with Herb Drury and Bonney.
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Geran
Paris
Louis Reycroft
Willard Rice
Jerry McCarthy
Tunney to Fight in New Orleans After Christmas
Gene Tunney, former American light heavyweight champion, travels to New Orleans after Christmas to meet Chuck Wiggins on January 15. He recently knocked out Charlie Weinert and may face Tom Gibbons of St. Paul next.
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New York
United News
Gene Tunney
Teddie
New Orleans
Chuck Wiggins
Tunney
Charlie Weinert
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
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