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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
8
Boston College prepares for a big 1920 season with Dave Shean expected to coach the nine at University Heights. Captain Billy Bond leads veterans as the squad trains on March 31 for a major Southern tour, first since before the war.
The graduate athletic board pursues Dave Shean for the Maroon and Gold nine coaching post as BC plans a Southern tour including games with Fordham, West Point, Johns Hopkins, Maryland State, Catholic University, Georgetown, Baltimore Orioles, and Navy. The 1920s roster features Urban, Fitzpatrick, Dempsey, Bond, Halligan, Cody, and Gallivan with strong pitching and catching depth.
Battling Reddy of New York meets Harry Kid Brown of Philadelphia in a 12 round main event set for New Year’s afternoon by the Commonwealth A A. Brown has appeared here three times with Joe Mooney and Charley Hergen, adding star appeal.
Multiple races for two and three year olds plus up were run at Oriental Park. Fleer won the first race with On High second and They Shall Not Pass third, followed by six more claiming events with top finishers including Akin Billie B and Fairy Light, and a noted disqualification in the fifth race for American Eagle.
The meeting featured six races for horses aged two and up. Winners included Sentry in race one, Walter Mack in race two, Pomerene in race three, Helen Atkin in race four, Buford in the Barbadoes Handicap, and Crystal Day in race six, with times ranging from 1:02 1-5 to 1:39 for the one mile.
Traff Hicks and Bob Clifford, two famed hockey players developed in the country, will play for the Harvard Club tomorrow night at the Ice Pavilion in Cambridge in a match with Princeton.
The Harvard Club fields veterans Hicks Clifford Percy and strong defense with Doty, Baldwin, and Wylde in a balanced lineup. If Princeton falls in tomorrow’s Pavilion clash at 8 15 p m Harvard fans foresee intercollegiate honors. Manager Bryant Woods plans practice and general skating after the match, likely ending by 9 o clock unless overtime occurs.
Somerville High School celebrated its ten grid champions and 22 lettered players at a banquet in the High School Auditorium. Speakers included Mayor Eldridge Superintendent Clark and coach Sylvester McLaughlin. Honorary guests included Captain Reardon and Captain-elect Warren Gilkey.
A humorous year end verse recalls Prohibition era themes as 1920 looms. References to the 18th Amendment, leap year ironies, social rituals, and sports hints anchor a sober look at changes, temperance and public life.
Boston Athletic Association members marked the 51st anniversary at Exeter street with a large gathering. The event featured vaudeville acts from Keith's troupe, a banquet, and a speech by President Babb thanking members for a successful year.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts will be held at the Hotel Tauraine next Tuesday afternoon. President Mrs. James P. Lewis of Waltham will preside and oversee the 1920 officer elections along with discussions of upcoming year matters.
Concord Massachusetts December 30. Manager Joseph H Dee of the Concord Council Knights of Columbus basketball team seeks away games on weekdays except Thursdays when home contests are in Town Hall. Contact by mail or phone. January schedule lists games against St Marks Dorchester Somerset Maynard Boston K of C Fitchburg K of C.
Billerica December 2 With the reopening of the Mitchell Military Boys School next Monday January 6 athletics will begin to boom Basketball ice hockey and track practice will start If snow falls there will be snowshoeing and skiing The outdoor winter sports are popular with the Mitchell boys and basketball usually takes a back seat before indoor play begins
Young Al Delmont of Newark, nephew of the local featherweight, is touring in town seeking bouts at 112 pounds. He has boxed in all-star tournaments in Jersey.
The Parker Club of Lexington formed a bowling team with Ernest Cutter as captain and James Maxner as manager. Other bowlers include Arthur Bourne George Hinchey John Kelley and Norman McIntosh. In their first match they defeated Dorchester Congregational Church Club 1316 to 1206.
Frankie Britt from East Boston defeated Dan McCormack in a three round bout. McCormack had earlier defeated Johnny Downes on a foul to advance.
Arthur Duffey comments on Harvard, Yale, and baseball as Natick parties celebrate past hoops tributes. Ed Barrow and Eddie Foster loom in Red Sox plans with Frazee and Barrow pursuing more deals. Candid notes on Yale Tad Jones return and Olympic tests at Franklin Field. boxing and wrestling promise regional draws.
The Roth Harper deal strengthens Boston as Barrow’s pitching staff gains depth and the infield a stronger second base. Harper, 23, joins a rotation with gains from Warper, Foster, Menoskey, and a retooled infield, while Roth moves to Washington amid cautious fan enthusiasm.
Toledo Scott High School football team heads to Everett Washington for a New Year’s Day game against Everett High School. The trip follows their season as club runners and distance champion Fred Fallers receives a Dorchester Club banquet. Local runners Aunar Ohman Le Roy Davis and McIvor to compete in Boston Marathon with Brussels trip ahead.
Phil Bloom and Harry Pierce meet in a 10 round lightweight bout at Crescent A C Lowell. Bloom boasts eight fights with Dundee Britton and others, while Pierce has faced many top lightweights and won or gone the distance. The card also features Kid Thomas versus Young Drew in the semi final and two six round preliminaries.
Arthur Irwin of Rochester International League signs Frank Gavaghan a 22 year old from East Boston as a promising infield prospect. Gavaghan played for East Boston High School Wood Island A C Fitton A C served at Fort Banks during the war and impressed scouts with the Shipping Board team. He is a right handed hitter and natural infielder who plays second and weighs about 160 pounds.
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