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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1922
Page
8
Harvard prepares to begin workouts at Soldier Field cage next week as undergraduates show growing interest in baseball and Jacko Conlon emerges as the leading figure for the program.
Prospects show a strong Harvard nine led by Jack Slattery with nine of last year’s letter winners. Eddie Goode returns as ace pitcher with Harland Russell, Erwin Gehrke, and Kenneth Hill in the mound corps. Infield features George Owen at first, Jack Conlon at short, Eddie Lincoln at third, and Bobby Emmons contending for second. Backstops include Jere Murphy and Ray Keegan with Leonard Larrabee as option. Outfield guards Leonard Hallock Covington Janin and Charlie Buell, plus Lew Gordon and Tom Carnegie competing. Schedule calls for about three games weekly starting April 8 versus Providence College at Soldier’s Field.
Banks of Detroit won his first game in the world championship match against Robert Stewart of Glasgow. Another game ended in a draw. The match stands Stewart 2 Banks 1 drawn 27.
American league moguls gather in Washington to discuss routine matters and schedule making with potential deals for an outfielder. The Colonels and Huggins seek a garden guardian until Ruth suspension ends and may pursue Veach Hooper or Strunk. If no deal, discussions on the draft prevail.
Yale’s intercollegiate champions travel to Boston for a dual meet against Tech at the Y tank. Captain Pratt Jelliffe Solley Pollard Gurnsey and Wood headline the Eli lineup along with Elip stars. Yale recently defeated Penn 32 21 and College of the City of New York 40 18 as part of a dominant season.
Watertown High School girls beat Winchester 38 to 22 in the Suburban Girls Basketball League. Patten led Watertown with 21 points, Murphy added 14, while Mathews scored 10 for Winchester. Referees were Miss Bowman and Miss Wilbur. Time was two 7 minute periods and two 8 minute periods.
Toledo reports Harry Greb of Pittsburgh has been matched to fight Bartley Madden of Philadelphia in a twelve round bout in Toledo on February 24.
Harvard Crimson basketball team leaves home for a week long training camp in Atlanta with morning and afternoon practice plus two matchups against Georgia Tech. Last season Harvard won 17 games and lost to Holy Cross and others including Georgia Tech and Yale. Coach J Conion aims to match Princeton and Yale by beating the invincible rivals again.
The column notes ongoing spring sports and quirky remarks about boxing wrestling and football. It mentions Zbyszko still champion, speaks of baseball spring training divided into three meals, UC's million dollar bowl for 1923, and peculiar notes on players and trades inclining toward base stealing and high salaries.
East Boston High swept field events and topped Trade and South Boston in a triangular meet at the South Boston gym. East Boston finished with 111 points to Trade 47 and South Boston 40. seniors led with wins in standing broad jump and shot put.
Tommy Fitzgerald, MIT junior, will travel south with the Braves for a pitching trial. George Washington Grant, back in Boston, announced manager Fred Mitchell’s new slab find. Fitzgerald from Lexington is a promising prospect and the second Tech student to leave school for baseball, following Al Kroog’s recent Tigers trial.
Yale defeated Wesleyan 46 to 7 at New Haven with Yale swimmers winning multiple events. Highlights include Wood and Guernsey leading distance efforts, Crane’s high scoring diving, and Yale’s 200-yard relay victory with Pratt Morgan Colgate and Stewart.
Heart disease caused the death of Alfonso Hewlett, the black boxer who died during a bout with Edward Boyer last Thursday night in Philadelphia. The coroner's jury returned the verdict today. Boyer was arrested on a manslaughter charge but released tonight. Hewlett boxed under the name Sailor Miller.
Lehigh University begins winter football practice under Professor Rosey Reiter head of physical education. About four students turnout for the first session in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on February 7.
In a Boston era box and mat scene recap Arthur Duffey notes that Zbyszko won both falls by rolling and asserts his superior skill and endurance. The piece also covers trainer changes for Jose Ray, shifting roles at the Illinois A. C. and praise for Behr, plus chatter on Eastern vs Western football and upcoming indoor championships with numerous local athletes named.
Chicago reports none of the 17 Western university athletic directors urged reform measures. They called for abolishing professional football, a national body to fight pro play, enforcing existing rules, and cleaning up practices to protect amateur college athletics.
Arlington and Malden meet in an Interscholastic Hockey League game at the Arena this afternoon. Malden leads Arlington in the standings with one win to spare, though several veterans have graduated or are out due to study. Donahue steps in at goal as Honey Lewin moves to O’Leary’s spot, shaping a tougher Malden defense against Hammond of Arlington.
The Technology one mile relay, credited with a top college time at Unicorn games, will face Princeton at Johns Hopkins Relay Carnival in Baltimore on February 2. Tech seeks to outpace Princeton sprinters to stay in line for the ICAAA indoor title in New York on March 11. The Tech quartet includes John Poole, Bill Smith, Bill Gurney, and captain Yard Chittick.
Sid Leslie of the New York A C has entered the Gaston 600 yards for the American Legion games at East Newton Street Armory on Washington's birthday. He runs for the Mercury Foot relay team and recently beat Jake Driscol at Newark and helped win a relay in Boston. The entry promises a tougher middle distance race.
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