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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
14
In Chicago last week football rulers debated radical rule changes including removing the game clock. Harvard backers like H C Coffin push 4 plays per period to speed play. Other items cover Boston Legion events, Harvard Yale hockey, Babe Ruth talks, and local college competitions in February.
First race features two year olds in maiden purse of 700 with Centimeter first at 25 to 1 and Time 0 56 as notable times. Second race for older claimers at six furlongs sees Goldvale and Bellringer in close finish with 1 14. Third race lists Bobby Allen leading with 110 and Siesta runner status. Rex handicap at one mile sees Courtship prevail over Fort Bliss and Piedra. Duels in subsequent races include Duke John Lus and Sir Grafton with fast times around 1 45.
Racing at New Orleans features six events with purses from 500 to 8000 dollars. Entries include Tohn S Reardon Silver Springs White Star Lands End Tenite Cointrean The Moor Omerk Fading Star in the first race and Breadman Who Cares Bally Bell Wendy Allivan Dominican in the second. Third race lists Pickwick American Ace Tacola Ticklish Arnold Marie Miller Charley Leydecker Mahony Twin Legotal Bucklaide Toe the Mark Also eligible Marmite. Fourth race Mardi Gras handicap lists Rancher Slippery Film Bolster Bondage Damask Sands of Pleasure Courtship Pictor War Mask creep Prospector Piedra Tailor Maid. Fifth race Foch purse fields include Ratcher War Mask Woodstone Fa Stone Night Wind Sans Peur Maoevre Docod Lazy Lou Sweeping Glance. Sixth race Argonne purse features Ceballio Ponerosa Secourgeman Water War Little String Indolence W H Buckner Sophie Gatewood Doctor Chiegler Gedling Philistine Handfull Sea Urchin Tit for Tat Also eligible Butcher Hill Triomphant Mary Lass Blue Thistle Weather track fast.
Grover Cleveland Alexander will not join the Cubs until shortly before the season opens as he has taken charge of the University of Illinois baseball team. He plans a two weeks trip south about March 1 to boost his wind and fitness for report to Mitchell.
The New York American Legion will send a star lineup to the Massachusetts Legion games at East Armory on Feb 23. Notables include Loren Murchison Tommy Lennon Billy Moore and Mike Devanney in Medley and sprint events plus eight relay matchups against Tech Harvard B A A Boston College Tufts and Worcester Poly.
The Mirror Lake course at Lake Placid hosts the international championships next week with top amateur skaters from the United States and Canada. entrants include Russell Wheeler, Harry Cody, W. Goodman, Roy McWhirter, Frerett McGowan, Jew traw, Joe More, Ed Horton, Russell Demaree, Leslie De La Mater, and Michael D Ambriz. Women’s international events debut under ISU sanction.
Boston University baseball manager Charlie Goodrich announces the April schedule. April 23 Lowell Textile at Lowell April 24 Bates at Boston April 27 Maine at Boston April 30 Springfield Y M C A at Springfield May 5 Springfield Y M C A at May 15 Rhode Island State at Kingston RI May 26 Boston College at Boston Training starts late February at Rhodes Gymnasium.
Jack Sharkey and Pat Moore have been matched for a 12 round bout in Portland Maine on February 23. Moore trains intensely to develop a powerful right palm slap.
With training camps near and getaway preparations finished, litigation blocks peace among Red Sox, and rumors from Chicago say more trouble looms over Harry Frazee as storm clouds gather.
A Boston suit by Joe Lannin against Frazee led to an injunction blocking sale of club stock. Rumors from Chicago say Ban Johnson may travel to Boston to press a franchise sale, with Johnson aiming to stage a new showdown amid bids for control and peace moves.
The Youngstown Boxing and Wrestling Commission barred Strangler Lewis of Chicago from appearing in contests after promoter Alex Thomas protested his failure to appear for a scheduled bout last week in Youngstown Ohio.
New Haven Conn Feb 16 Swimming records continue to tumble as Yale swimmers target new marks in the 50 and 100 yard sprints the distance plunge and the team relay. Dick Meagher Edwin Binney Bob Solley John Hincks Loren Thurston Milroy and Hincks head the likely record holders as they compete for fractions of a second.
Meagher dominates the intercollegiate season by repeatedly lowering the 75 yard distance plunge record at Carnegie Pool. Yale’s Guernsey and Thurston shift events amid rising swimmers Solley and Hincks while Yale’s relay hopes aim for a 1 40s record as Princeton looms.
J E Parkhurst established certified world records at Daytona Beach for the one two five mile and one kilometer distances. He ran the mile in 34.49 seconds at 103.1 mph, reclaiming the mark from Australia. His other times were two miles 1 12.65, five miles 3 02.32, and one kilometer 21.64 seconds.
Harvard figures advocate splitting the game into 40 plays per period and discarding the watch. The idea aims to reduce stall time and ties with a play based approach, citing Harvard Yale data and wartime context as support.
Jack Kearns said Dempsey would consider William Fox offer if Georges Carpentier signs with Fox. A prior offer of 550000 was rejected due to Carpentier's contract status. Dempsey could train for a July 4 bout or within 60 days if needed.
A push to allow amateur baseball and other sports on Sundays from 2 to 6 pm received strong backing from the Moral and Social Welfare Committee of the State Federation of Congregational Churches at the State House. The Legal Affairs Committee was presided over as it heard the proposal, signaling broad church and civic interest in the measure.
William W. Patten reported that six of eight committee members favor a report urging the state convention to back legislation authorizing amateur Sunday sports with local rules. Bills focus on afternoon play without fees and potential travel expense provisions for visiting athletes. Opposed by Francis W. Holden who argues against professional and Sunday commercialism. He warned church attendance could drop and urged a referendum if needed.
Detroit club reports most regular players have accepted the proposed contracts before February. Five players remain unsigned and none is known to object to the terms.
A humorous note from a California game hints that pitcher Sammy Beer may need to change his name due to prohibition law, with talk of removing the word from dictionaries as well.
Umpires must decide instantly on close plays without time to reconsider. The article recalls a bush league incident where a squeeze bunt led a runner to score before a fielder could complete a throw, and the umpire ruled the run counts. The piece argues judgment must prevail at the moment of contact.
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