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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
20
Stanislaus Zbyszko arrives in New York to pursue the world catch-as-catch-can wrestling title. He has returned from a continent torn by war and unrest, seeking a country where wrestling is profitable and politics do not intrude on sport.
Zbyszko recalls witnessing the Russian Empire collapse the Kerensky era and Bolshevik rise, narrowly escaping danger, and later returning to Poland before aiming to wrestle Joe Stecher. He trains at Bothner's gym, defeating Soldier Leavitt and Padoubney as he sheds fat and regains form for catch-as-catch-can competition.
A new candy named Muggsy debuts in East Boston boxes bought by schoolchildren. The treat bears the name of K O Muggsy the East Boston welterweight who is set to fight Young Kirby at the Fenway A A show in Mechanics Building on Saturday night March 6.
Cambridge Latin swims to a 36 to 26 victory over B C High in a YMCA tank event at Cambridge. McKever won the 20 yard and 40 yard dashes, Barrett led in the 100 and 200 yard swims, Eisenciem took the dive, Rafferd claimed the plunge, and the BC High relay won.
Armando Marsans the Cuban baseball player who fractured his leg with the New York Americans in 1917 says he is in excellent condition and ready to rejoin the Yankees. Marsans is on the reserve list of the local club as reported by Walter Pipp who has just returned from Cuba.
New York Feb 19 America will not send a polo team to the Olympic games. An invitation to compete in July at Ostend instead of Antwerp was received by the American Polo Association from the Belgian polo committee, but the association's executive committee declined. They cited lack of time to develop a team since the war.
English High School athletes scored a decisive 851-2 to 461-2 victory over Boston Latin in an intermediate and junior track meet at the English High drill hall. The Light and Dark Blue squad outperformed their greatest rival, keeping English High’s name in the headlines.
English High juniors and freshmen win most events led by Lester Braden with dash and standing broad jump titles. Latin trails 401 to 814 in points as Rogers wins the 600 yard dash and Morgan pushes hard in the sprint.
Middlesex School of Concord released the 1920 baseball schedule under Manager Thomas Nickerson Jr. Captain Alan Stewart Rogers leads the team with Wendell Phillips Raymond coaching. The slate includes 14 April–May games, mostly at Middlesex Grounds, with foes such as Concord High, Groton, St. Mark's, Noble and Greenough, Harvard freshmen, and Milton Academy.
A collage of sports and political gossip notes many figures like Babe Ruth insured for 150000 and Jimmie Wilde rising in boxing. The piece mocks promoters theatre and intercollegiate boxing while imagining odd political shifts and social ironies in a rapid-fire, period voice.
Race card at Havana features six events with purses from 600 to 800 dollars. Lithelic wins the first for three-year-olds and up, payment 1 20 2 5. Dillian G. and Ambassador Irr. also ran in a crowded card.
Race card lists four races with purses of 600 dollars and multiple entrants. First race features Luc ia May to Hatrack among others. second race includes Venetian Boy and King Tuscan. third race shows Major Fisk and Presumption. fourth race details incomplete entries for six furlongs and three year olds and up
Five horses including Yorkville and Ward are shown with top numbers in an unplaced listing for races at one mile and one mile plus. The sixth race offers a $600 purse for four year olds and up with six runners led by Buster Clark and Lucky Pearl amid a clear weather day.
At New Orleans the maiden two-year-olds race for a purse of 700, run over three and a half furlongs. Ben Valet led by Metcalfi with Fire Moor second and No Fool ing third. Alberta S., Humpy and Buddie Kean also ran.
Players will be coached to avoid rough play as the Boston All Stars meet the Dartmouth Club sextet at the Ice Pavilion Cambridge. Skilton and Donahue headline a roster featuring Downing, Synnott, Hutchinson, Murphy Povey and O Sullivan in a anticipated clash.
Keeling directs the lineup with Ray Mie Skilton and Leon Tuck in coverpoint roles for the battling teams. Skilton’s return boosts team strength and Pavilion support while he aims to prove his former peak form after illness. Irving Small, Bob Paisley, Johnny Murphy, Carl Holmes, and Red Synnott support the Stars with strong defense and offense in the evening matchup.
Fifteen men from the BU squad will receive their letters after a monthly athletic council vote chaired by Professor Harry Center. Six names were rejected. Letter recipients include Captain Eugene Yarrington, Manager John Babb Washburn, Gilpatrick, Jacobs, OCallahan, King, OHare, Davis, Walsh, Lathan, Vetriola, Hanlan and Crowley.
Racing card lists seven races for maidens and claimers at New Orleans with horses and weights. First to seventh races include horses like Josephine K, Miss Adrianne, Morning Kaea, She Devil, Tiger Rose, J. P. House, Arch Plotter, Subahadar, Green Mint, Toe the Mark, Sir Grafton, and many others. Conditions note apprentice allowance claimed, weather clear, track heavy.
Boston College battery candidates expect to be called out Monday. Coach White plans to drill his battery men in the recreation room of the Administration building. The new coach, a former Giants boxman, promises to teach twirling and the squad may train in larger surroundings this year.
Boston College prepares for the 1920 spring with Doc White likely to lead a mix of veterans and freshmen. Captain Luke Urban and Duff O Regan headline the catching corps as Jim Fitzpatrick handles pitching duties on a planned southern swing starting April 1 against Fordham in New York.
In his will Matthew Oscar Battling Nelson receives $225000 from his father who split the estate among five brothers. The elder Nelson kept Bat's funds in trust noting Bat earned most of the money and Hegewisch real estate investment funded the fortune.
New York February 19 The cost of baseball attendance rises as club owners set a new price scale upper grandstand lower grandstand boxes keep current rates but lower grandstand rises to 1.10 bleachers go to 56 and 7a cents with most outfield seats at the higher price Colonel Ruppert appointed to American league committee on telegraph wires alongside Thomas Shibe of Philadelphia
Con Flynn of Dorchester will manage the Boston College football squad for 1920. He was elected yesterday by the Maroon and Gold Student Council and has served as assistant football manager for two years.
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