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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1920
Page
9
Harvard's crack hockey team meets Yale's strongest seven in a Philadelphia Ice Palace game at 8 P M tonight. It kicks off a three game series to decide which Crimson or Blue team holds ice supremacy.
When the Boston and Cleveland clubs of the American league meet there is good natured bantering due to six former Boston players on Cleveland. Sam Jones, a former Cleveland player, plays for Boston and when he is right he is worth several others in the game.
Harvard edged Yale 5 4 in the Cambridge Ice Pavilion in the series opener. If Harvard repeats tonight the series ends in Harvard’s favor. Yale faces seven man hockey in Philadelphia next week with both teams adjusting to new rink conditions and lineups.
Three notable fights plus a near miss with Sol dier Harrison highlighted last night’s program at the Commercial A C. Vincent Martin vs Joe Janson ended in a draw after a ferocious 10 rounds with both men delivering sharp blows and a suspected broken hand from a wild swing. Sam Bell lost to Nap Lajoie after 10 hard rounds in another 10-rounder. Flash Rogers defeated Johnnie Marto in six rounds. Greek Alger stopped Soldier Carrison in four rounds. Harry Kid Zbrown, medical student, set to meet Ralph Brady at Lynn on Monday afternoon February 2.
Ruth Smit of Morningside Athletic Club New York won the national junior 100 yard swimming championship for women at the Cleveland Athletic Club with a time of 1 minute 10 seconds. Her twin Eleanor Smith, also of Morningside, finished second and Margaret Woodbridge of the Detroit Athletic Club was third. Seven swimmers started.
Paris boxing card saw K O Laughtlin beat Paul Brevices in the fourth round of a scheduled bout tonight.
East Boston High dominated the Hast Armory four corner meet with 61 points, South Boston 33, Hyde Park 22, and Brighton 14. Fred O Brien’s East Boston squad secured top places across multiple events led by wins in the sub junior to senior races and the 600 and 1000 yard dashes, shaping a close battle for second between South Boston and Hyde Park.
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of James Russell Lowell born February 22 1819. The piece recalls his pseudonym Hosea Liglow and the Biglow Papers anti slavery stance. Readers revisit The Courtin The Vision of Sir Launfal Commemoration Ode and Columbus with notes on Dante essay among his prose.
Captain Denny O Connell Joe Mc Carthy Bill Goodwin and Algie Doug lass depart for New York to meet Yale relay team at the New York A C games tonight. Harvard relays have won the B A A games. K T Doherty travels as alternate while manager John Keane stays in college infirmary with the flu.
Everett McGowan of St Pauls won the three mile senior final to take the international ice championship with 120 points. Joe Moore of Lake Placid was second with 100, Edmun Horton of Saranac Lake third with 70. Jewtraw of Lake Placid, Masters amateur champion, scored 60. Rose Johnson of Chicago won the first women’s international skating title with 110 points, Esmeralda Dunlap of Chicago was second with 70.
Boston Elevated Railway reports January cost of service 2 769 118.39 dollars with receipts 2 868 841.30 dollars. Net gain 99 727.91 dollars. Revenue passengers carried 28 467 646. Receipts per revenue passenger 10.078 cents. Cost per revenue passenger 9.727 cents.
Daniel C. Roper, U S commissioner of internal revenue, told the ninth annual convention of the National Retail Dry Goods Association that tax policy hinges on public and official cooperation. He argued that paying war debts now or later depends on whether future generations gain lasting benefits from the war and warned that if only temporary relief is found, high taxes should be used to settle debt and prepare for another conflict.
The court issued a second warning on removing ice or covering sidewalks with sand or ashes. Landlords on Tremont Street were fined for icy sidewalks. In Back Bay, Patrolman Carey and Sergeant Murphy led cases against two men and a woman for not clearing snow. Defendants included William Copeland, Mrs Rachel Ehrin, and Lonville V. Niles with fines of 1 to 2 dollars for icy sidewalks on multiple properties.
Two year old maiden fillies race at Campville track, Auntie May ridden by Kelsey led from start to finish, Morning Face placed second, Miss Adrianne third, with Time 0 43. Other runners Hazel W Josephine K Charlotte C Klahoma and Fading Star among those in the field. Second race saw Verity win at six furlongs for four year olds claiming 600 purse, Grumbling Inn second and Mack Garner third, with Time 1 18. Third race featured Bonstelle prevailing over The Lamb and Sir Gratton in six furlongs, Time 1 17 5, with Maiden Water and others in the frame. Fourth race six furlongs saw The Lamb win, over oe the Mark and Sir Gratton, Time 1 17 1 5. Fifth race at one mile 70 yards won by War Mask with Jiffy second and Frank Monroe third, Time 1 48 4 5. Sixth race 13 16 miles led by Grumpy over Ornery and Caballo, Time 2 05 1 6. Seventh race 14 16 miles Napthalius first, Lucius second, Tit for Tat third, Time 2 05. Landslide and others also ran.
A long list of entries for seven races at New Orleans shows purses of 600 dollars for each race. Notable entrants include Gladys Lady Granite Blemished Ruddy Kean Cotntrean a Peer White Star Omer K John S Reardon in the first race and Blue Jeans Boher-na-Breena Copy right Day of Peace Edith K Heavy Weapon Pewaukee Lying Frog Blue Star Peccant Cort Inn The Archer Dinty Moore in the second. Third race features Subahdar Hringhurst Bon Tromp Portiight Pullux By Heck Opportunity. Fourth race lists King's Champion Woodtrap I Win a Charley Bydecker American Ace. Fifth race holds Simpleton Lazy Toy Frank Monroe Tailor Maid Honolulu Boy Piedra Omond Bondage. Sixth race includes Jim Hastings Water Willow Tantalis Merchant Antoinette The Belgian Jr Sun God Sans Peur Wadsworths Last Lot Speedster. Seventh race presents Athena Prunes Goldcrest Boy James G Bubbling Louder Capital City Crumpsall King Neptune Puts and Calls J C Stone Deckmate Tanlac. Weather clear track slow and H P White entry. Apprentice allowance claimed.
Harvard crews, coached by Bill Haines, may practice in Lynn before the Severn race against Annapolis on April 24 as Charles River ice delays in Boston. Two new shells by Davy are ready for shipment to Lynn or Newell boathouse as weather conditions decide.
Bob Maxwell tells women with obesity to officiate football games. He then entered the field during the Yate Princeton game last November and seized a 320 pound matter. Two hours later he went to the shower room sealing 602 and shed no tears thereover.
The match at Roxbury last Monday resulted in a loss for Mickey Fitzsimmons, not Billy Fitzsimmons, to Vincent Martin in a disputed bout.
A long card lists races from one to seven for horses age two and up, with purses ranging from 600 to 8600 dollars. Entries include rise and God Crown Sabrosiura Felex M Little Pointer Dorothy Panhandler Van Chick Small Lone Mineral The Snob American Naomi Walton Gilder Shasta Baccarat Theodore Fair Prussilla Sophie K Magite Mirror Top Ring Bella Wilder Human Lackrose F1 Coronel Lamp Post Prince Benero Hatrack Unwise Child Honest George Lenshen's Pride Delancey Litholick Whippoorwill Bars and Stare Hasty Corn Ruby The Blue Duke The Trump Sirocco Skiles Knob 101 105 113 115 800 600 etc. Weather clear track heavy.
Richard Hl Meagher of Chicago shattered the intercollegiate and world records in the 75 foot distance plunge. On his second attempt he swam 75 feet in 40 seconds flat, beating the prior world mark of 40 25 seconds. Officials L E Manley J Curran from New York Athletic Club and Captain Hoyle of Yale Arsenal witnessed the feat during the Yale Princeton dual swimming meet.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson will leave Mexico City for Chicago next Thursday to surrender to federal authorities on Mann Act charges. He says his aim is to secure a fight with heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey to regain the crown.
Joe Stecher, world wrestling champion, defeated Jim Londos the Greek champion before a packed crowd at the 71st Regiment Armory in New York. The two hour 13 minute bout was a fiercely contested bow in front of a great throng.
The 180‑pound Londos battled the champion Stecher over two hours in a grueling mat war. Stecher finally forced Londos to submit in two minutes and fourteen seconds, amid a dramatic late flurry and a crowd rumor of Zbhyszko’s ring entrance halting the match.
Montreal Feb 20 E C Condon of Cliffside Ski Club Ottawa won the five mile international intercollegiate ski championship on Mt Royal course. Bowler of Dartmouth second and Glenn of McGill third. Thirty one contestants from Middlebury Vermont competed. Event under American Athletic Union.
Richard Kerr, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, signed a 1990 contract. The telegram from Kerr at Paris Texas was received today by owner Charles Comiskey.
The piece recalls Steve O'Neil as a workhorse catcher for his club while Thomas seeks a bigger role on the field and coaching lines. It recounts taunts from Boston players at Thomas, a notable exchange with Sam Jones, and a standout moment when Moriarty, crowding Walters’ throw, collapsed briefly after being struck near the temple.
Rivalry revived at the Tee Pavilion Cambridge as the Arlington Legion faces Melrose Legion. Standouts from club and college hockey, including George Percy Jack Hutchinson and Bob Paisley with Kid Cochrane, boost both lineups. Sections are reserved for each town and the game starts at 15 dollars with general skating after.
The Girls' Athletic Association staged its annual stunt night at Joecob Sleeper Hall, Boston University. A large audience of girls and friends attended while a few men watched from box seats on the fire escape. A minstrel show was featured, with committee members Marion Clark of Medford, Hiserine Placido of Lawrence, and Viola Byam of Cambridge in charge.
Boston All-Star sextet battled to a 9-5 victory over the Dartmouth Club after extra periods at the Ice Pavilion by the Charles. Raymie Skilton starred for the winners in a long awaited showing.
The Boston six and Dartmouth Club played an intense game at the Cambridge rink. Skilton led scoring with four goals for the Boston team as Donahue of Dartmouth posted 42 saves while La Croix for Boston contributed 15. The match extended into two overtime five minute sessions after a close 3 regulation periods.
London report states the Waterloo cup, famed British coursing prize, was captured by WN Dunn's Fighting Force, defeating M. Yearn's Honeyman in the final.
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