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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
23
Arthur Duffey surveys Babe Ruth chasing last year’s home run record with 57 to go, noting it’s a tough target. The piece also covers Yale and intercollegiate track chatter, including Al Leoney and Young Comins, plus Yale captains, and adjustments in college and pro baseball stars amid a busy spring season.
Baseball notes preview Georgetown versus Holy Cross with pitcher Reynolds likely starting for the Hoyas. Sam Hyman, a Georgetown newcomer and medical student, has drawn big league interest while Sheedy star runs track and field. Jack Ryder selects a fast Boston College mile quartet for Philadelphia Legion games.
A playful call claims Philadelphia has the best baby hippo in the world while Boston reportedly has none. The piece argues moving the hippo to Philadelphia would give local children a chance to see the funniest and fattest display of animal charm.
A collage of quirky regional blurbs reports Congressmen misplacing stamps Hollywood conventions in telephone booths and radio stations displaying hoaxes. The item lists global oddities from CAPE COD daylight saving drama to New York daylight saving boasts and Washington ether prohibition link.
Racing results from Thorncliffe show multiple races with horses such as Arctic King Panaman and Baley, noting times, payouts, and track records. Key entries include Baley and Rock Bill in one mile events, and Madeline Lillian in six furlongs with various horses placing or also ran.
Results from a Louisville track meet list six races with finishers and payouts. First race notes Six Blaise winning and other runners including Rowe Diat Pyx and Skiles Knob. Second race Skeezix takes favor with Kent I and Jupiter payout details. Third race Paris Maid wins over Honolulu Boy Legal with times recorded. Fourth race Dorel Bockner tops field with Winsor Goerentte. Fifth race Hoos and Warsaw place with minor payouts. Sixth race Bands of Pleasure leads one mile dash with Tomahol and Dernier Lou among finishers.
Italian champion George Calza returns to the wrestling scene after a two week layoff due to illness. He will meet Hal Christensen in a heavyweight bout at the Grand Opera House next Thursday night, with the rest of the card to be announced later.
Race-by-race results list four and a half furlongs to one mile shows top finishes by Ducks and Drakes Wien and Seae een PSS in two miles. Third race highlights Emotion and Sherando with times, fourth race lists Bersagliere Irish Brigadier and Violinist, remaining races include Sweep Hawk Mystic Nancy Shanks and Double Cross with final times and competing runners.
Meuse ridden by Gregory wins in 1 07 4 5 with 15 20 5 upsets Reluctant and Dancer as Reluctant pays 3 80 and Dancer 4 25. Other runners include Fast trial Mack Gatcer Last Girl Tiger Empress and Archive.
In the fifth race Troaquina won for $11.15 and $4.85 with Ku Klux second and Romeo third as Time 1 48. In earlier races Redstone with 98 Walls out, Kittie noted, plus Paula and Wrecker among others. Sixth race featured Aunt Lin and Anmut in a close mile, while Seventh Race saw Ace Cavalier Viva Cuba and Siesti in a mile and 70 yards event with multiple runners completing the field.
The headline signals a playful money theme tied to a post birth hippo event. It hints at celebratory commerce or fundraising tied to a zoo or wildlife exhibit. No further specifics are provided in the fragment.
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