This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1922
Page
11
In a playful 1922 mock roster by Neal O’Hara, Stephenson’s hitting feat stands out as he notches a double and triple in the same inning. The tongue in cheek list pokes fun at celebrity profiles, naming figures like Aaron Skiffle and Laura Swoop with invented titles, marriages, and exploits.
Pete Hobin the European welterweight ace headlines the Armory A. A. card at Mechanics Building facing Billy Carney of New Bedford in a 10 round bout. Promoter and analysts tout Hobin as a harder puncher than Mickey Walker, with eye catching New York form and 11 straight wins. Also on the bill Tommy Noble meets Mickey Travers and Johnny Curtin renews his rivalry with Bobby Dyson as part of a stacked card.
The schedule lists matchups for multiple days includes Somerville at Rindge Brookline at Malden Cambridge Latin at Everett Saugus at St Johns Prep Belmont at Arlington West Roxbury versus Trade Hyde Park versus East Boston Charlestown against Brighton at Walpole Street Tuesday Weburn at Watertown Dorchester versus Commerce Rindge at Waltham Mechanic Arts versus South Boston Wednesday Rindge at Medford Malden at Everett Newton at Somerville Brookline at Cambridge Latin Swampscott at Gloucester Beverly at Lynn English Lynn Classical at Revere Wakefield at Melrose English versus Latin at Walpole Salem at Haverhill St Anslems at Andover Reading at Belmont Marlboro at Concord Marblehead at Danvers Brockton at Taunton Thursday Lawrence versus Commerce at Brookline Trade versus East Boston Friday Everett at Brookline Melrose at Watertown West Roxbury against Hyde Park Danvers at Prichard Salem at Brockton Saturday Exeter at Andover Malden at Newton Medford at Somerville Cambridge Latin at Rindge Beverly at Chelsea Lynn Classical at Lynn English Swampscott at Revere Gloucester at Winthrop Arlington at Winchester Haverhill at Lawrence Manchester at Lowell Dummer versus Alumni Concord at Danvers Saugus at Methuen Newburyport at Salem
Andover and Exeter renew their long rivalry this weekend on the Andover diamond. The teams have met since 1878 and will clash in what becomes their 42nd overall meeting after accounting for extra games in some years. A large bonfire is hoped to celebrate the result.
Exeter and Andover prepare for a tense clash after mutual suspensions and key losses. Captain Van Lengan and Clement are sidelined for Exeter, while Andover lifts Captain Cristy to the stands on probation.
Concord High School baseball will finish its season this week with two games. Marlboro High School comes to Concord Centre on Wednesday afternoon, followed by a Saturday afternoon match at Danvers High School.
Charlie B Wright of Andover broke the pole vault record at the Exeter Andover dual track and field meet. Wright, a prep four years ago, pursued vaulting and finally achieved the height he had long watched others clear.
In a bold Harvard interscholastics vault Wright, a teen with glasses, cleared 11 feet 7 inches defeating Exeter rivals. The Andover crowd stood hushed as the wiry athlete from Los Angeles soared past the bar and earned a place for Princeton’s track team after graduation.
Winthrop Casey’s beat Lexington 8 to 2 at Lexington Athletic Field before a large crowd. McWilliams hit a sixth inning homer for Winthrop K C while Johnson struggled on the mound for Lexington. Rycroft starred in right field for Lexington. Batteries Melanson Sullivan Winthrop Johnson Lynch Lexington.
George Robinson pursues Jack Malone and vows to appeal Boxing Commission if Malone fights elsewhere in Boston prior to the postponed Grand Opera House bout. Steve Gustin denies quitting his engagement with Bert Jones and remains ready to meet Jones. Benny Valgar delays his Brooklyn bout with Frankie Pitcher due to an injured hand with Bert Spencer stepping in. Walker Reed controversy lingers over a disputed down call in the Reed bout with Nate Siegel awaiting a 150 pound challenge. Johnny Dundee trains with Bonesetter Reese and plans a return soon.
Newton High clinched the Suburban league title by defeating Cambridge Latin then edging Medford in a tense Friday game. Remaining schedule features Somerville, Rindge Tech, Brookline, Malden, and Cambridge Latin with Newton the team to beat and runner-up battles looming between Somerville, Cambridge Latin, and others. Brookline, in last place, has upset Maldem and Everett and could affect final standings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.