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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
10
Harvard Junior Stars on Track highlights Harry Davis leaping 11 feet 10 inches to win the pole vault and first in the shot put at the winter track carnival in Cambridge. More than 150 participants, with football, crew, and other athletes competing, mark the season finale before Saturday’s New York meet.
In Baltimore on March 8 Tim Nolan of Boston was declared winner after a foul over local lightweight Harry Glenn in the fourth round of a planned six round fight. Both fighters were bleeding from a deep gash above Glenn s eye and a cut Nolan suffered on his head.
Hanover N H March 8 Earl J Thomson world s champion hurdler announced he will never compete again after finishing his undergraduate career at Dartmouth in June He ran his last indoor race at the K of C meet in Boston last Saturday and will enter two more meets this year after the Penn Relay Carnival April 29 and the Dartmouth Columbia dual meet May 13 the great Tommy will retire with a trunkful of medals and a record of intercollegiate titles and an Olympic championship
Pete Marquette sparked a late rally as the Knights and B A A played to a 2 2 tie at the Arena. Wollaston upset Melrose 2 1 with Westmore starring in goal and defense as Peabody and Hall scored for Wollaston and Desjardins and Phillips starred for Melrose. Referees Gaffney and Doody. Time three 15 minute periods.
St Paul defeated Eveleth 7 to 6 on aggregate in four game series and advances to meet Westminster of Boston for the national title in hockey.
Dartmouth wrestlers defeated Harvard 13 to 9 in a meet at Hemenway Gymnasium Cambridge. Earlier Harvard freshmen beat Tufts freshmen 16 to 8.
The Boston YMCA will enter several wrestlers in the NBA A U championships at Cambridge on March 11. Coach W W Cummings has his squad in excellent form and will compete in the heavyweight class himself.
The piece surveys opinions on track speed at Harvard Stadium and Dennis Enwright’s claim the facility needs rebuilding to become faster. It notes fans’ demand for fair officiating and comments on boxing referees, hockey appeal, and the influence of publicity on sports perception.
Queries reveal Boston College entries were submitted days after the official closing and not accepted. Names involve F. D. E. Charlestown Drin coll, L. P. F. Waltham, and Holy Cross alumni. Other notes confirm Jack Hoey played left field at Huntington Avenue grounds and that Jack Johnson defeated Sandy Ferguson on a foul with Ferguson never beating Langford.
Exeter defeated New Hampshire College freshmen 38 to 23 this afternoon in a rough game with many fouls as substitutes saw action.
A satirical piece claims famed scholars dispute leaders like Washington and Napoleon, proposing red hair and other myths. It parodies researchers from Pretzel Prep, Snifter College, and Golosh University while lampooning national idols and historical myths.
Tonight at the Grand Opera House a top wrestling card features George Calza the heavy weight champion of Italy and Bull Malony of Iowa. Paul Bowser John Kilonis and Cora Livingston are set for potential trips to the footlights as Janet Henry of Manchester trains under John Kilonis and is touted as a premier prospect. Livingston may call one of Johns challenges for Miss Henry as she seeks the championship belt in this region.
Harry Wills the husky colored boxer known as the man the world champion fears most will be seen in a athletic sketch titled fun in a Gymnasium beginning Monday at the Howard. He is in trim and ready for a bout with the champion and claims to be as hard a hitter as Dempsey. Wills will perform at the Howard all next week offering local fans a chance to see him.
Dorchester High clinches first in a dual meet at East Armory, totaling 1801-2 to 801-2 for Mechanic Arts. The program highlights include the intermediate 220 yard race where Dorchester conceded the top spots to Kaufman and McGuire while locals dominated later senior events such as 50 yard hurdles and 50 yard dash.
Cambridge Latin seeks the league championship by defeating Arlington High at the Arena. A second game features Boston University Law School versus College of Business Administration with CBA aiming to repeat a prior win over Law School.
Cambridge eyes post season clash under Coach Leander McDonald with a shift from the Iroquois Indians to Earl Grey School of Lachine Quebec. Manager George W Brown cites protection of schoolboy eligibility as reason for the move. Lachine, a strict school sextet, has a strong province wide record while Cambridge must beat Arlington first then face the Canadians this year.
Holy Cross basketball team paid a visit to Boston and defeated Boston College 26 to 16 at the Girls' High School gym. The game was lively from start to finish as the visitors grabbed an early lead and maintained it throughout the contest.
Georges Carpentier, the French fighter, had a carbuncle on the neck treated with a surgical operation this morning. Doctors expect relief and report that his future plans and contracts will not be affected by the illness.
Tommy Robson plans to stay at 160 pounds and aims to repeat a win over Mike Gibbons while seeking a rematch with Harry Greb. Jock Malone is slated for a 3 o'clock knockout guarantee. Young Tansey is sidelined with a broken ankle until after Labor Day. Dan Dowd fights illness and must undergo abdominal surgery. Puggy Morton relocates to New England area training for a probable bout with Benny Walger in Worcester. Abe Friedman seeks a rematch with the coast sensation after a loss to Willie Edwards. R. J. Friedman boxes Kohler at Elm Rink New Bedford with a $100 forfeit. Martin Flaherty Jr may box at Elks show March 20. Jim MacDonald rues Flynn getting another chance at Carlyle A C despite past defeat to McCreary.
Harvard varsity crew suffers a setback as Captain Louis McCagg resigns and seniors Keith Kane and Lawrence Terry announce they cannot row this season. The trio, all members of the varsity eight for two years, leaves Crimson hopes for a win over Yale in doubt after the trip.
McCagg, who captained last year's varsity boat, will miss part of Harvard’s spring term to finish coursework he postponed during wartime service. Only three veterans remain on the eight, with Appleton, Ladd, and Morgan as rowers. Appleton is the likely successor as captain, and the stroke from Buffalo is anticipated to lead.
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