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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
6
The column notes moves toward legalized boxing and Sunday baseball with amateur sanction, and highlights key matches and figures in wrestling boxing and track. It mentions Earl Caddock, Joe Stecher, Babe Ruth, Joie Ray, Joie, Dennis OConnell, and trainer Sid Peet among others as events build toward major indoor and outdoor meet milestones.
A. Bertrand of Belgium triumphed in the five mile Olympic cross country in Paris among 1985 starters. He finished in 0 minutes 45 seconds on a cold wet course with walls thorn fences canals dikes and ditches, ahead of top Belgian and French contenders.
The national figure skating championships will take place in New York from March 19 to 21 under ISU rules. Events include men and women singles, pair skating, and junior championships.
At Havana racecourse the first race for maidens drew a $600 purse with six furlongs. Donatello led from gate, followed by Virgie Lee and The third, time 1 12 2-5. Miss K., Rockaree and Sea Prince also ran.
The Havana program lists entries for six races. First race features two year olds with Whiz and Roseate among top bids. later races show three year olds and up in six furlong to mile distances with multiple contenders and purses from $600 to $700, including listed claimings and an apprentice allowance note.
Boston College announces a first cut of its baseball squad, narrowing from nearly 100 hopefuls to two The selection will be trimmed again over the next two weeks with about 15 more players dropped B C college team relies on Coach White's oversight as workouts continue.
Jim Fitzpatrick leads seven pitchers kept by coach with Mudowney and Morrissey racing for spots. Catchers include Urban O Regan Morrissey Corigan veterans. Halligan tops first base candidates. twenty players vie for infield and outfield spots as coach White drills pitchers in batting and throwing.
First race for two year old maidens at 3 1 2 furlongs richcreek's Loch Leven wins at 9 to 2 with Mary Erb second and Letty Ree third. other runners include Crutches Kathleen K Maudie Wilson Vera Twyford and Fading Star. Second race for three year olds claiming 600 at five and a half furlongs Ragazza goes favored but Plein Bill takes place. Kirah and Time finish with Col Murphy Valley Park Maid and Old Sinner also running. Third race for four year olds up claiming six furlongs Archie Alexander prevails with General second and Tiger Rose third. others include Madras Gingham Pilsen Lady Leoma Propaganda Gorham Sammy Boy Cock o' the Main. Fourth race for four year olds up claiming one mile 16th Sasin wins with Green Mint second Brynlimah third. Miss Kruter Silvey Shapiro Marie Rappold Vindictive Dancing Carnival also run. Fifth race three year olds up purse 700 one mile 70 yards Opportunity wins with Peeccant second Warsaw third Time 1 51 Huntemann Heavy Weapon Duke of Lancaster Speedster also ran. Sixth race for four year olds up mile 16th Redland wins with Napthalius second Ben Hampson third Time 1 51 35 I Win I Win and Philistine also ran. Seventh race claiming four year olds up mile 70 yards Forston wins with Ringling 2d second Bogart third. Prince Douglas Durella Dr Levy Bob Baker and Miss Sterling also ran.
First race for two year olds purse 600 at four furlongs lists entrants Twinkle Blue Lands End Made line Lillian Eye Opener Omer K Joe Goodman Tenite Silver Springs. Second race claiming for three year olds and up five and one half furlongs shows Peagy C Valerie West Madras Gingham Cortland Whirohinoor Safroner Yodeles Ettahel Mack Garner Alf Vezina Neg Dr Zab Marasmus Huzzas Ninety Simplex. Third face claiming for four year olds and up
A long critic’s column laments Prohibition era changes in Broadway, noting fewer drink scenes, bars turned into shops, and a shift from cabarets to leaner theatre experiences. It contrasts old Gotham vitality with the restrained modern scene and skewers drinking culture as a casualty of reform.
Roy Moore of St Paul is a 10-8 favorite to beat Abe Friedman of Boston in a 12 round bout at the Commonwealth A C tonight. Moore arrived in town confident he would defeat the little Boston scrapper.
Sixth race features four year olds and up with purse 600 dollars at a mile and a sixteenth. Entries include Rookery 102 J C Stone 110 Tit for Tat 105 Rappahannock 106 Bond 107 Carson 111 Umbala 111 Little Cottage 112 Ponderosa 114 Le Balafre 114. Apprentice allowance claimed.
A March report from New York warns about growing competition in American international markets. Officials stress vigilance amid shifting trade and industry dynamics impacting domestic firms and jobs.
The Amateur Athletic Union announced that industrial A A A games in Akron Ohio on March 13 would disqualify athletes from A A U and Olympic events. Secretary F W Rubien said the contests were unsanctioned in response to many telegraphic inquiries from Central Western athletes.
New York March 12 Miss Marie Wagner six time holder of the women's national indoor tennis title will be unable to compete in the national championship tournament starting here next Monday due to a knee injury. Mrs George W Wightman defender of the title is on the Pacific coast and will not defend her title.
The Westerner gains prominence after defeating Pat Moore of Memphis and beating rivals like Al Shubert Frankie Mason and Chick Hayes. Abe Friedman trains daily amid title shots aspirations. Jack Savage meets Joe Rivers. Young Tansey faces Irish Patsy Mulkern. Jimmy Stella meets Jimmy Burke. Club offices remain open at 27 School Street.
Exeter and Andover meet tomorrow in the first annual dual events with Exeter swimming at Thompson pool and basketball in Borden gym. Exeter aims to offset its weakness in diving with the relay quartet of Annan Hunton Fuller and Montgomery and hopes from Bench at 50 yards with Prime Nelson and Homan in dives. Exeter has won five dual meets this season without a reverse.
With field events completed at the English High Drill Hall the Boston regimental schoolboy games show Commerce leading with 29 points English High second with 19 1 2 and Boston Latin third with 16 points in the tournament standings.
The high school track meet at East Armory faced chaos after two English High intermediate point winners were disqualified for over height. Commerce leads the standings with 29 points as finals and semi finals unfold, with City Hospital reporting injuries from a fall during the intermediate high jump.
Major Frank Cavanaugh head coach of the Boston College football team is set as the principal speaker at the American Industrial Athletic Association annual banquet in Akron Ohio tonight. Walter Camp is also slated to speak. Attendees include leaders from over 50 major western industrial firms.
This evening at 8 o clock the first New England intercollegiate swimming championship will be held at the Boston Y M C A pool. Yale Harvard MIT Brown Amherst and Williams enter the tank with Boston University also represented in the 222 yard freshman relay race the only yearling event on the programme.
The first event is the 50-yard dash with Milroy Tyler Worcester and Damon from Amherst as leading entrants. The record stands at 25.25 seconds by W. C. Foster of MIT. Top divers include Purinton Skinner Sid Biddell and Ferdinand from Technology. Yale Harvard Brown Amherst Williams compete in various events as trials start at 3 PM with finals to narrow fields.
Navy and Marine Corps announce plans to enter athletes in Antwerp Olympics. Teams will compete in swimming rowing boxing wrestling track and shooting. Great Lakes training station will serve as main training quarters for swimming boxing and wrestling aspirants.
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