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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
19
The town debates a tight race between Young Montreal of Providence and Danny Edwards, Coast colored star, at the Boston Arena. Most sporting men call it fifty fifty with no clear favorite as the bell nears the fray tonight.
Boston high school athletes push for District and Regimental records in field events. Thomas Walsh of South Boston clears 5 ft 9 3 4 in for new District and Regimental high jump marks, while Hyman Simmons East Boston sets a senior broad jump record of 9 ft 6 6 8 in. Joe Sullivan East Boston and J J Lauppe Hyde Park add to the record tally, as East Boston leads the District standings with 32 1 2 points and English High tops Regimental scoring.
The writer weighs the Edwards versus Montreal match noting Edwards strong punch and goal to land, while Montreal uses speed and wiles to counter. Public sentiment leans toward Montreal amid Rhode Island fans, yet Edwards shows real manhood and stamina as both fighters seek the title.
Jim Jeffries, former world champion, toured through Dallas en route to Mexia oil fields and declared that with Tommy Gibbons eliminated no fighter of today’s generation stands a chance against Jack Dempsey after reading reports of the Gibbons Greb bout in New York.
In Providence Rhode Island on March 14 Referee Phil Powers from Boston awarded the decision to Joe Lynch of New York over Terry Martin of Providence after a 12 round bout. The crowd rioted with police escorting the referee from the ring. Martin scored an early knockdown and was seen as winning seven rounds by local reporters. Billy Harmon of Boston stopped Jimmy Kirke of New York in eight rounds.
Fred Fulton defeated Jim Holland of Baltimore in the sixth round after Holland quit due to battered eyes. Fulton dropped Holland four times in the first round, twice counted to nine, as the Maryland boxer fought on until the decisive sixth.
Joe Dundee of Baltimore delivered a technical battle, edging Freddie Jacks of England over 12 rounds in Baltimore. Jacks showed grit but Dundee controlled the action with sharper combinations.
Harry Wills, a big powerful fast fighter, boasts he can beat any opponent he hits and claims confidence in defeating Jack Dempsey for the world title though the outcome remains uncertain.
Boston ring fans at the Old Howard watch Harry Wills and sparring partner Jeff Clarke in a lively but unfocused exhibition. Wills says he can win if he knocks Dempsey out early, while Clarke fears Wills’ power and avoids real boxing. Some fans anticipate betting on a possible title bout if the match is arranged.
Harvard begins its annual boxing championships with 4 PM preliminaries at Hemenway gymnasium and a Friday finals showdown. Eddie Eagan, world amateur light heavyweight champion and former Yale football star, faces Harvard senior Howard Townsend for the heavyweight title, aiming to deny a former Eli the crown.
The Aura Lees from Ottawa defeated Pere Marquette 10 to 4 in a winter hockey game. Lionel Conacher scored twice and drilled shots past Donahue, while Donahue limited the score early. Stephenson netted late for Pere Marquette.
Pittsburg March 14. The Pittsburg National League club announced the sale of outfielder George B. Whitted to the Brooklyn club for the waiver price of 3250. Homer Summa was sold to Wichita Falls after being recruited from Rochester.
New York report states heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will sail for Europe next month seeking bouts with Carpentier and Joe Beckett. Manager Jack Kearns will announce full plans later but the voyage is confirmed.
Kearns has spoken with promoter C B Cochran about a tentative Carpentier bout. If staged it would take place in a large football enclosure with capacity around 150000. Locally crowds doubt Dempsey can again overpower Carpentier, while Europe remains unsure until a real display.
Paris officials expect the 1924 Games to be held in France with the government assuring attendance. Paris is favored as the site though Lyon could be considered if the municipal council blocks credits.
The Boston University track team, under Coach Hedlund, starts outdoor action featuring a first entry in the Penn State relay in Philadelphia and a slate of meets at Amherst Tufts Durham Worcester. Outdoor practice begins in two weeks at the Charles Gate playground.
Fort Wayne report says Ed Strangler Lewis defeated Jatindra Gobar of India in two straight falls. The first fall lasted 23 minutes and the second one minute, both secured with headlocks.
Eddie O Dowd of Columbus defeated Willie Spencer of New York by decision in a 12 round bantamweight bout held tonight in Columbus Ohio.
Yale closed its basketball series with Princeton after a 32 to 11 loss in New Haven. Princeton led 15 to 5 at halftime, with strong passing and Loeb scoring from the floor as the standout plays. Yale managed only three floor goals and ends the season with one intercollegiate victory over Columbia.
The Original Celtics, world champions, defeated the Haverhill professional team at LaFayette Hall by 44 to 18 in Haverhill on March 14. The win reinforces the Celtics’ dominance in the era.
Worcester Country Club golfers led Massachusetts in the Pinehurst spring golf tournament closing today. Harold Buckminster of Winchester won the sixth flight, E. E. Franks of Worcester took the eighth, C. K. Hardy Jr of Worcester the ninth, and Frank Kilmer of Grafton won the eighteenth.
George Kid Lee of Worcester defeats Willie Gradwell of Boston in ten rounds. Toby Doherty stops Bob White of Medford in one round. Kid Ledger of Worcester defeats Larry Gray of Boston in six rounds.
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