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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1922
Page
14
Sports talk predicts John McGraws Giants and Miller Hug gins Yanks will contend strongly as the season nears. Hal Cutbill the minister miler may rest then return to race, while Dempsey plans a Europe visit delaying a world heavyweight bout.
The National Indoor Tennis championship at Longwood, Chestnut Hill, opened with first and second round match play. The field, strongest in 15 years, features past and current stars except defending champion Mrs. Mola Bjurstedt Mallory, with results largely as expected and few straight sets broken or defaults.
Yesterday's tennis results feature Miss Lillian Scharman of New York who defeated Mrs. Sam Felton and then Mrs. Bayer Wallach to set up a Wednesday showdown with the champion. The twenty-year-old newcomer shows strong form in her third tournament, while Boston players F H Godfrey and N W Niles also posted victories. The opening round includes several matches with notable district and New York competitors pushing toward the semi finals.
The St. Joseph tournament at Commercial Hall Bowdoin square draws a record amateur turnout for the N H B championships. Five classes 112 118 126 novice 125 and 147 will contest tomorrow night with winners likely to enter the New England championships.
Mickey Travers of New Haven claims advantage over all New England featherweights, especially Cham pion Chick Suggs. His manager says Travers has sought bouts with Suggs Shubert and other strong featherweights, but has had limited success.
Strangler Lewis, reigning wrestling champion, issued a challenge to boxing star Jack Dempsey to a mixed rules bout with grappling for the wrestler and punching for the boxer. Dempsey replied that he is the Barkis in the case, signaling cautious interest amid debate.
Benny Leonard disputes any Dempsey Lewis bout under current norms, predicting Dempsey would win if forced to face Lewis. George W. Tuohey counters that a Lewis victory is plausible, citing recent mixed-match tests and the stance of boxing and wrestling circles on such bouts.
New York March 20. Players with four strokes or less handicap will be the only entrants for the national amateur championship at Brookline Mass starting Sept 4. James D Standish, chairman of the eligibility committee, notes the yearly eligibility list narrows the field as entries have grown.
The Watertown High School girls beat Winchester 38 to 10 in a Suburban league game at Watertown High School gym. Watertown assures second place. Winchester sits third. Captain Alice Patten led Watertown with 24 points while many Winchester players were sidelined by illness.
The Boston University rifle team defeated Cornell 499 to 491. Four shooters made perfect 100s: R. C. Smith, R. A. Duelln, F. A. Woodward, 8. A. Levenson. J. J. Pelletier scored 99 as Yale competition continues this week for the New England intercollegiate championship.
Joe Co Miller owner of the 101 Ranch offered to back a boxing wrestling match between Jack Dempsey and Ed Strangler Lewis at Buffalo Park on Miller's ranch near Ponca City Oklahoma. The park lies on the Banta Fe railroad main line and hosts the ranch roundup.
In Worcester Tommy Leahy defeats Johnny Shugrue to spark talk he could rival Benny Leonard. He faces Charlie Walkinton on March 24 at Mechanics Building Worcester with Puggy Norton vs Irish Kid Williams as semifinal. The Grand Opera House hosts a banner night and a 40 round card featuring Porky Diggans versus Tommy French and local bouts, plus amateur tournament notes at Sumner Hall East Boston.
A collage of sports quips notes Babe Ruth’s spring wait, chess prodigy A. A. Alechine, sunburned Giants, Dick Kerr’s ultimatum, Russian sports fads, Muddy Ruel’s exit, boxing charity rates, and odd questions. The piece ends with 1922 copyright.
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