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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1921
Page
12
A patchwork of sports lettered items covers golf at Franklin Park boxing suspense in North End and fast track talk. Mentions Bernie Wefers Charley Paddock Renato Gardini and Cyclone Ne plus Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier Moran and Guillemot with coaching and training notes from Maine New York and Boston. Includes Harvard and Illinois Michigan references and a Marathon distance note.
Boxer Jack Perry, boxing instructor at Carnegie Tech, faces Eldie Shevlin tomorrow night at Mechanic's Building. Perry reportedly floored Jack Britton in their last bout, and he has not boxed Shevlin before. The article notes the sprinter who first ran 211 5 seconds for yards is mentioned as Athlete.
Flo Harvey selects an all star lineup to face the Celtics tonight at Mechanics Building. Harvey will guard right forward against Reish while Nate Hurvitz meets Johnny Beckman. Snooks Down Nig Curtin Earle Heale join a Celtics lineup featuring Barry Grinstead and Dehnert as rest of the lineup. The night also features a rubber game between Pete Marquette K of C and the Oko Club of Brockton as preliminary attraction.
Worcester March 27 The Worcester Service Men's A A card of boxing bouts scheduled for tomorrow night at the Casino lists Paul Doyle versus Harlem Eddie Kelly in a 10 round bout Young Dempsey of New Bedford fights Charley Mitchell of Weymouth in a 5 round match Young French of Somersworth New Hampshire meets Tony Smith of Providence Rhode Island in a 6 round bout Eddie Mcdonald of Cambridge battles Dick Woods of Holden in a 6 round bout.
The six day bicycle race in Paris starts at 6 PM tomorrow with many famed European long distance riders, many seen in Madison Square Garden. Notable entrants include Spears, Brocco, Egg, Berthet, Aérts, Spiessens, Deruyter and Van Kempen. No American teams are entered.
An eleventh hour offer of a 500000 purse by English sportsmen for the Dempsey Carpentier world championship was announced. Walter Percival said the group headed by Sally Joel aims to stage the bout at the Olympia Club in London or at Epsom Downs after the English Derby. Tex Rickard would be asked to run arrangements with Lloyds backing for weather or injury losses. box seats would range from 300 to 3 dollars.
The skating championships scheduled for tomorrow night are postponed to Thursday or Friday to allow two hockey evenings Friday and Saturday. Manager Brown plans matches between Shoe Trades and Aura Lees. Indoor champion Bobby McLean, fresh from Sweden, will meet Art Staff at the Arena at noon to set pro race plans. Staff to likely pair McLean with McGowen, winner facing McLean.
Braves' second team won 2 to 1 in Galveston Texas extending its lead to three wins in four against the Galveston club. Braxton and Oeeschegee powered the victory as the minor leaguers nearly tied it in the ninth thanks to loose fielding. Batteries Braxton Oeceschger Gowdy Coachman Whitty Jolly Lapan.
Andy Chaney, a top featherweight, is matched to meet Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight title in Cleveland at Tom McGinty’s open air arena this summer. The bout will be 15 rounds to a decision under revised Ohio boxing laws. date not announced.
In Dallas on March 27 the Cleveland Americans defeated the Cincinnati Nationals 19 to 16 in an exhibition game. Batteries for Cleveland were Coveleskie and ONeill, with Luque, Coumbe and Wingo handling Cincinnati’s hurling duties.
Fort Worth hosts an exhibition with Detroit and the American League teams trading runs. Davis Holling and Bassler for Detroit, Woodall Whittaker Clasier Moore and Haworth for Fort Worth noted in the battery lists. The game result shows Detroit 16 Fort Worth 30 2 with varied scoring across innings.
New Orleans March 27 New York Nationals 8 St Louis Americans 4.164 Batteries Nehl Salee and Smith Snyder Shocker Bayne Burwell and Severeid.
Graduate Manager Frank Reynolds of Boston College has arranged another schoolboy relay carnival for University Heights on May 7. The first meet under BC auspices drew top New England schoolboy tracksters. High won last year. Entries close May 2 with teams from Boston area schools Newton Brookline prep schools and out-of-town high schools such as Lowell Worcester Providence.
Manager Royce Dustin of Arlington High School baseball, member of the Mystic Valley Interscholastic League, is compiling the season schedule. The opening game is set for Patriots Day, April 19.
An old Coast league player recalls Bob Unglaub’s remarkable 1902 Sacramento base running in Los Angeles. He singled beating out an infield roller to first, then stole second, third, and even home as the pitcher was deceived by Unglaub's hops and feints. The feat is described as nearly four bases in one inning.
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