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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1921
Page
13
In Hot Springs Arkansas on March 27 the Corsairs overcome an early deficit and win 4 to 3 over the Boston Red Sox, aided by a costly misplay and Herb Thorman’s wildness in the seventh inning after trailing in the first.
In San Antonio at League Park on March 27 the Braves defeated the Bears 6 to 1, marking their sixth straight win over Texas league clubs. John Cooney tossed five shutout innings for the Bears before Braves bats exploded, with Southworth and Barbare delivering key hits and Nicholson adding fielding help as Boston racked up six runs including a seventh inning homer by Watson.
The Pirates win all four games in their Boston visit as Duffy praises his team. Boston bats struggle against Cooper and Eberhardt with Pennock yielding two homers. Thormahlen’s wildness and a costly double play miscue help Pittsburgh pull away. The Sox end training with a Memphis trip looming and Frazee returning east with attorney Barry improving.
Pooch Donovan will oversee conditioning for 50 Crimson players reporting at 7 PM for the first spring session on Soldiers Field. Coach Bob Fisher plans a slow week of limbering to gauge talent, followed by fundamentals with Derric Parmenter and Jimmy Knox. Harvard this year opts for three weeks of practice, shorter than Yale and Princeton. Captain Keith Kane and several last year’s varsity members, graduating in June, will help bring the newcomers up to Harvard play.
New England lightweight crown at stake as Jimmy Frazzetti of Brockton defends against Johnny Clinton of New York in a 10 round bout at the Carlyle A. C. Odds forfeit $5000 posted for both weigh in at 135 pounds at 3 pm. Two eight round prelims and two six round undercard bouts feature local fistic talent in Boston tonight.
Dallas March 27 Reports persist that the Giants may seek a centre fielder. Eddie Roush and Cy Williams are named, with McGraw weighing whether to part with infielders or pitchers. Roush desires a transfer back to New York, while Williams would boost outfield brilliance.
Morgantown March 27. E S Jordan the Dartmouth star under Fats Spears will be first assistant to Spears at West Virginia next year. He played on Spears' Dartmouth freshman team in 1916 and was quarterback through the 1919 fullback Dartmouth team that beat Penn State Cornell and Pennsylvania. His appointment was approved by the athletic committee and he wired acceptance. He has much experience in Spears' system and should be a valuable assistant.
In Houston on March 27 the St Louis Nationals beat the Houston team 55 to 02 in an exhibition game. Riviere Haines Walker and Dilhoffer Clemons Whitworth Wright featured for the visitors.
A satirical address attacks A Mitchell Palmer and the Prohibition era shifts. It claims Democrats gained beer and war support, mocks Palmer for beer policy, and predicts beer prescriptions reshape America, noting stock gains and population hops in Milwaukee while warning of injuries from homebrewing chaos.
Pittsburg star Jack Perry meets Eddie Shevlin of Roxbury in a 10 round Armory A A show at Mechanics Building. Perry, a top welterweight, has defeated Griffith Latzo Doyle Britton and Kid Lewis and will clash with fellow boxing instructor Shevlin, Carnegie Tech coach, in a duel of two leading welterweights.
Amateur boxing returns to Commercial Hall as St Josephs T A Society stages a fifth tourney of the season. Friday bouts include 125, 125, 145 pound classes and a novice 108 division, giving many lads a chance to compete before national championships. Entries close Thursday with John W Manning at 95 Cambridge Street.
Middlesex School in Concord suspends baseball and crew practice until after spring vacation ending April 1.
Renato Gardini arrives from Chicago to finalize conditioning for his weight class showdown with Cyclone Burns in Mechanics’ Building. The Italian says he has never been in better shape and will weigh about 119 pounds while Burns, though lighter in build, matches closely in weight. This title bout, the first such clash in months between equals, draws strong fan anticipation for a decisive contest Wednesday night.
Braves regulars depart for Galveston before midnight signaling the final week at training camp. Exhibition tour begins next week with performances for Brewton Alabama, and games versus Galveston sandcrabs scheduled for Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at Island City. Tony Boeckel injures his hand sliding into third on a two out eighth inning steal attempt.
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