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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
20
Buck Weafer of Tufts dominates Bowdoin with five trips to the plate and two triples while also pitching well. Tufts builds a five-run second inning and holds on for a 9 to 4 victory at the Bowdoin field.
In Portland Maine Chuck Prevey of North Adams lost to Dick Russell of Lynn in six rounds. Semi wind-up Steve Travers of Biddeford boxed Patsy Mulligan of Brooklyn to a draw. Zulu Zerilli, American Forces featherweight champion, arrived from Germany and defeated Kid Clarke of Cleveland. Bobby Burns of England edged Archie Kelley of South Windham in six rounds.
Lynn English High defeated Revere High 9 to 4 to extend its unbeaten streak to five in the North Shore league. A seventh inning rally produced five runs to seal the win.
The Walker Cup committee announced the 1927 team lineup led by Robert Gardner of Chicago as chairman and W W. c Fownes of Pittsburg as captain. The six days of play include foursomes, four ball, and singles with four players and two substitutes from each nation. Matches eyed for National links Long Island around the National Amateur in Brookline, Mass. on Sept. 4.
Puffer and Noble and Greenough pitcher Nobles led a 6 to 2 win over Roxbury Latin at Dexter Field. Noble pitched well as Highland School bats were stymied, with Gillies and Hurd collecting the only two hits for Roxbury Latin. Cannon started poorly for Roxbury Latin as four early runs came in.
Rochester fell to Jersey City 0 2, Toronto beat Newark 8 5, Reading topped Buffalo 7 5, Baltimore defeated Syracuse 6 1 in the first game and Baltimore again won 12 6 in the second.
Newton High defeats Watch City High 6 5 after Colburn's three sack swat and Stafford's one base tap in the ninth. Whitmore pitched for Newton, allowing three first inning runs, then Whitmore, Stafford, and Meredith sparked a seventh inning rally to tie the game at five. Attendance about 2,500 with Burt Wontlock umpiring.
Mechanic Arts High defeats Dorchester 8 to 3 at Walpole Street Grounds after Dorchester rallied with seven hits in the ninth. Locke and Cohen drove in runs for Mechanic Arts, while Dole and Erickson led at the plate for Dorchester with three base hits apiece.
Race card details show multiple events at Pimlico with payouts and times. Notable finishes include Faith W. winning the second race at Copper color dash, Captain Joe Servitor placing in the fifth race, and Star Jester and Redptone among top finishers in the sixth.
Reported results from Belmont track show five races with incomplete times. Winners include Irish Bea in race one, Gold pee in race two, Ase in race three, De net in race four, and Naroat in race five, with several horses listed as out or no time taken.
Italian champion George Calza meets Youssiff Hussane the Turkish titleholder at the Grand Opera House Thursday night in a decisive one fall contest. Hussane once held George Hackensmith to a lengthy draw and trained Frank Gotch. Also on the card John Kilonis meets James Conrad in a semi final one fall bout, with Milo Steinborn against Hal Christensen in another match.
Harvard's second baseball team overwhelmed St Johns Prep School 16 to 3 in seven innings at Cambridge. Ed Walsh Jr son of the White Sox star made a spectacular fly catch and contributed to nine runs in the fifth inning by Corpus Connelly the prep pitcher.
Beverly Highs defeated Lynn Classical 10 to 9 at Cooney Athletic Field in a North Shore league game. MacDonald starred for Beverly and Kirby for Lynn Classical. Marblehead High lost 8 to 5 to Winthrop in the same league, with errors costing Marblehead a poor showing.
Somerville faces Brookline in Suburban league play while B C High travels to Malden. Exeter meets New Hampshire and Harvard’s 1925 squad plays at Cushing. Other matchups include Medford Somerce St Marks and Wentworth at Worcester Academy with numerous local schools in action.
President Ban Johnson absolved Charles Robertson of the Chicago White Sox from suspicions of using oil on the ball in a no hit no run game vs Detroit. Umpire Nallin submitted two balls for inspection. Johnson ruled any oil came from billiard screen batting, not the pitcher.
Middlesex School of North Concord, last year’s private school diamond champion, meets Groton School in the first of two annual games at Groton tomorrow afternoon. The return is at Middlesex on May 13. Middlesex then faces Boston College High School at North Concord next Saturday afternoon.
Six furlongs first race Mee igen wins with Marimba and Settle placing. Second race four furlongs features Mise Cerina and Out Out with new track time. Third race six furlongs includes Marvin May and Bettina. Fourth race one mile sixteen: Daxiese wins ahead of Surf Rider. Fifth race one mile Miss Joy and Gaiet Startle. Sixth race half mile Pe K wins with Selene Aden Apple. Seventh race one mile Amorteen tops Paris Saka with Nordeck and The Swimmer also in field.
New York May 2 crowd at Madison Square Garden watched Pepper Martin of Brooklyn deliver a rapid one minute fifty one second knockout of Babe Herman of California. Martin near the start had to survive Herman’s fast scoring before landing a decisive left to the jaw. Officials quelled Martin when he surged, then he finished Herman with a flurry of rights and lefts to seal a swift victory and position himself as Kilbane’s likely heir to the featherweight title. The show opened with Leving vs Rider in a four round draw and Bernard defeating Tener in six rounds, Noble and Sieger drawing after twelve.
Davenport Indiana native Dunker, a standout shot putter and strong quarter miler, was yesterday elected captain of the Harvard Freshman track team. The selection highlights his leadership and athletic gifts for the squad.
In Trenton New Jersey on May 2 the State boxing commission outlawed the rabbit blow and the kidney punch in contests. Officials called the rabbit blow unsportsmanlike and brutal.
Harvard College resumes focus on building a strong track squad as coach Bill Bingham works to field a competitive team despite material shortages injuries and Roscoe Fitts recent probation recovery. Fitts excels in hurdles high jump and football and could score against Yale in multiple events.
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