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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1922
Page
14
Arthur Duffey reviews bantam action featuring Danny Edwards and Midget Smith at the Arena. He notes Harvard Yale duals, Billy Bingham, Burk and Shields sprint battles, and the New England games set for Worcester with strong Bowdoin Maine and Cornell showings.
Questioned sites for the New England championships name Springfield or Worcester with events set for next Friday and Saturday afternoons. Eddie Collins played for Columbia College before joining the Athletics in 1906. If Carpentier defeats Dempsey on a foul, he would be considered world heavyweight champion.
The N E A A A U board admitted Sagamore Outing Club Medford Back Bay post American Legion Roxbury Post 68 Young Women's Christian Association and Stephen S Rutledge Post Brookline as members. The group reported a record boxing show raised 3811 dollars and noted registration card visuals suffice without birth certificates. Plans for outdoor championships were approved with costs not to exceed 9600 dollars. A vote of thanks was given chairman William H Cuddy and a committee will choose a gift for him.
Next week promises a packed six days with three professional boxing tournaments and one wrestling meet according to the current program. Promoters, clubs and audiences push for fewer shows, while stars like Dempsey Kearns and Firpo draw interest in upcoming bouts across New England and New York venues.
A 1922 sports column jokes about baseball teams and players. It references the Derby, Carp-Dempsey, Landis labor enforcement, the Braves pennant push, Morvich and Paddock, the Giants pennant run, the Cincinnati attendance, the American league president, Mr. Breadon and the St Louis Cards, and Babe Ruth’s newspaper writing.
Jeff Smith of Bayonne defeats Pat McCarthy of Boston in a 72 round no decision bout after McCarthy fails to weigh in at the agreed 267 pounds and weighs 166. Semi final sees Young Jimmy Wilde KO Barney McAntee in the third. Matchmaker Dougherty directs the referee to award the decision.
A boxing show will be held aboard the U S S Dakota in honor of visiting English sailors from the H M S Constance. Exhibition bouts include Eddie Shevlin vs Nedda Flanagan and Young Javier vs Young Dempsey, plus six more matches. Engineer Jones organized the program with band music, entertainment, and refreshments.
Johnny Fox of New York broke a knuckle in his left hand when punching Johnny Sheppard of Woburn in the fifth round. Fox quit at the end of the sixth and the decision went to Sheppard. Bert James of Revere outboxed Mike Strulla of Fall River and Ruby Levine defeated Doddy O Neil of Nashua.
The open handball tournament at the Paris street gym East Boston was postponed from last Tuesday and will be held tonight to acclimate players. Winners advance to Manhattan and Brighton Beaches New York guided by Thomas H Hines. Entrants include Nat Yassi Harry Fine Thomas May Neal O Connor Frank O Connor and John Harney.
Baltimore report says Frankie Rice of M4 region drew Billy Angelo of York in a 12 round lightweight bout after suffering a cut over the left eye a split lip and a badly damaged reputation.
George Wiley of Syracuse, famed pace follower, seeks to win back the American motor paced crown and then race in France for the world title. He faces tire trouble that sidelined him the past two years at Revere. The event opens with a 25 mile race against Lucien Miquel of France and Vincent Madonna of Providence, with professionals eyeing the handicap and five mile events Saturday night.
The junior amateur championships closing entries tonight for the final Pures tournament. Tomorrow at the Boston Arena a large crowd is expected to witness top amateurs, eight New England champions have entered, and many prominent district boxers will compete. St Josephs T A & secured the arena due to show length and many entries.
Marblehead High defeated Beverly High 14 to 12 in an uphill tilt to open the season. The closely contested game was delayed twice by rain and featured key plays from Walton, Foss, McDonald, and Brady.
Concord May 15. The second weekly golf tournament for the club women will be played tomorrow afternoon on the Concord Country Club links off the 614 Road to Nine Acre Corner. The event starts at 21:5 p m.
Soldier Bartfield of Brooklyn defeated Murray orren of Buffalo by a display of experience and body punching, though he failed to land a knockout blow on the elusive opponent who relied on clinching in the final rounds.
The Lexington High School baseball team will travel by car to Leominster this afternoon to face Leominster School nine in a scheduled game.
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