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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
13
In a rain soaked Braves Field contest Commerce High outplayed English High yet lacked polish. The final score 26 to 0 reflected two early touchdowns by Harrington and Ring with English repeatedly stopping Commerce drives and gaining momentum late, as Levenson and Flaherty made key plays for English.
A benefit boxing night at the Arena begins 7 30 to help Baldwin's widow with vaudeville stars and onlookers promising an all night session. Boston beats Providence 6 1 in polo league play as Williams and Alexander star. Prominent boxers like Bennie Leonard may appear. London tournament reports loom for American pugilists.
Veteran columnist reflects on the 1918 world series emblems controversy. Mentions Frazee Herrmann and the need for reform, plus college games and coaches planning Thanksgiving schedules and rivalries. Includes notes on Rutgers Syracuse game at the Polo Grounds and Great Lakes naval results.
In a hard fought game English High held Commerce scoreless until late. Ring punched in a late touchdown after Brown and Ring powered the drives but the conversion failed. Levenson to Minahan produced a 15 yard gain for the losers and a late burst by Minahan covered 40 yards before being halted near Commerce’s 25.
Arlington High and Wakefield High played to a 7 7 stalemate in a mud soaked Mystic Valley interscholastic football match at Arlington. Douglass scored Wakefield s TD with a successful kick in the second period, while Cooledge tied Arlington with a late fourth quarter TD and kick. Umpire E Moore refereed with Hoffmann as official and the game used four ten minute periods.
Tonight Pinky Gardner faces John Kilonis in a match billed as a near world middleweight championship title bout. Gardner is favored by fans and critics for his season form while both competitors appear in peak condition. Also featured is Cy clone Ross versus George Ventres, a Connecticut blacksmith who impressed last week.
A row over mistreatment of a man named Fred Mitchell highlights workplace harassment concerns. The incident centers on degrading language describing him as a maggot and the impact on his health and dignity.
Dartmouth is the favorite for Saturday's clash with Brown at Braves Field. Sections N and O will go on sale, mid seats go to students, A T C members from both colleges will be separated, numbers will label players, and Pieri of Brown, a former Franklin High basketball standout, will wear No 1 and be a standout in the game.
Boston College football squad could not practice on Alumni Field yesterday due to poor field condition. The lineup from last week is ready for Saturday's game and coach O'Brien plans a stiff scrimmage if conditions allow. An 11th hour arrival of star players is expected to boost prospects for a meet with Harvard.
John Blackdeer, once a Carlisle student and 1912 Olympic marathon third place finisher, is jailed in Omaha for violating government liquor laws. Federal agents transported him from the Winnebago reservation after a prior conviction for bringing liquor to the reservation and a $10 fine he did not pay.
On Thanksgiving Day afternoon at Marlboro Dave Powers of Malden meets Billy Carney of New Bedford in a 10 round bout. Both weigh in at 140 pounds with a $100 forfeit posted by each fighter. Semi final features Bobby Dyson of New Bedford vs Charley Kid Miller of the South End in eight rounds. Two six round bouts have Kaye Corley of Framingham vs Frank Chaney of Revere and Mike Donnelly of Framingham vs Young Sharkty of Revers.
Everett High School may lose star back Joseph R Tarby if he is ruled over age after conflicting birth records and baptismal evidence. City records list May 30 1898 while baptismal records and parents claim 1899. If overage, Everett forfeits two league wins and the Suburban title race shifts. Medford may seek post season play.
On Nichols Field in Cambridge Roxbury Latin School defeated Browne and Nichols 45 to 6. The victors dominated the wet turf and scored at will throughout the game.
Cambridge Latin and Newton High meet this afternoon at Claflin Field Newtonville to decide the Triangular league crown. Both teams have defeated Brookline, eliminating the third member from the title race as Newton and Brookline move to the Suburban league next spring.
Boston defeats Providence 6 1 led by Alexander and Williams scoring bursts in 1st and 2nd periods. Thompson nets for Providence as Blount and Bordalam steal the show with sharp goaltending and blocking. Referee W Carroll timer Barry.
Lowell edged Quincy 6 to 5 at the Coliseum Quincy last night. Harkins sparked the visitors with the decisive final period goal while Connolly starred in front of the Lowell net with 57 saves.
Worcester led the league with a 14 to 8 victory over Cambridge in a high scoring roller polo clash at home. In related sports news, within two weeks a new boxing organization named Central A. C. will stage high class shows in the city, with plans to be announced shortly.
The article notes scandal rumors around a War Work fundraising boxing event in New York. It mentions accusations of a frame-up in the Jack Dempsey case and alleges various figures in boxing are tangled in controversy, casting a shadow over the event.
Harvard football players endured a stiff scrimmage under coach William F. Donovan with help from Bob Guild and Ensign William Snow. The Second Team mentor teamed with Donovan as Crimson drills intensified this season, signaling rapid progress.
The first eleven played well against the scrubs with the regulars led by Donovan Snow and Guild drilling the defense. Contenders like Hunneman Coburn Gehrke and Conlon showed promise for the Boston College clash, with Pendleton McGrath and Brown assigned as officials for the upcoming contest.
The all star boxing show at New Haven Arena Friday features Jim Coffey, the Dublin giant, versus Joe Jeannette. The event is organized by the New Haven police for the United War Workers campaign.
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