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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1919
Page
11
New York reports that the national lawn tennis championship at Forest Hills will determine the U S team for the Australia series. Semifinals and final draw close scrutiny from the committee as they select the squad for the team match starting Thursday.
Eddie McGoorty from Oshkosh Wis meets Joe Beckett England's heavyweight champion at the Olympia London tomorrow. The American, recent light heavy champ in interallied bouts, is in hard training aiming to face Jack Dempsey next if he wins.
The semi finals feature William N Johnston of San Francisco and Wallace F Johnson of Philadelphia in one match, with William T Tilden II of Philadelphia facing R Norris Williams II of Boston in the other. The team may use four or six players, with potential picks including Gerald Patterson, Randolph Lycett, and R V Thomas. Four singles and four doubles are scheduled, with tie breakers by sets then games.
A sweeping listing of events across baseball golf tennis horse racing swimming canoeing yacht racing and more. Named clubs teams towns and venues appear including Dedham Melrose Waltham Scituate Newton Brockton Somerville Beverly and Boston area sites with varied start times and matchups.
Readable fragments describe Caledoniano and Tarapiers events at Russet Field North Cambridge with Catholic Club of Lexington, along with Paul Revere Marathon at State House and various field days at Fore River Charlestown North Weymouth Lowell Textile Silver Lake. Rowing Regatta on Charles River is noted with Myopia Hunt.
Portland boxing fans see Pine Tree Athletic Club debut tonight with headliners Ralph Brady of Syracuse and Tommy Toohey of New York. The two fighters met previously and staged a remarkable exhibition of their mitts.
Rowing enthusiasts gather on the Charles River basin for a Labor Day regatta hosted by the New England Amateur Rowing Association. Sweep oarsmen scullers and canoeists from Worcester Springfield Lynn Waltham Cambridge and Boston start competitions at 9 a.m. with keen events expected.
A long list of events marks the program with thirteen races led by the senior single scull. Entries include Lothrop Withington and Fred Fenger of Union Boat Club, Jerry Shea of St. Alphonsus, and Carey Faulkner of Riverside B C. The day features novice and junior categories, canoe races, and an emphasis on industrial and novice rowing to revive local interest.
A twin program at Revere Beach bike track features a 40 mile motor paced team race with George Wiley and George Bowker versus Vincent Madonna and Marcel Berger and an unlimited four cornered pursuit with Vincent Markey Tom Grimm Lester Bowker and Vincent Cestone. Special sprint events round out the program tonight pending favorable weather.
Philadelphia fans want Gavvy Cravath in right field every day rather than managing from the bench. A movement urges Cravath to play daily for the Phillies, but he says his legs won’t stand the daily grind and that he is building up a team.
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin once a top middleweight prospect will face Joe Beckett the British heavyweight champion tomorrow night at the National Sporting Club London. The 20 round bout follows Britain's customary distance if the contest lasts the full course.
The British title holder Beckett meets McGoorty in a high profile fight with international interest. Both fighters rely on sharp left hooks and past form, with McGoorty’s cleverness and Beckett’s power shaping expectations for a contest likely decided by a single punch.
Statistician Ellery Gumpf offers a whimsical World Series forecast based on calendars and weather, predicting a Western champion with a lean toward the White Sox. He forecasts October play, notes ticket scalping, and sees Chicago likely to win the pennant depending on whether “old town” means Chicago or Cincinnati.
Harry Hooper, Red Sox right fielder, receives a loving cup from Hooper A. C. of Boston. The delegation will present it just before his first at bat in the opening game of this twin-matinee.
The Giants were denied permission for a Labor Day double header with the Braves, forcing the regular morning and afternoon games to be played the next day. Braves president G. Grant said only one club voted against the change and refused to name the dissenting owner.
Open air big league boxing comes to Fenway Park next Saturday afternoon with three main bouts of 10 or 12 rounds each featuring nationally known boxers. A preliminary eight‑round event adds to a home boxing tournament expected to draw large crowds.
The Carlyle S. A. C. prepares to open with a Sept 6 event at a city location likely on School Street. The group aims to boost boxing’s rise in Boston and New England after indoor venues and wartime popularity growth. For Fenway Park outing next Saturday, boxers must post forfeits within 48 hours or be scratched.
Worcester defeats New Haven 4 to 3 in a 71 inning game that stretched into darkness, threatening a doubleheader. Werre drives in the decisive run in the 21st as Lindstrom twirls a complete game for Worcester and Gardella is ejected for throwing at a spectator. The win sets up a pennant deciding day with Pittsfield.
The Commercial A C presents an extra boxing evening at Bowdoin square clubhouse tomorrow night featuring three 10 round bouts and a six round contest. Main event pairs K O Palitz of New York versus Pat Reed of Boston with Joe Daley of New York vs Billy Carney of New Bedford and Johnny Emery of Cambridge vs Johnny Sullivan of South Boston. A six round prelim matches Charlie McCue of Obi against Young Anderson of Beachmot.
Griffith defends Ban Johnson against Comiskey's call for league books in court. He recalls 1915 Cleveland financing efforts, noting Johnson helped recruit Jim Dunn, and cites prior MLB aid to teams including Somers, Comiskey, Mack, and a Washington grandstand bond issue of $100,000 paid off.
Newport prize winners promise a record hub event at Readville Park on September 25 to 27 during the Boston Fair. Joe Collins reports a flood of entries and a nationwide turnout of champion horses. Samuel J. Shaw confirms offices at 232 Summer Street as preparations continue. Collins proceeds to Rochester Fair horse show.
The Red Sox shortstop Scoot Scott extended a lasting run by appearing in 501 consecutive games since June 20, 1916. He evolved from weak hitting early to a steady .232 season average, while repeatedly leading the league in fielding.
In the American League Washington meets Boston, New York plays Philadelphia, Cleveland vs St Louis, and Chicago faces Detroit. National League games pit Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Brooklyn with St Louis at Pittsburg and Cincinnati at Chicago. Eastern League features Worcester at Pittsfiels, Hartford at Providence, New Haven at Springfield, and Waterbury at Bridgeport with afternoon matches Worcester vs Pittsfield and Springfield vs New Haven plus Bridgeport vs Waterbury.
Chairman Thomas W. Bigger of the Michigan Boxing Commission acts to curb trouble by suspending Sailor Friedman of Chicago for one year and his manager Miller indefinitely. The move follows the Friedman Mitchell bout at Benton Harbor on August 9 where Friedman walked out and Miller allegedly threw Mitchell to the mat after a late round gong.
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