Year of disaster for many sport champs
A retrospective look at 1921 22 features many champions losing titles across boxing baseball golf and swimming. Names like Jack Britton Babe Ruth Roger Hornsby and Gene Sarazen appear as legends who faced defeats or title losses while others like Joe Lynch Battling Siki and Harry Greb see titles pass or shift. The piece surveys records and notable upsets shaping a tumultuous year for sport’s crown holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wealker
Jack Britton
Oy Buff
Jersevite
Ralso
Joe Lynch
Anche
Vila
W York Chapter
Baseball of America
Cobb
Arkett
Cleveland
St. Louis
Wilile Keelacord
g-Wagner
Burkett
Keeler
Sister
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Miamsen
Chicago
Ed Fhant
Philadelphia
Henline
Phillies
Jake Beckley
Cin
Giants
Yankees
Gene Sarazen
Jam Karnes
Jesse Sweester
Yate Studnet
Jesse Guilford
Waltagen
Jock
Jack Dempsey
Joe Beckett
London
Harry Wills
Floyd Johnson
Louis Wilpo
Sient
Dempsey
Johnny Kilbane
Eugene Criqui
Johnny
Danny Fpush
Golqui
Penny Leonard
Charley White
Lew Tendler
Jimmy Wilde
Johnny Wilson
Independents fall to Park City A A at D A C gym
The Devon Independents lost their second game of the season 0 to 12 at the D A C gym yesterday. Baldwin led the Independents with over half the points including five field fouls and one free throw. Park City A A was powered by Innogent. The final score reads 0 to 12.
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Devon Independents
D. A.C
Park City A. A
Baldwin
Independents
Innogent
Park Citys
Bridgeport A C Team May Play Wednesday
Bridgeport A C basketball team schedules its second game of the season for Wednesday evening at home. Management aims to book a fast opponent to challenge the team, promising a stiffer test and stronger effort to slow an aggressive offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport A. C
Beason
Ap Express
Park City A A Set For Two Games This Week
Park City A A schedules a busy week with two games. Tonight they face Norwalk Separates in Norwalk, then return to Fairfield for a Saturday night game against the American Legion.
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Park City A. A
Parkity A. A
Norwalk
American Legion
Fairfield
American Leg
Rectors Travel 10 Willimantic for Holiday Tilt
The Rectors travel to Willimantic tonight to face the fast American Thread five, once the Emeralds, in a holiday attraction. The Thread Makers have beaten strong teams like the West Sides of Hartford and All Manchester, and they recently lost to the All Collegians of Hartford. The locals expect a New Year start with a win as they line up against the Thread Makers.
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Willimantic
Thread Five
The
Emeralds
Hartford
All-Manchester
Company L
Torrington
Bristol
Crack
All-Collegians
Mmnervican
Stat Mahor
Faonins
Lyric A. to Play St. Joseph's Tonight at St. Joe's Hall
The Lyric A basketball team will play St. Joseph's Triangles at St. Joseph's Hall on Barnum Avenue tonight at 8. Manager Jack Reno seeks additional bookings with Post Ace Five Crescent Juniors or other junior teams. arrangements via his home at 55 High Street.
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Lyric A
St. Toc’, Triangles
St. Joseph' S Hall
Barnum Avenue
Jack Reno
Post Ace Five
Crescent
Ames
High Street
The Sportlight and the State of Early 1920s Sport
A reflective column surveys the state of sports and records with notes on rules, home runs, and record limits. It highlights Britain’s turf tennis tensions, Yale and Harvard football dynamics, the lasting dominance of Jay Gould in court tennis, and Dempsey's nearing heavyweight era milestones, all within a year 1923 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Yale
Ticvard
Princeton
Harvard
Sarazen Recalls Toledo Nacional and Swing Techniques
Gene Sarazen reflects on his first Nacional Championship at Toledo and Toledo golf scenes. He recalls tough decisions on the eighteenth hole at Inverness, notes how top players like Hutchison Jones and Vanes wield backspin and three quarter swings, and details tips learned from Hutchison on striking the ball before turf contact. He also observes peers Burke Diegel and others, and plans a focused Fort Wayne training period.
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Toledo
Ine
Inverness
Ting
Hutchison
Barnes
Hager
Brady
McLeod
Farrell
Kerrigan
Jack
Wabbie
Arnsag
Vans
Siegre
Bobby Jones
Slutchison
Hagen
Bevans
Jones
Ory
Leo Diegel
Pearly
Roleda
Tea
Leo
Flo
Lea
Jack Burke
Paledo
Burke
Fort Wayne
No Longer Impolite to Lean Arms on the Table
In Los Angeles on December 31, society accepts resting elbows on the table and even using grapefruit halves as a support. Elbows become stylish though sleeves are short, with emphasis on social grace and grapefruit as a novelty aid for bridge games and party etiquette.
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Los Angeles
Nec
Milford High School Teams Triumph in Winter Clash
Milford High School boys won their third straight with a 28 to 0 score as graduate and alumni outfits clashed. The girls opened with a 26 to 6 victory led by Miss Sullivan and Miss Perkins who scored all points for the graduate side before an injury to Miss Kartamark ended play for a stretch.
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Milford High School
Miss Sullivan
Miss Perkins
Martamark
Ge. Is. Heagy
Mathews
Russo
Delia
Robilara
Fester
Leonard
Othe
Furman
Mulvihill
Hls
Gills
Harveys
Taft
Fi Hiusso
R. F
Sullian
Payne
Foster
Mors F& EF
Pig. Harvey
Mulethill
Jfurman
Forward pass pioneer identified as Fielding H. Yost
Chicago dispatch reports University of Michigan coach Field H. Yost as the discoverer of the modern forward pass, detailing his 1905 spiral-throw method taught at Ohio Wesleyan and used to teach punters, with notes on the ball’s rotation, distance, and control. The piece also covers Purdue athletic director Nelson A. Kellogg advocating Big Ten exclusivity for the annual meet, plus a clarifying note on the Ty Cobb controversy and unsigned official box scores.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Yost
University of Michigan
Ohio Wesleyan University
Het
Nelson A. Kellogg
Purdue University
Pr. Kellogg
Ihel‘ogg
Kitlogg
Cobbitt
Pyasiden
Ban Johnson
Johnson
Radical sport changes for 1923 expected by writer
Y M H A lineup strengthens for second clash with Kent Collegians as Jerry Houlihan joins. Separate Rambler lineup and predicted 1923 sports shakes include Dempsey fights, Kilbane vs Criqui featherweight title bout, and tennis returns with Kumagae and Kashiro.
Devon Quintet to Meet St Joseph Five Wednesday
The Devon A. C. basketball team hosts St Josephs in a midweek game after a prior Devon Independents loss. A preliminary matchup features the Devonettes against the Sacrament Girls. Lineup lists Joes and A C players including Burns Bentz Sehtenrich Lewis Walsh Chapa Mullaney Scollins She-Peterson Me-Taggart.
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Devon A. C
St. Josephs
Joes
Devon Independents
Devonettes
S$j. Joes
D. A.C
Burns
Bentz LE
Sehtenrich Lewis
Ce Walsh Chapa
Mullaney Scollins
She - Peterson-Me-Taggart
Krascanics Wins Chess Tourney At Bridgeport Club
Krascanics wins a Bridgeport Chess and Checker Club tournament held in the Newfield building after a series of tight games. Box scores and official statistics are debated, with mentions of other players and historical boxing notes interwoven in the writeup.
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Krascanics
Uipid Kire
Bridgeport Chess and Checker Club
Newfield
Liesuumimiury
Krasvanies
Mooney
Stenson
Flabn
Wranz
O'Neil
Lobdel
Applegate
Franz
Palace Girls Narrow Loss to C K Birds in Bowling Match
In a tight Palace Friday bowling meet, Dave Webber's Palace girls fell to the C K Birds by a small margin. Miss Hagen Hickey led Palace with 113 in a high single, while C Worrell and Bird teammate posted strong totals for the visitors. the closely contested affair featured solid performances from both sides and a late surge by the Birds secured the win.
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Amthough
Dave Webber
Palace Girls
C & K Birds
Palace
Clark
Agnges Hickey
C. Worrell
Kes
Yu Birds
Hagen
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Telegram Pages of Sports
York
Geillic
Hoppe
Balklive Bilard
Strangier
Lewis
Stanis- Bbyszl
Orvich
Atea
My Weismuller
Itf
Charleyck
Breddock
Murphy
Heleninwright
Gertrude Ederle
Es- Bleincirey
Hoover
Iliam T. Tilden
RyPreme
Suzanne Leilen
Fis
Fusso
Chander If Baldwin
Rh Walters
McTaggart
Lyrica
ST. Joes
Grantland Ride
Tempus
United States
Great Britain and
Haughton
Jay Gould
Mark
Gould
Sigler
Schaefer
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Willard
Miske
Brennan
Carpentier
Wills
Gibbons
Rawliss Cornell
Seemia
Art Wletcher
Philies
Red Sox
Sarazen
MH. S
Jerry Houlihan
Kent Getesians
Rambler Five
Jopson Q
Wexler
Poldy
Schwartz
Gilefferes
Mahoney
Tiomas L. Cummiskey
New York
John WeGraw
Browns
Tigers
White Sox
Yanks
Depur
Eptrude
Edette
William T. Iden
Suzanne Lengien
Helen Wils
California
US Lawn Tennis Association
Chiya Kumagae
Seeichiro Kashiro
Japan
Henny Shimizu
Devon Quintet
ST. Joseph
Hystusen
Lottie
Bat Nalson
AN Wolgast
Nelson
Hertatter
Milt
Milford Birds
Racie
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