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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1922
Page
7
New York May 1 The Boston Americans defeated the Yankees 6 to 2 marking their third straight win. Ferguson, released by New York to Boston last winter, held the champions to four hits for his second victory of the series. He previously pitched for Bridgeport ace Pie.
Stanford University track and field leaders announce an Eastward entry for the Harvard intercollegiates May 26 and 27 with 10 athletes likely to travel from the Pacific coast. California director Walter Christie confirms strong Bears hopes to end the California Stanford deadlock at the meet.
Bernard Travers of Fulham is suspended for life by a Football Association committee after a prearranged match suggestion with a South Shields player. Travers may never again play for or be connected with any organization under the FA. The FA declined to review further evidence or motives in the inquiry.
Penn State College football notebook details a heavy home slate beginning with Wayne State and Bethany as Hugo Beskadz’s nine take the field. The squad returns Mels Inger to bolster pitching while captains Ullery Koehler and Fightner form a hot hitting core. Infielders Sparks Koehler Traporner and Ullery provide solid defense as the Nittany Lions aim for a strong all-around performance.
Trainer Harry A Beyisie prepares Windsor track for 1922 State Circuit campaign. Notable entries include Mona Lea, Harvest Gleam, Janet, and minor pacing candidates Minor Bus and Charles Direct. Burna gelding Riley Grannan shows a 2 76 1 4 record as conditioning advances.
May 1. The Purple nine received an invitation from the University of Delaware to return for a spring train trip. The use of the Delaware flag and equipment is again offered. Owing to conference dates it may be impossible for Williams to accept.
Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight pugilist, and manager Paddy Mullins announced they had engaged passage to England. They plan to sail next week as promoters eyed a London title bout between Wills and Jack Dempsey, with talks of a possible match.
The Browns moved into first in the American League vote after a 13 to 9 victory over Cleveland. New York fell to Boston as Brown runners combined for 16 hits, including three doubles and a home run by McManus. Lefty pitching details and fielding notes follow, with Jacobs on base and Sev reed contributing two hits in the late innings.
The Eastern Connecticut league opens May 7 with Whalington hosting New London and Moosup added as the sixth team. Plainfield and Danielson bid but space ran out. Officers include William Cuming and John Mart as vice presidents and Roy Downer as secretary treasurer. A $40 forfeited entry by each team funds rules and a silver cup valued at $1900 will go to the league champion.
New York May 1 The greatest featherweight scrap since the McGovern Corbett fight looms at Madison Square Garden with Pepe Manin and Base Herman meeting for 15 rounds to decide a Kilbane foe. Both fighters have trained six months for a chance at the title in a bout billed as the logical Kilbane challenger.
The West Olympic Games Committee is expected to request adding volleyball to the program, driven by demand from the Far East rather than Western Europe and America. Volleyball has had limited status in the United States but has gained remarkable momentum in the Far East, where it has long been associated with major games and regional events.
Pete August defeated Mandey with a knockdown and led on the way to a likely early finish before a draw with Bones. The Bridgeport pair and New Bedford foe Carney split two four round bouts, with August dominating and Bones earning a draw in a brisk card at Willow Point.
In Chicago amid advice on crediting wins, officials discuss rules for pitcher decisions. A Detroit at St Louis game on April 25 saw Danforth start for St Louis, Kolp credited with the win, prompting debates on when a pitcher earns a victory. Some writers urge credit after three innings pitched if his team wins.
Eddie Eagan a former Yale boxing captain and Olympic amateur lightweight champion and Harvard Law student began serious work with boxing instructor Henry Allen to rebound from a defeat to Charles McKenna of New York in Boston last week. He plans a New York tourney on May 4 and hopes to turn the tide in the McKenna rematch.
Plans call for a monster arena in Boston with seating for 49 000 and a large field for football, soccer, track and field, and possibly baseball. It would be at Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Street beyond Braves Field, elongated oval 980 by 450 feet, with football game negotiations reported for 1927 between Washington University and Dartmouth College.
Merchants Association of New York offers a silver cup valued at $10,000 for the 212 trot season open to be run at the Syracuse site in New York. The event is described as a premier harness race, part of the Grand Circuit, with last year’s cup won by Greyworthy driven by Wainger Cox.
A tangled OCR item notes a White Leonard bout cancellation amid unclear names. It mentions Benny Leonari and Charlie White with references to a lightweight match and a long distance talk involving Floyd Fil and a manager watching developments today.
Plainfield trustees plan a 130000 golf house to replace a fire destroyed club. The project includes erec tion and equipment, with York as architect and Roger Buliard of New Woodtis involved in planning and financing arrangements for the new facility.
A Columbia University report by Joseph Holmes analyzes Harry Wills as he seeks the world heavyweight title against Jack Dempsey. Tests cover motor ability perception and higher mental processes, noting Wills’ remarkable coordination, reaction speeds, and sensory processing though education factors adjust some results.
Grantland Rice discusses boxing’s pageantry and the era’s key figures. He cites Ted Kid Lewis and Carpentier, considers a Dempsey clash, and weighs boxing’s popularity and earnings amid political shifts in sports.
A 154 day season opens in New York this week with a Belmont Park one day meeting and a Jamaica meet to follow. Pimlico hosts next, as the nation’s racing circuit begins, featuring the Paumonok Handicap and the Suffolk Stakes with Wilcoma and Morvich among early contenders. Morvich has been declared out, with several candidates seen in speed trials as trainers vie for the inaugural races.
Red Cap Wilson, a sturdy welterweight, left Wickay for the South with Scotty Sloan felth. He is scheduled to fight Young Leon ard in Widovato Arkansas, Young McGovern of New Orleans at Shreveport Louisiana on May, and rank it Murry in Biorada two days later.
Chandy aims to box Kanakoff after knocking out Dundee last week in a maiTai fight. Slaney targets Marty in a bet on May 1 as Kilbane and Johnny Dunder remain unafflicted.
Princeton, favored by form, challenges Yale in the nineteenth annual dual track meet here next Saturday on a new Bulldog track. Strong Princeton field events and Thompson’s all around prowess boost the Tigers while Yale counters with key sprinters and javelin men.
Fort Deposit Md May 1 unusual feature of the sixteenth annual track meet at Tome School May 20 is the one mile relay race for tech schools of Middle Atlantic States. Entries so far include Baltimore City College Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore Junior High School and Tome School with more expected from Washington high schools and Maryland preparatory schools. The Tome meet is Maryland sprint track classic drawing over 59 contestants.
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