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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
10
A 1922 Canton City Indoor Baseball league report lists eligible players for 12 teams and outlines schedule plans. Billy Evans praises diplomatic umpires, noting his method is to stay inconspicuous and render decisive calls with minimal fan attention.
Massillon Agathons register a 15 to 0 shutout over Leetonia in nine innings as Lefty Schulz limits the offense to five hits and fans 11. Stark County rivals erupt for eight runs in the seventh to seal the game.
Bert Biery's Nazir Grotto baseball club meets the newly organized City Mall team Thursday at Firemen's Field 5 30 p m Lefty Wilhelm a Canton minor leaguer is expected to pitch for Rubber City lodge men Readiness call for all Grotto players at 6 30 Thursday at Sixth Street field Akron trip follows Saturday to League Park to face Edk aggregation led by Pinkey Hill
Sam Langford of Boston defeated Tiger Flowers of Atlanta by knockout in the second round of a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout in Atlanta. The win came Monday, after a strong start by Langford and a decisive finish in the early rounds.
Data shows Sapling players like Sisler and Speaker leading in hits and averages in the American League. In the National League Rogers and Hornsby pace charts with high on base marks and strong slugging figures for Brook Griffith and Gowdy among others.
Promoter Lester Burrell of the west end town announces Neal Brogan a West Brookfield lightweight will return from retirement to face Blackie Richards of Dayton in an outdoor show at Central Steel field on June 19. Richards has faced top opponents including Johnny Dundee and Andy Chaney and is eager for the challenge.
Massillon outlaw team members contending for national honors post strong hitting. Collins leads Canton's rivals with .434 average after 36 hits in 88 at bats and 19 runs, while Shovlin hits .403. Gill has 21 RBIs with .400-plus teammates Bratehi, Hobbs, Moseley among others.
The Rochester International league team defeated the New York Yankees 4 to 3 in an exhibition Monday. Rochester had six hits off former teammate George Murray while the Yankees had five off Swatz and Ahren. Ruth at first base went hitless in three at bats.
Canton will be represented by at least 100 enthusiasts during All-Ohio day at the Cleveland baseball park on Wednesday. About 30 communities in the upper state will honor the Indians whose opponents will be the Senators of Washington. Walter Geltz Bender's restaurant, chairman of the Canton end of the event, announces a big advance sale not closing until Tuesday evening. Canton has a special grandstand section with 150 tickets allotted.
Baseball bosses announced Red Thompson will start Thursday against the Masons on the Firemen Police field. Thompson starred in the Hallers 6-5 win over the Knights of Columbus, ending with 10 strikeouts, four in two innings, and seven hits allowed.
Putney Wright, Timken draftsman, repeats as section handball champion at the Y M C A. He defeated William Strang 21-11 21-12 in the final, winning the cup for a year and needing three titles for undisputed possession. Wright previously beat Strang in 1920 and held the title until 1921.
City Baseball league managers from Noaker Crystal Park Westend American Legion Central and N A T met Monday and decided to continue operations with a flexible schedule. Twilight games may be added and Sunday engagements shifted or moved to other dates. Each manager may cancel Sunday out of town games and reassign them. Five of six managers attended. Crystal Park did not send a representative. The schedule runs through August.
New York June 6 reports that France will meet Denmark in Copenhagen June 17 18 19 unless it defaults to Australia. Italy faces the British Isles in England June 17 19 20 with Europe organizing the semifinals in America per the Australian demand.
Central team members will practice at 5 30 p m on the American Bridge field in preparation for the S game series with the Nazir Grotto team. The Central Mason game is set for Friday at 6 30 p m on the City field.
New York June 6 heavyweight Al Roberts of State Island won a 12 round decision over Larry Williams of Bridgeport Conn. The card also saw Bert Spencer substituting for Benny Walger KO Frankie Pitcher in the tenth round of a scheduled 12 round bout.
The Boston Braves defended eastern soil with a 6-0 victory as Joe Oeschger shut out the St. Louis Cardinals in their first appearance on the east coast. No AL games were played due to rain, and Phils and Pirates were washed out. Metnis extended his error-free streak to 167 games before a Saturday misplay.
A Chicago scene captures top high school hurdlers including Keebie of Austin Texas who won the national interscholastic meet. The photograph shows the cream of competitors as he clearly outpaced the timber toppers field.
Canton Terminal baseball players depart for a short Pennsylvania trip with Indiana, Pa. as the first stop, then invade Chicago for a 5 game series with the Pyotts starting June 17. The Terminals face fast outlaw competition, as the Pyotts are a veteran independent club with major league ties. Canton opens in Chicago a week from Saturday and plays the Pyotts daily through the following Wednesday. They also meet the Greys in Zanesville the weekend before.
Wallace Bates of the University of California fell to Kumagae, the Japanese national champion, 6-0 6-2 in singles in a Nippon invasion. Bates and Wilson beat Kumagae and Nomura in doubles 10-8 6-2 6-4 as Californians win all their collegiate matches.
The record lists a mix of schedules and results across leagues with teams such as Boston St Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Detroit and Cleveland. It notes yesterday's rain affected games and includes scores for Kansas City Louisville Toledo St Paul Milwaukee Indianapolis Columbus with several midweek games pending or postponed.
Sporting Life notes that bloomer baseball teams have fallen out of favor. The piece quips that a dress of street costumes worn by a girl club could travel the circuit, humorously asking for seven large sacks to carry the "gator receipts" sold by the act.
A chaotic column notes a Swiss brought wrestler drawing varied humor and speculation. It references John McGraw shouting a motion, baserunners, and a mocking tone about dialects. Broad commentary critiques writers and sports lore, mentioning Lavigne and historical baseball figures.
A second postponement of the Pancho Vila versus Abe Goldstein flyweight bout in Jersey City appears likely due to heavy rains. The fight was moved from Monday night because of storms.
Cantonians attend the Monday opening at North Randall half mile track for the June meeting. Walter McGregor clocked 2:16 1 4 in the 2:23 pace, Alta Ebans won the 2:14 trot heats, Harvest Druin took the 2:24 trot, Princess M led the 2:13 pace, and Alto Evans paid $181.20 in the 2:14 trot.
Miss Elizabeth Harding of Essex County and Miss Glenna Collett of Providence set a new course record on the first day of the eastern women's golf title at the Westchester-Biltmore Club. Mona Beth shot 40 41 81 over 18 holes.
Rain in Philadelphia on Monday forced a postponement of the eight round boxing match between Lew Tendler and Bobby Barrett at the National League park. The bout, rescheduled for Tuesday night, was originally set for last Friday in Clinton Heights, Pa.
Jock Hutchin of the Glenview club Chicago and British open champion opened with a 75 at Glen Eagles Scotland. He stood 36 by the turn and 39 on the back nine for the first 18 holes on Monday.
Decision for New York shifts the Leonard Britton welterweight title fight from Boyle's Jersey City to the Velodrome on 225th Street. Reed Richards weighs the change as boosting gate receipts and shaping a two fisted world title bout, with Leonard seeking renewal and Britton seen as a punch limited challenger.
United States Golf Association took no action on steel-shafted clubs at the executive committee session. New members elected to active status include Shannopin Country club Pittsburgh Shreveport Country club Pa Columbus Country club Columbus. Allied clubs added were Tide Hour club Macon Ga Brookville Country club Brookville N Y and Niagara Falls Country club Niagara Falls. Oak Hill Country club Rochester N Y moved to active while Echo Lake Country club Westfield N J became allied successor to Crawford and Westfield Country clubs after consolidation.
Walter M. Hoover of Duluth Minnesota won the World amateur sculling title defeating Paul V. Costello of the Vesper Boat club by two and a half lengths over the mile and a quarter course in seven minutes 24 seconds. Hilton A Bilger of St Johns Nova Scotia finished third and W E Garrett Gilmore of the Bachelor Barge club was fourth. Connie Mack's athletics have now met all American League teams and the Mack men are not to be trifled with this season.
In Columbus a heavy weight boxing match ends quickly as Martin defeats Joe Burke of Cleveland in the first round at the Mount Arena. The soldier champion wins after 30 seconds, delivering a left to the stomach and a right to the jaw for a decisive knockout.
Final touches have been applied to plans for the Jack Johnson Tut Jackson bout set for July 4 in the city parks. Johnson and Jackson met with their managers and the boxing commission to finalize arrangements. A bow shaped theater will seat 18 to 20 thousand, with similar crowds expected from surrounding states. Photographs showed Johnson and Jackson shaking hands in the ring.
Dr Ji Yocum D D S has been appointed director of physical education at Western Reserve University, succeeding Harry A Dame who recently resigned after three years. Fred Holtcamp, former Ohio State center, is named coach of football basketball and track and will direct physical education. Alfred Cole Syracuse remains freshman. A baseball coach will be named later. Dr Yocum is a Reserve graduate in dentistry and studied in Cleveland before Oberlin.
At League Park Akron Cincinnati Reds edged Washington Nationals 6to4 in an hour 29 minute exhibition. Pete Gleason and Turk had three Reds hits while the starter for Washington allowed four hits. Joe Judge homered for Washington in the second, Hargrave doubled and Pinelli singled for two late runs. Bluege opened the fourth with a double that set up another Nats score.
Cleveland June 6 Ailing Speaker will miss baseball for at least a week as Dr M H Castle orders him to stay in bed. The manager, stricken with a severe cold, has been at Hotel Winton since Friday and faces the risk of pneumonia.
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