Food for the Fans Opens Week In First Place
Waterbury hosts Hartford today in a league tilt. Newfield visits Hartford, New Haven travels to New York, and Nallin Crooks Ladd drive Beadgepers. Ladd battles knee trouble after a key sixth inning exit while Crooks leads at .359. Walters, Kustus, Upham, and Peckinpaugh star in a week of strong hitting and clutch plays as Bridgeport edges rivals and Harvard prepares for Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nallin
Crooks
Ladd
Beadgepers
New Haven Register
Dick Nallin
New Haven
Nailin
Joe Kustus
Tom Crooks Tops League Sluggers Amid Strong Mechanica Run
The Mechanica posted their best week, winning four of six and reclaiming first place as Waterbury faltered. Tom Crooks leads the league with a strong showing while Joe Kustus, Skipper Tiley, Freddie Gibbs, Jimmy Hall, Miller, Kocher, and Stowe helped lift Mechanica with steady hits and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanica
Waterbury
Atest Touma
Kustus
Nailin
Etey
Joe Kustus
Tiley
Freddie Gibbs
Jimmy Hall
Miller
Kocher
Stowe
Crooks
Result of yesterday's games hereabouts
Yesterday's local baseball action featured the Edgewoods defeating the Clovers 3 to 2 in 12 innings at the Flats, a pitcher’s duel with Bowover and Edgewoods holding 1-1 after nine. White and Ryan, Dempsey starred for Fairfield as Bridgeport Bengals beat Fairfields 8 to 2 with Whalen allowing five hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flats
Edgewoods
Clovers
Reece Edgewoods
Seqvent Eeroes
Burke
Walter Casey
Fairfield
Industrial League Saturday Results Show Closest Scores Yet
Industrial League standings feature Bullards 14 Yosts 0 and A T S Co 12 Auto Mach Co 0 as Birdseye-Somers edge Ashcrofts 27 0. Auto Mach Co defeats Birdseye-Somers and Ashcrofts beat Yosts. The American British team wins 4 3 over Loge crowd amid optimism for a league winner. King of Loco injured, Wells strong. Other games see Crane No 2 and No 1 taking wins, and six runs from Batters Wells Lang Crane. Regular Yosts trip to New York yields youngsters in loss. A T S Co dominates Auto Mach Co 12 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auurday
Bullards
Yosts
Auto. Mach. Co
Birdseye-Somers
Ashcrofts
Tt Wan
BI King
New Beaver
Loco Plant
Bill Jaggers
Wells
Locus
Yost
New York State
Bullerds
A. T. rdseye-Somers, & & Co
Crane No
Ashcroft
Holmes & Biwards
Warner Co
RB Co
Loco
Crane
Crank Eee Doe H
Ym Loco Co
Lv AB
Johnson Fights Urge to Slow Down in Heat
In Mosna Springs Reno Nevada June 27 Johnson trains hard under hot sun aiming for a fast final week. He runs seven miles and boxes with Mills Cotten and Kaufman then weighs about 203 pounds. Johnson shows urgency but observers note a lingering laziness amid the push. Jeffries camp also reports nervous energy seven days before the bout with Corbett Burns Choynski slated to be in Jeffries corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrens Johnson
Ricks Hesert
Reno
Nev
Jeffries
Moana Springs
Johnson
Kaufman, Mills and Cotton
Neon
United Press
Jack
Six Hert
Geor
Max Balthasar
Mosna Springs
Jeff
Corbett
Rowardennan
Burns
Choynski
Jim Cort
Scott
State Rangers
Jimmy Coffroth
Jim
Mechanics Dominate New Britain 107 In Newfield Showdown
Mechanics defeated New Britain 107 to 84 at Newfield before 300 fans. Freddie Gibbs pitched the full game for Bridgeport and sparked five hits in the fifth inning rally while Tom Crooks led with five hits including three doubles. Eddie Lavery backed Gibbs with strong catching as New Britain struggled with fielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Newfield
Speed Boys
Moore
Pittsburg
Freddie Gibbs
Aviators
Gibbs
Invaders
Tom Crooks
Bobby Stowe
Eley
Eddie Lavery
Saint Josephs win over Coves in eleven innings
At St Josephs Oval the Saints beat Morris Coves 4 to 3 after 11 innings. Saints collected four hits off Turner with two bases on balls and Lavery a three bagger driving in runs. Solen made a pivotal catch in the tenth to stop a run at home. Downey scored the final run on two walks, a steal, and Mosher’s drive to center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Josephs Oval
Esterday
Saints
Morris Coves
Turner
Mosher
Lavery
Solen
Downey
ST. Joseph'sabrae
McGuire
Loughlin
Downey Mosher
Richards
Bry
Austin
Burks
Sccnlon
Scanion
McCann
Fortune Teller Foresees Jeffries Victory in 20 Rounds
Worcester dispatch reports a fortune teller predicting James J. Jeffries will knock out Johnson in about the 20th round. The clairvoyant claims to channel guidance from the spirit world and foresees a tense scene at the arena with fevered excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Worcester
Jamen J. Jeffries
Johnson
Haere
Oliver
C. “Mettier
Staurroyant
Jeffries
Wran
Harvard and Yale boat race bets favor Crimson in big contest
New London June 27 with three days to practice for the Thames race Harvard leads bets to win all three races as Yale backs its crews. Harvard veterans dominate the varsity eight while Yale cites two returning rowers and expert chatter hints at a possible upset as both camps push hard for the four mile grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New London
Thames
Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Fale
New Haven
Irish American A C and NYPD set track records at Celtic Park
At Celtic Park in New York yesterday the Irish American A C and the New York Police Department witnessed numerous new athletic records. Mel Sheppard of the Irish American A C shattered the 550 yard mark and boosted team standings with standout performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
New York Police Dept
Celtic Park
New York
Mel Sheppard
Irish American champs shine at New York athletic meet
Jack Eller, Irish American hurdling champion, won the all ground athletic championship of ten events. John Flanagan, from New York, threw the hammer 181 feet 7 inches and Martin Sheridan, also a New Yorker, hurled the discus 134 feet from scratch beating the previous record held by Harry Hillman by 5 seconds in one minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hillman
Jack Eller
New York
Jo John Flanagan
Martin Sheridan
Big Tim Sullivan Seeks Rest Of Fight Purse In Reno
New York report notes Sullivan arrives July 1 in Reno with 70000 dollars of the 101000 purse as he presses for the balance or threatens no fight. Promoters will hand over 51000 in cash on arrival and 20000 of Sullivan's 70000 will be returned to Jeffries and Johnson who each posted 10000 to guarantee appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Tonkee
Petton
North America
Beexico
Letton
Gree
New York
Big Tim
Sullivan
Jeffries-Johnson
Tammany Hall
Reno
Jeffries
Johnson
Baseball Scores and Standings From Various Cities
Saturday results show New Haven 6 Northampton 4 and Bridgeport 10 New Britain 7 in regional play. National League games include Cincinnati 6 Pierce 2 and New York 4 Philadelphia 1. American League notes Cleveland 5 Chicago 4 and St Louis 4 Detroit 3 with multiple city matchups listed. standings feature Connecticut, National, and American League schedules across New Haven Hartford Bridgeport Waterbury Holyoke Northampton Springfield Philadelphia New York Boston Chicago St Louis Pittsburg Boston Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Northampton
Ad Quitford
Hartford
Spring
Holyoke
Waterbury
Bridgeport
New Britain
Cincinnati
Pierce
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
St Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Springfeld
National League
Pittsburg
Wat
Springfield
Pittsbursh Cincinnnatia
Louis Philadelphia
Newark
Toronto
Providence
Jersey City
Montreal
Clovers and Bengals Post Forfeits for July Fourth Game
Managers Henry Lee of the Clovers and Tom Gallagher of the Bengals sign articles of agreement posting forfeits of $50 each with the Sporting Editor of the Farmer for a game scheduled Monday afternoon in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee
The
Clovers
Tom Gallagher
Bengals
Farmer
Seaside Park Junior City Championship Showdown
At Seaside Park on No 1 diamond two rival teams of young players compete for the junior city title. Eligible players include Bengale-Conlin Whalen Trelease Shea Casey Hoy Donnelly Gallagher Heck Byron Fisher Thomas Clov ers-Bean Lawlor Mullen O'Brien Cotter Hurley Bowden Germain Cannon McCarthy Ludwig. Both clubs travel widely and will hire a professional umpire plus police protection for the games scheduled this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ath
Seaside Park
Bengale
Conlin
Whalen
Trelease
Shea
Casey
Hoy
Donnelly
Gallagher
Heck
Byron
Fisher
Thomas
Clovers
Bean
Lawlor
Mullen
O'Brien
Cotter
Hurley
Bowden
Germain
Cannon
McCarthy
Ludwig
Weather Indications Special from United Preas
New Haven report forecasts slightly cloudy night and warmer Tuesday with general showers likely later in the week. Conditions improve after the front passes, leaving partly cloudy skies and gradual temperature rise across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
New Haven
Sonditiona Tayor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallop
Snyder
Brad Kocher
Young Lavery
St. Joseph's
New Haven Regis
Bagger
Plummer
Freddie Gibbe
Uppy Upham
Grand Stand
Fredme
Nalrn
Roger Peckenpaugh
Peck
Red” Waller
Stallings
Yankees
Low Criger
Highlanders
Joe Walsh
White
Pirates
Tommy Downey
Danny Hoffman
Jos Kustus
Chalky
18 Aue
Finnegans
Jimmie O'Rourke
Columbus Club
Jimmie
St. Paul
Frank Hill
Coatesville
Dunn
Baltimore
Frank
Stephenson House
Hicks
Young
Crimson Battery
Marshall Wil
Whartsop
Chick McLaughlin
Babson
Boyer
Brown
Carr
Gardner
Hayjock
Lanigan
McLaughlin
Marshall
Minit
Love
Pottersever
Rogers
Bruce
Hetmund
Ashon
California
Utah
Hs Nouthern
Europe
Norway
Breden
Stockholm
Vienna
Turkey
Athens
Nang
Monte Cristo
Monte
Hoboken
Brookthra
West Ends
Sokols
Bengals Annex
Callahan
Miho Beeen
McCrary
West End
Nebraska
Mart Sail
Eharne
Yostsigeport
Remington Baup
Semana ‘Works
Enateeris
Ryan Ad Dempsey
Industrial League
Bullarda
Mach. Co
Aw B.cesreeer
Batterien
Lang
King
Pes
Wipnipen
Holmes and Edwards
Samaras
Beb Coovin
Anabias
Dat Dart
Treaslease
Aim
Contin
Forest Ames Johnson
Warners
Pulaski
Metsger
Martin and
Palmer
Seaside Dark
Castoria
Artishoc
Fletcher
O’neil
Brown and
Connor
Coves
France
Fortune Teller
Connections Teague
Springtelas
Swaterbury
Buffalo
Rochester
American League
Lovers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!