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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
4
Columbia victories in the varsity four event mark a second win for the team in the long race series. The win comes after a close finish with Pennsyl vania, drawing enthusiastic cheers from local supporters, alumni, and the university community.
A garbled chronicle describes bouts with Carter and Root, one fighter knocked out Deter Maber in the later round, and other ring events. It notes a Carroll style surge, sponge throwing, and a Chicago fighter moving to heavyweight after a mid career. Mentions Hart Soma and Jon Jewettts with varied results.
Se and Bt teams clash in a muddled fixture with both sides failing to convert chances. No decisive winner emerges as officials note disputed plays and fatigue marks the end of a tense encounter.
Special to the Mercury reports a push to grant boxing status in Great Britain’s colleges led by Lord Lonsdale and supported by The Times. In London the Gunboat Smith versus Georges Carpentier bout is set for July 16 at the Olympia with both camps posting forfeits and heavy training under way.
Ed Konetehy and Jack Muller remain close in Dallas as latest league reports tease a major winter trade. Efiberating .277 and Konetchy .270 top the hitters list while Washington eyes Buenerree Ehmke, a 19 year old pitcher from Los Angeles. Weller Johnson shines with notable feats, Lee Magee surface as a near .300 hitter with 16 stolen bases, and Marty OToole stays with Fred Clarke as waivers fail. Detroit, St Louis, and Chicago reflect strong crowds and shifting rosters as the season opens.
Waterbury defeats Bridgeport 6 to 4 as Blum shines with two singles and crucial hits. Osborne allowed few liberties for Waterbury while Stow and Bowman starred for Bridgeport with key hits and solid fielding. Time 1:28. Umpire Kelly.
The Masquerader and Luke, two-year-olds, will race free for a purse of 22,000 dollars a side during the Saratoga meeting. The event is touted as the greatest match race of the season, surpassing the Gravesend clash of Henry of Navarre and Domino. The Masquerader, backed by Jere Wheelwright and Ralf Parr, was the fastest two-year-old at Maryland tracks this spring. United States Senator J. Camden owns Lake.
New York June 27 motor boats entered in the New Fork to Albany and return race were sent off at eight this morning under the New York Motor Boat Club. Eight cruisers and two open boats competed with Blue Peter V leading early ahead of Thistle and Fabius. The course covers up to forty hours with an early finish anticipated tomorrow.
The Wowompon tribe of Red Men and the Samuel Harris Lodge of Odd Fellows will no longer play at Avon Park this afternoon. The game is rescheduled to be held at the Bostwick Avenue flats, adjusting venue by the afternoon.
Waterbury and Hartford push New London for the league lead as the Eastern Association moves toward a tight finish. McCann fields a strong but uneven offense while New London’s pitching shines at times. Bridgeport lacks pop in the box but Waterbury and New Britain face strong competition. New London clings to the top spot with McCann’s entertaining play and managers weighing changes.
A garbled column teases a sensational modern Methuselah tale by Qranti and McGuire. It hints at Jim McGuire guiding a league through historic figures Romulus Hannibal Nero and others, tracing a mythic lineage from ancient Rome to modern times, with vivid, though unclear, dope-sheet clues and sensational assertions about power and fame.
Yesterday’s NL results show New York over Boston 5 to 4 in set play and 10 to 4 in 24 games, Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 7 to 4, and Chicago beating Cincinnati 1 to 0 in 24 games. Pittsburgh tied with St Louis 2. Today’s games list New York in Boston, Philadelphia in Brooklyn, Chicago in Cincinnati, and St Louis in Pittsburgh.
Bridgeport in New Haven Pittsfield in Springfield New Britain in Waterbury Hartford in New London outline the Eastern Association city pairings and venues for upcoming games.
In yesterday's American League action Boston beat New York 3 to 1 St Louis defeated Cleveland 2 to 0 Chicago toppled Detroit 12 to 2 and Philadelphia won 3 to 0 over Washington in a forfeit Arstigemte Philadelphia 8 Washington 6. The note suggests Connie Mack's pitchers are performing poorly and the pennant race may not be settled until September with teams like Boston New York Washington Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis Detroit all in play.
Fragmented text indicates a Detroit dateline June 27 with Ty Cobb and federal claims involved. The piece mentions local conditions, tenfor lat ground, and developments connected to a Prince Less, suggesting coverage of a legal or claims dispute affecting Cobb and possibly team or league dynamics.
June reports the Snellen four attending a polo demonstration at Hurlingham on July 4. Lora Wirbowrne comments on a warm welcome and remarks on the Glen cup and American participation. The garbled text suggests a polo event with international interest and preparations for an exhibition match.
Inference from a fragmented string shows garbled text likely from a late era news item. Key entities and dates are unreadable, hindering a coherent summary. The readable fragments suggest a sports or financial notice but lack clear subjects or actions.
Buffalo in Baltimore. Buffalo, 3. Buffel 10 in Baltimore, 5. Providence, Toronto, Montreal, Jersey City. Finchestar in Suwael. Toronto in Providence. Baltimore 3.
Fragmentary OCR notes record Brooklyn and Buffalo games with scattered city names and odd spellings. The readable items mention Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and St Louis in a rough schedule context but lack coherent results or dates.
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