Police Lose Close Game to New Haven. Banquet Follows
Bridgeport police lost to New Haven by one run in a ding dong finish, ending Bridgeport’s season in second place. About 650 guests attended a Lighthouse Point hotel banquet with Chief Cowles hosting. Mayors Martin and Ze attended, with speeches and a moonlit trolley ride back to Union Station.
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Pennant race tightens as Cubs and Pirates win in late-season swing
Baseball scores show the Cubs blanking the Giants 2 0 at the Polo Grounds to win the series finale and keep the pennant battle between Chicago and Pittsburgh alive. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 9 4 while Pittsburgh 2 Boston so the chase narrows to two teams with Chicago holding a fighting chance. Other results include Philadelphia 11 St Louis 7 Detroit 7 Boston 4 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 0 and New York 4 Cleveland 1 in the doubleheader in Cleveland.
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Italian athlete to make Bridgeport home this fall
Attorney Louis Petruccella announced that Emilio Lunghi, famed Italian distance runner linked with the Irish American A C. of New York, will move to Bridgeport around Sept. 20. Lunghi, Genoa Polytechnic graduate in civil engineering, plans to pursue track and enroll in the local YMCA to prepare for spring events.
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Italian Sailors Entertain Bridgeport Amid City Events
During the visit of the Italian torpedo destroyer Strura from Sept 19 to Oct 2, Bridgeport hosts celebrations including a ball with the Columbian Boys Club and the Italian Club. The local team Waleeh, led by attorney Fouts Petruceili, is composed of young Italians from the Columbus Boys Club with offices on Pembroke and Willard streets. The club promotes social and physical life and reports a 19 win record. Waterbury has been defeated in the city.
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Yale Football Plans Maturing at Greenport Camp
Captain Coy of Yale University football outlines autumn plans with quarterbacks Corey French and Johnson, plus Dewitt Cochran at Greenport for early development and mild practice. About twenty preparatory school players have been invited to join the freshman squad, which will train with the university squad until college opens. About fifty regulars are slated to return September 20, bringing total players to roughly seventy, with many rooming on campus and paying their own expenses. The program emphasizes longer term development and a quarterback club at Greenport staying with Mr Cochran for about a week.
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Locos, Corset Makers Clash in Final Factory League Game
The last Factory League game pits Locomobile leaders against East Side Corset Makers with $50 on the line and a possible playoff if Locos lose. Locos aim to extend two previous wins over the club, while Auto manufacturers and Birdsey-Somers vie for position. Manager Billy Lundberg lists Morton Collins Cady Finlayson Ras Terry Finnegan McGuire O Del as starters.
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Big Attractions on Yost Field
The Yost baseball team, pennant contenders in the Idus trial Teague, schedules games for Saturday September 4 and Labor Day. Saturday vs Brooklawn Country Club at Brooklawn grounds. 3:00 p.m. Labor Day games vs Milfords at Yost Fields 10:30 a.m. and Milford 2:18 p.m. Brooklawn plans a Derby day with college-age players. free admission but a special collection for the Yost team. The Yost squad fields its best lineup aiming to preserve its clean record. Brooklawn rooters expected to boost a lively, sportsmanlike afternoon.
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American Derby at Readville Opens Amid Doubtful Favorites
Special from United Press. Readville Mass Sept 1 Crowds strain to view in a warm up for the 15 000 pacing Derby despite lowered stands and a light shower. The Eel was scratched while Dunn gears up in New York circles and a Canadian contingent of Whirsiees stations competes on the Pacific. Three races on the card today with notable hits by two baggers and O Nourke praising Imex Valle pitcher Rube Pollard, the Glastonbury wonder.
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Orators Lose Again After One Bad Inning
Springfield Union reports the Orators fall to the Ponies amid a rough first inning. Murray Parker and teammates rally with timely hits while the Ponies capitalize on misplays to build a lead, then hold on as late offenses falter.
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Slive Baseball Tips and Weekly Projections
A dense sports notes item recaps doubleheaders at Newfield and Waterbury with Springfield, Detroit’s latest win, and leading hitters. It tracks Iszy Hoffman’s rising Providence average, Tommy Downey’s two hits off Dec Scanlon, Red Waller’s three-hit game in a 2-0 loss, and the Hanna Lynch trip through Massachusetts after the league season. Mentions Eddie Justice adapting to Billy Dver’s shortstop move, Wanner for Hartford second base, and Gardner versus Wanner for the New York Americans 1910 projections.
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Ridgeport's Young Star Shines In Stages Backdrop
Stage fright gave way as a young star at Ridgeport proves his worth on the mound, not yielding any baserunners while staying steady on the field. A wireless get next year is planned, and the team adds pitchers Pollard and Gibbs to strengthen the staff this season.
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Policemen's Game Ends In A Dizzy Home Tilt
Notes describe a chaotic Bridgeport vs New Haven contest with heavy misplays, exuberant but costly performances, and a colorful mascot at home plate. Captain O Leary and Doherty contribute key hits, while Coast City figures such as Malone and Marconi Simmons appear in a bustling, partisan crowd scene. The piece closes with a boastful vow of a stronger police league.
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Five Mile Race Set for Seaside Park Championship Day
The M C A meet at Seaside Park on September 1 will feature a newly added five mile race as a principal event. Local clubs from Meriden New Britain New Haven and Naugatuck will field strong long distance runners with Bridgeport represented by Modest Bill McClellan who recently won at Steeplechase. A handicapped local meet for inexperienced runners will precede the main events, with first and second prizes and Winged Band emblems awarded.
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Johnson bets $1000 Jeffries will not fight Johnson
San Francisco dispatch reports heavyweight champion Jack Johnson declares he will not fight James Jeffries and bets $1,000 on his prediction. Johnson says Jeffries may return with bands and sign a date, but an accident or doctor's certificate will prove him unfit. Johnson prefers a large city for protection and opposes fighting south of the Mason-Dixon line or in Oklahoma. A separate item notes Carlile Center, N. G. Burhano claims kidney trouble cure by Foley's Kidney Remedy with four-year relief.
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