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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
19
After a cheerful ball game, Chief Meyers remained somber as fans celebrated outside the park. Although cheers echoed, the veteran official carried a quiet mood, signaling a reflective moment amid the day's victory and communal excitement.
The Red Sox without a Sunday game challenge any city team including Windsor White Sox Jackson A and St James. They hold a permit for games at 3330 5230. They plan to play the Blessed Sacraments on May 25 and the Traston C on June 1, and invite other teams to communicate with Manager P Frank at 82 Pembroke Street.
Pittsfield tops Springfield 5 to 4 in a tense Eastern clash as Pittefiele delivers key plays late. EAE standings shift with the win and team momentum grows.
In Philadelphia on May 14 the Pirates defeated the Phillies 8 to 1 as pitching and fielding improved for Pittsburgh. Watson struggled through three innings before the Pirates built a decisive lead while 300 Doughboys from the 28th Division watched. Bigbee and Zitman led Pittsburgh with key hits, and Pearce provided the only notable efforts for Philadelphia.
Centers are asked to report for practice at Seaside Park No 1 diamond tonight. Any player seeking a tryout should report. The centers will play against the fast aud e Citys this Sunday at Seaside Park. The pioneers pay for the event.
The Toledo Boxing Commission will meet tomorrow afternoon to decide the referee for the July 4 fight. They plan to discuss using an in-house arbiter and may amend rules to allow the referee to decide if both fighters remain standing after the twelfth round. Currently outside decisions are used by newspapers for fifteen round bouts.
College baseball results across multiple venues include Brown defeating Yale in New Haven 6 to 4, Holy Cross beating Vermont 4 to 2 in Worcester, Maine topping Colby 6 to 4 in Waterville, Bates winning 4 to 2 over Tufts in Medford, and Fordham upsetting Princeton 6 to 1 in Princeton. Additional games at Philadelphia saw Penn slip past Haverford 19 to 2.
Witnesses testifying at the Coroner hearing say the scaffold was insecure and defective while painter Frank Lockhardt fell 33 feet to the floor from a scaffold at the Union Metallic Cartridge company. He died minutes later from a skull fracture. Witnesses include plant secretary Edward H. Allen and assistant works engineer M. Wesley.
The case against Dominick Fraschito of 226 Sterling Place alleging he held a 15 year old girl prisoner in New York for a week was nolled in the fly court yesterday. The court ruled the crime had not been committed in this state. The judge remarked on self-criticism and warned against meddling.
Sir Barton, owner J. K. Ross Cox, won the Preakness at Pimlico carrying the Cox color, earning $24,500. He led from the start defeating a field of top three-year-olds including Eternal and Dunboyne. The race marked a notable comeback for Eternal as well.
The report notes Sir Barton leading the race with King Plaudit behind, though the winning time was not fast. Johnny Loftus rode the victor in a grand celebration honoring returned World War I heroes. Ansonia plans a big event under Lieut. John F. Pickett, plus forming a new American Legion dugout for local veterans. Increased taxes prompt some men to move away, and cigar sales rise.
Ansonia will stage a veterans celebration with returned soldiers and sailors taking part in an upcoming event. The program highlights include local participation and community support for the veterans' activities.
The state board of Deputies BNai B'rith will convene on June 3 in Bridgeport for a routine session. Harmony Lodge hosts the visit of state deputies, with a past presidents’ night planned the same evening.
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