The Slump and Curve of Sports Legends
The column muses on golf slumps and Mitchell’s 318 yard drive, recalls Yale Harvard no hit game of 1877, and notes era shifts in pitching and stadium capacity as sport’s germ spreads. It mentions Kirkwood’s 67 and Connie Mack’s old remark about arm gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Carter
Hartford
Conn
Yale
Harvrd
Harvard
Dartmouth
Pene Cy Young
Astern
Fale
Princeton
Avery
A McMann
University
Alwara
Carter
Kirkwood
Connie Mack
Babe’ Ruth
Abe Mitchell
Mitchell
Bahe
Pequonnock Team 15 Leads Bowling Standings
The Pequonnock Lodge faces Wepowage in Milford tomorrow night with a one game gap in the league. Pequonnock stands at 60-18, Wepowage at 59-19, as Adelphian Orenogue Arcanum and Monitor teams also clash in the week’s schedule. High marks include Parfitt 95 in a single game, Nelson 155, Anderson 393 in total, with Pequonnock posting 690 for a high team single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequonnock Lodge
Wepowage
Palace
Milford
Pequanneck
Wopowage
Adelphian Orenogue
Areganum
Loyan Harris
Parfitt
Nelson
Anderson
Pequonneck
Connell Leads Water Co League Gowlers and Bermuda Tennis
Connell tops the Water Co league in gowlers with a high single of 130 and a high total of 837 while holding a 96 average. Bermuda tennis champ William T. Pilden plays with Weiner, defeating Smith pair 6-3 6-0 6-1. Yale defeats Dunbarton. Columbia beats George Washington. Steuland may become Cubs’ steady pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connell
Gowlers
Tiamilon
Bermuda
William T. Pilden
Weiner
Peetee
B. B
Colin Smith
49 Ball Team For Compo Guards
Westport April 2 The Compo site Guards will not have a baseball team this year. Lack of a large field near the beach and airfield limits player security and prevents a venture. Infielders Brotherton Murphy Leglaners and Driscoll are mentioned as candidates. Basketball and swimming will occupy the Guards this season with several players expected to join the swim team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennig Association
Westport
Apri
Heach
Airtel
Yale
Brotherton
Murphy
Pat Driscoll
Bill Sc
Jim Bones Set for Thursday Night Bout in Park City
Jim Jones who has been out nearly a year returns to fight Nick Petite in a fourteen foot ring this Thursday at the Armory in Park City. Promising bantam Roy Fove Ridge and Keeley vs Douglas headline with Pangena Far Barton also featured along with Steve Smith and Carmen Cook in a crowded boxing card expected to deliver action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
Nick Petite
Roy Fove
Ridge
Burtaro
Armory
Jim
Sullman‘s
New York
Park City
Vetlte
Wood
Keeley
Menowork
Ed Keeley
Jack Douglas
Douglas
Sharks Keeley
Hunter Advances In Men's Title Tennis Tourney
Francia T. Hunter of New Rochelle defeated George C. Whitlock of New York 6-1 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the National indoor tennis tournament. Other results include Morton Bernstein beating A R Orth 6-2 3-0 6-3 and H L Bowman defeating Ralph M. Demott 7-5 -4 as join Van Ryn won by default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
New York
Francia T. Hunter
New Rochelle
George C. Whitlock
Kei Okuno
Japan
Rents
IL Passford
Frank T. Anderson
Columbia
Jack J. Linderman
Montvale
W. Jr
Alderson
Columbia University
Anderson
Vincent Richards
Yonrkeys
S. Howard Voshell
Brook~llyn
Herbert L. Bowman
Percy L. Kynaston
Rockville Center
N. Y
Queensboro
Morton Bernstein
A. R. Orth
G. A.L. Dionne
W. Stanley Pearce
Morrie
Clark
Perk
McHugh
H. L. Bowman
Ralph M. Demott
Hoboken
N. J
Join van Ryn
Orange
James M. Green
Local drug stores and addresses listed on Main Street and beyond
The snippet lists multiple drug stores and address points including Howland Dry Goods Co on Main Street Leverty Drug Stores at 1621 Main St, 891 Noble Ave, 608 Park Ave, 184 State Street, Gakey Drug Stores Inc, and F. Porter at 678 State St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindle Drug Stores, Inc
Main St
State St
The
Howland Dry Goods Co
Main $T
Leverty Drug Stores
Leverty Dig Stores
Noble Ave
Park Ave
Gakey Drug Stores, Inc. F. &. Porter
Firpo Signs Two Bouts for May 12 Boxing Card
Luis Angel Firpo, the South American heavyweight, signed two contracts for the Charity Boxing show at Yankee Stadium on May 12. One contract sets a 15 round bout with Jack McAuliffe of Detroit. the other allows Firpo to substitute for Jens Willara or Floyd Johnson if either cannot appear, on the same card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Luis Angel
Firpo
Yankee Stadium
Jack McAuliffe
Detroit
Jens Willara
Floyd Johnson
Waldhaus to Fence for Board of Trade
Derby and Shelton Board of Trade members will watch Donald Waldhaus of this city, national junior epee champion, compete for the Washington Square Fencing Club against the Yale Fencing Club in the board of trade rooms. The exhibition marks the first fencing event seen by the board and is highly anticipated by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Derby and Shelton
Board of Tradt
Donald Waldhaus
Yale Fencing Club
Board of Trade
Washington Square Fencing Club
Waldhaus
Yele
Frenchman in air five minutes with glider
Paris April 2 Georges Barbot reportedly remained aloft at Toulouse for a quarter of an hour in a glider equipped with a seven horsepower motor He took off flew and landed without wind observers hailed his feat as inaugurating a new era in airplane flight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Barbot
Toulouse
Barbot
LACO Shampoo Offer With Castile Soap Deal
A special introductory offer bundles a 50' bottle of LACO Liquid Shampoo with every 50 boxes of LACO Castile Soap at the price of one. Numerous druggists and stores across Greenwich Milford Norwalk Stamford Westport advertise availability and order details.
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Tye
Dempsey
Wilard
Ed Rommel
Mathewson
Waddell
Walsh
Pequonnock
AY. Anderson
Schultz
Stephens Hiamilo
Ite
Els
Peterson
Lawson
Dallas
Ab Phy
Ruwall
Goebel
Ellison
We Hauxberg A
Senetock
Hagberg
Teague Records
Lord
Beavers
Canaries
Yale Racqueiers Scor
Washington
Lennis
Dumbarton Club
Columbie
George Washington University
Steuland
Bs. PC
Bow-Wows Canaries
Jaguars
Leopards
Tan Beavers
Lions
Aw Connell
Vo Linsley
Jackson
SURE
Rundecker Board
Buckley
Pollitt
Ben
Welss
Cady
Davis
BT Mentia
Art Peer
Logan
Perkins
Tee
Bros Washburn
Dutcher
Botsford
Hindenbacher
Stapley
Bilge Tilden
Marty Krug
Wade “Illefer
Los Angeles
Brainy
Jim Bones
Tarzan Tarkin
Pangena
Harry Briskerhoff
A. Gerst
Phey
Stillman St. Cor. Pembroke
Joseph D. Hartigan
Main & Congress Sts
the Hindle Pharmacy, Inc
Wolf Hyman
John E. F. Jones
Fairfield Ave
Harral Ave
Stratford Ave
Wood Ave
Liggett’s Drug Store
Lyon’s Drug Store
B. Nagy
Manson Ave
North Main Pharmacy
the Smith-Murray Co
T. R. Toothill
Newneld Ave
White Way Pharmacy
East Main St
Darien
Joseph Lombardi
Danbury
Castile
Spain
Lockwood Brackett CO
Burns Drug Store
White St
Joseph P. Culhane
United Retail Chemists Corp
Howard & Barker Co
Fairfield
Orrin Hertz
Randall’s Pharmacy
Rexall
Greenwich
the Boswell Drug Co
William E. Finch
Gov
Ate
Havemeyer Place
J. H. Bates
River St
Norwalk
McNichols Drug Co
Wall St
Ridgefield
H. P. Bissell Co
Sound Beach
Edwin T. Donovan
South Norwalk
Warahington St
Stamford
A. L. Embree
Atlantic St
Wm. H. Jones
Liggett's Drug Store
Sherwood’s Drug Store
Stratford
Oakey Drug Stores, Inc
William H. St. John & Co
Westport Drug Co
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