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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1922
Page
10
Park City and Alumni girls quintets meet tonight at Bays club court for the senior city basketball final. It is the third meeting this year with one victory each, a record crown on the line, and Robert Teckie to referee. The junior city contest between St James and Unquowa follows, both tied at two wins. Dancing to follow.
The Fairfield American Legion faces Southern New England Telephony Co. team in a weekend game. SNE has a strong season with only one loss to KK of C by one point. Veteran Staug of the 6th Coast Artillery has joined and will guard for the Legion, with a preliminary match between Port Chester and Unkown girls on the schedule.
Oxford and Cambridge joint committees approve radical changes for the annual Light and Dark Blues dual meet. Hammer throw banned. shot put and hammer dropped. add 220 yard hurdles, pole vault, and javelin. Final selections name Oxford Milligan Graxter Wheatley Hewetson and Cambridge Stallard Tatham Seagrove Mountain.
Damon Runeon reports hopeful signs for a May 5 heavyweight and bantamweight lineup at MSG as Johnny Butt meets former champ Joe Lynch. Dempsey, Tunney, Britton, Wilson, and Greb are mentioned in a growing but uncertain roster with the Herman Pepper feud shaping as a top featherweight clash.
The Devon Paddock basketball series planned to decide the town championship is off after managers clashed over terms and venues. The Devon A C and the Dentosses failed to agree, with the Devon board insisting at least one game be played on Devon soil, likely ending negotiations.
Paris April 4 Georges Carpentier denies reports that Na was confined to his bed when the French heavyweight fired the gun that started the six day bicycle race. Bracco and Deny are named as favorites, while McNamara and Grenda also attracted attention.
The National League title fight shapes up with the Giants and Cardinals as top contenders, aided by strong pitching from St Louis and a deep lineup for New York. Pittsburgh and Boston lurk as threats while Brooklyn and Philadelphia show weaker prospects. The season promises a fierce stretch drive with gritty showdowns and pivotal series against tough rivals.
At the Pioncey club in New York Pete August of Bridgeport Connecticut dominated Milton Weiss of New York in six rounds. August hammered Weiss throughout and nearly knocked him out in the fifth round. Judges unanimous for August, who earned a B Contract offer for next Tuesday.
A highly anticipated basketball game features the Farm team facing the Tuyl Chamber of Commerce Junior quintet at the Farm tonight. The Junior Chamber squad aims to close its season with a victory after a strong year, with a girls preliminary game and plan following the men’s contest. Lineups include Farm players A Jupler, Cimber, RF Rowe, Judge, Bowden, Milier, Light, Marberg, Sprock, Stenqurst, Parsons.
Cornell University Athletics seeks official AAU recognition for Fred E Lovejoys 7 5s line after he set the fastest 75 yard dash time in the Cornell Michigan Indoor meet two weeks ago. Lovejoy from Manhasset New York defeated Michigan captains Simmons and Burke in a novel event. The record joins marks by Carey Princeton Weters Hahn Grew Meyers.
Bobby Barrett, famed conqueror of Gold and holder of a strong left and right attack, will face Tobny Dundee in an April 24 ring bout at the Olympias. Barrett seeks a win to prove his power against top lightweights who have troubled Dundee and others, as the Jackson knockout punch lingers in memory.
STETLER TO COACH WESLEYAN NINE AT LONG ISLAND? LONLETOWS CONN APP APR 47 WARREN E STELLEY NAMED OLD BARIN COLLEGE NINE. APPOINTED HEAD OF THE WESTERN physical education FOR DR EDGAR FAUVER. HE HAS ALREADY WAGERED CHORKE, AR.
Boxing results from Roanoke see Agri 4 against Bob Roper. McLaney fouled and refused to continue in the 4th round of a scheduled ten. Garg defeats Sailor Jagk Garg in a 15 round bout at Fioneer, Clark replaces Bogash in Newark card. Sirpo defeats McCann by technical knockout in the sixth in Newark. Nundee wins a close ten round decision over Goodrich in Toronto as judges differ.
Kentucky light heavyweight Hughie Ross shows prime form at Acorn Club training and predicts a six round victory over Melaney. Promoter chatter notes Delaney trains with Tommy Man as a sellout crowd looms, with Jack Belaney hinting at a big surprise.
Yale coach Jim Corderry said the makeup of both first and second varsity eights to race the University of Pennsylvania at Schuylkill in two weeks is not settled. He has rotated lineups, keeping the Whites and Blues separate, with possible changes among Capa Langhorn Gibson Joan Freeman Haldeman and Jesse Freeman, as Yale prepares for the Penn match and potential shift of driver Ewing or other crew members.
Coach Bil McCarthy of New York University unveils nine players chosen to start the season as the team prepares to face Princeton on Saturday. The captain is Ivan, the lone returning Heights veteran, joined by Radelensky at first base and Gear at second. Other picks cover infield and guard positions as the roster shows a mix of veterans and newcomers.
Hormie Scheer will draw pay from Connie Mack this season and has been assigned to the second team on the trip home from the South. The athletic lineup split into two squads with Witt at second base, Walker and Welez in the outfield, Hauser at first, Perkins catching, Calloway at third, Barrett in the pitcher group.
Jack Coffey resigns as Fordham University baseball coach after six weeks to take over as manager of the Hartford Club in the Isuatern League. Billy Keane, formerly Coffey’s aide, will coach the Maroon team for the rest of the season.
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