Brave Pitching Weak As New York Triumphs
New York defeated the Braves 104 to 1 04, extending the Giants winning streak to six games. Baynes brothers Virgil and Jess pitched until the inciting moment when Jess was knocked out by the amp. Griffth Suisted the game, Barnes yielded nine hits. George Kelly hit a home run and drove in five runs for the Giants.
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Worcester Beats New Haven In Worcester Baseball Clash
Worcester turned the tables on New Haven to even the series 9 10.5 in an early innings win. Meekin homer, Goldsmith and Camarano sparked Worcester with timely hits and strong defense while New Haven left seven on base.
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Bridgeport High tracksters meet Naugatuck today
Bridgeport High School track team hosts Naugatuck at Seaside, opening outdoor season with events including 109 and 220 yard dashes, 440 yard run, 880 yard run, mile run, high jump, broad jump, and shot put. Coach Ken Fisk oversees a busy program, with meets planned against Yale and Columbia later.
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Compo Engine Bowling Victors in City Series
April 23 special report: Compo Engine defeats Peoples in a week of bowling games. Fable leads with a grand score of 351? and 417 in one game, 410 in another, setting town records. Compo takes early series lead while rivals fall behind as high scores and notable players are listed.
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O'Connell
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Fairfield Legion Nine to Play Stamford Sunday
Fairfield, April 23. The Fairfield Legion nine will meet Stamford in Stamford Sunday afternoon at 3 15. Stamford beat Sing Sing 8 to 4 while Fairfield lost to the prison 6 to 4. Pitching assignments are unsettled with Ruiz favored to start for Stamford.
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Leonard Curran
Stretch" Moran
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Lowe'en Park
Want runners for N Y Graphic marathon event
A Bridgeport team is sought for the New York Graphic marathon to be staged over the Grand Congress course on May 14. The event includes a special leg for out of town teams. It is likely Joe Toth will be recruited by the Board of Recreation while Captain Baum seeks additional runners. Anyone interested should contact Captain Baum at the Board of Recreation.
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Western Juniors Triumph Over Longfellow Cubs
Western Juniors defeated the Cubs in a closely contested game 2 to 1 in a thrifty gate. Western stars led by two hits in four trips, including a double in the fifteenth inning to seal the win. Shubert fanned seventeen as the Western squad clinched the midseason bell.
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Wesleyan Names Hill Head Football Coach 1925 26
Samuel H. Hill, former Illinois fullback and two year hammer throw champ, named head football coach at Wesleyan University for 1925-26. He will coach basketball and track, bring modern instruction from Illinois under Zuppke and Huff, and join the physical education staff. Hill, 26, 5 ft 9 in, 180 lb, played for Illinois in 1920 and 1922 and coached at Fairmount College prior to Wesleyan.
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George Huft
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Fairmount College
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Wrestling Upsets And Aging Champions Shock The Crowd
The Sportlight notes wrestling standouts like Zbyszko tossing Munn and Lewis in quick succession, youth vs experience in golf and rowing, and aging icons such as Ty Cobb still stirring headlines. It treats sport’s shifting forms with a keen eye on records, rivalries, and the mounting spectacle across leagues.
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Cornell Eights Face Challenge Under New Coach Lueder
Ithaca April 24 Cornell rowing backs to the Cayuga training grounds as the squad, reduced to thirty two, begins under Pop Lueder to meet stiff competition. The crew aims to restore Cornell’s water prestige once led by Charles Courtney with disciplined training and the Courtney stroke system.
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Pop Tueder
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Lueder
Charles Ey Courtney
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Secret Service
Bridgeport Trade Nine to Meet Norwalk in Second 1926 Game
Bridgeport Trade school nine faces Norwalk High in Clam Digging village this afternoon for their second 1926 game. Coleman, who pitched part of Wednesday’s win over Fairfield High, is set to start. He struck out eight in four innings and yielded only one hit. Trisko is the team’s top hitter to date as Coach Gath aims to improve fielding and sharpen batting to form a championship squad.
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Gath
Reds Beat Cardinals 7 2 in Timely Victory
April 23 at Waterbury Brasacos win 10 7 over Pittsfield as Lefty McPhee Brooklyn recruit hurls strong outing. Howe started for Waterbury and allowed 12 hits while walking seven. McPhee scattered seven hits and five walks as infield errors crept in. McCarthy relieved Schauffel behind the plate and contributed a triple.
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Hornsby Leaves Game After Being Hit by Pitch
St. Louis April 23 Cincinnati Reds defeated the St Louis Cardinals 7 to 2 in the second game of the series. Cardinal second baseman and National League batting champion Roger Hornsby was struck on the head by a pitched ball and retired after the sixth inning due to a headache.
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