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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
8
Pittsfield Hillies moved atop the Eastern League by beating Albany twice. In game one they won 7 to 1 behind Tillman Tretd’s one hit effort and in game two, a 7 to 5 ten inning affair, with Gardella, Waites, Dears and Murphy delivering key catches.
Yesterday's games show New York 12 over Cleveland and Washington 5 over Detroit. Cincinnati and New York split a doubleheader with scores 4-3 in the first and 10-3 in the second. Philadelphia lost. Chicago defeated St Louis 4-2.
Washington toppled Detroit 6 to 2 in a sixth straight win for the Senators. A six-run rally in the fifth helped the Tigers slip behind, with Fitzgerald pinch hitting for Butler delivering a key triple and scoring on Butler's single in the final inning.
A fragmentary box score reports Detroit defeating Washington 4 to 1 at Pleasure Beach. Notable hits include two base hits by Heilmann and Dausa, three base hits by Bassler and Smith, with Zackary and Schacht sharing pitching duties. Errors and defensive plays noted, with Dauss earning the win and umpires Dineen and Evans listed.
Isles of Wight July 8 The yachting festival opens tomorrow and runs to Friday. It promises brillancy rivaling pre war Solent carnivals. Royal visitors include King George Queen Mary the Dukes and Princess Mary. The royal yachting Victoria and Albert along with Alexandra and Resolution guardship Utah. American naval ships and hundreds of craft attend for the British American cup event. Royal Gordon Yacht Club opens Monday with teen entries. King’s Cup race Tuesday. Britannia handicap class draws eight or nine boats.
Sunday at Seaside park the United States volunteer Life Saving Corps and the board of Recreation present Bridgeport s largest water carnival. A 220 yard nationals championship swim for women headlines the meet featuring Anna Beam Bridgeport and rivals including Charlotte Boyle Gertrude Bherie Kelda Bicthtrey Ellen Wainwright and Aileen Rigein, all Olympic champions.
Charley Paddock, the California running marvel, prepares for indoor meets east this winter. He enjoys the limelight his speed brings and insists he will not quit the cinder path game, aiming to avoid a slip or wavering comeback.
New York dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Cincinnati in extra innings. Rixey pitched twelve innings for Cincinnati in the opener as the Reds won 7 to 1, then Donahue and Nehf dueled in the nightcap with Cincinnati rallying in the eleventh to win 4 to 3. Groh delivered the decisive blow in the second game with a left field hit ending the contest.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous surnames and initials including Newari, Thomas, Barnhardt, Withrow, Clarke, Davia, Readies, Jersey City, Reading, Brown, Smith, Johnson, Binniller, Carruthers, McNeill, Freitag. The text appears as a jumble of names with place mentions and no coherent event or report.
Newport Rhode Island July 31 Lawn tennis stars of national and international fame gathered here for the annual invitation tournament opening tomorrow on Cesino courts. William M Johnston of San Francisco, recent winner at Longwood, seeks a fourth run beyond runner-up as Clarence T Griffin held last year’s title. Norris Williams of Boston expected in the draw, the seeding favoring Johnston. Top entries promise a high-class event though William Tilden, the world champion, will skip singles but may play doubles.
Inly 31 Philadelphia concentrated their attacks in three innings today and easily defeated Chicago 10 to 2. Winters pitched even ball until the eighth when he eased up and the locals bunched three hits, a double sending in two runs. Goldie Rapp, who had hit safely in 26 consecutive games, went hitless. Catcher Henline, of the Indianapolis wud of the American association, joined the Philadelphia club today. Score:
Dr B Warren Hall secured his eleventh consecutive title by defeating F B Hawley in the finals of the M Co 4 club tennis championship played Saturday afternoon at the Colorado Avenue courts. The matches were post
A New York Yankees doubleheader with Hartford was washed out after rain delays at Newfield Park. About 1,500 fans endured thunder and rain, with the first game canceled and the second postponed to 3 pm before a second downpour ended plans. Ruth homered for his 38th, the day’s noted highlight amid the weather chaos.
Cardinals win their fifth straight against the Dodgers 4 to 3 as timely hitting and late runs decide the game. Brooklyn’s runs came on a home run by Ruether and Wheat, with two outs in two innings. The contest, delayed by rain from Friday into Saturday, featured strong pitching and a spectacle of tense late-inning action.
Louisville beat St. Paul 71 to 2 while Kansas City downed Toledo 1 to 1 in a quirky scoring line. Minneapolis split games with Indianapolis with a second matchup noted. Columbus posted 13 and Milwaukee 2 in another pairing.
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