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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
12
Reported garbled text notes a University golf event at Beardsley Park with players including Edward Shugrove and Tex Wally. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a dramatic confrontation and a Saturday afternoon session on the Wisquately course.
New York loses opener to Cleveland as Babe Ruth belted his 25th homer of the season. Pennington and Hofmann figure in the early scoring, with Hofmann and Brow-Stephenson contributing key hits for the Yankees.
Springfield and Harifared split a doubleheader as Simpson hit three home runs, increasing his season total to 35. Lee led off with a runner on, Borvoett and Canavan contributed strong plays in the early innings, while details of the scores remain unclear.
St Louis wins both ends of a doubleheader from Brooklyn in a rain-affected game set. Cardinals edge Dodgers 7 2 in the opener before a late comeback in the second contest as pitching and fielding mishaps shape the day.
Fisher's Clan faces a doubleheader in a scattered overseas schedule with uncertain opponents. The article notes travel, possible venues, and tentative lineups as administrators work through scheduling hurdles and potential dates.
Harris pitched the Sox to a 4 2 win over Boston in Vedni before Boston captured the second game 7 9. Robertson limited Boston to six hits in the first game while Chi Po drove in two runs. Blinken was hit hard early in the second game as Harris contributed a triple driving in three runs for Boston’s seven in the opening inning.
A boxing tale details how sparring partner’s fear of a knockout held him back until training with Dempsey. The champ exposes the flaw, boosts confidence, and the fighter returns polished, ready to fight. The story underscores fear’s role in boxing and other sports.
Matty Skane, deemed the best mid distance runner in the state, seeks a spot in the state elimination meet for the Chicago A S championships. He has been ineligible all season due to lifeguard work, but trains daily at Seaside Park alongside Francis Carroll who competes in quarter mile and 4x events in the American Legion meet.
Pittsburgh evened the five game series with New York by winning the fourth game 2 to 1. Giants scored in the seventh on singles by Groh and Meusel, but Pittsburgh answered in the sixth on a bases on balls and Rawlings’ single and triple. Bentley relieved in the eighth after two Giants reached and Shriver pitched the final innings for the Pirates. Winning pitcher Spates. Losing pitcher Breslin.
Holyoke Mass August 1 The Chamber of Commerce offers Joe Lynch twenty thousand eight dollars to meet Lew Hurley the New York bantamweight at the Holyoke ball grounds on Labor Day weekend in a regional title bout promising broad New England States attention and draw.
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