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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
17
Chicago delivers four homers to defeat Philadelphia in the first game of a new series. The article notes a standout homer by a Chicago player and mentions several other long balls as the Cubs take an early lead.
Readable but fragmentary sports update lists multiple teams and scores across leagues. Mentions Albany Springfield Bridgeport Waterbury New Haven Providence Chicago Detroit Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh and others with scattered results and home runs. Also notes pitchers, umpires, and schedule items.
Springfield and Pittsfield split a doubleheader here this afternoon with Springfield winning 4101 in the first game and Pittsfield taking the second 10 to 1. Sam Mayer collected two doubles two singles and a sacrifice while Warden Sperber hit safely in both games for Springfield. Merle Brown and George Brown dominated for their teams as Pittsfield pitching struggled and Springfield’s Sperber extended his hitting streak to seven contests.
Miss Tioga Grosse of Toronto set two new world sprint records for women at a meet in London Ontario racing 190 yards in 11 seconds flat and 220 yards in 24 1 8 seconds, beating her own previous marks. The Canadian Women's Atlantic club also set a new quarter mile relay record of 35 seconds, surpassing the 61 second Toronto team time at the American nationals in Philadelphia.
A boxing card in South Norwalk features Ancnt Mulligan Perfett and Young Mulligan in a 118 pound bout with Lew Perfetti at Amusement Park. Uncle George Mulligan claims the blond nephew will be below 118 and in top shape to surprise Perfetti. Also on the bill are Sammy Trobidetu versus Al Valde and Ernie Perry versus Marty Huber in lightweight bouts.
Amateur Athletic Union will decide two state championships at the annual water carnival of the Compo Beach Volunteer Life Guard at Compo Beach Westport on Sunday August 15. Events include the ibd yard free ngle swim for men the 200 yards relay swim for clubs and groups the 200 yard swim for boys under twelve the two mile swim for men open the 220 yard dash for men open fancy diving for men open and the 100 yard swim for women open. Entries close August 14 with John Beattie at the Compo Beach Pavilion and the meet starts at two oclock.
Heavyweight hopeful Steve Culver must withdraw from his return bout with Brea Altman at the Twenty-Second Enginera armory New York next Tuesday night due to an ear abscess. The illness leaves him inactive at least two weeks, with rematch talks already under way for late August or early September.
Nevers, former All Star, held the Athletics to seven hits as the Browns won 3 to 1. Ken Williams hit a homer and Rice scored on a Sun. Philadelphia escaped a shutout when Slumeng singled Hale home in the ninth.
In Monroe and Cleveland, Uhle earns his fourth win in as many starts for Cleveland as Ruth goes hitless with bases loaded in the eighth. Ruth also strikes out with two on in the second and four errors by New York aid Cleveland's fourth inning score.
Willa Austin of Norwich joined the hole in one club as his drive from the fifteen tee landed in the cup during a one day Norwich Notary Club tournament at Norwich Golf Club. Gager won the event with a net 67 while Shenecessott club record was recently broken by Austin with a 70. The St Cyril’s beat St John’s Juniors 7 to 6 in ten innings with Pistey homering for St Cyril’s and nine strikeouts by the pitcher.
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