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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
12
Waterbury Conn. Waterbury team splits a twin bill with Bridgeport, with Billy Mullen belting a home run in the first game. Bridgeport jumps ahead early and holds off Waterbury in the second game to claim the twin bill. Pitching and timely hitting tilt the opening win, while late rallies in game two seal Bridgeport's victory.
In Philadelphia, Tipritz defeated Flores over ten rounds in a guardy stop. The bout featured a tense matchup with a foul call and referee ruling favoring Tipritz, who earned the win on points.
Westport's Goll and Lindwall top the batting as the team powers ahead in league play. Caragone and Pritchard contribute key hits while Morris, Kabwall, and Shipper add steady offense as the squad maintains a strong lead.
Vague OCR fragment mentions New York and London style terms with scattered names and numbers. Difficult to extract clear events or entities beyond a city reference and partial phrases. The readable portion does not present a coherent action or outcome to summarize.
Aug 1 Pirates win 3 1 over Phillies as Traynor homers in the eighth off Behan. Walker ties with a sixth inning homer. Behan shuts out Phillies until late rally. Key players: Traynor, Walker, Behan, Cooper, Mothe, Sand. Umpires: Groenn and Frenn.
In a rough game at PUPPSP Aug 14 Cosgrove injured his breast in a fielding attempt as Hartford fell behind. The inning collapsed after Snover and Tittstielt produced runs though details are unclear due to damaged text.
Brooklyn beat St Louis 7 to 3 in the first game of a series. Bunther pitched shutout ball. An error by Hero gave the Cardinals their lone tally. The Dodgers scored all runs in the first four innings on nine hits. Griffith starred for Brooklyn. Happy Howard, a new middleweight, is training under Al Tennings and aims for a shot at the Monday night winner Delaney.
Local boxing event previews feature fighters from Bridarait and Wellington in matches at the beach venue. A main bout is highlighted with detailed names and expected ring action as fans anticipate the card stacking up with additional bouts and entertainment.
A scrambled police blotter style note reports Ladies' Day at Newfield with events at The Raabtreet pasture and Lake Lean wine, mentioning Traetion and Landies. The text is garbled but centers on a local gathering and associated activities.
Boston defeated Cleveland 8-6 behind late relief pitching by Ferguson and Ebimke in the seventh and eighth. Speaker starred with Willow in a strong day at the plate for Cleveland, collecting three singles and a home run. Brower added a homer as Rovere contributed with key hits in the win.
In St Louis on August 18 the Shocker won his first victory against the league champions this season. All visitors’ runs came on home runs. Ruth hit his 30th of the season in the eighth, driving in Rand for the major league home run lead. Ward added a ninth inning score as the game ended 5 to 4.
Boston announces the purchase of Stobart Tim merich, an outfielder from Worcester of the Massachusetts League, who played three seasons with Bridgeport and was traded to Worcester two months ago. He is regarded as a top hitting outfielder in the league.
Luque earned his fourth victory of the season as Cincinnati won 6 to 3 and 10 to 1 over New York in a May doubleheader at New York. Tae Nue belted a homer with Pinelli aboard. Rixey vs Ryan carried seven innings before a pitching change kept the score tied. MeGraw used 17 players and five pitchers as the Reds surged past the Giants. Duncan hit a homer and five singles across the two games.
Johnny Anderson, a state three relay champion, competes in a distance swim event alongside Henr Britt and Nap Labregue at the Board of Recreation meet. Millilard, a defending women's 2 winner, also participates as the scene notes the afternoon program and tense writing about the state competition.
The Hill Community nine defeated the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Bullard's Field on Sunday. Ecxert, a Factory League pitcher, started for the Veterans and allowed several safe hits. Paddy Lavery led the community with three hits, while Neaty also collected three hits. Next Sunday the Community team will travel to Ossining to face Sing Prison Nine, with Lavery again expected to pitch.
The Powers won a double header Sunday afternoon defeating the Independents 2 to 1 and beating the Greyhounds 13 to 0. Teammates performed well in the field as the team advanced toward Seaside Park.
Earl Henderson from Pittsburgh appears in a coy report about four players and a manager plainly indicating a need for regular work. The article hints at selections by MehKechnie and a Texas connection, with multiple names and uncertain outcomes.
The Vigers of Danbury seek a match with Bridgeport Lins at Uiry Park Diamond, aiming to test their skills against top clubs. They express confidence in Uley to lead a victory, and urge communication with Manager Irving at Ularke Avenue, Danbury.
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