Ruths Long Homer Feeds Yankees Win Over White Sox 8-1
Babe Ruth belts one of the season’s longest homers to power the New York Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Abe Ruth and Meusel contribute multi hits as Pennock holds Chicago to nine safeties. Gehrig remains within striking distance in the home run race.
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Lene Field
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al Thomas
Bert Cole
Mousel
Herb Pennock
New York
Frett Ri Ik
Romas
Pis
York
Meuse
Genrig
Berg
Ward
Combs
Ruth Stoleno
Meusel
Pennock
Susel
Lazzeri
Metzler
Ith Ta Collins
Dugan
Seng
Gehrig
Flaskamper
Ward Clancy
Bhases
Hase
Thommas
Cole
Thomas
Orthomas
Sing
Msby, Rowland and
Connolly
Ainsworth Medal Winner Recognized In Fairfield Tournament
Fairfield August 16 Special respondent Mrs Bertram W Ainsworth turned in the net card in 2 qualifying rounds of the summer golf tournament at the Dead Man's Hill course. Her net 77 led. Claire May was runner up with a net 82. Players listed include B W Ainsworth J Richardson and others as qualifiers and matchups noted for the event. A horse prize is offered for the woman with the fewest putts in remaining rounds and all cards must be filed with the professional. next Tuesday features a kick cheap competition for the no-what-
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Bertram W. Ainsith
Ansco Hill
Claire Wy
I Pieyer
Armsworth
Claire May
H Richardson
Harrion
Sturges
Walter Perry
Uoyt Perry
Mies
Starring
Ainsworth
Richardson
C H Phelps
Legion Teams Play For Honors Today
SEW HAVEN August 16 By Associated Press Baseball teams from American Legion posts in New Britain Watertown Taftville and New Haven compete in the state meet at Danbury to decide the junior baseball supremacy for players whose 17th birthdays occur by next year. New Britain last year’s winner faces Taftville with New Haven meeting Waterbury in morning games. Afternoon semis and finals determine the title.
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Osted Press
American Legion
Newtain Watertown
Taftville
Neaven
Danbuis
Becebell
Waterwao
den Lucers
Coyne Scores Ace at Beardsley Park Hole Nine
Billy Coyne former Bridgeporter on vacation scored a hole in one on the ninth hole at Beardsley Park yesterday afternoon. He played with his brother Fred Coyne Bill Cooney and Bul Bain. The 207 yard hole was completed with a specially made diver club. It is one of the few aces on that hole.
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Beardsley Park
Fred Coyne
Bill Cooney
Bul Bain
Coyne
Long 15 inning minor league tilt ends 4 to 3 for Ponies
Springfield defeats Pittsfield 4 to 3 in 16 innings after a dramatic late push. Myrl Brown relieved Gary Fortune in the 12th and delivered the deciding run with a single to drive in Charlie Stavengen. Both teams showcased sharp plays in the longest local game of the season, with 14 Springfield hits to 12 for Pittsfield.
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Mass
Pittsfield
Myrl Brown
Gary Fortune
Bhrough
Charlie Stavengen
Albert
Gutierrez
Bates
Sigler
Baldwin
Sacrifices
Hedford Gutieriez
Niebergull
Wight
Sothern
Doubie
Parkinson
Walsh
Baldwin Parkinson
Baldwin Wight
Stavengen
Ballé
Fortune
Brown
Enzmann
Kuhn
Bradley
Phillies Beat Cincinnati 5-3 as Cooney Injured
Philadelphia took the opener of a four game series from Cincinnati 5 to 3. Lester Sweetland outpitched a Reds' hurler, though he yielded twelve hits. Jim Cooney injured his hand in the second inning while receiving a throw and left the game. Friberg collected three hits and a walk, while Thompson swiped three bases.
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Cincinnati
Lester Sweetland
Sweetland
Rixey
Mnockey
Kolp
Denohie
Jim Cooney
Phillies
Friberg
Cwitch
Thompson
Philles
Cencinnati
Hypo Dressen
Allen
Bressict
Walker
Kelly
Sukeforth
Ford
Critz
Picinich
Ae Rixey
P Kolp
P Hargrave
Donchue
Poe
Sand
Williams
Rf Mokren
Wrightstone
Ieee
Wilson
Nixon
Wif
Cooney Friberg
P Soe
Donohue
Sweetlang
Kiem
McCormick
McLaughlin
Patterson and Driver Swim for Record in Local Exhibition
Walter Patterson and Sem Driver Brominent plan an exhibition swim Sunday, starting from Middle Ground Light to Pleasure Beach and Charles Island, aiming to reach the beach around 6 30 p m. The event forms training for the Toronto long distance championship with an expected crowd of over 5000 on Pleaume Beach.
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Sem
Driver
Patterson
Middleground Light
Pleasure Beach
Charles Island
Pleaume Beach
Pirates Through With Morrison Reinstatement Uncertain
Johnny Morrison, Pirates pitcher, says reports of reinstatement are true but he has not decided when to rejoin the team likely next week. Barney Dreyfuss says the Pirates are through with Morrison and notes Cuyler’s benching over a fine for poor baserunning while Dame Bush evaluates players in the Eastern League.
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Johnny Morrison
Pittsburgh Pirate
Morrison
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh Nationals
Pirates
Cuyler
Dame Bush Cuyler
Haseen
Dreyfuss
Former Major Star Is Dead in Houston Texas
Jerry Deane Denny widely known as a major league baseball star died at home in Houston on August 16 after a short illness. He was a prime third baseman for the Cleveland Americans and later joined the New York Giants in 1890. Born in New York City in 1859, his family moved to California when he was two, he began his career in San Francisco in 1876, played for Providence from 1881 to 1886, St Louis in 1887, and Indianapolis 1887 to 1896. He never wore a glove and helped win a world series in the early 30s as a member of the Providence Grays which beat New York. He leaves a sister in Paris, four sons in Detroit, South Bend, San Antonio, Newark, and a daughter in Houston.
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Canee
Najor Ieiur Paseball
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Denny
Cleveland Americans
New York Glante
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Proviceree
St Louis
Indianapolis
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Narry
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Mewark
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Dempsey vows to reclaim world boxing title in Tunney rematch
Dempsey tells Salt Lake Rotary Club in East Lake City that he is in ideal shape and expects to defeat Gene Tunney in the return bout. He says the best condition of his life will help him regain the world heavyweight championship.
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East Lake City
Associated Press
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Clundey
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Sud Dempsey
Tunney
Dempey
Fae Teta
St Stephens Win Holy Name League Title Over St Augustine's 5 2
The St Stephens nine clinched the Holy Name league crown by defeating St Augustine's 5 to 2 before a record crowd. Linane and Mullins aided the rally with key hits. Rush Morris led the offense with two hits and a run. Linane struck out nine as Varay matched with seven strikeouts. Other scores: St Peters beat St Charles 6 to 4. St Marys beat Sacred Heart 2 to 1.
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Larney
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Mullins
R Owen
John Yates
Joe Yates
McCarten
Keeley
Ibi
Joe Shannon
F. Jordan
Rf Fennell
John Shannon
Armour Farrell Meet Yale Men in Match Today
On the Yale golf course at 2 30 pm Wednesday Tommy Armour US and Canadian open champion and Johnny Farrell seven time open holder will play Ben Thomson pro Yale course and Bobby Andrew New Haven Country club in an eighteen hole best ball foursome in New Haven first big pro match since Ted Ray and Harry Vardon six years ago. Armour and Farrell form a knockout pair but Thomason and Andrew know the Yale course and Andrew holds the course record. Tickets sales offices and gate access explained for out of town visitors with route directions.
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Tommy Armour
Johnny Farrell
Ben Thomson
Bobby Andrew
New Haven Country Club
New Haven
Ted Ray
Harry Vardon
Connecticut
Yale University Athletic Resocration
Armour
North America
Farrell
Thomason
Andrew
The
Athletic Association
Ray Tompkins
Whalley Avenue
Fountain Street
Vista Terrace
Mrs Doyle Wins Mill River Honors at Invitation Day
Mrs Frank Doyle captured both low pro and low net honors at the annual Mill River Country Club Invitation Day tournament yesterday. Doyle scored 1038-20 83 but prize rules limited her to one award, with the low net going to Mrs Franks Henly at 88. Miss Esther Dunn, club champion, won the driving contest with 475 total and drives of 161, 174 and 140 yards. Mrs Leroy Harvey won the approaching and putting contest after a playoff with Mrs J A McLennan. Other scores listed include Mrs F Doyle 103-20 83 and Frank Healy 105-17-88.
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Doyle
Franks Henly
Esther Dunn
Dan
Clapp
Milford
Leroy Havey
A. McLennan
Shorehaven Invites Top Golfers for Debut Tourney
Shorehaven Country Club in South Norwalk opens its first major event tomorrow with a 54 hole invitational. The field includes metropolitan and Connecticut entries as 18 holes over 6450 yards test players. Reith and Wilkins guide the course as McCarthy holds the amateur record at 71 and Wright owns the hole in one on the 16th.
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South Norwalk
Connecticut
Fairfield County
Shorehaven
Jim Reith
London
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Reith
Maurice McCarthy
Old Flatbush
Long Island
Eugene Wright
Long Island Railroad
Lunnerup
Time limit for entries in Toronto extended
Toronto reports extended entry deadline for the Lake Ontario $50,000 swim on August 31. Midnight last night closed normal entry, but a few days more will be allowed if postmarked by yesterday. The Canadian National Exhibition authorities list entrants at 371, with notable late entry Henry Sullivan of Boston Minnesota, an English Channel conqueror.
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Lake Ontario
Henry Sullivan
Boston
Root Pitches Twenty-Second Win As Cubs Defeat Robins 3 0
Charley Root tosses a 3-0 Chicago Cubs win over Brooklyn Robins for his 22nd victory. He limited Brooklyn to five hits and struck out nine. All Cubs runs came off Douglas McWeeny who started for Brooklyn.
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Adame
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Ip Felix
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Corgan
Butler
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P Partridge
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Hentine
Herman
Balle
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Ehrhardt
Hite
Hengtick
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Wilson
NcWeeny
Hart
Rigler
Jorda
Local Swimmers to Take Part in Hartford Meet
The Bridgeport Board of Recreation Women s and men s swimming teams will send their top talent to the Capitol Park pool in Hartford for a Sunday meet at 3 p.m. Two state championships are also on the card. Marion Bloomer defends her state 60 yard women s medley title amid a strong field. Aldona Schavinsky and Isabel Lesiewicz, the 440 yard freestyle champions, compete for the BR colors. Jack Porter and Earl Sullivan lead the men s 100 yard free and Sullivan also holds the 880 440 and 220 yard freestyle titles. Captain Baum, Grace Kempie, Marion Bloomer, Anna Baum, Dorothy Bloomer and others enter multiple events including breast stroke and freestyle races. Seymour Squires Earl Lyons and others add entries in breast stroke and diving.
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Hartford
Marion Bloomer
Aldona Schavinsky
Isabel Lesiewicz
B. of BR
Jack Porter
Earl Sullivan
Sullivan
Captain Baum
Grace Kempie
Anna Baum
Connecticut
Dorothy Bloom~er
Francen Denese
Lillian Jiler
Isabel Lesiewien
Helen Munson
Lawrence Baum
Seeley
Seymour Squires
Earl Lyons
al Finmaith
H. Pythe
Milford Firemen Win Easy Tilt 9-7
Milford, Aug 16. Milford Firemen beat Beacon Falls Hose 9 to 7 as Hamden kept pace by routing Allingtown 4–0. Weat Shore defeated Carter Hose 3–2 and North End Hose downed Echo Hose 10–? with Lockwood on the mound for Milford. Muddy Ford did not play and Red Poster pitched as catcher.
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Firemen
Beacon Falls Hose Company
Hamden
Allingtown
Weat 'Bhore Department
Carter Hose Company
Ansonis
North End Hose Company
Echo Hose Company
Shelton
Lockwood
Arctica
Beacon Falls
Ford
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