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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1920
Page
10
In Worcester on August 27 Bridgeport defeated Worcester 6 to 1 as both teams showed strong pitching and control. Bridgeport benefited from Worcester errors to tally all six runs, with Belanger Johnson and Weaver delivering consecutive hits in the seventh inning to spark the scoring.
Gricago report notes Pfeffer collected fourteen hits, aided by strong infield defense that pulled him from trouble. Five double plays highlighted the game as Wheat Konetchy and Miller combined for timely hits and an error by Merkle powered a three run inning.
Springfield won 2 to 0 in a baseball game at Springfield. Morgan struggled early but settled, while 26 batters faced him in the final innings. Albany and Springfield faced off in Mass. on a late August afternoon.
Partial scoreboard from the Southern Association shows Little Rock defeating New Orleans in one game while New Orleans leads in another. Chattanooga trounces Atlanta, Birmingham edges Nashville, and Memphis and Mobile end tied. Text is fragmentary with missing context and unclear dates.
Details from Rochester Reading and Toronto games include scores 5-3 and 14-2 with players Bates Konnick Serlson Freitag Vanderbeck Donovan Casey Hearne Ryan Sandberg and umpires O'Brien Corcoran listed. Baltimore Akron game ends after first inning. A Canadian agriculturist invents a system to enclose the queen in a cage to keep her under grower control.
A gigantic water carnival will be staged at Seaside Park on Monday September 6 under the United States Volunteer Life Saving corps. Nine events for men women and boys. Medals awarded to top three in each event. Entries close September 2 at First Bridgeport National Bank building.
Philadelphia defeated St Louis 3 to 0 as Schupp struggled in early innings. Meuse and Fletcher drove runs, Wheat and Haines noted earlier hits, with Meadows handling mound duties for the Phillies.
Walnut Frisco with Valentine in the sulky won the 22:11 trot at Hudson River Driving Park amid two earlier heat breaks. Foveati placed second and Dudetta finished third after leading in the final heat. Electron Diller captured the £15 class trot, while Red Border won the day’s last event, the S:10 class trot.
New York press reports indicate the official scorer corrected the prior baseball score showing Chicago defeating New York 16 to 8 in the American League. In the Yankees’ ninth inning Fewster, batting for McGraw, was retired as Peckinpaugh walked and stole second, moving to third on Piipp’s infield. Colling's throw to Jol Collins at first base doubled Pipp up, but the scorer ruled Peckinpaugh scored before the double play completed, making New York’s total five.
New York defeats Chicago 6 to 5 in twelve innings as Carl Mays struggles early. Quinn and Mays settle, three late hits tie the score, then Ruel's third hit in the twelfth drives in the winning run. Clemens? (Note: source mentions Quinn as winning pitcher with Kerr losing, game in New York)
Pittsburgh edged Boston 8 to 7 as Geschger struggled on the mound allowing a run and wild pitches. A misplayed bag and a stray banner contributed to the tense score in a shaky affair marked by errors and timely hits for the Pirates and Braves.
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 10 to 2 as Clever Hand paced 21 total hits and hit safely in every inning. Bogg sby contributed four hits for the home team while Nagier Bigben and Slappey also produced, helped by five Philadelphia errors.
Fragmented text describes Acosta and Tigers game elements and Senators victory with remarks on German use of chinaware and cleanliness concerns. It mentions goings and crockery as sanitary materials though garbled and unclear.
A satirical preview details outrageous, fictional features for a Yankee Stadium rebuild. It envisions a soup-cuture park in a crowded heart of the city with absurd amenities and celebrity mockups, lampooning construction delays and extravagant fanfare.
Opinion piece discusses Russo Polish tensions and border disputes with biting satire. It mocks peace terms, criticizes leadership, and likens strategy to mislaid pins and jumbled borders across Europe. The author argues for a satirical yet critical view of both nations' pacific posturing and policy.
Bridgeport leads Worcester 2 1 with New Haven 9 4 over Hertford 1 3 and Pittsfield 4 3. Waterbury beats Albany 3 9 3. Springheld 9 over Albany 3. Games list Bridgeport at Worcester New Haven at Hartford Pittsfield at Waterbury Albany at Springheld Sunday Hartford at Bridgeport Springfield at Albany Worcester at NewTor. AMERICAN Yesterday's Results: New York 5 Chicago 5 Detroit 3. Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 Washington 3. National League yesterday New York 6 Cincinnati 4 in 17 innings. Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 2%
Boston faces Pittsbaroy while Brooklyn plays Chicago in a set of city rivalry games across the league today. New York travels to Cingionati and Philadelphia visits St. Lovis for key matchups shaping the standings.
Rain halted the Grand American handicap feature of the International Trap Shooting tournament in Cleveland. Only a few contestants completed 100 targets. Marie Arte of Champaign, IL, led with 97. The meet will resume tomorrow if weather permits.
Bridgeport hosts Queensbury in a benefit game for the Christmas Fund at Newfield Park this afternoon. Antlers, Inter-State champions from a league including Jersey City and New York, send Mullison the star pitcher to the Giants next spring. Elks start Jameson on the mound with Bridgeport’s lineup led by Garrity and Reilly. Queensborough counters with Sullivan at catcher and Mulligas on the mound.
Toronto Internationals played a doubleheader against two different teams, breaking even for the day. The Maple Leafs lost to Syracuse 6 to 0 after defeating Jersey City 9 to 4, in a day of uneven results.
New York Giants pull ahead of Cincinnati Reds with a 6 to 4 win in 17 innings after a tied game through six. Pitchers Nehf and Fisher held strong until Doyle Young and Kelly delivered decisive hits in the 17th. Second game called after two innings due to darkness. Crane and King clashed at second as King interfered on a double play, sparking a bench-clearing moment.
In central London twenty seven churches face closure as former worshipers move to outer districts. Plans to raid the buildings are approved except for seven towers to remain as historic landmarks.
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