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Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

03 Dec 1926

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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1926

Page

17

Bridgeport Bears Finish Second in Eastern League Batting

Bridgeport ended the season with a .283 team batting average over 154 games, nine points behind New Haven. Five Bears exceeded .300, led by Shorty Oberno with 206 hits and a .356 average, while Yank Yordy led the circuit with 18 home runs. The club completed all 154 games, finishing firmly in the upper division.

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Bridgeport Baseball Club Beara New Haven Profs Providence Club Pears Springfield Ponies Bears Shorty Obero Andy Rush Slug Mackin Yank Yordy Frankie Fuller Elmer Bowman Bridgeport Waddy MacPheon Johnny Nagie Bill McCarren Marty Shay Buddy Stapleton Providence Hartford Waterbury Pittsfield Springfield Yordy Obere Gutierrez Rabbit Emmerich Albany Hawks Billy Gleason Thomas Eatisincs Tae Bridgeport Lok Providence A Sprinzfield Albany Avge Bowman Qosgrove Bept A. Martin McGowan Chinkle Griffin Fush Albert Sperber Pitts H.M. Thomas Dunne, Hart Smith Moore Post Macktin Cronin Purcell Heitman Hermann Bandrimer E. Martin Emmoelioh Alpe Albany Ag Phillips Bridgeport Isd Bas Barry Pittsfiek F. Puller Comiskey Solomon Pittafield Barron Shirley Durning Kibble A As Fraser Butler Wight Belanger Water Morrissey Hesse Hart White Spring Burkett Swansboro Benes Gleason Bedford Knox Anderson Morrisson Anglamn M. Shay Demoe W. Cronin Pitt Perrin M. Brown Donahue Lerfan Genin Alb Wat J. O'Neil Springfield Mills McCarren Metivier Munn Bos Spring Jinyce G. Brown Estrada, Bachand Waters MacPhee McGaffigan Bloomer O'Neal Milan Waltz Gouger Bradshaw Berger Burke Pittsfield Ag Boe Benedict Tapert Colwell al BE Vargas Trowd Lynch M. Hughes Foster Edwards Gibson da James A Eckelson Bonmert Johnson Y J Muter Ag Mitchell Il Batchelder Mayberry Spinefield IZ Fortune LeVard Ridgeport Jones Ttafield
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Waterbury attorney Herman Weisman named Eastern League president

Waterbury attorney Herman Weisman was elected president of the Eastern League at the annual meeting. He is noted for his deep knowledge of baseball, having followed the sport for many years and participated in related leagues over the past five years.

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Herman ¥. Weisman Waterbury Aiz Imauy Cats
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Gull Plight Delays Golf at Monterey Peninsula Club

James A. Mackenzie former president of the California golf association and Governor Morris faced a storm blight on the Monterey Peninsula course as thousands of seagulls swept in. A gull snatched Mackenzie’s hat on the second hole and carried it toward the sea in a dramatic distraction.

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del Monte Cal James A. Mackenzie California Golf Associaton MacKenzie Governor Morris Monterey Peninsula Maskie
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Five Catholic Community Girls Enter State League

Five Catholic Community girls basketball teams joined the Connecticut State Girls League at a New Haven meeting Tuesday night. Travelers, Aetnas, Insidos of Meriden, Catholic Community of Bridgeport, and Hamden of New Haven formed the initial group. two to three more teams were expected to join within a week, with Crofut Knapp of South Norwalk and Re gals of New Haven among possibilities. An Meriden meeting Sunday to elect officers and set a schedule was planned.

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New Haven Travelers Aetnas Insidos of Meriden Catholic Community of Bridgeport Hamden Girls Crofut-Knapp Girls South Norwalk Regals Eigth Meriden Adrian Brennan Aetna George “Chick” Hayes Giris Arthur Akesen Insisteo Central Board
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One-Game Decision Hints at Shifting Football Powers

The column argues no single champion. Navy and Lafayette strong but schedules decide final sums. It notes Notre Dame, Army, Carnegie Tech, and NYU as contenders or strong finishes, with Michigan, Stanford, and others shaping future chances as next season looms.

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Navy Lafayette Stanford Washington Nebraska N. U N. WU Carnegie Tech Boston College Yost Michigan Mike Eoe Mochiin Notre Dame Northwestern Army New_York University North Western Yoder New York University Minnesota Notre Dame Ohio State Brown Dartmouth Princeton
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Sammy Vogel to fight in prelim on Delaney card

New England boxing fans at the Waterbury armory on Friday December 10 will see Sammy Vogel debut as a lightweight contender on the Delaney card. Vogel, touted as a rising star from New York, recently defeated Billy White of Jersey City to threaten Sammy Mandell’s crown and challenge Louis Kaplan’s lightweight ambitions. He meets Hiky Clarke in one of three eight round prelims preceding the Delaney Jamaica Kid main event, with Tony Canzoneri, Mike Esposito, Fred Bretonne, and Tony Travers also featured on the program.

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Jack Delaney New England Ar Mary Waterbury Sammy Vogel Vogel Benny Leonard Sammy Mandell Billy White Jersey City White Louis Kid" Kaplan Meridenites Kaplan Bing Gibson Gane Tunney Hiky Clarke Holyoke Waterbury Armory Tony Canzoneri New York Andre Routis Mike Esposito Stamford Connecticut Fred Bretonne Tony Travers Taven
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Smith and Kirsch to clash in New York bout at Pioneer

Steve Smith was matched with Lew Kirsch, rising New York featherweight, for a six round star bout at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York on December 23. Smith is slated to fight Bob by Garcia in a twelve round bout in Portland Maine on December 15.

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Steve Smith Lew Kirsch New York Pioneer Sporting Club Smith Bobby Garcia Portland
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Walker and Flowers to Fight for Middleweight Title Tonight

Mickey Walker, former welterweight champion, faces Tiger Flowers in a ten round indoors bout to decide the vacant middleweight crown in Chicago. Gate expected near 90000 dollars, capacity 16000, with tickets from 3 to 16.50. Walker and Flowers trained together, both optimistic, Flowers predicting a dazzling attack while Walker aims for a knockout.

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Chicago Mickey Walker Tiger” Flowers Flowers Walker Walk Miller Jack Kearns
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Red Chapman to battle Dixon in Brockton fund show

Boston fighter Red Chapman who contends for the featherweight title is signed to meet Newark contender Johan Dixon in a Brockton military fund exhibition. The bout was announced today with both fighters set for the charity show.

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Boston Bi Chapman Johan F Dixon Newark N. J Brockton
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