Johnson’s $10,000 raise extends league president term
New York dispatch reports Ben Johnson receives a five year extension and $10,000 raise, boosting annual pay to $49,000 as American League owners approve a new contract to replace the old one. Also details resin use objections, player unit expansion efforts, and schedule changes for the 1926 season.
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Philp D. Ball
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
American Association
International
National Minor League Association
Washington D. C
Frank J. Mavin
Detroit
Philin D Ball
H. 5. Barnard
Cleveland
Jacob Ruppert
Robert Quinn
Boston
Mulligan After Game for Sunday
Hartford Blues coach George Mulligan plans a Sunday game at Fenway Park Boston against St Alphonsus A A. Mulligan targets further matches and a Clarkinfield date possibly with a National league foe. New signings include Dutch Hendrian Billy O Leary with O Connell at right end and Ed Garvey anchoring the line.
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Hartford Blues
Waterbury
Fenway Park
Boston
St. Alphonsus A. A
Mulligan
Clarkinfield
Frankford Yellowjackets
Harry Stuhldreher den Miler
Eddie Huntzinger
Blues
Hendrian
Princeton
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Billy O'Leary
Pete Marquette
O'Connell
Bristol
Biz Ed Garvey
O'Leary
Bristow
Davis
Sturm
McCarthy Fails To Secure Earnshaw For Cubs
New York December 9 Cap Joe McCarthy manager of William Wrigley’s Chicago Cubs failed to secure Earnshaw. Backed by a million dollar check pack he offered Jack Dunn one hundred fifty thousand dollars and war tax but did not pursue after Dunn’s reply.
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New York
Joe Mcarthy
William Wrigles
Chicago Cubs
Teddy
Wrigleys
McCarthy
Jack Dunn
Dunn
Fairfield Legion Quintet Opens 1925 Season Tonight
The Fairfield Legion basketball team starts the 1925 season with two games Thursday night in Legion hall, facing the Wildcats and Greenfield EI, followed by a clash with the Putnams of Bridgeport, with dancing after. Local rosters and lineup notes include Neary, Bond, Banks, Moran, Glynn, Eckert, and others as tryouts and veterans prepare for the opener.
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Fairfield Legion
Legion Hall
Wildcats
Greenfield EI
Putnams of Bridgeport
Putnams Legion
Loyalty Lodge Bowling Night Schedule and Records
The Loyalty Lodge bowling league bowls tonight at ten oclock on the tal land allevas. The schedule lists Team No. 4 versus Team No. 1, Team No. 3 versus Team No. 7, with standings and league records including high single scores and high total figures like 322 by Winnick.
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Xva
Dubia
Heh Aingte
Panish
Winnick
Wich
Westport Owls End Season With Solid Football Run
Westport Owls closed their season with a scoreless tie against Burr Roads of Bridgeport, finishing 4 wins 3 losses 1 draw. They scored 95 points to opponents 36, led by Baker with 36 points from six touchdowns, Mills with 19 and Strum with 14.
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Burr Roads
Bridgeport
Baker
Mills
Strum
Eam
Pairfield Tiger
Iran A
Sprigwoods
Lakeview A
Springwoods
Burr Toads
Finnegan Restored To Ring After One Day Ban
New York December 9 AP Finnegan lightweight Ros on featherweight was reinstated by the State Athletic Commission on the recommendation of the Pennsylvania Boxing Commission so he can meet a December 1 bout. Sid Terri of New York challenged Rocky Kansard for the lightweight title but the commission refused to attest until Kansard has six months to defend his title.
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Honeyboy
Finnegan
Ros
State Athletic Commission
Pennsylvania Koxing Commission
Pennsylvania
Sid Terri
Rocky Kansard
Buffalo
Navy officials laud Penn State athletes
Penn State students and athletic officials praised a letter from Lieut. P. W. H. Weems of the Navy Department hailing Navy regard for Penn State sportsmen, especially for the Nittany soccer team which lost its seven year Annapolis winning streak ten days earlier. The Corsairs add that the esteem from Weems outweighs a string of victories.
Strangler Lewis vs Stecher feud heats up in prairie town
In a heated pro wrestling clash projections clash between Strangler Lewis and Joe Stecher over the heavyweight crown. The long standing rivalry recalls Jenkins versus Gotch with Lewis listed as holder of the belt and Stecher pressing a strong challenge. Critics urge a mat showdown to settle the dispute once and for all as Stecher displays peak stamina and a six foot frame at 212 pounds while Lewis remains the current titleholder in a winter ruled by rivalry and high tension.
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Towa
Joe Stecker
Lewis
Joe
Stanislaus Aybyseo
Stecker
Tom Jenkins
Frank Gotch
Jenkins
Uurus
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Garkeek
MacCreod
Byrne
Goteh
Brecker
Two Court Battles at Colonial Hall Tonight
Two basketball games will be played at Colonial Hall tonight. The Hudson Essex combine will play the Paddocks in the feature game while the Catholic Community Misses will meet the Stamford All-Stars.
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Colonial Hall
Hudson Essex Combine
Wilh
Stamford
Compo Guards to Play Port Chester Friday Night
Compo Life Guards face Port Chester in their third season game at the YM YWCA gym. Port Chester boasts wins over Bridgeport Kaceys and Y M H A Sunny Garden, with Sunny Garden center noted as one of the best. Norman Flewellyn named captain as a new senior-line team forms under AAU rules for a December 14 start.
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Compo Life Guards
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Ramblers
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Rank Hartigan
Victor Abroruites
Donald Patchen
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Charlie Lyman
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Grange
Britton
Sternaman
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Washington
Shelton High Initiates Bowling After Football Season
After a successful football season Shelton High kicks off bowling and issues a challenge to any state teams. Send game inquiries to Dwin McMahon c/o Palace Bowling Alleys.
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Shelton High School
Dwin McMahon
Palace
Red Grange shines amid Bears clash defeat
Chicago sports notes recount Red Grange facing boos from Boston fans as he plays poorly, with the steamrollers defeating the Bears. The report covers Coveleskie leading AL pitching, Grange’s early NFL fame, and contract talks for a first motion picture.
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Red Grange
Steamrollers
Court Carnival at Westport Y Aids Junior Basketball Fund
A basketball carnival at the Westport Y M C A features three games to aid the Y M C A Junior program. The main event pits the Junior team against Center School of Norwalk, with preliminaries by Junior Girls and Norwalk Girl Scouts and Senior Girls Gym versus Staples High School girls. The Junior girls, led by captain Mary Keehan and assistant Bulle Murphy, with Dorothy Sachs as manager and Sally Dickson as secretary, will also play Tuesday afternoons.
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Center School
Norwalk
Staples High School
Misa Mary Keehan
Fies Bulle Murphy
Dorothy Sachs
Sally Dickson
Grange to Appear in Birmingham January 9
Grange star Red Grange will be shown to Birmingham football fans on January 9. W H Fickens of Chicago, representing C C Pyle, Grange's manager, announced the visit today.
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Ala
Grange
Asmingham
W. H. Fickens
Chicago
C. Cc. Pyle
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