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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
12
Hartford bowlers hold Bridgeport and Waterbury teams to a close score. Bogash and Adair lead in a fighting spirit as bowling teams chase 2580 pins.
Bridgeport defeated Hartford 5 games to 4 in a high scoring Big 6 bowling clash. Conn ie Lewis Stone and Harper led Bridgeport with key marks while O Brien McCarthy and Donlon posted strong totals for Hartford in a home and away series purse of 2500 dollars. The Park City lanes drew a large crowd as the teams split the series with Hartford to bowl the remaining eight games in Hartford this afternoon.
A breezy, fractured reminiscence recalls Nippers the fighter, his bumbling manager, and the comic misfires of a mocked boxing era. The piece blends slang, nicknames, and vivid metaphors to critique the sport’s showmanship and the quirky crowd psychology surrounding lightweight bouts.
Three American amateur boxers who toured Scandinavia returned to New York aboard the Bergenfjord from Christiania. Ash ton Denzs of New Orleans, national bantamweight champion. Frank Cassidy of New York, national lightweight champion. John Burka of Pittsburgh, a leading light heavyweight. and Benjamin Levine of the Metropolitan A. A. U. managed the team. They won 13 of 17 bouts in Sweden and Denmark, with Denzs capturing the Swedish featherweight title.
Cambridge based Harvard announces 27 game schedule with potential ties to Princeton and Yale. Opponents include Fordham Cornell West Point Annapolis Virginia and the Boston Americans. Schedule lists Cambridge games plus trips to New Haven Philadelphia Boston and more with ties possible if records demand.
Burke captures heavyweight title in Sweden and the Copenhagen city championship Cassidy wins lightweight crown in Copenhagen city championships but loses Swedish championship bout in Stockholm.
Harold A. Dudgeon of New Bedford Massachusetts was elected captain of Bowdoin College football for next season. He played guard this season and leads the squad into the next campaign with the honor.
The article defends referee Lee over stoppage decisions at a Park theater boxing night, arguing Leonard should be declared the victor in the Naples bout and criticizing Lee for not stopping Britton versus Naples. It notes kidney punch tolerance and suggests Lee may retire or face suspension, while also reporting Bridgeport bowling results and team prospects.
The Monarchs seek a game with the South Horns for Monday. Bridgeport Boys Club will arrange the matchup, with details to follow in the paper.
Cal Delaney of Cleveland earned a newspaper decision over Faddy Burns of Brooklyn in a 10 round fight at 135 pounds. In Boston, Harvard football dates with Boston College were cancelled as BC plans to skip Harvard’s schedule next year.
SAW FRANCISCO December 18 Dempsey will face Willy Meehan, the San Francisco boxer, before meeting Georges Carpentier. Manager Jack Kearns announced the proposed match and then planned to depart for Los Angeles.
Crimson rowing plans include races against Yale in New London on June 26 with second and freshman crews same day, and schedule against Annapolis April 24 Princeton May 1 Cornell May 22 on the Charles and at Ithaca. Harvard hockey will play two away games against Princeton in Philadelphia and one against Yale in Philadelphia, with Toronto visiting Cambridge.
Harvard athletic committees disapproved a proposed boxing meet with the University of Pennsylvania and also rejected Harvard undergraduates' participation in an air race from Cambridge to New Haven to New York and return, as opposed by the University Aeronautical Association. The committee authorized a two year agreement with Cornell in cross country.
Bogash clashes with Adair in a 16 round main event at the Elm City Arena New Haven tonight. The New Yorker Harmer Adatv is billed for a heavy punishment as Bogash aims to add another big win to his swift rise in New England. A ten round semi final pits Brown of New Haven against Khepka of Shelton in a slam bang matchup promising action.
Country running referred the question of a track meet with Carnell to the advisory track committee with full power to act.
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