Billiard Champions to Play at Three Bridgeport Clubs
Three billiard champions including William F Hoppe and Charles Peterson are slated to perform in Bridgeport with appearances at the Algonquin Seaside and Brunswick clubs. The event also features Robert Cannefax Charles McCourt and Ralph Greenleaf among others in a planned afternoon and evening program pending final club commitments and dates.
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Aganst
William F. Hoppe
Chmapdon Batkline
Charlies Peterson
St. Louis
Robert Cannefax
Dil Berdists
Charles McCourt
Cleveland
Alph E. Greenleaf
Ohn
Hele Ephia
Benjamin
Hoppa
Love Players
Joseph Thackwray
Brunswick, Bila
Fairfield Avenuue
Mary
Coromittes
Bridge
Algonquin
Seaside
Nin
Seaside Club
Momsent
Bridgeport
State
Hoppe
Balkine
Writhout
Joppe
Cannefax
McCourt
Cannefex
Walker Strong Favorite For Pinehurst Tourney
Pinehurst NC December 28 special. Over 109 contestants tee off in the Midwinter Golf tournament qualifier. Arthur J Walker Jr, the intercollegiate champion and last year’s medalist, arrived and is favored to win the medalist honors. Walker has been steadily improving in the late seventies.
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Pinehurst
N. CC
Arthur J. Walker Jr
Walker
Cnnsteatly
Carpentier Likely to Be Waltz's Next Opponent
Jimmy Walsh of New Britain acted to sign Jimmie Farren as Jennings Gaston Koy for a bout with Samatz in New Britain. Promoter’s figures set prices for services meeting approval, with notice expected by Wednesday. If staged, Jetta boys must weigh in under 124 pounds.
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Jimmy Walsh
Promeuter
New Britain A
Bridgeport
Jimmie Farren
Jennings Gaston Koy
Swith Samatz
New Britain
Ennings
Heould
Jennings
Jetta Boys
Gandil Sets High Standard of Play
Arnold Chis Gandil first baseman for the Chicago American League champions set a new holding record with only three errors in 1179 chances and a .997 fielding average. He appeared in 115 games with 1116 putouts and 60 assists as the top regular at first base.
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Arnold “Chis
Gandil
Joe Gedeon
St. Louis Browns
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Prince
Boston Red Sox
Everett Scott
Oscar Vitt
Scotty
Oscar
Scott
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Babe Ruth
Red Sox
Barrow
Ruth
Boston
Babe
Hap Felschof
Chicago
Duffy Lewis
Yankees
Tris Speaker
Hannah
Severeld
Browns
Carl Mays
Mays
New York
Local High Quintets Win Twice Saturday
In front of the season’s largest crowd, both local high school teams won on Saturday. The girls beat Alumnae 5 to 2 and the boys defeated Hoboken High of New Jersey 26 to 11. Substitutions shuffled players as Coach Hunt managed the lineups. next at home are Crosby High and City Normal School with 2:1 tip offs.
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Alummnae
Hoboken High
New Jersey
Hunt
Riccio
Haaves
Blade
Crosby High
Waterburs
City Normal School
Alumnae
Alien Coops
Liberpum
Berton Ik Lockhart Sch
Wigh
Tohoken Hieth
Viewettta
Rants on Prohibition and Pseudo History in Verse
A tirade of slang, satire, and rambling parodic prose mocks Prohibition era excesses. It weaves jokes about Connecticut drinkers, Indians, and national hypocrisy with literary allusions to Lucretia Borgia, Socrates, and mythic figures, ending with a flamboyant tableau vivant reference.
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Lucretia Borgia
Shea
Italy
Connecticut
Tancrelta
Lyda
VARNELL Spokane man to referee grid game
Spokane man George Varnell was chosen to referee the Harvard Oregon football game at Pasadiona on New Year’s Day after a conference last night between Coaches Fisher and Huntington. Other officials named were umpire Pat Quigley, linesman Plowden Soet, field judge Henry Butterfield.
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Pasadiona
Cal
George Varnell
Spokane
Washingson
Conahes Fisher
Uuntington
Pat Quigley
Jinesman
Plowden Soet
Emer
Stanford
Henry Butterfield
Brookline
Maas
Ten Major League Clubs to Change Camps
Major league owners continue off season training camp shifts with ten teams moving from 1919 sites, evenly split between leagues. Cubs and Indians remain at prior locations, while Cardinals and Athletics head south for Broweville Texas and Lake Charles Louisiana respectively.
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Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Cardinals
Brownaville
Texas
Philadelphia Athletics
Lake Charles
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Chicago
St. Louis
White Sox
Waxahachie
Browns
Mobile
Ala
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
New York Giants
McGraw
Atlantic Seaboard
Marlin
New York
Washington
Tampa
Red Sox
Giants
Reds
Miami
Braves
Yankees
Tigers
Indians
Cubs
Robins
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
California
Boston Red Sox
Pirates
Hot Springs
Tacksonville
Fla
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Ay Baste Hot Springs
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Wash.Yampa
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Augusta
Phila
Tex
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Wella
Tleye
New Orleans
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Doetrell Mason
Macon, Ga
Geis
Monhile
Local Y Quintet Beats Greenwich in Close Clash
Greenwich and Bridgeport met in a hard fought basketball game at the Greenwich Y.M.C.A. with 23 players on a bus arriving from Bridgeport. Watke starred for Bridgeport scoring the decisive 21 20 basket as Greenwich led early 12 8 after a tense first half.
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Greenwich Y.Y. M. ¢. A
Greenwich
Bridgeport
Rema
Main
Gilbert Streets
J. Walke
W. Goyette
Sk. Goebel
L. Williams
Cutie’ Goyette
Watke
Greens
Wich
Decline in Calfontal hall basketball crowds this season
In a city noted for high quality basketball, fans now neglect Interstate league games at Calfontal hall on Tuesday nights. The old Ribbons era drew 16 000 to 18 000 crowds, but today attendance rarely surpasses 1 000. John Leavy fights to keep the league together as players jump to Eastern, Pennsylvania and New York leagues. Passaic's tomorrow night game hinges on league decisions to start the second half.
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Calfontal Hall
Kniecker~ Hocker
New York
Jonn Leavy
Colonial Hall
Kbasterm
Pennsylania
York State
Passaic
John Leavy
Teéavy
Leavy Wall
Saime
New Jersey
Stipert
Belive
Connie Lewis
Park City
Toledo To Stage Dempsey Championship Rematch
Ad Thacher of the Toledo Boxing Commission declares Toledo will duplicate any offer for a Demps Dempsey title bout. He wired Jack Kearns, Dempsey’s manager, to confirm. Thacher, who organized the July 4 match that boosted charity funds, seeks another major bout at the Terminal Auditorium early next year and also eyes Wilde Mason for a British world title bout.
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Toledo
theToledo Athletic Club
Ad Q. Thacher
Toledo Boxing Commission
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
France
London
United States
Thacher
Jess Willard
Boxing Conmission
Iike
Jimny Wilde
Frankie Mason
Tort Wayne
Tod
Richards Retains Indoor Net Title
Vincent Richards, seventeen, defends junior singles crown at the Indoor tournament finals on the Seventh Regiment armory courts. He defeats Brooklyn’s Wranle T. Anderson 6-1 6-3 6-1, repeating last year’s victory. Richards also collects six national titles across indoor and mixed events. plans to shift toward outdoor play for eye safety as advised by doctor Frederic E. Robison.
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New York
Viacent Richards
7Th Regiment Armory
Richards
Wranle T. Anderson
Brooklyn
Hate An
Anderson
Mind
Abiraherr Bassford
Micodorg Loe Gres
Duvtiort
Natlenaomitdaar
Oottormel
Tindoor Gane
Vincent Richards
Frederic ET. Robison
Medical
Teview of Reviews
Rchards
Thava
Richards Iis Hreed
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Negotiations Rumor
A London promoter Cochran allegedly holds Dempsey's signed document affecting a Dempsey Carpentier title bout. If Dempsey signs elsewhere, Cochran may require negotiations, potentially with him for the big event. Hartford Waterbury bowling state match valued at $3,000 with pinfall and games split. Connie Lewis suspends bowling 30 days due to ill health.
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London
Carpentier-Beckett Mill
Carpentier
Dempsey
Hartford Courant
Hartford
Waterbury
McCarthy
Donlon
O'Brien
Stakéso
Harper
Wooster Alley
Connie Lewis
Rectores Seesaw Battle In Naugatuck
The Bridgeport Rectors edged the Rubber City Naugatuck team 34 to 36 in a tight seesaw game at Opera House Hall. Buckley scored the winning basket in the final minute as Taylor and Swick opened with goals and Fanning, McGraw and Dontero built the early lead.
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Gsamia
Rector
Bridgeport Boys’ Club
Bridgeport
Rubber City
Naugatuck
Opera Hrouse Hall
Naugatuels
Buckley
Ove
Taylor
Swick
Paylor
Leary
Tyasker
Waterbury Woman Wins Pinehurst Rifle Shoot
Waterbury woman Mrs Hungerford won the Pinehurst rifle shoot for women held at Pinehurst, tying with Miss Loring and Miss Gerford among more than twenty contestants. Merrill of Newton Centre led the field with 138 of 150 before the tie, and Hungerford earned a brooch shaped like a golden rifle as winner. Miss Wheeler of Bridgeport and Mrs Hatokes of New Haven also placed in the clock golf tournament for women.
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Pinemiurst
Noot
Finehurst
Annie Oakley
Mira 1
Inegerford
Waterbury
W. B. Merrill
Newton Centre
Tle
Anttie Oakley
Welwerd
Helen T. Wheeler
Bricdaeport
Howard T. Hatotkises
New Haven
Adams to Receive 6000 From Italian Olympic Committee
Rome reports Platt Adams, the American athlete, engaged to train the Italians who will participate in the Antwerp Olympic Games, will receive 6000 francs (about 6000) from the Italian Olympic Committee. John Haddleton, an American M C. A. trainer, has been hired to coach the athletes. The expense will be defrayed by the athletic societies at home.
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Rome
Ribbons Quintet Drops Two Players in League Move
Two more players jumped from the Interstate League to the Pennsylvania State league leaving Blue Rabbon short. Joe Ashmead and Skeets Wright will replace them in a key matchup against Passaic. The Ribbons hope to be stronger tonight, with Ashmead and Wright towering over opponents. The game starts at 8:30 with Waters as official scorer and a postgame dance.
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Johm Leavy
Ernie Reich
Malone
Rabbon
Joe Ashmead
Cornwell
Skeets Wright
Passaic
Ashmead Ias
Reid
Wright
Leavy
Ansonia
Liberty
Toles
Blue Ribbons
Passaic- Schwab
Donohue
R. F
Stewart Selian
L. F
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R. G. Ashmead
Joe Waters
Halifax bids for 1924 Olympics in Antwerp host city
The permanent Olympic Committee has received a request to hold the 1924 Olympic games in Halifax. The decision will be made at Antwerp next summer. Several countries are expected to be strong contenders. A Halifax provincial convention earlier this month supported an international exposition here four years hence as part of a repatriation movement for Nova Scotia expatriates. Accidental drowning caused 53550 deaths last year, a rate of 7.4 per 100000, lower than any year since 1910 and below the decade 1901-1910 average.
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Joe Mulvihill
Dempsey-Carpentier
Bridgeport Athletic and Amusement Co. Inc
Mulgihill
Joe
Richard Ringling
Pany
Barnum & Bailey and
Ringling Bros. Climses
A. C. Frost
the Park Theatre
Geneva
Associated Press
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Antwerp
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