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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1927
Page
11
Catalina Ch Channel WILBER SCORES GOAL which sends Summerfields out of position as Black Rock wins. fragmented text references a game, a goal by Te Jatin, and mentions Summerfields and related players in unclear order.
The Cornell team leads the local school league as the Tadiewe High School competitions proceed. The standings show Cornell maintaining a strong position with notable rivals Syracuse and Grown Cathy Dartmeath close behind, while other teams trail in the pack.
The roller polo league match saw the Papermakers defeat the Wolves 46 to 4. Listed names included Donnelly and others, with mentions of teams and period times, though the text is fragmentary and hard to fully parse. Local officials or referees appear by name in a garbled fashion.
New York February 1 AP Knute K Rockne Notre Dame coach opposes banning the shift or enforcing a two second half saying abolishment would set football back toward the old days. He favors penalties for faulty shifting and argues a well drilled team can use the shift without issue.
First half of the winter season at West Point reveals cadets posting a strong start across multiple sports. Basketball leads with six wins and two losses while wrestling fencing and hockey each claim one win. swimming and track record varies. February schedule includes matches against Annapolis Kingston Thuvard Yale Penn boxing and several others with Penn State and Pittsburgh also on the slate.
A fragmented report discusses funding, neutrality, and a juror described as stubborn, focusing on a yearly decision process and a preference for doing right over going along with the theme. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or locations, but hints at a conflict involving funding and impartiality.
The Y M C A basketball team fell 38 to 84 to the Presby Paladins in the Michigan A gymnasium. Freddy Walls led with 16 points on seven two point shots and two free throws. Petey Klein topped the losers with 22 points.
Lowell swimmer Henry F. Sullivan finished a Catalina to England style crossing in 22 hours 45 minutes and 4 seconds, the first American to swim from England to France. He swam with four boats, weighed 232 pounds before entering the water, ate chocolate and drank milk and broth, and remarked on a rough offshore breeze. Sullivan’s prior English channel time was 27 hours 23 minutes in 1925, and he famously consumed large meals during swims, earning his reputation as a leading endurance swimmer of Lowell and the United States.
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