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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1924
Page
9
Fragmented OCR lists rare triple plays in MLB history noting only five such feats on record, with two in the previous season. It references players, teams, and dates across early 20th century leagues, mentioning unassisted and double plays and a long line of players and locations from 1902 to 1925.
College court teams from Princeton Cornell Columbia and Penn clash in a busy week’s slate opening with Abe’s wall vs Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Tigers versus Columbia in the opener. Cornell meets Yale in New Haven while Columbia faces Dartmouth in Hartford.
Yale plans to build a golf course on Gries t property as part of campus development. The report notes preliminary surveys, campus stakeholders, and potential impacts on university facilities and surrounding area.
A long OCR scribble describes Walling Hars Company Ltd reorganized by Ade and Fold, launching a Waiterlike golf listener service. For $2 an hour, players may hire Walling Listeners to hear strokes on the course while golfers finish rounds. The plan envisions protecting golfers and public life, with later mentions of profits and expansion.
A ski team entry row emerged as Olympic authorities review eligibility after a late decision. Athletes Mauie and Hans Hainsen of Minneapolis and Ragnar Onstvedt of Grand Forks face questions over prior professional competition. Negotiations continue with officials in Paris to determine substitutions and compliance with national and Olympic rules.
In a historic twist George Owen defeats his father in law to claim a sport crown, breaking a Harvard Yale athletic record once held by Trafford. The 1924 moment foreshadows a future where the bridegroom’s fame adds a family chapter to college sports lore.
Yale plans to form a college pin league with teams from Princeton, Penn, Rensselaer, Cornell, and others. The effort seeks to organize intercollegiate play and may begin soon with matches against the Vase team and Kentucky. The 1916 precursor league spurred the current initiative.
Boston boxer Johnny Wilson, former middleweight champion, readies for a Madison Square Garden title clash with Johnny Greb. The bout, signed at 160 pounds, will be Wilson’s bid to reclaim the title in a second ring meeting after their prior showdown at Polo Grounds.
Medreariec and White hold a share of the Arcanum Circuit lead as the second series began. Each has won two of three games with Blue, Pink, and Scarlet also showing strong records. Standings list teams, players, and high totals including Elworthy 133 and 476 as top marks.
The Oakland Mirne Coast League ball club has signed Gagaze Doster Paine, formerly with the Boston Rel Sox, after he eyed a Vermon Jackc Coast Leasur berth in 192.
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