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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1927
Page
23
Established 1882 Blackman and Son advertise numerous homes for sale in a flood of real estate listings. Properties include multiroom tenement houses, single family homes, and modern improvements with prices ranging from small to thousands, located across Milford and nearby avenues.
A jumble of rental notices for furnished rooms and apartments around Stratford and Meretford. Listings mention steam heat hot water kitchens private baths and varying rents with contact details and nearby streets such as Lafayette Harun Ave State Dague and West Ave. Several entries advertise housekeeping, private family rooms, and heated flats with descriptors like beautiful large kitchen and shower baths.
A fragmented, error ridden misc section lists prices and items such as kindling and windows with stray names and places. It references delivery and pricing in unclear terms and includes stray personal names and street references without coherent context.
Multiple obituary fragments list names Glish English Grainger Grusci Howe Mumilton Luckner Noel Smith Treadwell Wall Waterbury and others with dates January 1927. Entries include ages, funeral times, church names St Patrick St Michael St Cyril and Methodius, burial at cemeteries, and residences. Also notes anniversary mass for Mrs Medlroy and thanks to friends.
Al Conley of New London, Connecticut lightweight champion, fought Al Bergeron of New Bedford to a slow ten round draw in Norwich. Referee Conway warned both fighters to speed up. first six rounds resembled a wrestling match. Frule Mitchell knocked out Eddie Demaszo in the fourth of an eight round bout. Kid Wagner beat Patting Turk in six rounds. Young Perheent defeated Young McCarthy in a four round opener.
Pan Noe Veendun, Spanish hopeful for heavyweight title, stopped Homer Smith in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round bout in Tampa. Veendun, making his American debut, floored Smith in the fourth with a right to the stomach. after a five minute rest the referee halted the fight as Smith bled and showed distress. Veendun weighed 198 and Smith 194.
The report details back and forth sparring between Labarba and Clark through multiple rounds. Labarba frequently lands jabs and combinations to the head and body while Clark counters with uppercuts and lefts. The action features slips, clinches, and late-round exchanges ending with the final bell.
Building permits issued yesterday total 12050 dollars for Bridgeport Brass brick addition to building 9A Pem broke Street. Berchem and Olson single family dwelling alterations at Overland Avenue see Brother 1378 Main Street. J A Black two car steel frame garage Harriet Street corner Crescent Avenue. Hubbell Estate and Bridgeport Pet Company parking office Broad Street corner John Street.
Chicago January 21 AP Colonel Ruppert owner of the New York Yankees is seen as the key man as American directors prepare for Sunday morning talks to decide whether to support or oppose executive Bun Johnson. Ruppert helped arrange a Johnson Landis meeting and may influence the outcome at the Chicago club session ahead of Landis hearing on Cobb and Speaker. President Johnson may face pressure to explain his handling of Cobb and Speaker as a path to possible retirement from health issues.
A detailed card lists seven races with purses from 500 to 1,500 dollars, for three-year-olds and up, at distances from six furlongs to one and one sixteenth miles. Notable entries include Just In Fun, Warfare, Johnn & Mosby, Blue Diamond Lady, and Home Run with Weather clear and track fast.
Race card reports multiple heats with listed horses and weights. Names include Shasta Sand, Newel Uoneteo, Kenneys, Princess, Mayflower and Sure, plus Six furlong and one mile claiming purses. Five racing events describe entries, prices, and post positions across fist through fifth races with mixed finishing notes.
Four races list entries for Havana track with purses around 700 dollars. Horses named Minex Litve Bat Steales Top Whispering Connie M Labit Saray Star Girl Virginda Cheek Bhy ing Luia Marie Louise in first division. second division shows Vaxrant Ditly star of lve Marie Ss Tass Pall Davelle Alice Atkin Mercedes Mihaley Beauty Van lady Newtown Lily D Wild Bee. third race Cuban bred contenders including Roberto Desp te Andresito Silver King Mitchi Havana Flectrie Solomon's Kilts Mitchi almita Sta rov RTI. fourth race three-year-olds five furlongs with Sunking Rushing Waters Cyclon Philpet Time 1:02 2-5 and more. Also ran lists include many names and notes.
New Haven January 21 AP Yale will not send a relay team to the Martin We Boston A A events on February 5, citing training commitments as the reason. The Yale squad will enter individual events with Sabin Carr, Fred Stury in pole vault, George Dacen and George Larson in high jump, William Edwards and Ronald Campbell in the 40 yard high hurdles, and J R Ordway in the 40 yard dash.
Al Steade's All Stars fell to DeMolay 43 to 35 last night. Steade's squad trailed 24 to 8 at halftime, then narrowed the gap in the second period. Ahlstrand led DeMolay with 14 points as the Stars were outplayed in the opening half.
Eight colleges will compete for the Metropolitan district one mile relay championship at the Brooklyn College meet in the Thirteenth Regiment Armory. Fordham leads with a strong four of Gibson O Connor Reagan and Mitchell, challenging NYU Seton Hall Manhattan C C N Cooper Union and Georgetown among others. Georgetown claims a record four fastest ever, with Burgess Swinburne Semansti O Shea. Beaton also fields a 19-man quartet.
Chick Suez of Bedford Mass defeated soldier Jake Dombrowski of Detroit in ten rounds in Detroit. In the semi windup Al Corbett of Cleveland outpointed Lee Hardy of Detroit in ten rounds. Featherweights.
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