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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
19
Incl Powell, 44, weighing 230 pounds, announces a comeback bid. Jack Slattery Bill Sweeney and Jess Burkett are urged to make similar statements. Powell has been out since 1914 when he pitched for the Browns against the Red Sox.
Obituaries notice multiple deaths from January 1918 in the city. Ernest C. Weidlich aged 39 funeral from 628 William Street with interment at Mt. Grove Cemetery by automobile cortege. Frederick A. Wellin aged 48 funeral at 3 30 p m from 628 26th. La C Burr widow of Leonard Smith aged 64 funeral at Hawley Wilmot parlors then Long Hill Cemetery. James H. Rooney funeral at Cullinan Mullins Buckley Co. 293 Golden Hill Street with interment at St Michael's Cemetery.
By order of court, the J. H. Coughlin Co. assets at 37 Randall Avenue Bridgeport will be sold publicly on Wednesday January 30 at 1 30 pm. The sale includes delivery tracks car wagon harness equipment scales ovens choppers stuffing tables steam fixtures electric motors and a full range of sausage making machinery and supplies. Receiver Henry C Stevenson and auctioneer Doc Elwood oversee the auction with contact at 280 Fairfield Avenue.
New York promoter Larry Pollock seeks a Benny Leonard bout for Irish Patsy Cline after Leonard’s war era hiatus. Cline claims dominance over rivals like Jackson and Dundee, urging promoters in Connecticut to back a 26 round title shot with ample prize money.
Bobby Walthour, famed rider with many crashes, has ridden his last race and returned to Atlanta to start a bicycle business with his brother. He vows not to mount a wheel again after the six day race incident. Also noted are Leon Cadore of the Robins and Joe Jenkins of the White Sox entering officers training due to military service.
The column surveys home run leaders in the American and National Leagues, noting Cactus Cravath and Dave Robertson with twelve each in the AL, while Wally Pipp and Frank Baker achieve ten or more in select years. It mentions short fences aiding NL power, a Chicago-Philadelphia park impact, and recalls figures like Jack Hendricks, Clarence Rowland, and George Gibson, plus trades and managerial moves involving Branch Rickey and Rogers Hornsby. It also touches on Camp Grant duties for Donald Jad wards and amateur golf titles for the Jad wards family.
A lively Stratford ad by Mr Young promotes a six to nine room shore front cottage with gas and electric lights. It claims a first floor finished in beaver board and urges purchase before February 1 on buyer terms. Contact Mr White via Pole 107 Myrtle Beach or Milford 135-2.
The piece notes Readville likely to host one or two Short Ship meetings alongside its Grand Circuit event. It mentions Budd Elliott, a 2:08 gelding, wintering at McKinney Brothers in Brighton and under John Leonard care, with potential Boston Speedway start. Sage Park and Windsor are forecast for the season with Belinardine and driver Brassie and Dave Young’s Binworth, 2:09 1-4, aiming for 2:04.
Nicely furnished or unfurnished cottages advertised for rent at Myrtle Beach. Rates quoted are 16 to 25 dollars per month or 5 to 8 dollars per week. Contact Mr White at Pole 107 Milford 1135-2 for details.
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