Yale Harvard tragaster 10 face British London meet
Yale Harvard track team arrives in London ahead of the Stamford Bridge meet with Oxford Cambridge. Scott predicts a tough win but not a rout, while Burghley challenges the American star at the eyecles. Amb at large Houghton to attend. King Alfonso may visit England. Oxford Cambridge hosts a dinner with medals to top finishers.
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London
Associated Press
Yale
Scott
Lord Burghtey
Tomorow
Chean
Alanson B . Houghton
Alfonso
Spain
England
Oxford
Young tennis stars 10 be busy in July circuits
Berkeley Bell of Austin and Warren F. Coen of Kansas City, both top junior players, begin a taxing tournament run. Bell aims for 14 events in two months and doubles titles with Jimmy Quick, while Coen plans 10 events including Missouri Valley, Winds State, Central States, and doubles with Big Bill Holden as he trains at Rockhill Tennis Club.
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Kansas City
Berkeley Bell
Austin
Teaus
Warren F. Coen
Beil
Cpen
Detroit
Bell
Jimmy Quick
Dallas
Texas
Cvents
Omaha
Chicago
Big Bill Thden
St. Laws
Bow Coen
Fom Bell
Terag
Coen
Rocknilt
A Record Comeback in Cageball Style for Blackburne
Russell Lenn Blackburne, once a top Cageball star and $50 000 sensation, returns to baseball joining the White Sox as an assistant to manager Ray Schalk. After Schalk’s ejection in Cleveland, Blackburne pinch hit, singling in the tying run and earning an indirect share of the win, marking his first major league at bat in years.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Russell Lenn
Blackburne
Thas
Providence
White Sox
Ray
Schalk
Cleveland
Rawley Named Boxing Inspector in Hartford Area
State Athletic Commissioner Thomas E. Donahue announced appointments of local boxing and wrestling inspectors across towns Bridgeport Meriden Middletown New Haven New London West Haven Norwalk Bristol East Hartford and more. The appointees represent the commissioner and oversee professional boxing or wrestling in their towns, while amateur events remain outside their jurisdiction. Donahue will add further local appointees on returning from the Elks convention in Cincinnati.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Thomas E. Donahue
New London Today
Bridgeport
James J. Rawley
Meriden
JB. Stoddard
Middletown
Raymond Bride
New Haven
James F Powers
New London
Wxsken
T. Murphy
West Haven
Herman Penn
Norwalk
A. F. Keeler
Bristol
Joseph P. Carroll
East Hartford
Richard J. Devitt
Donahue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elks
Mid west stars seek to reclaim Missouri Valley tennis crown
Omaha July 8 The Missouri Valley tennis meet runs July 11 16 with Nebraska Iowa Missouri and nearby states defending the title now held by Alfred Chapin Jr of Springfield Mass Likely entrants include Griffin Bancroft of California Ralph Powell Wray Brown and Harris Coggeshall Des Moines Saint Louis Kansas City Sioux City Denver Council Bluffs and others lead the expanded field as top juniors and pros prepare for the largest entry in tourney history.
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Omaha
Neb
Associated Press
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Middle West
Alfred #. Chapin, Jr
Springeld
Mass
Griffin Bancroft
California
Ralph Powell
Wray Brown
St. Louis
Harris Coggeshall
Des Moines
Powell
Brown
Coggeshall
Sioux City
Denver
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Louis
Helen Wills Plans to Play for Title
Helen Wills sails home with Wimbledon titles and a share of the women’s doubles, heads to New York for two months, then aims to regain the American title at Forest Hills. She rejects turning professional, saying amateur tennis is more fun and less work.
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London
Associated Press
Helen Wills
United States
Southampton
Wils
California
New York
Forest Hills
Wimbledon Dark Horse Harada Impresses Courtside
In London Harada, Japan's premier player, earns the label dark horse. He displays a sphinx like poise, never smiles or speaks on court, and while he played most of his tennis in the United States, his style leaves a deep impression after his Queen's Club victories.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Associated Press
T. Harada
Japan
Harada
United States
Sphinx-Lke
Racing results from a busy card with multiple races
First race for 3 year olds and up to 6 furlongs shows Jack Bauer 6.76 ahead of Supporter, with Many runners listed. second race for older horses over 7 furlongs features Winifred and Amurar among others. third race 1 1/16 miles lists Up and Down and Maroussin with several also ran. fourth race 6 furlongs includes Miss Rosadale and Agnes Call. fifth race 7 furlongs shows Gal Scout and Dampsel with also ran. sixth race for 2 year olds at 6 1/2 furlongs lists Jessica and Owena with Domesticated. seventh race 1 1/8 miles includes Finland and Overfire with others. additional two-year-old races and multiple notes on times and participants noted.
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Jack Bauer
Smith
Supporter
Allen
Bathilde Seth
Adventuress
Wildlake
Colonel Schodler
Porto de Oro
Sphere Kindred
Keelem Talequa
Theo Red
Winifred
Amurar
Golden Powder Lacy
Majeste
Centell Penumbra
Onup
Blonde Beauty
Ie Hebert
Maroussin
Jenner
Sweet Mandy
Boganowsk
Lady Lena
Forehead
Risot
Florenda
Stutts
the Hovel
the Wire
Peter L
Red Harvey
Miss Rosadale
Jonner
Agnes Call
Herdy
Fannie J
Boganowski
Rondelle
Eglantine
Azure
Full of
Pep
Gal Scout
Harvey
Dampsel
Hebert
Maily Jane
Bol
Lero
Dark Phantom
Ledge
Jessica
Hardy
Owena
Lang
Time
Shasta Lily
Scotland
Flying Rose
Finland
Leyland
Scampaway
Cirven A
Watson
Drasteila
Canfield
Thistle
Yelton
Miss Milen
Dearest
Boutonniere
Sue Barker
Hazel McNamara
Jacl Wage
Kisty Yansen
Scople
Twindflyer
Connolly
Johnson
Madame Emelle
Flyer
Milen Prior
Nuibee
Messider
Granneman
Jme
Shady Brook
Dingo
Gabalcon
Bob
Firebug
Florida Castle
Craver
Jimme
California
Silk Bonnet
Brnckarmoor
Susan Pybecca
Pancuma
Lady
Carolyn
Fretwell
Erie
Bacger
Pascumi
Double Quick
Howard
Sturgis
Alo
Oi Lely
Dry Moon
Thrace
Kanawha
Kig
Helen Carter
New Gow
Elton
Royal
Long Port
Dusty Mary
Wrack Ray Bob Johnson
Latonia Horse Race Results Summary
Latonia's seven races featured thoroughbreds Cirven A and Thistle Bit among top finishers at 6 furlongs, with Drasteila and Sue Barker also placing in multi-race cards. Notable payouts included 3.60 to win for Cirven A and 13.60 for Drasteila in the same program, plus show and place prices across two year old and three year old entrants.
Empire City Racecard Summary for Early Meets
The race results list multiple races for three year olds and older at Empire City. Winners include Grand Bey ridden by L Fator in the first race, Trem by D McAuliffe in the second, Black Curl with L Fator in the third, Mel viey Buddy with F Catrone in the fourth, and Hol Pontoi Mug with Priceman in the fifth. The card notes times, weights, and margins, with several runners listed as Also Ran.
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L. Fator Grand Bey
J. O Brien
McAuliffe
G Fields
Y Lord It Carson
Brushaway
Tanle
E Barney
Polycrates
H Thurber
Light O'Dawn
Ret Sublette
Worm
Black Curl
Fator
Candy May
Thurber
Flora M
Webner
Arabia
Lupin
Melviey Buddy
Catrone
Washakle
Tavor
O'Donnel
Tim
Bunken
Hol Pontoi Mug
Priceman
Devonshire Race Day Results Snapshot
Multiple horse races listed with results across six races. Horses include Sun of Araby, Nature's Darling, Tricky Tore Off, Alva Ran Miss Gaiery, The Ab bot, Louis Rubenstein, Dark Angel, Bill Seth, Sarajevo, Misa Phim, Rambler, Bonfire, Tip Tip, Corinth, Sancia, Sligo Branch, Winnipeg, Chittagong, Lanoli, Royal Charlie, and others. Distances range from 5 1/2 to 1 1/2 miles with times and payout figures noted.
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Sun of Araby
Horn
Nature's Darling
Arnold
Tricky
McClair
Alva
Miss Gaiery
Jagger
Lady Sphere
Teddy Loney
the Abbot
Anderson
Louis Rubenstein
Baker
Dark Angel
Berry
Ron
Mark Master
Sparkling Water
Hullo
Direct Bob
Atlantida
Zeed
Jedburgh Abbey
Reg Pardon
Bill Seth
Lendergrass
Sarajevo
Bonfire
Maguire
George, Hobson
Becky Sue
Rosabella
Prince Direct
Gayly
Edna C
Jesse M
Hot Pepper
Tip Tip
Corinth
Fisher
Sancia
Pendergrass
Kathleen Crosby
Lucky Drift
Sligo
Branch
Winnipeg
Chittagong
Sandpile
Purity
Betsy Bacon
Coquina
Lanoli
Mergler
Royal Charlie
Zuchini
Suate
Clark Named to All College Polo Team
Forrester A. Clark of Harvard is named to the all college polo four, despite playing only nine games. The selection includes Yale sailors Winston Guest, with Princeton and Yale players also honored, all rating a combined 16 handicap. Clark, a 290 pound athlete, rowed for Harvard against Yale and played the polo final, both against Yale.
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New York
Associated Press
Forrester A. Clark
Harvard
Clark
Crimson
Yale
New London
Princeton
Winston Guest
A.B Dorden
W.C Guest
R Barrett
Back
F. A. Clark
DeMille Charged With Usury In Julian Petroleum Scandal
Cecil B. DeMille, noted film producer and bank director, is charged with usury in the Julian Petroleum stock scandal case. A second complaint names attorney C Banks. Prosecution says DeMille loaned $62,000 for 45 days at over 20 percent interest. Over 60 people have been indicted for stock over-issues and pool manipulation.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Julian Petroleum
Cecil B. DeMille
Milenaire
Z. J. Lickley
Julian Pool Lpana
C Banks
DeBulle
Grand Jury
Sleeping Sickness Claims Youth In Bridgeport
A Bridgeport monthly vital statistics report records the death of Joseph Gall, sixteen, from sleeping sickness on June 2 at Bridgeport Hospital. The section notes one related encephalitis death, a lower overall mortality than June 1926, with cancer leading at 15 deaths and other causes including tuberculosis and pneumonia.
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Division of Vital Statistics
Joseph Gall
Spruce Street
Bridgeport
Totel
Cameo theatre to close tonight reopen in August
After tonight's shows the Cameo theatre will close temporarily and plan a reopening in August. The day’s photoplay features Fast and Furious with Reginald Denny, who also authored the story of speed and love. The closing Vitaphone program includes Reinald Warrenrath baritone Harold Bauer and the Utica Jubilee Singers with Sylvia Froos and the vaudeville duo Willie and Eugene Howard in Paria.
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AMEO
Willie
Eugene Howard
Utica Jubilee Singers
Sylvia Froes
Harold Bauer
Reinald Werrenrath
Cameo Management
Cameo Theatre
Reginald Denny
Vitaphone
Denny
South
Sylvia Froos
Peppy
Pleasure Beach Opens With Pool and Beach Attractions
Summer crowds flock to Pleasure Beach as a new pool and sandy shoreline invite swimming and sunbathing. A shaded picnic grove offers benches and tables while a large dance palace features Capt. Julien Webster and the Bay State Aces. The resort also boasts a cool roller skating rink, rides, games, and contests inviting families to enjoy a full day by Long Island Sound.
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Pleasure Beach
Long Island Sound
Julien Webster
Bay State Aces
Captain Salvation coming to Palace theater slate
Captain Salvation opens a four day stay at the Palace tomorrow night starring Henson the Swedish actor Pauline Starke Marceline Day Geo Fawcett Sam de Grasse Flora Pinch and other notables. Special music by Gus Meyers Jr enhances the film features. Today is the last show of Somewhere in Sonora with Ken Maynard plus a strong vaudeville bill headlined by Geo Lovett the Lovenberg Sisters Lime Neary and others.
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Captain Salvation
Palace
Henson
Pauline Starke
Marceline Day
Geo. Fawcett
Sam de Grasse
Flora Pinch
Gus Meyers, Jr
Sonora
Ken Maynard
Geo. Lovett
Lovenberg Sisters
Lime Neary
Fighting Love at Polls Vaudeville Tomorrow
Cecil B DeMille presents Fighting Love a romantic drama set in Italy and Africa starring Jetta Gou Gal Victor Varconi and Henry B Walthall opening at Polls Vaudeville Theatre tomorrow night A girl marries to escape a ruler's advances then fights to overcome love for a young Italian officer Also on bill Eddie Wakefield's The Big Show with Jack Sparling Muriel Warner Mim Lehmann and The Jackson Troupe plus musical acts and Sunshine and Butterflies with Kathleen and Alexis matinee Melting Millions with Walter Miller and Allene Ray today
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Italy
Africa
Cecil B. DeMille
Jetta Gou Gal
Victor Varconi
Henry B. Walthall
Poll
Vaudeville Theatre
Rale
Eddie Wakefield
Comepany
Jack Sparling
Muriel Warner
Mim Lehmann
Arthur
Morton Havel
Jackson
Biliy
Bolly O'Brien
Henry
B. Walthall
Charlotte Stevens
Pacific
Kathleen
Alexis
Jacks
Bobby
King
Bert Coleman
Benzettas
Walter Miller
Allene Ray
Jetta Goudal
Mack Sennett
Eddie Wakefield & CO
Crisp Sisters
Sunshine & Butterflies
Real Estate Transfers Listed In Bridgeport Area Records
A long list of property transfers shows multiple buyers and sellers in Bridgeport area deeds. Names include Nellie Cosier, Patrick Costanzo, Geza Devan, Anna Bradley, Louis Di Dio, John Clarke, Erwin Jennings, and others. Parcels cover Huntington Turnpike Fairview Avenue Clinton Avenue and nearby streets with values ranging from a few thousand to over six thousand dollars. The Bridgeport Trust and Mechanics and Farmers banks appear repeatedly as trustees or buyers in the sequence of transfers.
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Nellie P. Cosier
Norman Cosier
Huntington Turnpike
Bridgeport Land and Title Company
Patrick
Fannie Costanzo
Fairview Avenue
Andrew Kost
Charles
Alfaneln Hoffer
Seaview Avenue
Wallace W. Welch
Charles Snow
Jackson Avenue
Geza
Anna Devan
Frank
Katherine Perkowski
Piessaniview Avenue
Anna L. Bradley
Alvin D. Moulton
Chorme Street
Louis di Dio
Theresa Anna Gross
Reservoir
Marigold Avvenuss
John Clarke
Eva Cheese
Clinton Avenue
Norman F. Cosler
Mechanics and Farmere Savings Bank
D. A. Merser, Inc
Mechanics and Parmers Wings Bank
Kossuth Street
Mechanics and Farmers Sayings Bank
Erwin M Jennings
Mechanica and Farmers Sayings Bank
Washington Avenue
William A. Redden
Charles J. Crossley
School Street
Bridgeport Trust Company
Savoy Estate Realty Company
Garden Drive
Frank Miller
Morris Flan Bank of
Bridgeport
Grovers Avenue
Annie J. Wright
Grace Malden
Hawley Avenue
The
Mechanics and Farmers Havings Bank
Nellie P. Coster
Albert P. Budnik
Teofila Budnik
Black Rock Yachtmen Race In Six Mile Event
Six boats from the Black Rock Yacht Club contest a six mile Indian boat class race for the rear commodore’s cup this afternoon starting at 2 30 o clock from Bridgeport outer buoy to a stake boat in the larger and back to Black Rock forming an equilateral triangle of two miles. Entrants include John Field W G Bryant KW Mee Neil 8 EK Beach Hobarton and Norman Gaynor.
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Black Rock
John Field
W G Bryant
KW. Mee Neil
EK. Beach
Hobarton
Norman Gaynor
Rolled Stockin at Majestic 1
Varamounts junior stars Louise Brooke James Hall and Richard Arlen lead the feature Rolled Stockings at Poli’s Majestic. A college life comedy centers on two student brothers who chase the same girl with a boat race as a key scene. The film includes a Washington California universities contest and is paired with International News and Nez Burne humor.
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Varamount
Poli
Majestic Theatre
James Hall
Bebe Daniels
Louise Brooka
Hicherd Arlen
Nancy Phillips
College Fe
Washington
California
Oldest baseball ball linked to 1858 Portland Boston game
The oldest known baseball, in possession of O M Wilhite of Emporia Kansas, was used in the 1858 Portland club of Portland Maine versus the Tri Mountain club of Boston on Boston Common. Portland won 47 to 42 as rules allowed bases on a fly and pitcher to pitch. The ball’s journey traces from Sam Chadwick to Waterhouse and finally to Wilhite.
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Emporia. Ens
Associated Prese
O. M. Wilhite
Emporia
Josh E. Waterhouse
Portland
Tri-Mountain Club
Boston
Tors
Sam Chadwick
Waterhouse
Waterhouse Kent
Withite
Edward Law Sought Here By Relative In New York
Mrs Josephine Ward seeks help to locate her brother in law Edward Law last seen in the city 26 years ago. He is a carpenter about fifty years old and may be in or near New York. Police have not located him yet.
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Mra
Josephine Ward
West 65Th Street
New York
Edward Law
Miss B Edwards Denies Femininity Risk From Sport
London July Associated Press reports Miss B Edwards, British track star who recently beat the 200 yard world record by one fifth of a second, rejects claims athletics harms femininity. She says women take running seriously, surpass men in dedication, and remain attractive, athletic, and good mothers.
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London
B. Edwards
Edwarde
Danbury Palace theater named for new Danbury project
Danbury’s $400000 theater now under construction will be called the Palace theater. Alfred M. Schuman and Joseph W. Walsh announce formation of Palace Theater corp. Tre C. B. Griffin Co. will lease and Walsh and Schwan will manage. Construction by T. J. Pardy Co. expected to finish by mid November.
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Danbury
Palace Theater
Alfred M. Schuman
Joseph W. Walsh
Lesscen
Hartford
Palace Theater Corporation
Tre C. B. Griffin Company
Walsh
Constitution
Ant Il
T. J. Pardy Construction Company of
Bridgeport
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