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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
6
Bridgeport’s Cosgrove Plumbers suffer a sixth straight defeat as Ames’s Americans edged them 3 to 2 at Newfield Park. Schulz homer dispute, strong infield plays, and key double plays shape a tight, errorless game amid crowded baselines and late sliding plays.
Worcester July 12 Boosters rallied to overcome an early Albany lead as Leary Rice Dameron and Donahue powered offense. Albany hit hard early and later faded, Worcester pitching by Boyce and Sullivan held on for an 8 to 7 win with key defensive plays and double plays.
Pittsfield defeated Springfield 2 to 9 as the locals scored six runs in the seventh inning with no outs. Bates hit a home run, while Pittsfield players McCorry Hammond Bates Stapleton Buckley and Hergrave contributed hits and runs. Springfield starter Kibbe left after three runs, Baber pitched four innings, and Snover finished with the loss. umpire crew Brown and Kelly. Time 1:40.
Yesterday's results include Bridgeport 4 Waterbury 2 and Worcester 8 Albany 7 with Hartford 3 Haven 3 in a tight national league scene New York 6 St Louis 4 Washington Chicago 7 Cleveland 7 Boston first game Cleveland 6 Boston second game Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 6 innings Today's schedule lists Boston at Cleveland New York at St Louis Bertapia at Detroit Washington at Chicago American League yesterday New York 8 St Louis 4 Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburg at Philadelphia Boston 2 Chicago 110 innings Today St Louis at New York Chicago at Boston Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Brooklyn
Hartford triumphed over New Haven 9 to 3 this afternoon. Woodward allowed two costly innings while Hartford plated six runs in those frames. Pennington pitched well for the visitors, yielding only four hits as the locals crowded the bases.
In a chaotic frame of American Association action, Indianapolis 7 faced St. Paul with Louisville 12 and Minneapolis 8 in a fray noted as a frat game. Louisville defeated Minneapolis 3 while Cincinnati-like lineups produced no runs. A credited hit sequence featured Tyler pinch hitting for Schulz, McLaughlin to Ray to Rodriguez, with two doubles and a lone hit to the right.
A compact fragment notes a late night mood with playful punctuation and stylized timing. It references a teen voice and a dawning sense of night turning to midnight rather than morning. The piece suggests a humorous break in ordinary time keeping.
The YMCA industrial base ball team faces Holmes and Edwards at Pleasure Beach. Schoendorf and Bishop form the battery for Y, while Zadoff and Corliss will pitch for Holmes and Edwards. Holmes and Edwards plans to field its strongest lineup to break the unbeaten streak.
Boxing card at Gotham York features A B E champion Bob Martin dominating Frank Moran of Pittsburgh. Martin controlled from the start with precise rights and lefts, Moran's face swelling by the third round. The referee's timekeeper stopped it at 2 minutes 55 seconds of the seventh round.
Cleveland takes both games from Boston in a doubleheader, winning 7 to 1 and 6 to 4. Cleveland pitchers held the Red Sox to few hits in the opener while offense collected thirteen hits, with multiple players recording two base hits. In the nightcap, Abvers was forced from the mound in the first inning as Cleveland again capitalized on Boston’s pitching.
July 12 Cincinnati Reds beat Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 as Marquard wins for Cincinnati with Schupp and Miljus pitching. Notable hits include two base hits by Duncan and Harcrave, and three base hits by Bohne Crane. Left on bases three for Cincinnati and three for Brooklyn.
John McKernan and boxer Jack Dempsey claim New York as their home in court papers seeking the return of Dempsey's $14,000 automobile. The move follows a breach of contract suit by Frank J. Spellman, who labels both men non-residents.
July 2 New York British professionals George Duncan and Abe Mitchell defeated Jack Hutchison of Chicago the British Open champion and Tom Kerrigan of Siwanoy in a seven and five hole match at Pelham Country Club. Duncan and Mitchell led three up at halftime and finished four up the next morning.
Ruth hit two home runs as the New York Yankees defeated the St Louis club. The outing highlighted Ruths power showing and helped push the Yankees to victory in a high scoring game. Gibbons expressed confidence in Tommy Gibbons readiness to face Georges Carpentier and hoped to secure a future match with Dempsey, aiming for a lucrative purse.
The Newport Nationals beat St Louis 8 to 3 in the series opener as Haines was knocked out in the fourth inning after Kelly hit his thirteenth homer with a man on. Baines pitched four hits and seven strikeouts, including a third inning strikeout of the side. Leslie Mann was ejected in the ninth for protections.
The Industrial Department notes the Y M C A team has not yet tasted defeat this season. The lineup lists Outfielders Gaffney King Lynch Palmer Core, Infielders Martinez Gebler Fiebich Bearse Kuba Vreeland Schoendorff, and Catchers Bishop Wells.
Articles of agreement signed for an eight round bout between Benny Leonard world lightweight champion and Lew Tercher of Philadelphia. The fight will be held at the National League Baseball park in Philadelphia on August 12.
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