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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
8
Bridgeport defeats Waterbury 5 to 2 as errors and misplays plague Waterbury in an open game. Sava shines for Bridgeport with solid hitting while Waterbury struggles with fielding and base running mistakes.
Bridgeport defeated Waterbury 5 to 3 with Providence and Worcester at 2. Hartford split a doubleheader with Springfield Springslea winning one game and Hartford taking the other. Today Waterbury visits Hartford Springfield hosts Hartford Worcester travels to New London Providence meets New Haven
Soccer moguls of the state meet Saturday evening in the True Blue Bandroom Isalden Hill street to elect officers for next season and discuss rule changes. The Connecticut State Football association annual meeting will follow with secretary Cahill of the USFA attending. Changes expected due to wartime effects, while interim officers are not contested.
New York and Detroit split a doubleheader with the Tigers winning 4 1 in game one and the Yankees taking the nightcap 3 2 in ten innings. Walker belted a three run homer in the seventh to clinch the opener.
Ghidge and Philadelphia split a doubleheader, the champions taking the first game 3 to 1 while the Athletics won the second 3 to 0. Key players included Gilhooley Pratt Pipp and Peckinpaugh, with Thormahlen and Keating pitching for New York and Detroit notes scattered throughout.
Levinsky to complete late training for eight round bout with Bartley Madden of New York tomorrow night at the Atlantic City Sporting Club. He knocked Madden at Casino recently, promising a strong performance. Trainer Joe Smith accompanies him to Atlantic City as Levinsky continues twilight-hour workouts at Luke Plant.
Baseball fans in this city will be provided a downing header this afternoon at Newfield Park when Tarry Hinchman’s Water. The Gret game starts at 2 o clock with a large crowd expected if weather cooperates. Gene McCinn acts as husipana of the Brass City forces and last appeared here against the New London Planters. Brown joins the Red Sox via a PCL pitcher signing by a Western league club.
Roy Chevrolet won the 112 1 2 mile Independent Auto Derby at Uniontown Speedway, finishing one minute ahead of Amar Tort. Chevrolets led with 8 miles per hour averages as Radiile Hourne claimed third. Darney Oldfield won the International World's Championship over Arthur Duray in a five lap race, averaging 101 miles per hour before Duray retired on the third lap.
Garry Herrmann filed an answer for the National Commission against Philadelphia American League Club seeking to retain Scott Perry. The document outlines Perry’s departure from Boston and subsequent engagement with the Athletics and notes the Commission’s prior decision awarding the player to Boston.
ST LOUIS July 18 Douglas Baird third baseman of the Cardinals has been ordered before his draft board to explain his status under the work or fight order. Baird is listed in Class 44 because of dependents.
Vaughn falters in the sixteenth but the Dodgers prevail 3-2 over Chicago. Doolan, Myers, Paskert steal bases. Mann and Merkle handle sacrifices. Olson to Doolan to Daubert and Reider to Hol ocher to Evert Myers turns two. Chicago 9 Brooklyn 12 left on base. Grimes walks four. American Association results list Toledo Columbus and Milwaukee line scores, plus St Paul at Kansas City and Louisville Indianapolis affairs.
Providence report says McQuillan led a rough game against the Grays as Voyls appeared nearly unbeatable. Grays won 8 to 2 in a loosely played contest. Harry Tuthill, famed trainer of athletes, serves as a National Army Sanitary Corps lieutenant and planning aviation-field duties at Mineola.
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