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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1927
Page
11
Boxing scene in New York as Mike McTigue earns a potential featherweight title claim after the state athletic commission delays the bout. fragments describe matchups with Paulino, Kaplan, Bass, Chapin and Dundee, with lingering uncertainty about the title transfer and ring decisions.
Preparations are underway for a major international swimming meet on Lake Ontario with prize money totaling around 9000 to 2500 dollars for winners. Contenders from Europe and America, including Miss Mission Verhoret, vie for the top spots as training camps form along the lake shore.
Bridgeport amateur boxers lead an all star Pleasure Beach card tonight under Jim Dwyer. Top lightweights Eddie Body and Eddie Moore headline county bouts with Bridgeport entrants including Ted and Billie LaCroix. Participants hail from New Haven Ansonia Milford Westport and more.
Fragmented OCR of a horse racing results page lists multiple races with entries and times. Names include Judy, Bonnett, Betty Quaiting, and Jacp Hainesworth among others. Several races show odds, distances, and times but many words are garbled, making precise placements and outcomes uncertain.
Race card style listing detailing finish order and times for a Delmar track event. Notable placements include second, third and fourth, with times and purses noted. Names such as Glenn, Jade, Charles, and Thomas appear among the fields, alongside horse times and prize amounts.
Lincoln Field results highlight a PIFSt race with Thire von olds and Uad posting strong quarters. The report notes Kee, Honely, and Ped among top performers, with various pools and times listed for multiple heats and divisions.
False Pride won the Empire City feature at four furlongs by a length over the field, finishing in 1:07.0. Puc Pride led early with Gustal Empire City trailing as Forte Bello Gold and Drpe City contended for second, while Mill-Wich and Lick Play followed close behind. Takilen won the mile event at Lincoln with Port second and Golden Rakets posting the best time. Fascisti led the mile at speed, with Highland Chief placing and Barbmra Palmer third.
Loui s July 26 by Associated Press Duspruing of making any head ing with his posent ally of fading veter being reconditioned ball players Prudent Phiilip De Ball of the St Louis Hews announced late today he planed to wreck his mresent club and to bat in entirely new outfit before DENIeason. Pull estimated the club had lost 100 0050 for this season and 876 000 Sistersonce bemoaned the down fall of the of line pitchers Ourclud i loaded up with players who he enjoyed long tials and have falled D come though he culd We use her several melcontents who do the Gb no good AM the dead and asin. tibet will be culsed Sisle has been something of a dis apponent to me although he has not yor badly this yen. ' he sale He is still great player but JE trading binwal help our team he will gb
A chaotic exchange in New York centers on Dempsey and Kearns with injunction bids and lawsuits clouding a possible rematch. Rumors tie up boxing's heavyweight scene as Hearns contends Keane’s action affects their contracts and ongoing suits.
A scrambled OCR style fragment lists names such as John Doe and Bobby Elle from a Brookline area event. Mentions Leh Metropolitan Tut court and several players with partial scores and dates. Details are unclear but indicate a turf court competition with multiple participants and tangential references to institutions and locations.
Three young pitchers Charley Root Ted Lyons and Horace Lisenbee burst into big league contention from varied routes including Baylor University Memphis and Terre Haute They posted strong first half records Lyons led with 10 wins in 14 starts while Lisenbee quickly impressed striking out many as he began his first major league season The article notes their southern roots and midwestern origin and highlights how these fringe players rose to challenge established stars in the season’s early phase
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