Bears Face Hillies in Eastern League Postponed Games
Rain forced postponements across the Eastern League as Bridgeport Bears travel to Pittsfield to open a three game set with the Hillies at Newfield Park. Bears manager Frankie Stapleton added pitcher Jimmy Bishop from Waterbury as part of a roster reshuffle aimed at lifting the club from a slump while Providence Grays and New Haven Profs loom as tough upcoming foes. All games yesterday were washed out due to weather.
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Swaterbury Club
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Gambling curb at Newfield Park urged by Bridgeport club president
Bridgeport baseball club president George S. Hill urged action to stop petty larceny gambling at Newfield Park during games. Plainclothes officers have attended several games, ejecting many bettors and warning that a second offense could lead to arrest.
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Newfield Park
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Po- Hee Department
HHS
Bridgeport
Fairfield boxer Joe Nagy to face New Haven rivals Saturday
Joe Nagy of Fairfield will appear in an amateur program at Bainut Beach Park arranged by the Fairfield Swimming association. He will box the bantamweight leader from New Haven in an inter city series featuring seven bouts with Bridgeport and New Haven contenders. Matchmaker Bill Ashworth will announce the other performers tomorrow.
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Fairfield
Iford Swimming Association
Ainut Beach
Nagy
New Haven
Joe
Bridgeport Amitt Wielders
Matchi@maker Bi
Bass Gets Verdict Over Farr In Madison Square Bout
Penny Bass of Philadelphia won a ten round decision at Madison Square Garden over Johnny Farr of Cleveland. Bass weighed 124 3 4 pounds and fought through a sixth round cut on Farr s right eye. Bass pressed the action late but Farr could not mount a sustained rally, giving Bass the right to continue in the unofficial elimination for the title vacated by Louie Kapan.
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Penny Bass
Philadelphia
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Madison ‘Square Garden
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Jeveland
Bassen
Sev‘heral
Gass
Loule
Kid) Kapan
Eleanor Goss Reaches Essex Club Final
New York player Eleanor Goss defeated Mrs. J Dallas Corbiere of Boston 6-0 6-2 to reach the Essex country club second annual invitation women's tennis tournament final in Manchester Mass Rain delayed the other semi final between Elizabeth Ryan of Santa Monica and Mrs A H Chapin of Springfield.
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New York
Essex Country Club
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Cerrlere
Deuce
Elizabeth Ryan
Santa Monica
A H. Chapin
Joy
Springfield
Wally Pipp Rates Pitchers Across Leagues
Wally Pipp of the Reds compares American and National League pitching, praising right handers in both leagues but noting American lefties excel due to batters like Goslin Ruth and Cobb. He cites Reds hitters Bressler and Hargrave as standout, discusses Hornsby Heilmann Cruz and Pirates Cardinals contrasts, and hopes for no World Series berth but strong pitching and defense.
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Wally Pipp
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Fipp
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Teague
Pirates
Cruz
Dodgers
Jack Hendricks
Ike Roger Peckinpough
Senators Rally In 11th To Top Chicago 7 To 3
In a late surge, the Senators win 7 to 3 over Chicago after an 11th inning rally. Five twin plays highlighted the decisive frame as teams weathered rain and postponed games.
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Chicago
International and New England League baseball snippets and delays
Reports from the International League show first and second games with teams like Syracuse Rochester and Newark Baltimore, including player names such as Grabowski Kinney Coggins Morrow Thormahlen Devine and Miller Wniebergall Bagby Dyer Head. The New England League notes postpone games due to rain. In Chicago Washington July 29 AP recounts an 7 to 3 Washington win over Chicago after an eleventh inning rally with a pinch runner and hitter, five Chicago double plays, Blankenship injures a thumb, and a line of detailed hitting and fielding statistics. The scorecard lists base hits stolen bases and double plays, with Crowder the winning pitcher and Lyons the loser. Time of game 2:38.
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Myer
Ruel
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Schalk
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Rice
Double Plars
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Stanley Harris
Meyer
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Barberry
Lyons
Wits
Crowder
Marberry
New England Amateur Golf Tourney Underway
NAYATT R I July 38 After four days of flashes of sensational golf at the Rhode Island Country Club eight New England golfers remain in the first New England amateur championship. In the second round ES Simpson Brae Burn defeated H F Kenworthy Meta Comet 2 up in 23 holes. Rust Jr Wannamussett eliminated Wright Jr Albemarle one up in 15 holes. Hancock Rhode Island champion defeated Clark Hodder Commonwealth Harvard to reach the next round 8 and 4. Tomorrow play resumes with Pisy also advancing.
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Albemarle
H. RB. Rust, Jr
Wannamussett
Wright
Guy FE. Mayor
Rhodes Island Chmpion
Teidy' Hancock
Rhode Island
Clark Hodder
Commonwealth
Harvard
Pisy
Memphis New Orleans First Game and Weather Delays
Memphis and New Orleans open with a first game while Little Rock hosts Mobile for the second. Rain affects Littl Rock and Chattanooga Birmingham, with Nashville and Atlanta also reporting rain along the schedule.
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Littl Rock Mobile
Boston Outhits Detroit But Tigers Defeated In Two Frames
Boston outhits Detroit but loses 6 to 5 as the Tigers bunch five of their six hits in two innings. Hellmann drew a walk then homered in the first, Wingfield held Detroit hitless after Wiltse left in the fifth, and Boston’s late rally fell short. Whitey Michelson, famed long distance runner, files entry for the Scotch 15 mile race at Caledonian Grove West Roxbury with Miles, De Mar, and Henigan among entrants.
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