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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
8
Bridgeport wins 2 1 over Hartford in a close contest with Walter Johnson holding Detroit to a lone hit. Ferguson shines for Bridgeport allowing four hits and two walks while Cook limits Bridgeport to two safeties. Game features umpire Daly and a fifth inning debate over a safe call at second.
Walter Johnson shut down Detroit with one hit as Washington won 3 to 0, taking four of five in the series. Vitt singled for Detroit, Milan and Shanks produced the scoring, and Washington tallied in the fourth on a hit-by-pitch and a Shanks single. Johnson fanned seven. Boland allowed seven hits in eight innings and took the loss. Separate items note a Scottish American forfeiture and various local soccer and baseball mentions.
A Saturday night meeting of State league delegates at Bridgeport Minstrel club decided to call off the remaining four league games, with True Blues forfeiting and their opponents awarded the points. Final standings show New Haven, Hartford United, and Bridgeport City active as cup competitions remain and New York State league games loom.
Chicago beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 as Cocotte and Perry allowed nineteen hits. Felsch Oldring and Leibold made stellar catches. A decisive double play started by Felsch ended the threat and preserved the win. Cocotte earned his fourth consecutive victory.
Boston 2 Cleveland 0. St Louis 6 New York 4. Chicago 2 Philadelphia Washington 2. Detroit 0.
St. Louis won 5 to 4 in 12 innings, pulling New York from first place. Hendryx drew a fourth walk to third, Demmitt popped, Gilhooley fumbled Gereon's single, Johns was walked, Severeid batted for Hale, Baker threw to Hannah, Hendryx scored, and Gedeone tied the game before the decisive run. Bridgeport 2, Hartford 4. Worcester 7, Waterbury 1.
Boston secured the last game of the series in Cleveland by a 2–0 score as Indians hitters struggled. Leonard delivered the runs with timely hits while Hooper and Schang aided with productive plays. Chapman and Coumbe were ejected after disputing umpire Owens. scoreboard showed Boston ahead.
In Newport R I June, the Froston Nationals beat the Second Naval District team 2 to 1. Gostan scored twice for Froston with Newport replying once. Appam Canavan Tragessor Schultz and Murphy noted in the lineups. A stray article ends with an unrelated ad-like line about a woman fearing her husband would mock her for buying a patent medicine.
Jos McGovern, eighteen, son of Terrible Terry McGovern, traveled to Bridgeport with his mother from Brooklyn to visit his godfather and former sparring partner Terry Lee. The meeting recalled McGovern’s storied featherweight past and ties to local boxing figures including Patsy Cullen and Eddie Alford, with reflections on Corbett era bouts and McGovern’s world featherweight title win.
In the city league opener the Walnuts defeated Lawrence at Wheeler's lot by eight to two. Ruddy pitched well for the Walnuts allowing the Lawrence team nine hits to four, with McCarten and Youhazy among the standout hitters for Walnuts.
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