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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
22
Harry Cooper and Tommy Armour battle head to head in the final round for the lead. Armour steadies on the back nine to force a two stroke gap while Cooper keeps pressure with steady plays and late birdies.
Hartford wins 4 to 3 over New Haven led by a trio of runs sparked by backers including Graue and Kees with doubles, and singles from Sehrigel, Si, Morrison. Profs mounted late offense but fell short in a tight midday matchup.
Open times and leagues across Diamond numbers one to nine at Beechwood Park and surrounding fields. Entries include Industrial League Ridg Trades League Sacred Hearts Dixies City Leagues Junior City League and Junior Recreation League with teams such as White Rose Sport Hil Meigs Co Crane Co White Eagles Auburns Berchwoods Sheltons and Rovers Sheltons.
Tommy Armour of Washington battled through the Open at Oakmont with 301 strokes over 72 holes, edging toward victory as Harry Cooper predicted a top three finish but Dark Horse Armour surged. Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones trailed closely with strong late rounds and other contenders like Bull Mehlhorn and Al Espinosa also posted notable scores.
June 16 Providence Associated Press Ken Jones limited Springfield to four hits and shut them out for the second time in two weeks. The Grays scored three runs in the seventh and eighth after a strong battle by Joe Bloomer. Harris Kane and fielding by Butler Benes and Peploski stood out with Bob Quinn of the Red Sox watching. Washington Tigers win six to one with Stoner pitching late rallyfuls in eighth and ninth.
June 16 Cincinnati Reds collected 13 hits off three Brooklyn pitchers and beat the Robins by 16 to 19. Adolfo Luque started for Cincinnati, allowing seven scattered hits and contributing a triple with two aboard. Carey added a double driving in Meusel, as Brooklyn scored in the early frames but trailed for the rest of the day.
New York ends a six game skid by beating St Louis 10 to 5 in a high scoring game. Rogers Hornsby collected four hits including a home run for the Giants while Terry Sacrifice plays and double plays highlighted the contest. Barnes earned the win for New York with McGraw taking the loss as both teams combined for a flurry of runs in a late innings effort.
Johnny Grosso of Mt. Vernon New York knocked out Jack Gagnon of New Bedford Massachusetts in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round heavyweight contest at Queensboro Stadium. Grosso floored Gagnon with a right to the jaw at the start of the fifth, and finished him with a right to the stomach as both weighed 194 and 183 pounds respectively.
Dallas June 16 Harry Cooper Los Angeles pro and former Dallas boy tied with Tommy Armour at Oakmont for the lead in the American open. Born with a club, he rose to fame by winning the Los Angeles open and the Cedar Creek cup at 19. He beat Walter Hagen in 72 holes last December and also defeated Hagen in 72 holes this year.
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