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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1927
Page
16
Local five with handicap amateur goalies eyes leaders tonight as Columbia meets Princeton rivals. Meriden Ma toona aims for coast-to-coast win as Bridgeport Tigers seek championship in Connecticut’s top league amid injuries and lineup shuffles.
A large crowd is expected for a Holden Hall night game where the DeMolays led by Charlie Randolph take on the Summerfields in a Westport city clash. Coridgeport centers Russbeck and Dave Kloster loom large as both teams seek a strong win. DeMolays hold 17 wins in 12 starts while Summerfields stand 9 in 14.
Fort Myers Fla March 9 AP Tyrus Raymond Cobb doubled in his 61st at bat for the Philadelphia Athletics in an exhibition game as the Mack Men pounded four New York Giant pitchers for 15 hits and 13 runs to win 13 to 5 Grove fanned seven in three innings. An injured drive hit him on the knee and Eddie Collier left the game but was not believed seriously hurt.
A special meeting of the Interacholast Athletic Council of Easter Connecticut and Western Rhode Island will be held Thursday at 3 pm at Stonington High School to act on basketball games affected by alleged ineligibility of Lea Pingree. Norwich Free Academy players Stanley Taylor, secretary, announced the date after a conference with council president William O'Brien.
Rain dampened spring training on Santa Catalina Island where the Cubs restricted workouts. Pitchers were in sharp form under coaches Mike TDoolan and Jimmy Rorke who praised early season condition and effort.
A key second half title game in Fairfield County basketball is set for Westport Y AFC tomorrow night. The All-Stars lead the standings by a win. a defeat by Cody and McMahon’s guards could hand the top spot to the Stamford Blues. Quinn brothers return to guard, with Burns and McGraw anchoring the backcourt. Neary and Muley front the lineup alongside Beattie and Carlson.
Palm Beach reports the Florida men’s championship tennis semi finals with top seed performances. George M. Lott, former junior champion, routed Searle Barnett 6-1 6-1 to advance, while Manuel Alonso, the number two seed, edged Johnny Wennessey 6-1 6-4 after a morning win by Wennessey over A. L. Harris.
Major Seagrave, famed auto racer, arrived in Daytona Beach aboard the regalia with the Sunbeam, a 1 007 horsepower racer. He aims to set a world speed record and has fixed the star price at 104 006 dollars. The machine is thirty feet long and six feet wide. Before starting, it must cover three miles. Seagrave notes the Sunbeam consumes one and a half gallons of gasoline per minute.
Cambridge Mass March 3 Elliot Putnam Harvard quarterback 1926 football team has flunked out of college due to mid year exams He will return next fall on probation but cannot play football again until a year from now He is also a hockey player with potential to resume 활동 in future seasons
Karl Crandall of the Lake George American Legion post announced a 32 mile swimming race down Lake George with a $10,000 prize. The event, tentatively set for the third week in July, invites top swimmers including George Young and Gertrude Ederle. No entry limit was stated and organizers hoped for 50 or more entrants.
The Lockwood juniors won twice on Saturday to strengthen their claim as county junior champs. They defeated Harding High freshmen at Harding gym in the afternoon and then beat Westport Y in the evening. Dud Warnes played well and Hans Bi mon starred in the second game.
Princeton New Jersey March 9 Luke Carnegie is free of ice as three Princeton crews coached by Charles Hoyt and assistant coach keep rowing under a strong wind. Four 160-pound rowers logged miles to build endurance ahead of competition.
The State Trade School five closed its season yesterday by defeating Staples High of Westport 44 to 22 at the Traders gymnasium. Shubert and Jacob led the Traders with 15 points each while Sibiskei scored 17 for Staples.
Riviera promoters offer ten thousand dollars to lure a market-drawing amateur as top stars fade from the scene. The article notes the loss of flash and the absence of Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills, while promising sunlight from the South of France courts with several leading amateurs and seasoned competitors steering the events.
The Burr Roads rallied in the second quarter and won the first game of the city championship series against the Horseshoes of the East Side, 27 to 18. Horacances, after eliminating the Indians in the first round, faced tougher odds against the West Enders who beat the Brooklawns. McKendrick, East Side ace, was held to one basket.
Carmel Hall defeated Fairfield high 43 to 26 yesterday afternoon in a fast tilt. Buddy Meade and Freddie Schiller led Carmel Hall with outstanding forward play and each scored 43 points.
Rain fouled Pittsburgh Pirates camp at Paso Robles forcing Donie Bush to cancel the first scheduled Yannigan game, trim the morning workout list, and shorten the afternoon practice to a brief hike and light numbers. Stanage returned from Los Angeles relieved that an ailment remained over for another day for treatment.
The Walnuts meet Bickster's as Mothers Bread faces the Lovers, Lenox plays the Rosebuds, and the North Ends clash with the Twelfth District club in City Club League action at the North End. Matches include Walnuts vs Gicksh Mothe, Bread vs Lenox, North Ends vs 12th Dist. club.
Hartford Conn March AP Governor Trumbull announced he would receive a group of fighters and wrestlers at the capitol tomorrow afternoon for a toys and girls benefit exhibition. The fund from the show will pay to erect a boys and girls building at the Charter Oak fair grounds.
Montreal Victorias defeated the British team 14 to 1 at the Westminster Jew club. About 3,000 spectators attended the game in London.
The White Rose basketball team faces the National Guard in a fast game. Lineups include Guan White Rose Halmgren Ghiotto Halmes Russel Hoffman Cremins Cody Rabson and Rogerson with Ampel Armour Mrazik among listed players.
Cardiff defeated Chelsea 3 to 2 in the replayed sixth round of the English Foudall association cup. Southampton beat Millwall 2 to 4 in another league fixture played today.
Cambridge Harvard crew receives invitation to race the Navy on the Severn May 7 with first and second crews to contest. Under new coach Edward J. Brown the team will train on the Charles during spring break rather than traveling. In college play, Columbia beat Princeton 4 to 2, dashing Princeton toward a shared title race and leaving Dartmouth atop the league. Captain Lorch starred with seven field goals and two foul points as Columbia surged late to seal victory.
The Mohican Stars host the Original Essex Five in a featured basketball night at Reed's Hall Madison Avenue. An elimination series pits Bickster's All Stars against Essex, with the winner meeting the K of C for the city title. The Aubirna tangles Brook Jawne in the preliminary at 8 15.
The fast Criterion combine faces the strong Presby Paladins in a highly anticipated court contest tonight at Presby hall. Both teams are evenly matched in talent and confidence as they prepare their lineups for the decisive clash.
Edwin Wider of Sweden and Wille Ritola of Finland meet in a two mile race at Madison Square Garden on March 2 as part of an all-star indoor track card to benefit the United Swedish Societies of New York. The program also features thirteen other sprint and hurdle events. Ritola previously defeated Wider in the 1924 Olympics, their only prior meeting.
One year old Robert Allen drove three mongrel pups to win the second heat of the junior dog derby in Prince Albert. He completed a mile in three minutes and fifteen seconds as Mass Aggies beat Tufts 23 to 1 in college basketball.
New York on March 9 AP Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste style typo names. French stars Borotra and Hiemschroth arrive to compete in the international team event and national indoor championships starting March 19. They face Francis Hunter and Manuel Alonso in early rounds as they aim to defend the Atlantic title against a field including Dr. George King and other leading American players.
Belleair Heights Fla March AP four golfers from scattered regions reached women's half championship semifinals. Bernice Wall Ositheok Wil., medalist in qualifying defeated Chicago’s E E Harwood four and three on a windswept course to meet Ruth Perry Philadelphia in the other semi final after defeating Edith Quinl Chi Coze. Stuart Hanley Detroit and Dalton Reymond Baton Rouge moved on by eliminating Dorothy Campbell Hurd Merion Pa and Louise Sranoh Richmond Va.
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