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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1922

Page

14

August and Eddy Set Boxing Title Match in State Street Show

Pete August to meet Young Eddy of Greenwich in a ten round featherweight bout as part of a charity boxing card planned for State Street casing next Tuesday for Jewish War Relief. Bones and Mack in an eight round semi final. Morake to face Bones with a knockout last year cited as precedent.

Pete Young Eddy Bones Mack State Street Paul Diets Cassino R.A Davies Senaries AY Ch. Nag Stig Pete August Greenwich Mod August Eddy Jim Bones Young Morakivalas Moruke Baselar

Princeton 10 Meet Penn for Title Saturday

Penn prepares for a decisive weighty basketball finale against Princeton at Weightman Hall. With a near sellout expected and a 23 win 24 game record this season the Red and Blue aim to clinch intercollegiate supremacy.

Princeton PENN Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Weightman Hall Cornell Ithica

St Mary and St Augustine quintets win parochial league

In a City gym afternoon game day St Augustine defeated Sacred Heart 7 to 4 while St Mary cruised past St John 4 to 2 The two undefeated teams secured victories in the Parochial School basketball league with steady defense and efficient scoring.

St. Augustine St. Mary Sacred Heart St. Mary's St. John Quintet

Lawrence Rice Defeats Richards At Bermuda Championship

Vincent Richards of New York, ranked third in the country, lost to Lawrence B. Rice of Boston in the Bermuda Islands championship final. Richards won the first set 6-3 while Rice captured the next three 6-3 8-6 6-2 on cement courts painted green. Rice had previously defeated W. T. Tilden, the world champion, in a prior match.

Boston Vincent Richards New York Lawrence B. Riles Richards Rice W. T Tildenworld

Chatter of Old Time Backstops in Baseball Gossip

The article recalls legendary catchers like Buck Ewing and Mike Kelley and their lively ways with umpires and players. It describes Ewing’s witty retorts, Kelley’s fiery outbursts, and Jack O’Conner’s knack for singling out batters with stories and banter to unsettle opponents.

Ita Diplomatia Cashers Silke Kelley Buck Ewing Doc Bushong Uncle Hobbie Jack O'Conner Ewing William William Ewing Jean Fota Mike Kelley Hlm Mike Kelly Phra Syhom O'Connor O'Rourke Taek Goung Busher Orangemen O'Conner Connor

Modest tribute and bold sports talk on early international golf and tennis

A dawned lament blends poetry with sport gossip about Davis Cup and Walker Cup duels. Britain to face trials against Australia while stars like Tilden, Evans, Guilford, and Gardner loom in tennis and golf battles.

Great Britain Australia Jonn Bull Fam

New Relay Mark Overlooked In College Games

New York March 14 The Penn relay team won the two mile relay at the Intercollegiate A A A A indoor championship. The Penn quartet Meredith Mullen Holden and Brown finished one and two fifrths seconds from the world record, and within 4 4.6 seconds of the outdoor mark set by Oxford Cambridge at the Prince n relay carnival two years ago.

New York Pennsylvania George Meredith Ted Fllsworth Me.Mullen John Holden Larry Brown A. C Buffalo Oxford Cambridge Rudd Stallard Mulligan Tatham Princen

Play Schedule for School Leaguers

End of the basketball season brings city championships for grade and parochial teams. Maplewood gym hosts Prospect versus Shelton girls for West End title on March 22. March 23 features the first city title games for girls class A and boys A and B.

Maplewood Gymnasium Prospect Shelton Girlie West End Elugees Lincoln Haplewood Summerfield Wheeler

Triangular cross country duel set for November 14

Harvard Yale and Princeton announce a triangular six mile cross country race on Belmont course the morning of the Harvard Princeton football game. The new format replaces old duals to reduce ties and allows a two week rest before the Intercollegiate run at Van Cortlandt Park. Yale Princeton and Harvard prepare for renewed rivalries with 1925 captains and returning stars highlighted.

NW Haven Pinceton Harvard Yale Belmont Princeton van Cortland Park New York City Seeener Yale-Harvard Yale-Princeton Brinceton Mal Douglas Meady Treadwell Dean Wing Pete Adams Gil Pages Bob Hodgkins Ellis Oberlin Ohio

McCann to South Search for Two Players in New Orleans

Gene McCann leaves for the South to scout training camps and land two players. He hopes to add a pitcher and an infielder, preferably a southpaw, with an eye on former Yankee prospects like Wilson or Quinn. Tommy Ray, ex Bridgeport second baseman, was seen in town and may join Newark this season.

WCANN Tom Ray Gene McCann South Mac New Orleans Gene Yankees Bis Gormer Wilson McCann George Quinn McGann Tommy Ray Bridgeport Ray Newark

Wayside Mohicans Brace for Devon Independent Five

The Wayside Mohican basketball team aims to halt the Devon Independents winning streak on the Suburban court next Sunday. Devon has lost only once in thirteen starts, while Wayside remains undefeated this season. Manager Eichen will miss the rest of the year with a broken arm. Wasner replaces Aim at guard.

Devon Independents Wayside Mohicans Eichen Wasner Devon ‘Straus Lewis R. J. Farrel McTaggart Vppistine Miens Blainsfield Wagner Dwyer

Dempsey Bout Move Seeks US Matchup Details

Vancouver based heavyweight Jim Tracy plans a United States bout under promoter Tom Andrews in Milwaukee tonight. Andrews reportedly arranged a clash between Tracy and Bill Brennan, aiming to secure a high profile heavyweight contest with Jack Dempsey in view.

Vancouver United States Jack Dempsey Jim’ Tracy Australia Milwaukee Tom Andrews Andrews Tracy Bill Brennan

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