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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
11
In New York reports cite Cochran and H Gregmans aiming to reach 4800 points. The billiard champion gathers attention with forthcoming events and announced milestones, including near 4500 point benchmarks and related lists of standings at regional venues.
In a puzzling report from St Denis, a local event titled Bes. Crewing itt Sation ive Lory Worm (Wesne hiaeue) draws attention. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but names and affiliations suggest a sports or community gathering at a given venue with participants including AMG LHS and Amisea.
Race results list multiple horses and odds across several events. Names include Ines oye Tiekerng and Purwe F790 plus riders and purses, with detailed placements and betting odds for a multi-race card. The text reads like an unedited synopses of finishes, callers and purses, containing numerous misspellings and garbled entries.
A damaged OCR listing outlines several players in a rookies directory. Names include Thomas Whelan Jinfielder from Lyon Massachusetts and Altred Foung-Infielder from Springheld Missouri. The report notes positions from infield to outfield with teams tied to Jim Thorpe and potential trades or releases.
Merriman, occasional conventional shire champion, and Devald Parson of Youngstown won four and gained in a four ball match at Pinehurst. Newton of Brookline and Toho D Chapman of Greenwich were runners up, finishing with the best ball of 70 and five holes to their credit. Donald Ross rode to victory with an individual 74 in the same event on the championship course.
Round by round detail covers a Hartford boxing card with O Dowd and Wilson in a hard fought bout, blood from wounds, and officials reporting the contest ended. The Hartford boxing commission cites Dave Palits’ ban amid a New London scrape and upcoming April 28 bout between Patsy Bogash and Johnny Lewis. Local boxing chatter weighs prospects of rising middleweights and possible city-wide show scheduling clashes.
The St John’s Epinrepal quintet defeated the Cambridge church five in Pycabylerian hall last night in overtime by 14 to 60. Heady period play, with key scores late, sent St John’s to victory as the local league nears midseason. The coming Friday features Fir PaBay material minor field lots and university teams in a clash. Natural gas supplies nationwide are reported running low due to overuse, per a survey by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
The article debates pennant chances in a two-group National League, naming giants giants, Dodgers, Pirates, Reds, Cubs and Cardinals with managers like Evers and McGraw noted. It forecasts Brooklyn’s strong pitching staff, the Giants and Pirates as contenders, Reds fading, and Brs uncertain, predicting a tight race with several clubs able to contend at midseason. The piece emphasizes leadership patterns and season momentum affecting outcomes.
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