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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1923
Page
7
Hilltop baseball candidates held an initial workout at Yellow Mill Park yesterday afternoon. Over fifty candidates answered Coach Jelly's call and practiced in ring the ball and warming up exercises. The field was a bit soft but no players were discouraged, and they gave Coach Jelly confidence for the coming season.
Grantland Rice surveys boxing prospects Dempsey Johnson Firpo and Willard, weighing the chances for a future title bout. He notes Johnson versus Willard as a possible semi final, the need for Willard training, and the impact of pacing and strategy on outcomes. Rutgers athletic prowess and Joie Ray’s track ambitions are touched, with golf and show business witticisms closing the column.
The Presbyterian church basketball team completed its season with 18 straight victories by defeating the United church tossers 48 to 6 on the M. M. C. U. A. floor. Bowden led Presley with 26 points after scoring on just four fouls. In the other game Stenquist scored 30 as the First Baptist outfit beat Washington Park Miquinvet 4 to 32.
Students at Booth and Bayliss Commercial School held a Tuesday meeting to reorganize the Booth and Bayliss Athletic Association. An athletic committee was elected including J Elhano, James Reilly, William Dunn, Edward Ryan, and Harry Rowe. The aim is to reconstitute the baseball nine, with many former players eligible to join, and candidates asked to contact James Realy at 167 Palifield Ave.
New York March 9 Brennan Chicago heavyweight who sustained a slight brain concussion from a knockout by Luis Angel Firno at Madison Square Garden a week ago has recovered enough to leave the hospital Jennen, taken there last Wednesday in serious condition from Firpo's punches, will stay out of the ring indefinitely and may abandon boxing due to age and diminished title chances.
Nolan dominants the Parcel Post Division leading high single 129 and top averages 102, tied for high total honors with 2. Standings show team and division records for Mailing, Division I, and other leagues, with Nolan and Stanley among leaders. The text includes dated standings from St Petersburgh Florida and names Marquard and Gowd among others.
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