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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1927
Page
20
Philadelphia fighter Tommy Loughran built a big late surge to defeat Young Stribling in a grueling light heavyweight elimination bout. The bout featured staunch exchanges across all rounds with Loughran driving away with decisive rallies, drawing blood and delivering sustained combinations to claim the victory.
Showy program of bas fract bunt, three year olds and upward race card listing across multiple sprints. Entries include Ganome Gulgat II Tater T and Hutith with times and weights, plus purses ranging from 800 to 8500 dollars. Several races note also ran and field details with jockeys and odds.
New York May 4 AP large blocks of sterling exchange led to the year’s high demand sterling price at 4.858 3/16 dollars, up 3/16 from yesterday. Credits totaling 108 million pounds to the British treasury and 200 million credit to the Bank of England at the New York Fed were not drawn, while the British chancellor had said they would not be removed.
Untidy OCR fragment mentions Columbia crews and Yale figures attending a dinner hosted by Tex Rickard. Context unclear and many garbled phrases obscure details. The readable items imply a sports or social event with participants from Columbia and Yale, plus references to locations and names.
Pimlico race results list multiple races for two year olds and older with times and placements. Notable horses include Dragon de Vertu, Byers, Anita Fletcher, Wind Flower, What'll I Do, Shuffle Along, and Time reports. Includes six furlong and one mile events with assorted handlers and jockeys across seven races.
Race results listing multiple horses and times from Lexington meet. Three year old futurity results show Darling 105 Geving 58.00 with various entries and times, plus additional horses and jockeys listed in sequence across the card. Also noted are second race for two year olds and third race for three year olds with names, breeders, times, and placements amid prize money figures.
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