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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1926
Page
20
Fordham tops Holy Cross 41 to 5 at New York in a one sided contest. Dwyer and Seltemt pitched key moments as Fordham built a lead early and never relinquished control. The Rams offense combined for 15 safe hits to secure the lopsided victory in a game marked by strong pitching and decisive offense.
A fragmented report lists Fordham athletes leading a city meet with names such as Shetlett Dobens and Doherty among participants. The text remains incomplete but hints at a team performance and individual names across events.
Pittsburgh welterweight Jack Zivle will face Mela of Boston in a ten round bout at Braves Field on June 1. Bronson manages Zivle with York listed among his supporters.
Eastern intercollegiate polo championship entries close with Yale Harvard Princeton Army and Pennsylvania specified to compete June 19 at the Westcott Biltmore Club Rye N Y. Ohio State Norwich and Cornell withdraws leave five eastern teams to vie for the title. Reserve results show State Freshmen 82 8 5 and Conn Aggie Freshmen 61 2 6.
The Argentine Polo team defeated the Mosquitoes 1 2 in the first round for the Whitney cup at Worcester Park Eng on May 20 AP reports a fast match with hard hitting. The Argentine side showed better balance and pace.
Yale lacrosse team, last year’s Big Three winner, will face University of Toronto in a transnational showcase at Baker Field on Saturday May 259. The event, staged on Columbia University’s football field, aims to elevate lacrosse’s profile in New York with notable spectators and a strong Yale contingent.
Nine expert bowlers led by Uncle Joe Thum depart New York for Stockholm to compete in the International Bowling championships from June 4 to 6. Teams from Sweden, Netherlands, Holland and Germany also enter with exhibitions planned in Berlin and Frankfort. The American lineup includes J W Brodel of New York George Jarrett of New York Fred Smith of Detroit Herman Knoblock of Whitestone N Y Fred Gerdes and Joe Blechinger of New York and Joe Ruff of Whitestone N Y.
May 20 report from New York details a Catholic Big Sisters indoor benefit show raising substantial profits for charity. Promoter Edward J. Kenny and Assemblymen reviewed figures with a rough estimate around 50 thousand dollars, with ten boxers sharing about 41,900 and individual payouts listed for each participant.
The American amateur boxing team sailed from Buenos Aires on the new Pan-America for New York. Plans to stop in Rio Janeiro for matches were dropped as captain Charles Malutt said the youngsters are getting homesick.
Arthur B. Williams of Danielson, regular catcher for the Connecticut Aggies, is out for the season with a broken finger suffered yesterday. The team will rely on replacements as the schedule continues.
Aubrey Boomer of St. Cloud captured the Dually Mall's $1,200 golf tournament in Andrews Scotland with a total 297. He posted a 73 in the final round marking the close of the event on May 20.
New York Americana defeated the St Louis Browns 6 to 4 to extend their winning streak to nine, tying the Athletics for the year’s longest. Babe Ruth hit his 16th homer of 1921, while Sisler returned to drive a four bagger and a double. Ruth, Slater, Koenig, Meusel, and Ollin, plus Lazzeri and Gehrig featured in the box score.
Three Pennsylvania crews arrived in Boston for a triangular regatta with Harvard and MIT on the Charles River. Coach Fred Spuhn planned workouts on the Cambridge course ahead of races slated for late Saturday afternoon over a mile and three-quarters.
Preparations for the Fourteenth International 600 mile race for 100000 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway near completion on May 31. Nominations are on the ground and practice laps underway with Schmidt Special, Guyot Special, Eldridge Specials and Miller entries among the planned crews preparing to race.
Ithaca N Y May 20 Princeton varsity junior varsity and freshman crews reached Ithaca for the regatta to be rowed on Cayuga Lake Saturday with Cornell and Yale. Yale crews arrive tomorrow and Princeton varsity is favored by their strong season showing against Harvard.
Georges Carpentier returns to the ring in New York to face Eddie Huffman in a ten round light heavy weight contest at Madison Square Garden. He vows to win decisively to prove his standing and avoid the end of his 18 year career, aiming for a title shot after the bout as promoter Curtis/curley predicts.
A British team of about twenty professional golfers will tour the United States in summer 1927 for a series of exhibition matches and a team match against Americans. They will then enter the American Open Championships as part of an Anglo American professional battle effort spearheaded by a British golfing magazine.
The National Hockey League with ten clubs seals a fifteen year permanence in professional hockey in the East. Members New York Americans Montreal Maroons Canadians Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto St Pats plus three new teams commit to stay united until 1941. New York Americans have not yet formally accepted all terms but are expected to.
New York May 20 AP Walter Salmon's Traveler with Johnny Mathews aboard won the Garden City claiming stakes, the Jamaica feature. Only three horses started with Wetta second and Crystalite third. time 1 46 4 5 for 1 1/16 miles. Maiden also won the Willoughby handicap at six furlongs aboard Claptrap. Crusader and Pheasant followed. Belmont Park opens its early season program tomorrow.
Stamford May 20. Massee, noted pitcher Strokeilies maste, after Stamford's 4 to 8 loss to Roxbury Prep at Cheshire yesterday, will join Fordham Freshmen tomorrow. Twansey will pitch for Stamford. The defeat marks Massee's second loss this season.
A jumbled OCR style inventory shows numerous lumber size options with varied prices. Entries include 29x4.40, 30x5.25, 33x6.20, 34x7.30 and many others with figures like 2924.95, 3124.95, and 32x5.77. Several lines end with stray symbols or partial words, reflecting damaged text.
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