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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
5
In Cambridge Massachusetts preliminary events for the New England intercollegiate athletic association meet show Brown leading with 15 qualifiers for the finale. MIT Boston College and Brown pose as main contenders with various colleges contributing a handful of entries.
O Dowd stops Curtis in second round after a first round assault. Bogash KO's Fox in first. Mohr fails to appear. Noman draws Borg, Shea draws Travers in four rounds. Cohan and Pilkenton both fail to show, yielding a draw with Proto. Arena bouts staged by New Haven police before about 5 000 fans with band and 70 officers present.
New York May 21. Meredith notes eastern colleges lack sprinting depth at intercollegiates in Philadelphia. Michigan and California frame may supply 10 second performers. Cornell Penn unavailable this year expect better times. Minor won in 10 3-5 with wind. Western schools Scholz and Paddock expected to star. hurdles billed as key with Thompson and Smith. England eyes Penn Relays potential English university visit. South Africa entries Rudd and Jeppe affect Antwerp prospects.
Chicago May 21 New York won the final game of the series 2 to 3 due to errors by Robertson and Killefer. Tyler pitched well for the lasers and tripled, scoring on Flack's single. Citicare struggled in the pinch as the game ended with a narrow New York win.
The Colorado Juniors invite the Arrow Juniors and other 12 to 14 year olds to a game tomorrow at No 4 diamond Seaside Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Contact Charles Chagnon for details.
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard lands in New York from Kansas on private business. Weighing 270 pounds, he says he has no official plans to return to boxing, though he could regain fitness if he chose. Tex Rickard is expected back soon as New York eyes a new boxing bill permitting fifteen round bouts, stirring heavyweight talk.
Poughkeepsie May 23 A regatta at Wes ton will lack an observation train for the Intercollegiate event on July 1 for the first time in local race history. West Shore Railroad officials say they cannot spare the main line for ten hours or detach many cars. Word from Wisconsin University crews indicates they will not participate this year.
The RoseBud traveling team announces the Bethel game this afternoon is postponed. Tomorrow the cream will play in Stamford and players wishing to participate should meet at the club rooms at one o'clock.
Cadore pitched his first full game for Brooklyn today and shut out the champions to 0. The Brooklyns had five straight hits in the fifth inning, scoring three runs after Eller walked the first man and was replaced by Luque who allowed only one hit in the last four innings. The score:
Rain delayed play across four Eastern league parks as Americans trail Caret Bender’s team by one game. They face Jack Zignn’s Ponies in Springfield this afternoon while New Haven meets Joe Birmingham’s Hillies in Pittsfield. The quartet of games repeats Sunday and Monday with venues swapped. Manager Walsh’s pitching plans are unsettled with Lennon and Stauffer slated to start, Keleher a potential option.
Chicago built a late rally to beat Washington 11 to 9 as eight pitchers handled the mound duties. Judge, Garrity, Rice, E. Colling, and Weaver led offensive contributions with multiple hits while Schacht, Snyder, Shaw, and Kerr each worked multiple innings.
New York May 21 Universal Service reports Bobby McLean the American skater arrived aboard the Adriatic claiming a starter’s mistake cost him the championship in Norway. He said his opponent refused a return match and noted his Berlin exhibition wearing an American flag. The early showings drew applause amid later performances.
Jack Perry the Pittsburgh welter who boxes Lewis Bogash for 12 rounds Monday night is due in Bridgeport at noon per George Dwyer of Bridgeport Athletic & Amusement Co. Inc. A suite of rooms at the Stratfield Hotel is reserved for Perry Hix and trainer and partner. Perry is scheduled to work out at the Armory four o’clock Monday. Bogash is training at the Acon A. Co. According to predment articles the boxers must make 47 wounds at Monday afternoon.
Eastern League results note yesterday’s postponements and today’s games with Worcester, Bridgeport, Springfield, New Haven, Pittsfield, Hartford, and Waterbury. Team standings list New Haven, Bridgeport, Albany, Worcester, Springfield, Waterbury, Hartford with varied win totals. National League yesterday’s results show New York 2 Chicago 1, Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 0, St Louis 3 Philadelphia 1, with today’s schedule Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at St Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York Americans will continue using the Polo Grounds per a telegram to Colonel Jacob Ruppert, Yankees president. A conference in Chicago with Giants president Charles Stoneham and American League president Ban Johnson set terms, with duration to be decided after Ruppert and Stoneham return next week. Garry Hermann also attended the Chicago meeting.
Outfielder Griffith, believed to have left baseball for brokerage work, will return to the Brooklyn team after a visit by President Roberts.
Col J Huston vice president of the New York Americans received a merit citation for his wartime service with the 18th Engineer Regiment. He served 18 months in France.
In Indianapolis Monroe and Munneapolis split a doubleheader with Munneapolis taking game two by four to one. St Paul observed a Columbus contest while Kansas City defeated Toledo 10 to 9 and Milwaukee edged Toledo 9 to 10.
Eddie Eayrs was hammered by the Pirates as Pittsburgh defeated the Boston Graves 9 to 0. He allowed 15 hits and nine runs in five innings before Watson, a recruit, relieved him and held Pittsburgh hitless for the final three innings. Carlson was effective throughout and received sensational support from the defense.
In St Louis on May 24, the Cardinals won three of four against Philadelphia. Rixey left the game after a bat mishap, and Hart ordered him from the field amid a tense dispute. Sloppy defense and timely hitting helped Saint Louis build an early lead, while Philadelphia scraps kept the game close into later innings.
London May 21. Trank Moran at Pittdhirgh tonight knocked out Crank Goddard in the second round of a bout billed as twenty ron. The fight, held at Mothorn stadium, began with both fighters trading, Goddard being floored twice for counts of nine and eight before Moran landed a decisive right hand to the jaw, sending Goddard to the canvas for the finish.
Yale and Cornell prepare for the annual spring athletics day at Ithaca with a baseball contest and a held regatta on Cayuga Lake. Rival crews completed a tight workout with coach Hames altering the varsity lineup, Reginald Jenney replacing Olmsted at stroke.
New Haven entries for the interscholastic track meet number 230, representing thirty schools from New England New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Lowdermilk released. Chicago White Sox pitcher Braner chowdermilk released to Minneapolis club of the American association.
New Haven May 2 Weather delays push practice races between the American Cup yachts Resolute and Vanitie to tomorrow. Winds bring rain and fog, with forecasts calling for clearing conditions. Managers aim to maximize training before Bristol engagements May 28 to June 2. Emmons may allow two races next week to avoid missing Bristol. Duncan of the New York Yacht Club monitors from the tender Narita.
Boxing writer James Conrad predicts a quick win for Perry over Bogash in Pittsburgh arguing Perry’s youth and skill make him a strong challenger. He cites Perry’s prior newspaper decision over Jack Britton and suggests a four to six round knockout is possible though debated by locals.
In lacrosse style notes from Syracuse, the Cleveland Sluggers maintain control against Caldwell. Details are fragmentary with unclear names and numbers but indicate a tense game featuring pitchers and Brand Evans, with references to city Syracuse and La Crosse.
Thirteen top older distance horses contest the Kentucky handicap at Churchill Downs tomorrow. The 9 14 furlong race offers 10000 added money, with expectant contenders including Boniface Gorin Courtship Sway Minto II Be Prink Ginger Pictor Drastic The Porter Dodge Midway Linden and more. The public eye centers on Boniface Gorin Be Frank or The Porter as leading chances.
Boston's tennis team defeated Philadelphia to win the intercity match for the Church Cup at War Side tennis club. The final score was 5 matches to 4 with singles securing most points for Boston. Notable results included Harte’s win for Boston and Tiden’s upset of Williams. Doubles and second-team results followed with Philadelphia taking several tight sets.
Boston bats explode against Detroit, 8 3, with Dawes and Ayers strong on mound. Hooper, Flagstead, and McNally lead hitting while Jones, Scott, and McIndoe contribute multiple bases. Detroit struggles with nine scattered hits and four walks as Boston pulls away early.
Cantin W. P. Burton, master of Shamrock IV, arrives in New York from England aboard the Adriate with his wife. He plans to inspect his vessel at City Island and stretch sails, noting he has competed in 969 races and quipping about his wife's participation.
The record lists team tallies with Little Rock 23, Mobile 5, Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 1, Memphis 5, New Orleans 18, Nashville 3, Atlante 6, showing a snapshot of league order and points.
The two day conference of mothers' clubs for child welfare closed at the Methodist church this afternoon. The gavel for the percentage of membership was given to the West Flatford club. The new president is Mrs WF R Steele of Hartford.
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