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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1926

Page

6

Bears Lose Ragged Game to Hillies 13 to 5 in Newfield clash

Bears fall into third place after committing five infield errors and leaving fifteen runners on base against Pittsfeld Hillies. Yordy hits a homer as McGaffigan also goes deep. Rush struggles for Pittsfeld while Mills dominates early but wild at times. Milestones include two base hits for Long Mayer Ler minh Gberc McGaffigan and a 2 000 plus crowd observes Ladies Day.

Bears Hillies Mays McGaffigan Yordy Meffigan Perrin Milly Art Mills Rush Nieth Shay Fuller Mlapleton Obero Burke Turphy Pittsfeld Milan Long Mayer Macklin Perrin Hilt T. Rush Shay Booter McGaffigan Francen M Ffigas Edfit Blout Mills Toms Millan Franmen Torphy Elliot Mil Rueb Huliott Stapleton Johnny Izmann Park Lerminh Gberc McGafigan Majers Vase Pittsneld Bridgeport Millis Kubhn Keating Thone

South Ends Lose To Savoys 10-4 At Seaside Park

Savoys hit hard to win 10 to 4 over the South Ends at Seaside Park. Red Fagan limited the South Enders to six hits and faked fifteen Bloggers. Simko key hits, Cooney Careano fielded well, and Bandy sparked the Savoys offense as Keeley led the losers with a hit off Faxon.

Savoys Seaside Park Red Fagan South Keeley Faxon Fegan and Pond Senk Carpenter

Ash Creek Singles Defeat Married Men's Nine in Opener

The Ash Creek single men baseball team opened with a 12 to 4 win over the Married Men's of Fairfield Sunday at the flracmere lot. Strong pitching by Carl Schlik carried the ace squad, with Hed Willey taking the loss for Fairfield. Sten hit a seventh inning homer, and Sehick WoC contributed a corre cun in the ninth.

Ace Creek Flracmere Martied Fairfield Carl Schlik Sagle Hed Willey Piched Sten Sehick Corre

Johnson shuts Albany out in 8-0 rout by Waterbury

Floert Johnson pitched a complete game to blank Albany 8-0 as Waterbury defeated the Lawmakers. Demoe and Gagnon starred with strong hitting and fielding, while Waterbury’s defense thwarted Albany’s offense. Moose Fuller received golf clubs as a local gift before the game.

Johnson Albany Watebury Floert Johnson Waterbury Lawmkaers Brasscos Springer Cincinnati Nationals Milan Demoe Gagnon Moose Fuller Moore Solomon Leary Duckett Duryea Butler Belanger Malin Johnason Losin Brown and Robinson

Westerns Triumph Over Black Rocks 6-2 in Annual Game

Westerns defeated Black Rocks 6-2 in the annual contest. Shubert pitched effectively and was pivotal for the Westerns, while Lewis and Eveny starred for the losers. Lee pitched well but faded late as Westerns capitalized on late runs.

Westerns Black Rocks Acton Shubert

Senators Bunch Score Past Springfield 5 4

Hartford May 23 AP The Senators bunched hits in the third and fourth innings to win 5 to 4 over Springfield. A jumping catch by Sheridan was the feature of the game.

Hartford Senators Springfield Sheridan

Howards Defeat Longfellows 7 to 1 at Seaside

The Howards defeated the Longfellows 7 to 1 yesterday afternoon at Seaside. A large crowd saw early leadership by the Howards, with brilliant plays by Bob Lancaster and Mortimer Curran guiding runs and defensive stops. Bridgewater pitched strongly for Howards as Veray and August battled for the Longfellows, but early deficits doomed them.

Howards Longfellows Seaside Ark Mae Bob Lancaster Mortimer Curran Curran Bridgewater Bridgewater and Steady Veray August Rogers

Yankees Win Twelfth Straight Over Red Sox 8 3

The New York Yankees extended their winning streak to 12 with an 8 3 victory over Boston. Collins starred as he hit his eighth homer of the season, Lazzeri drove in Gebrig and Meusel with key sacrifices, while Wagstead took Ruth’s long fly for an out in the fifth.

New York New York Yankees Boston Hed Sox To & Wagstead Babe Ruth Colling Lazzeri Gebrig Meusel Boston Pingstead Wy Rigney Carlyle Todt Jenkins Haney McCann Herrera Gaston Po Wingfeld Mostil Hunefield Sheely Falk Barrett Barrett Rf ¢ Ab H Po Kamm, Sb 4 Keenig, Ss ? 2 Grabowsttl Combs Gehrig Ruth da Meusel Gazella Ab Collins Hoyt Hurt Toat Collins Mzzetl Koeniz Lazert Koenig New York A Winegfield Winefield Ormsby Owens Moriartty

White Sox Edges Cleveland 1 0 On Late Play

White Sox defeat Cleveland 1 to 0 as Lyon shuts down the Indians with sharp defense and Smith holds Chicago to all hits. The only run scores on a pass to Mostil, Hunnefield's sacrifice, and Collins' single in the ninth. two base hits for Hunnefield and Lutzke.

Cleveland Lyon Chicago Enab White Sox Smith Chicago Mostil Hunnefield Collins Ilunnefield Lutzke Speaker Hunnefeld Sith Lyons Geiste Nallmaid Connolly

City League Opens Season With New Umpires

City League begins the season next Sunday aiming to match last year's fighting finish and flashy baseball. Umpires Whaley Sevito and O'Brien chosen for the opener while the scoring staff remains incomplete. A final league meeting will be held during the week to complete preparations.

Whaley Sevito O’brien

Bridgeport Maintains Lead with Batting Average Above .300

Bridgeport still tops the Eastern League in batting as all regulars exceed .300. In a 7 to win over Providence, New Haven moved into a tie for third with the Bears, each club at 15 wins and 13 losses, reclaiming momentum.

Bridgeport Providence Graya New Haven Profa Bears Yordy Whitey Obero Cosgrove Brown Springfield Saunders Enzgmann AB R Albany ST Providence Hartford Pittefield Waterbury

Cubs rally to beat Red Sox 14-8 in eighth inning tilt

Chicago Cubs overcome a tight series with a late rally, using four pitchers to upend Boston 14 to 8 in Chicago. Hack Wilson sparked the comeback with a long homer, and 32 players saw action as Cubs claimed the series three games to two.

Chicago Chicago Cubs Boston

Walker Cup Team Members Injured in Scotland Trip

Two members of the Walker Cup team, Jess Sweetster and Watts Gunn, are sidelined with knee injuries on the eve of the sixth inning plans, as Warm conditions and hard greens affect practice before the match. Sweetster battles influenza symptoms while Gunn trains to debut. American captain Bob Gardner remains hopeful amid quiet, golfless Sunday activities and last minute coaching. The Giants faltered above .600 after ten games this season.

Muirfield Scotland Jess Sweetsters Watts Gunn Masseurd Sweetster Tee Tomorriaw Gilve J. L Humphreys Watts Gunn Roland Mackenzie George Duncan Washingtonian Longinflerry Bob Gardner

South Norwalk Socony Beats Bridgeport In League Opener

South Norwalk Socony defeated Bridgeport 29 to 13 in the Inter-County league opener held at Sea Side Park. Hard hitting and long drives dominated as Brennan led with the longest hit into the sound. Valiant pitched for South Norwalk, limiting Bridgeport to a single digit number of hits. Dusty Cretcia and Banville contributed for the locals, while Bridgeport next plays away against another league foe.

Side Park South Norwalk Brennan Bridgeport Dusty Cretcia Banville New Haven Stamford

Shamrocks Beat White Sox 6-3 in Fast Seaside Park Tilt

The Shamrocks defeated the White Sox 6-3 in a brisk game at Seaside Park yesterday afternoon. Wengren pitched effectively for Shamrocks while Gerrity, Shannon, and Feyes provided strong hitting and fielding to carry the team to an early lead and hold it through the ninth.

Shamrocks White Sox Seaside Park Aternoon Fonrih Engers Wengren Gerrity Shannon Feyes Avinners

Stamford Bannersk Holders Lose 4-1 In Extra Time

Speenly The Bannersk soccer team defeated Stamford 4 to 1 in a 0 minute overtime game at Halloween Park this afternoon. The teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and a 30 minute half was ordered.

Stamford Speenly Bannersk Hallowe'en Park

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