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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
11
Pennsylvania Princeton and Cornell lead qualifiers in a tense railward event as Navy wins a race on the Schuylkill. Americans claim tenth inning victory amid lineup cripples. Bridgeport catcher Bill Skiff receives word of a family emergency and may rejoin today.
The Park City Factory League opened at Newfield Park with Acme Shear winning 1 3 over American Chain. Gaffney starred in the field for Acme with four difficult catches as automatic machine, Holmes and Edwards, and other clubs prepare for three more games tomorrow at Seaview Park.
Wesleyan defeated Trinity in a track meet at Middletown Conn on May 28 by 104 to 2. Trinity runner Melson scored the lone first place for his college in the discus and fish jump events. Stimson set a Wesleyan marker in the 440 yard dash with a time of 58.25 seconds.
United States Naval Academy eight won the Childs Cup over Twineetom by almost a boat length in ideal conditions. Princeton finished second, ahead of Columbia and Pennsylvania, with Navy pulling clear in the final stretch to claim the victory.
Bridgeport 4 Pinsfield 2 Maven 19 Sprangtigh 3 Harford 3 Albany 0 Waterbury 1 Worcester 5 Today Bridgeport at Pittside Haven at Springfield Albany at Hartford Waterbury at Worcester Sunday Springfield at Bridgeport Fitafield at Albany Gartford at New Gsven Worcester at Waterbury National League Yesterday's Results New York 4 Philadelphia Boston 5 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 7 St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh Games Topey Philadelphia at New York Boston at Brooklyn St. Louis at Chicago Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Tomorrow New York 4 Boston 3 Washington 6 Philadelphia Cleveland 13 Chicago Detroit 3 St. Louis Games Today New York at Boston Washington at Philadelphia Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at St. Louis
The Connecticut State Cup final pits New Haven against Manchester at Muzzy Field in Bristol on Monday afternoon. Lester G. Sigourney, president of the Nr Departure Athletic Association, will present the cup to the winning captain, with C. Rose, president of the State association, introducing him. Delegates include Joe Booth, third vice president of the United States Football Association, and E. B. Eversfield, manager of the Bridgeport City Soccer Club.
A twilight volleyball league will begin operations next week with teams from several plants and fire department units. A meeting at No 4 engine house will finalize the schedule and rules, with two series of three games for each of about 12 teams including M C A, Holmes & Edwards, Crane Valve, and Remington City among others.
New York May 25 American Davis Cup team to sail Sunday on the Army Transport Northern Pacific for England next month The U S Lawn Tennis Association authorized the voyage after reviewing transport plans The team includes William M Johnston San Francisco American champion and William Tilden Philadelphia national champion with others named Williams Walliams and more to compete in the national championship context
Chicago May 2 Players who breach contracts or ignore reserve clauses face expulsion from organized baseball or three year suspensions if President Johnsons AL plan is adopted. He travels to Philadelphia for talks with NL President Heydler on restraining industrial leagues. He seeks injunctions to stop interference with major and minor clubs.
Milton sets the pace in trials at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the fastest time for the 700 mile race, rushing his car around the 2 1 2 mile bridge saucer at an average of ninety miles an hour. John Young William Haupt and Eddie O Donnell qualified. ten drivers qualified yesterday and ten more remain to qualify.
Montreal May 24. The national sale match between the United States and Canada will be held at the Engineer's Club Roslyn Long Island on Saturday September ath. The Royal Canadian Golf Association agreed to this at the request of United States Golf Association officials who said Canadian players may enter the contest for the national amateur championship which begins Monday September fith on the same course.
Bloomers face the New York team in the first game at Newfield Park this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Bloomer girls, touted as the world champions, will be the feature attraction in a batter against the Chain team following the league game. Let Dewey tell Aime.
Commander C. T. Gshurn, skipper of the Mayflower and the President's yacht, competes in Americus Olympic rifle tryouts. He aims for a high placing as the selection panel seeks the top marksmen to represent the United States.
NEW LONDON May 28 Yale and Harvard varsity crews will race upstream on the Thames River in the annual regatia here. The start is 4:20 p.m. if conditions permit with the morning race described as an event on the stream.
Milwaukee scores a 9 to 7 win over an American Association team in a nine inning game featuring Paul T. Minneapolis four runs. The schedule lists limited games and outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR relays a Sunday call for 18 to 20 year old natives in the Lenox Devon area for some event at Lordshipy Farms. A contact line Noblu 1118 4 is given, with a second note about Colanind mamigniment Bar 136 and a request to call today.
In a tense game, Ruether and the Reds trailed the Pirates but forged a comeback to seize momentum. Key plays and defensive stops highlighted a fragile lead as the teams battled for control into the late innings.
Harrington and Warrington dueled in a pitchers' battle that turned when errors and two Barry doubles produced five runs by the sixth. Kane made a key stop at third, while Alban and Sonat contributed during the tense afternoon contest in Albany.
College athletes from Penn and other colleges compete in a major test to select the American Olympic squad. Firestrength from California and Stanford shines as Princeton, Penn State, Harvard and others place in multiple events. Strong Western participation highlights the first day with near record setup, while expectations grow for the final contests and Antwerp next August.
Cleveland opened the series in Chicago with a 13 to 6 hitting contest win. Smith connected for a two run homer in the first inning as the Indians surged ahead. May 28 notes repeat about tomorrow’s schedule and a scorer's name appears uncertain.
An announcement from Tobey Instaight notes Wills and Dennett, two Black heavyweight boxers, expected to weigh in and face Toby Owens Sheasferd A. Tosmoket at the A Marius event, with scheduled activities at 1 Loworrow.
Seaside hosts a local baseball exhibition this afternoon at 1 o clock on Diamond So. Seashore, featuring teams from The Bridgeport hush and Islander Wish FETE. Local fans gather for the event as preparations finish.
Detroit’s offense surged in the ninth as Plugsted’s triple and hits by Bush and Sine echoed a two out rally. The Browns were unable to hold the lead, with key plays including a pis to Austin, a sacrifice, and a Sivter single fueling a two run burst to secure the win.
Milan's five hits highlighted a 5 to 4 Philadelphia victory over the Athletics. Nas was ejected from the box amid cheering despite three dangerous rallies, as Milan led the offense in a tense late game.
DACESTIOR Massachusetts May 28 Waterbury defeated Bach and Kelfer with strong pitching and timely hitting. Shinault belted a long homer over the Jett field fence while McKee joined in with a notable drive. Johnson led Worcesters with four hits including one that reached the lining sign. Bearer
Airplanes will bomb diamonds at Seaside as multiple teams, including American and British outfits, prepare for a clash at St Joseph's oval. The scheduled games include Bridgeport Meril, Columbia Graphaphone, and others, with a main event around 1:34 PM.
Post office clerks stage Seaside Park clash with City and Mailing Division teams at 1 a m Sunday. Local employees, not on duty, attend to watch favorites before pension rules take effect. City Division lineup includes Fitaribbans and Asseior. Mailing Division features We Me Anlily and Donald Thy Boor among others. several officials listed as umpires and referees.
May Bell defeats Miss Oxieb Fox at Merion Cricket Club to win the women’s golf championship of Philadelphia. International League results show Baltimore 3 12 Jersey City Gas 2 and other notes on teams not scheduled.
New York May 28 news reports an agreement after talks between the attorney general and straw hat dealers. A W Riley head of the anti profiteering bureau says dealers will reduce prices on 34 varieties of straw hats immediately.
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