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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1924
Page
8
New Haven Nov 3 Yale should have little trouble beating Princeton and Harvard, says Army coach Capt J J McEwan and players. They praise Yale’s depth and Pond’s run, defend transfers, and defend West Point policy while criticizing Yale line and punting.
Louisville reports Master Charlie, an imported colt owned by W Daniels of Chicago, won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. The victory pushes him atop this season’s two-year-old earnings with $95,026, ahead of Mother Goose, Singlefoot, and Song Man. The horse, imported from England for $1,000 at Saratoga, is by Lord Archer out of Bachelor’s Button, a lineage not widely known in Britain. This marks the first time a foreign-bred juvenile has led American earnings, according to Tuftmen.
Pats August of Bridgeport Connecticut defeated Eid Lee of Worcester Massachusetts in a 42 round bout in Portland Maine. August held a safe margin in most rounds and had Lee on the verge of a knockout in the eleventh round as a near blizzard kept many spectators away from the show.
Fairfield High School prepares for a tough week of practice ahead of Friday's game with Danbury at Danbury. Reports from Danbury say the contest will be one of the season’s most difficult, as Fairfield seeks a win to bolster standing against the formidable Danbury lineup.
Burr Road elevens issue challenge to the Alphabet team after two requested bookings were denied. Road management aims to meet Alphabet officials tonight or Thursday to finalize a game arrangement. Other teams seeking dates may contact manager at Noble ue.
West Haven Athletic Association debuts its best Red Devils squad entering the ninth season. The team aims to meet top state rivals in high level attractions. For bookings contact Ed Beazley at 22 Irving Street New Haven or West Haven A A 419 Campbell Avenue West Haven.
Fairfield Tigers and Norwalk Tigers battled to a scoreless tie in Norwalk after noon. Strong defense and multiple fumbles kept both teams from scoring as Norris, Shick, Schutze and Baxter starred for Fairfield while Rooney and Moriarity stood out for Norwalk.
Stamford boys headline a vaudeville and boxing card at the Palace and Park theatres. Larry Stoutenburg tops the bill as a premier billiards act with trick shots and mirrors, while twenty amateur boys from Stamford and nearby towns compete in boxing bouts, weight classes from 120 to 182 pounds, and election returns are promised as part of the program.
Navi Captain Arthur Harms of the Vermont football team fractured an elbow in Saturday’s game against Holy Cross and will miss the rest of the season. Vermont is slated to face Navy next Saturday.
At a special meeting of the National Challenge Cup Committee of the United States Football Association the draw was made for the second round of the national soccer cup series with President William Patrick of Haven presiding. Pairings include Northeastern Massachusetts Palcoye versus Clan Robertson and Southern New England Don Luis versus Crampton among others.
William F. Pooch DoNovan has served twenty years as coach and trainer of the athletics program at Harvara University, shaping teams and mentoring student athletes through two decades of competition and training.
Bebby Garcia of Baltimore must honor a Hartford bout against Georgie Day or face suspension in Connecticut. The boxing commission ordered Garcia to proceed with the Day fight to avoid sanctions, with potential New York action following, complicating the featherweight elimination plans.
Westport Owls defeated Stamford Bear Cats in Greens Farm, 19 to 0. Mills and Frawley each scored for the Owls with a late point after touchdown pass by Clorward. Substitutions listed. officials named Joe Mallock and Tom McNamara.
Chicago November 3 America s Jeetest thoroughbred plans a three race series in the United States to qualify horses for an international invasion to England and France. Murphy for the Chicago Businessmen s Racing Association outlines weight for age events at Belmont Latonia and Hawthorne with 27500 per race and a six thousand dollar custodial share to Belmont. Top finishers earn five three and two points aiding the foreign trip.
Bridgeport High football warriors criticized for poor showing against Fordham and facing Stamford High on Armistice Day. Freshmen held a two hour scrimmage at New Field Park with a potential backfield shakeup if veterans fail to perform. Reilly warned of dismissal for further training rule breaches and hinted at starting Lyons Chatkin and Redgate if form improves.
New York report reveals Rutgers College football star Homer Watel has been married for eight years and is father to three children. The end, listed as Hazel, is noted as one of the four letter men and holds multiple campus leadership roles including president of the senior class, president of the Athletic Association, and head of the local Theta Pi fraternity chapter. Born in Michigan’s Marshall to a farmer, he entered Rutgers in 1916, married in his first year, then worked in Michigan and Flint Foundry before returning to college to pursue economics to aid him in football duties.
Bridgeport High School girls team opened drills with a first scrimmage led by coach Helen Lockwood. Optimistic about the Red and Black’s prospects, Lockwood noted only two veterans returned and predicted a possible state title with a new, stricter practice system to track goals and misses, fostering forward competition.
The Mohawk Jrs traveled to Angonia on Sunday and battled the stronger Fronsors to a scoreless tie despite a ten pound disadvantage. Wotton Ayia and Johnson starred for the Mohawks in a scrappy performance. Mean Sunday the Hawks head to New Haven to face a Boys' Club junior team in a school soccer clash with Washington drawing 1 1 at Barnum 1 Lincoln 0.
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