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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1926
Page
23
Harold “Red” Grange writes in Universal Service about football scouting. He argues scouting finds weaknesses to exploit and that few new plays exist, urging continued evaluation to boost team performance. He notes standard plays, deception in execution, and the need for hard work to improve play.
Stamford duck pin bowlers beat Norwalk 1574 to 1439 in three games, taking two of three. Johnny Wohleben led Stamford with 144 singles and 834 series, as Stamford reels posted strong individual scores despite a rough stretch in early frames.
Bridgeport Triangles announce a bowling team lineup of Previs Blechert Aranone Felco Kerkes and Sevito and invite any five man club in the city or state to play. Manager Sciento Bar handles calls for games as the article discusses football overemphasis private practice and the role of secret drills in college sports.
Paolina Uacudun, European heavyweight champion, sailed for New York after two months of attempts to secure a notable American opponent against Luis Firpo. Firpo, nicknamed the "Tower of the Pyrenees," indicated no definite plans for an American invasion and will box under Jack Curley. Firpo refused covert pooling or any other bout before March, citing need for several months of training.
Berlin November 4 AP four teen riders started in the six day Diesele race at ten o clock with six nations represented Harris Merler and Harry Woran for the United States. After the first hour the German duo Nebe and Gottfried led with 18 points and 4 miles while the Americans had six points.
New Haven November 4 AP Yale coach Al McGall named the cross country team to compete with Columbia on the Van Cortland Park course Saturday. The squad includes Captain Smith, Briggs, Evans, Peader Stowe, Ingram and dacab.
The Pompano Horse Club announced it will open its million dollar track on Christmas Day. Frank A. Kennet, spokesman and major owner of the Brooklyn Eagle, president of the club, said the inaugural will feature a $10,000 added purse for three year olds, with no race offering less than $1,500.
Maurice Holland, director of the division of engineering and industrial research at the US National Research Council, urged international cooperation to raise global fisheries from primitive methods to mass production and scientific application. He warned that the United States lags in applied science and called for an international information and research body for world fisheries.
Jacob Levy of Westport, released on parole from Wetherfield prison, returned with a $14,000 check to Warden Mercury Scott. Levy had served a minimum of one to seven years and faced a $14,000 fine after seven liquor prohibition charges. The visit prompted an investigation that found the parole report false.
Bridgeport lists 17 candidates for admission to the bar before the next exam. One woman candidate, Miss J Frances Drinkwater of Greenwich, joins 16 men from Bridgeport and two from New York. Named Bridgeport nominees include Julius J Ache son and others with addresses on Madison Avenue Stratford Avenue Laurel Avenue and more. Stamford Norwalk Danbury and Stratford are also represented among the candidates. An all British orchestra in England claims it can play American jazz perfectly.
Windram County towns faced 14 liquor law raids led by detective William E. Jackson. Judge Baldwin set bonds from 2,000 to 400 for four to four. In Willimantic Kilimanty Putnam Plainfield arrests included Stebanna Bogs Viera Dion Campbell Laislane ToMaltre Coronger Sonn Bernier Heaugard Tantagne Cardin al Trettschneider and Lablancre. Additional arrests expected as the probe continues.
In France a Spanish plot leader Colonel Francisci Mad was captured after a Tuesday arrest near Prats de Molllo. French agents found a large ammunition depot there. Ninety three men are held in custody awaiting disposition of their cases.
President Coolidge autographed the football to be used in the Armistice Day game at Berkley California. The annual sea ice game pits teams from the Army Corps area and naval vessels on the West Coast, with the event staged in the Berkeley stadium.
Michael Laricela 26 of 1075 Pembroke Street died at Bridgeport hospital after returning home from a bout of illness tied to poverty. He left the hospital on a stretcher following a fall in health, suffering a long list of diseases and leaving a wife and seven children. He had previously been admitted due to ill health, then discharged as fear of burden weighed on him.
Washington notices the dry reform program led by Lincoln C. Andrews nears final stages amid pending fights in Congress. The Goff bill, aimed at stricter penalties for Volstead Act violations, faces delays as wets resist. Andrews expands enforcement beyond state lines with mobile beer squads and coordinated coast guard action to curb rum smuggling and bootlegging.
Several hundred Bridgeport Elks gathered at the Elk’s Club on State Street for All American Night. The evening began with a meeting and initiation, followed by a banquet in the ballroom and an entertainment program. A separate notice mentions plans for Haitian crop development in the Artibonite valley. Tractors and modern agricultural tools are spreading near Jerusalem.
New YorkNov 4 1926 The article analyzes Republican party leadership after October elections noting potential resignations and shifts in the party chairmanship. It discusses Senator Butler of Massachusetts possible departure, Coolidge's presidency, and Smith’s influence on Republican strategy for the 1928 Democratic nomination prospects. The piece weighs antinomial loyalties within the party and the tension over a possible third term.
Attorney Theodore Steiber, Republican candidate state representative, reported spending $106 of his campaign funds and contributing that amount to a Republican Town committee. Other candidates listing expenditures include Frank Kisco Jr 9 funds with 5 to a Town committee William EK Jr 23 with 20 to the party Joseph Petriello paid to the Town committee and Edward J ONeill 18 25 for advertising and printing.
An overturned Ford F15089 was found last night at Seaside Park gaming pavants. It appeared to have tipped over in a rough mood and was righted and driven to a State Street garage.
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