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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
7
Hilltop Eleven dominates Derby High 33 to 0 in the game’s opening, with a strong start setting the tone for the season. The report blends sports chatter with unrelated commentary on boxing and college programs, reflecting mock-epic tone and scattered filler alongside the score.
Bridgeport High defeats Derby 26 to 5 in a rough opening game marked by fumbles and flashes of brilliance. Ray Whelan scores and kicks, Loftus and Lancaster add key plays, while Derby struggles with turnovers and penalties amid a tense Hilltop crowd.
Bridgeport dominated Derby with 33 points as Whelan compiled touchdowns and Seeley and Gronberg scored in a strong showing. Derby struggled with fumbles and missed kicks while substitutions tried to stem the Red and Black onslaught.
Hilltop high school cross country candidates endured a stiff workout at Heardsley Park. Leaders Aniters, Skane, and Fitepatrick led a three mile hare and hound, with two minute gap for the trailing pack. The hounds closed a minute and a half but could not overtake the leaders, building readiness for the first Saturday morning medal trial.
Atlas A C promotes a fast 80 to 16 pound eleven and schedules Sunday match with the Wairfield Tigers at Weirfell. The team invites players from Perbroke and Maple streets to report Friday night for 7 30 practices led by Weinstein Chandler Paddod Wissler and others.
Farmers in the war region of Believim report hundreds of bodies unearthed by official military undertakers as soldiers found dead amid the fighting areas.
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