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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1923

Page

12

Blues Rally in Ninth Tops Groves to Force Game Seven

Baltimore scores five in the ninth powered by Styles and Porter as Lem Groves exits the mound. Tommy Thomas saves the win despite a chilly wind at Oriole Park. Good and Scott homer for Kansas City while Kansas City leads the series four games to three, with 1,437 in attendance.

Baltimone Asandatau Presa Orioles Kansas City Oriole Park Bluvs Lem Groves Tommy Thomas Rally Jn Baltimore Wilkingg Porter Vorieles Ty Schupp Lim Csred Styles Forter Bishop Laney Nisith Lang Good Scott Hives Wil Ationl-Arge Baltrore Kansas

Lee Wahl to Manage Red Sox Next Season

Boston officials announced Lee Wahl, former St. Louis Ayrons manager, will take over the Red Sox for the Mud season succeeding Frank Chope. Wahl indicated he could relocate after resolving personal affairs while Quinn planned to finalize a contract soon. Jimmie Burke was released from the Red Sox staff.

Boston Robert Guing Lee Wahl Carrier St. Louis Ayrons Red Sox Frank Chane Fol SL Louis Mii Pohl Quinn Iced Sox Levings Jimmie Burke Frank Chopee

Two Simon Pure Cards in N Haven Show Set

Two amateur boxing events featuring Bridgeport Simon Pure cards are planned in Lew Haven and Mesh Hall within three weeks. The Winchester club will stage the first show on Friday night and an A A U elimination affair follows on November 9. Captain Bum lines up Bridgeport fighters. entrants must file entry blanks with the Board of Recreation.

Bridgeport Lew Haven Winchester Club Bum Bridgeport Sinon Board of Recreation

Braden to Coach Tulsa Football This Fall

James M Braden of Washington Pennsylvania will coach the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes this fall in Oklahoma He has spent months in Oklahoma tied to the oil business and accepted a coaching role Soon after Yale fame Braden offered time freely for the position in Tulsa Oklahoma

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George Weiss Held Minor League Selloffs May Move Bowman

George Weiss, owner of the New Haven Baseball Club, builds a reputation as a minor league salesman. The 1929 plan includes Elmer Bowman and others, with Weiss previously sending many players to the major leagues and maintaining a fast pace in moving talent to larger clubs.

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Billard Stars Compete For Gotham Title Toward Night

New York hosts the third annual international billiard tournament as top players from Germany Belgium France and the U S gather at Fourteenth Street and Broadway. Promised draws include Schaefer Cochran Conti and Magenlacher with practice sessions underway in Philadelphia Chicago and Brooklyn as organizers set rules and publicized the field.

New York Get Pli Yhimky Duke Schaefer Chicago Cochran Roger Conti France Recreation Billard Academy Brooklyn Tari Belim Pennsylvania Rich Magenlacher Germany Braisely Fourteenth Street Billard Academy Wills Moppe Hoppe-Peterson Gilliard Atlentie Ince Evite Philadelphia Quaker City California Chiyo Schaefer Schawer Mrlday

Syracuse Star Bowman Not Badly Hurt In Spotlight

Grantland Rice muses on late season football drama and notes Chet Bowman of Syracuse is not badly hurt after a Pitt game scare. He highlights Bowman as a fast sprinter and discusses upcoming matchups including Syracuse versus Penn State and Princeton with emphasis on injuries and squad depth.

Chet Bowman Syracuse Star Tom Gibbons Reinocoler Syracuse-Pitt Syracuse Lerma Bowman Mother Graig Michigan

California promoter touts high stakes match for Christmas day

An unsigned, garbled clipping reports a Californian promoter offering substantial guarantees for a Christmas day showdown. It mentions Admiral Gray, a son, and a rumored match between the Zer Papyrus race winner and Morn, with a $100,000 promise, tied to a Southern Catltorota Tuckey club.

Los Angel Farris Constra Teur Hero Admiral Grays

Miller Huggins Enjoys Vacation Amid Yankees Rebuild

New York reports show Miller Huggins planning a first vacation as the Yankees approach a low recruiting year. The club has no recruits queued, with talks centering on J. Miller and Vernon prospects as managers weigh future rosters and spring training plans on the West Coast.

Miller Huggins J. May

May Dance Game Plans Dropped From Michigan Schedule

Ann Arbor Oct 22 The Van derbilt Michigan game will probably be dropped this year. It was indicated by Fielding H. Yost director of athletics at the University of Michigan today. Vanderbilt is believed to be replaced by an eastern team, probably Yale, on the Wolverines schedule.

Ann Arbor Michigan Dinton Flelding HW. Yost University of Michigan Vanderbilt Conaider Wolverines

Stribuling to Meet Aug Young Stieching at Newark

Stribuling will debut at the Orpheum Theatre Newark on November 6 in a twelve round bout against Phi Krugi. The ambitious middleweight, known worldwide for his clash with light heavyweight champion Mike McTigue, enters the ring with high expectations.

Young Sthieching Mike McTigue Orpheum Theatre A.C Newark Phi Krugi

Memorial service for child accident victim in Fairfield

An impressive memorial service was held at the Fairfield Center library to honor Tot Dismis Reyburn who died after being struck by a car on his way home from school. Allen F. Beeman spoke stressing road safety, with children from St Thomas parochial school Crasmore and Southport schools attending along with adults. A collection of juvenile books donated by Mrs. William D. Bishop in memory of her grandson was displayed.

Faurfield Aremsarial Libris Ob Pahfield Center Tota Sharman Eenool Crasmore School Southport Beeman William D. Bishop

Indiana College Signs Breakthrough Contract In NYC

A report from Grounds, New York, confirms Indiana College signed a contract today. Officials named NAC Yoris and Hi-Next pars gem heuversy Nerve Lianmie as part of the agreement. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR text.

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Ed Lewis Leads Deep Field In Heavyweight Race

A survey of top heavies names Ed Lewis and Stanley among others as pretenders to the title. Prominent wrestlers include Christiansen of Nebraska, Presting, MecGill, Wide of Wisner, Grebmire of Iowa, Jim Browning, Ad Santel, Frank Judgon, Gotch nephew, Steele of Kansas, and Lou Darro. The piece urges clean competition and diverse matchups to elevate the sport this season.

Ed Lewis Stanley Suinda Jann Peack Woottern Mit Christiansen Lews State Lena Pat MecGill Preach Watertlig Glen Wide Wisner Fred Qrebmire Iowa Minnesota Jim Browning Wichita Kan Ad Santel California Iskely Frank Judgon Calea Young Gotch Des Moines Prank Goten Vbeavies Tay “Steele Kansan Long Beach Cal Lou Darro Bostonians Braves

Tex WANTS TO SIGN PANTHER TO MEET FIRPO IN BUENOS AYRES

Tex Rickard presses for a Wills Firpo bout in Buenos Aires to deny Dempsey a path to the title. Mullins blocks, while Wills seeks a real, no set up fight and claims Firpo could outbox him or be outweighed by risks in South America.

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British boxer Descampss to train under Francois Des Leamps

Georges Carpentier’s manager Francois Des Leamps will take charge of training young British boxers amid a shortage of top talent. His first pupil in London is 16 year old Johnny Sullivan, praised for ring skill after boxing since age ten and featured at Olympia alongside Carpentier Beckett.

London Georges Carpentier Francois Desleamps Daily Man Newenaner Great Britain Descamps Johnny Sulivan

Eddie Wagner to Fight Pal Moran in Philadelphia Bout

Eddie Wagner the featherweight, who recently defeated Johnny Dundee, is matched by manager Max Hoff to box Pal Moran of New Orleans in an eight round no decision bout in Philadelphia on November 5. Wagner also agrees to two other eight round bouts on the same program with Ad Stone facing Young Bob Fitzsimmons and Harry Kid Brown meeting Freddie Jacks of England.

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