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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1926
Page
20
A colorful crowd of about 80 000 gathers to watch Army face Yale with Army favored despite missing star players. The article notes past meetings since 1893, Army victories, and a 1911 win by Army, while detailing traffic plans and parade route changes to manage postgame crowds.
The National Hockey League will begin its 1926 27 season on November 16 with 10 teams. Detroit Chicago and the New York Rangers join the circuit joining New York Americans Boston Ottawa Toronto Montreal and Montreal Maroons. The league splits into two divisions with a playoff at season end.
Yale hosts Army in a tight football battle with Yale tallying 24 points. Army defense limits scoring but a late drive by Yale sets the final score and margin, highlighting key plays by Yale backs and Army line.
New York reporters note 40 000 of the public will receive Army Navy game tickets in Chicago with prices at 10 and 15 dollars. Grant Park Stadium plans allow 120 000 spectators but visibility and comfort may disappoint, and rain could turn the field into mud.
Bridgeport featherweight Steve Smith faces Worcester boxer Johnny Drew in a high profile boxing match set for Friday night in Worcester. The bout was postponed earlier after Drew sustained injuries in a car accident, delaying the clash in the early part of the month.
The Sacred Heart soccer team defeated St. Charles 1 to 0 at Seaside park to capture the Parochial school championship yesterday afternoon. Belton scored the lone goal in the first half after a pass from Clabby as the teams played even thereafter.
The Westport Owls will meet the Brack Rocks tomorrow at Bedford Oval Westport. Both teams have practiced hard and a good game is expected with strong offenses and defenses aligned for the showdown.
Paris reports a sweeping set of military decrees barring French army personnel from athletic and sporting participation after May 15, 1927 as part of reducing conscription to three years. International competitors may still seek status events, but national and regional championships are banned to save training time.
The Bridgeport Mohicans seek a third straight attempt to beat rain and win a football game at Newfield park tomorrow afternoon. Englewood Red Devils, fresh from defeating Brooklyn Blue Devils, present a tough test with a stars lineup including Flannery Fordham Metzel Purdue Sheridan Notre Dame.
Massee at Stamford prepares to travel to Cornwall on Hudson New York to face St Johns Military Academy eleven. Absences of backs P Murphy and Ricel due to injuries will weaken the Massee lineup.
The Norwalk National Guard will stage an amateur boxing tournament at the state armory in Norwalk on Wednesday November 3. Entry from ten to twelve hours of bouts with amateurs from New Canaan Norwalk Stamford Westport Georgetown Danbury and Bridgeport. Enter at 7:30 p.m. weighings supervised by Commissioner Dwyer.
Duquesne Univ. 0 Bethany College. Davis and Elkins 21 Salem College 0 Georgetown College 14 Transylvania 0 Ouachita 0 Hendrix 4 Tuskegee 20 Lincoln University 16 Birmingham Southern 21 Jacksonville Normal 6 Wesleyan 18 Millikin 6 Wesleyan 13 Millikin 6.
Three Holy Cross players John Blondy Ryan Clarence Ryan and John Shannahan were declared ineligible for further athletics after a faculty edict cited the need to maintain discipline. The guards quarterback and halfback were all regulars, and the team faces Dayton University with injuries mounting.
Cambridge Mass Oct 238 Harvard football enters the Tufts game with everyone in shape and no serious injuries. Horween plans full strength for the Medford clash and emphasizes hard scrimmages. Daley undergoes appendicitis surgery ending his Crimson career. Guarnaccia pushes for a regular backfield spot as Coady handles kicking duties while French shifts to alternate role.
Shelton High defeated Fairfield High 13 to 0 in a hard fought game at Hoger Shermans field yesterday afternoon. Both Shelton touchdowns came from blocked kicks within the 20 yard line. Fairfield, hampered by six injured stars, played well and could have fared better but for the plucked kicks. Outstanding for Fairfield were Fitzgerald and Wakeman, duo largely responsible for their team’s scoring chances.
Connecticut Agricultural College announces a 16 game season led by manager James F. Gallant. The schedule splits six home games at Storrs and ten on foreign courts with new opponents Pratt Institute Crescent Athletic Club Cooper Union Northeastern and FelIy Cross. Captain William K. Schofield leads the team under coach Sumner A. Dole with key nonconference trips to Brooklyn Manchester and Kingston among dates from December to March.
The Brooklawns meet the Stratford Arrows tomorrow at Seaside Park in the City Teague. Rivalry spans five years and a strong contest is expected with a 3 30 p m start.
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