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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1926

Page

13

Racing Results First Race Showed Mixed Odds

Race card lists six furlongs results for three year olds and up with $1,400 added. Ball Ges 102 ridden by Jones finished 1st at 4.90 3.80 with Ray Jr. 107 Garner 6.50 4.90 taking second. Flag Chief 97 Dubois 3.30 placed third. Time 2:14 3-5. Also ran listed.

Ball Ges Jones Ray Jr Garner Fiag Chief Dubois Smooth Ice Leonard G Alexander Moore Shasta Butte McElroy Vevey Burke Lady Lura Munster Maid Kitten Blanc Seing Srconink Bacraln Craver Hourmore LaSabina Lathrop Firewater Davbots Wim Ginger Thby Algo Hong Kong Music Lucky Mistake Helen's Baby Picton Rothermel Lord Jum Maubec Nama Burr Winslow Coles Peternel Fou Craveriv Krederick Raphael Alard Sir Castle Jove

Mare Nostrum At Majestic Highlights Versatile Cast

Amusements notes praise for Alice Terry and Antonie Moreno in Mare Nostrum with Freya Talberg as a clever spy. Antonio Morend showcases star appeal, supported by Ingram's balanced cast and Hughie Mack in comedy. Also features Majestic News, Aesop Fables, and a large ensemble including Nanette, Odette, and a beautiful chorus.

Alice Terry Antonie Moreno Freya Talberg Miss Terry Antonio Morend Ingram Hughie Mack Cerb Majestic Majestic Roland Woodruff Barbara Barbour Eva Virtcent Hutatle Young Viola Leash Jack Parsner Helen Case Irene Comer Speelal Nanette Odette

National League pennant race tightens after key wins

Cincinnati swept Brooklyn and Pittsburgh beat New York to close ground on the Cardinals in the NL. Pirates move within one and a half games of Cincinnati as 30,000 plus fans watched at Brooklyn and 40,000 at the Polo Grounds. In the AL, Cleveland nipped Washington while New York’s lead remains seven games. Yankees plan to win nine of 16 to secure the flag if Cleveland sweeps remaining 14.

New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Reds Cardinals iJe Pirates Polo Grounds St. Louis Yankees Tigers Cleveland Washington Indians

Belmont Race Day Results Highlight Multiple Races

First race features two year olds in five and a half furlongs with Fairley M up and Maiden distance winner Time 106 2-1. Also ran clearances list. Second race is Grand National Steeplechase handicap with four year olds and up over about three miles. top runners include Erne II and Scot with various odds out. Third race Futurity for two year olds at seven furlongs with Scapa Flow and Valorous posting times. multiple others listed. Fourth race a maiden one mile event with Catalan and Maiden, time 21 37 4-5 with several others. Fifth race Jockey Club Gala Cup for three year olds and up at two miles. Crusader and Malden Trapina appear with times and odds. Sixth race three year olds and up six furlongs. Tuzelkello leads with Turner aboard and others listed.

Fairley M Johnson Ramoneur Clearance Barnes War Flame Clan Play Soléen Volt Dorchester Rain Charge Candy Blackbird Horicon Captain Kidd Adjutant Erne II Crawford Scot Mergier Rap Jeffrey Water Candy Queen Thurber Valorous Sande Ian—Termagant Pantella Adios Lord Kancer Black Panther Gun Royal Aromagne Sun Forward Marylander General Lee Bonnié Maginn Donner Mol Amagen Big Blaze Sandezh Star Callahan Cherry Pie Hedge Fence Cloudland Our General Crusader Malden Trapina Fator AL Towood Mars Nurmi Tuzelkello Turner Margaret St. Lill Arnold Pettihecke O'Donnell Aliso Potentilla Shads Sadie Farom Tun Taldpate Yen Bab Imbatar Ich Commander Belphrizonia Johnny Jamphou

Wray Named Head Coach for Cornell Rowing Program

James Wray, former coach of the Fairash crews, is appointed head coach of Cornell rowing by the university athletic association. He arrives for fall practice, succeeding Dr Charles A. Lueder, who resigned after a two year regime. Wray, Australian by birth, coached at Harvard and most recently with the Arun del Boat Club, will be the third coach at Cornell since Courtney’s death.

James Wri Cornell Cornell University Athletic Wray Reeds Charles A Pop) Lueder Wray Unenelos Omentar Australia Harvard Coomsen Yale Arundel Boat Club Baltimore W Wray Carnel Cvaster Charles E. Courtney Carnell Courtney John Hoyle ACA

White Sox Park to Increase Seating Capacity

Contracts were let yesterday to enlarge White Fox Park seating from 35 400 to 60 000 by extending the double deck around the entire playing field. Work to start next week and finish by April 1 1937.

Chicago IAP Yeesterday Whitefox Park

Poly's Vaudeville at Polls Bridgeport Delivers Variety

Bridgeport patrons can enjoy a rich vaudeville program headlined by Oh May featuring Billy Kelly Helen Birmingham and Fred Jackson with music by Charles Maxwell Smith. The bill also includes Hugh Shelley Emma Heit Revue Helen Elffelt the Janis sisters Joseph K. Watson Our Monologist Just a Little Pep Lady Oga Towage and a new photoplay Subway Sadie plus Kealey Knight and a country store feature.

Bridgeport Harry Green Billy Kelly Helen Birmingham Fred Jackson Charles Maxwell Smith Hugh Shelley Emma Heit Helen Elffelt Janis Sisters Joseph K. Watson Aaron Hoffman Best Hazel Skutelle Lady Oga Dorothy MacKatl Jack Mulhall Charles Murray New York Atlantic City Mine Gade Bach Sennett Jter Kaiey Knight

What Price Glory Comes to Farle Theatre Tonight

The famous war play What Price Glory by Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson arrives at Farle Theatre for a limited run. The production centers on Captain Finge and Sergeant Quiet amid Marines and French peasants in a shell torn French village, praised for vivid characters and battlefield realism.

Hetshu Farle Theatre Laurence Stallings Maxwell Anderson France Flaeg Finge Sergeant Quiet Gordon Tremillon Jack Carly Lawrence Stalings

No No Nanette at Park Theatre Described as Mediocre Show

Review notes the Park Theatre production of No No Nanette as a mediocre company despite recognizable talents. Mentions Mary Spoor Ann Pennington and Jonnie Fields, praising Fields’ bright lines while finding overall humor and dancing limited by the cast.

Fouzee Nanette Park Teatre Mary Spoor the & Dou Ann Pennington Ann Mary Mary Bouer Jonnie Fields

Men of Steel Opens at Lyric with star Milton Sills

Burns Brothers bring the photoplay Men of Steel to the Lyric for a week starting with today’s matinee. Milton Sills stars as a laborer who rises to boss of a steel mill and son in law to the owner, in a romance filled with action and dramatic set pieces. Donna Kenyon leads the female cast with strong support from Mae Alligan George Fawcett Frank Currier Vitter McLaglen and John Kolb.

First National Men of Steel Milton Silly Sills Donna Kenyon Mae Alligan George Fawcett Frank Currier Vitter McLaglen John Kolb Burns Brothers

Brewsters Fall to Norwalk Nine in Slugfest

Norwalk beat Brewsters nine to something as pitching battles Hodges and Tuckey work for the visitors. Fitzpatrick paces Brewsters with two base hits and a home run by Conklin while Hodges fends off multiple threats. Multiple errors and baserunning miscues mark the messy scoring as Danbury and Poughkeepsie references appear in the box score.

Bidke Iiehlen Gs Williams Fitzpatrick Gs Landy Perkett Ruhinu McLeod Hodges Tuckey Perry Perkett Myth Banbury Poughkeepsie Hay Conklin Hodges Turkey Middlebrook Foughkeepsier Danbury Steele Shay Phelan Yucker

Taylor Rosenberg fight set for Chicago Thursday

The world bantamweight title bout between Charlie Phil Rosenberg and Bud Taylor is scheduled for next Thursday night at Cubs Park Chicago. Both fighters weighed under 120 pounds after training and have five days to reach 118 pounds. Promoter Jim Mullen expects attendance above 40,000 and purse over $100,000.

Whicago Charlie Phil Rosenberg New York Bud Taylor Terra Haute Ind Chicago Taylor Rosenberg Jim Mullen Cubs’ Park

Amateur Golfers Start Play for National Title

One hundred fifty-one golfers begin in Atlantic City to challenge Bobby Jones for the national amateur crown. Odds favor Jones after a 1926 tour and Open titles but strong challengers include Arthur Jamison, Watts Gunn, Dick Jones, Brandy Ouimet, Jerry Guilford, Max Marston, Chick Evans, George Von Elm, Shustare Storey, Frank Dold, Densmore Shure, and other leading amateurs from the United States and Britain.

N. I Bobby Jones Bobby Robert Harris Arthur Jamiesen Glasgow William T. Tilden Rens Laroste Ailim Jamison New Jersey Brandy Ouimet Jerry Guilford Max Marston Chick Jovans George von Elm Mashie Midiick Shustare Storey Watts Gunn Jones Besum Atlanta Dick Jones Westchester Hills Holand McKenzie Washington D. C Leater Rolstec Frank Dold Densmore Shure Huntington West Virginia

Babe Ruth Seeks Record as Home Run Pace Slows

Babe Ruth would need a home run a day plus two each Sunday to set a new major league mark. He added only one this week but reaches 42 homers, tied with Wilson of Chicago for the NL lead at 21. The Yankees have sixteen more games as Ruth’s five year old record of 60 homers looks safe again. Other ten homer hitters include Simmons, Meuse, Gehrig, and Goslin in the American League and Wilson, Bottomley, and Kelly in the National League.

Chicago Babe Ruth Wilson New York Yankees Ftuth Ruth New York Simmons Philadelphia Williaging St. Tolus Leazzari Goslin Washington Vanush Detroit Gehrig Meuse Meimann Wison St. Trawis Bottomley Souls Williams Philadelph Southworth St. Louis Kelly Fournier Brooklyn Hornady Leach Philadelphia Heathrote

Sacred Hearts to Represent Waterbury in National Tourney

Waterbury September 12 AP The Sacred Heart A I nine will represent Waterbury in the national amateur baseball tournament at Philadelphia September 27 In the closing games of the sand lot season here today the Sacred Hearts won the championship one half of a four game series over the Pastimes Representatives of the Albany and Providence teams of the Eastern League were in attendance seeking talent The Waterbury winner is the Tow Connecticut club entered in the national tournament.

Waterbury Sacred Heart A.I Philadelphia Sacred Hearts Albany Providence

St. Louis Splits Doubleheader With Boston Browns Win 1-0

Boston and St. Louis split a doubleheader. The Red Sox won 11 to 8 in the first game, while the Browns shut out Boston 1 to 0 in the second behind M. Gaston on the mound. Tobin homered in the first game with the bases loaded. A. Gaston started behind the plate in the second game.

Browns Tobin ST. Louis Boston Red Sox M. Gaston A. Gaston Oston Pe Tobin Kigney Jacobson O Rosenthal le Regan Todt Haney O Gaston Wiltse Bennett Rice A Dossler A Mller McManua Schang Hargrave Gerber Vangilder Falk Rosenthal Rigney Hargarve Regan Hyme Rignney Doub Wilditch Ormsey, Connally and Rowland Ler Ubai Willams Miller McManus Gerbar Gaston P Wai Ae Bané Sehang Bolen Wilanis Lase Hallx Ruffing Wingfield Ormaby Connolly Rowland

National singles play opens today at Forest Hills

The National Tennis singles championship begins at Forest Hills with 64 players including defending champion William Tilden. Contenders include William M. Johnston, Vincent Richards, Rene Leteste, Henri Worhel, Manuel Alonso, Richard N. Williams, Takeli Harada, and others challenging for the throne.

New York William T. Tilden Forest Hills Wil Willian M. Johnston Vincent Richards Tiden Philadelphia Henri Worhel France Manuel Alonso Span Richard N. Wr. Yang Takeljehi Harada Japan Warada Johnsten LaCoste Gochet

Spartans Win Preceding International Clash Tilt

The Aparta Soccer club of Czecho Slovakia defeated the New York Giants 6 to 0 in the American League tilt prior to the International clash as Springfield, Mass defeated Indiana Flooring 7 to 2.

Bent Aparta Socrer Club Czecho- Slovakia Yuile Giants Springfield Mass Indiana

Leafs Win Flag as Leafs Clinch IL Pennant

In Buffalo on September 12 1926 the Toronto Maple Leafs swept a twin bill against the Hisons securing the International League pennant for 1926. The Leafs took both games by scores to and 4 to a, in a decisive afternoon doubleheader.

Buffalo Toronto Maple Leafs

Bears Take Second Place in International League Standings

Newark edged Baltimore in a doubleheader, 16 to 9 in the opener and 9 to 6 in the second game, moving into a second place in the International League standings as of today September 12. The Baltimore squad struggled offensively while Newark hitters piled up runs behind strong pitching and timely hits.

Baltimore Newark

The Caravan of Champions in Baseball and Football Notes

The piece previews the departure of five stars, led by Tilden and Jones, then Dempsey and Hagen, with Glenna Collett defending her title. It praises the 1920s Chicago Cubs under Joe McCarthy as a rising force, and discusses the NL race’s likely survivors. It also reflects on football’s coming surge with 300,000 players in uniform and potential standout teams and quarterbacks at Michigan, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, and others.

Tilden Jonea Dempsey Hagen Glenna Collett Cubs California Catalina Ipland Sunn Hall Joe McCarthy Chicago Cubs Hornsby Ruth Cobb Collins Sneaker Kelly Simmons St. T Grover Cleveland Alexander National League Doctor McCarthy Wileh McCarthy Pittsburgh St. Lowe Cincinnati St. Tule Bottomley Universien Peven

Stroudsburg Reports Rough Training for Boxing Card

Stroudsburg hosts boxing drills as fighters tune up for an upcoming bout. Trainer Dr Robert Shea inspected a camp led by Gene Turner and Larry Bwedich prepared for a heavyweight clash while other partners trained. Crowd estimated around 1,000 watched the afternoon session at the arena near Vantage.

Stroudbburg Stroudsburg Gene Harold Mays Baer Robert Shea Striakline Factory Con Welict Cingeldé Larry Bwedich Tooke Versoon Wriday Ab Aiternate Deve Eaves Hia Canis Ahin Philedem Pilly Vidabeck Tosi Apa FFA Percens Xean

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