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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1927
Page
6
Pirates strengthen NL pennant push by defeating Cubs 2 to 1 and 6 to 1 in a doubleheader. Aldridge and Kiemere key on mound while offense benefits from timely hits and fielding. Root takes loss after 27th win. Be fore his exit, Pirates surge with Waner Barnhart and Hartnett driving runs.
Cleveland closed in on a distant target with a 10 to 7 win over Chicago as Hudlin held the White Sox to four hits. The visitors avoided a shutout in the ninth when Hudlin walked two and Neis scored later, delivering a late rally.
Francis Ouimet of Boston defeated Paul Haviland of Yale 4 and 2 to win the George Arthur Crump Memorial golf cup at Pine Valley Country Club. Ouimet also beat Max R Marston 3 and 2 in the morning round while Haviland defeated J F Riddell Jr 9 to 8.
Ren Hert and Michael s limit Lockwoods to one hit as the Eagle Juniors win 1 0 in the Junior City League championship series. Pitchers Johnng Michaels and Fred Reichert allow one hit apiece, driving the decisive victory and leaving Lockwoods scoreless through the final inning.
In a disrupted box score the crowd notes Ruth struck out Reichert four times among listed players Larfie Norton Reichert Morris Stern har Reichest M Mahoney Walsh Schreiber Reichert Davis and others. Attendance 2000. Time of game 43. Umpire Seng Beardsgoth.
Washington earned its fourth straight win over St Louis by ten to nothing as Browns fielding miscues and heavy Washington bats built a decisive victory. Gehaig, a former teammate, contributed seven hits in the effort.
Springfield seals a 6 to 1 victory over Albany pennant winner to take a 3 game lead in the Eastern League postsasson series. Bloome and Niebergell held Albany to one run through eight innings before McCoirs pulled in runs.
The Wichita Falls club of the Texas League defeated New Orleans Southeast champions 4 to 2 in the fourth game to clinch the Dixie Series title. The victory caps a decisive series win for Wichita Falls over New Orleans in New Orleans.
The AP recounts this week’s major league standings covering wins and losses, runs, hits, errors, opponents, and home runs. It compiles results from the games played through Saturday, highlighting notable performances and trends across teams.
Detroit closed its season in New York with a 6 to 1 victory over the Yankees. Earl Whitehill scattered six hits and shut down New York’s bats in a strong late performance. Hoyt and Shocker were hit hard by Blue and Tavener who homered with runners aboard. Lou Gehrig struck out twice with men on base while Combs collected three singles and drove in the Yankees' lone run in the eighth. New York took the season series 14 games to eight.
Baseball standings and results summarize yesterday’s American League games with scores for Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Washington, St Louis, Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Newark. Key outcomes include St Louis 6 Boston 1 and Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati, with Brooklyn and Hartgonet competing in the Newark area.
New York fragile pennant race tightens as the Giants sweep four at Pittsburgh. St Louis gains, Chicago improves, while Pittsburgh slumps with weak hitting. In the American League Philadelphia holds second, Washington leads, and New York Yankees post four wins in five as they approach a new season record.
Sept 25 Associated Press reports record crowds at opening football games in the Pacific coast. Washington State tied Mount Saint Charles 6-6. Stanford routed Fresno State 33-0 and hosted Olympic Club 7-6. 30 000 to 38 000 spectators at Berkeley for Santa Clara clash 14-8. USC beat Occidental 33-0. Oregon and Meramec also won 7-0 and 19-0 respectively.
In Cincinnati Philadelphia beat the Reds 8 to 3 as Petty and Henry hold strong. Beckman lasts a full inning before exit. 32,000 fans, dark halt, Giants and Dodgers performers cited, game featured seven shutout innings and key hits by Kelly May and Sacrifices.
Chicago slugger Hick Wilson and Cy Williams of Philadelphia remain tied at 29 homers in the National League race. Babe Ruth needs four Yankee games left to match his 1921 record, after two home runs last week lift his total to 58. Hafey leads a varied list with 17, while other leaders include Hornsby and Terry in New York.
Paul Waner leads the big eight batting list as the season nears, with a strong line showing 608 at bats 122 runs and 281 hits. Lou Gehrig Speaker Cobb Ruth and Frisch are among other top performers while Tressel Cobb did not play last week.
American team played Providence Bethlehem in a tight match, final score 4 to 3. The contest featured strong offense from both sides with multiple scoring chances and key saves by the goalkeepers.
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