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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1920
Page
7
Bridgeport Times introduces a novel baseball score showing each player's actions each time at bat, detailing play by play. The 1920 Maher method uses symbols for outs, hits, errors, walks, and other events to capture the entire action rather than just final scores.
Across several games in Hartford Pittsfield Boston Philadelphia St Louis and Worcester players and teams posted key results. Pittsfield rallied in the seventh to beat Hartford while George McQuillan received a release to join Rock Island. Al Omas was injured in a car race in Illinois. Carpentier planned US sail date. St Louis minor details and Sisler’s hitless stretch noted. Murray collected four hits in Worcester win as pitchers rotated heavily.
Cincinnati announced the purchase of Sam Bohne an infielder from Seattle of the Pacific Coast League. The Reds will pay either 300000 cash plus three players or 17500 in cash. Bohne will join the Reds in the spring.
The Bridgeport club misses Bill Skiff with a broken nose as Musser fills catching duties and opponents exploit gaps. Walshers remain near the lead, while roller polo eyes a debut in the city with Hartford as opener. Umpire and referee decisions draw criticism, with errors cited in a Newfield Park game and talk of major boxing events shaping winter plans in Bridgeport.
Antwerp Aug 25 The three Americans in the boxing finals at the Olympic Games championships won their bouts last night Edward Fagan of Yale light heavyweight and AEF champion Samuel Mosberg of Pastime A C lightweight and F DeGenero of Paulist A C flyweight all advanced to the finals through victories.
Bill Brown was selected to referee the Benny Leonard versus Eddie Fitzsimmons match at Madison Square Garden on September 17. Tex Rickard announced the choice yesterday and added four judges will accompany the referee: James J. Corbett Major J. Drexel-Fiddle Charles Thorley and William Muldoon.
Chicago reports Jack Dempsey has agreed with Tex Rickard to meet Georges Carpentier, the French champion, with promoter Jack Kearns confirming a deal. Details withheld. expected venue Madison Square Garden in New York after Carpentier returns to the U S in September.
Hack Miller, rugged outfielder for Oakland in the Pacific Coast League, has been sold to the Chicago Nationals. Del Howard, team manager, announced the deal. Miller will report in the spring. A stray sentence about democracy and money remains in the text but not essential.
The New York Committee of the American Olympic Committee announced that this year's team posted an average score surpassing any since 1908. It notes that Britain’s tally includes Australia, South Africa, Canada, and New Zealand, while Canada, South Africa, and Australia are treated as separate countries in the counts.
H Pierson of Wee Burn Golf Club won the Fall Invitation state golf tournament at Race Brook Country Club Orange with 157 for 36 holes. R D Sanford of Litchfield and W D McDonald of Woodway were second and third with 160 and 162. Ninety two golfers competed. Low net was C C Elwell Jr of New Haven Country Club with 146. G A Warner and S W Baldwin posted 149s. Roger H Hovey of Shuttle Meadow, state champion, did not finish among leaders.
Keen competition on day two at Hudson River Driving Park features Lon McDonald with King Watts winning the Poughkeepsie 2:14 class trot in straight-heat fashion for the richest stake of the meeting Native Chief places second and Hollywood Naomi third with close finishes throughout the program
Philadelphia Aug 25 The New York Americans will get their own grounds in New York City in 1922 after the Yankees are not granted lease extensions at the Polo Grounds. Under the current lease they will play at the Polo Grounds next year but will have their own stadium in 1922.
In a Boston Transcript snippet, Lester Ledfoot jokes that the floor is slippery as he struggles to stay upright. His dance partner retorts that the stumble may be deliberate, turning a potential mishap into a light exchange amid the crowd.
Hartford and Bridgeport will join the American League with roller polo, opening Sept 18 in Hartford. Allie Coggeshall will manage the Hartford franchise while ownership and Bridgeport leadership remain unnamed.
The Tarzay batted four times with one hit one walk and two outs. Ayres pitched a variety of balls including fast and curve balls and Ruth struck out on a foul high inside curve and grounded out on a slow ball. A single scores Peck in the inner game.
Annapolis Md Aug 25 Coach Fulwell will field a staff of former Naval Academy players as assistants this season Ensigns Perry Scaffe Whelchel and Butler join the coaching team Bill Ingram captain of the 1919 eleven was invited but could not come Lieut Commander Richardson and Johnny Wilson will oversee the second squad with Richardson assisting the midshipmen practice under Richardson and Wright until Fulwell arrives next Wednesday
A government probe ordered by Attorney General Palmer will review sales and profits of Chicago department stores and factories. J. A. Riley and three assistant U S attorneys will assist in the probe focusing on clothing, fuel, and food pricing. Chicago living costs rose 19 percent in the year to July, with a 129 percent rise over 1913. Arraignments in U S Commissioner court saw Frank Greenbowis and George Yesko bound over on liquor transport charges, each in 500 dollar bonds. a Stratford bound passenger was released.
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