Bogash Confident He Will Win Verdict Over Mike O Dowd
Bridgeport Times reports Bogash eyes a future verdict against Mike O Dowd in a boxing bout. The article notes uncertain field conditions and a pending New Haven Williams versus Bridgeport A and A contest to decide city supremacy, with Williams leading the series 1-0 after a 10 to 0 win at Weiss Park. Connie Lewis and Jac Kearney anticipate an upcoming program announcement.
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Billy Prince to Leave Bridgeport for New York Fights
Bridgeport featherweight Billy Prince will depart tomorrow to pursue bouts in New York under managers Harry Crossley and Henry Shoemaker. He will train with the Crossley Shoemaker group including Spider Murtha Kid Murphy and Tommy Allen. Johnny Red Bennett, Prince’s longtime promoter, has decided to sever ties, believing Prince should seek dough elsewhere rather than stay behind.
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Crashes Annex City Championship Victory Stirs Debate
Crashes A C claims city gridiron crown after a 3 point win over Rosebuds at Newfield Park. Lenox A C drew 0 0 with West Enders earlier. both sides seek a rematch amid a hard fought, slippery field. Grombers scored the victor's touchdown in Q3. Rayus added a field goal for the losers.
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College Football and Basketball Schedules and Notables
Princeton swaps Maryland for Navy on its 1922 football slate. Yale faces hockey Dec 14 vs Columbia after a Yale Nov 18 date with Harvard a week earlier. Penn beats Yale in soccer. Harvard wrestling coach named. Penn enters a 2 mile mile relay in London. Cornell and Dartmouth on Western Reserves basketball list April 8. Harvard basketball opens vs Conn. Al Anderson of Woodlands directs a strong city quintet lineup featuring Hoyt Yeaton Mills Hallowell Irving Pathway and Hamilton.
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Bowling Sensation Haggerty Rolls 288 at Elks Lanes
Samford December 5 report notes Greenwich bowler Edward Hag gerty shocked Elks lanes by defeating Mort Lindsay national champion across nine games. He posted a 288 in one game and averaged 210.196 over the series, amid Bridgeport Baseball list typo with Gene Martin named as Brows Derbies star outfielder.
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Bridgeport Stars Lead Eastern League Hitting Averages
The official Eastern League averages show Bridgeport players among leaders in batting and power. Notables include Moshier .880, Baker .883, Ball .300, with Kingdon 25 doubles 16 triples and Emmerich 22 doubles 11 triples. Homerun leader Jack Flynn with 15, Hargrave 17 triples, and Becker 50 stolen bases highlight a season of strong individual performances.
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Matty Sinking Latest Reports
Friends of Christy Mathewson report a relapse from Saranac Lake with high fever. A letter from Mrs. Mathewson to a New York friend suggests he is failing rapidly and less hopeful. His summer improvement gave way to a decline as Giants World Series progress offered a temporary tonic.
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Jim Rawley Nominated for Boxing Commission Role
James Rawley Sr a longtime city Democrat and referee in the local boxing scene signals his candidacy for the new Boxing Commission named by Mayor Fred Atwater He says he will run fairly without favoritism Other named contenders include Jack Reich and Andy Parker with several other potential candidates also in the mix
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Princeton Captain Named as Wittmer Leads Team
Princeton announces Albert Wittmer Jr of Pittsburgh will captain the basketball squad. In New York Fordham reveals no hockey team for the coming winter. Frank A Dwyer challenges Frank Taberski to a $1000 side bet with receipts to follow. Naval Academy invited to row Harvard and Princeton at Cambridge on May 6.
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O'Dowd In Fine Fettle For Battle With Bogash
Three former champions Pete Herman Joe Lynch and Johnny Dundee join Mike O'Dowd for a busy New York boxing week. O'Dowd meets Bogash in a 12 round bout while Lynch faces Max Williamson in a 10 round match. Herman resumes title bid against Packy O Garty in a 15 round bout. Bogash trains in Bridgeport and asserts strong form ahead of the match at East Twenty fourth Street venue.
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Paddock Quintet Loses Hot Game to Glenbrooks
In Glenbrook under amateur rules the Paddock A C quintet fell 86 to 29 to the speedy Glenbrooks. Haughs of the Glenbrooks netted four quick scores in the final minutes as the final score read 36 to 29. Referee Marsh, timer Ashworth, scorer Mahon.
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Local billiard match set with Woods and Staback
Arthur Woods of Minneapolis battles Charles Staback of Torrington in a three day cue match at the Colony Academy for a 3200 purse. The 750 point event unfolds in six blocks of 125 balls with games beginning at 3 30 p m each day.
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Torrington
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War Tax Cut Brings Sporting Goods Price Drop
Bridgeport athletes welcome a January 1 price cut as war taxes end. A. G. Spalding vice president Julian W. Curtiss says a 10 percent tax reduction should cut sporting goods by about 25 percent from wartime levels, affecting golf tennis baseball basketball and football wares. Rubber leather and wool prices have also fallen, signaling more sports in 1922.
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Big League Chatter on Contracts and Winter League Talks
Baseball gossip notes Connie Mack offers Joe Dugan from New Haven while Frank Baker nears retirement. Kid Gleason seeks more pay from Chicago White Sox. Ty Cobb’s Coast Winter League team near bottom, chasing stars. Johnny Stuart eyed by majors. Duffy Lewis aims for management. Eddie’s value to White Sox may deter trades. Heinie Groh leaving Cincinnati prompts Pat Moran to survey NL clubs. Charley Rigler pursues golf. Howard Shanks to handle Nationals third base amid Griffiths reassurances.
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Frisch Tops Giants With .341 Batting Average
New York February 5 Jrank Frisch third baseman for the world champion Giants set a notable record in the pennant campaign. He totaled 211 hits over 200 and finished second to Rozesau Cere in that category. Frisch played in every game, had five hits in a game, and led the team with a .341 batting average besides four hits in four at bats in the first World Series game.
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Devons Triumph In Final Period For 7 0 Victory
Devon A C football warriors closed their season with a 7 to 0 win over All Milford on Clarkin Field Hartford. Lewis quarterback scored the final period touchdown to seal the victory as Barnikow made the only score in the third period after a two yard plunge.
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Danersk A C Reaches State Cup Final After Win
Danersk A C of Stamford defeated Manchester yesterday to advance to the State Cup final. They will meet the Bridgeport City and New Haven elevens winner, to be decided December 18 in Bridgeport. All goals came in the first period by Law and Ferguson. Ansonia beat Elgin 13 to 0 in the intersectional school football clash in Clock City, likely earning a return game in Elgin next season.
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Dwyer Says Boxing Salons To Be Kept On Track
Hartford reports indicate the State Board and State Athletic Commission faced fines for boxing show conduct. George Dwyer Terry Lee and others faced penalties with refunds and suspensions as the board signals boxing will proceed on business lines.
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