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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1920

Page

2

State Amateur Athletic Union and the cuspicore tale preview

A satirical mock serial pitches bizarre film scenarios in a Dent Reader style. It follows Ignatz Astigmatism, cuspidor maker and squash champ, and Vivienne Hairlip as their comic melodrama unfolds across five reels with vampiric intrigue and a dubious romance set in Brooklawn Villa and Seaside Park.

Dent Vivienne Hairlip Ignat Astigmatism Ignatz Siren Sybil Brooklawn Villa Lower Park Avenue Biren

Walnut Juniors Celebrate City Championship Victory Party

Walnut Jr Hoothull team and their women friends gathered at the club rooms to honor their City championship win. Entertainment featured Tom English and Paul Young, plus dancing by Wha Jen’s orchestra and a prize Waltz lesson. Supper at 10 30 p.m. capped the party as guests praised the entertainers and players.

Walnut Jr. Hoothull Tom English Paul Young Georgia Alabama Joe Molloy Frank Flynn Ed Morrison Jack Gallagher Galil Missen May Dahey Irene Kelly Katherine Howe Margaret McHugh Ruth Bastett Jory Flynn Katherine McHugh Lia Gilbride Hazel Andrew Gil- Pride Morriss J. Gilbride Hd, McCarthy J Maloney G. Whitely Leitenrich Jim Heilly Wm. Nevich F. Dahany F. Skane George Fox Dick Baxter J. Farnum D. Kiely Ed. McHugh Whalen Pas Gerisaine Rd. Kelly W. Ot O'Neil

Record Crowds Pack Historic College Football Games

Attendance reports show crowds near or above 40 000 at major college games this fall with Yale Harvard Princeton and Ohio State among the large gatherings. The Army Navy game drew over 40 000 while Dartmouth versus Washington in Seattle attracted 20 000 at the new stadium. Yale authorities consider expanding the Yale Bowl to accommodate larger crowds.

Harvard Centre Princeton Yale Ohio State Ilinois Chicago Illinois East Army

Bridgeport to Host Junior National 20-Yard Swim Meet

New Haven reports the Connecticut Branch of the A A U has formed and will coordinate a junior national championship wiry 20 yards swim with Bridgeport life saving corps planning the event. Yale football committee favors Tad Jones for next season as head coach.

New Haven Connecticut Life Saving Corps of Bridgeport U. N.L

Bantam Champion Pete Herm Prepares Madison Square Garden Defense

Bantamweight champion Pete Herm will defend his title in Madison Square Garden New York in a fifteen round decision bout against Joe Lynch from New Orleans. Lynch vows to outbox his opponent and aims to finish him, while challenger Jack Sharkey recently defeated Jimmy Wilde in a dramatic fifteenth round stoppage at a nearby arena.

Pete Herm Madison Square Garden York City Joe Lynch New Orlens Ap Lyne Jack Sharkey Jimmy Wilde

Wrestlers plunge through glass in street grappling incident

A wrestling match between Bob Evans of Sioux Falls and Joseph Karhounsari ended with both falling through a large window into a car ten feet below. Evans was seriously injured while Karhounsari escaped with minor scratches after eleven minutes of grappling near the mat edge.

Mitchell Bob Evans Sioux Falls S. D Joseph Karhounsari Evans

Plans for Connecticut high school league under A A U

A proposed statewide high school conference in 1921 backed by the Connecticut A A U would include New Haven Bridgeport Hartford New London New Britain Stamford Crosby Waterbury Meriden Choate and Derby. The plan aims to reduce interschool feuding and crown champions by conference standings, with each school playing others and scheduling outside games as allowed.

Hunt Connecticut A. A. U Connecticut Yale Gymnasium New Haven Bridgeport Hartford New London New Britain Stamford Crosby Waterbury Meride Western College Conference Ohio Connecticut Association

Lake players vindicate manager Merrill in post scandal game plan

Lake Torpedo Boat football players voted to back manager A J Merrill after a local paper published a critical article. They scheduled a Sunday game at Yost Field against the All-Hartfords to prove their unity and support for Merrill’s finances and leadership amid the controversy.

Lake Torpedo Boat Company Yost Field All-Hartfords Merrill Piper

Navy Life Saving Corps to sponsor junior girls 220 yard swim

Bidgeport plans a junior national championship for girls in the 220 yard swim next summer under United States Navy Life Saving Corps auspices. The piece also notes various boxing results and regional athletics updates amid a string of scattered sports items.

Bidgeport United States Navy Life Saving Corps

Two Polo Tilts At Casino Rink

Manager Jack Neville schedules a double polo bill at the Casino tonight with Hartford versus Bridgeport in the main event and the Walnuts facing the Federals in City League play. The Federals make their first appearance while the Walnuts showed strength against the Crashees last Monday.

Jack Neville Hartford Bridgeport Walnuts Federals Wiliams Morrison Cameron Huefiner Goel Walnuts Hayes Gallagher Rush

Boners in Oakland must go to work

Oakland announces a credential rule for boxers wishing to compete in the city. The measure follows San Francisco board of supervisors action that banned boxing bouts amid links to attacks on young women.

Oakland Cal Council of Oakland Board of Supervisors of San Francisco

Riot at Madison Square Garden Halts Six Day Bike Race

A spectator fight over seat rights sparked a small riot at Madison Square Garden during the six day bicycle race. A shot was fired and knives were brandished. several injured as people toppled onto the track. Police arrested James McGuire and John Renn as reserves restored order.

New York Madison Square Garden James McGuire John Renn

The Golf Catechism And Our Own Dope Sheet

The piece blends humorous golfing definitions with a satirical take on sport and court culture. It riffs on golf terms and players while offering a quirky betting column style with playful names and predictions. The tone is light, critical, and period newspaper style.

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