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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
13
Eastern League gains minor draft price concessions amid a New York meeting with Dan OF Neil leading Southern and Teas lenses. A six thousand dollars price landed for a Class A chibs, with talks on a unified schedule and a plan to fund charity from World Series proceeds.
Four games are listed across two divisions. In Wes Side Class A Boys Washington faces Longfellow, Prospect plays Kista Howe. In East Site Girls Class K Summerfield meets Beardsley, with Franklin Washington as the site.
Manager Mike Mealy of the Bridgeport football eleven announces a banquet for the team on Tuesday evening at Seven. An important meeting of the players is scheduled for the morning, with telegraph news expected and radio coverage planned.
The article reports the Soviet regime experimenting with a "goods ruble" backed by agricultural exports and commodities. Wages would be paid in goods, with paper rubles promised to be redeemable by entering and leaving Russia. Officials aim to curb hoarding as ruble circulation tightens amid shortages.
Norwalk December 15 police raided two rooms in the Central Hotel arresting Frank Poematro for keeping a gambling place. Ten others used fictitious names. De matro released on 250 dollars bail, others on 100 dollars each. They claimed a friendly tilker Paris game. Also noted Sir Basil Zaharoff, the international financer, is seriously ill in Cairo per a Daily Mail report.
Promoter Wherbell of Ansonia advocates a recreational compact league to boost interest in basketball. He cites potential matchups between local groups from towns along the state border and hopes clubs like the Ansonians, Racery, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury, and others will participate. He notes a modest glory but expects competitive rivalries to grow with a state level competition.
A tormented discussion by the managers committee tackles a potential disqualification against Carpentier amid attempts to reach consensus. The federation has special authority to authorize action and remove hurdles in the dispute.
A garbled report surveys early season sport topics including duckpin prospects, Hartford lineups with Jo Clarkin, and managers Gus Gardella and Muddy OConnoe. It notes remaining questions about 1921 home rims, Ruth’s All-American chances, and Fletcher’s return message while touching on baseball and tennis links to Rex Texon Davis Cup plans and Patterson’s Rex competition.
Yale and Harvard announce June 10 as the date for dual track contests in New Haven during commencement week. Yale’s home baseball game shifts to June as part of the schedule. The annual Yale Harvard baseball feature remains a highlight of the week. Annapolis reports naval and military academies plans to meet at West Point for track, field, tennis, and a baseball game, with Army teams anticipated to join at Annapolis in 1924.
The Fighting Irishman, captain of the University of Pittsburgh football team in 1904 05, is a lieutenant colonel in the reserve now. Major N. Charles Ho Mair decorates him with the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor and fighting qualities shown in France with the 28th Division.
Billy Miske and Tom Gibbons, St Paul heavyweights, meet for the fifth time in a ten round bout in St Paul Minnesota tonight. A judges decision is permitted by the boxing commission as the previous bouts have not established clear superiority. Gibbons, 23, 176 pounds, 77 inch reach versus Miske, 28, 186 pounds, 76 inch reach, with medical reports noting both in prime condition.
Doo-Dads win three straight to tie Krazy-Kats in the YMCA bowling league. Hickey and Hawkins each posted a 105 for high single as last night’s games closed the first series. Second set of tilts will start next week.
Lewis of San Jose retained his world wrestling title by defeating Stanislaus Zbyszek in a hard fought match in Wichita. The Polish veteran fought through adversity including a dislocated shoulder and a torn tendon as Lewis won the decisive fall amid a large crowd and hefty receipts.
Chicago’s Charley White and Milwakee’s Rete Mitchell lead lightweight title bids against I Leonard, with a 13 round Madison Square Garden bout planned though promises remain uncertain. Previous near knockdowns and a semifinal setup tie to Johnny Shugrue facing Elime Migros after a sensational draw with Tock Bernstein. Ansonia selects Tamos Ginn as director of the Ansonia Trade School with a 2500 dollar annual salary and new admission requirements.
A fragment notes a son praising his father and then shifts to claim Hildreth's offers real value for money. The piece emphasizes the store as the place to go for solid value, with mention of genuine guidance and dependable service. The tone resembles a local promotional snippet.
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