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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1922

Page

8

Miss Muriel Wickenden Captures England Golf Title

England gains a new women golf sensation in 18 year old Muriel Wickenden who wins the Girls Championship of England and the Woman's Championship of Kent. She credits four years of practice and urges women golfers to train with all clubs, avoid imitation, and develop an individual style through relentless practice.

England Muriel G. Wickenden Kent Miss Wickenden Tunbridge Wells

Baseball Stars Defeat Manila Americans 12 to 5

A mixed National and American League team beat a Manila Americans pick by 12 to 5 in Manila on Dec 26. The visitors, touring Japan, left on the ice steamer President Jefferson for the United States via Hongkong and Shanghai. Governor General Leonard A. Wood saw them off at the pier.

Alaimeduuiny Manila Japan President Jefferson Unite States Hongkong Shanghai Leonard A. Wood Mayers Godl-Speed

The Pride of Palomar at Poli's Vaudeville Theatre

The Cosmopolitan Paramount film features Marjorie Daw and Forrest Stanley in a strong all star cast. Daw, born in Colorado Springs in 1902, rose from Universal to major Paramount roles while Stanley, a renowned stage and screen lead, shines in Peter Kyne adaptation about California. The program also includes Tom Mix in Arabia, Leather Pusher short He Raised Kane, and Kate Douglas Wiggin's Timothy's Quest, with Majestic Theatre presenting Shavings by Joseph Lincoln in a Poll Players production featuring Edmund Abbey and child star Little Mare Blake.

Mary Pickford Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm Arizona Douglas Fairbanks Mr. Fairbanks Artcraft Paramount Forrest Stanley Morosco Pride of Palomar Peter Kyne California Regingid Denny Kane Kid Roberts Kate Douglas Wiggin Timothy Board of Review Majestic Joseph Lincoln Cape Cod Majestic Theatre Poll Phytis Arthur Chaterton Nila Mac Edmund Abbey Abbey Slippy McGee Bridgeport Litle Ma_ re Blake Walnut Beach

Burlesque at Park Theatre Delivers Sizzling Monte Carlo Show

Park theatre presents Burlesque As You Like It featuring Monte Carlo Girls to packed matinee and evening crowds. Grace Goodale earns top applause as leading lady while the mystery of The Girl With the Black Mask fuels public curiosity. Comedians Burns and Mack share center stage with Easton and Stuart, supported by a lively chorus of sixteen.

Park Theatre Monte Carlo Park Bridgeport Miss Grace Goodale Miss Goodale Girl With Black Mask Tommy Burns Willie Mack Smokes Easton Stuart Burns Mack Ersons

Ringside Chit Chat Highlights Brooklyn Boxing Card

Veteran Phil Bloom and Jony Lyons head a twelve round bill at Broadway Exhibition Association Brooklyn. John Lester Johnson and Ray Bennett meet in a twelve round main event at Fifteenth Infantry Regiment Armory with Edwin Riley vs Freddie Clark in a semi final. Rube Stein fights Young Joe Epp in a ten round main bout at Forty Seventh Regiment Armory. Artie Edwards versus Young Frankie Nelson in a ten round semi. Jimmy Carlson vs Kid Herman and Willie Sugaraman vs Johnny Flynn in six rounds. Sammy Sieger to box Frankie Brown in Jersey City Stadium A C twelve rounds with Harry Garfond vs Willie Ferguson in a ten round semi. Bantamweight champion Jos Lynch plans a vacation before further defense due to a hurt right hand.

Phil Bloom Brooklyn Jony Lyons East Side Broadway Exhibition Association John Lester Johnson Ray Bennett Fifteenth Infantry Regiment Armory Edwin Riley Freddie Clark Rube Stein Joe Epp Forty Seventh Regiment Armory Artie Edwards West Aide Frankie Nelson Jimmy Carlson Kid Herman Willie Sugaraman Johnny Flynn Sammy Sieger Jersey City Frankie Brown Stadium A.C Harry Garfand Willie Ferguson

College Chess Teams Open Play Across Intercollegiate Championship

New York December 26 Chess teams from Cornell Pennsylvania City College of New York New York University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology begin play today in the intercollegiate championship Matches run daily through Saturday with four representatives from each institution MIT the defending champion fields a strong squad including Thomas M Edison of West Orange New Jersey son of inventor Thomas A Edison The event marks a lively start to the season with MIT seeking to retain their title.

New York Cornell Pennsylvania City College of New York New York University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thomas M. Edison West Orange N. J Thomas A. Edison

Athletic Leaders to Meet in New York

Three national athletic groups plan annual meetings in New York this week. The Physical Research Association meets Wednesday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Thursday, and the National Amateur Athletic Federation Friday for its first annual conference. The NA AF aims to launch a nationwide sports participation campaign at the request of the war department, with new units formed to carry out the program.

New York Physical Research Association National Collegiate Athletics Association National Amateur Athletic Federation War Department

New Year Handicap Opens Fair Grounds meet

Sports snapshots note a prominent nomination for the $5,000 New Year Handicap over the mile and sixteenths with weights to be announced Thursday. Other items include Washington and Lee's 1923 football schedule with several colleges, a New York Athletic Club swim meet on January 10, and Montreal Nationals hockey losses to Berlin Hockey Club with scores of 1 0 6 and 5 4.

New Orleans Exington Washington and Lee University West Virginia Western Maryland Washington and Jefferson University of Kentucky John Hopkins New York New York Athletic Club Berlin N. H Nationals Montreal

Women to Be First Recognized in Illinois Club Riets

Chicago reports that women will for the first time be recognized in the Illinois Athletic Club ri ets when the organization holds its fifth annual track and field meet on January 26. A 50 yard dash and high jump are planned for women. Indianapolis notes Cecil Caney, pitcher, released by the Indianapolis Baseball Club after acquisition from the Newark Giants last season. ARSHALUS CHESS RECORD: Frank J. Marshall, United States chess champion, returning to New York after a tour across several states. he played 464 exhibitions, winning 417 and drawing 34, losing only 13.

Chicago Illinois Athletic Club Riets Indianapolis William E. Claver Indianapolis Baseball Club American Association Cecil Caney Newark Giants Arshalus Frank J. Marshall Uniteds Salto Edward Lasker Chica New York New York State Canada Ohio Michigan Illinois Wisconsin West Virginia Maryland Marshall Lom

Laborites Meet to Form New Third Party

Delegates at the Workers' Party second annual convention in New York Dec 26 began steps to organize a national labor party. They discussed Moscow instructions and the risk of hampering the proletarian revolution, weighing resistance to resurrecting the underground Communist Party and urging less verbose proclamations.

New York Labor Party Workers’ Party Moscow United States Ludwig Lore Volke Zeitung Mascow Communist Party Department of Justice Nels Kiar Chicago

Greece Extends Greeting to the Red Cross

Former Greek Premier Venizelos sent a Christmas message praising the American Red Cross and other organizations for aiding refugees in Greece. He thanked them for flour, blankets, doctors, and relief, pledging continued courage but noting ongoing dangers. The Greek delegation also received anxious economic news from Athens.

Greece RED Cross Tausanne Associated Press Venizelos M. Venizelos Athens

Clergymen Plan Meeting on Arbuckle Return

Los Angeles clerics from the Ministerial Union schedule an open meeting to discuss Roscoe Arbuckle possibly returning to films. Rev Rob Schuler says they fear for future generations and seek penitence before forgiveness.

Los Angeles Roscoe Arbuckle Rob” Schuler Arbuckle

Beecham's Pills Promise Restful Sleep On Trains

A vintage ad touts Beecham's Pills as the easy way to sleep soundly in a Pullman car then wake refreshed for the day. The copy claims two pills aid digestion and elimination, enabling clear heads and bright eyes for breakfast. Available at druggists for 25 or 50 cents.

Pullman

Whitbeck Yale Net Star in Play at New York Armory

The national indoor junior and boys singles championships open at the Seventh Regiment Armory with Whitbeck of Yale and Harvard interscholastic champion and Wood, Jr a former boys title holder as favorites in the junior singles. The junior doubles start tomorrow and 54 junior plus 32 boys singles entries set a participation record with most competitors from New York and New England.

New York Seventh Regiment Armory John F. Whitbeck Yale Harvard Charles M. Wood, Jr New England

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