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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1920

Page

11

Americas Cup races open with trials on Long Island Sound

New York May 19 The first official activity for the 1920 America's Cup off Sandy Hook begins on Long Island Sound with a race between the defender Resolute and Vanitie as part of the elimination series. Six races may follow off New Haven May 21 27 before Newport hosts a longer series culminating in the defender selection.

New York Sandy Hook Long Island Sound New Haven Conn Newport New York Yacht Club H. Des Parsons Joseph M. Macdonough Frederic O. Spedden Resolute Vanitie Amin Yachtsmen Terréshaft Vanitle William Gardner Alexander Smith Cochran George Lawley , Son Corp Neponset Mass Robert Jacob's Yard City Ind Cochran Nichols Sthis Gautesen Cornelius Vanderbilt Chris Christiansen Commodore Vanderbilt Resolue Carolina Nat Hereshoff Hereshoffs Bristol Yards

Perry To Rest Players Fight Before Battle In New Haven

Jack Perry of Pittsburgh travels to New Haven to rest up for Monday night bout with Louis Bogash at the Casino. Perry rooms at The Stratfield with trainer George Dwyer as Bogash trains for the bout under Joe Smith while Steadman is dropped from the semi finals due to a hand injury. Observers expect a tough challenge for Bogash from Perry, a veteran with nine knockdowns in prior fights.

Jack Perry Pittsburgh Louis Bogash Perry Stratfield George Dwyer Bridgeport Athletics& Amusement Company, Inc Jack Britton Bogash Bogush Pittsburg Joe Smith

Standings and Results From iLeague Card

Cleveland defeats New York 5 0 Philadelphia wins 7 4 over Detroit Boston edges Chicago 3 2 Other results Brooklyn Cincinnati rain schedule shows New York Chicago games today Philadelphia St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati.

Cleveland New York Philadelphia Detroit Boston Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati St. Loui W. i Washington W. Te Foal Peas Seeedit Ease Ore Iss Louis

College Football Scores From Various Venues

A series of regional outcomes show Princeton, Dartmouth and Harvard drawing, with Princeton beating Penn State 3 as Holy Cross toppled Brown 10 to 4. Lafayette defeated Connell 13 to 9 while Army beat Pittsburgh 4 to 10. West Virginia Bethany and Maine Norwic h posted losses and other matches yielded mixed results.

Castle Point Stevens ‘Peek Mass Aster Philadelphia Pennsylvania Dartmouth Frinceton Penn State Princeton Worcester Holy Gress Brown Cambridge Harvard Williame Durham N. H New Hamphire Bowdoin Medford Tufts Calby Orono Maine Norwich Ithacs XN. Y Lafayette Connell West Point Army Pittsburgh

Navy raises pay for enlisted men in new pay bill

The President signed a Navy pay bill yesterday granting a 100 percent increase for enlisted sailors. For full particulars, visit the Navy Recruiting Station at 62 Cannon Street.

Navy Navy Recruiting Station Cannon Street

O Dowd Finishes Knockout Brown In Philadelphia Bout

Millie O Dowd the St Paul middleweight knocked out George KnockOut Brown of Chicago in the sixth round of an eight round bout in Philadelphia. Pete Herman bantamweight champion defeated Roy Moore of St Paul in six rounds. Bill Brennan defeated Willie Meehan and Joe Welling fought K George Chaney to a six round draw.

Philadelphia Millie O'Dowd St Paul George Brown Chicago O'Dowd Pete Herman Roy Moore S Paul Herman Nas Bill Brennan Willie Meehan California Joe Welling George Chaney Baltimore

Harvard Student Pitches Great Game

Boston May 20 Tubby Clark Harvard football player and a three H man pitched a no hit no run game for the Crimson second team here yesterday when he blanked St John s Prep School nine 3 to 0 Clark fanned thirteen batsmen.

Boston Mass Tubby” Clark Harvard Crimson St. John's Clark

Carpentier Plans One Real Fight Before Returning Home

Georges Carpentier European heavyweight champion tours the country giving exhibitions and will not return to France until he has at least one real fight against an American heavyweight. Manager Francois Descamps said the delay in arranging an American bout was due to criticism and provided no details on opponents or dates.

Nutter Bender New Haven Bridgeport Chief Bender Stauffer Georges Carpentier France Francois Descamps Descamps Carpentier

Chick Fewster to Join Yankees Today

Chick Fewster, the promising third baseman, will rejoin the Yankees this afternoon after recovering from a head injury suffered in an exhibition game with the Robins in Jacksonville. He is expected to wear a uniform but may be sidelined for weeks as he heals from a blood clot surgery performed in Baltimore.

Wilson Chick") Fewster Jeff Pfeffer The Robins Jacksonville Yankees Fewster Pfeffer Bayley Union Protestant Hospital Baltimore

Hearing on Boxing Title Bowling Bill Comes Today

Forces favoring the Walker bill urge legalization of boxing in New York as Governor Smith weighs signature. A public hearing in Albany today will feature National Guard officials and International Sporting Club members urging approval. A separate note mentions local duckpin bowling matchups and a college baseball win by Chicago University over Imperial University 5 to 0.

New York State Waller Alfred E. Smith Albany Hich National Guard New York International Sporting Club Smith Yankee Tokio Chicago University Imperial University Chicago

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