Misjudged Fly Ball Gives Waltzers Life
Bridgeport clung to first in the league by defeating Birmingham 4 to 2 in ten innings at Pittsfield. Snover misjudged a fly in the last inning, giving Bridgeport life as Roy Grimes and Ed Walsh scored. Skiff left Albany for funerals. Gene Martin arrived to play right field, hampered by an earlier injury. The score: Bridgeport 4, Birmingham 2.
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Heavyweights Arrive Sunday for Armory A A Bout
Harry Willis weighing 195 pounds and Ray Bennett at 210 arrive Sunday to finish training at the Ar pats and Acorn club respectively. The two Negro boxers are set for a Monday night battle at the Armory A A.
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Ray Bennett
Acorn Club
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Armory
Postal Teams to Play Ball Game in Seaside Park
City versus Mailing postal teams clash in Seaside Park near Iranistan Avenue tomorrow morning. Lineups include City Fitzgibbons Kelly on mound and Bolster as pinch hitter against Mailing Kearns. Umpires Henry Sogi and Robert Heil request gun checks at park entrance. Washington gossip notes death of sport writer J Edward Grillo, former Western Baseball Association president.
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Old Western Baseball Association
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Washington Star
Fournier On Batting Rampage In National
Chicago and Waterbury reports show Jack Fournier surging in the National League with a .336 average after 32 games, 119 at bats, 40 hits, and 48 total bases for the St. Louis Nationals. Cy Williams also climbs to .320 with 41 hits, and Babe Ruth leads the American League with eight homers after a week of power.
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Roth
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Bridgeport Men to Attend Big Game at Muzzy Field
Joe Booth third vice president of the United States Football association and E Eversfield manager of Bridgeport City Soccer club will attend the soccer football classic at Muzzy Field Bristol Monday at 3 PM. It is the final round of the Connecticut Cup with New Haven and Manchester teams competing. After the game the cup will be presented to the winning captain by Lester G Sigourney president of the New Departure Athletic association.
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New Departure Athletic Association
Navy Wins Childs Cup Race Handily
Philadelphia May 29 A ripping crew from the Naval Academy won the sixteenth Childs Cup on the Schuylkill River finishing ahead of Princeton, Pennsylvania, and Columbia. Navy clocked 7 minutes 25 seconds as Penn nosed out Columbia by inches. Princeton led Penn by about three lengths at the finish. Bridgeport and Worcester announce a June 14 doubleheader at Newfield Park after one local game was postponed.
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Worcester
Newfield Park
Dan O'Neil
Boxing Legal In New York Armories
Albany May Boxing and sparring matches can be held in state armories under the Walker boxing law. The Attorney General says armory officers may lease facilities to licensed corporations for limited exhibitions with bonds, provided such use does not conflict with military duties and emergencies.
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Charles D. Newton Jules
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Doyle Wallops Home Run With Two On in Polo Grounds Show
Doyle hit a third inning homer with Burns and Young aboard at the Polo Grounds as the Giants defeated the Phillies 4 to 0. The blast mirrored Ruth’s style, signaling Doyle’s potential as a power hitter with growing seasoning. The Giants had already built the lead on Snyder’s earlier tally, making Doyle’s shot decorative rather than decisive.
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Man o War Makes First Appearance in Withers at Belmont
Man o War, winner of the Preakness and $106,325 in his turf career, makes his first three year old start in the Withers at Belmont Park today. Three rivals challenge the great son of Fair Play, but second and third money may be the only spoils. Careful, unbeaten in seven this year, faces a test in the Fashion Stakes against two year old fillies led by Prudery from H P Whitney.
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Belmont Park
Careful
H. P. Whitney
Princeton to Yale at New Haven in tight series start
The Yale Princeton baseball series opens at New Haven with Princeton slight favorites. Both teams show strengths. Princeton relies on recent wins over Harvard, while Yale edges ahead in pitching. A second note reports the Army Navy game at Annapolis, Navy seeking back-to-back wins to set a record while Army leads the series 12 to four.
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Williams blanks Union in Williams tennis meet
Williams College swept Union 6 0 in Williams Massachusetts on May 29 securing a clean win. Capt Pollard Chapin Bullock Fraker and Rowse formed the Williams team with Chapin singled out for standout play in both singles and doubles.
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