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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
7
Bridgeport Times outlines a novel baseball score method showing each player's action per at bat, detailing plays. Bridgeport leads New Haven 2 to 1 with errors noted for Bridgeport.
Eastern League results show Pittsfield edged Hartford 1 0 on Tillman and Jordan while Freeman and Smith pitched for Hartford. Waterbury defeated Albany 6 Sop with Marquis and Prediger on the mound. Bridgeport beat New Haven 281 with James and Sullivan. Tonight's games feature Bridgeport at Albany New Haven at Waterbury Worcester at Hartford and Pittsfield at Springfield.
American League games show New York 2 Philadelphia 0 and Detroit 5 Chicago 0. Washington 1 Boston 1 in first game, Boston 5 Washington 3 in second. Other clubs not scheduled. National League data lists Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 9 in first game and Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 5 in second. Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 4. New York at Boston rain.
Great interest surrounds today's tennis championships at Brooklawn Country Club with finals expected in men's singles women's singles and men's doubles by week’s end. The schedule lists early matches led by Lt. Com. Bennett against W S Lacy and many other first round pairings across singles and doubles events.
Pitcher Tom Sheehan of the Atlanta Southern League team has been sold to the New York Americans and will join the club after the association season. The schedule shows Reading and Baltimore games with varied results and postponements due to rain as the National League standings and intercity matchups unfold.
Toledo announces pitcher James Middleton, the club's sole consistent winner this season, has been sold to the Detroit American League team. Roger Bresnahan, president of Toledo, says the deal closed earlier but was kept secret at Detroit's request.
Ted Kid Lewis returns from England to face Mike O'Dowd in a 12 round bout at Jersey City baseball park on September 22. They agreed to weigh 158 pounds ringside as the Arena Club stages the fight with a $35 000 purse.
Milford plans to form a football team called the Milfords for the fall season with practice at Gulf Street grounds starting Sunday at 10. A meeting in Town Hall organized the effort with Bob Clemence as manager and a call for candidates including Butts Lockwood Mundy Ford Tucker Beach and several others.
New York reports Sam Hildreth facing renewed misfortune as a yearling full brother to Hourless dies from a shoulder injury after a mishap on a training track. The loss compounds prior setbacks including Inchcape, the two year old bought for a record price, whose ankle injury at Saratoga prevents him from starting in the Futurity.
New Haven, Conn Tad Jones returned to Yale Field after four years to lead a football program aimed at restoring Yale’s gridiron prestige. About sixty candidates reported for the first day focusing on punt catching, starting, ball handling, and some kickoff work.
The St James A C will hold a Thursday evening meeting in Lucksinger's lunch room Stratford and Connecticut avenues to organize for the coming season. The Saints aim to duplicate past success with new talent and will elect a manager and name a captain after team selection. Jack Geary will oversee until a manager is chosen and scouting continues. The Saints plan to travel and play mainly new opponents this year.
Buenos Aires reports heavyweight boxing champion Imis A. Finpo plans a U S visit to gain access to top trainers and management. Weighing 213 pounds, Finpo earned his title by defeating rivals in Chile and elsewhere in South America, including a first round knockout of Antonio Jirsa in June in Buenos Aires.
A. H. Trumbull of this city broke 97 out of 100 in Labor Day competition at the Seaside Gun Club. George Stivers, also local, was second with 94. The Connecticut Trapshooters' Association holds its fifth tournament at Seaside on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., with a practice round Friday at 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh Sept Bar ney Dreyfuss president of the Pills signed George Gibson to continue as manager for next year In making the announcement Dreyfuss spoke in high terms of the ability of the leaders of the Pirates.
The annual Fairfield County Kennel Club event in Noyoton at Wee Burn Golf Club drew society crowds from nearby summer colonies and visitors from afar. Dogs were judged in rings and tents, with Cassie the tiny French bulldog weighing 9½ pounds and three years old, bred by Mrs. D. Robertson of New Rochelle, among the notable entries.
Ruth earns 5000 dollars after agreeing to record a baseball talk for a phonograph firm. In Deauville, Bombardier Wells defeats Journee in sixteen rounds, with Journee knocked out, marking another notable heavyweight bout.
Bridgeport boxing card presents Ratner versus Wolgast in a twelve round feature bout at the Arena with early doors at 6 p.m. Ratner aims for a title shot against Johnny Wilson after Wilson beat Mike O Dowd, while Wolgast seeks an upset to keep his line for championship contention.
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