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A Round, Trip Ticket!
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re.” Was 40.32 in Over Time Tilt—.Serles
«A Junior
May (llash Again.
Bridgeport Outfit Along With
tle——Blade and Reichert Star—
'The‘ Questions of Bridgeport wonBlade took the ball away from lo-
‘Fsirtield County championship
eating the Armory Five in the
contest in the armory.
-~ 10 I in an over time game last
a game. The Armory Five tea
outclassed by the visitors whe
_ aim. to open playing. The local
' could plough to the basket at
age. but were unable to
I speed and pass work with the
‘ we
gilt Armory Five was leading. 15-
W‘the beginning of the second
The Questions ran up 11 points
[stile locals scored a point. The
cry Five fought back hard and
came within striking distance.
Shannan tinally scored the
that tied the score as the
, when the teams rfiled play the
’ . Ire Jumped to a lead and gradu-
ugly launched it with a series of
' m shots. Bennie Blade. colored
. was the star of the game. Blade
, 1y played with the Bridgeport
school. He also plays with the
I A. C. of Bridgeport and is
“oi‘the best lightweight players
. the I Park IClty. Several times
sixDay .06
ThreeDays.
cal boys. who were dribbling the
ball down the floor. He was given
a great band by the fans for his
fine playing.
The Questions have been the only
team that were able to win from
the Armory Five this year. They
have turned the trick twice. The lo-
cal boys feel that they would do
better in another game and are
seeking to book the Bridgeport play-
ersto come here again.
The score:
QUESTIONS
Tarsavsge, rt
Mahoney, it .......
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Blade.c ............
Rels.Irg ...........
Ahlstrand. lg ......
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ARMORY FIVE
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Fagan.rt.......... 2
Bheehan," ....... I
Fanning.c......... 2
Busehbaum..rg 3
Helfant. lg ........_ 2
Maluoky lg 0
12
. Referee—Charles E. Mahoney.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1926.
m mama sumac—solicit NORWALK, court
Water Star
ERR/0h GRAY.
The son oi Rev. and Mrs. Charles
9. Gray. at Rowan streets. who was
given his letter at Wesieyan univer-
sity. Mlddletown. recently, was en-
tered in seVen meets and won a
second place in six. Errol was the
only freshman at the school to re-
ceive a letter for the swimming
team this year. He was in every
meet encept the Yale meet
and swam the 100 yard
breast stroke against teams from
New York University. Amherst,
Brown. Dartmouth, Williams. Rene-
selaer and West Point.
., TIGERS WIN
' GREENVILLE. s. 0., March 25..—
R. H. E.
Detroit (A) ..........15 16 2
Toronto (Int) . . . . . . . .10 12 ll
Barfoo't. Whitchill and Bossier.
Manion; Faulkner, Malay. Setter-
fleld and "O'Neill.
nouns in
"“ sinlu
W0
Expect To Be In Tip
Top Shape For Bouts
-— Large S ale of
Seats. '
The local boys. who have
entered in the amateur tournament
to be held at the armory next Tues.
day, are training daily in ill‘eparu.
tion for their coming bouts.
The local boys will be in mush
bette ' hape tor the tights'ihan they
worea the lost card. The following
boys worked out last night. Steve
Middleton Al Surdureski. Reul Wee
and Tony Beuchui. They are work.
Jimmy Mullens and Frankie Fay.
Promoter Fay announces that
the sale 0! tickets is going big. 1'.
is expected that all the reserve souls
will be sold out by next Monday.
There will be 12 bouts on the card
with most or the boxers coming
from Westport and Norwalk. Two
or three boxers will come from
Bridgeport and Danbury. The inhln
bout of the evenliig will be slagtd
between Ray Davis of the Weslport
Y. M. C. A. boxing team and Red
Riley oi Danbury.
BRO‘VNS TRIM A's.
SAN ANTONIO, 'ro'x. March 25....
Ti. H. E.
StLouls(N)........3 11 0
Santonio (TL) . . . . .. . 1 4 4
Sherdel and O'Farrcll; \Vard.
Paulson and Wiris.
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JACQUES FOURNIER
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I* Made major league debut
Chicago White Sox in 1912.
to Montreal same season.
ill 1913.
In 1917 sent to Los Angelou. Pa-
clllc Coast League. In 1918 with
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REPAIRING AND OVERHAULING '
Yankees and 1919 back with Los An-
geles. With St. Louis Cardinals in
* 1920. Traded to Brooklyn close of
1922 season for By Myers.
Had best season in 1923, hitting
361. Battcd .360 in 1925. Finished
fifth in total buses with 310.
in genie played June 29. 1923.
. made six hitsin six times at but.
one a double.
Made most notable jump in'1928.
showing an improvement of 57 points
in sticking ability over‘ that of the
your previous. '
Along with the veteran Zack
Wheat. is the big'punch' in the
Dodgers' attack.
Started out as catcher. later
switching to outfielder and ilrst base.
man. 0! recent years has played
initial sack all the time.
NEW YORK. March 35.~—Young
Sll'ibling. Georgia's 'iglit heavy-
weight (‘lllilli‘llKOl'. nnd .Tllllllly Sini-
Ilcry. oi“ lilii‘i‘ulu. .\'. )2. meet for the
second time in their menti‘ul pugi-
llstlc careers ill ll. lit-round match
at Madison Square Garden lonlght.
Slaitoi'y is expected to outer the
ring with it slight weight advantage.
but Stribling’ rules a favorite us a
result of the llui‘fnlo boy's knock-
out doi‘cnls lust your hi the hands
of Dave Shade and l'llll lit-rlenbucll.
The northern entry. however. will
have the i'uiiildcnce or :i point vic-
tory over his opponent in their ilrsi
battle at Buffalo, two years use
over the six round route. lloth
COMPO GUARDS
MEET KACEYS
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Compo Lilo Gulrds will take
on the Bridgeport Killjl‘ys ioruorrow
night on the ”nor nl’ the \Yt‘stpurt
Y. M. C. A. gymnasium.
The Guards llllU' lilhl i'uur games
in a row. smnciliing \\'lllk'l| they
have not done in sun-ml yours. To-
morrow's game is t‘NIM‘CU'll 10 be a
lively one. When the two teams
met in Bridgeport inst \H‘cli, ’ihm
Crciella. nvnl'lyrcuusi-d a riot when
he threw th: hull at Lorry McMa-
hon aitcr lit'i'i-l‘ce"‘Joc Waters called
a. foul on him. McMahon mine
back with c. punch to Crclclla's
face. The ions nwarnwd out on the
floor. but the fracas ended as quick-
ly as it slurtvd.
The I‘iridichort follomrs of the
Guards have sent word down to
Wcslpori lhzlt they are coming
down with lilo inlention of "_(‘lenn-
ing up' 'llic town. The Lllt‘ Guards
made arrangements \\‘llll the state
police to llll\i‘ a squad of live men
on hand. lJtSlllC-‘i two or three local
policemen.
ROSIX BAG I'SL‘I)
LAKELAXD. 1"|:L.. March 25.—
(Al’) Rather than disappoint the
crowd assembled to see yesterday's
game here llt'iWi‘Pll the Boston
Bravos and the Cleveland Indians.
Manager Speaker conceded the use
of a rosin bag to the National League
team though protesting to the ofll~
clnls of that club that it was not
sanctioned by American League
rules.
The game was delayed an hour as
a result of the dispute. limpire Wil-
son or the National League. also do-
clurcd that he would not oiliclnte
unless tho. use of the rosin but: was
permitted by the Boston players.
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PAUL HARRINGTON
One of the best pole vaultern in
collegiate circles today is Paul Har-
IIl'ington oi’ Notre ,Dame. He has
cleared over “sleet indoors and is
expected to exceed his gym mark
by several inches when he get out in
the open. Harrington is one of the
greatest vaulters developed in the
middle west in seasons.
~ Speaker.
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IMPORTANT BOUT WILL BE
STAGED TN GARDEN TONIGHT
Jimmy Anxious To Make Comeback In This
Bout—Has Been Knocked Out By Dave
Shade and Berleubach—Carl Carter and
Blld German In Semi-Final.
since then have reached their pm.-
jOl‘llIV and are eligible under the
New York rules to box the limit oi
fifteen rounds.
The match is ‘importnnt to Slut‘
tcry as an opportunity to rcgm’n'
prestige. while to Strillling it will
bring a. chance to balance his dc~
{out by Slattcry in 1024 and to im-
prove his possibilities for it. contest
with Gene Tunney.
The ten round semi-find] will
bring together Carl Cartlr. Cuban
heavyweight, and llud (iormun of
Wisconsin. In a third bout over the
same distance, Sully Secmnn will
square of! against K. 0. Leonard.
New Orleans lightweight.
MOST MDDERN
CHAMPS PAST
mumm
Many Topnotchers InI
Sport Are Near 405
Year Mark --— Tris
Speaker Is 43. '
NEW YORK, (AP)—Z\lui~.t or the
champions in sports today are lw~
yond the ‘nge or thirty, William '1'.
Tildcn has asserted, and a study of
the records gives substantial back-
ing to the national tennis king'a‘
vicw. ‘
It reveals that many or the lop-w
notcliers in athletics are closer to 1118‘ 'I
forty mnrk,‘ ivlth ago and experience?
more than holding its own against” ’
the challenges to youthful ambition. "
College sports and golf were eXo““"
ccptcd by Tildon but while when
pions in the former sphere of activ-
ity nvmnge around twenty. tho {note
on the royal and ancient gnmc "ll0“
age again largely illumphnnt.
Bobby Jones. thc amateur 1:01!
king, is in his early twenties. but.
Willie Maci‘arlnnr. Walter Hagen.
Jim Barnes and lilac Smith. holders
of most of the open or proi‘eseiliinnl
crowns. average well beyond thirty.
'l‘llden himself gained the national
tennis title six years ago but at thlry~
two now he still rules the. roost nrii
is likely to be a favorite in hold his
crown in spite of increasingly for-
midnble challenges.
Helen Wills. who lifted the tonnis'
championship at nineteen and Glen- '
no. Colleit. young champion among"
women golfers. are exceptions to the
general rule but Mrs. Molla Mallory
in tennis. Mrs. Dorothy‘Hurd in golf
and Miss Mary K. Browne. star, in
both sports. are able representatives
of the older group of feminine slurry
Baseball's luminaries resist the on— 3",
slaughts of time perhaps to a great-I-
er extent than any other pastime.
Rogers Hornsby. champion hotter oft
the National League. will not be thir-
iy until April, but such stars as Cobb.
Collins. Johnson, Wheat.
Carey. Hellmann. Ruth and Core—
leskie all are beyond thirty. most
of them closer to forty. At forty-
thrce. Speaker is still among the
game's greatest batsmen_ ‘,
Washington has won the American‘
League pennant for the last two
years with a club whose membcis1
averaged over the thirty mark ni-
together.
In boxing. Jack Dempsey is thirty
and Harry Greb. middleweight chnm- I
plan until his recent defeat at the
hands of Tiger Flowers. is thirty
one. Rocky Kansas won the light-
weight title at thirty.
Most of the track and field chum»
pions are comparative y.ouihs be-
cause 01 the emphasis provided by
college competition, but there are
many exceptions. Most of the dis-
tance runners improve with age.
Stem-cos. of Finland. was _close to
i'orty when he won the Olympic
marathon. Matt MeGrath and Pat
McDonald. also around forty, have
been at the top in weight-tossing.
events for many years. McGratli has
been on {our Olympic teams.
HelpfultHints
Golfing Stars
3100K nummson — KEEPING
ELBOWS IN. *I
There is no fault greater in golf“
than to let the elbows fly around
aimlessly. in makingfl' golf .swing._
Whenever I want' to be absolutely
certain to make a good drive I re-
member to keep both my elbows’in
close to the body to make sure of
my pivot. ‘ .
Getting into the habit or keep-
ing the elbows in is a great help in
more ways than one. It prevents
one's using the arms too much.
without the body. It helps the “0'-
tion or the left knee and the role.
in; of the right heel. ,. because it
would be extremely awkward to
take the club to the correct positior ..
over the shoulder without bending
the knee naturally.
When the knee bends outward to
ward the ball. as it should. and not
in toward the other knee. the let:
heel comes in easily and the let
rests on the ball of the foot slight-
l! favoring the right side.
This bit or advice has p
Mutter- but: on their -
helped others to mini ‘
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