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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
2
Box score style summary shows Boston falling to Pittsburgh 1 0 in an unsettled game with incomplete data. Key players include Cox Homeruns and Haines on the mound, while Oeschger notches the win and Hubbell suffers the loss. Numerous line items and substitutions appear garbled, but the result remains a Pirates win.
Browns limited Senators to one hit as Bucher allowed a lone safety, and St. Louis shutout the visitors 5 to 0 to earn the third straight win. Walter Johnson, rushed from Coffeyville, yielded nine hits while contributing the only hit for Washington with a sixth inning double.
An old advertisement promotes Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water claiming it cools heals and strengthens sore weak tired eyes. Available from druggists for 25 cents with the advertising pitch typical of period print.
Fresh spring water runs over the dam at Jack Hall Pool attracting many visitors. Visitors are advised to bring lunch for a picnic while enjoying the day at the popular water feature.
Fort Worth reports Pate pitched a two hit game in the final meeting of the season. Gleason allowed a few runs in the eighth inning as the Cats rallied to score four, ending Shreveport's precision at the plate.
Dallas defeated Wichita Falls 5 to 0 as Rusty Pence struck out 12 and allowed four singles. Conney hit a third inning homer driving in three runs, with Kearns scoring on a double steal with Segrist. Other lines show Pence, Rungling, Roberts, and Query contributing in a dominant pitching and fielding display.
In Waco on August 27 Associated Press report Beaumont failed to win a game this season here, losing 8 3 to the Waco Cubs. The Cubs battered Krenek, driving in five runs with a third inning homer with two aboard and a seventh inning double scoring two. Foss added a sixth inning homer with one on as Aguilar Morrow and the Waco pitching staff limited Beaumont each game this season.
In San Antonio on August 27 the Buffs lost 4-0 and 4-2 to San Antonio. Winters and Owens pitched well in both games, but the team extended its winless streak to fourteen.
Yesterday's National League scores include Brooklyn 16 over St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 4 over Chicago 0, New York 2 over Cincinnati 3, and Boston 6 over Pittsburgh 1. The standouts included high scoring bursts and strong pitching reads across venues.
American League results show St Louis 5 Washington 0 Detroit 5 Boston 4 and Chicago 6 New York 5 across 410 innings. Three games on the docket.
Texas League action saw Fort Worth defeat Shreveport 6 to 0. Waco beat Beaumont 8 to 3. Dallas earned a 5 to 4 win over Wichita Falls while Houston lost 0 to 2 and San Antonio finished 4 to 4.
In Mobile six to six with Little Rock. Memphis defeats New Orleans five to three. Atlanta edges Nashville six to four. Chattanooga wins over Birmingham nine to eight.
Lincoln and St. Joseph edged Oklahoma City 7 6 while Omaha won 3 to not. Tulsa defeated Des Moines 7 to 4 and Denver crushed Wichita 16 to 4 in league action.
In a set of American Association results Toledo beat Milwaukee 9 to 6 while Indianapolis defeated Minneapolis 6 to 5. Louisville surpassed St Paul 6 to 4 in a tight matchup.
Portland defeated Sacramento 10 to 7 while Seattle beat Salt Lake City 5 to 4. Oakland edged Vernon 4 to 3 and Los Angeles tied with San Francisco 1 to 1 in the latest league results.
In Prookline Massachusetts Patterson and Hawkes defeated Griffin and Johnston in three sets 6-4 6-8 6-2 to advance to the final round. American pairs Richards Williams Kinsey to meet for the chance to face the Australians Saturday for the title.
A limited number of public school children will receive morning eye examinations conducted without compensation by Dr Claude Wolcott. The program runs only in the morning from to 10.
Panhandle faces the reserves under Noah Meade at 3 o clock Sunday at Gasser Park. Amarillo gains infield help with Faulkner and Collins from Claude boosting fielding and batting as coach Tate and pitcher Bivins aim to withstand Panhandles offense. Several old Panhandle stars like Jarvis Gleason Witt and Armstrong may appear in the lineup.
The Monday Afternoon Golf Club grew to about fifteen members with a hotly contested blind-body event won by Miss Virginia Wolflin. The group plans a scotch foursome handicap tournament Saturday at the country club, pairing members and defining handicaps for the afternoon.
Bill Brown predicts a stronger field for the invitation tournament, saying more out of town players will attend than ever before. He won the first annual event in 1922 and believes his form is worthy of another title, planning to compete if possible.
Miles Bivins tells his teammates to brace for a hard battle as he predicts history may repeat itself, urging focus and unity for an upcoming contest.
A listing of matchups across cities shows teams traveling to venues in a schedule style card. Rival pairs include St Louis at New York Boston at Chicago Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and others across the circuit.
Two well played games opened the Denver series this afternoon. Pareo defeated Fort Russell 6 to 3 and Cheyenne beat Clear Vision of Wichita Kansas with Liz Smith pitching. Amarillo will open tomorrow at 8 o clock against Grant Nebraska, according to local reports.
Austin Aug. 27 With Tom Dennis in charge for the first year prospects are bright for a successful football team at Austin High this fall despite the loss of stars Billy Clarke and Abe Parks. Dennis, once a star of the 1920 Texas Longhorns and captain in 1921, previously coached at Meridian College.
Kid Kaplan of Meriden and Babe Herman fought to a 15 round draw in Waterbury Connecticut before about 20 000 fans at Brasco Park The decision drew little favor from visiting reporters who mostly backed Herman The bout stayed tame early but heated in the later rounds as Kaplan pressed inside Herman’s guard
Young Stribling of Macon Georgia added another knockout to his streak by stopping Jack League heavyweight champion of the Eighth Corps Area in the fourth round at Fort Sam Houston. League absorbed punishment and was knocked through the ropes in the third round despite carrying a 25 pound weight disadvantage.
MEMPHIS August 27 New Orleans yielded the top spot to Atlanta after Memphis won the decisive game of a five game series beating New Orleans 5 to 3 while Atlanta defeated Nashville 6 to 4.
Jockey John Berg died in a Columbus hospital from injuries suffered this afternoon at Beulah Park. His mount Fall Accompli slipped at the first turn, throwing Berg in front of Bridget O Grady’s horse ridden by John Kessner. Kessner escaped serious injury.
A Texas Panhandle irrigation meeting drew speakers from Oklahoma and Texas urging unified action to reclaim land for productive value and flood control. Leaders like Satterwhite pledged constitutional amendments and public education, citing past flood losses and long term irrigation potential across 16 to 17 months of legislative preparation.
Oklahoma oil developer Roy Nash tours the Panhandle field while in town as a guest of Lawrence R. Hagy, returning from a summer spent in Colorado. He is in the city to inspect prospects and learn local conditions.
Plainview Aug 27 Jack Gorman famed light weight champion has finished his Wichita Falls season and will return to Plainview to face top national mat men Promoter H H Reynolds plans a strong winter lineup bringing Billy Love Jack Reynolds Clone Hayes Bobby Roscoe and others to Plainview Liquid plans include a rematch between Matty Matsuda and the welterweight world champion German Gorman also features Jack Fisher vs Tony Ross at the Wty auditorium Aug 27 and a potential Herb Walker bout in the same program Gorman has interest from Arizona and Long Beach Calif and letters from Tony Ross Dutch Mantel Thor Jensen and Tony Padrone for future matches with Cal Farley Amarillo away from him
Farous Higginbotham, all southwestern fullback from 1912 A and M team, is hired as assistant coach at Texas Tech by E Y Freeland. A versatile back and punter with a winning coaching record at Austin High Wesley College San Angelo and Daniel Baker, he will aid open style play and strong line development this fall. He has baseball and professional league experience and recently studied coaching at St Edwards College under Knute Rockne.
The resolution thanks railroads especially Rock Island for aiding the congress with agricultural agent Arthur W. Large and praises Hon. B. F. Yoakum and speakers including Lee Satterwhite Lynch Davidson C French and W H Lapp. It commends O P Russ M D Ramsey Miss Laura Hamner and urges Amarillo as 1926 headquarters and a bigger congress.
In Nil Mich on August 27 two Chicago girls Elsie Schroder twelve and Elsie Norgarde fifteen were killed when an interurban car belonging to Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana struck the auto in which they rode with Sid Deline and his wife of Niles.
Dr. Thomas W. Young, 47, a Beverly Hills dentist, hanged himself in his county jail cell with a copper wire, ending a sensational murder case in which he was accused of killing his wife Grace Grogan Young with gas and burying her in a cistern at a Beverly Glen cottage. The trial would have put the scene of the interment on view to jurors. The late Patrick Grogan’s $1,500,000 estate passes to his stepson Patrick Grogan Jr.
Oakland police questioned Dr J J Moyer physician Dr L Loran Pease dentist and Gordon Rowe San Francisco accountant in connection with the death of Mrs Bessie Loren. Parts of her dismembered body were found in El Cerrito Swamp Contra Costa county. Pease and Moyer were detained after trunk correspondence suggested prior acquaintance and aid. Rowe volunteered at San Francisco headquarters and was identified as a hotel visitor to Mrs Loren during a three day stay.
A conference of governors from Utah Wyoming Colorado and possibly New Mexico will meet in Denver on Saturday to discuss issues related to the proposed Colorado River compact. Governors George Dern Nellie Ross Clarence Morley are noted participants.
The Clarendon band and business men plan a Friday night trip to Antelope Flat school house for a Howdy Do meeting. Community invited boosters ahead of a Dalhart meeting, with a large crowd anticipated.
The state labor tension centered on a maintenance clause as the board of conciliation met, resolving 17 grievances and sending additional cases to arbitration. A suspension was unexpectedly ordered, affecting 828 mines across 135 companies, with 2,264 pumps needed to keep mines from flooding.
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