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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
2
Brooklyn wins 6 to 5 in 12 innings as Hargreaves delivers the deciding run on a pinch hit pass in the 12th. Robins erased a 5-4 deficit in the ninth, earning their first win against the reigning champions this season on Wilbert Robinsor’s 62nd birthday.
Boston pitchers Lacey and Winz Meld were battered as Philadelphia won 15 to 2 in the second game. Rommell earned his ninth win. Boone long home run for Boston. Cochrane drove in two in the second. Poole Dykes Connolly Vade among two-base hits. Lucey and Stokes, Picinich also featured.
Detroit defeats Chicago 16 to 15 in a high scoring game. Cobb homered in the ninth to seal the win after Detroit erased a ten run first inning deficit and tied it at 15 all with one out in the ninth. Greeted by spurt of offense, Kamm and Rourke homered, while Davis Collins Mack O Rourke Cobb and others collected multiple hits.
Associated Press reports in Greensboro on June 2 that young Sids Georgia schoolboy knocked Buck Brady of Kansas City in the third round of a ten round fight. The unseen details show Brady pressured early with sharp counters before Sids sealed the victory.
The Cardinals beat Cincinnati 3 to 2 in St. Louis as Bottomley hit two home runs including one with the bases loaded. Brady lasted seven innings for the win with Sherdel closing. Key hits came from Caveney Sherdel and Bottomley with stolen bases by Critz Dressen and Smith.
National League games show Boston a high scoring winner over Philadelphia 15 to 5, Brooklyn edged New York 6 to 5 in 12 innings, St. Louis defeated Cincinnati 8 to 2. American League note Boston beat Philadelphia 15 to 2, New York 8 Washington 5, Cleveland and St. Louis tied 8 each, Detroit won 16 to 14 over Chicago. Texas League results include Wichita Falls 8 Dallas 12, Shreveport 8 Fort Worth 14, San Antonio 16 Beaumont 8, and Waco 1 Houston 3.
The American Association results show Louisville 13 over Columbus 6, Toledo 6 over Indianapolis, Milwaukee 8 over Minneapolis 6, with St. Paul tied to Kansas City in a rain affected schedule. Weather disrupted play across the region as teams chased late runs.
Omaha defeated Lincoln 7 to 6 and Wichita won 7 to 1 against Bt. Joseph while Tulsa and Oklahoma City played for a 2 to 0 result. Des Moines beat Denver 10 to 1 and Omaha led the standings with a 8 to 2 run in the Western League.
The Southern Association score shows Slanta defeating Chattanooga 8 to 6 while Little Rock trails 1 to the rest as other games are scheduled.
The Coast League reported Vernon beat Sacramento 8 to 4 while Oakland fell 0 to 1 to Salt Lake and Seattle edged Los Angeles 1 to 1. Weather moved San Francisco to Portland postponing games due to wet grounds.
Tyler defeats Marshall 11 to 6 while Greenville beats Paris 25 to 18 and Mount Pleasant wins 8 to 6 over Texarkana in a series of league results across East Texas with Sulphur Springs topping Tangview 3 to 0.
A strong welterweight match is predicted between Jack Fisher of St. Louis and Bobby Sampson of the Pacific Coast at Plainview auditorium Friday at 8 30 pm. Promoters schedule preliminaries, Amarillo fans plan to attend, and Fisher promises sharp defense after recent strong showings.
In the Southern Woman's Golf Association tournament at Belle Meade Nashville June 2, Atlanta's Helen Dargan Lowndes the 1924 champion fell 2 and 1 to Mrs. H W Geismer of Birmingham. Also, Miss Rosalie Mayer of Atlanta lost to Mrs. Elaine Reinhart of Dallas one up. Mrs Gaut Memphis beat Mrs Olston Shoaf Savannah 3 2. Mrs Willard Charlotte faced Mrs Seibold Birmingham to a 1 up finish. Marion Turple New Orleans eliminated Mrs Polk Birmingham 7 5.
Stanley Love Bant ashington born Shemokin Pa July 11 1891 played for Athletics in 1912 from Atlantic City Tri State League. Joined Cleveland Washington traded 1824 for Speece and Carr Smith. Won three games in 1920 World Series with Brooklyn and posted multiple 20 win seasons through 1921.
Worcester Mass June 2 Leaders among the nation's golfers assembled for the opening of the national open golf championship at Worcester Country Club. Ninety professionals and four amateurs start the 72 hole event over two days. Par is 71 with heavy course conditions after rain.
The piece notes Shamrock won a vote in a bid to challenge the Legionnaires before season end. Paul Berlenbach seeks a title defense against Delaney. The column mentions Ernie Holman and Skeet Gibson as notable players and recounts a social with Mojica.
Four days of racing unfold at the Tri-State Fair with repeat winners and frequent surprises. The column notes racing quirks, notes about wire positions, and playful takes on local betting and fans.
Waco out hit Houston in a tight pitchers duel but the Buffs won 8 to 1. Diviney and Bill Gould matched zeroes until late. Wilson and Stumpf singled in the ninth and Crumpler drove a long fly to wind for Houston.
Dallas slugged 24 safeties off Wichita Falls pitchers to win 12 to 8 in the opening game of the series. Lefty Schuman and Snipe Conley were roughed early, while Lefty Brown shut the Spudders until the ninth inning when two errors and a single accounted for two runs. A stiff wind affected outs at the park.
In Shreveport on June 2 Bob Tarleton, new Sports manager, sparked a big second inning surge as the local crew built an early six run lead against the Fort Worth Cats. The Panthers rallied back for an 18 to win. Pilot Fred Isaderus departed for Wisconsin while Laketon wore a uniform for the first time since 1919 hoping to lift the team to victory amid a pitching struggle.
Beaumont led at bat but San Antonio Bears bunched hits to defeat the Exporters 16 to 7 on Tuesday. Home runs by Gonzales Meyers Warwick and Collard came with runners aboard as Abe Hawes and teammates produced a high scoring finish. Strong batting by Colard and Warwick helped seal the win.
Fred Luderus, manager of the Shreveport baseball club, is on leave after a telegram from his gravely ill wife Mrs Luderus at Three Fails Wisconsin. Bob Tarleton assumes interim control with Tex Wisterzil as lieutenant. Wisterzil joined Monday and played as pinch hitter in the eighth inning as Fort Worth won decisively.
Sulphur Springs was dropped from the East Texas League today by league officials. Players will move to Longview and Mount Pleasant, which consolidate to seven clubs. Remaining games this season will be split between Longview and Palestine. The league now includes Texarkana, Greenville, Marshall, Paris, and the Longview Mount Pleasant joint club. The two umpires rule was adopted at the meeting.
Special to The News Lockney June 2 Albert Bean is in the sanitarium at Plainview in a curious condition from injuries received Sunday when a motorcycle he and Zeda Ernett rode spun into a truck. Bean was thrown over 100 feet, several ribs broken, knee cap torn off. Parnett escaped with slight injuries.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions intestinal worms and a drugstore advertisement likely from a historic publication. No clear people or organizations are identifiable beyond generic terms.
Cheyenne June 2 Governor Nellie T Ross telegraphed the Casper sheriff and prosecuting attorney asking them to stop the planned heavyweight boxing match between Harvey Perkins and Captain Bob Roper next Friday. She cited a state law making prize fight promotion a misdemeanor with up to six months in jail and a $100 fine.
The Kansas City American Association baseball club announced the purchase of Riggs Stephenson, infielder for the Cleveland American League club since 1921. He will report to the Blues Thursday morning. In 18 games this season he scored eight runs and made fourteen hits for a .264 batting average.
Latonia saw a tight finish with Hopeless second and Princess Doreen third in a field of eleven. Time recorded 1 44. Captain Hal earned a $4.10 to $3.40 to $2.40 mutuel payoff while Hopeless returned $20.00, $8.40. Princess Doreen paid $33 for the show.
A brief item notes a person identified as C Adams residing at the listed phone 2479 with an implied prompt or warning to collect or provide funds. The readable text is fragmentary and no further context is available.
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