Cardinals Eye Pennant Push as Rickey Predicts Big Year
Branch Rickey foresees a strong Cardinals run in 1925 with solid pitching and a deep lineup. Jim Bottomley, Rogers Hornsby, Jimmy Cooney, and star outfielders headline a potent offense while Schmidt, Vick, and Pool bolster the catching corps. The club trains under Rickey’s aggressive approach, aiming for a standout season beginning with an April 8 game against the Sandies.
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Cardinals
Sandies
N.E. A
Daily News
Branch Rickey
Rickey
lecherslessGne
Jim Bottomley
Brroke
Rogers Hornsby
Lester Rel
American Association
Jimmy Cooney
Preigau
Bell
Toporcer
Tommy Theverneau
Syracuse
Waddy Holm
Ray Blades
Bhiioners
Heinie Mue Wer
Chick Hafey
Stanford Collegian
Taylor Deuthit
Walter Roetteer
Illinois University
Johnny Peterson
Jack Smith
Max Flack
Schinki
National Interscholastic Championship Opens With Record Field
The Chicago hosted event gathers 42 teams from 34 states for the National Interscholastic championship. 400 players compete as state champions titl e and strong teams like Yankton and Windsor highlight the field. South and West open with Miamia and Laramie as Beaumont teams up with Devil’s Lake in first round.
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Associated Chicago
Ania
University of Chicago
Miamia
Laramie
Wyo
Yankton
Windsor
Colo
Colorado
Texas
Beaumont
Devil's Lake
N. D
Spring League Results Highlight Local Standouts
Readable fragments list players Hessler Harn Decker Keck Shipley Carleton Aday Moon Shawkey Francis Beall Pieat Osborne Schwartz Cantrel. Vague notes suggest team activity and results but details are unclear in the OCR text.
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Hessler
Harn and Decker
Keck
Shipley
Carleton
Aday
Moon
Ga Py
Shawkey
Francis
Beall
Pieat
Osborne
Schwartz
Cantrel
Unclear Names Frame Local News Event
Fragmentary OCR mentions figures like Zachary Reuther Ruel and locations Greenfield Sactiaitte suggesting a local event or meeting. No clear dates, roles, or outcomes are readable. Further legible text needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
Babe Pinelli Career Note for Reds Third Baseman
Ralph Babe Pinelli of Cincinnati Reds is described as a California born third baseman who played in 1920 with Detroit after a PCL purchase. His brief 1918 White Sox trial is noted, with 1922 a .305 season and 182 putouts in 1924 as NL third baseman leader.
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Ralph
Babe” Pinelli
Cincinnati Reds
Francisco
Calif
Detroit
Sacramento
Oakland
Cincinnati
Chicago White Sox
Tunney preparing for another bout
Billy Gibson Gene Tunney manager announced a March 80 telegram offer for a bout with Jimmy Delaney set for April 22 in San Francisco but he will not close until negotiations with Tom Gibbons finish Tunney departed for Hot Springs Ark to resume training and be ready if needed Young Stribling who defeated Tommy Loughran in San Francisco last weekend was offered a match with Tunney but declined per Gibson.
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Hy Associated Press
Chicago
Billy Gibson
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Delaney
St. Paul
San Francisco
Tom Gibbons
Tunney
Hot Springs
Ark
Gibson
Delaney
Young Stribling
Tommy Loughran
Matador's Jess Couch to substitute for Farley in Plainview fiesta
March 30 The Ne Plainview reports Boils on his neck keep Cal Parley of Amarillo from appearing in the double wrestling bill. Jess Couch of Matador will replace Parley. Couch meets Arthur Saxon and Jack Gorman faces Jack Hutson in the next matinee, with several preliminaries promised to spice the event.
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Plainview
Cal Parley
Amarillo
Jess Couch
Matador
Couch
Arthur Saxon
Jack Gorman
Jack Hutson
Woodward
Okla
Soeal
Cardinals Visit April 8 for Sandie High Home Game
Branch Rickey’s Cardinals set to visit Sandie High on April 8. Rickey seeks a few more pitchers, while local amateurs gear up to form a strong home talent team to thrill sport fans this spring. Hornsby explains why he leads the Nationals, staying off the plate’s back corner.
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Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Sandie
Mixer
Rickey
Hornsby
Nationals
Plainview Sports Scene Echoes Sunset of Double Bills
Plainview fans see a hectic season with Far ley posters dominating ads for upcoming events. A letter from Coach Sawyer thanks Tulsa supporters, praises the team, and pledges continued Panhandle backing. The writer laments baseball opening woes while Panhandle faces rain and spring prospects, hoping for blossoming sports ahead.
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Sawyer
Tulsa
Tulla
Amarillo
Panhandle
HITS AND PITCHING WINS FOR LONGHORNS
Associated Press reports Texas Longhorns beat Minnesota 6 0 behind Ben Allen who held the Gophers to two hits in seven innings. Cox and Clements finish, Allen homers with a man on, Thompson and Pratt add strong hits as Texas takes the second game of the series.
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Associated Preas Austin
Big Ben Allen
Universty
Minnesota
Texas Longhorns
Cox
Allen
Clements
Thompson
Pratt
Three Cushion Record Broken in Minneapolis Match
Cius Co pulos of Detroit broke the World three cushion billiard run by defeating Johnny Layton of Minneapolis 60 to 27 in 22 innings. The prior record of 28 innings was held by rt Cannefax.
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Associated Preas
Minneapolis
Cius Copulos
Detroit
Mich
Johnny Layton
Rt Cannefax
Dallas Man Dies of Burns After Car Fire
Charles Welch, 40, died here Monday from burns suffered when his clothing caught fire in an automobile Sunday. Fires and safety warnings accompany the disturbing news as investigators review the incident.
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Dallas
Charles Welch
Burns
Four arson investigators raised in Texas readied
AUSTIN March 30 four arson investigators now work under the state fire insurance commission. J J Timmins the state fire marshal said the rise in fires since January 1 is unprecedented and much due to the drought. Regular fire hazard inspectors have been reassigned to arson duty to aid the effort. He warned that rain could quickly reduce fires.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Fire Insurance Commission
Texas
J. J. Timmins
Simonins
Timmins
Governor Ferguson to Dedicate Neches River Bridge
Governor Miriam Ferguson will dedicate the Neches River bridge linking Orange and Jefferson counties on the old Spanish trail. She plans a May 4 to 9 outing in Beaumont and Orange with William E. Lea and B. J. Luthher Stark as hosts, ending with a ribbon cutting as she drives the first car across May 9.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam Fergusons
Beaumont
Orange
William E. Lea
Texas Highway Association Today
Ferguson
Neches River
Jefferson Counties
Fergusons
Mr. Lea
B. J. Luthher Stark
Cattle Ranges in Northwest Fall Sharply in Three Years
A.P. report from Chicago notes cattle in northwestern range states fell from 861,108 head in 1920 to 673,321 in 1923. A.M. Geary, Portland attorney for cattlemen, testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission rate hearing. The National Livestock Association and western state groups argued freight rates should drop to pre war levels as producers struggle to cover costs. Sheep populations also declined from 1,585,245 in 1921 to 1,322,173 in 1923. railroad spokesmen objected to testimony as hearsay while cattlemen asserted issues with transporting their testimony from Oregon to Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
A. M. Geary
Portland
Ore
Cattlemen
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Livestock Association
S. H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Texas
West
Mid-West
Geary
Northwestern Range
Oregon
Governor Grants Conditional Pardon for Treasury Clerk Lon Morgan
In Austin on March 30 Governor Ferguson granted a conditional pardon to Lon D. Morgan former chief clerk in the state treasury under the late Joann Baker. Morgan convicted of misapplication of state funds received four years with two served. The pardon cites Morgan's clean record and family financial need.
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Treasury
Associated Press
Austin
Ferguson
Lon D. Morgan
State Treasury
Joann D. Baker
Morgan
Grotto Plans 1926 Meeting In St Louis
St Louis selected as the site for the 1926 international Grotto convention while Cleveland will host in 1927. Announcement came at the Supreme Council mid winter meeting where bree itements for this year's Atlantic City convention in June were completed.
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ST. Louis
Associated Cleveland
Supreme Council
Lantic City
Auto Racer Harry Feurriegel Dies After Crash
Phoenix racing tragedy as 21 year old Harry Feurriegel, mechanic of car number 13 and a leading Arizona motorcycle racer, dies from injuries after his car overturned during a race yesterday. He was hospitalized the day of the accident and succumbed this afternoon.
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Associated Phoenix
Ariz
Harry Feurriegel
Feurriegel
Arizona
Late Wire Gulletins Cover Fatal, Legal, and Gas Price News
Vernon dispatch reports 14 year old Jimmie Carlisle fatally wounded by an accidental pistol discharge. Des Moines notes the critical condition of cartoonist J N Darling. Ton Rouge notes Albert Gladney, 18, LSU student, killed when plane crashed near Baton Rouge. Sheport reports Ben Ferrell arrested on federal mail fraud charges tied to a Fort Worth based syndicate. South Bend records Ernest Miller fined and jailed for mayhem. Mississippi court voids income tax law in test case for Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad. Shreveport announces a one cent gasoline price reduction at Standard Oil stations effective Tuesday.
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Sheport
Ben Ferrell
Fort Worth
Texas
Ferrell
el Dorado
Associated Press
Mississippi
Roger Wilson
New County
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Judge to Submit Kimbro Kl An Suit On Special Issues
Houston March 30 Special issues in the Ku Klux Klan suit against George B Kimbro former grand goblin of the order for 25000 alleged to have been collected but not turned over were completed by District Judge Ewing Boyd. They were presented to attorneys for perusal before jury.
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Associated Press
Houston
Ku Klux Klan
George B. Kimbro
Ewing Boyd
Boyd
Kimbro
HE. Y. Clarke
Klan
Figore Klan
Five of Seven Convicts Recaptured After Escape
Five of seven convicts who escaped from the western penitentiary in Pittsburgh were recaptured this morning near Utter following a treacherous attempt. They will be held for trial on charges of escaping a state institution. Two escapees had fled via the roof and a forty foot wall with a rough wire rope before authorities detained them.
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Aseortated
Pittsburgh
Tre
Utter
Kercheval Fraud Trial Opens in Texarkana Monday
Robert David Kercheval, indicted on six counts for defrauding in Arkansas oil field operations, began trial in U S court at Texarkana. Testimony from M B Wilson of Louisiana Oil Refining Corp described drilling on Kercheval property yielding salt water and no Poindexter lease predictions. Frank Glenn testified he bought stock in Kercheval entities after being told drilling would occur and royalty checks would come, but never received any money. Government presents sixteen witnesses from multiple states including Louisiana Minnesota Arkansas Illinois New Jersey Colorado California and Texas.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Robert David Kercheval
Arkansas
M. BE. Wilson
Shreveport
Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation
Kercheval
Frank Glenn
Street Car Motorman
Chicago
Poindexter Royalty
Standard Company
Louisiana
Minnesota
Illinois
New Jersey
Colorado
California
Texas
Historic Manitou Park Hotel Burns in Ute Pass Fire
The Manitou Park Hotel in Ute Pass near Colorado Springs was destroyed by fire. Embers set numerous forest fires, requiring an all day effort by forest rangers, Boy Scouts, and volunteers. Property losses totaled 35,000 dollars as backfires aimed to protect nearby ranch houses.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Manitou Park
Ute Pass
Woodland Park
Forest Service
Dallas Man Faces Perjury Charge in Homicide Hearing
John Brewer was charged with perjury in justice court over his testimony at a preliminary hearing for T. W. Strong on negligent homicide and DUI. Strong was held on $1,000 bond in Miss Eff Rice’s death case. Rice, 20, was buried in McKinney, Texas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
John Brewer
T. W. Strong
Strong
Eff Rice
Brewer
Miss Rice
McKinney
Texas
Shreveport Doctor Charged Under Harrison Narcotic Act
A warrant for the arrest of Dr. B. B. Hand, a Shreveport physician, was issued on three Harrison Narcotic Act counts. He faces two counts of illegal morphine sale and one count of failing to keep narcotics dispensed records. Hand is the ninth local physician arrested in the ongoing federal narcotics probe.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
B. B. Hand
Hand
Vicinity
Man pleads favorable on serious operation report
Washington March 80 Associated Press reports A Needleman, jailed in Martin county, underwent a serious operation after being taken from the jail by a band. Friends say he will identify several attackers and that he was arrested Friday on a charge of attacking a 17 year old wife near Williamston.
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Associated
Washington
A. Needleman
Martin County
Needleman
Williamston
Day Agents Sweep Milwukee for Prohibition Violations
Milwau kee Wis March 30. Government ban on local liquor sales prompts a mop up as a squad of new general prohibition agents raids downtown saloons and outlying districts. Twelve alleged violators arraigned before U S Court Commissioner Kellogg, with several more arraignments postponed. Four downtown proprietors to be brought before the commission tomorrow.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U. S. Court
Kellogg
Commission
Prosecution Ends Testimony in Trial of Judge English
The impeachment trial of Federal Judge George Washington English neared a turning point as prosecutors rested their case after presenting evidence of tyrannical conduct and irregular bankruptcy handling. The judge is expected to testify in his own defense tomorrow morning. A DOJ examiner report cited an order from June 7, 1919, transferring bankruptcy powers from English to referee C. B. Thomas, granting broad control to use as he saw fit.
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ST. Louis
George Washington English
Congressional Commission
Department of Justice
C. B. Thomas
English
Bankurtcy
Thomas
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