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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
2
Panhandle rivals Pampa and Amarillo face off in a Saturday afternoon football game at 4 at Bivins Stadium. The Har vesters report confidence despite injuries and system changes since the Canyon loss, with Clark sidelined in the backfield.
Yesterday's results include Fort Worth defeating Atlanta 1 to 0 in the Dixie Series. National League action saw Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 6 to 4. Other games include Boston edging Washington 5 to 4, and Pacific Coast games with San Francisco 7 Los Angeles 12, Sacramento 8 Seattle 6, Salt Lake 6 Portland 2.
National league slate lists Detroit visiting St Louis and Washington traveling to Boston with Cleveland at Chicago while Philadelphia hosts the fore at home. Matches mark the only games scheduled today across the circuit.
Chicago Sept 2 Challenger Wills left to fight for New York over signing of the world heavyweight title bid His manager Paddy stated the Newark agreement for a bout within three weeks against Dempsey would be rejected Wills planned an exhibition in Detroit for a Legion benefit on October
Arkansas Razorbacks travel to Iowa City to begin the football season against Iowa. The squad, led by A Schraidt and Apr ie Barnee, consists of six players with early support among Arkansans hoping for a strong showing against the Ke mee team despite some uncertainties in the lineup.
The article describes a symbolic accord among West and East Texas supporters to aid the institution. It notes past fights over a smaller school bill vetoed by Governor Neff and credits East Texas migration with broader backing. It previews Thursday’s convocation with UT President Splawn and San Marcos College President Evans addressing nearly 650 students, with 260 more enrolled after entrance exams.
In Lubbock on September 30 the first Texas Technological College opened with thousands attending including prominent visitors. The coeducational school, authorized after a decade of West Texas effort, will offer standard degrees in technology and textile engineering among others. About 600 students had registered, with expectations surpassing 1,000 by opening night. Dr W W Splawn of the University of Texas and Dr W B Bizzell of Oklahoma University were slated to address the inaugural convocation.
Amsterdam reports Holland weighs reclaiming part of the Zuider Zee to add territory for population growth. The plan envisions damming and draining thousands of square miles, potentially boosting farm land and regional value while affecting adjacent provinces.
Fragmentary verse compares a city to a chorus girl using outskirt and charm as parallels. The lines mix urban image with performance imagery, suggesting mirrored allure and construction.
Mrs Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Philadelphia, last year’s champion, falls in the third round to Mrs F C Letts of Chicago by 4 to 2 at the St Louis Country Club. Wind and rain hampered play as Letts, a former Western title holder, parred the conditions to advance and set up further matches with top contenders including Ada McKenzie and Glenna Collett in a storm disrupted championship.
McLaughlin pitched for the Panthers earning a victory as Wachtel again prevailed in the fifth contest. Fort Worth and Atlanta battled in a high scoring affair with key hits by Konetchy and Smith. Summary notes two base hits by Cullop and Konetchy, stolen bases by Davis and Krehmeyer, and a double play sequence ending in a Fort Worth victory.
San Antonio September 20 Gilberto Valenzuela special envoy and minister plenipotentiary from Mexico arrives in San Antonio en route from Mexico City to London. He marks the first formal diplomatic contact in over twelve years and the first since June 1924. He is met at the station by prominent San Antonio Mexicans led by Alejandro Carrillo consul and by Mayor Jos?obin.
The New York Evening Post reports a five story tower planned at Fifty-seventh Street and Fifth Avenue. The chateau of Cornelius Vanderbilt will be moved to Teland shore for use as a club.
Reported rainfall along the Texas Mexican border ranged from one to six inches with several locations such as Corpus Christ i and Laredo noting heavy downpours in the afternoon and evening. Surrounding areas report daily rain for the past week.
Editors Note states AP will present the history of players eligible for the world’s series in daily installments until the roster is complete. A few players on each team will be highlighted each day for readers in the plains.
Stuffy McInnis headed to Boston in 1918, then moved to Cleveland and the Braves, later becoming a strong contributor for the Pirates. Grantham, Aldridge, and Moore join the squad in a winter deal, while Forest Wright solidifies the Pirates at shortstop with a .319 average and 153 games last season.
Fort Worth and Denver City seek to extend into the South Plains. The brief argues such moves would not interfere with the Interstate Commerce Commission’s plan to consolidate railroads into fewer systems. Dr. Walter Splawn, president of Texas University, released the brief to the AP. The South Plains railroad committee includes county reps and Plainview lawyers A B Martin L Kinder EB Klott and senator W H Bledsoe.
An Irish Times column criticizes the Gaelic Gaelicization drive amid Bray Wicklow protests, accusing government measures of failing to curb tyranny and urging renewed emphasis on American influence. The piece frames the issue as a push for Gaelicization within national life and media.
Edgar C. Rice, converted from pitcher to outfielder by Clark Griffith, becomes a top American League star with speed and glove. Leon Goslin, "The Goose," grows from minor league desire to shine behind a plate to a key Washington outfielder and 1924 World Series slugger. Allen Russell rebounds from arm loss and paralysis to return to major league play with determined comeback steps.
Mitchell testified at Scottfield Illinois that a local thunder storm rather than a line squall caused the Shenandoah disaster. Major Clark Brant, air officer with the general board, admitted the board was asked to respond to Mitchell’s charges and said it had recently focused on aircraft problems. He stated the press had minimized aircraft value in the Hiwalian maneuvers.
New York Sept 86 Discussions of Mexico debt resume payments under the Lamont De La Huerta agreement of 1922 begin tomorrow with Mexican finance minister Alberto J Pani meeting the international committee. The Mexican treasury chief will confer with J P Morgan and Company Kuhn Sanday Speyer and Company and other financiers who participated in earlier settlement talks.
A 90 year old Wisconsin senator elect from the peda ment seeks to fill an unexpired term. He emphasizes a forward to 1926 and a deep sense of responsibility in serving the public.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is urged to approve the San Antonio and Aransas Pass extension from Falfurrias to the lower Rio Grande Valley, as military necessities and Texas interests justify. The Missouri Pacific opposes, and hearings begin in Brownsville. The brief links border security, rail connections, and regional development to the rail project.
W M Hill, a Dallas area farmer, is charged with murder for killing his brother Ervin Hill, 28, on the Hill farm twelve miles northeast of Dallas. Preliminary hearing set for Saturday. Hill held without bond, claiming self defense as he said Ervin threatened him and reached for a pistol. Witnesses say Ervin ran after the first shot. bullets struck him in the back, and he died across a barbwire fence. Family details noted include mother C C Hill in Garland, Clifton Hill, and siblings in New Hope Rockwall and Shreveport, La.
Peggy Coble, 18, of Arkinda and her companion Jackie Karr, 19, of Dequeen, were cross country hikers. Peggy died at a Vernon hospital from a fractured skull after being thrown from a running board while en route from Braymont to Orange. Jackie survived and returned with Peggy’s fiancé Tommy Bene field of Chillicothe, Texas. The body was to be sent to Vernon for burial.
In San Antonio a murder case links 000 bars of hotel soap labeled Martha Washington Hotel New York to Ada McCobb who was killed in Laredo. Investigators from state police customs and immigration agencies examine eleven treasure trunks stored since 1922. The discovery prompts further inquiry into the widow’s estate and related narcotic and secret service investigations.
Rear Admiral H H Christie says rescue chances are slim as divers return to the wrecked submarine 61 to test air lines and compartments. Though managers consider suspending salvage, Navy orders keep probing for life while weather allows. Only two bodies recovered as divers assess watertight doors and wreckage after the City of Home collision.
Races open at 2 30 with six events listed including purse money from 90 to 126. Winners include Bell Grim Touten Ella Knot Head Buck Smiles and Jtelum with several runners named in each race and times recorded.
The article reports that natives from the Polynesian Islands consume bats valued for their tender white flesh. It describes traditional dietary practices and highlights the cultural context surrounding bat consumption in the islands.
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