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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1925
Page
3
Lawrence October 3 Oklahoma A and M fell 13 to 3 to Kansas in the Missouri Valley conference opening game. The Jayhawks secured the initial season win at home as both teams began their schedules.
Under a blazing sun Missouri and Tulane battled to a six six draw in New Orleans. An 80 yard pass set Missouri up to score and a Tulane defensive error gave the Greenies a quick touchdown. Fiourney's kicking stood out as Tulane held on for the tie despite late Missouri threats.
Ranger Bill a William Mix production offers a photoplay of life in the old west with stars, stunts, thrills and a romance. It plays with the tech comedy Don't Park There and Aesops Fables at popular prices of 5c and 16c. Elephants are mentioned as growing until 40.
The season ends with Rogers Hornsby repeating as National League batting champion while the American League title tightens between Harry Heilmann and Tris Speaker. Heilmann trails Speaker by two points, with Heilmann aiming to reach 390 to clinch. Al Simmons sits third. Ty Cobb and Wingo contend for fourth as Johnny Mostil leads with 32 home runs.
A roundup of numerous college football results shows Simmons University defeating Southwestern State Teachers 16 to 0 while McMurry and Texas Tech, and many others posted varied margins. Highlights include California 54 over Nevada 0, Notre Dame 69 Lombard 0, Michigan 89 over Michigan State 0, and Wisconsin 80 over Iowa State 0 amid a flurry of games with mixed outcomes.
Nick Kutsch, Iowa sophomore, shines with two rushing touchdowns one extra point and a place kick for seventeen points in a 26 to 0 victory over Arkansas. He also delivered several notable passes as heavy rain cleared to reveal a muddy field that hampered aerial plays.
Police announced the first arrest of business men tied to wholesale liquor trafficking in the Mississippi Valley. W. Garland, named Ray H. Stevenson, was seized in a hotel room and charged with liquor violations and conspiring against the federal government. Garland, from East St. Louis, ran a cigar store there and allegedly helped ship more than fifty freight carloads of liquor to St. Louis and other Mississippi Valley points, earning shippers over 1.6 million dollars.
In Shreveport on October 3, Centenary overwhelmed Howard Payne after a rough start, scoring 20 points. York had a fumble return for a TD, two late field goals by York, and White added a 6 yard rush for another TD. Weather slowed play. Centenary held late punting dominance. Also Evans wins Kansas City Open by four, with Espinosa runner up. Hagen 288. Kansas Aggies top Oklahoma 16–0 with a 75 yard run by Dick ere for a key second half score.
The Methodist Episcopal church board of temperance, prohibition and public morals accuses New York City of bombarding the west with anti prohibition propaganda and foreign ideas of art. It claims New York promotes law violations through comic strips vaudeville and syndicated material while western newspapers editorialize for prohibition. The board says New York’s influence taints communities and incites disobedience to law.
J. R. Brown aged 65 prominent landowner and cattleman died in Childress Texas after falling through a trap door into a cellar beneath a house he was repairing He suffered a fractured skull Brown a former county commissioner is the deceased in this fatal accident.
Atlantic City Oct 3 Peace ended a long jurisdiction feud between plasterers and bricklayers unions. The executive boards signed a settlement approved by AFL President William Green. Work resumes immediately, restoring the 1911 jurisdiction division and creating a tribunal to review past abrogations. The dispute had halted about 260 million dollars of construction in multiple cities.
Special to The Ne LUBBOCK Oct. Windy Nicklaus star of Amarillo High School Golden Sandstorm football team was named captain of the first Texas Technological College football squad. British South Africa produces more than half the world's annual gold.
Great Britain readies a major prohibition drive launched after months of planning. Using US style tactics, organizers will start with local option and target women voters. Manchester hosts the kickoff on October 10 with speakers Mrs. David Lloyd George and Philip Snowden.
Rear Admiral H H Christie returned to U S Submarine Base New London Conn after a week of rescue work for the sunken S 51. Five of the 38 crewmen were recovered and diving halted by rough seas. Only one body, Paul D Berk of Shoemakersville Pa was recovered today. Weather will decide when search resumes. A memorial service and naval honors will be held at the base with navy choir and enlisted quartet.
A masked man armed with a revolver and another bandit robbed George Alexander paymaster at the mill of the American Woolen Company as he entered. Officials did not disclose the amount stolen.
Washington reports Elihu Root warned that conflicts between nations are inevitable and mere pacts to avoid them fail. His codification of international law paper, presented by Theodore Burton, emphasized the growing role of the League of Nations, the Hague Court, and allied tribunals in preventing war and shaping global dispute resolution.
A historical note says fifteen years ago nearly 200 passenger car manufacturers operated in the United States while today only 78 remain. This year 4,000,000 cars were produced and about 500,000 are expected to be made by ten companies.
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