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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
5
In rain delayed games on August 6, St. Louis Cardinal manager Rogers Hornsby led a 14 to 2 win over the Boston Braves to extend a four game streak. Chicago Cubs edged Philadelphia 7 to 6 with late scoring help from Grimm, while Cincinnati’s Jimmy Ring struggled before being relieved as rain halted remaining Fri.
Chicago won 7 to 6 over Philadelphia as a muffed fly in the ninth by Wrightstone off Grimm altered the outcome. The series opened with Philadelphia holding an early lead before Chicago rallied with timely hits. Pitchers Ring Pierce Knight Wilson Kaufmann Keen Brett Hartnett authenticated the final score.
St Louis defeated Boston 14 to 2 in the first game of a series as James Bottomley hit his eighteenth homer of the season with none on in the seventh. Jack Smith, an outfielder, turned an unassisted double play by catching Gautreau’s fly and then tagging Genewich at first.
Austin August 6 The UT Interscholastic League executive committee will meet Friday in Austin to finalize rules for the 1925 26 session including the one year residence requirement for football players and a revision of girls tennis rules. Disputes over Hearne Calvert county champions and debate material sales will also be addressed. The present committee members are chairman T H Shelby Roy Bedichek Roy B Henderson H J Ettlinger D A Penick and C Potts with replacements named to 1925 26 set to begin September 1. Meet at Sewells 404 Polk street.
Keefe Carter, Western Amateur Golf Champion, narrates his victory in Detroit in a first of a series. He is the son of Dorset Carter of Oklahoma City and Amarillo, described by editor James Beatty Jr. of The Oklahoma News Sports Staff.
In an early round at Lochmoor, Carter abandons his driver for the entire match against James Manion, using a brassie on tees and fairways. After a tight back nine, Carter sinks a long putt on the 18th to win six and five, then wires family the good news and braces for the next round against Eddie Held.
San Antonio reports an 18 to 0 potential victory in the Shreveport series second game spoiled by two errors by Gonzales in the seventh inning. Owens, from the Terrell association club, was a standout in the effort with Wirts Adkins Mc Cauley Thompson and Burns also contributing.
August 6 reports from Houston say the Spudders beat the Buffs 15 to 9 as bad infield play aided the visitors. Morgan pitched fairly well though Littlejohn and Burns were hit hard.
Fort Worth plays Beaumont while Wichita Falls faces Houston and Shreveport meets San Antonio. Dallas encounters Waco with Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia visits Chicago as Boston plays St. Louis. St. Louis hosts Washington and Cleveland meets Philadelphia. Detroit visits New York and Chicago faces Boston.
New York state bars Dempsey from any bout before he signs with his challenger Harry Wills. The champion refuses to fight in New York and seeks options elsewhere. Manager Jack Kearns hints at a New York signing after Chicago business. Dempsey vows to return to the ring only after 1926 with warm up matches.
National League games saw Philadelphia fall to Chicago 6 to 7 while St Louis defeated Boston 14 to 2. Several games were postponed due to rain. Other leagues reported varied scores with Dallas and Waco, San Antonio and Shreveport, and Houston and Wichita Falls among notable results. Local East Texas action included Marshall beating Longview 6 to 2 and Greenville routing Texarkana 16 to 4.
Des Moines, Iowa August 6 Harry O Boyle Notre Dame fullback and 1922 all American high school star takes a city ditch digging job with Des Moines street department to stay fit for the 1925 season He describes preferring outdoor work and his early shifts from 7 45 am to 4 39 pm O Boyle helped Notre Dame beat teams with long gains as part of the shock troops replacing Jim Crowley in the minds of boosters
Amarillo pitcher Middleton lines up against his former Tahoka teammates at Gasser park this weekend. Ted Nicklaus may start against Tahoka in a pitchers duel while both clubs try to slow heavy hitters. Amarillo signs midweek games ahead of the Denver trip, with upcoming matchups including Dalhart Hereford Slaton and Lakeview before leaving August 24 for Denver, meeting Trinidad on August 26.
Madrid August 6 In well formed circles it was asserted today that next week would see the beginning of an important military action by the French forces in Morocco against rebellious tribesmen. The French high command reportedly has complete plans to relieve pressure against the French line and remove the menace. An interesting action by the Spaniards against the Moors is anticipated late in August.
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