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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1925
Page
23
The Anaconda Standard reports Sunday Forsythe stalls his slump yet retains his top position. A. C. M. Fielder posts latest mark of .416 as Bill advances to second. Cost to field one player in college football pegged at $25,000, prompting calls for transparency in football finances.
A veteran graduate manager argues that college football finances are now dominated by alumni and community money, not faculty control. He recalls Blair college’s booster-driven rise, warns about secrecy in operations, and calls for open discussion while defending the game's overall integrity.
Cy Forsythe leads the A M clan with a .416 average and 48 RBIs, edging Earl Averill of Anodes at .421 in 17 games. Jack Bill rises to second with .372, while Olney and Shanley keep pace in homers and extra-base hits as Clarks lead team standings and Hein suffers first loss for An ode.
The article argues changing conditions fuel football growth with alumni organization and rising costs. Western state colleges gain strength as endowments and enrollment surge while eastern powers face stiffer regional competition. Regents and land endowments drive athletic support, reshaping the national balance in college football.
Blytheville Arkansas Aug. 29 The local Tri-State league ball club has endured a record spree of 30 straight losses and just two wins in the second half of the season. The team has not won since July 24 and carries a .051 winning percentage, placing last in the six club league.
Elmer C. Starner of Ithaca New York set a high score of 97 in a field surpassing 700 entrants to claim the Grand American trapshooting title at Vandalia Ohio. Niagara Falls New York’s J F Leonard finished runner up in a shootoff with A W Phillips of Forest Ohio and J Daniele of Birmingham Michigan. Three shooters tied at 67 in the event. The International Open and doubles championships wrap up the tournament today.
Pompey a 3-to-1 shot from the Brostone stable triumphed in the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Springs setting a new six and one half furlong record 1 1745. Flight of Time runner up and Chance Play third. Madplay won the Saratoga Cup for 3-year-olds and up with Swope second and Fame third. The mile and six furlongs time was 2 59 2 5. Only three starters.
Hubs of Butte prep for football season with plans set for tomorrow as Captain Dome Driscoll leads practice. Joe McGlone, a former Rocky Mountain Conference star, is rumored to coach Hubs or Englewood this year. All squad members and hopefuls urged to attend at 1 o clock in the original dry.
Associated Press reports Lew Mayers, featherweight, defeated Jose Lombardo of Panama in a twelve round bout in Baltimore. Lombardo started strong with early offense, but Mayers outboxed him from the fourth round onward, earning the decision by using a varied attack. Lombardo weighed 124 and Mayers 128 pounds.
Dee Snell of Tacoma defeated Patsy Flannigan of San Francisco by ten round decision in a featherweight bout here tonight. Jack Lee, veteran light heavyweight, won a six round decision over Hayden Pythian of Billings Montana a former USC football player in the semi windup.
A blustery tirade mocks politicians and the economy talk of the era. It argues Congress votes for higher salaries then takes six months off to run their businesses. The speaker scoffs at worn hats and patched suits as poor economy and jokes about finding a wife who can patch a suit.
A note hints at another pi event scheduled in two weeks, with anticipation building for the next installment and continued engagement.
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