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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
6
At Clark park the embattled A C M erupted late against George Murchio and Lefty Ricker, turning a 6 1 lead into an 11 6 win. Charley Schwartz sparked a furious rally as Dick Boyer homered and Clark fans roared.
New York defeats St. Louis 6 to 2 as Babe Ruth belts his 11th homer with Paschall aboard and scores three times. Bob Shaw bests two young lefties Ernie Wingard and Chester Falk, with Wingard wild in third. Hargrave makes final out by snagging foul ball.
The slate lists National League games: Boston at Pittsburg, Brooklyn at St Louis, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati. American League games feature Chicago at Washington, St Louis at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Boston.
Cleveland pounded Boston pitching for 24 hits as Sherrod Smith went 4-4. Wamby filled in at first base due to Todt’s finger injury. Indians 16, Red Sox 7 in Boston.
In Denver on July 28 a suppressed divorce suit was filed by Mrs Leah Bissell Jones against Howard Jones the famed football coach now reportedly in Chicago and serving as USC head coach. Efforts to obtain details failed as her mother refused to comment.
W L Young Stribling defeated Harvey Perkins in a ten round decision at Manitou Colorado in tame light heavyweight action. Abe Mishikend and Rusty Evans drew as lightweights. One-Step Watson beat Imer McMullen in a six round bout. Bantams Freddie Albin and Peewee Jensen drew in four rounds.large crowd attended staged by Manitou American Legion post in the Pike region.
New York Giants slugged five home runs to beat Chicago 10 to 3 in the first game of a series. Meusel hit two homers, Gowdy and Lindstrom added one apiece, and Bentley contributed a late four-base smash as Gowdy led the visitors with four hits in five at bats.
Brooklyn Robins defeated St Louis 12 to 9 in the opener of a long home stand. Mails weakened, Hornsby hit his 26th homer with bases loaded in the 8th. Measured by hits, Wheat and Hafey led the Believers with multiple two-base plays and four pitchers used.
Tommy Gibbons the St. Paul heavyweight who fought Jack Dempsey to a 15 round draw and later to Gene Tunney in New York has retired temporarily to devote time to his family and business. His wife illness is cited as the prime reason while she remains in bed in a hospital in St. Paul.
No games scheduled as Seattle and Portland travel to San Francisco. Teams listed as traveling with no home or away match set for the period.
Anaconda golfers prepare for the Montana State Golf Association tournament to be staged at Helena Country Club August 13 to 16, 1925. Anaconda hopes to repeat last year’s success after winning 9 first and 5 second prizes, with entries from local players and possible future hosting in Anaconda.
Claire Sullivan dominated on the mound in a 2–0 win for the Marquettes over the Bobcats at the city park. Sullivan struck out 10 while surrendering only six hits as Krish matched her work until two triples fueled the scoring. Lang and Clark produced the decisive hits, with Kelly driving in a third run. The teams meet again Sunday at Columbia Gardens.
In Tarrytown New York on July 28 a large bus carrying 47 members of the Companions of the Forest of Brooklyn overturned injuring twenty people seriously enough to require hospital confinement. The accident occurred tonight and victims were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Oscar Bowers, the league fast ball champion, was taken to Murray's hospital with an infected shin bone after a practice hit. He may miss the rest of the season, a blow to Clark who have won nine of their games behind his pitching. Dick Boyer's two homers tied the league record in a single game, and Art Escallier made standout defensive plays. Deacon Van Buren attended the game scouting young players, while Leavers replaced Walby who broke his ankle last Sunday.
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