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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
8
Harold "Red" Grange is reported to abandon amateur status and leave the University of Illinois after the Ohio State game to turn pro. The Chicago Bears and manager George Halas are linked to the move with Grange family consent and Ohio State offers prompting no protest from officials.
Chicago November 18 Red Grange ends his college football run with Illinois against Ohio State this Saturday. He has carried about two miles in 19 games and scored 31 touchdowns. Analysts credit him with a 402 yard game against Michigan in 1924 and total 3,402 rushing yards across three seasons, with Iowa accounting for the largest share at 569 yards. He also completed 33 passes for 60 yards.
New York Nov 18 Harvard appears in better physical condition than Yale for the upcoming football clash at Harvard Stadium. Star quarterback Jack Stafford returns from the infirmary to lead the Crimson with Captain Cheek at halfback. Dan Allen shifts to a part time role with Jerry Wadsworth and Cutler's status doubtful. Webster may start with a weak shoulder, Butterworth likely to play half a game.
Superior Neb Nov 18 Ed Weir all American tackle and captain of Nebraska football will return to his home town to become general secretary of the Y M C A upon completing his college career He is a seniorconclusion of his mocrenery career.
New York city reports two storied rivalries Lafayette versus Lehigh and Yale versus Harvard set to close 1925 seasons. Lafayette leads the series 33 prior wins to Lehigh’s 16 with two ties. Yale has 23 wins over Harvard in 43 meetings. Harvard’s surge followed a 3-0 win over Brown while Yale toppled by Princeton.
Gene Tunney of New York won the 12 round decision over John Risko of Cleveland in Cleveland tonight. Tunney took six rounds to Risko's two with four even rounds, Tunney weighing 188 pounds and Risko 102.
James Braden celebrates Red Grange’s Illinois triumph over Penn, detailing his 56 yard kickoff return, 67 yard touchdown, and two more scores in a decisive game. The piece lauds Grange as the era’s greatest college football player, credits coach Zuppke, and ends the Red Grange saga with praise for the team’s spirit and his personal growth.
Butte high school’s eleven faces Idaho Falls high school in a Thanksgiving game at Idaho Falls for the state interscholastic football championship decider. Coach Harry Dahlberg arranged the contest after Butte learned Idaho Falls had only one loss. The team will depart Butte by Short Line train Wednesday afternoon and arrive early Thursday morning.
Indianapolis Nov. 18 Foundations for a legal attack on the proposed Jack Dempsey Harry Wills fight in Indiana were laid when Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam gave Gov. Ed Johnson an opinion on the legality of the match. He said a boxing exhibition might avoid a violation if no blows to determine superiority are exchanged, but a prize fight would violate the law. Articles for the match were signed earlier.
Minnesota's reserve tackle depth for the championship against Michigan was nearly exhausted after news reached the Gopher camp that Neil Tiny Hyde from Montana is confined to his fraternity house with a bad ear infection and is expected to miss the Ann Arbor bout. Navy report notes Scholz 95.10 seconds for 100 yards not yet accepted as a new American track record per Amateur Athletic Union disclosure.
In Laramie Utah defeats Wyoming 7 to 6 as Boberg returns an interception 45 yards for a touchdown. Wyoming answers with a 55 yard pass to Stanton but fails on the extra point. Utah’s defense shuts out the Cowboys through three periods as Deforest dominates punting for Wyoming.
A nostalgic ad text invites college sports fans to smoke Camels during Thanksgiving Day games. It promises a full fragrant smoke and zest in living as the team scores its first touchdown, portraying Camel as a loyal companion to spirited crowds and joyous moments.
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