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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1925

Page

11

Ohio Conference Track Squads Seek Strong 1925 Season

Ohio colleges ready for outdoor meets as Wesleyan leads with a veteran squad and stars such as Pearce Pierce Buckle Buriff Rosser Wassassier Helms. Wooster and other schools rebuild, while Denison and Ohio University plan strong dual meets and relays.

Stanley D. Koch Cleveland Ohio Nurmi Ritola Riley Big Six Ohie Wesleyan Methodists Crafty Cardinals Rapid Rabbis Wooster Wedne Forester Mantey Gould Snyder Obertin Ryburn Pearce Thomas Turner Vervany Woodburne William de Wyvre Parsons Edmunds Amstutz Ingalls Melhelver Wheeler Rockwell Poe McPhee Caldwell Heldman Argidson Channon Jamison Bates Cincinnati Allen Klein Ohio Northern Bigny Robertson Miami Jacobs Hurdier Sharkey Dietz Idenbaugh Karamb Mills Denison Granville Capn Abernathy Hia Burstar Gibson Ailer Asell Heinrich Ohio University Athens FE. C. Giaugpe St. John's University China Wesleyan Graft Hudson Xhassler

Two Real Stars Top to Bottom Eddie Roush and Ivy Wingo

The Cincinnati club relies on veteran Eddie Roush and catcher Ivy Wingo as its oldest players in service. Roush since 1916 and Wingo since 1911 anchor the lineup, with Roush as NL's top outfielder and Wingo among the best behind the plate. Manager Hendricks relies on their leadership.

Eddie Roush Ivy Wing Cincinnati Ivy Wingo Roush Wingo Leds Manage Hendricks

Washington Manager-Second Baseman Caden Stanley R Harris

Caden Stanley R Harris of Washington, born Port Jervis N Y in 1896, played major league 1919 1922 1920. Purchased from Buffalo IL in 1919 for 4000 dollars. In 1922 he set a major league record with 479 putouts and started 47 double plays the same year. He became Washington manager at the start of 1924 and in his first season won a pennant and world series.

Stanley R, Harris Washington Port Jervis N. C Buffalo

Ebbets Misses Opening of Major Baseball Season

Charles H. Ebbets, Brooklyn owner, will miss the start of the major league season for the first time in years. He is confined by illness to his Waldorf Astoria room, but attending physicians say he should be up and about within a week.

Ebbetts New York Charles Ebbets Brooklyn Will Mmiss Éita Waldorf Astoria

Electric Locomotives Near Rose Built by Javanese Firm

In a development resembling Rose era designs, a Javanese firm is producing electric locomotives in the United States. The project signals cross regional collaboration in rail technology and may influence domestic locomotive manufacturing standards.

Rose U.S

Dempsey and Kearns at odds over future plans

Jack Dempsey and manager John Kearns dispute postwar outcomes as rumors of a split surface. Dempsey cites uncertain 1925 plans while Kearns contemplates 50 percent claim over film profits and ongoing business talks falter in Los Angeles.

Tos Angeles Calif Jack Dempsey Jacek Isearns Dempsey Kearns Ring King Estelle Taylor Los Angeles New York

Ohio Relays to Showcase Stars as Nurmi Waits

Columbus April 10. With a week to go the first Ohio Relays entries indicate records may fall at the April 18 meet at Ohio State. Georgetown Colgate and Butler head west and east in a strong field as Paavo Nurmi and Willie Ritola cannot run exhibition races here.

Columbus Ohio G. M. Trautman Take Woods Butler Larry Snyder George Guthrie Ohio State Woods Brooker Michigan Trautman Alleghanies

Scout Teams Gather for Hocking Valley Tourney in Athens

Boy Scout basketball teams from across the Hocking Valley arrived in Athens for a tournament at the new high school gymnasium. Drawings occurred at 10:30 this morning with games starting this afternoon and finals set for late Saturday. These mark the first competitive games in the new facility.

Hocking Valley Athens

George E. Ahl Era with the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland pitcher George E. Ahl, a right hander born in Cleveland, joined the Indians in 1919 from sandlots. In 1923 he won 26 games and lost 16, posting the most victories by an American League hurler that season.

George E AHL Cleveland Indians Cleveland

Ruth Improves at St Vincent's After Illness

Babe Ruth, the New York Yankees slugger, shows signs of recovery from influenza at St Vincent's hospital in New York. He had been treated after collapsing en route from Asheville and suffered a head bump thought to be minor. A 1 PM check with Dr Edward King was planned as Ruth rested quietly.

New York Babe" Ruth St. Vincent's Hospital Yank Ruth Asheville N. C Edward King St. Vincents Yankee

McTigue backs out of Milk Fund bout in New York

Promoters abandoned plans to match lightweight champion Mike McTigue against Paul Berlenbach for the Milk Fund show after McTigue demanded a $65,000 guarantee. The move ends the proposed bout and the fundraiser plan in New York.

New York Milk Fund Mike McTigue McTigue Paul Berlenbach

Professional Dole League Ends Season

The Dole League finished its Florida circuit season with twelve top golfers from six resorts. Leo Diegwel and Geno Sarazen won the championships. The season drew small crowds. organizers plan a revived schedule next fall with one city per match and guaranteed pay plus a percentage, aiming to refresh spectator interest.

Florida Leo Diegwel Geno Sarazen

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