Life story of the Bush Leagues marks 25 years
John B. Foster recounts the rise of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues 25 years after its founding. The piece traces minor leagues from precarious beginnings to a respected system feeding major baseball legends like Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. It notes the term bushes became a badge of honor and previews Foster's next installment on the league's founding.
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Consolidated Press Association
Will Ark
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
National Association
John B. Foster
National Association of Professional Baseball
United States
Canada
National League
Walter Johnsons
Christy
Busher
Bushers
Foster
Bush League
Buckeye Athletic Association Formed Within Ohio Conference
Big Six plans to form Buckeye Athletic Association as an official body within the Ohio Conference. Rumors of a split fade as Big Six coaches deny withdrawal and emphasize potential future members and separate scheduling from the Conference managers. Dayton proposed as a member. overall aim to keep Buckeye name broad for future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Big’ ‘Bix
Ohio
Buckeye Athletic Association
Big Six
Buckeye Association
Central
Southern Ohio
University of Dayton
Conference Managers’ Association
Harvard's Football Reverses Spur Calls to Rebalance The Game
The piece argues Harvard lags behind Yale and Princeton as they discuss a shift away from intense scouting and large coaching staffs. It suggests trimming the program to focus on pure collegiate play, with fewer All-America honors and fewer spectators, while praising historic stars like Mahan and Brickley and urging a fighting back to former glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Crimson
Princeton
Yale
Harvard Crimson
Cambridge
Eddie Mahan
Charley Brickley
Tacks” Hardwick
Eddie Casey
Tex Rickard Promotes Foreign Lightweight For Title
Tex Rickard plots a lightweight title bout with Lucien Vinez as Jimmy Goodrich defends his crown. Vinez faces skepticism from American fans while Goodrich trains for a Monday match against Rocky Kansas, who could derail Rickard’s plans with a win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tex Rickard
Uncle Bam
Lucien Vinez
Tex
Elor
Jimmy Goodrich
Rosen
Frog
Goodrich
Vinez
Rocky Kansas
Kansas
Rickard
Galley-West
Fanning Goodrich
Muddled OCR Snippet About Alien and Cotete Trimmed Text
Fragmentary OCR note mentions alien and cotete with unclear metrics. Key names and events are unreadable, offering no verifiable facts for a coherent summary or proper attribution.
All Star National League Team Named for 1925 Season
The Baseball Writers Association announced the all star NL selections led by Rogers Hornsby as second baseman. Vance Luque Donohue Aldridge. Hargraves Wilson. Kelly. Hornsby Wright Traynor Meusel. Roush Cuyler. Meusel placed in left field and Carey did not join the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Committee of
Baseball Writers Today
Vance
Brooklyn
Luque
Donohue
Cincinnati
Aldridge
Pittsburgh
Hargraves
Wilson
Philadelphia
Kelly
Hornsby
St. Louis
Wright
Traynor
Meusel
Roush
Cuyler
Carey
Rousch
Athens Ht Schedules 15 Games
Athens high team sets a 15 game schedule nine league and six non league with December 17 at Struthers and February 27 at Marietta. The paper notes a tough season ahead and hopes to match football precedents while facing strong opponents like Ashtabula Harbor Geneva and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Struthers High
Youngstown
Ariletta
Struthers
Ashtabula Harbor
Geneva
Youngstown Memorial High
Pomeroy
Jackson
Logan
Canal Winchester
Nelsonville
Ironton
Red Grange Cleans Up Big Movie Deal Ahead
By DAVIS J. WALSH. Red Grange to sign a movie contract likely worth hundreds of thousands, with manager C. C. Pyle stating negotiations will open today. Grange’s earnings top about 75 000 since turning pro, boosted by a 19 to 7 Bears win over the Giants at the Polo Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis J. Walsh
New York
Red” Grange
America
C. C. Pyle
Grang
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Pyle
Grange
Pyle
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Reform in Athletics Is Advocated by Students
A committee of 28 colleges urges four intercollegiate football games per year, only against teams in the same class. They propose graduate coaching, pay limited to professor salaries, and captains directing play, with undergraduates on the field and no bench coaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
R. R. Brooks
Wesleyan University College
Edward Duffy
Dartmouth
W. L. Nichols
Harvard. Crimson
Robert R. Thurber
The
Princetonian
H. L. Houghton
Bowdoin
Zuppke Stagg Duel Sees 7-4 Illinois Edge
Chicago record shows Illinois leading Alonzo Stagg 7 to 4 in series since 1913 with 2 ties. In 14 clashes Zuppke’s Illini have 134 points to Sage’s 105. Last eight games favor Illinois with five wins and one draw.
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Chicago
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Alonzo Stagg
Zuppke
Urbana
Zappke
Sage
Majors Hold on Minors Shapes Big League Tie‑ins
Consolidated Press reports major leagues extend holdings or close agreements with minor clubs to control player movement. The push to raise optional players from eight to fifteen aims to run two teams under majors, one in each league, risking minor leagues’ independent development. Toole campaigns to keep minors autonomous, opposing interlocking ties with Yankees, Buffalo, Indianapolis, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Press
New York
Toole
International League
American Association
St. Paul
Yankees
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Two Teens Arrested In Moonshine Outfit Bust
Harley Pawley and Arthur Butcher, 21 and 19, were taken at an abandoned ley mine near Horden's Grove Brad bury by Officers Rice Roush and Earlywine after finishing two gallons of moonshine. Officers captured a full distilling outfit and the liquor. They will appear before Justice Fred Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harley Pawley
Arthur Butcher
Horden's Grove
Bradbury
Rice, Roush
Earlywine
Fred Gilmore
Pomeroy Family Narrow Escape In Wreck Near Columbus
Mr and Mrs Ithamer Weed and two children narrowly escaped serious injuries when their Buick sedan overturned outside Pomeroy on Saturday while driving toward Columbus. Mrs Weed drove. none suffered major harm though Mr Weed had a hand cut and son John a deep gash on the forehead. Vehicle sustained heavy damage. Cause of the accident unavailable.
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Pomeroy
Ithamer Weed
Logan
Columbus
Weed
Coming Wedding of Middleport Girl Announced
Mrs Homer C Galbroner hosted a bridge party with pink and white decor awarding prizes to Mrs Oscar Kline Miss Ruth O Neil and Mrs A H Skidmore. The betrothal of Miss Anna Laura Huddleston to Leland Boyd was announced, Huddleston a Columbus native now linked to Detroit.
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Middleport
Homer C. Galbroner
S Second Street
Oscar Kline
Ruth O'Neil
A. H. Skidmore
Gilbrower
Anna Laura Huddleston
Chittenden Avenue
Columbus
Warren G. Huddleston
Leland Boyd
Detroit
Huddleston
Pomeroy
Feeney-Bennett post to stage The Flapper Grandmother
The Feeney Bennett post 128 American Legion in Middleport will present The Flapper Grandmother a musical comedy at the Lewis Opera House on December 9 and 10. The cast exceeds fifty members with Anna Lee Dyer of the Wayne Sewell Company Atlanta directing. Costumes supplied by the same company.
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Lewis Opera House
Middleport
Ohio
Anna Lee Dyer
The
Wayne Sewell Co
Atlanta, Ga
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Wayne Sewell
Infant dies of pneumonia in Middleport
Arthur Alexander, 19 months old, infant of Virginia Jackson of Middleport, died Sunday from pneumonia. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 PM at the grandmother Mrs. Fannie Jacksons residence with burial in Middleport Hill cemetery.
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Middleport
Arthur Alexander
Virginia Jackson
Fannie Jackson
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Pomeroy Bend Briefs Highlight Local Moves
Austin Ball, registered pharmacist at Mallory Drug, goes to Logan for work. Frank Neal of Gallipolis to replace him. Mrs. Holly Hock ill on Butternut Ave. John Lutz of Athens visited with Supt. Wayne Lutz. George Beaver of Bellaire called for Mary Ann Beaver’s death. Kiedison Hobstter with mother left for Huntington. Dr. Junkerman visited Lancaster. Frank Lewis headed to Logan. Mrs. Frank Knopp of Multport visited Albany relatives. Vivian Smith improving from scarlet fever. Mariam Blackmore to occupy former Scharf Millinery space on Main Street.
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Pomeroy Bend
Austin Ball
Mallory Drug
Logan
Frank Neal
Gallipolis
Holly Hock
Butternut Avenue
John Lutz
Athens
Wayne Lutz
George Beaver
Bellaire
Mary
Ann Beaver
Kiedison Hobstter
Huntington
Junkerman
Lancaster
Frank Lewis
Frank Knopp
Middleport
Albany
Vivan Smith
Mariam Blackmore
Epple
Store Manager James Smith Helps Seldon Story Amid Illness
James Smith of Pomeroy runs the Seldon Story store at Midway as Mr. Story recovers from a severe influenza attack. The article notes Story's illness and Smith's leadership during the absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Pomeroy
Seldon Story
Midway
Mr. Story
West Point Dominates Western Ties in 1925 Gridiron Swing
West Point won all three inter sectional games against Notre Dame Detroit and St Louis during the 1925 season. Notre Dame suffered one of its worst setbacks under Rockne while Army also defeated Detroit and St Louis with ease.
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ARMY
TNT
New York
West Point
Notre Dame
University of Detroit
St. Louis
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Fair Play
Committee of Baseball Writers
Red Grange
Giants
STAGG
Charleston Business College
Boyd
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Mrs. I. Weed
Legion Post
Goer
Neil House
Griese and
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Luckoff
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