Pomeroy Alumni Defeated by Middleport In Tight Game
January 4 Pomeroy High School Alumni fell 19 to 20 to Middleport Alumni in a fast local hall contest. Dave Jenkins led Middleport with strong scoring while Pomeroy’s John Lutz and Bill Rees stood out for the home team in a charity game for the WWYM fund.
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Omeroy
Middleport
K. of P. Hall
Dave Jenkins
Perry Weaver
Bheepy O'Neil
Ben Fultz
Clyde Kennedy
Rutland
Vic
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High
John Lutz
Bill Rees
Chic Thomas
U. S. Golfers Lose Match in 36-Hole Classic
In St Augustine Florida on January 4 the European professionals Arch ie Compston and Arnaud Massy defeated American amateurs Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn three and two. Massy posted the best 144 while Gunn, Jones and Compston finished 146 147 and 151 respectively.
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ST. Augustine
Fra
America
Archie Compston
Arnaud Massy
Bobby Jones
Watts Gunn
Massy
Gunn
Jones
Compston
Cleveland Team Wins National Challenge Cup Route
Cleveland defeats Morgan Pa F C 3 to 0 to reach final round in National Challenge Cup finals.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, Jar
Morgan, Pa
F. C
Risko Faces Fitzsimmons Tonight In Cleveland Card
Johnny Risko of Cleveland meets rising star Bob Fitzsimmons in the feature bout at Public Hall. The show opens with eight-round semi final between Johnny Datto and Tom Noble, plus two six round bouts completing the card.
Think Athletics Education Benefits Should Be Recognized
Report on a New York meeting of university and college athletic directors and coaches with emphasis on recognizing athletics as part of education. Prof O C Bird notes the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Dr Earnest M Hopkins of Dartmouth discuss aligning athletics with academic goals and addressing existing flaws.
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New York
Society of Directors of Physical Education
O. C. Bird
Ohio University
Earnest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Educators urged to elevate athletics in education
A speaker from Ohio State University argued that educators must value athletics equally with other educational facets and educate spectators to understand its aims. He dismissed rival views and urged a shift in public perception toward athletics as an integral part of education.
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J. W. Wilce
Ohio State University
Education Versus Athletics in College Coaching Debate
A lecture contrasted a football coach with a pendulum between two pressures. Spectators alumni and the public push for high scores while educators and presidents push education first with athletics secondary. The session urged elevating athletics to an educational role within the college system.
GetJobs Glouster Ball Tossers Join Panhandle Team
Charles Lefty Webb and Harold Hawk have moved to Columbus for Panhandle office posts to play for the Panhandle team next season. The club lists Bennie Kauff, Nesser brothers, Rapp and Albanese among its stars. Webb starred for Hamilton in the Michigan Ontario League and Hawk led the Detroit pro team late last season.
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Glouster
Charles “Lefty” Webb
Harold Hawk
Columbus
Panhandle
Bennie Kauff
New York Giant
Nesser Boys
Rapp and
Albanese
Webb
Hawk
Hamilton
Detroit
Grouster High School
G ‘Grouster
Cummings Wins Intercollegiate Title Again at Siwanoy
Dexter Cummings, the notable golfer from Yale, becomes the only pastimer to win the intercollegiate championship twice in succession. He defended the title at Greenwich Country Club after earning victory at Siwanoy in 1923. He defeated Clough Harvard and Mapes Yale before beating Taft Dartmouth in the final. The intercollegiate tourney has been held since 1897.
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Dexter Cummings
Cummings
Siwanoy
Greenwich
Lauren Upson
Taft
Dartmouth
Comstock
Williams
Clough
Harvard
Pittsburg
Yale
Davis
Princeton
Mapes
Avard
Manager Plays as Player Legally in All Leagues
The question asks about legality of a manager acting as a player. The answer: it is legal in all leagues, major and minor.
Training plan for high and broad jump basics
Focus on a daily fifteen minute jump routine and seek coach guidance on technique. Prioritize one jump type at a time if needed to refine form and prevent overtraining.
Life Story of Bush Leagues by John B Foster
A 1925 profile of Patrick J Powers and M H Sexton tracing the National Association’s early leadership. It details Powers’s role in pushing minor leagues for recognition, his Federal League stance, and Sexton’s tough tenure defending the league through wars and raiding by major clubs.
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John B. Foster
Pat” Powers
Powers
New York
National Association
United States
Eagnere
Maelai
Perenpee
Pat
Jersey City
M. H. Sexton
Mike
Mgr. Foster
Nevers Signs with St Louis Browns in Jacksonville
Ernie Nevers, Stanford fullback, admits signing a contract with the St Louis Browns to play this season. He says he signed with George Sisler near Jacksonville just before playing the Jacksonville all stars against Red Grange's Bears. The bonus reportedly runs into thousands, higher than the Giants' $5,000 offer.
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Ernie Nevers
ST. Louis Browns
Giants
Jacksonville
Fra
Stanford
St. Louis
Nevers
George Sisler
Jacksonville All-Stars
Red Grange
Chicago Bears
Sisler
Thouse
Graftts Joffer
Izaak Walton League Plans 1000 Red Oak Trees
The Izaak Walton League chapter of Athens plans to plant 1000 red oak trees next April, contingent on land use. Members will plant and care for the trees while landowners grant use and fencing. W. G. Silvas leads the chapter and expects strong turnout at tonight’s Chamber of Commerce meeting to elect officers and discuss the plan.
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Izaak Walton League
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
W. G. Silvas
Dempsey to Sign Western Bout With Wills Promoters
Los Angeles report says Jack Dempsey will sign to meet Harry Wills this summer after talks with Floyd Fitzsimmons. Bout may be in Chicago or Michigan City with Chicago backers. Mullins demands second installment by tomorrow or will reopen negotiations with other promoters.
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Dempsey
Wills
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Michigan City
New York
Paddy Mullins
Dempsey Wills
Mullins
Niles
Mich
Tex Rickard
Paolino 13th Biggest Dub Boxer In Ring
New York boxing column questions Paolino as a top attraction. It notes Tex Rickard plans to import Paolino for bigger offices and cites controversial European and American opinions, including a disputed head versus body punch incident with Phil Scott.
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New York
Paolino
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Firpo
Charles Rose
Andi
Daily Express
Europe
Phil Scott
Rose
Scott
Fort Wayne
Ind
Francois Descamps
Georges Carpenter
Carpenter
Finnish Ice Champion Invades American Scene
The champion skater from Finland arrives in the United States as managers seek to attract paying audiences and avert a chilly reception from skeptical fans and critics.
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Finland
America
The Fighter Tommy Milligan Says He Is 25
Tommy Milligan the fighter admits age is 25 though as a Scotchman we doubt the exact figure. He hints at being near twenty five in a terse aside.
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Tommy Milligan
ADD LIFE S MYSTERIES
A quirky meditation on animal and human sounds and their meanings. From a donkey’s neighed to a cat’s meow and a sweetheart’s no, the piece toys with communication hints across species.
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Birdie
I.P
Jumping jack of the prize ring and batting secrets
The text notes Harry Greb as the jumping jack of boxing and mentions Ty Cobb claiming to have mastered batting at age 12. It also cites a successful New Year’s watch party by Mr. O'Goofty and a later arrest after seven escapes, perimeters of comic or clipped news tone.
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Harry Greb
Ty Cobb
Mr. O
Ceee
Coppers
Six Months Remain Until Corn League Season Opener
An upbeat note signals the corn on the cob league will launch its annual season in six months, marking renewed competition and community enthusiasm.
Judge urges men to delay marriage until age of reason
Chicago judge counsels men not to wed until they reach the age of reason, warning that such a rule could bar some men from marriage altogether in Crescent News.
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Chicago
Crescent-Newa
Firemen's Ball Proves Successful in Pomeroy
The Firemen's ball at the K of P hall drew strong support with net proceeds near $400. About thirty attendees wore masks this year, and prizes were awarded to numerous winners in Ladies Finest and Comic costume categories as well as Gents divisions.
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Lucile Canterbury
A. O. Tracy
Taresia Vance
Will Canterbury
Will Durst
Will Humphrey
Grace Sayre
Jim Lyman
Charles Canterbury
C. E. Canterbury
Raymond Neutzling
Jim Canterbury
W. J. Meinhart
Nancy Dill
Dora Hannell
Mabel Beards
Clara Brown
George Smith Dies at 79 in Welshtown Near Minersville
George Smith, 79, died at his home in Welshtown near Minersville after years of ill health following a paralytic stroke. His widow and three children survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from the Minersville church, with burial in Minersville Hill cemetery.
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Pomeroy
George Smith
Welshtown
Minersville
Minersville Hill
Aged Woman Mrs Charles Lewis Dies at Home
Pomeroy January 4 Mrs Charles Lewis aged 75 died Friday at her Kerrs Run home. She had been an invalid for some time. Her husband, an inmate of the Athens hospital for the insane, is left. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m at Ewing parlors. Interment was at Beech Grove cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Charles Lewis
White House
Kerrs Run
Athens Hospital
Ewing Undertaking
Beech Grove Cemetery
Knights of Columbus move to new club rooms in Pomroy
Knights of Columbus rent the former Catholic school rooms over the First City Bank for 1926 meetings and socials in Pomroy. The Catholic Daughters of America will also meet there. Also in Pomroy on Jan 4 Mrs. William Capehart 80 died at home in Syracuse leaving a daughter Minnie King and two sons G W Capehart and A W Capehart plus three brothers. John Brechtel, a Pomroy fixture, was taken to Meigs County infirmary after sleeping in the City building and arrest.
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Pomeroy
Knights’ of Columbus
First City Bank
K. of C
Mulberry Avenue
Catholic Daughters of America
William Capehart
Syracuse
Minnie King
Missouri
G. W. Capehart
A. W. Capehart
John Brechtel
Meigs County Infirmary
Brechtel
Children Return To School After Holiday Break
Pomeroy reports pupils from county and city schools resumed classes today after a long holiday vacation. A citizen noted that some students are eager to return while many others would prefer several more months of vacation.
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Pomeroy
Auto tag deadline set by Pomeroy mayor
POMEROY, Jan. 4. Mayor C H Hess announced that all auto owners must have 1926 tags by Wednesday January 7 or face prosecution. Although the time limit expired January 1, many autos were without tags Saturday. The mayor said this would be the final warning.
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Pomeroy
H. Hess
Hess
Middleport Mention Grff Thompson Returns Home
Griff Thompson, employed for several months at Portsmouth, has returned home. Sam Fuitz went back to Chicago after visiting his parents in town. Carrol Meadows returned to Columbus from a visit with his aunt. Cecil Grogan and Harold Thomson resumed work in Columbus after visiting relatives. Perry Weaver left yesterday for.
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Middleport
Griff Thompson
Portsmouth
Sam Fuitz
Chicago
Ben J’ultz
Carrol Meadows
Columbus
Cecil Grogan
Harold Thomson
Perry Weaver
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