National college classic set for June at Staff field
The national college classic track meet will be staged at Staff field on June 12 and 13 with about 406 colleges represented. Southern California and California loom as top contenders with stars like Bud Houser Norman Anderson and Glenn Hartranft among many others, while Penn State Holy Cross Georgetown Michigan Wisconsin and Missouri also figure to contend. The meet marks the final appearances for several star seniors including DeHart Hubbard of Michigan as they compete for pride and titles across the nation.
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Chicago
Staff Field
Cne
Middle West
Southern California
Bud” Houser
Dye and Crumbles
Norman Anderson
California
Hampton
Dodson Boys
Stanford
Glenn Hartranft
Penn State
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Erittany Lions
Char- Moore
Michigan
Oasin
Ohio State
Ten
Missouri
Nebraska
Hubbard
Wisconsinn
Schwarze
Richerson
Keeble
Locke
College Pformers
DeHart Bbard
Alabama Wins Three Southern Conference Titles in year
In Tuscaloosa Alabama collected three Southern Conference titles in football golf and baseball for the collegiate year. The football team under coach Wallace Wade defeated Georgia Tech Sewanee Georgia Kentucky and Mississippi among others to claim the title. The golf team won the Birmingham meet with Bobby Baugh Jr medalist while Tulane’s Fred Lamprecht won the individual crown. The baseball team defeated Vanderbilt to seal the championship after splits with Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech. the Crimson went 21 3 in 24 starts.
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Suscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Alabama
Wallace Wade
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Crimson
U S. C
Atlanta
Teeree tes Beat on News Riv
A brief, readable line notes Teeree tes defeating News Riv in a tennis match referenced in Athens Says. The item highlights the outcome and a playful headline hint within a clipped newspaper column.
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Vincent Richards
Tilden
Philadelphia
West Coast Tennis Rising Star Raymond Casey Poised for Wimbledon Debut
The piece profiles Raymond Casey, a UC Berkeley football alumnus and promising tennis player from the West, praised by Bill Tilden for a powerfully fast serve. Casey will join Jack Hennessey to represent the United States at Wimbledon this month and then contest the national championships later in the summer.
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Tilden
Casey
Wimbledon
England
Jack Hennessey
Indianapolis
United States
Raymond Casey
Luque Guides Reds Over Phillies 3–1 in Cincinnati
Luque limited Philadelphia to nine scattered hits and Cincinnati won 3 to 1. Caveney homered with one on in the seventh to seal the game as Luque fanned seven.
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Luque
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Caveney
Indians Rally To Beat Red Sox In Eighth In Cleveland Series
Cleveland breaks even with Boston 3 to 2 as Myatt delivers a pinch hit and Uhle and Jamieson provide key sacrifices. Speaker, Boone chess-like catches highlight Boston's defense in a tight four game set.
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Boston
Red Sox
Cleveland
Myatt
Uhle
Jamieson
McNulty
Indians
Speaker
Boone
Flagstead
Spurgeon
Wamby
Lee
Todt
Jaimeson Ezzell
Uhie
Zahniser
Dempsey Favored as Nurmi Exit Sways Boxing World
The piece notes Dempsey as favorite while questioning the heavyweight championship status after Nurmi’s departure. It hints at fatigue among fighters and reporters over evasive handling of the title and references a barrage of modern novel imagery about truth and exposure.
Baseball Matchups Listed Across Cities
Kansas City visits Columbus and Milwaukee travels to Toledo. St. Paul plays Louisville and Minneapolis faces Indianapolis. Brooklyn meets St. Louis with New York at Chicago in the National League. Philadelphia hosts Cincinnati and Boston plays Pittsburgh. American League sends St. Louis to Boston and Detroit to Washington, Cleveland to New York, Chicago to Philadelphia.
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New York
P.C
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St Louis
Aly Boston
Ska
Boc
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Ion American
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Ruiogo
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio University selects captain for 1926 baseball team
Paul T-Bone Theisen chosen as captain at a lettermen meeting before the varsity alumni game. Theisen, two-year left fielder for the Peden team, is described as a dangerous hitter in the Ohio Conference. Coach Brandon T. Grover wins the Athens Country Club alumni golf tournament.
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Paul “T-Bone”Theisen
Ohio University
Theisen
Peden
Brandon T
Butch) Grover
Athens Country Club
Turk Reilly Leads Zanesville Greys at Glouster
Turk Reilly, president and skipper of the Zanesville Greys, Eastern Ohio’s top semi pro club, announces the game at Glouster tomorrow afternoon. Reilly previously played with Louisville in the American Association.
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Turk Reilly
Zanesville Greys
Ohio
Glouster
Reilly
Louisville
Record Speed Looked For At Altoona Races
Altoona Pennsylvania June 16 Droning multi cylinder motors propelled a score of America's flashiest racing creations over the huge wooden saucer here today as the cream of the nation's auto race drivers tuned their mounts for the 250 mile speed test scheduled for June 15. Peter De Paolo and Ralph De Palma contended with other top pilots as cars capable of 160 miles an hour prepared for the Indianapolis pace on the AAA 1925 card. Experts predicted a time better than 120 miles an hour for Altoona joining a trend of faster cars and new superchargers in racing.
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Altoona
America
Peter de Paolo
Indianapolis
Ralph de Palma
de Paolo
American Automobile Association
Hoosier City
Harlan Fengler
Kansas City
Deflected Grounded Pitched Ball Rules in Baseball
The text explains that a pitched ball striking the ground in front of home plate loses strike status unless swung at or fouled. If it bounds over the plate high and misses, it is a ball. if the ball then deflects and contacts the batsman, the batter is awarded first base. The pitch completes when passing the batter.
Wisconsin Sees Big Honey Flow From 125000 Bees
Wisconsin reports more than 125 000 bee colonies producing about 6 000 000 pounds of honey annually as collectors anticipate a strong year for the state apiary industry.
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Wisconsin
Police sergeant retires after 110000 summonses in 26 years
London reports a police sergeant ending a 26 year career with a record 110000 summonses issued. He logged 19000 summonses in 1921, marking a high annual total during his tenure.
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London
Penn State Runner Tops Nurmi in Special Race
Helffrich defeated Faavo Murmi in a special half-mile event in New York, leading the King Finn by ten yards and claiming a historic American victory. Ted Meredith’s 2,521-5 record still stands unbroken.
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Penn State
Faavo Murmi
Helffrich
New York
Ted Meredith
John D Morrison Pirates Pitcher 1920s Star
John D Morrison a right handed pitcher from Pillerville Kentucky joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1920 after the Birmingham Southern Association transfer. He won 25 games and lost 13 in 1923 and appeared in 45 games in 1922 while fielding .974 in 1923.
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John D. Morrison
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pillerville
Pirates
Birmingham
Southern Association
Urban Red Faber Chicago White Sox pitcher profile
Right handed pitcher Urban Red Faber born September 6 1888 in Cascade Iowa joined the Chicago White Sox in 1913 after leaving Des Moines in the Western League. Reported price 3500 dollars. He pitched 44 games in 1915 with 13 losses and 1.93 earned run average in 1917. He has played in one world series.
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Urban
Red” Faber
Chicago White Sox
Cascade
Iowa
White Sox
Des Moines Club
Burr Oak Revival Meetings In Progress At Harfleyville
Local revival gatherings continue at Harfleyville with Sunday visitors including Mr and Mrs John Steel Mrs Mason and Grace Ivers from Zanesville. The McArtor family plans move to Washington state this week. Others visiting Eva Ivers, Grant Post and Frazier family members are noted across Hemlock and Oakdale communities.
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Harfleyville
Harrie McArtor
Hemlock
John Steel
Mason
Violet Plant
Zanesville
Grandma McArtor
James, Noble
Russell McArtor
Grace Ivers
McArtér
Washington
Floyd Dawson
Elizabeth Holland
Helen Post
Eva Ivers
Cecil Dew
Grant Post
Faye
Richard Frazier
Oakdale
Clarence I Frazier
Sylvia Post
Greys at Glouster Thursday Evening
Glouster June 10 the legions are ready for Turk Reil ley and his Zanesville Greys Thursday afternoon at 5 o clock. This will be the first night game in the local park and manager Alex Weinberg expects a large attendance. The Greys led by Jim Thorpe Johnny Walker bring a big crowd and heavy valley interest. Ira Moheny may hurL against the Greys tomorrow with Withem saved for Sunday against Cy Youngs Clowns.
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Glouster
Legionnaires
Turk Reilley
Zanesville Greys
Alex Weinberg
Greys
Jim Thorpe
Johnny Walker
Ira Moheny
Withem
Cy Young
Clown’'s
Ruling Lets Mayors Ban Sunday Dances Across Counties
Columbus June 9 Attorney General Crabbe held that provisions of the act authorizing probate judges to license public dancing places outside municipalities also empower mayors and judges to ban Sunday dances.
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Columbus
Crabbe
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