We Gay in Same Card Promises July Boxing Night
New York reports July 2 features Charlie Weinert vs Harry Wills with Billy McCarney predicting Weinert’s outpoint. Greb defends the middleweight title against Mickey Walker in a high stakes bout.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
6
New York reports July 2 features Charlie Weinert vs Harry Wills with Billy McCarney predicting Weinert’s outpoint. Greb defends the middleweight title against Mickey Walker in a high stakes bout.
International News Service reports mixed results with the Senators edging the Athletics and cutting the Mack lead to 11-2 in the series. Cubs, Giants, White Sox, Reds, Pirates, and Browns posted varied wins or losses as hitters like Meusel, Bottomley, and Hargrave contributed key homers and timely hits.
The piece recalls Christy Mathewson and George Sisler as great college stars who succeeded in the majors. Owen Carroll, Holy Cross pitcher, debuted against the Boston Red Sox in Boston drawing large public attention and a large crowd despite a rough opener.
Umpire recalls Holy Cross star Carroll in his big league debut at Boston. Carroll showed a fast-breaking curve and good poise, though control of his slow ball and limited use of his fastball marred the six-inning outing. Coach Jack Barry says the fastball meets major league standards.
The report playfuly notes Calvin's reaction to the Tea Pot Dome affair as “What can you expect in this day of the lively ball.” In Alaska Eskimo Pies warn of a gaudy failure while Idaho details a fatal town hall dance. Lizzie McQuirt jokes about a missing tooth as the crowd calls it a lively ball.
Cason, born February 26 1887 in St Paul Nebraska, had a 14 season major league career with no losing seasons and multiple 30 win campaigns 1915 1917. He was traded to the Cubs in 1917 for 55000 and Prendergast and Dilhoefer and later to the Yankees in 1917 for Elmer Miller and Mitchell. Falk, born January 27 1899 in Austin Texas, joined the White Sox in 1920 after Texas, batted .352 in 1924 and .970 fielding that season, near Heilmann in assists with 26.
Joseph A. Dgan, a New York Yankees third baseman from Mahanoy City, entered major league play with the Athletics via Holy Cross. In 1922 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in a deal that also involved Washington and Philadelphia clubs and players Miller, O Rourke, Peckinpaugh and others.
Columbus June 29. Continuation of men’s singles and junior singles and opening of women’s singles scheduled. Players from Cleveland New York Indianapolis and Chicago expected. Seventeen matches played Sunday after Saturday rain. Joe Gaughran of Columbus seeded and won two matches.
In Dayton Tennessee jurors erupted into a riot during the famed monkey trial session. Judge Bryan dismissed the charge that the disturbance came from a lively ball as ridiculed and disputed by observers.
The Knights of Pythias face Jos ten''s Cigars at the city playground in a Twilight league game weather permitting. Both clubs struggle near the cellar, with the Knights seeking rhythm after rainouts and an earlier loss to Ray-Glos. They schedule further games this week against the Eagles and Studebakers as Hewitt-Boden meets Ray-Glos and Studebakers face Cigars.
The text argues Darrow cites a lively flea as the cause of a disturbance, noting unofficial experience that shaking a flea is nearly impossible. The passage contains playful asides about drinks, cigars, and an undefined top shelf item.
Mr. O'Geoffy, watching over the writing, lives beside a nursery and his family knows little about the lively bowl beyond that.
The writer notes the column’s silliness and jokes about lively brawls while choosing to omit discussion of Landis and Johnson.
A passable aside notes a worker staring at a typewriter while the boss is away and the lure of an 18 hole round tempts the idle moment. The quip captures office boredom and golf daydreams in a single vignette.
Pirates beat Reds 5 to 2 as Yde allows most hits in one inning. Carey's seventh inning homer stands out as a long drive at Crosley Field. Benton suffers loss while Pittsburgh pitchers limit Cincinnati’s offense with timely hits and solid defense.
Chicago White Sox extend winning streak to seven with an 8 4 victory over Cleveland. Thurston pitched well in key moments as the Sox bunched hits. In Glouster Portsmouth All-Pros fall 58 6 in a high scoring tilt with Gilmore dominating before Mohney closed out.
Harold Grange drives eight tons of ice daily to customers from dawn to dusk in his ice delivering job. The famed football star, Illinois alumnus, says the long hours let him study people and notes the many good customers and occasional crabs on his route.
Struck out by Downs three times and by Gilmore three times. Mohney recorded two strikeouts. Downs walked four, Gilmore two. Dougan and White sacrifice hits. McDaniels and Doherty stole bases.
National League player totals list Bottomley Cards Rotty Cartas and Young Giants with top marks like 7 4 6 1. American League includes Hargrave Browns and a national total of 320. Individual leaders show Hornsby Cards 21 Meusel Yankees 11 Pfartnett Cubs 16 Williams Browns 16 and others with 11 or 12.
Neves from Paris-American movie actress has been granted a divorce, her first this year. Other notes mention various pro football styled matchups and scattered proverbs about love and comfort in misunderstanding.
A look at major league pitching cycles from the fast high ball era to modern reliance on low and knuckleball pitching. Bill Dinneen urges revival of the high fast ball as hitters chase novelty and timing favors the pitcher with a good fast one.
Yesterday's scores feature multiple games including Columbus 4 Indianapolis 3 and 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Louisville defeated Toledo twice, while St. Louis beat Milwaukee and Chicago in separate matches. Additional results include New York over Boston and St. Louis prevailing over Detroit and Philadelphia over Washington.
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