Yankees Through Oncede and for All Opines Walsh
Davis J Walsh argues the 1925 New York Yankees are finished as a dynasty. He cites Everett Scott’s absence ending his 12307 game streak and critiques pitchers Shawkey Jones Pennock Shocker Hoyt, noting Ruth’s return as only partial relief in a club lacking depth.
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Quatrain Leads Field in Preakness Stakes
PIMLICO Md May 8 The Preakness Stakes draws a trio of three year olds for a 13 16 mile run with Quatrain the top colt after wins in the New Orleans Handicap and the Louisiana Derby. Stimulus Master Charlie absent recent withdrawals thin the lineup from a 69 nominations earlier.
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Master Charlie
Marshall Field
Charlie Alos
Churchill Downs
H. P. Whitney
Mother Goose
Candy Kid
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Coronation
Reminder
Maryland
Kilmer
Sun Circle
Kentucky
Tee O. Conner
Charlie
Can Bobby Jones Bridge Golf Gap
Bobby Jones faces defending his amateur title at Oakmont as the era’s top player. The piece traces his past triumphs, compares him to Jerome Travers, and questions whether Jones can extend his reign beyond 1924 to 1925 amid doubt and luck.
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Oakmont
Pittsburg
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Jerome Travers
Jones
Jimmy Manion
Bob Gardner
Buddy Knepper
Bill Fownes
S. Davidson Herron
Davidson
Standout NL AL batting leaders listed with teams
National League leaders Fournier Dod of the Dodgers Hornsby Cards Snyder Giants Fonseca Phillies Bottomley Cards and American League leaders Cobb Tigers Combs Yankees Hale Athletics Sister Browns Hellmann Tigers post strong averages in a compact stat lineup with games played at bat and runs bolded for early season context.
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Dod
Hornsby
Cards
Snyder
Giants
Fonseca
Phils
Bottomley
Cobb
Tigers Weeell
Combs
Yanks
Hale
Aths
Sister
Browns
Hellmann
Tigera
Last Night's Fights Highlight Akron Card
In Barberton last night Moxie Holub of Akron outpointed Sack Weller of Cleveland over ten rounds. Chariey Schafer of Sandusky defeated rival Yrey Schaaf of Akron in ten rounds. A draw between Yeons Johnson of Barberton and another Akron fighter went four rounds.
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Norman Genet
Akron
Chariey Schafer
Sandusky
Moxie Holub
Sack Weller
Cleveland
Yrey Schaaf
Yeons
Johnson
Drew
State Hospital Gun Club Plans Fall Tournament
The State Hospital Gun Club in Athens plans a fall tournament inviting entrants from towns across southeastern Ohio. Currently, shoots occur every other Friday with 15 to 20 members, including hospital staff and local residents. New members pay 2.50 admission, bring ammunition, and cover targets.
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State Wins Cincinnati
Ohio State baseball team routed in Cincinnati 12 to 2 with seven runs in the first inning.
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Cincinnati
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Cincinnati University
Nurmi Expenses Hearing Seen At AAU Headquarters
An official hearing on Paavo Nurmi and teammates expenses is expected at AAU national headquarters in New York. Fred Rubien will preside as Nurmi Ritola and Quist face charges by K L Wilson of Drake University alleging excessive expenses for their Drake Relays appearance.
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Paavo Nurmi
Fred Rubien
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Willie Ritola
Hugo Quist
K. L. Wilson
Drake University
Quist
Georgia boxer wins heavyweight match in three and a half rounds
Boston May 8 Young Stringling a Macon Georgia fighter defeated Quintin Romero Rojas of Chile in the heavyweight bout last night. The Georgia boy punished the Chilean severely and the contest stopped after three and a half rounds.
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Ean
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Ring Program Set For Busy Summer Card
The schedule features bouts including Gibbons-Tunney, Mc Tigue-Berlenbach, Wills-Weinert and Walker-Greb. The summer boxing lineup promises a busy period for fans after a long spell without such a marquee program.
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McTigue-Berlenbach
Baseball Standings and Schedule Vague Totals
The partial standings show teams and scores such as Teledo 4 over Minneapolis 2 and Milwaukee 4 over Louisville 3 with several matchups pending. Interspersed are city pairings including New York 11 Philadelphia S Poston 7 Brooklyn 3 and St. Louis 10 Pittsburgh with many future games listed between major cities across the circuit.
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Brooklyn
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Boston
Pittsbursa
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Teledo
Minneapolis
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
National League
Wright turns unassisted triple play to spark Pirates
Glenn Wright joined Neal Ball and Bill Wambsganss as he snared Bottomley's liner and touched second for an unassisted triple play in the ninth, though the Pirates still fell 10 to 9. The Indians beat the White Sox 7 to 5 to stay in a three way tie for first.
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Glenn Wright
Neal Ball
Bill Wambaganss
Cardinals
Bottomley
Cooney
Hornsby
Pirates
Indians
White Sox
Smith
Backing Up in Baseball Proves Valuable in Chicago Play
Billy Evans stresses backing up plays as a fundamental, noting its value when executions fail. He recalls a Chicago game where Manush backed up a fly ball, allowing an unrelated error to be ruled correctly as an assist for Manush. The incident illustrates the payoff of backing up on every play.
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Chicago
Wingo
Detroit
Manush
Home Run Totals From League Play Across American and National
In a concise season tally, players from the Giants and Browns contribute notable home runs. The record lists Nun, Wilson, McManus, and Rigoey among others with league totals showing American 80 and National 4.
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Giants
Hawks
Phils
Browns
McManus
Rigoey
Tigers
Race honors Scott Cleveland at Maple Heights opener
The Xen Scott Memorial handicap in memory of a Cleveland newspaper man and former Alabama coach will be a feature of the opening of the 1925 Ohio Jockey club season at Maple Heights tomorrow. More than 890 horses have arrived for the meet.
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Xen Scott
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Ohio Jockey Club
Maple Heights
Tremaine to Fight Cleveland in Bantamweight Bout
Tremaine of Cleveland is scheduled to meet Pete Sarimento of Manila in a twelve round feature of a public hall show. Kid Carlin of New Orleans faces Tommy Hughes of Detroit in the eight round semifinal.
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