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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
3
Iowa City June 19. George C. Ashton former University of Iowa distance star and captain of the 1921 Hawkeye cross country team is reporting new honors in the east. Ashton joint held the Iowa mile record and ran a mile in 4 26 4 5 for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association at the AAU games last week surpassing Payne of Cincinnati who held 4 31.
Iowa City Iowa June 29. Charley Brookins and Frank Cuhel two Hawkeye hurdle stars travel to San Francisco for the National AAU championships Friday and Saturday Brookins holds the world best in the 220 yard low hurdles while Cuhel owns interscholastic marks in high and low sticks They will train on a Denver track this afternoon and in Ogden Utah tomorrow with plans to compete in the junior highs and hurdles events.
Avoca Iowa June 29 Special to News Telegraph Elk Horn cited here Sunday after a game or event. Reading fragments indicate coverage of a local victory with limited readable details. Named places include Avoca and Elk Horn and a date context of late June.
Weare new prepared pamphlet offers farm loans at stated percent. Call and see Wood and Savery at Atlantic, Iowa to discuss financing options for farms and nearby communities.
Clarence Wolff of Sunset Hill Country Club St Louis defeated Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa Iowa two up with one hole to play in the 25th Trans Mississippi golf championship at Omaha Field Club. Wolff led 7 up after 18 holes and with a birdie three on the 12th in the afternoon, Bartlett briefly threatened but Wolff held on to clinch the title.
Joe Stecher of Dodge Neb heavyweight champion and Frank Judson both fell from the ring after 48 minutes 1.28 seconds of grappling. The ref awarded Stecher, who refused the decision after Judson required hospital treatment. Another bout saw Hans Steinke pin Stanislaus Zhbyszko in 39 minutes 15 seconds.
Des Moines June 29 The Western league split with two presidents backed by rival factions after a Thursday meeting. Insurgents labeled four club owners as insubordinate while a 4 to 3 vote moved league headquarters to Wichita, prompting further dispute over constitutional change and future annual actions. Denver offered no representation.
New York June 29. Betting odds favored Harry Wills and Mickey Walker to beat Charley Winert and Harry Greb in feature bouts at the Italian hospital fund show at the Polo Grounds Thursday night. Walker’s odds reflect Miskey's title not at stake, giving him opportunity to press Greb.
Paris June 29 Steve Donoghue the English jockey famed for derby wins lay in a hospital after a Grand Prix accident yesterday. His mount Baron collided on the first turn bringing down Robert de Rothschild Aquatine. An X ray showed a fracture at the top of his humerus.
Henry L. Farrell reports that the July boxing card at the Polo Grounds pairs Harry Wills against Charley Weinert in a fifteen round heavyweight bout. The bout stirs debate on the title picture as Wills seeks a clear path to challenging Dempsey, with Weinert aiming to reestablish himself after past setbacks.
McKain earned the win with 13 strikeouts as Council Bluffs Lions beat Griswold Cabs in a pitcher’s duel. Turner fanned 11, only seven hits recorded, Lions scoring in seventh on bunting and Lewis two-base hit after Bart on and Drake reached base. Cubs committed no errors. Lions had five hits.
Reuther pitched leadoff and delivered a strong left handed effort as the Athletics routed Walberg and Stokes and the Senators won 6 to 4 to gain a one game edge in the series and trim Mack's lead to one and a half games. McNeeley drove in five of the six runs. The Cubs, twice runners up to the Cardinals, were beaten 3 to 1 and 8 to 7 with Haines holding the opponents and Bottataley homering with bases loaded in the finale.
Detroit Tigers hover 12.5 games behind the A's with July looming as Ty Cobb warns the pennant race may hinge on the next seven days. Detroit, 6 weeks from first to fourth, meets the Indians in a four game series while maintaining team unity under Cobb and Heilmann, who pledge full effort despite a rough season.
Detroit's nine game streak ended when Carroll pitched from the mound and was yanked in the eighth after Hargrave connected with two on. Hargrave's homer fueled a Browns rally, keeping the Reds in check while the Pirates fought back to a five to tie, Carr’s left field homer among the longest ever seen in Cincinnati.
The Waldcats met the test defeat as geese fielded Sunday afternoon action. Local team losses noted with remaining schedule details and future matchups to follow.
Corning IPS hosts a race meet with local teams and athletes competing for state placements. Officials schedule events across sprint and distance tracks with crowd observers and school representatives present.
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