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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1925
Page
31
Ernest Ward pitched well as the St Louis Browns defeated the league leading Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 6 in the third game of the series. Browns hitters struck timely with a fifth inning homer by George Sisler and sealed the win with steady offense.
American League results include Chicago 2 Boston 9 and Detroit 15 Washington 2. Today Philadelphia visits St Louis Washington plays Detroit New York at Cleveland. Indians versus Yankees 7 6 with Paschal homer in ninth. Speaker and Klugman ejected after protest. Umpire Rowland escorted from park. Connie Mack photos noted as Athletics lead the 1925 chase.
Eddie Kane, manager of Tommy Gibbons, bets on a knockout victory over Gene Tunney for the June 5 bout. Kane compares Gibbons’ past earnings and risk, noting Gibbons’ wealth and appetite for tough fights, while recalling Mack and Connie's baseball histories and current team stakes.
Detroit blanked Washington as Whitehill allowed only two hits and six strikeouts. Washington’s two runs were unearned, scored after an error in the early inning. Ogden Kell and Harvey contributed on the mound for Detroit in a decisive win.
In Lexington Virginia on May 23 an unofficial six mile Ford auto race at Washington and Lee drew a large crowd. Seven entrants earned fifteen dollar speeding fines from Rockbridge County Sheriff, who supervised the event and halted the prize chase. The spectacle promised linen knickers and golf stockings for the winner but fizzled financially, with all contestants fined.
Bethany defeats Carnegie Tech 12 to 2 while Penn defeats Dartmouth 11 to 3 Holy Cross tops Penn State 6 to 1 Army loses to Catholic University 2 to 6 Cornell beats Alabama 5 to 4. The results show several early season games featuring major programs and smaller colleges.
Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 9 to 7 in a tense May game marked by on field fights. Pitcher Ring of the Phillies and catcher Douglas of Cincinnati were banished after a confrontation at first base. Earlier Ring and catcher Wingo clashed at bat as hard hitting and multiple home runs aided Cincinnati. Giants beat Pirates 10 to 1 in New York.
New York defeated Pittsburg 10 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Chicago 6 to 5. St Louis won 9 to 5 against Boston with Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia. Later matches featured St Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at Cincinnati, and Pittsburg at New York.
Brooklyn scores five in the ninth to edge Chicago 6 to 5 as Hartnett hits his 13th homer. Blake falters late, Keen finishes, forcing in the winning run after four batters faced.
In Annapolis Navy wins the triangular varsity crew race over Harvard and Syracuse with a 9:26.8 for Navy, Harvard 9:33, Syracuse 9:41. Syracuse finishes sixth lengths behind Navy in Henley distance, while Navy second vars and plebes also beat Syracuse and its freshmen. Harvard only entered the varsity event.
New York May 23 announcement says Babe Ruth will be discharged from the hospital Monday unless his condition worsens. He has driven to Yankee Stadium for Batting practice this week and expects to join the New York club at its first home game with Boston on Tuesday.
In Morgantown West Virginia University defeated Grove City College 9 to 8 in the final game of the series. Morrison hit a fourth inning home run with one on base as West Virginia built the lead. Grove City managed 16 hits to West Virginia's 12 but fell short as errors hurt late. Iker Foresight and Spattery for Grove City faced Taliman and Hawley in the pitching matchup.
Johnstown defeated Clarksburg 6 to 4 and Cumberland edged Fairmont 7 to 6 in league play. The pair of games highlighted close finishes and key hitting performances from local squads.
Princeton track athletes rallied in the final minutes to defeat host Harvard 70.4 to 64.3 in a Cambridge stadium meet. The meet featured a late surge by Princeton to nose out the Crimson in a close scoring duel.
King Nadi owned by J. J. Troxler won the Grainger handicap at Churchill Downs with $10,000 claimed. Captain Hal finished second and Princess Doren was third.
Cincinnati Reds pride a lineup loaded with veterans led by manager Hendricks. Pitchers Kenton Mays and Rixey anchor the staff while at plate Wingo Elmer Smith Roush Shorten Brester Pinelli and Daubert era figures mix with newcomers.
The University of Pittsburgh intercollegiate track meet at Schenley Oval ended with Pitt Athletes scoring eighty nine to eighty eight for the win. West Virginia University and Carnegie Tech trailed, while Washington and Jefferson fielded only a few competitors. D Aluto Morrison Callaway Butts and Clovin starred for Pitt with wins in sprints hurdles and the mile, and Linn set a 16 pound shot put mark who improved on his own best. Freshmen from Pitt defeated West Virginia freshmen in the secondary meet.
William H. Spaulding resigns Minnesota post to take over as head football coach at the University of California southern branch. He signed a five year contract at $10 000 per year announced at a luncheon after arrival in Los Angeles.
Navy beat Penn State 5 to 3 at the Annapolis tennis tournament this afternoon. Navy won three of the singles matches and swept the two doubles matches.
Morgantown May 23 The West Virginia University spring sport season nears its end with the Alumni Varsity baseball game looming. Coach Art Smiths track squads compete at Pittsburgh while WVU aims for top tri state and district honors. Coaches Rodgins and Smith receive praise for building competitive teams from limited material.
In New York on May 23 the Pennsylvania Quakers swept three shells to victory over Princeton and Columbia. Jim Rice, formerly of Columbia, coached the Quakers with Joe Wright having resigned. The varsity won by a length over Princeton in 8:23 with Columbia six lengths back. the 150-pound event saw Pennsylvania ahead by six lengths. freshmen posted 7:57 fastest time, Princeton 8:09, Columbia 8:34.
R Norris Williams of Philadelphia and Dean Mathev of New York captured the Pennsylvania state lawn tennis doubles championship. They defeated Carl Fischer and Wallace F. Johnson, both of Philadelphia, in Haverford on May 23.
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