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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1925
Page
7
Washington powered to a 10 5 win over Chicago in the opener as Rice and J Harris each had four hits. Ferguson fanned six but Marberry finished after late struggle.
Yesterday’s scores include Detroit 2 Philadelphia 4 and 3 7. St Louis 2 New York 4. Cleveland 6 Boston 5. Washington 10 Chicago 5. Today’s games list Louie at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia, Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Boston.
New York beat Chicago 8 to 3 while St Louis defeated Brooklyn 9 to 5 and Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 5 to 1. Boston won 7 to 9? and Pittsburg 9 to 7. Brooklyn played St Louis as part of the schedule. Cleveland beat Boston 6 to 5 in the final series opener as Pitcher Ross was tagged for six runs in the fifth. Prothro extended his hitting streak to seven before a foul out.
Forest Hills will host the national singles final between veterans William Tilden and Bill Johnston. Johnston defeated Richard Norris Williams to reach the final, while Tilden edged Vincent Richards after dropping the first set. This marks the sixth final in seven years for the pair, with Tilden seeking a sixth straight title.
International League officials approve transfer of the Reading club to Newark New Jersey for 80 000 and shift the Providence club intact to Reading with no change in ownership or personnel Davids outlines plans for a new Newark ball park
Washington announces its World Series eligible roster listing eight pitchers Johnson Coveleski Ruether Zachary Ferguson Marberry Ballou Russell. catchers Ruel Severeid Tate. infielders Judge Harris Harris Peckinpaugh Bluege Adams Scott Myers. outfielders Rice Goslin McNeely Jeanes Veach Liebold.
Claude Butlin former Mexico champion advances to the National Veterans final at Forest Hills by defeating Dr P B Hawk of New York 4 6 6 1 6 3 A J Cawse of New York also reaches final defeating M Charlock 6 1 6 1 in the other semi final
Ottawa Sept 18 Mrs Alexa Frazer of Ottawa and Miss Ada Mackenzie of Toronto advance to the final round of the Canadian women’s open golf championship. Frazer ousted Mrs Edward Baker Jr of Boston in the semifinal while Mackenzie defeated Mrs F J Mulqueen of Toronto both matches ending five up and four to play.
The league leading Pirates pounded four Boston pitchers for eighteen hits and won 9 to 7. Earl Smith drove in two runs and Haagn Cuyler added a double and a triple, amid a late clash when Gus Felix spiked Smith at the plate leading to ejections for both players.
Dazzy Vance held the Phillies to one hit in both games over five days, with Chicken Hawks again reaching base, and Johnston misplayed a two-base muff. Sad Sam Jones also blanked the Athletics on two hits as pitchers dominate amid a low-hit stretch and revamped ball. Cobb and Speaker vie for the AL batting title as Speaker leads but may not finish the season.
New York bunched its hits in three innings to defeat Chicago 8 to 3. Lindstrom led with three hits including a double and triple. Barnes earned the win as the Cubs could only rally in one inning for three runs. Pittenger had four hits in as many at bats.
Peter Maltbey son of Peter Vole led Goshen juveniles to victory in straight heats for the Wet Weather Stakes at the New York state fairgrounds. Station Belle took second money, while Ribbon Cane claimed the $10,000 Chamber of Commerce pace after third in the first heat. The day featured other stakes and a track-cancelled Horse Breeders Futurity.
Blacksburg Va Sept 18 Virginia Poly Gobblers prepare for the season opener versus Lynchburg College with an uneven squad and unproven guard and quarterback positions. Coaches have not fully filled key gaps, so tomorrow’s game will reveal the team’s available material.
Gobblers boast a hard week of work but remain out of top form. The real test comes Saturday week when Roanoke College Maroons come to town for a key matchup.
Martinsburg W Va Sept 18 The federal court heard testimony against six Berkeley county residents indicted last April for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws The case continues tomorrow Two defendants pled guilty this morning and will testify for the state Georgie Bise Mannington and Albert Kitamiller Bemis indicted for postal law violations were captured and jailed here and are expected to be tried this term
Martinsburg West Virginia authorities believe the suspect arrested in Pittsburgh on Wednesday is John Jones who killed two Virginians near Clearbrook Virginia in early September. He allegedly rammed them with a car and fled. The man brought back from Pittsburgh denies knowledge of the crash and was turned over to Frederick County Virginia authorities in the afternoon.
In the International League results, Baltimore lost to Jersey City 2 to 5 while Rochester fell to Syracuse 3 to 4. The second game ended Rochester 1 Syracuse 4, with Providence defeating Reading 7 to 11 in a late seventh inning call. Toronto Buffalo game postponed due to wet grounds.
In Bluefield, the Wyoming Gun Club won 424 to 417 against Bluefield after a seven birds margin in the 1000 shot contest. Sessler, Long and Smallman led Wyoming with 88s, Karnes topped Bluefield at 88, and Smallman set the day’s high run with a 23 straight before a miss.
Yesterday afternoon a number of players took part in practice matches ahead of the inter-club event. In view of yesterday’s general practice and the upcoming match, officials cancelled the regular Saturday session scheduled for today.
Bluefield sends Barnes Crockett captain and star to Hiwassee College as right end. Other Bluefield players seeking regular spots include George Collins Arthur Hendricks Pete Kirschner Herschell Abebire F B Jackson and Prince A Eades. The 1925 schedule lists Maryville Polytechnic Tennessee Military Institute Tusculum East Tennessee State Normal Bluefield College Murphy Dayton Tennessee Polytechnic Darton and Athens games.
Pittsburg Sept 18 All box and reserved seats for the world series in Pittsburg and条件 upon Pirates winning the National League flag have been sold. No more orders will be accepted. Sam Watters secretary of the Pittsburg baseball club announced. About 10,000 non reserved seats will be available at Forbes Field on game days.
Notre Dame figure Knute Rockne writes a piece titled Coaching arguing to strip football rules of vanity and ambiguity. He emphasizes hard work, conditioned athletes, and simple plays while urging clear rules free of partisan interpretation.
Fort Worth defeated Dallas 7 to 3 in the third game to clinch its sixth consecutive Texas League pennant and set up Dixie series prep in Atlanta next week. The title game in Fort Worth determined the champion after a tense playoff.
In a busy set of league games the Columbus team topped Toledo 9 to 7, Indianapolis defeated Louisville 7 to 3, and St Paul and Minneapolis drew 6 to 6. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 2 to 0 in a separate clash.
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