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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1925
Page
5
A garbled historical notice references exams, trains, and accounts from days past. The text hints at a report involving individuals, marks, and a disrupted sequence of events yet remains largely unreadable.
Gene Tunney overwhelmed Tommy Gibbons at the Polo Grounds inflicting a knockout in the twelfth round after a sluggish start. Gibbons showed resilience, but Tunney's sharp punching and combined attacks left the St Paul fighter unable to mount meaningful offense. The crowd booed briefly after the eleventh, then witnessed Tunney finish strong.
Columbus Ohio June 6 according to information here yesterday the 1926 National Open golf championship will be decided on the course of the Scioto country club here. The exact date of the tournament has not been decided but decision to hold it in Columbus was made a week ago at the time of the elimination trials for the event held at the Onwentsia Club Chicago.
New York June 6 Tom Gibbons appears set to retire from boxing after being knocked out by Gene Tunney in the 12th round. The 15 year veteran, floored twice and counted out, faced extreme heat and could not rise in time to continue the bout.
John Armstrong of Jackson, Mississippi defeated Mrs. David Gant of Memphis, a three time southern champion, and Mrs. H. S. Geismer of Birmingham eliminated Mrs. E. Mason of Louisville in the semifinals of the southern women's golf tournament yesterday. The march score was 4 and 2.
The card lists Creb securing a knockout in the Detroit event with a victory over Nuss. Pilon finishes fourth as Homer Le Ne moves on. The text also mentions Pittsburgh and Brooklyn bouts with mixed results and rounds noted.
Heavyweight bout ends when Gibbons is counted out in the 12th round as Tunney dominates with sharp jabs and body work. Tunney appears the stronger fighter throughout, delivering a knockout-ready performance before Gibbons struggles to rise from the ropes.
In Cincinnati a pitchers duel saw Adolphe Luque hold Boston to three hits as the Reds edged the Braves 1 to 0. Burrus and Pinelli sparked the offense with a double driving in the decisive run in the tenth.
National League leads show New York 11 St. Louis 5 and Brooklyn 7 Chicago 0 with Boston and Philadelphia ahead of Pittsburgh. American Association results list Kansas City 5 Minneapolis 0 and Louisville 6 Toledo 3 with Columbus 13 Indianapolis 4. American League games include Cleveland at Boston and Chicago at Washington among others.
Columbus reports tentative 1925 26 Big Ten basketball schedule announced by Western Conference coaches. Ohio State the defending champion will start January 9 at home against Purdue and close March 8 at Iowa.
Yesterday's home run totals and player mentions across National and American leagues are listed. Notable names include Meusel and Williams leading at bat with multiple players from Yanks Browns and Dodgers contributing. League totals show National and American tallies with individual leaders in runs batted in and home runs.
In Columbus at Ohio State Stadium officials expect record marks as 400 plus athletes from 18 schools compete in the Big Ten intercollegiate meet. Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Notre Dame lead preliminaries with standout Dehart Hubbard and Paul Northrup among stars to watch.
Jack Sharkey of Brighton won on a foul in the ninth round of a ten round bout with Jimmy Maloney of South Boston. Maloney weighed 194 pounds, Sharkey 185 pounds. After a long beating, Maloney surged in the seventh and eight rounds scoring multiple knockdowns but Sharkey recovered and referee Johnny Brass stopped the fight after Maloney’s second knockdown in the ninth, awarding Sharkey the decision.
The Stucki team swept a doubleheader beating the Dusty Bugs 14 to 2 and the Tomahawks 18 to 0. Pleavy starred in both games as Stucki's 14 year old squad fielded strong. Red Ward's sluggers Geltz Tea, Brookstein and Cal Hem were noted for future showings.
Gene Tunney hailed his win over Tom Gibbons at the polo grounds in the 12th round and expressed interest in a title shot against Jack Dempsey or Harry Wills. Gibbons, while defeated, praised Tunney and said his own improvement showed in the bout.
The Spring Golf Tournament at Congress Lake begins at 1:00 this afternoon with all matches due by June 14. It features three flights and qualifiers matched into groups such as Williams, Cartwright, Hoover, and Rockhill with players listed by flight.
The Oscars travel to Akron to face the Goodyears for the second time this season. The Oscars won the first meeting in 11 innings. Expect a tough battle as Goodyears add depth. Bill Bednhare likely to pitch for the Oscars while Poulson or Miller will catch for Akron.
In a District game here the Indians fell 5 to 4 as Ruffing limited eight Indians hits. Fohl’s club added two runs in the ninth to take the lead after Karr’s home run tied the game earlier. Flagstead drove in the winning run as Todt and Karr starred in the late rally.
From a London tennis friend a warning to American players about Miss Joan Fry's rise after defeating Miss McKane the English champion. The piece notes McKane’s badminton stature, a damaged ankle incident, and suggests caution against overexertion in high level lawn tennis.
June 6 report says Sandusky is favored to win the annual Little Big Seven league meet at Oil Field in Oberlin. Competing schools include Lorain Elyria Norwalk Oberlin Fremont and Bellevue with Sandusky expected to repeat as champion for the fourth straight year, followed by Lorain and Elyria.
Worcester Massachusetts June 6 Followers slowly recovered from the shock of Willie MacFarlane’s victory over Bobby Jones 72 to 78 in the second playoff for the national open title at Worcester Country Club. An obscure figure four days ago, MacFarlane rose to eminence. he had played only thirteen rounds since October prior to the championship. Pro records show meagre competitive play and no prior Open entry for the new champion. Both golfers matched 75 for the first 18 holes, and the playoff outcome rested on a late mistake by Jones.
MINNEAPOLIS June 6 Ohio State beat Minnesota 6 to 5 in a two game series opener to pull level with Indiana for first in the Big Ten standings. Both Ohio State and Indiana stand 7 2 in conference play as Ohio State continues a series with Michigan and Indiana has two games left against Purdue.
Getaway day at Bucyrus features early horse movements toward Findlay for the Ohio Short Circuit meet. J Dakins sells pacing gelding Headlight for 125 to Robert Bradford. Headlight had recent trial times 2.08% and 2:14 but was not fast enough for Ohio stake races.
A compact snapshot shows top hitters including Wingo Tierra with a .410 average on 117 at bats and 24 runs, Hellmann of the Tigers at .406 from 160 at bats, Simmons of the Athletics at .404 with 78 RBIs, Cobb of the Tigers at .401, Speaker of the Indians at .401, plus Hawks S'niffies at .404 and Hornsby of Corde at .394.
Eleven starters are expected at Belmont Park for the 34th running of the Suburban Handicap for three year olds and up over a mile and a quarter. Alta Wood, Joseph Widner's four year old with Earl Sande likely to ride, is the favorite. Sting, James Buller's three year old, appears second choice. Other nominees include Mad Mail, Aga Khan, Playstaff, Cherry Me, King Solomon's Seal, Catalan, Swope, Stirrup, Cup and Danby.
Two base hits Felder hush, three base hit Wolfe, stolen bases Stokeyv Sheffler 2. Bases Off Sheffler 1 off Guertal 3. Struck out By Sheffler 10 by Guertal 2. Wild Ditches Guertal 2. Umpire Burroughs.
Wambsganss of the Boston Red Box becomes the first ble league infielder this season to record 14 fielding chances in a nine inning game. He has averaged eight chances per game over eight games, with higher totals by others in different years. The piece notes several infielders reaching 12 and discusses Wamby's career and Cleveland trade context.
In Chicago on June 6 Tiger Mowers defeated Jock Malone and J. Paul in a 10 round bout. Charley Anderson knocked out Wild Bill Reed in the third round. Joe Hall and Kid Washington fought to a six round draw.
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