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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
10
A columnist weighs football as character building versus other sports and discusses boxing buzz around Tunney, Dempsey, and Gibbons. The piece notes Stevens Institute suspending football due to injuries and academics, criticizing open play and year round training.
Sanitary Milks defeated Waynesburg 5 to 3 with Hogan tossing a fine game. They held opponents to runs in the first and sixth innings while Miller allowed four tallies in the third through sixth. O Stratton led the winners with a double and three singles as Linther Whiteford Jones and Lindsay also hit well. Ten strikeouts and ten errors paced the scoring. Sanitaries practice tonight at Lakeside.
United Metals swept a doubleheader yesterday defeating Milks 6 to 3 and Noakers 10 to 8 in a pair of league games. The victory extended their season momentum, with solid batting and pitching contributions from key players.
Flying Ebony, the Derby winner ridden by Earl Sande, is set for the $25,000 Chicago Derby at Hawthorne on July 11. The July 11 entry list closed with 70 nominations, including Captain Hal and Son of John, who placed second and third in the Kentucky Derby.
Canton owned horse Grit McKinney pushes to victory as Findlay reports Symbol 8 Forrest winning a 2900 free for all pace. The fairgrounds trotting card features 300 entrants over five days with large fields in 2:18 and 2:23 trots and a 2:20 three year old trot.
Race card shows pacing stakes at 1500 with Grit McKinney and Tramp Smug in tight finish, plus pacer Time-2:10 and PACE-PURSE events. Turf notes include American League, National League scores, and standings with Washington, New York, St. Louis leading as results roll in.
Summary of games lists home runs by Thomas and Becker and multiple two base and three base hits. Pitchers Sell and Reese tally strikeouts while fielding errors mark East Canton and Washington. National American leaders include Hornsby Meusel Hartnett Williams Simmons Robertson Cobb and others with season totals noted.
In New York today readers learn Tom Sharkey remains alive and recalls major bouts. He describes training with Jim Corbett in San Francisco, fights with Kid McCoy and Fitzsimmons, and a London beating by Gus Ruhlin. He jokes about a knock out and Irish English banter.
Washington's and Foresters won in the Fraternal league yesterday. Washington's beat East Canton 4 to 2 while Foresters defeated Redmen 24 to 6 setting up easy wins in the local standings.
The Walnut Creek Independents travel to Canton Saturday afternoon to face Oscar Credits in a key Holmes county clash. Miller, a southpaw, leads a lineup including Zook and Babe Ruth-like slugger Mast. Oscar Credits counter with Lash Bednarz or Tabellion and Heiman catching. Park and Harris officiate as 1:30 first game and 3:30 second game proceed.
New Haven Connecticut June 11 A record of 1500 consecutive bullseyes on a 60 foot range was scored by Samuel Moore 17 of Newtonville Massachusetts during national rifle day exercises Saturday.
In New York, the Yankees defeated Cleveland 6 to 5 in ten innings after Cleveland led 5 to 3. Myatt, McNulty, Jamieson homered for New York. FE Johnson and Gehrig also homered. Ruth played briefly as Yankee subs filled in.
Detroit fields a powerful outfield trio with Wingo, Hellmann, and Fothergill supplying strong batting averages and speed. Cobb and Manush bolster a left handed punch, while Wingo's pace and Howley's prediction fueling a push toward the first division by July 4. The right handers form a feared lineup driving the Tigers as they tour the East.
Dick Donald announced the signing of Harry Wills and George Godfrey, two Negro heavyweights, for a ten round bout in Los Angeles on Saturday August 1.
June 11 reports show St Louis beating Brooklyn 9 to 1 in a scoring burst after a five run sixth aided by Ehrhardt’s first defeat cashing in. Cincinnati nips Philadelphia 3 to 2 as Benton wins in relief. Giants top Chicago 5 to 3 behind Deans steady pitching in cold wind.
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