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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
14
Football notes from Atlanta discuss Purdue Chicago battle prospects with Grange and Penn Platt cited. The piece analyzes defenses of Pennsylvania and Michigan and predicts wide open games with multiple teams aiming to leverage passing and ground attacks.
Boxing wrap reports "Sunny Jim" Williams of San Diego Calif defeats Jamaica Kid in eight rounds after promoter interference and a stoppage controversy. Williams dominates with sharp counters while Jamaica Kid struggles. fans boo as Flowers is a no-show. Trannette outpoints Johnny Hannison in Akron bout, Gray debuts strongly, and Tiger Flowers draws ire ringside.
Yale enters the Army game as a narrow favorite in a 25 year rivalry, aiming to extend a series lead at the Yale Bowl. The Blues face West Point with key injuries and an experimental rushing setup, while Army counters with seasoned veterans and a strong line.
New York report details Eddie Brady, a Jewish featherweight fighter known as Eddie Samson, whose family opposition and ring career across the United States have failed to garner him world title contention. The piece notes promoter interest and public appeal but questions recognition.
Ohio conference football mid season clashes are listed with Western Reserve hosting Heidelberg in Cleveland and Mount Union visiting Alliance. Akron plays Baldwin Wallace in Akron while Hiram meets Otterbein in westerville and Ohio University faces Ohio Northern at Ada. Other pairs include Denison at Dayton and Wittenberg at Delaware with Kenyon at Cincinnati against St Xavier.
J W Heisman notes that Texas and Oklahoma teams lead the southwest mix as Texas and Texas A M edge toward a potential championship. Oklahoma beat SMU while Oklahoma A & M dominates Texas Christian. Texas beat Rice Institute, and Arizona New Mexico lag behind. Different coaching styles shape regional play.
A set of sports Q and A covers squeeze plays bunt timing and running, Navy Army game timing in New York on November 28 with no other major games, inning completion and rain delays affecting a win, a grounder play ruling at shortstop, and the World Series result with New York Nationals defeating the Philadelphia Americans.
Major league clubs balk at Florida spring training costs as hotel rates surge beyond three years ago. Some teams may drop Florida camps in 1926 unless long term contracts keep them there, with teams like Washington, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Brooklyn and Boston already tied to specific Florida sites. The idea of a joint training league faces practical hurdles due to staggered reporting dates and reluctance for forced trips.
Illinois stars facing Pennsylvania in a marquee clash with Red Grange to showcase his famed running. The battle shapes as a national highlight as Kreuze and Fields miss action through injuries, with 65,000 fans expected and strong Pennsylvanian defense cited.
WOOSTER Ohio October big game on Wooster s 1925 football schedule Ohio State at Columbus came today Coach L C Boles and a squad of twenty four freshmen left yesterday for the capital Coach Boles unwilling to comment on the outcome but hopes his men can hold Ohio State to a low score As reward to the scrubs and Freshman team coached by E M Mose Hole for their faithful work all these squads were to the game Mickey Walker the World s welterweight champion is regarded by many critics as the best two handed fighter in the same class besides Jie
New York dated Oct 31 reports the Pirates may trade outfielder Honey Moore and shortstop Bigbee as part of a deal involving Waner and Rhyne from San Francisco. The team considers changing its infield setup before the World Series, with Moore viewed unfavorably by fans and possible waivers tied to infield needs.
This 1925 feature by Myron E. Witt highlights Utah’s offensive strength in college football, detailing a powerful line, versatile backfield, and the evolving triple pass attack. It notes the University of Utah and Colorado, and mentions tailbacks, ends, and guards shaping the offense amid conference play.
In a medal play foursomes, a player struck another ball during a putt. The rule requires the player to replace or lift as appropriate with no penalty if the other player plays or lifts. The correct interpretation: the player who struck the other ball loses one stroke, and rules for unplayable situations apply to determine the next actions.
Walter Laufer of Cincinnati Y M C A set a new back stroke record at 150 yards, timing 1 44 8 5 to beat the prior mark of 1 44 4 5. The effort followed a night of racing that also highlighted Johnny Weismuller of Illinois and Warre, Hawaii.
Sig Schot is identified as the real name of the Philadelphia boxer who fights under the alias Baba Ruth. The piece notes the ring name and ties it to the actual identity of the pugilist.
The readable fragment mentions mM eu at speaks and a situation under way, with unclear details. No identifiable persons or organizations beyond the odd acronym. Further specifics are not available in the text.
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