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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
8
Pittsburgh takes a 10 to 3 victory after a 2 2 tie, scoring four runs in the seventh. Phillies led early, but Pirates exploded with a four run burst to pull away. Knight and Wright key the late offense as Pittsburgh narrows the game to a rout.
Anna Bradford's Girl, a brown mare owned by Arden Homestead stables of Goshen, won the $2,000 feature race at the state fair park Grand Circuit meet in Milwaukee. Time 2:02 in both heats, field of six starters. Goshen Mare led most of the way, Peter Greene placed second, Theodore Guran gelding third. Also two-year-old trout stake won by Peter Maltby driven by Dickerson.
Chalmer Ault of Elyria Ohio is signed to coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College as an assistant to Cecil Ross. Athletics director Carl Miller announced the hiring. Ault is a former Bobcat football star and joins trainer Louis Colombo from Cleveland to bolster a 46-man squad ahead of training camp with Roxbury school invitations noted for the Flannigan twins Thayer and Latham.
An examination of football programs reveals changing finance and management in major colleges. It notes rising costs, improved business structures, player grooming, and the influence of graduate managers on team operations and conditioning.
Cleveland Panthers seek games with semi pro or pro teams. The team, composed of ex college and professional players, invites managers or promoters to contact George T. Jones, general manager, 3672 Hastlath Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
New York and Philadelphia vie for the American League title as a rugged road swing tests the pitchers. Washington and the West beat up the majors with tough defense, while Philadelphia faces mounting injuries and pressure to hold pace with the Pirates and Braves as the season tightens.
A grainy report details a Labor Bout card with Ces War Linae versus Kil Nett and Johynie Hall from Omaha as the headline match. Other bouts list Whit Kicks returning from Ant Sole and Lantey Rarlow with additional preliminaries and workouts.
Wheeling and Scottdale split a doubleheader in Wheeling. In the first game Scottdale won. Wheeling took the second. The seventh inning produced the decisive action as Tark ness cut short the contest. Kruger Dud Title pitched blanking the smoke. Stoxivd rounted muni sank was relieved by Eliott Cummings. Wheell y catcher hit a homer and Wheeling doubled.
Oakmont, Pa reports the treacherous course for leading players in the national amateur championship. Amateurs Emily James of Washington, Elby Jones, and holder Wille MacFarlane faced tough rounds as the field contended on the challenging 172 sand holes amid broiling conditions.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a standings note for New York teams with scattered names. It mentions Washington and Houston items, a likely club ranking, and partial dates or scores, but most proper nouns are garbled. The readable bits suggest a local sports standings entry with unclear details.
A long account of a major golf championship highlights Guillord’s remarkable return with notable rounds for seventy four and third place. Falls Hy Stroke and Jesky Sweeter contend for high finish while Elders and past champions like Priti Cuimet are mentioned among contenders. The piece mixes vivid course action with historic names and the tense race to the next stage.
White City defeats West Charleston as Randolph of Virginia serves as Washington's first attorney after nlund and xraeril are noted in connection with the case.
A six year old boy, John Devin, swam from the 25th Street ferry in Jersey City to a point near One Jersey shore, a distance of about one mile in roughly seven minutes. The feat occurred in the Hudson River near Yorktown Aug 31.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church will meet in the church parlor at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Hostesses are Mrs. Walter Morgan Mrs. B C Jones and Mrs. Richard Standish. The meeting will kick off the mite box drive with expected full attendance.
Fragmentary report notes Great Britain spent more on tobacco while beer consumption declined. The text references London and a stray term like shonkospar with unclear meaning, presented in a garbled OCR style. No clear events or names derive from the readable portion.
A student of psychology could write a lively book on umpires and their dignity. The piece notes the thin line between insult and venting frustration, observed as players provoke umpires by reacting to calls and throwing gear, while fans react with reaction.
The Gay Monitor defeated the Gay club Gems 4-2 at Mt Gay Hall Park Sunday afternoon amid a tensed schedule and Labor Day plans. Powell faced lineup changes, and Sirles stood out with solid defense and crowd appeal as two games against Towell tribe were slated to follow, marking a busy weekend with Birmingham and New Orleans scores noted in regional recap.
Boston ties the series with a five to three victory as a youngster drives in two runs on four hits, lifting the team in a tense contest.
The Marshall football training camp opened with punting and passing drills and formation work. Red Grist split practice between quarterback and end as two new arrivals Starley Smoot and Bowman joined veterans to push for a starting role.
Beards Fork defeated Kimberly 12 to 0 at home as George White pitched a two hitter and struck out. George Hall sparked the offense with a seventh inning homer, the longest hit on the local field. Batteries: White and Hall for Beards Fork Parson and Young for Kimberly. Also notes on American Association and International League standings.
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