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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
8
Persistent rain disrupted the Hyde Park Tennis Club tri state tournament with a postponed start and many unfinished matches. Officials led by Chairman Emil K Wuerdeman urged players to be ready, with a dense schedule of singles doubles and mixed events planned for today and afternoon.
Miss Louise Fordyce of Youngstown lowered the Dayton Country Club course record with a 78 in qualifying for the Ohio women's tour. She eagled two holes and birdied five, finishing six under par. The sixteen contenders include Clara Krauter and Martha Kinsey, with illness forcing Mrs. Paul Benhoff to withdraw.
Welterweights Ryan and Anderson prepare for a ten round bout at Redland Field next Monday night. Ryan dislikes road work but uses a police dog named Scag to log miles, while Anderson trains by traveling country lanes and boxing daily at Yokum Gym. Both fighters are in peak form at 152 pounds as fans seek a decisive result after their last close encounter.
Chris Brinke the Kentucky State champion from Louisville led the thirty six hole qualifier with 80 and 73 totaling 153 in the second annual Highland Country Club invitational. Darwin Stapp of Highland CC followed with 154 as 115 golfers from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky competed amid a stormy afternoon.
New York July 7 Dave Shade signed articles to meet any one of Mickey Walker Harry Greb or Paul Berlenbach in a decision fight at the Polo Grounds on September 3 or 18 Under New York State Athletic Commission rules Walker must defend his welterweight title this summer Should De Forrest fail to secure Walker consent Shade will seek a bout with Greb or Berlenbach instead.
Weather clouded the track as six races were run. Air Castle won the first claiming race with a $1,800 purse, while Huon Loyal Lady led the maiden two year olds in race two. Realize won the third race from Lucky Drift, then Queen Mario captured the fourth in a stretch drive. Bride o’ the Wind took the fifth, and Silver Slippers won the sixth as rain fell. Scratches included The Count and Louisville and Nashville.
The Greater Cincinnati Amateur Baseball Association stages a double header at Redland Field Sunday. In the second game Chicago Mill and Lumber Co. squares off with I. B. Harrison, with Harrison-C. M. & L. aiming to widen their lead in the GCABA race. The first game features Meyerle Meats facing the Triple A squad as the local championship contest begins.
George W. Loft’s Pepp captures the Speculation Handicap at Queens County Jockey Club, edging Peanuts by a short head in a blazing stretch drive. Race notes praise Mad Play as Empire City Handicap favorite for tomorrow, while Catalan finishes strong in the afternoon program.
Louis Popper of 2416 Salutaris avenue Walnut Hills defended himself from two armed men who attempted a hold up on McMillan street by sprinting away eastward. The assailants fired twice but missed and fled west in a car according to Popper.
Friends of Michael Hilsinger who paid a $6000 fine and served months in an Atlanta prison seek a pardon with Senators Fess and Willis backing. Richard Graninger urged President Coolidge for clemency, while Hilsinger’s associates Keck Hermann and Peck faced sentences after appeals to the Supreme Court. The case includes pleas to the Department of Justice and health impacts from imprisonment.
Miss Rose Vennemann aged 77 was killed instantly when she fell on cellar stairs at her niece Mrs Rose Visse home 1212 Third Avenue Dayton Ky Her skull fractured by impact She was a Cincinnati native who had lived in Bellevue for years and died as an accidental death verdict by Magistrate Alfred G Maybury acting coroner of Campbell County The body was taken to Vonderhaar Stetter Newport undertakers
Three Cincinnati youths were arrested in Mt. Vernon Kentucky after police there found the car of John Wise of Dana Apartments Dana Avenue which had been stolen from 616 Walnut Street Sunday. The suspects were George Thompson 19 William Riley 21 and Leland English 22. English is listed as a laborer at 1084 Wistach Street. Detectives Diers and Wolf will travel to Mt. Vernon to bring the trio to Cincinnati.
City Commissioners awarded several street and sewer projects in Newport. Lehigh Construction Co. wins Lexington avenue reconstruction and Linden avenue resurfacing for 8225.40 and 6934 respectively. Mulhaney Co. secures Himmelwright alley and Front street works for 602.80 and 851.20. Richard Niehaus wins three sewer installations with bids 1069.92 on Third street, 674.00 on Patterson between Third and Southgate, and 888.70 on Patterson between Tenth and Thornton.
Public drawing at County Clerk William Milius office names Republicans and Democrats for the primary ballot. Listings include County Judge Ralph L. Rachford and William C. Buren, Sheriff candidates, County Clerk William Milius, and numerous district and legislative races with several names per seat.
Judgment favored the city of Dayton against Judson Shuey and ordered the sale of Lot 62 in J. B. Chadwick's subdivision on July 22 to satisfy city taxes from 1919 through 1924. Frank Schwalbach faces contempt charges for selling drinks from a sand bar after a restraining order. Divorce actions include Larry Crain vs Mary Crain over abandonment and Jacob Hillebrand vs Hazel Hillebrand with unknown current whereabouts. Alimony suit seeks 1209.60 plus 120.96 costs against John Z Wolfe and Otto Ott arising from 1922 to 1925.
The Buffalo International League club announced the outright purchase of pitcher Joe Lucey from the Boston Red Sox and the signing of Arthur Johnson, a former Pittsburgh National League pitcher.
Percy Clapp former University of Minnesota football player is named athletic director at Milwaukee Normal College succeeding sports writer George Downer. The appointment announced July 7 places Clapp in charge of athletics at the Milwaukee institution.
Kenton County Fiscal Court and Bond Commission met in Covington to discuss funding for the Moffett Morning View and Covington roads bridge near the recently approved state plan. Kenton proposes 40 000 toward the bridge and a later meeting with Campbell County committees at Newport Courthouse to determine Campbell County's share. The State Highway Commission will review final plans.
The Liberty Theater in Covington presents The Little French Girl a season’s top seller. Mary Brian Alice Joyce and Neil Hamilton star on Wednesday and Thursday.
Real estate transfers show Pettot to Mepallincenoies for $2 on a Dayton lot. Benedict to Blanche Vultions sells a Newport lot for $7,000 in stamps. Highland Real Estate to Ethel Schneier involves Highland Farms for $50 in stamps. Thea Stahl to Albert Ilsoh inherits High lands Baby Farm with $500 stamps. Walter L. Johns acquires a Dayton lot from Edward Pettot for $10,500, then Mains sells a Dayton lot to Johns for $1 in stamps.
Testimony nears completion in the case of Lee Robinson and others against Covington officials to halt a dry well at the Waterworks. Judge Harbeson hears petitions validity as city officials contest them. John Schardt waived examination on illegal liquor charges and is bound for the grand jury. William Warner’s and Karguta Landwehr report thefts and a separate train-pocket incident adds to local crime notes. Davis of Indianapolis waives examination on fugitive charges and is bound for the Federal Grand Jury after his Latonia arrest for transporting whisky.
Claude Petty transfers one half lot in Covington to Florence L. Bennett for 2000 in stamps. Jerome J. Weaver transfers two lots in Ludlow to George C. Frohman for 2000 in stamps. Jerome J. Weaver transfers one lot in Ludlow to Oscar Heck for 2000 in stamps.
Everett L Hatfield Chillicothe Ohio Bellar Bainbridge Ohio Cedarville Ohio Pearl K Pfite Springfield Ohio Albert Haass Cincinnati Ohio Charlotte Bauer Cincinnati Ohio
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