Pirates and Senators Ready for World Series Opener
Washington’s Senators arrive as Pittsburgh Pirates prepare at Forbes Field for Game One. Walter Johnson to start for the Senators with Coveleskie and Peckinjhap tied to injuries. Bill McKechnie may start Meadows if weather is clear.
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Vy Wancouay
Pirates
Bucky Harris
Senators
Forbes Field
Harris
Walter Johnson
Roger Peckinpaugh
Stanley Coveleskie
Johnson
Coveleskie
The
Hariig
Peck
Dutch Reuther
Portsiders
Bill McKechnie
McKechnie
Lee Meadows
Cobb equals record by batting over .300 for twentieth year
Ty Cobb finishes the 1925 season with a .380 average and ties a major league record by batting over .300 for a twentieth season. Adrian Anson previously reached the feat, but Cobb’s run includes three seasons above .400 and spans from 1906 onward.
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Cobb
New York
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Adrian Co. Anson
Detroit
Anson
Pittsburgh Club Returns $500000 in Ticket Orders for World Series
The Pittsburgh club announced that $500 000 was refunded to fans who ordered World Series seats, after demand greatly exceeded supply for the first, second and sixth games at Forbes Field. Over 200 000 applications were received, five times capacity, with receipts from filled orders near the same total, signaling a potential sixth or seventh game million dollar series in 1925. The note compares past totals to the 1923-25 showdowns at other parks and cites a 1922-24 benchmark.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Griffith Stadium
Washington
New York
Senators
Giants
Giants-Yankee
Fairmount Entry Mike Sexton’s Baseball Faith
Mike Sexton of Rock Island Illinois, veteran president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, first took an interest in baseball when he was chief of police in his hometown and received free game admission.
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Mike Sexton
Rock Island, II
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Wittenberg Tops Ohio Conference With Two Wins
The Ohio conference standings show Wittenberg undefeated at 2 0, leading the pack after consecutive victories. Denison, Mt Union, and Western Reserve also posted early wins as others await conference play.
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Wittenberg
Ohio
Boxing News from New York City and Polo Grounds Weather
The weather washed out an open air show at the Polo Grounds delaying tonight’s boat events until Columbus Day. Berlenbach moves to heavyweight contention while Tunney is denied a Rochester bout with O Dowd as promoters weigh talent and ambitions.
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New York World News Service
New York
James Joy Johnson
James Joy
Paul Berlenbach
King Solomon
Johnny Dundee
Babe Herman
Sid Terris
Jack Bernstein
Harry Greb
Mike McTigue
Paul
Walker
Shade
Dave
Solomon Marks Berlenbach
Berlenbach
Delaney
Fistic
Gene Tunney
Dan O’dowd
Rochester
Dan
Gene
Geneseo Club
Daniel
Greenwich Village
Dixie Highway Motorcade Arrives in Cincinnati for Overnight Stop
Preparations underway for entertainment of Dixie Highway Motorcade in Cincinnati on Thursday with dinner and reception at the Gibson. Delegates from Michigan to be counted. B and O Warehouse manager to survey southern stops. Cities along the route to be decorated as the Dixie Highway Association plans October events in Chattanooga. Reservations and registration to be handled at the Gibson.
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Cincinnati
Gibson
Dixie Highway
H. H. Ernst
Detroit
Michigan
F. W. Berry
B. & O. Warehouse Company
Cynthiana
Chattanooga
Dixie Highway Association
Carrel
Howard M. Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Medical insights from Cincinnati gall bladder symposium
A Cincinnati Academy of Medicine symposium at the Literary Club warned that gall bladder knowledge is scant and future advances may be revolutionary. Dr Bettman noted women suffer more stones, infections can threaten heart function, and many gall bladder surgeries are risky. Doctors stressed accurate diagnosis, prep for operations, and radiologic imaging to avoid unnecessary surgeries.
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Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
Literary Club
Henry W. Bettman
Bettman
J. Louis Ransohoff
Charles Goosman
Kellogg Campaign Committee Announced
Edwin E. Kellogg a first ward city councilman and Republican candidate unveiled his campaign committee with plan discussions at the Strand Building. Key members include F L Hoffman chairman and a list of council supporters and allies across the party.
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First Ward
Republican Organization
Republican City Committee
Strand Building
Mr. Kellogg
Fred Schneller
Martin Daly
Adolph Kummer
Charles Lackman
Robert Schmidt, Jr
City Charter Committee
Schneller
Walnut Street
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F. L. Hoffman
James J. Heekin
George Golde
T. Russell Chapman
Joseph Benning
George W. Doran
John J. Dittgen
Charles W. Bailey
Frank R. Miller
William A. Hall
Ernest R. Weachter
A. H. le Roy
James R. Jordan
Edwin L. Griest
William B. Barr
Thomas Heatley
John H. Dickerson
Edward F. Walter
Charles E. Ieff
Henry G. Frost
Andrew Murphy
John Schwaab
Carl Jacobs
Robert P. Gillham
BE. W. Edwards
John M. Minturn
William J. Dowd
Frank R. Gusweiler
Canon Read Praises English Roads and Urges Cincinnati Fund
Canon Charles Reade, formerly of St Pauls Cathedral Cincinnati, urged a taxpayer fund to send Charles Hornberger to England and Scotland to study roads. He praised English roads as excellent and called Cincinnati streets deplorable. The Kiwanis club endorsed daylight saving time year round following the address.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
Cincinnati
Europe
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Canon Reade
England
Charles Hornberger
Scotland
Canon Read
Cincinnati Au Mobile Club
Cubs' 1890 World Series steals record set at eighteen
In 1890 the Chicago Cubs established a record by swiping eighteen bases in a World Series, showcasing notable running speed and aggressive baserunning.
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Chicago Cubs
New Bondholders Protective Committee Formed in New York
A new Bondholders Protective Committee led by George F. Roosevelt was announced to oppose the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad reorganization plan. The group plans an alternative plan favoring junior bondholders with a participating feature and reduced restructuring costs. Members include Philip A. Benson Charles A. Collins Edwin G. Merrill and others from major financial firms and banks.
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New York
George F. Roosevelt
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
New Protective Group
Mr. Roosevelt
Philip A. Benson
Bank of New York Trust Company
Navy plane crash near Des Moines injures none
A navy airplane en route from San Diego to New York piloted by Lieutenant Commander A E Montgomery crashed near Des Moines Iowa. Pilot A Chamberlain and Charles Kidder mechanics escaped uninjured. A second report from Steubenville Ohio details Clyde Emerick 27 of Dayton narrowly escaping death when his plane from Dayton to New York ditched in a mud hole over West Virginia.
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San Diego
Cal
New York
A. E. Montgomery
A. Chamberlain
Charles Kidder
Steubenville
Clyde Emerick
Dayton
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
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Ohi River
Emerick
Wetzel Emerges as Miracle Man for Topeka Senators
Expert trainers say an athlete in good condition cannot exhaust himself in a hundred yard race but can in a quarter mile. In 1925 a new miracle man surfaced as Butch Wetzel who piloted Topeka to the Southwestern League title. Wetzel took charge near season end and found the Senators in last place.
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Butch” Wetzel
Topeka
Wetzel
Senators
Lone Star State One-Arm Championship Match
Two Texas golfers, both amputees, competed in a thirty six hole match to decide the Lone Star state one-armed championship.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Railroad notes reveal promotions in Richmond and Cincinnati
P J Tierney chief clerk of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway promoted to assistant freight agent in Richmond Virginia after twenty years as chief freight clerk in Cincinnati. W K Evans formerly general agent in Cincinnati for Grand Trunk Canadian National Railway appointed manager of the division bureau at Montreal. Evans returned to Cincinnati to arrange shipment of his effects to Montreal and a traveling bag was presented to him by Cincinnati staff at a testimonial luncheon at the Metropole.
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P. J. Tierney
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Richmond
Mr. Tierney
Cincinnati
W. K. Evans
Grand Trunk-Canadian National Railway Company
Montreal
Evans
Metropole
Southern Pacific Renames American Canyon Route to Lake Tahoe Route
The Southern Pacific Railway Company renames its American Canyon Route to the Lake Tahoe Route after gauge standardization. The Lake Tahoe Railroad from Truckee to the lake will carry tourists directly without changing sleepers once completed, with transcontinental traffic opening early next spring.
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Southern Pacific Railway Company
American Canyon
Lake Tahoe
Truckee
Seaboard Air Line Reports Through Package Car Service
Charles E. Boisseau Jr announces that 894 674 pounds of packages and merchandise moved into Florida in Seaboard Air Line's new daily through car service. In service since September 1 this is the only through car to the west coast of Florida.
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Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Charles E. Boisseau,Jr
Cincinnati
Maiden voyage of Suwanee River Special trains the night
The Suwanee River Special over the Southern Railway System and the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company departed on its maiden trip last night. Two extra sleepers were added to the train to accommodate an unexpected number of passengers on the first trip.
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Southern Railway System
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Rail line opens new Sierra second track and tunnels
A new 251 mile second track and tunnels over the Sierra Summit were opened as trains loaded with San Joaquin Valley grapes moved to Eastern markets, marking a major rail expansion.
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Southern Pacific Railway Company
Sierra Mountains
San Joaquin Valley District
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