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Newspaper
Gunnison Valley News
Location
Gunnison, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
The Madison Square Garden project by Tex Rickard on Fiftieth Street and Eighth Avenue, New York City, rises with two levels. The lower floor hosts commercial shows while the upper sections hold boxing and other athletic events, with 21 000 seats for boxing contests.
Catcher Rel Margrave of the St Louis Browns faced doubts about batting left handed. After a trade brought him to St Louis, manager Sisler urged him to hit for base hits. In his first game he batted left, securing a single, double and a home run in three appearances. He then hit four homers in a week, aiding post season wins.
Browns manager George Sisler praises Owen Carroll from Holy Cross as a smart pitcher with poise who needs experience. He says a month on the bench will help him learn what to pitch to dangerous batters and how to adjust, gained best by observing and game time exposure.
Bill Byron, known as Lord Byron, after twenty years behind the mask, retires from umpiring following a steamfitting accident in Detroit. His injury, a compound fracture of the right leg, ends his steamfitting work and brings him back to umpiring.
A rural Pilsne Molind tale explains how a strong farm youth earned the nickname Zbyszko meaning heroic strength. The moniker, from the Polish legend Knights of the Cross, stuck and he became known worldwide as Stanislaus Zbyszko with official papers reflecting the name.
Attendance at the Polo Grounds broke records as 517 000 paid admissions were recorded for a doublesheader between the Polish and New York National League clubs. The World Series game in New York on October 7, 1924 drew 49 245 paid spectators, and Yankee Stadium later hosted more than 60 000 in one gathering.
A smoky mix of baseball trades and college policies appears. Reports note St Louis signings from Lonoke Arkansas and New Orleans moves in the Southern League, with Chicago and Pittsburgh linkages. Illinois students face a single foothill ticket limit for home games as Davis Cup and Notre Dame ties surface in athletic chatter.
The New York Giants purchase star pitcher Lievd Divvies from the New Haven team in the Eastern League for about $12,000. Divvies has broken Eastern League pitching records and joins the Giants pitching staff.
Independence Day celebrations included the election of FE. Rick Melver of Florence as 1924 commander of the South Carolina department of the American Legion. A former Florence chief of police since 1921, Melver is praised as a steady, reliable leader with a robust athletic and military background.
Education Week set for November 16 to 22 with American Legion at Indianapolis national HQ coordinating. The National Education Association and U.S. Bureau of Education join the Legion in observance, highlighting Constitution Day Patriotism Day and other themes as President Coolidge commends the effort.
The America Legion post of Staten Island asks New York City to buy the historic Billop House site in Tottenville, claiming the ten acres could become a public park. Opponents argue owner Christopher Billop was a Tory active in the War of the Revolution.
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