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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1925
Page
3
A brief sports note records Jeff Connally credited with a wild pitch by pitcher c Robertson. Losing pitcher Robertson is listed as CL Robertson in the game summary.
Brooklyn star pitcher Tiny Osborne says he has the largest hands in baseball and can hold five balls in one hand at once. The article notes his skill and includes a demonstration layout suggesting his remarkable grip.
Pacific Coast League action left the Midgets scoring in every inning but the fourth as they beat the West Side Giants 9 to 4 at St. Charles field. A Watre home run cleared the right field and landed on the south fence. West Side challenged the Mids to a rematch next Sunday on the West Side field west of Stewart street.
Potsdam April 13 By the Associated Press Iitel Friedrich second son of ex Emperor William I calls himself farmer in the new Potsdam city directory He omits the long list of military and hereditary tithes added to Hohenzollern names in the city and telephone directories The designation of prince is part of his name under post revolutionary German law and not a title.
New York report notes Philadelphia teams sharing spotlight as Phillies and Athletics split series with the Giants and Cubs. The Quaakers trailed early then surged with a string of wins, lifting their status while New York clung to first place amid a four-way American League scramble. Cleveland and Washington swap leads as Detroit and Boston hold steady in the race.
A scrambled puzzle page presents a long list of clues with partial words and fragmented phrases. Readers are invited to fill in definitions such as ship prow, metal in natural form, and second note in scale, among others, while the page titles the effort as yesterday’s crossword puzzle.
Helena Independent reports a one sided baseball exhibition where the local team defeated Tel and Tel 22 to 3. Appman pitched well but received weak support. Yates Simpson Lyons and Surman stood out with home runs and three base hits. Crowd turnout was good and 10 cent admission drew steady fans as manager Sheffer plans more practices.
Neathcote, Statz and Adams among players listed with Grim Hordsby Cooney Bottomley. Hage on balls Cooper Jacobs Dickerman Struck out by Dickeman. Day and Dyer feature in strike events. Uprights show Lickerman as winning pitcher and Jacobs as loser amid a tense game with misc. names and misprints.
Twenty National League players amassed 72 home runs in the first three weeks, outpacing the American League’s 38. Gabby Hartnett tops with eight long balls, Fournier climbs to five, leaders include Hartnett, Fournier, Wright, Hornsby, and Myatt across Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cleveland St. Louis.
Four Horsemen of Notre Dame Stuhldreber Crowley Miker and Layden with 1924 varsity mates played their last Notre Dame game. They defeated the 1925 squad 39 to 0 in the spring windup as Layden scored twice and Elmer Wyan returned a 25 yard interception for the Junior Horsemen’s lone score.
An elderly man named Joseph Willson, aged 70, who settled in Spokane in 1884, died by his own hand when he shot himself Saturday afternoon. The fatal act occurred sometime before the morning report, ending his life after years in the city.
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