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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
8
Baseball results recap with Cardinals, Senators, Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, Browns, and Yankees all posting wins. Notable pitching feats include Zachary and Morrison. The column ends with a sharp quotation about liberty and crime from the Louisville Courier Journal.
New York boxing authorities failed to force Dempsey to accept Harry Wille as champion. Dempsey retorted with blunt defiance and the commission withdrew threats of capital punishment, opting for a face-saving capitulation. Critics saw the move as saving face while acknowledging boxers could fight elsewhere until they choose to return.
Across Kansas City Charleroi Cleveland and Coney Island top bouts yielded knockouts draws and decisions. Greb stopped Ed Smith in four. Saylor beat Donnelly. Fedor stopped Dickerson. Wirtz KO over Lamont. Foley beat Sloboda. Anderson and Sarmiento drew in ten. Carey KO Murphy. Freeman TKOs Forbes. Weygant KO Martin. Terris beat Galiano. Rosenbloom beat Court ney. A Milwaukee candidate pledged a beer amendment pledge and loyalty noted.
Plotzer tossed a five inning no hit game against Third Ward, preventing any runs. First Ward secured the win by scoring three runs in the second inning. Levine also pitched for Hand Hall in the regional contest.
National League results show Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh eight to four while St Louis beat New York four to two and Chicago won six to two. Cincinnati and Boston had no scheduled game. American League standings list Washington five Detroit two and New York four to one in another shuffle.
Boxing card listings include Keppen versus Angelo in Mitchell Field eight rounds and Goodman versus Mayrs in Charleston ten rounds. Other bouts feature Schlaiffer and Men do in Omaha, Martin and Bendon with Sando and Ketchel in Mariesville Rhode Island, Darcy versus Martin in Kansas City, amid a note on an efficiency expert's joke about firm letterheads. Captain Poslet murdered by Jose Romero in Barcelona as disobedience leads to fatal act.
California may bring back the sport of kings as an initiative measure for pari mutuel horse racing is circulated. Hamilton H. Cotton announces a campaign backed by Southern California business leaders to attract tourism and competition with Florida, citing Sun Spéro and other fast horses as examples. Attendees include Albert Morgrave, Erie Nelson, Major C. C. Moseley, Mack Sennett, Samuel Goldwyn, Conrad Nagel and Rod La Rocque.
Tama cruiser sails from Yokohama to convey Ambassador Bancroft’s body to the United States for funeral services. Honorary pallbearers include ambassadors from Britain Germany Belgium and Brazil. Japanese officials and U S representatives attend as the body is escorted to the church for services.
A fragment describes how to prepare new small yellow potatoes in maitre d hotel fashion in Paris. Do not peel and boil until soft but not broken, then drain and mound with butter and parsley before serving. The text is garbled but centers on a simple classic potato dish.
The Moscow heat drives tens of thousands to the river for naked bathing in public spaces. Authorities note postwar shifts, with private bathhouses dwindling and municipal screens offering partial privacy, while many seek the new freedom despite conservative reactionaries.
A fragmentary report notes a Kent resident spending a Saturday evening in the Coal Run area with Mr. Mallory of Akron and a visitor from Indiana. The garbled lines suggest a social or local event with Kent figures and out-of-town guests.
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