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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1925
Page
12
The piece warns Knute Rockne newly strained by a demanding football season and heavy duties at Notre Dame. It notes his unrelenting energy, fatigue from nonstop campaigns, and concerns from friends about his health and need for rest.
The column reviews betting results with Cobweb and other horses, notes a 65 cent loss, and highlights a sweet parlay centered on BEWITCHING CASINO GIRL. It discusses Latonia and Dorval entries, Syracuse Grand Circuit races on a wet track, and comments on college freshmen football amid muddy conditions. It also mentions boxing show attendance and football injuries shaping early season prep.
The last boxing night at Fort Harrison features Joe Packo of Toledo vs Soldier Buck of Louisville in the main 8:30 bout. Ten fighters known for gong to gong action are set, with Joe Scully and Charley Shine among locals facing Cincinnati rivals in preliminaries. A 7:45 band concert precedes the opener.
Readable standings show win loss records for teams in the American Association including Minneapolis Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee and Chicago with several close figures. National League listings include Pittsburgh Chicago and Philadelphia with partial win totals and league rankings.
The list shows games across the American League and National League with matchups including Indianapolis Toledo, Onsvile Columbus, Kansas City Minneapolis, Milwaukee St Paul, Chicago Philadelphia, St Louis Boston, Detroit Washington, Cleveland New York and cross league games Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis.
Scores and lineups from recent games include Kansas City and Minneapolis exchanges with final tallies listed. Notable players mentioned are Lingrel Keenan Schaack Shinault Du mont Green Middleton Ainsmith Maier and others across multiple teams with various point totals.
Veteran Yankee pitcher Jones limited the Philadelphia Athletics to two hits and earned a 3 to 1 win. Vic Aldridge earned the win for the Pirates, who stretched their lead to six and a half games. No other major games were scheduled Monday.
Detroit Stars defeated the Indianapolis A B C s 5 to 2 in seven innings and 7 to 2 in a rain interrupted doubleheader at Detroit. The A B C s will play Kokomo Indiana on Thursday after weekend games were postponed.
Coach John Mueller fields a 1925 Technical High School grid setup with four returning players Hicks Hickman Balay and Fox anchoring a 75 man unit. New challengers vie for end guard tackle and backfield roles as Mueller and assistants Chenoweth and Cleveland guide a promising but unproven squad toward a city championship bid.
Gertrude Ederle wired back condolences from Cape Gris Nez on the failure of Egyptian swimmer I Helmy to complete the English Channel swim Monday. She called him one of the finest sportsmen she knew and noted his defeat by the icy waters near Dover.
Jack Reynolds completed a heavy training session for his finish match against Leslie Fishbaugh at the Broadway Theater Thursday. Fishbaugh, training in Newark Ohio, is expected to challenge Reynolds, who has won decisions in their two prior meetings. Charlie Olson likely returns as referee Thursday.
Time reports Basil Gal lago of New Orleans losing a ten round decision to Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh in a 140 pound bout. Willie Harmon and Phil Kaplan drew. Lew Perfetti defeated Eddie Martin, former bantam champion, in ten rounds.
United Press reports in East Chicago Ind that the Ad Stone and Ernie Owens boxing match scheduled for Monday night was postponed again due to rain and rescheduled for the following Monday.
Chicago reports Western conference football squads begin conditioning 750 players for fall. Notre Dame also stages first varsity practice. Coaching shifts include Spears at Minnesota Little at Wisconsin and Ryan with Northwestern. Optimism rises for Illinois Ohio State Michigan Chicago Iowa. cooler weather accompanies practiced start.
Claude Jonnard, top pitcher for the Toledo Hens, was sold to the St. Louis Americans for cash and one unnamed player. Jonnard previously pitched for Indianapolis and played for the Giants, and he has been a standout pitcher in the American Association this season.
Louisville the American Association champion will meet International League titleholder Baltimore in a four game series in Louisville starting Sept 30 with games Sept 30 Oct 1 3 and 4 an open date Oct 2 before moving to Baltimore for the remainder starting Oct 6.
Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis dominated George Manley of Denver and swept all ten rounds in a Wichita bout. The victory sets up a possible match with middleweight champion Harry Greb who agreed to meet the Wiggins winner.
Community football updates list teams and players with upcoming practices and meetings. Drexel and local city teams coordinate schedules with contact numbers and names such as Kenwood, Leo Evans, and Percil Merrill.
Forest Hills notes show Bill Tilden likely to retain the national title as top rivals Johnston Richards Lacoste and Borotta pose threats. Lacoste gains a week extension for military duty and may still compete.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association proposes a mail ballot to form a fifteen member legislative body plus the five board members as a lawmaking group. Three reps would be elected from each district by mail, with voting cards due at A. L. Trester in Anderson, Indiana, by September 18.
Brightwood football team signs to play the Ko komo Legion eleven at Kokomo Sunday September 27. It marks Ko komo's first fall contest and Brightwood aims to provide stiff opposition. Brightwood practice Wednesday evening at Premier Field. Address Joe Zimmerman 2008 N Dearborn St.
The fifth Brightwood arena boxing show scheduled for Monday night was postponed to Wednesday due to rain. Main event fighters Al Ziemer of Cleveland and Merle Aire of Indianapolis weighed in at 122 pounds. A six round bout was added to boost the program and avoid clashing with Ft. Harrison boxing tonight.
The Independent Baseball gait side Cubs are without a game for Mundy For. A double header is planned Sunday with the Universais Yor to play a pair, while details include a 1 o'clock gathering at Adams home and notices for players to attend. The Indianapolis Cubs and M ackson Cubs split a city title series, with a 2-0 win in Riverside Park.
In Toledo at Swayne Field Indians and Hens prepared for a Tuesday doubleheader after a Sunday idle. Monday’s first game saw the Hens win 3 to 2 as Tunney held Maun to a low hit total while English delivered a pivotal double and Stephenson a shoestring catch.
Prest-O-Lite, city champions, depart Wednesday noon by Big Four to Detroit to face the Detroit city champions in the national Class AA industrial elimination tourney. Seven ’eltics entered. finals set for Sept. 20. One defeat ends their title bid. Indianapolis Light and Heat, Class A champions, head to Cleveland Sept. 19 for their division tournament.
Sidney Glick weighing 187 pounds from Indianapolis won by knockout over Charlie Miller of Buffalo in the third round of a twelve round main event. Rocky McKee of Pittsburgh and Mike Mussell of Cincinnati fought a draw on Monday night boxing card in Louisville.
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