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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
2
A major blaze swept the district damaging the Grind Hotel and surrounding buildings. Eighty guests at the hotel and local residents lost personal property as eight fire companies from Omaha and Council Bluffs fought the flames, preventing wider spread in the town.
Oakland bouts featured Phil Kiplan stopping Tirey Johnny Gline in Newark style action, and Harry La Barra defeating Mike Siegel in St Paul. Johnny Green of New York won a decision over Pedro Villa in Manila bantamweight division, while Leo Chevelier of San Francisco defeated Jack Ziegler. Santa Fe saw Johnny McGoy win a decision over Henry Pacheca.
A long discussion on Aeronautic Board Legislation 18 outlines proposals for national defense in air production and aviation infrastructure. The report notes a split among members over a separate department for defense and warns against militarizing peacetime policy while predicting future wars may begin in the air.
The Y Mens swimming pool will open Monday January 4 for girls and women with no men or boys admitted. Pools hours are from 2 oclock to 9 in afternoons and evenings. Water heated two days before opening. Tickets sold by Mr Scott of the M C A or Miss Hope Brown at 1.00 for four swims or 25 cents per swim. Miss Brown in charge. Children limited in water time.
Belgian Edouard Horemans defeated Jake Schaeter to win the 18.2 balkline billiards title in Chicago with a final 1500 to 11495 score after a high run of 482 by Schaeter. The nightly 500 point blocks started Monday and Schaeter may challenge within thirty days as per his stipulation.
Fragmentary OCR describes an eighth inning moment with Schaefer and Lyneh involving a land and bus action, mentions titles and weights, lists numbers 432 129 128 121, and references Ballerinos and a challenger. No clear event or outcomes are determinable from the text.
The Dartmouth squad places three players on Dick Barlow's all American selections. End Sage is named instead of Tullo, with tackle Weir and Parker from Dartmouth also listed. Guards Cochrane and Dagrossa earn spots, along with center Grenee and backs Pringeton Tryon Hale Hart.
In Los Angeles Tod Morgan of Seattle captured the junior lightweight title with a technical knockout of Mike Ballerino of Bayonne New Jersey. Charley Phil Rosen the New York bantamweight champion lost a decision to a Californian opponent.
Virginia sees fair tonight with increasing cloudiness and a chance of rain Friday night in the western areas. Winds shift to variable from the north and northwest. North Carolina expects fair conditions with colder southwest, increasing clouds, brief showers in extreme west and variable winds. Tennessee forecasts cloudy with showers tonight and Friday, warmer tonight and Friday east, and colder Friday in the far west.
Bristol Virginia Tennessee Dec 3 AP Sixteen football letters are to be awarded at King Callega this 13 of them earned for participating in more than half of the schedule and three more letters. John Fletcher James Gunn George Gardner Forest Greenshield Elmer Lang Arthur Sackett William Berry Arthur Hammersrom Benny Williams Elton Sharp Bedson and Dick Fitenvald were awarded honorary letters, they not participating in the parts of the games.
New York reports twenty men were arrested as leaders of an alleged liquor ring the U S district attorney said controlled 18 ocean steamers unloading liquor from foreign ports to U S foes during Prohibition era.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion, a creosote emulsified medicine claimed to soothe inflamed throat membranes, inhibit germ growth, and treat persistent coughs bronchitis and related ailments. It promises two cure actions and offers money back if relief is not achieved.
Henry Wallach of New York defeated Ad Cad a in a decision to claim a boxing win. The report notes a deluge of molasses disrupting traffic in Los Angeles as the event unfolded.
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