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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1925
Page
10
Washington reports that private American gold remains accessible for loans to foreign governments with debt funding agreements. Treasury officials say congressional delays should not block financing, and most agreements are expected to be ratified. France may be excluded as it has not completed a debt pact.
Kingsport fans will see the Collegiates, composed of college players and ex-high school stars, face the Kingsport Press quint at the local Y Thursday night. Notable players include Lee Meredith and Stoney Smallwood from Kingsport High, Tobe Edwards of Milligan, and Bob Dodd. Admission is 40 and 25 cents. a fast, star laden game is anticipated.
New York December 22 AP Luis Vincinti of Chile and Phil McGraw of Detroit meet in a 12 round lightweight fight. Vincinti has KOed the champion Rocky Kansas while McGraw has a decision over the South American. The winner will face Sid Terris of New York soon for a title shot pending Terris.
New York December 22 Tennis stars William T Tilden II Vincent Richards Mrs Moss Mallory and Mary K Browne faced no discipline after an unsanctioned charity exhibition last Sunday. A letter from James W Mercerau president of the United States Tennis Association closed the incident with a warning against future similar competition.
Chicago December 22 a $2,000 purse was announced for a heavyweight wrestling match between Joe Stetcher and Jim Londos set for January 4 at the Chicago Coliseum. Stetcher, eastern circuit titleholder, defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko last winter after Zbyszko had taken the crown from Big Mann.
The basketball game between the Kingsport Press and the Five Horsemen has been postponed indefinitely by mutual agreement of team managers. Difficulty finding a court and holiday travel reduce Horsemen availability, forcing the postponement to a later date.
Jack Bentley's name reappears in baseball market as Giants manager John McGray returns from Florida to New York. Giants seek an outfielder, possible George Kelly at first base, while Pittsburgh Pirates and two other clubs show interest. Capablanca predicts Russians will not back Bogoljubov against him in world chess title match, with Capablanca en route to Havana. Jimmy Burke urged Joe McCarthy to carry a heavy bat as Cubs manager plans for next season.
Dana Rogers Kansas manager confirms Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas will clash again for the lightweight championship. Leonard had said he would return only for a worthy challenger, and Kansas was not the man, but plans now proceed.
Dave Shade a Pacific coast welterweight may face Roland Todd of England at Madison Square Garden on January 1. The potential matchup centers on a high profile New York boxing card with both fighters in contention for a notable year opening bout.
Newark native Peté Latzo scored a newspaper decision over Bermond Zey Billy Wells in Scranton, a 13 round welterweight go. Buffalo’s Jimy Slattery defeated Roy McCormick in a 10 round middleweight bout. Eddie Anderson of Wyoming beat Georgie Baldue Lewis ton in a 10 round Pan American bantamweight clash.
H B Wells of Harvard, Robert Kaufman of Yale, Irving Sampson of NYU, Caeser Tone of North Carolina, and Edward Jacobs of Baltimore City College are among entrants. The championship begins in New York on Monday.
Sugar in New York on December 22 remained unchanged at 4.00 duty paid. Refined sugar stayed at 5.00 to 5.50 for fine granulated.
Senator La Follette urged the Senate to request a Treasury report detailing the financial ramifications of the anthracite coal operators. The move was blocked by Senator Reed. The proposed figures would draw on 1924 income tax returns for each anthracite corporation, including capital stock, invested capital, net income, depletion and depreciation, and federal taxes paid.
The Dowager Princess of Monaco Miss Alice Heine of New Orleans died suddenly. Born February 10, 1819, she married the Prince of Monaco in 1889. The marriage was dissolved by Monaco courts in May 1902 and separation confirmed by Paris civil tribunal the following June.
New York Bossango J Rie Waltak announced completion of a double back in WAS and Jacksonville as part of a 101 million dollar improvement program continued since the war without new financing. The project, scheduled for completion in 1927, has been advanced two years to meet growing traffic from Florida. Atlantic Coast Line VP H L Borden said twenty additional miles of second track south of Jacksonville and three miles near Albany would be ready in weeks, with about 100 miles of new lines in virgin Florida under construction and plans to start forty more miles opening a Florida gateway to the Northwest on January 1.
Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky appealed to the Supreme Court from a conviction for conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition act. A House committee said it understood he would resign if his appeal failed, noting it is policy not to act until the high court rules.
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Tchitcherin predicting a grave clash between England and America evident in their disputes over Chinese policy UK commercial gains in South America and rubber price fights. He says the real victor of World War I is America now meddling in world affairs.
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