Death claims 1925 sports greats across baseball and football
New York observers noted 1925's losses of sports legends including Christy Mathewson and Walter Camp. Camp died in New York while football rules committee work awaited him. Mathewson perished at Saranac Lake as the World Series opened in Pittsburgh. Baseball also mourned C. H. Ebbets and Edward J. McKeever, with thirteen figures honored in league sessions.
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New York
Christy Mathewson
Walter Camp
Mathewson
Camp Long
Cap
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Pittsburgh
C. H. Ebbets
Brookyn
Edward J. McKeever
Ebbets
McKeever
Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati Club
John B. Day
James Montgomery Ward
New York Giants
Ward
Marvin Goodwin
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Same Crane
Bill” Phelan
Thomas Patrick Powers
Charles Prior
Lehigh
Pancho Villa
San Francisco
Peper Martin
Mickey Shannon
Bover
Louisvile
Batting Siki
Myer -Prinstein
Emilio Lunghi
Joe Fogarty
Yale
Jack Caldwell
Atlanta
Lizzie Reid
America
John Reid
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Collegians defeat Kingsport Press 33 to 10 in basketball clash
Collegians dominated the Kingsport Press 33 to 10 as they relied on long range shooting and sharp passing. Tigue led the forwards with strong floor work while Meredith steered the guards and Miligan’s star was held scoreless. The Collegians next face the Five Horsemen.
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Kingsport
Collegians
Coun
Tigue
Meredith
Miligan
Dodd
Blankenbecler
Clyce
Smallwood
Five Horsemen
Snow, Gott
Anderson
Roller
Blankenbeeler
Stevens
Pirates Begin Spring Training in Paso Robles
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce a split spring training schedule with pitchers and catchers departing February 21 for Paso Robles, California, followed by infielders and outfielders on February 28, battery men February 26, and others starting March 9 through 26. A reduced rookie squad will join, with likely elimination of the second team after arrival.
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Pittsburgh
Paso Robles
Calif
West
Battery
Dempsey Manager Sees Share If Wills or Tunney Fights
Jack Kearns, Dempsey’s manager, says he would get a 50 percent share of receipts only if Dempsey faces Harry Wills or Gene Tunney, under the contract he arranged with Tex Rickard. He notes the August 15 expiry limits his stake otherwise while remaining entitled to income from Dempsey’s athletic activities.
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Kearns
Jack
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Gene Hanney
Jack Kearns
California
Mickey Walker
Tommy Milligan
Kearn
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Wills
Tunney
New York
1925 Baseball Review Highlights McKechnie and Hornsby
Norman E Brown surveys a year dominated by Pittsburgh’s McKechnie who guided the Pirates to the NL pennant and the world series. Hornsby tops the batting race at .403 and leads in home runs, while Coveleskie and Shertle post standout pitching. Ruth’s decline and Mathewson’s death mark the year as tumultuous and historic.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill McKechnie
Pittsburgh
McKechnie
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Jess, Burkett
Ty Cobb
Harry Heilmann
Bob Meusel
Stanley Coveleskie
Cleveland
Bill Sherdel
Cardinals
Max Carey
Johnny Mostil
White Sox
Max
Pirates
Senators
Richards Heads Singles List in Tennis Ranking
New York December 26 AP Vicent Richards of Oonkers N Y leads the men's tennis singles ranking list released by the Metropolitan committee. Mrs Molla B Mallory tops the women's division. Fifty men and ten women are listed with notable names including Richards King Kynaston Lang Major Vosh el and Binsen on the men’s side and Mallory Goss Bayard Roeser Taylor Stenz Falk Letson Francis Sohst on the women’s side.
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New York
Vicent Richards
Oonkers
N. Y
William T. Tilden
Molla B. Mallory
Vincent Richards
George King
P. Kynaston
Jerome Lang
C. A. Major
S. H. Voshell
E. H. Binsen
H. L. Bowman
Irving Weinstein
Allen H. Behr
Mrs. Mallory
Eleanor Goss
Fartha Bayard
E. H. Roeser
J. 5. Taylor
B. F. Stenz
H. P. Falk
F. M. Letson
Alice Francis
T. Sohst
Championship Dog Derby Will Be Run
Banff Alberta announces the world championship dog derby at the Banff winter carnival from February 5 to 11. The Calgary to great divide back course will be the longest in history, about 173 miles total. Strongheart indicate and winner take $1,000 in cash. contestants travel 133 miles from Calgary to 5,500 feet before returning via Lake Louise.
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Banff
Alberta
Derry
Calgary
Great Divide
Lake Louise
Democratic Mass Convention at Blountville Court House
A Democratic mass convention is called to meet at the Blountville Tennessee courthouse on Monday January 4 1926 at 1 p m for party reorganization and other business. Signed D A Barger Chairman US Hauk Secretary.
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Court House
Blountville
Tenn
West Defeats East in Charity All-Star Tilt at Ewing Field
In San Francisco a 6 to 0 charity game pitted West against East with proceeds for the Hospital for Crippled Children run by the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Shrine. Brick Muller of California led the West with a 29 yard scoring play on a forward pass and Wycoff of Georgia Tech starred for the East, as 20,000 fans watched at Ewing Field.
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Noble
Mystic Shrine
Brick” Muller
California
Navy
Bill” Ingram
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Great Divide
Muller
Wycoff
Georgia Tech
Ewing Field
Coleman joins coaching staff of Boston Reds Sox
Boston announces Bob Coleman has joined the coaching staff of the Boston Red Sox after three years as manager of the San Antonio club in the Texas League. Coleman is based in Boston as of December 26.
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Coleman
Boston Reds
Boston
Mass
Bob Coleman
San Antonio
Boston Red Club
Boston Red Sox
1925 marked by continued growth of sports interest
New York December 26 AP reports 1925 saw steady growth in baseball football track and other sports with standout individual performances. Grange and Nurmi dominated headlines as Grange turned professional and Nurmi shined in indoor US competition. Pittsburgh clinched the World Series title, while U S Davie Cup and Dawns maintained tennis and track supremacy.
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New York
Ierest
United States
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Rer Grange
Bill’ Tilden
Bobby Jones
Willie Macfarlane
Helen Wills
Rogers Hornsby
Oberlander
Dartmouth
Nurmi
America
Madison Square Garden
Grange
Franklin Field
Jose Ray
Willie Ritola
Lloyd Hahn
Jack Dempsey
France
Lacoste Ad Borotra
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Notre Dame
Southern California
Yale
New York A. C
Illinois A. C
Navy
Macfarlane
Cyril Walker
Miss Collett
Hurd
Wilden
Miss Wills
Hornsby
Walter Hagen
Legion Bowlers Hold Top Berth in Percent Standings
The first half of the bowling season ended with the Legion leading the percent column. Utilities topped scores with 888, City 878, and Legion 863. George Hilliard of the Legion had the season’s high game at 231, followed by Brosch and Burgan. Burgan led in averages, with Hilliard third, and most players logged over two thirds of the games. The Legion won the last game by one point as the second half approaches with a packed five week schedule to start tomorrow evening.
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Utilities
The
George Hilliard
Brosch
Press
Burgan
Grills
Hilliard
Utiliies
Borden Mills
City
Kiwanis
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