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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
6
The Commaught School held a busy field day at the skating arena on Wednesday with strong parental turnout and full events except the junior relay. Gertrude Blaney won the girls event with 15 points while Kiset Pennington and Charlie Lindsay tied for first among boys with 20 points in a tight competition.
Saranac Lake New York obituary reports Christy Mathewson "Pie Six" of baseball and president and part owner of the Boston Colonels died here at 1 AM Wednesday. Cause listed as tuberculosis pneumonia and heart complications. noted as unexpected despite illness. Born in Gertie Virginia, he pursued New York tests and entered the Virginia League before a major career with the National League.
Eighteen year old Eileen Dock, daughter of Sol Deel, rode Hogier to victory at Newmarket in a town plate. Miss Ghidys Rickaby on Poohbah finished second and Betty Tanner on Skylark came last in a field of five. a male jockey placed third on W Jarvis Frooked.
At Forbes Field Pittsburg Oct afternoon five minutes before game players from both clubs lined up after Umpire Owens called them to the plate. They wore armbands in tribute to Christy Mathewson as a band led a march from home to centre field for exercises. The crowd stood with uncovered heads as the band played Nearer My God to Thee.
A hockey meeting is set for Friday evening at 8 o'clock in Memorial United Church. All young men are invited to attend. The notice appears in The News canons.
Brooklyn and Boston discuss a National League trade in which the Braves receive outfielder Eddie Brown catcher Zack Joavvier and infielder Jimmy Johnson for pitcher Wes Barnes catcher Mickey ONeill and fielder ALG. Details remain unclear but early reports cite Wilbert Rebison as Braves president.
Unclear draft text shows a cricket player from Rue Pitst possibly aiming for a congressional run in the United States. Mentions Jack Dobbs as a pro cricketer linked to candidacy. Details are fragmentary and uncertain.
The plan to run a Liberal candidate in Wordsworth division falters as consent from dfobies is not secured. Hobbs says he has no intention of entering Parliament due to heavy cricket-nate business commitments.
Johnson dominated Wednesday's pitching as the Giants beat the Pirates in a pivotal world series clash. Meadows matched him in the field while Traynor and Grantham turned in stellar defensive plays for Pittsburgh, with Rice Harris and Bluege providing heavy hitting behind the crowd's electric energy.
Game details show Waltonington versus Pittsburgh with notes on hits by Meadows, Morrison and Johnson. Winning pitcher listed as Harris and losing pitcher as Johnson with umpires Stipley Owen McCormick Morrisiy. Time of game recorded but illegible.
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