El Dorado Catcher Latest Arrival for Drill
Bell from El Dorado joins the Drillers in Forsythe park tests. He played semi pro in Arkansas last year and is seen as a strong candidate to fill the Moore vacancy as Shreveport Gassers tryouts loom.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1925
Page
6
Bell from El Dorado joins the Drillers in Forsythe park tests. He played semi pro in Arkansas last year and is seen as a strong candidate to fill the Moore vacancy as Shreveport Gassers tryouts loom.
Ruston and vicinity plan to view a Chicago White Sox game at Tech Field on March 26 with Eddie Collins Kamm Falk Archdeacon and Mosion among players. The Sox travel in at 1 22 a m and play the Tech All Stars lineup with notable Chicago writers in attendance. A separate notice announces a stockholders meeting for the Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific Railway on April 1 to vote on leasing the line to Yazoo Mississippi Valley Railroad with term ending July 1 2282 and related guarantees
TO SPORTSMEN by Joe Marx Jr notes a poor hunting season due to low rainfall and fires that devastated quail. It praises two organizations, the Izaak Walton League and Louisiana Sportsmen League, urging joiners and highlighting fishing season’s approach and local fishing spots like Black Bayou and Cheniere.
Cincinnati Reds return to training camp and are slated to play the Milwaukee Brewers at Tinker Field this afternoon. Hendricks will send regulars Sheehan and Luque to the mound in the planned start.
Detroit Tigers, after a practice game defeat of the second squad 4 to 8 at Augusta Georgia, plan a four game exhibition trip north to North Carolina and Virginia. They will face the Toronto club of the International League and play Richmond and Norfolk on the road.
Pittsburgh Pirates won 10 to 7 over the Seals in San Francisco. Manager Will McKechnie used rookie Cecil Shelton on the mound, who held the Fris coans to three hits in six innings, as the Pirates extended their winning streak and now lead the coast series.
Gob Buckeye pitched five scoreless innings striking out five as Cleveland defeated Columbia 3 to 2 in Lakeland Florida. Byron Speece also held the Senators to three hits in four innings with an underhand delivery.
Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion and the New York state athletic commission are to meet in the final round of their clash today. The commission may seek to place him on the ineligible list, potentially moving him alongside Mickey Walker who has been barred from New York rings. The Wills challenge telegram remains unanswered as the 15 day reply window closes.
New York rider Earle Sand known for steering Zev returns to racing after an August Sarasota Springs spill that broke his leg. He rides again for the first time since the accident.
Flower Shoppe, Inc reports arrival of rose of Montana vines and assorted flower plants suitable for hanging baskets and boxes. Advertisement notes pages 497 and 565 and is dated 2-31.
The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 hits to 2 in Bradenton. Wilson the Phillies catcher homered with one on in the seventh to avert a shutout. Rain disrupted the morning workout for the Philadelphia Americans at Ft Myers but they managed an afternoon practice.
In warm Florida workouts the Dodgers beat the Senators 11 to 3, the Giants defeated the Phillies 8 to 2, and the Yankees topped the Braves 8 to 3. Babe Ruth starred for New York, with a double, three walks, and two hits. Giants pitchers Wayland Dean and Kent Greenfield earned the win. Robinson said he bid for Indianapolis lefty Jess Pettit to strengthen the staff.
Chicago White Sox catcher George Bischoff starred in a Shreveport training camp scrimmage against the Gassers. He delivered two home runs in four at bats, both drives over the left field fence, as the Sox continued their exhibition schedule.
St Louis Browns start 18 exhibition contests over 21 days leading to the April 14 American League opener in Sarasota against the New York Giants. Branch Rickey schedules a workout against the University of California at the Westerners stadium, where the Cardinals won 8 to 3.
The Boston Braves were defeated 8 to 2 by the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg. Marriott starred at third with a brilliant stop on a Yankee drive. Bob Smith signed his contract and the Red Sox' New Orleans camp saw only steady rain.
Forsythe notes manager Feazel has no holdouts this year while St Joseph reports no star refusals during training. An exhibition with Monroe next Monday excites Monroe fans as Gassaway and Covington duel on the mound for the Saints and Drillers. Demaggio showed fielding class in weekend games but went hitless. Nafer stood out as St Joseph’s slugger with four hits in six at bats. Archdeacon, praised as fastest, did not play except as pinch hitter.
Paavo Nurmi runs the last long mile on the New York boards in a special race at the 244th Coast Artillery games. He aims to break the four minutes twelve seconds mark tied with Jose Ray for the one mile record. Ugo Frigerio faces Joe Pearlman in a 2000 metre event tonight as Nurmi plans a country tour after this indoor season.
An advertisement touts Red Mill Haarlem Oil in tasteless capsules claiming rapid relief from bladder and kidney troubles and fatigue. It guarantees money back and lists Phoenix Drug Store, Chase-Amman Drug Co, New South Prog. Store Ltd, Collens Pharmacy, Faul…aad Store as sellers.
LES CONKLIN notes Joe Bush and Urban Shocker will be key figures in the American League battle this season. Bush aims to lift the Browns to the pennant with Sisler, hoping a rebound in form and a new lease on life after leave from the Yankees. Shocker seeks to prove the trade payoff as he adjusts to the big town, with a potential return to pennant contention. If the Browns and Yankees clash, the season could echo the 1921 finish.
An advertisement for Blue Star Remedy claims to cure skin diseases including itch eczema and ringworm with a stain free formula. Sold in Monroe by Collins Pharmacy with a satisfaction guarantee.
A vintage home remedy touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as the fastest way to end a persistent cough. It claims pine tar loosens phlegm and congestion and honey soothes irritation, with no opiates and safe for children. 30 cents at druggists.
In Portland Oregon Herbert Herman the local heavyweight defeated Bob Roper of New York in a ten round boxing match securing a decisive victory for the hometown fighter.
Baltimore fighter Alex Hart from Philadelphia earned a 12 round decision against Clyde Jeagle of Toledo in a light weight bout. Jeagle challenged Hart but Hart broke the draw to take the win.
Canadian heavyweight Jack Renault outpoints Chilean fighter Quinet Romero over 12 rounds in Newark. Boxing cards show Renault landing the cleaner blows and controlling the tempo for a unanimous decision.
Pittsburgh fighter Jack Zivic won a judges decision after ten rounds against Rochester rival Chubby Brown. New York referee Yue scored the bout. Zivic advances in the lightweight division with the victory.
The Powers store advertises tungsten 50 watt globes priced at 25 cents each. The notice lists a 24 3t date sequence referencing stock and sale details.
The Tampa Cigars have emerged as the biggest cigar success in recent years with a 24 to 12 result highlighting their dominance and progress in the industry.
Westbound trains show arrivals at 7:15 am and 11:15 am with departures at 1 and 7 local. Eastbound shows local and fast options with arrivals around 9:25 am and 12:40 pm and evening departures at 6:10 pm and 8:30 pm. Local and fast services are listed with respective times.
The readable text lists multiple line numbers and departure times with branches. It notes departures at 7:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and arrivals on the Alexandria route, indicating a partial timetable fragment for the El Do branch and related services.
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