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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1925
Page
16
Ruth, in mid winter conditioning with Arthur McGovern, shows dramatic weight loss and high fitness. McGovern says Ruth is sincere, trains three hours daily, and will weigh about 212 pounds by February 12. The coach predicts Ruth will have his greatest year in 1926.
Across the globe no sports event matches the Grand Prix of France and the Epsom Derby for attendance. The Derby in England draws over 250000 yearly while Longchamp’s great race has seen up to 400000 spectators.
John Bshara held top spot in the YMCA checker tourney match play with a .715 average after today’s statistics by Walter E. Kirker. Spicer rose to second as Bshara drops to third and Otto sits fourth. standings reflect games won and lost to date.
William Tilden II dominates the 1920 season claiming a sixth straight national men's singles title amid fierce Davis Cup competition. Billy Johnston rises to challenge, beating Vincent Richards and top French stars, while Helen Wills captures her third American women’s crown and Suzanne Lenglen remains a global rival. Other national champions include Williams and Richards in doubles and Jacobs in girls’ singles.
Norman E Brown surveys Boston Braves spring camp in St Petersburg 1926 with Dave Bancroft building a stronger roster. Key gains include Eddie Brown Zack Taylor and Jimmy Johnston bolstering outfield catching and infield depth while Neal and Burrus anchor the infield and pitching options widen for a pennant push.
Navy wins the collegiate eight at Poughkeepsie sharing the title with Yale as Washington and others push a tight field. Yale tops Harvard at New London while Penn A.C. wins at Toronto Royal Henley, Jack Beresford takes Henley singles.
Spanish cross country champion dor Palma defeated French champion Josef Guillemot in an international cross country race. Guillemot previously won the 5,000 metre event at the 1920 Olympic Games.
Penna Ohio Electric passers resume after a two week lay off to meet Sharon division at theYY gym on Wednesday. New Castle fields a weakened lineup with Captain McCormick sidelined by a twisted knee as a larger crowd gathers for the inter city tilt. A fast preliminary game is set for 8 o'clock.
New York reports a banner year for hockey across leagues with Tex Rickard organizing a New York team drawing crowds of 15 000 nightly. The National Hockey League includes clubs in Pittsburgh Boston Ottawa Montreal and Toronto with Les Canadiens of Montreal last season’s champions and Yale as Intercollegiate champion.
American swimmers led a spree of marks with Weismuller Skelton Spence and Arne Borg of Sweden contributing. Women Ethel Lackie Gertrude Edarle Ethel McGary Agnes Geraghty Eleanor Geratti Martha Novelius posted new records. Yale topped both swimming and water polo in the eastern collegiate scene.
Spaniard Ama captures cross country race in Bilboa Spain on December 22 as tense sprint to finish line yields win amid field of rivals.
Lincoln Five edged Acmy Five 29 to 28 at the gym in a top thrill ride as Jones and Cuba led the Lincolns. Earlier, Musketeers opened their season with a decisive 30 to 7 win over Croton Troop 5 in boys league action.
Manager Eve Solomon announces three games for the Imperial Five this week. They face Central Christian church tonight at the Fym at 9 26. Tomorrow they travel to New Wilmington to play the New Wilmington Scholastics, and on New Year’s they meet the Simon Clothes Shop team of Beaver Falls at the association gym at 4 30.
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