Polish Falcons Fall to Wampum in Close Game at Opera House
Wampum Presbyterian church boys defeated the Polish Falcons of New Castle 40 to 26 on the Opera House floor. Captain Hennon starred with four field goals as Cegelka led the Falcons with five. The Wampum lineup included Zuhowski, Hennon, Schick, Patterson, and Ostroski with substitutes listed.
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Schick
Cegelka
Wampum
Tube City
Ellwood City
Wampum Polish Falcons
Boone
Zuhowsk
Hennon
Mehalic Patterson
Kolodjeski
Ostroski
E. Galbreath
Duda
Mehalic
Johnson
Girard
Blythe
Patterson
Two-Sport Winners In 1925 Football
The 1925 football season produced two athletes who excelled in both golf and football. The piece notes it is rare for a top golfer to also perform at a high level in another sport, yet these two players managed to combine golf skills with football prowess, illustrating their versatility and talent.
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Davis J. Waleh
Internat
al News Service
New York
Two Mermaids Break Records In Coral Gables Meet
Ethel McGary and Agnes Geraghty set new world marks in a 55 yard pool at Coral Gables Florida. McGary swam 550 meters in 7 58 while Geraghty posted 400 meters in 7 17 25 boosting her Asheville record by 152 5 seconds. The note also mentions the widow of Bjornson turning 90 in Norway.
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New York
Ethel McGary
Agnes Geraghty
Coral Gables
Fla
Women’s Swimming Association
Mss McGary
Asheville
N. C
Miss Geraghty
Years Bring Surprising Shifts In Wrestling And Billiards
In 1925 new champions emerged as Wayne Munn toppled Strangler Lewis in Kansas City and Joe Stecher defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko, dethroning the wrestling and billiards kings. Edouard Horemans claimed Schaefer's billiard crown in Chicago, while legends Hoppe and Hoppe-era rivals saw title changes.
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Lewis
Hoppe
Schaefer
Willie
Wayne
Munn
Kansas City
Mr. Lewis
Jake Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
Philadelphia
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Big Munn
St. Louis
Michigan City
Joe Stecher
Zbyszko
Edouard Horemans
Belgium
Chicago
Conscience Money Sent After Westminster College Football
A New Wilmington football fan sent $1 to Westminster College’s manager as payment for admission to a game the fan claimed he had deprived the college of. The incident reflects a quirky episode of guilt money linked to a college football event.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Duquesne Tops Notre Dame In K O C Duck Pin Bowing
Duquesne won two of three games against Notre Dame in the Knights of Columbus duck-pin league at McCoy alleys last evening. Dwyer of the Dukes rolled the high score for the night.
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Duquesne
Notre Dame
Knights of Columbus
McCoy
Dwyer
Dukes
Grange Declines Offer to Box For Money
Red Grange said he is a football player not a fighter after being offered $1000 to box six rounds with Joe Lavigne in Tampa. The Chicago Bears, with Jim Thorpe, are in town for the New Year’s Day game.
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International News Service
Tampa
Fla
Red Grange
Joe Lavigne
Altoona
Grange
Chicago Bears
Jim Thorpe
Finland skating champion to race in Newburgh New York
Finland's Clas Thunberg, Olympic distance skating champion, set to race in the Middle Atlantic championships at Newburgh New York on New Year's Day. He aims to better records at two to four miles, facing Joe Moore Paul Forsman Valentine Bialis and Charles Gorman as top rivals.
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International News Service
Newburgh
N. Y
Clas Thunberg
Finland
Thunberg
Joe Moore
Paul Forsman
New York
Valentine Bialis
Charles Gorman
Speed Demon
Canada
Fights in Brooklyn and New York Report
Joe Glick of Brooklyn won a 12 round decision over Billy Kennedy of New Orleans in Brooklyn. Edouard Mascart of France won via foul against Charley Goodman of Brooklyn in the fourth. Billy Kelly of Scranton knocked out Willie Bonzentre of Brooklyn in the fifth in New York. Harry Felix was mentioned for New York actions.
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Brooklyn
Joe Glick
Billy Kennedy
New Orleans
Edouard Mascart
France
Charley Goodman
Billy Kelly
Scranton
Willie Bonzentre
New York Boxers Draw In Ten Rounds
Sammy Vogel of New York fought Johnny Liano of New York to a ten round draw. In a separate bout, Johnny Liano defeated Joe Desmond of Texas by knockout in the fourth round.
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New York
Sammy Vogel
Johnny Liano
Joe Desmond
Texas
Buccaneers to Hold Important Wednesday Meeting
The Buccaneers will hold a meeting on Wednesday December 30 at two o'clock at Paul Sanders home. Attendees urged include Love Sanders McClymonds C Wallace B Wal lace Conway Cunningham Hill Davids and Perrotta. Ticket money will be turned in at this time.
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International News Service
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Love
Sanders
McClymonds
C. Wallace
B. Wallace
Conway
Cunningham
Hill
Davids
Perrotta
Allegheny River Freezes Over at Franklin Penn a
Franklin Pa Dec 29 For the first time this season the Allegheny river froze over in several places after three days of zero weather The river rose two and a half feet overnight Weather observer R A Fergus reported Clintonsville was the coldest town in Venango county at 4 degrees below zero Zero temperatures were also reported from Cooperstown Titusville Emlenton and Polk
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International News Service
Franklin
Allegheny
R. A. Fergus
Weather Observer
Clintonsville
Venango County
Cooperstown
Titusville
Emlenton
Polk
Daughter of Mussolini Honored for Swim Rescue
Premier Mussolini's fourteen year old daughter Edda received a medal from the Italian Carnegie Council for saving another girl at the seashore last August.
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International News Service
Rome
Mussolini
Edda
Carnegie Council
Shenango Tin Bowling League Scores Update
Shenango Tin General Office capped three games from the Annealing Room in the Shenango Tin Mill Checkpin League at McCoy alleys. Boxing Room captured two of its three games from the Hot Mill. Fiering of the Boxing Room rolled the high score of 20.
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General Office
Annealing Room
Shenango Tin Mill
McCoyalleys
Boxing Room
Hot Mill
Sweet
Z. Weide
Koonce
Jackson
Magee
Ee General ‘Office
McBride
Perry
Las Reich
H. Richards
H. Hetrick
Shatter
Pune Rit
Grange Rejects Fight Offer in Tampa
Red Grange, a football star, rejected a $1,000 cash offer to fight a 10 round bout at a Tampa arena as his business manager C. C. Pyle stated he is a football player, not a boxer, yesterday in Tampa.
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Tampa
Fla
Red Grange
C. C. Pyle
Red
Mercer County Mercantile Appraiser Named for 1926
Guy Carman of Greenville, barber shop proprietor, chosen by Malcolm Simons as mercantile appraiser for Mercer County for 1926 by Auditor General Martin. Carman and 67 county appraisers will be sworn in in Harrisburg on December 30 and begin work on arrival of supplies. The 1924 appointee was J. O. Clarence Young. Appraiser paid 90 cents per business house plus mileage and expenses.
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Mercer
Guy Carmen
Greenville
Malcolm Simons
Martin
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
Carman
Harrisburg
J. O. Clarence Young
Delaware Township
KEEP SPIGOTS OPEN TOWNS WATER GONE
Grafton Washington December 29 water supply critically low as reservoir level drops to two feet from seven earlier. City workers canvass households urging residents to leave taps open to prevent pipe freezing and warn fire fighting would rely on chemical extinguishers.
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Grafton
W. Wa
Water pipe break floods dentist office building
Police reported a water pipe broke at Norris Way and West Washington Street last night. Officer Augustine investigated and found a pipe in a dentist's office within the building, and residents were notified of the conditions.
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Norris Way
West Washington Street
Augustine
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