Golfers Start Final Contest for Champion
Sixty five golfers compete at Youngstown Country Club for the western open championship. leaders include Al Watrous with 70 70 140 and Dansmore Shute 141, while defending champion Bill Melhorn sits near the bottom after 149. Amateurs MacDonald Smith Klein Foster Wells Held Carrick join field. Keefe Carter misses cut after 76s. La Mabholtz shoots 67 to lead first day as Farrell 68 and French 70 trail.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Country Club
Jim Barnes
Westmoreland
al Watrous
Bill Melhorn
Chicago
Dansmore Shute
Huntington
W. Va
MacDonald Smith
Wm. Klein
New York
S. E. Foster
Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Wells
East Liverpool
Eddie Held
St. Louis
Donald Carrick
Inel G Keefe Carter
Oklahoma City
la Mabholtz
Cleveland
Emmett French
John Farrell
Jackson Entitled To Lower Rates In Texarkana Territory
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Jackson Mississippi entitled to lower rail rates to Texarkana territory in Louisiana and Arkansas. Memphis and New Orleans shipments currently cheaper. the commission ordered rate reductions by November 14 and adoption of distance scales on class and commodity freight to equalize Jackson rates with those from New Orleans and Memphis.
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Washington
Jackson
Miss
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texarkana
Ark
Jackson Tariff Bureau
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Texarakana
Texarkana Territory
Southwestern
Nurse Testimony in Trial Focuses on Confession
In Los Angeles Judge Hahn weighs whether Mrs. Dorothy Leopold Mahan the former office nurse of Dr Thomas Young may testify about urging him to confess killing his wife with dental gas. Defense objected to her description of conversations before his three alleged confessions.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Young
E. F. Hahn
Young
Dorothy Leopold Mahan
Stribling Wins in Ninth Round Bout at Phoenix
In Phoenix Arizona on August 22 Young Stribling a Georgia schoolboy defeated Jack Lynch of Prescott in a light heavyweight bout. Stribling weighed 173 pounds Lynch 165. The match lasted nine rounds of a ten round schedule.
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Phoenix
Ariz
A.P
Young Stribling
Georgia Schoolboy
Jack Lynch
Presco Ariz
Stribling
Lynch
1925 World Series outlook pits Washington against Pittsburgh
Chicago Aug 22 AP analysis notes that Washington and Pittsburgh show the tightest race for the 1925 World Series with schedule balance and past pennant trends shaping expectations. It details leads held by New York Chicago Washington Cleveland and Cincinnati, and compares remaining games against major rivals for the Pirates, Giants, Athletics, and Senators.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago
New York
Yankees
Cleveland
Black Sox
White Sox
Giants
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pate
Pirates
Boston
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Benny Leonard Denies Return to Boxing Ring
Benny Leonard, retired lightweight champion, denied his manager's claim of a comeback. He insisted he retired permanently and has no intention of returning to the ring, saying he could not believe such stories.
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New York
United Press
Benny Leonard
Champion Chicks to Raise Flag at Sunday Ceremony
Preparations were under way in Memphis to raise the championship pennant won by the Chicks in 1924 at Russwood Park. The event will salute the team against New Orleans, which leads the pennant race, with Harry Ly likely to start for Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
A.P
Russwood Park
Chicks
New Orleans
Harryly
Ederle Plans Fresh Attempt At English Channel
Miss Gertrude Ederle resumes preparation for a second English Channel swim between Cape Gris Nez and Dover aiming for August 31 or September 1. Trainer changes to Burgess, with Miss Lillian Harrison possibly joining, as both pursue a successful crossing amid weather and sea conditions.
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A.P
English Channel
Gertrude Ederle
Cape Gris- Nez
Dover
Jabez Wolff
Bill” Burgess
Lillian Harrison
Miss Ederle
Miss Harrison
Ederle
United States
Argentina
Sisler Rumored to Lose Pilot's Job
New York report says George Sisler may not return as St. Louis Browns manager next year as his contract expires and tensions with owner Phil Ball are noted.
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Sisler
New York
International News Service
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Mound
George
Phil Ball
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS: Breb Injured Delays Matches
World middleweight champion Harry Breb remains hospitalized after an automobile crash and will miss three weeks of action. He has canceled bouts including a September 18 scheduled in New York against Jimmy Slattery. Gus Wilson, ex trainer to Georges Carpentier, arrives in New York and heads to Los Angeles to train Jack Dempsey and pursue U.S. citizenship.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Breb
James Mason
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
New York
Gus Wilson
Georges Carpentier
Los Angeles
Jack
Wilson Dam Turns Out First Power
The Muscle Shoals government water power project saw its first power as Wilson dam produced 750 horsepower when a sluice gate opened. Army engineers will run the unit continuously to support further work and plan to put another section online next week.
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Florence
Ala
International News Service
Fine Bouts Is Promise Legion Here Monday
The Ameri can Legion Athletic Association plans twenty four rounds of boxing at the city wharf arena on Monday night. Boots Antley of Columbus Georgia faces Ray Schaffer of Biloxi Mississippi with a large Gulf Coast fan turnout expected to attend. Schaffer weighs about 130 pounds and trains daily at 4 pm while other bouts feature Bing Horton Pete Thom and replacements for injuries in the eighth semi final.
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American Legion Athletic Association
City Wharf
Audium
Boots Antley
Columbus
Ray Schaffer
Biloxi
Miss
Gulf Coast
Gulfport
Ocean Springs
Mobile
Schaffer
Chick Miller
The
Legion
Hugh Martin
Bing Horton
Pete Thom
Sailor Burke
Spike Webb
William Jennings Bryan Memorial University Proposed
Dr W B Riley of Mol is in telegraphic talks with Mrs William Jennings Bryan to discuss plans for a university to be erected in Illinois named for the late statesman. The project aims to create the William Jennings Bryan University with funding possibly reaching millions.
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Minneapolis
Minn
W. B. Riley
Molis
William Jennings Eign
Moner
Riley
William Jennings Bryan
William Jenning University
Hifnois
American Aviator Falls in Morocco Casualty Report
In Casablanca on August 22 an American air squadron volunteer, with French forces, suffered its first casualty when Lieut. Colonel Ken from Philadelphia fell during service. He was painfully but not seriously injured.
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Casa Blanca
Mereces
A.P
Tng
Fians
Ken
Philadelphia
Serio
Mexican Colonel Killed in Battle at Alhucemas Island
Madrid reports that a commander of the Nistr troops on Alhucemas Island was killed in the artillery exchange between the Riffs and Spaniards. Advices reaching here today confirm the death during the combat.
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Madrid
Asterio
Nistr
Alhucemas Island
Spaniar
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