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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1925

Page

12

Rose Bowl Prep Tightens As Huskies Face Alabama Rival

Simeon Tide trains ahead of the New Year clash at the Rose Bowl as the Huskies pursue eastern gridiron glory. Coach Wallace Wade guides Alabama with Washington familiarizing early while Hubert leads the backfield and receivers sharpen accuracy. Ticket sales rise with 35 000 sold and another 36 000 expected before kickoff. A Fernanda-like spider race story and Bracer death item appear in the same column.

Cal Simeon Tide Pride of Today University of Ion Wallace Wade Leves Hubert University of Washington Oeturn Huskies Alabama R. C. Torrance

Novel training stunt pits Genaro against Steinke in boxing

Frankie Genaro former flyweight champion competes with Hans Steinke the German wrestler now heavyweight Steinke six feet four weighing 247 pounds uses Genaro as a training dummy in the ring. Steinke shows raw power but falls to Genaro as he struggles with left jabs and loses the match and other claims.

Frankie Genaro Hans Steinke Steinke Genaro Ting

Pro Gridders' Penalized By Association

Three clubs Milwaukee Pottsville Pa and the Chicago Cardinals faced the NPFA’s severest penalties for rule violations. Milwaukee was fined 500 and given 90 days to liquidate assets and retire. Cardinals fined 1000 and placed on probation for one year. Pottsville fined 600 and suspended. franchise forfeiture implied. Penalties imposed by Joseph F. Carr of Columbus president.

Columbus Ohio National Professional Football Association Milwaukee Pottsville Chicago Cardinals Cardinals Joseph F. Carr

National Collegiate Athletic Association plans talks on sports and education

New York, Dec. 30. Delegates at the NCAA annual convention were to discuss the role of athletics in education. The group drafted a resolution condemning professional football and was to consider actions to keep college and professional games separate. Millsaps College of Jackson, Mississippi, applied for membership.

New York National Collegiate Athletic Association Millsaps College Jackson Miss

War Council Goes in Secret Session In Angora

The Turkish war council met in secret at Angora to plan per the Russo Turkish treaty and Mosul under British mandate. General Djevad Pasha, who led Mosul forces, attended the session. A new Turkish supreme army council was proclaimed in Constantinople by President Mustapha Kemal Pasha to defend the country and boost fighting value.

Constantinople Turkish War Council Angora Council of the League of Nations Mosul Iraq Djevad Pasha London Daily Mail Mustapha Kemal Pasha Mustapha

Mrs. Dorothy Thomas Granted Divorce in Paris Tribunal

The Paris tribunal granted Dorothy Thomas a divorce from Luke Thomas on non support grounds. Luke Thomas is reported to be the son of American playwright Augustus Thomas. Two lights in Casco Maine will soon be electrified.

Paris the Herald Paris Tribunal Dorothy Thomas Luke Thomas Thomas Augustus Thomas Casco Maine

Sunday Parking Prohibition on Ann Street Mobile

An ordinance by Mobile City Board of Commissioners prohibits parking on Sundays for more than five minutes on the east side of Ann Street between Chamberlain Avenue and El Mira Street. Exemptions apply to vehicles parked in front of private residences. violators face fines upon conviction.

Ann Street Board of Commissioners City of Mobile Chamberlain Avenue Elmira Street

Sarazen Leads After Opening Round In Miami Golf Event

Gene Sarazen shot 144 to lead a field of champions at Hialeah in the Miami championship. Bobby Jones Willie MacFarlane and others trailed as Jones and MacFarlane again produced a dramatic tie while Sarazen faced tougher holes in the afternoon.

Miami Fla Gene Sarazen Hialeah Sarazen Bobby Jones Willie MacFarlane Johnny Farrell Mike Brady Jock Hutchison Eddie Loos Willie Klein Jones MacFarlane Worcester Atlantan Leo Diegel Wilfred Reed MacFarlans Diegel Atlanta

Navigation meet called in South Augusta for dam on Savannah River

A January 27 meeting will gather navigation and power interests and local officials to discuss building a dam on the Savannah River about 30 miles above Augusta. The dam would create a 20 mile river pool with 80 to 100 feet head, located two miles east of Modoc, S. C. After hearings, papers go to the Federal Power Commission in Washington. Twin City Power has applied for a permit, hearings required before work starts.

Augusta Savannah River Modoc 8. C Federal Power Commission Washington Twin City Power Company Federal Commission

Golf Champions to Visit Florida

British pro Archie Compston and French open champion Arnaud Massey plan to leave New York at 12:30 p.m. Friday for St. Augustine Florida after delays from storms. They hope to practice briefly before a national match Sunday against Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn, with a second match set for January 10 in Tampa.

New York Archie Compston Arnaud Massey St. Augustine Fla Met Florida Bobby Jones Watts Gunn Atlanta Tampa

Double Cage Bill Scheduled Tonight at Barton

A double basketball bill is set for Barton at the Y M C A tonight. The girls meet Aluminae at 7 30 after a 39 21 win last week and an hour later the boys face B L P Painters. Both squads have shown top form this season and pride themselves on polished play.

Barton Aluminae

Veteran Race Trainer George Lambton Retires From Track

London reports Honorable George Lambton, long time trainer for the Hari of Derby, retires after a career spanning Queen Victoria’s era. He trained Derby winners since 1893 and secured classics including the Derby and Oaks, epitomizing aristocratic racing prestige.

London George Lambton George Sansovino Earl of Durtham Lambton

Senators Drafting New Reservations in World Court Fight

Washington December report says irreconcilables in the senate are drafting new drastic reservations to change the world court resolution. President Coolidge urges a peaceful solution as Borah and allies press on, noting Pershing’s return and League of Nations disarmament talks. Polls show opposition now tenfold versus the league dispute.

Washington Dec Senate Coolidge Borah Senate Foreign Relations Committee White House Capitol Hill League of Nations

Noted robber Crowe embraces honesty as policy

Pat Crowe, once a famed kidnapper and robber, now freed on a suspended sentence after a subway begging arrest, proclaims honesty is the best policy and advertising pays. He recalls past exploits including the Edward Cudahy kidnapping and a $92,000 robbery, then notes his moral turn aided by Salvation Army work.

New York Pat Crowe Crowe Edward Cudahy Chicago Council Bluffs Express Annie Salvation Army

Arbitration clause blocks settlement in anthracite strike talks

New York reports the arbitration issue as the main obstacle to resolving the anthracite wage dispute. Miners oppose wage arbitration while prices and other costs are debated. Alvin Markle proposed a three citizen panel to advise a joint minersoperators committee with final say in deadlock. The plan mimics a 1903 Roosevelt era conciliation board.

New York Alvin Markle Markle Hazleton Coolidge Anthracite Coal Strike Committee Roosevelt Con United States Circuit Court of Appeals Philadelphia Union League Club Temng Bela

Ford Tin Goose Fleets Hopes to Reach Florida Landing Field

The Miss St Petersburg, Henry Ford's tin goose, part of a Ford Stout all metal fleet en route to Florida, attempted refueling at Bowman field Louisville after rough flight from Dearborn. Pilots Lieuts Jack Harding and H J Brady reported cold conditions and a stumble into snow, with the plane ending in a Jeffersonville stubble field. The fleet aims for Nashville next as the group proceeds toward Miami and Tampa.

Louisville Petersburg Henry Ford Florida Bowman Field Miami Tampa Jack Harding H. J. Brady Great Lakes Dearborn Ford- Stout Gary Ind Dayton Ohio Louixville Jeffersonville Ohio River Harding Brady Nashville

Parley Joe Looms for John W. Davis Delegation

Washington plans name Democrats to the delegation to appear non partisan. John W Davis a former ambassador to Great Britain is seen as a strong choice with foreign affairs experience. Other Democrats under consideration include Edward M House Samuel Robinson Underwood and Claude Glass. The U S may be represented by diplomatic officials at the Geneva league conference February 15.

Washington John W. Eated Davis Coolidge Great Britain Edward M. House Woodrowee Robinson Arkapsas Underwood Alabama Glass

Wanted stenographers and secretaries for Mobile Florida work

Classified notice from Mobile Business College seeking 100 stenographers secretaries and combination bookkeeper stenographers for Mobile territory and Florida. Short lead time months to prepare good salaries insured Christmas discount for new term beginning Tuesday. Dec 28

Mobile Florida Mobile Business College van Aller’s

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