Bears Edge Mobile In Six-Run Rally At Home
In a tense game the Bears toppled Mobile 9 to 5 as Morton pitched 7 innings yielding 3 runs. Scoring came in the fourth inning with key hits from Jones, Chaplin, and an infield out to spark the comeback.
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
12
In a tense game the Bears toppled Mobile 9 to 5 as Morton pitched 7 innings yielding 3 runs. Scoring came in the fourth inning with key hits from Jones, Chaplin, and an infield out to spark the comeback.
Ninteen reconditioned Ford cars sold the first day of the sale at Adams Used Car. L G. praised the event and promised continuation through next Saturday night. A guaranteed warranty with every sale and expert salesman support attract buyers to this Ford model lineup.
Henry Gehrig, hailed as a future Babe Ruth, belted a homer and a triple with two hits for the Yankees as George Kelly shines as a top utility man. Charley Grimm, colliding with Scott, left the Cubs briefly but planned to return. Red Sox sign college pitchers Tom Stanton and Louis McEvoy. Fred Scott joins the Pirates from TCU while Leonard Willis is released.
June 9 report from New York notes the Philadelphia Athletics fear a narrowed lead over the champion Senators to one and a half games as pitching injuries slow recovery. Detroit swing, Chicago Cubs, and St Louis wins complicate pennant chase while Giants, Yankees, and Pirates post key results.
Brooklyn at St Louis and New York at Chicago lead a schedule of only games. Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston highlight American standings with Oscar teams. Memphis at Mobile and Nashville at Atlanta headline Cotton States matchups.
A fragmented sports roundup lists scores from Southern, National, Piedmont, Western, Texas, American, International, Western, and Tri-State leagues. Numerous city names appear with varied results, plus stray phrases about conventions and a German dish note.
Promoters discuss a fall heavyweight title fight with Jack Dempsey defending a newly injured nose. Gene Tunney and Harry Wills emerge as likely challengers after June 19 results. Gene Tunney is improving, while Wills is favored to beat Charley Weinert. Promoter Kearns seeks license leverage as Dempsey’s future remains uncertain with Europe trip and possible negotiations.
New York boxing commission pressures Jack Dempsey to answer Harry Wills challenge while Jack Kearns, Dempsey’s manager, prepares a response amid ongoing dispute over title status and sanctioning.
The Mobile Shoe Hospital baseball team will travel to Daphne next Sunday to play the Daphne club. Led by ace pitcher Ollie Renauld the Shoemen have been playing well and promise a tight contest against Baldwin County. A group of supporters will join the team on the trip to cheer for victory.
New York boxers Jack Kearns and Jack Dempsey face the boxing commission over licensing to back Mickey Walker in a June 19 welterweight title bid at the Polo Grounds. Kearns asks for a license to second Walker while Dempsey remains on the ineligible list for failing to answer a challenge from Harry Wills, complicating negotiations and citing Dempsey’s fickleness as a factor in action.
Chicago hosts the sixth National League golden jubilee event before the Cubs vs. Giants game at Cubs Park. Old timers from the 1860s and 70s participate with Tom Foley honored for organizing the White Stockings in 1869. Al Spink will present the box score from the first NL game on April 25, 1876.
In London Scotsman Miligan defeated Italian Brandi Frattini on points after a 20 round fight to claim the European lightweight title. Miligan also holds the European welterweight title. Local bouts in Philadelphia and Baltimore featured Lew Tendler winning a decision over Jack Zivic and Tige Jowers defeating Lee Anderson. In Baltimore, Young Stribling beat Billy Clemons as Clemons left the ring after the third round amid jeers. New York notes Zev, 1923 Kentucky Derby winner, plans a return to the turf.
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