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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1925

Page

12

Radio and Air Will Carry All Baseball News This Series

The Associated Press plans extensive nationwide radio coverage of the World Series. Stations from New York to Washington will broadcast play by play as Washington faces Pittsburgh with a special AP staff on the field. Listeners coast to coast can hear up-to-the-minute lineup changes and field activities from hotels to dugouts as teams prepare.

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Sox Can Tie Detroit For Fourth Place

New York Oct. 2. The White Sox still have a mathematical chance to tie Detroit for fourth in the American League while the Tigers remain certain to finish fourth. Each club has two games left. St Louis beat Cleveland 8 to 4, shortening the path for the Browns to the third spot.

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McKechnie Predicts Pirates Will Win World Series

Pittsburgh manager William McKechnie proclaims the Pirates will defeat the Washington Senators to claim the World Series title. Amid banners and banquets, he says he has decided to predict success after widespread confidence in the pennant winners.

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Pittsburghers Face Youth Versus Experience In World Series

New York dispatch previews the coming world series pitting Pittsburghs raw young strength led by Traynor Moore and Cuyler against Washingtons seasoned veterans. The piece weighs whether youth can overcome veteran steadiness in a high pressure clash.

Strong Reserve Forces Backing Washington in Series

Washington manager Bucky Harris relies on a deep bench to cover injuries as the Senators prepare to face the Pirates. Veterans like Everett Scott Joe Harris Nemo Leibold and Tex Jeanes anchor the outfield while Fred M Berry and Winfred Ballou bolster the pitching staff. Pittsburgh counters with Johnny Morrison Babe Adams and Rube Oldham among others to support Stuffy McInnis and Carson Bigbee in key relief roles.

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Revenue Bureau Warns World Series Ticket Scalp ers

The Internal Revenue Bureau announced enforcement measures on scalped World Series tickets. Agents will be stationed at ballparks in Washington and Pittsburgh to collect tax on actual sale prices, with local authorities to cooperate.

Washington A.P Internal Revenue Bureau Pittsburgh

Electric Battery Used On Horse In Maryland

At Havre de Grace Maryland Jockey M Frenchy Schwartz was accused of using an electric battery to urge a horse Bill O Flynn owned by W W Looney to speed He was escorted from the track and told not to return Rene Schwartz rode Bill O Flynn and finished second Officials claimed to have seen a battery dropped at the five furlong post but no change was made to the race result.

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Inter-Section Football Cards Tomorrow's Gridiron Matches

Southern Conference and independent teams headline a busy card with Missouri at Tulane, Kentucky at Chicago, Arkansas at Iowa, Georgetown at Miami, Georgia vs Virginia, North Carolina vs Duke, Clemson vs Auburn, Florida vs Mercer, and other inter sectional games. The slate includes Georgia Tech versus Western Maryland and Sewanee meeting Hampden Sydney, plus Ole Miss at Texas and Washington at Furman among multiple regional showdowns.

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Yesterday's Results National ifa fireons pay schedule Boston Wasnir

Incomplete report notes a Boston Wasnir item and Cleveland Street reference with Detroit and scouting gaps. No clear event, date, or full names provided to anchor details.

Baseball Schedule Sparks Early Week Matchups

Today features St. Louis and Chicago Charmers in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In the American League New York visits Philadelphia while Washington travels to Boston.

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Louisville Weather Delays Junior World Series Game

Rain and overcast skies threaten the second game between Louisville Colonels and Baltimore Orioles. On the mound will be Joe Deberry for Louisville and Tommy Thomas for Baltimore after Louisville won the first game of the series.

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Pirate Fans Seek Regular Seats At Forbes Field

Two Pirates fans mailed novel reservations for World Series tickets at Forbes Field. One sent a blueprint of Forbes Field marking his intended seat and nearby facilities, costing 2.65. The other sent 77 rain checks asking to occupy the seat he has sat in 77 times at $1 each.

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Big Three Open Football Tomorrow

Eastern and Western conferences begin play as Yale meets Middlebury in New Haven without stars Joss Wortham. Princeton hosts Amherst, Harvard faces Rensselaer Poly at Cambridge, and Detroit clashes Army at West Point. William and Mary plays Navy in Annapolis, Notre Dame faces Lombardo with a heavy aerial attack planned.

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Newcomer Sets Sights On Golf Title In Semi Finals

In St Louis on October 2, 192X, the women’s national golf tournament reaches the semi finals with Alexa Stirling Fraser of Ottawa Louise Fordyce of Youngstown Glenna Collett of Providence Edith Cummings of Chicago and Miss Fordyce’s upset win over Letts highlights the day. Collett beat Stifel 3 and 2 while Cummings posted a strong 16 holes with two eagles aiding her progress. Fraser and Browne contest an international pairing as Collett and Cummings resume a long standing rivalry.

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