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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1925

Page

8

Hill Huskies Ready to Beat Back Normals Attack at Park

Hill College prepares to host Normal’s Huskies at Monroe Park at 3 o clock. Coach Daly brings twenty eight players, the largest Spring Hill lineup ever, with heavy weight and balanced skill as Wren and visitors arrive for a light signal practice and weigh in.

Normal Huskies Monroe Park Wren Daly Spring Hill Ng Hill College McEvoy Cap Valenta Ies Cronin H. McEvoy Crutcher Howard Laminack Johnson Newton Tucker Union Putnam Sherrer Beck Nichols Lusk Beasley Phillips Lockridge Holder

Ten round draw top indoor bout headlines York boxing card

In New York, Harry Felix and Rosen fought to a ten round draw at Pioneer Sporting Club as Benny defeated Nick in eleven seconds. Paul Berlenbach trains for Monday night in Polo The contest will not affect King Solomon's title as the weight rule differs. Johnny Dundee and Derman are on NL with heavy rains forecast for Virginia. Grant Field hosts Yale football drills as teams prepare for Friday’s contest. Alabama, Yale, Columbia, and Harvard prep notes fill the day with regional college schedules and lineup updates.

Y York Harry Felix Rosen New York Pioneer Sporting Club Benny To Nicko W . York Paul Berlenbach King Solomon Bach Solomon Johnny Dundee Derman California Virginia Cavaliers Santa Grant Field da Tech Tech

Citronelle Battle Looms for Mobile Cadets Grid

The Cadets leave Mobile for Citronelle as the football team opens the season. After IS training they aim for a strong start and face a schedule including Pas at Mobile October 10 Bay Minette October 17 Newton October 34 and a high school in Mo at the end of October.

Cape Mobile Citronelle Pasat Mobile Bay At Bay Minette Newton High School

Now Is Affair Of Nations In Golf Championship

The women’s national golf championship rests today between Mrs Fraser of Ottawa and Mrs Collett of Providence in a 36 hole final at the St Louis Country Club. Fraser, a former five year holder, will face Louise in the decisive match after a 19 hole victory over her opponent in the earlier round.

Bouis A.p United States Fraser Ottawa Ma Collett Providence Hestants Louis Country Club Atlanta Louise

Runners-Up Still Fight for Position

Second division teams battle for final spots in the majors as season ends. Cardinals beat Cubs 4 3 to narrow Fifth place gap, while Boston aims to hold fifth over Brooklyn with two games left. Yankees bow to Athletics 10 0. Dykes sets a major league single game hit record. Red Sox topple Senators 11 2 as Ehmke allows ten hits. Authorities count over 2 000 000 laws. ivory trade claims about 20 000 elephants yearly.

New York Cardinals Cubs Toporcer Blades St. Louis Chicago Phillies Boston Brooklyn Robins Braves Yankees Indians Athletics Jimmy Dykes Philadelphia Braxton Pennock Red Sox Senators Ehmke

Series Teams Stack Up Even Analyst Says

Ford C. Frick analyzes the approaching World Series noting 500 experts have weighed in with predictions split between the Pirates and Senators. He argues Washington's defense and experience counter Pittsburgh's speed, while youth and nerves could decide the outcome as the series nears.

Ford C. Frick International News Service New York Pirates Senators Pittsburgh Washington Giants

Ferguson Might Break World Series Spotlight for Washington

Washington manager Bucky Harris named Alec Ferguson in the pitching rotation for the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. An American League umpire praised Ferguson as an unsung star who lacks a true chance, noting his Washington club pedigree and past Yankee castoff status with Roger Peckinpaugh Muddy Ruel Everett Scott.

United Press New York Alec Ferguson Washington Bucky Harris Pittsburgh Pirates Ferguson Walter Johnson Stan Coveleskie Dutch Reuther Yankee Senators Roger Peckinpaugh Muddy Ruel Everett Scott Miller Huggins

National Leaders in Batting Averages and Stars of the Season

The list highlights top hitters across teams with Roger Hornsby and Hack Wilson style figures. Cards players dominate with .504 combined average for Hornsby and .610 for Bottomley. Dodgers Wheat and Pirates Cuyler post high marks, while Harper Indians Speaker Heilmann Cobb Wingo show strong season percentages.

National AB. R. H. Pet Hornsby Bottomley Wheat Dodgers Cuyler Pirates Harper Phillies Huebionas Speaker Indians Heilmann Tigers Simmons, Ath Cobb Wingo

Grid Clashes Unimportant in Most Cases

New York Oct 3 A P large college football schedule promises few major battles with Illinois vs Nebraska in Urbana the standout. Red Grange makes Illinois debut as Princeton Harvard Yale Army Navy games draw interest amid scattered top matchups and late lineup changes at West Point and Detroit conditioning.

New York A.P Yale Princeton Harvard Army Navy Urbana Lil Illinois Nebraska Red Grange Amherst Tigers Rochester Rensselaer Poly Yale Machine Middlebury West Point Warriors Detroit William Mary Middies Lafayette Pittsburgh Panther Cornell Columbia Dartmouth Syracuse Pennsylvania Colgate Penn State West Virginia Washington Jefferson

Hornsby Has National Bat Title Again

Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis repeats as the 1925 National League batting champion as final games near. Heilmann trails Speaker for the American League title with a possible late surge. Simmons, Cobb, and Wingo contest for top spots. Meusel leads home runs with 32. stolen base king Johnny Mostil. other leaders include Rice, Sisler, Collins, and Combs in various categories.

Chicago Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Harry Heilmann Detroit Tris Speaker Pilot Indians Speaker Tiger Heilmann Cleveland al Simmons Athletics Ty Cobb Wingo Simmons Cobb Johnny Mostil Mostil Bob Meusel Yankees H. Rice E. Rice Washington Sisler Lamar Philadelphia Collins Combs New York Hale Hornsby Jimmy Bottomley Cardinals Bottomley Zack Wheat Brooklyn Pirates May Carey Cuyler Carey Fournier Harper Blades

Hot Games on Grid Schedule All Over Dixie

Georgia Tech faces V M I in a tight match up. South Carolina meets North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a 10 7 result last year in Carolina. Auburn travels to Clemson after a 13 to 0 win over South Carolina last year. Florida seeks revenge after Mercer halted them 10 to 0 in Macon. Navy topped William and Mary 14 7 as Oglethorpe beat Howard 22 7. Louisiana College beat Jefferson 28 6 and Roanoke defeated Randolph Macon 22 0.

Atlanta Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Flying Cadets South Carolina North Carolina Chapel Hill Columbia Aleven Georgia Virginia Athens Auburn Clemson South Carolina Tigers Florida Macon Mercer Bears Alligators Gators North Carolina State Dubenee Trinity Hampden-Sidney Held Vanderbilt Henderson-Brown Louisiana St Mississippi Aggies Southwestern Louisiana Mississippi A Milsaps T.ennessee Emory and Henry Navy William and Mary Oglethorpe Howard Century I Honard Payne Louisiana College Jefferson Roanoke Randolph Macon

Crimson Tide rolls past Birmingham-Southern 50 to 7

Alabama overwhelmed Birmingham-Southern 50 to 7 on Denny Field. The Tide used its first string briefly in the second half and scored in quick bursts, pulling away after a punt return set up the third quarter rally. Bradford and Beck powered several runs as Alabama piled up the points.

Tuscaloosa Ala Alabama Crimson Tide Birmingham-Southern Panthers Denny Field Crimson Tide Varsity Panthers Wade Magic City Bradford Beck Copes

Biloxi to Send Delegation for Legion Boxing Battle

Fans from Biloxi plan to travel to Mobile Monday night for the American Legion Athletic Association main event featuring Buster Mallini of Kiln in a ten round bout with Kid Seaborn of Mobile. Seaborn and his camp expect victory while Mallini seeks his first win over the Mobile challenger. Also on the card Morningstar meets Kelly in eight rounds and Webb and Simon collide in a four round rematch.

Mississippi Buster” Mallini Young Battler Kiln Miss Kid Seaborn Mobile Ern Biloxi American Legion Athletic Association Buster Seaborn Morningstar

Louisville Wins Second Of Series In World Series Play

Louisville Americans beat Baltimore Internationals 3 to 1 to take the second game of the junior world series. Earnshaw is set to start for Baltimore with Holley slated for Louisville as the series heads to Baltimore for the remaining games.

Louisville A.P Jack Dunn Baltimore Internationals Earnshaw Louisville American Association Ogden Dunn Holley Thomas Baltimore

Harvard Counted Youngest Pitcher Candidate at Field

Cambridge Harvard freshman Norman Winer fourteen arrived at Soldiers Field seeking a berth as pitcher on the class team. He prepared at Chattanooga Tenn high school and was believed to be the youngest candidate to report for a Harvard athletic team. China operates 207 steam spinning mills.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Soldiers’ Field Norman Winer Winer Chattanooga

Yesterday's Results in National Baseball Showdowns

St. Louis defeated Chicago 4 to 3 in a tight contest with Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. In the American League Boston routed Washington 11 to 2 while Philadelphia shutout New York 10 to 0.

Boston Washington Philadelphia New York

National League slate features St Louis Chicago clash

Today’s games include St Louis in Chicago, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, New York at Philadelphia, Boston at lyn, Detroit at St Louis, Philadelphia at New York, Washington at Boston, and Cleveland at Chicago.

Florida Mercer clash draws large crowd in Gainesville

A crowd of 8 000 to 10 000 is expected for the Florida Mercer football game in Gainesville. The Gators are in excellent shape with few injuries and favorable weather and field conditions. tentative lineup includes Todd Williams Norton Sarra Steward Stein Anderson Jones Brown Chaplin Stanley.

Gainesville Fla Florida Anderson Jones Brown Chaplin Stanley

Marist College defeats A. and M. in drizzling rain

In Atlanta on a Friday game Marist College beat the seventh district A. and M. eleven 26 to 0. The piece notes Abraham Lincoln was 52 years old at his first election as president.

Atlanta Marist College Abraham Lincoln

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