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Newspaper

The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1925

Page

16

Alabama Tech Game at Head in Interest

BWORLPANS, Oct. 23. A crowded southern grid calendar builds toward the Alabama Georgia Tech clash in Atlanta with both teams undefeated. Vanderbilt heads to Athens to meet Georgia while Ole Miss and Mississippi State renew rivalry in Jackson. Sewanee travels to Lexington to play Kentucky as LSU meets Tennessee in Knoxville.

Tulane Purteam Northwestern Chicago Greenbacks Alabama Ole Sewanee Tigers Lexington Kentucky Louisiana State Knoxville Virginia Andaryland Charlottesville Washington and Lee Lynchburg North Carolina State Richmond Ida Wakeforest Gaines Auburn North Carolina Mercer Carolina Clemson

Change in qualifying match for big open golf championship

A radical change in how players qualify for the open golf championship will be adopted next year. The new plan creates three sectional qualifiers with two in England and one in Scotland, announced after a championship committee meeting.

ST. Annes-On-The-Sea Eng A.P England Scotnd Theessionals’ Association

Williams Moore to Battle for Bantam Title at Memphis

Delos Kid Williams of Shreveport faces Moore of Memphis in an eight round bout for the bantamweight title set for November 2 in Memphis. Frankie of Chicago meets Tommy of Memphis in an eight round junior lightweight semifinal on the same program marking the opening of a boxing RIDGE event amid Harvard Dartmouth prep signals.

Memphis Tenn A.P

Ex Illinois coach Zuppke loses to two former pupils

In three weeks, Illinois coach Bob Zuppke and the Illini were defeated by two of his former assistants. Bernést Bearg with Nebraska and Burt Ingwersen with Iowa both beat their old mentor, a rarity in college football.

Bob Zuppke Illinois Bernést Bearg Zuppke Nebraska Cornhuskers Illini Burt Ingwersen Urbana Bearg Ingwersen Ernest Bearg

Big East and Midwest clash as football reshapes campaign

In New York on October 23, teams across the East and Midwest press toward a peak in college football. A. A. Stagg leads Chicago against undefeated Pennsylvania while Lehigh faces Rutgers. injuries hit several stars including Charlie Prior of Pennsylvania and Lehigh captain Walter Gebhardt.

New York A.P A. A. Stagg Chicago University Pennsylvania Midwest Lehigh Rutgers New Brunswick N. J Charlie Prior Lafayette Warriors Washington Jefferson Walter Gebhardt Princeton Eddie Tryon New York State University Helwig Butterworth Cotter Yale Brown Bruins O. B. Smith Harvard Holy Cross Dartmouth McGlone Miller Howe Crosby Columbia Williams Baker Field Army Navy St. Louis

Harvard Faces Timing Restriction on Football Training

Harvard's committee on athletic sports questions the advisability of forbidding football training before September 15. Harvard has an agreement with Yale and Princeton for this limitation. Harvard and Yale were beaten and Princeton was tied last Saturday.

Harvard Yale Princeton

Cornell Coach Dobie Calls Team Rotten in Offbeat Comment

Ithaca, Oct 23 International News Service reports coach Dobie bluntly says Cornell is rotten and predicts a 66 to 0 loss someday. The piece details a young squad with seven sophomores in the starting eleven and notes notable players like Kearney, Hill, and Evens while forecasting future tests, including a Pennsylvan ia game.

Davis M. Walsh International News Service Ithaca N.Y Dobie Cornell Kearney Hill Aird Evens Carey Rapano Courtright Gassner Butterfield Islay Rosenberg Pennsylvania Molent Eddy Fennell Munns Wesser Carpenter Fratt Hand Roabinhold Sinclair Trefts Mr. Dobie

Seaborn and Mallini Prep for Mobile Ring Bout

Seaborn of Mobile the southern welterweight title claimant trains daily for a ten round bout with Jimmie Mallini of Kiln Miss the renowned Mallini of the family trio. The fight Monday night tops a card on the municipal wharf under the Coffee Legion Athletic Association.

Kid Seaborn Mobile Jimmie Mallini Kiln Miss Mallini Municipal Wharf Co Ee Legion Athletic Association H. S. J. Walker Legion Grover Buster Seaborn Kewpie Quinn Billy Burton Quinn Burton Biloxi

Ritola Aims for 51 03 Ten Miles Ahead of Records

Willie Ritola seeks to break 51 03 for ten miles this Sunday, aiming to set twenty seven American outdoor marks as he challenges existing fractional-distance records. A turf betting favorite failed to produce a winner in Empire City’s second race yesterday, and Reprisal’s comeback hopes faded after being sold to Tommy Maher. From Rutgers waiter to Rutgers fullback, William H. Dalton of Long Branch earns a varsity slot. Britain adopts the US Open lead this year and baseball news highlights George Grantham and Vic Aldridge leaving the Cubs for the Pirates easing them from the cellar.

Willie Ritola Empire City Tommy Maher Frank Kelly George Grantham Vic Aldridge Pirates Cubs Pittsburgh

Wrights Cadets to Face Brewton Team at Brewton Saturday

The University Military School eleven travels to Brewton to meet the high school squad. Wrights Cadets have three decisive wins 45-0 over Citronelle, 18-0 over Pascagoula, and 7-0 to Bay Minette, and were held scoreless for the first time in three games. Brewton beat Escambia 18-13 at Atmore with long runs and off tackle plays leading to touchdowns.

University Military School Brewton High School Brewton Wright Bay Minette Bulldogs Citronelle Pascagoula Hay Minette Escambia Atmore Brewton Boys

Hurley and Mascort Clash as New York Boxing Headlines

Lew Hurley won a 12 round decision over Edouard Mascort in New York. Lew Chester edged Vic McLaughlin in a 12 round Toronto bout. Harry Greb and Mickey Walker plan a Madison Square Garden return bout on December 18 or 23, with Dade Shade as alternate if Walker declines. Stribling stopped Tom McKiernan in the second round at the State Fair Grounds in Columbia. Vanderbilt and Alabama football teams traveled toward Athens for upcoming Georgia games.

New York Lew Hurley Edouard Mascort Lew Chester Vic McLaughlin Harry Greb Mickey Walker Madison Square Garden Tex Rickard Walker Dade Shade Columbia 8. C W L. Stribling Tom McKiernan State Fair Grounds

Tech Coach Previews Varsity Matchup With Alabama

Coach Alex ander of Tech announced he would start his varsity squad against Alabama. The team will average about 170 pounds in the backfield and near 120 pounds overall from end to end. New York reports Fordham of 26 players left for Akron after a 500-student sendoff. Washington and Jefferson arrived for a Lafaytte game buildup at Westchester Biltmore.

Cardinals Tigers Landis Owen Carroll New Haven Yale Providence Alexander Tech Alabama New York Fordham Akron Peca University of Akron Tomorow Washington and Jefferson Westchester-Biltmore Country Club Lafayétte

Philadelphia Team Prepares for Absecon Clash with Chicago

Coach Lou Young stated Chicago is the toughest on the schedule and urged a win as the Pennsylvania squad travels to Absecon, N J. The Chicago team arrived today and was offered stadium practice space this afternoon.

Philadelphia Chicago Lou Young Pennsylvania Absecon N. J

Navy Army game seats sold out as applications rejected

Annapolis reports all 29,000 seats for the Army Navy game are sold and 5,000 applications were rejected by the athletic association. Last year Baltimore offered 33,000 seats to the services.

Annapolis Navy Athletic Association Baltimore

Spring Hill High to Play Bay Minette Here on Saturday

Bay Minette travels to Maxon Field for the deciding Mobile series game. Spring Hill, still seeking momentum, shows signs of improvement after two recent matches. Cadets faced 7 0 defeat last week while Bay Minette defeated Baldwin County 14 0 earlier.

Spring Hill High BAY Minette Maxon Field Barton Baldwin County Lads Cadets Spring Hill Pascagoula

Goldstein Wins Bantam Title Bout In San Francisco

Abe Goldstein of New York former world bantamweight champion won a ten round decision over Chuck Hellman of Portland in the main event at the New Mission Athletic Club in San Francisco on October 22.

San Francisco Abe Goldstein New York Chuck Hellman Portland New Mission Athletic Club

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Dixié Alabama Tech Nashville Atlanta Athens Dan Ugin Vanderbilt Food Squad Commodores Georgia Ugin Tingley Iowa Father Modorn John M. Cate McGugin McGuggin Commore Cody Wake Weible Hardage Kid Willians Moore East Hart Damrich’s Children’s Shoes Children’s Department Walsh Wharf Arena Tulane University South George Bayne William H. Dalton Long Branch Great Britain United States Royal Shoe Repair Shop G. A. Kennedy Mar Conti St ROYAL Wright's Cadets Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Crimson Tide University of Alabama Goldstein Bell Mallory L.H. Meyer & Sons Dauphin Street
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