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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
6
A garbled text fragment mentions paying or awaiting someone, reference to a gumption or right, Christmas cards, a date near July, and postponing actions until after a funeral. The legible pieces point to unclear personal plans surrounding a death and social gestures.
The six foot tall prizefighter nicknamed the Georgia schoolboy stands amid fans with Pa and Ma Stribling. He has fought 147 bouts with four defeats, weighs 175 pounds, and plans to return to school in September. He faces Jimmy Delany in Los Angeles on the eighteenth and a San Francisco matchup on August 12.
New York reports indicate Jack Dempsey refuses to fight in New York while the state athletic commission bars any promoter from arranging a Dempsey bout before he signs with Harry Wills. Manager Jack Kearns vows to handle matters from Chicago. Dempsey plans eventual Wills clash, likely not before 1926 after warm up bouts.
The Pocatello Bears travel to Salt Lake Sunday for the second and third games of a three game elimination series against the Salt Lake U P Athletic club. A double header at Bonneville park brings a likely strong pitching matchup with Phillips and Alfred slated to start. Short Line employees and fans plan to attend with a special Pullman service being arranged. call W C Hill at O 8 L phone 1B for numbers and details.
In a rainwashed slate, St Louis Cardinals under Hornsby beat the Boston Braves 14 to 8 to push their winning streak to four. Jack Smith joined a rare double play by converting a fly to a first base out. Chicago edged Philadelphia 7 to 6 as Wrightstone’s error in the ninth allowed two Cubs runners to score for the decisive runs.
Night news items report Dean and Hudson of Chicago-R. 8. claiming a lead tempering process long sought. Other items note Finland and Russia adopting the U S dollar as postal money order standard and Germany organizing a large agrarian bank with 170 million marks start. Boxing results include Kid Kaplan stopping Bill Kennedy in 12 rounds and Phil Halvadore defeating Julius Jessick in six. Jimmy Moore knocks out Bill Harris in seven.
A reflective quip contrasts conscience with temptation and wrong paths, noting a man’s remorse after the moment of temptation and a woman’s curiosity rivaling that of a man who claims to have carved.
A pithy aphorism on happiness suggesting that reducing personal worry by letting others carry concerns leads to steadier temperament. The line emphasizes shared burden and calm mind as a path to contentment.
At a large Knights of Columbus meeting the group set Sunday August 23 for the picnic at Hurley’s Grove. Committee includes J J King as chairman and R B E Hood J R Brady Harold Slater and others. Transportation provided and the event features basket picnic lemonade hot coffee ball games races sports and a band concert.
The Pocatello Pioneer clubs for men and women announce their annual celebration on August 8 at Fairview Park Alameda. Members and families are invited. individuals bring lunch while drinks are provided by the clubs. A 6 o’clock big picnic supper will follow a 2 PM start with entertainments arranged and bus shuttles from Fairview.
In Chicago, Wright stone muffed a ninth inning fly off Grimm that should have ended the game, allowing two unearned runs to score as Philadelphia fell 7 to 6 in the opener of the series. Earlier, Ring was chased from the mound in the eighth as Philadelphia built a lead before Chicago rallied.
The Auxiliary Thimble club of Neighbors of Woodcraft will convene at 8 o'clock Friday at 1348 Garfield. Palm Leaf Circle No 19 invites all members to join. membership eligibility is extended to all in the circle. The rest are maxims and sayings.
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