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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
8
The Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials proposed four rule changes to the rules committee. They seek penalties for high tackles, whistle dead ball on kicks, elimination of piling, and ban on shifting or swaying feet during play as teams line up.
The Columbia Spectator argues that graduate and alumni influence dominates university football, alarming the public and prompting calls for student led management to curb the sport's overemphasis and prestige.
Hockey teams from Montreal Royal Military Boston College Princeton and McWill University clash near Madison Square Garden this week while 99 indoor tennis entrants begin the national championship in New York. Vernon Forbes guards the New York goal with famed agility described as a man of a thousand legs.
Christmas finds the minor leagues financially secure with a strong reserve fund and support from the National Association. President H Sexton notes improved conditions since war and wars funding cuts, while majors also possess robust resources. The 1925 season boosts morale as executives plan Catalina Island meetings and players remain abundant for 1926.
Gonzaga University football captain Paul Lynch was suspended and sent home from Roseburg Oregon while traveling to play at Los Angeles. Graduate Manager Leon Schoyle said Lynch violated training rules. Lynch, from Great Falls Montana, has not reported to Spokane.
New York boxing writers note European boxers face opportunity in most divisions on this side of the Atlantic. Roland Todd meets Dave Shade at Madison Square Garden in a non title bout with potential title implications. Heavyweight talk centers on a possible bout with Jack Dempsey.
New York dispatch notes Paul Berlenbach’s standout year with wins over McTigue Slattery and Delaney, yet fans overlook him for his plain style. Competing with Gene Tunney remains uncertain as Tunney eyes heavyweight glory. Other results include Marcus decision over Olsen, Van Hoosier over Rose, Moran knocking out Dominguez, and Scillie beating Bernasconi.
London reports that Germany may rejoin the Federal Aeronautique Internationale and compete in future Schneider air plane cup races after Locarno treaty changes ease aircraft limits. German experts allegedly propose racing designs and expect to build machines of high horsepower for international events.
London reports an Afghan dispatch claiming Russian troops unprovoked seized the Darkbad port, killing the Afghan commander and occupying areas around the Oxus river island near Khanabad, signaling possible broader moves toward India.
Los Angeles December 28 AP A tri state compact for the Colorado river development was set for discussion with one representative from California Arizona and Nevada at a preliminary meeting. Attending were H S McCluskey secretary to Arizona Governor Hunt Charles P Squires of Las Vegas Nevada and State Senator Ralph Swing of San Bernardino.
Pasadena Calif Dec 28 Alabama Crimson Tide rested after travel for New Year’s Day game against Washington at the Rose Bowl. The team’s practice slate began anew with players rejoining drills on the Pacific coast after a long period away.
The piece traces how transport innovations transformed minor league baseball. Trolley leagues enabled cheap intercity travel, spurring local interest and talent. Cars and buses followed, speeding travel and supporting growth while noting 1925 auto fatalities.
Kansas City December 28 AP Professor N L Ibsen of Kansas State agricultural college described synthetic guinea pigs he produced by careful breeding. He said these experiments aim to better understand factors in breeding glittering livestock and noted a pink eyed white guinea pig with a roman nose and drooping ears as a new show animal type.
Delegates to the Idaho State Older Boys conference in Boise depart tonight. W. H. DeBolt Ellis Peterson Howard Kelly Kenneth Williams Harold Stowell John Weston John Wheeler William Davidson Clyde Gooderham Charles Loux Jack McQuade William Cox Shurtliff Morgan Roy Mitchell are among the representatives. Key speakers include Dr John Carver Frank Moran and Anthony Hood.
Reduce your coal bill by buying Peanut Coal for furnace and ranges from Idaho Coal and Ice Co. Phone numbers 304 and 305. Price seven fifty per ton.
New York Dec 28 AP Members of the American football coaches association opened their annual meeting by attacking professional football and backing limits on college practice. They approved a plan to bar any active pro football person from membership after September 1926 and to prohibit coaches from selecting all star teams for agencies. They also favored restricting football practice to two hours daily within the college year not before September 15.
A University Alumni Association committee report in St Paul argues against a sweeping ban on gifts from educational endowments to the University of Wisconsin. It cites Rockefeller/Foundation gifts supporting medical research and notes Chicago’s example of large Rockefeller funding without compromising academic freedom.
Federal agents announced the arrest of five alleged counterfeiters from New York involved in printing fake stock certificates and federal reserve notes. The gang operated across the border into Canada with aid from the Royal Mounted Police in the roundup.
Eye health campaign invites people to see Dr Scar Borough at the Bannock hotel on Wednesday and Thursday December 30 and 31 for vision screening and treatment information.
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