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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
5
Los Angeles promoter telegram sought a Renault title bout at the Shrine conclave in June. Dempsey refused, citing a need to lose weight and regain conditioning, saying no fight will occur before September and preferring lighter opponents to tune up.
Chicago March 14 AP Jack Fearne, manager of champion Jack, en route to New York, says he will meet either Tom Fibbons or Harry Wills in the fall. He criticizes pressure to name a challenger while noting New York promoters have offered from 250000 to a million dollars for a fight.
Two YMCA games feature ward L D B versus First ward L D B in the 7 o clock opener and Congregational and Third ward L D B in the 8 o clock nightcap. Both derbies affect standings in the percentage column with all invited free admission.
The Baseball Cigar store team defeated Texaco Oil two games to one in the City league Friday night while Short Line Clerks swept three straight against People's Market in the Commercial league. Scores followed.
The inter church volleyball league plans a first annual community tournament from April 6 to April 11. Seven teams from Baptist Methodist L D S and Presbyterians aim to compete, with strong lineups and potential surprise entrants from non league players.
J Crampitt at age 59 seeks a settlement related to a long delayed divorce. The case references a 900000 paid and remarriage history, with details unclear due to fragmented text. Local court records indicate irregular timeline and financial considerations in the proceedings.
Tech A C five dominated Omaha Shops 49 to 14 on their home court. Richie scored nine goals as Levine and Marler shut down the visitors while Haynes hit long shots for Omaha. The Tigers showcased crisp passing and accurate shooting in a decisive victory.
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Bill McKechnie has arranged a balanced 1925 batting order in spring camp at Paso Robles. Lead off with Bigbee, then Carey, Traynor, Wright, Cuyler, Moore, Niehus, followed by the two catchers Smith and Goosh. Grips on the outfield spots for Grantham and Barnhart appear limited.
Ogden Utah sits with four victories after beating Pocatello high 24 to 15 in Boulder. Pocatello defeated Butte 25 to 14 to eliminate Montana from the Rocky Mountain states tournament.
Reader questions cover relations between K Chil Kaplan and Louis Kid Kaplan the featherweight champion. Baseball four strike rule was tried for one season but dropped as impractical. Opinions vary on the cleverest Negro fighter with names like Joe Gans George Dixon and Peter Jackson offered.
Tomorrow afternoon a trap shoot is scheduled at the Pocatello Trap Shooting Association grounds. If 18 or more attend, the medal will be up again. The event starts at 2 o'clock. A separate note mentions a New York big game exposition to Portuguese West Africa under Arthur 8. Vernay, an English sportsman, announced by the American Museum of Natural History.
The article extols the Pittsburgh Pirates 1925 team as athletic and rangy with a strong batting order. It notes no heavy players and praises timely hitting, speed, and overall polish, while explaining past failures by lack of late-game punch and Maranville’s departure.
Walter Camp editor of the Sportsman's column and Tribune regular correspondent dies in New York. The loss is noted as the passing of one of America's great authorities on athletic subjects and sport writing.
New York reports the Big Three Yale Harvard and Princeton reach a budget limit for varsity football coaching salaries starting September 1926 with specifics not disclosed. The pact excludes trainers salaries and varsity only, not freshman or reserve coaches. Washington notes the Senate plans to start world court proposals review on December 17.
A rambling note mocks a rude patron who strikes a heavy backslap while meals rest on knives. The writer warns of no redress, jokes about arrest for gunfire, and recalls a Zenith radio pitch tied to Arctic exploration and a Model 4 R priced at 160 dollars with other models up to 550 dollars.
Boxing writer notes Harry Garfand as a rising welter whose quick knockout of Sammy Baker boosted his profile after a modest amateur start. Garfand earned acclaim at Nationals Sport Alliance events by knocking out Willie Jackson, gaining demand and potential coast acclaim. The piece also hints at a possible Kaplan Kramer rematch in Philadelphia and discusses the Kaplan Kramer verdict as a prompt for a future featherweight bout.
Seventeen year old Miss P Gascoine formerly a London tea shop waitress won the first prize for fine poetry in an Empire Poetry league competition. Award judge was Alfred Noyes, renowned modern poet.
Racing meetings in New Orleans and Miami close today. Jockey club meetings in Havana Tia Juana and Miami set. Football rules committee meets in New York. American Bowling Congress tourney in Buffalo. Golf events close in Ormond Beach San Francisco. National open drama in New Orleans. AAU championships in Kansas City. State high school tournaments in Nashville Seattle Lincoln Kalamazoo. Missouri Valley wrestling in Lincoln. Weiss fights Knutillansen in Monte Carlo 20 rounds.
Off the African coast near Gibraltar on March 14 tribesmen of Rift fired on the Amber, a cable laying ship for the Eastern Telegraph company. The Amber was not damaged as the crew hoisted the British ensign. The Spanish gunboat Bonifez intervened and opened fire on shore.
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