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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
6
Fragmentary note from an old timer contrasts famine warnings with fishing missteps. The speaker mocks near sighted readers and references a bamboo pole, a mour head, and a model knitted weedle. The tone shifts to urging fattening up with pork and potatoes to delay mortality.
In week six of the pennant race, Jack Fournier of Brooklyn tops NL with .500, edging Rogers Hornsby of St Louis while Zack Wheat loses lead. Cobb of Detroit hits .526 with five homers in two days. Hartnett leads homers with eight.
Mike McTigue reports a new 75 000 contract for a title bout with Jack Delaney contingent on beating Berlenbach. He predicts a knockout against Paul and says he will not fight the way Paul wants, aiming to control his style and keep his right hand as a weapon. He trains under Madame Bey with sparring partners Selair Skinner and Tom Walsh, trimming to under 170 pounds for wind and speed.
The Portneuf Athletic Club baseball team faces Tyhee Sunday at Tyhee at 2:30. Portneuf’s batteries likely Rhea and Cox. Tyhee’s Bar rett and Bidwell. This is Portneuf’s opening game ahead of a busy season with more matchups arranged.
London May 9 AP reports Myra Robinson and Miss Clutterbuck, two women golfers, halved a hole in one at the 110 yard fifteenth during an interclub match at Ramsgate. It is believed to be the first such instance by women.
Metropolitan and Maryland Jockey club meet at Jamaica and Pimlico while Kentucky Jockey club opens in Louisville. Rowing has Harvard on Boston and Cornell on the Mass Tech pairing. Southwestern conference finals in College Station and Eastern Intercollegiate in Springfield. Also aviation Sacramento meet, golf Mobile championship, Davis Cup Italy versus Portugal in Lisbon, Southern conference at Chapel Hill, chess masters in Baden Baden, boxing Ka versus McVey in New York.
In New York on May 19 AP reports a strong eastern showing against western clubs. The Senators were edged 4 to 3 by the White Sox due to an eighth inning error by Muddy Ruel. Philadelphia Athletics toppled Cleveland, Boston beat Detroit 15 to 7, Yankees routed the Browns 12 to 0, and Giants edged Cardinals 5 to 2. Reds fell to Brooklyn 3 to 2 and Cubs lost to Braves 5 to 2 as league jubilee celebrations marked the day.
The report lists MLB and minor league results by city with lineups and pitchers. Detroit New York St. Louis Cleveland Chicago Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Sacramento Vernon Portland Oakland include players such as Wingfield Picinich Collins Holloway Stoner Wells Woodall Shocker Behang Bush Van Gilder Dixon Gray Cochrane Uhie Myatt Zachary Mogride Ruel Thurs ton Lyons Schalk Alexander Keen Hartnett Meadows Kremer Songer Koupal Colloton Smith Gooch Carlson Henline Dickerman Gonzales Barnes Snyder Piercey Peters Shes Shea Vernon Griffin Ritchie Pennock Eckert Bryan Groat Whitney Brandt Stryker Baldwin Hellingsworth Burns Tobin Root Sandberg Pruett Baker.
Paavo Nurmi the famed Finnish runner faces suspension by the Philadelphia Amateur Athletic Union for allegedly accepting excessive expense money for a February race in Philadelphia. Also suspended were Willie Ritola Illmar Prim Gunnar Nilson and Juno Fagen amid similar charges as Nurmi fights off prior accusations of excessive demands.
Johnny Myers world middleweight champion defeated Heinie Engel of Iowa in straight falls. The first fall occurred in 1 05 48 and the second in 9 33 at Chicago.
Boise May 9 W M Keil state fish commissioner left Thursday for a tour of Idaho hatcheries and egg taking stations. He will inspect Hay Spur in Blaine county Cedar creek near Twin Falls Burch creek near Blackfoot Mackay and Henrys lake in Fremont county during the visit.
Amethystone captures the Great Jubilee handicap at Kempton Park on May 9. Twelve Pointer finishes second and Purple Shade third as thirteen horses competed. the winner paid 20 to 1.
Fragmentary instructions describe cranking technique to start a stiff engine. Advice includes holding the clutch, relief of battery load, pressing the starter to maximize amperage, cranking briefly before ignition, and adjusting the choke during initial startup. The passage ends mid-thought.
New York Babe Ruth was allowed to go outdoors for the first time since hospital admission. Paonia Paavo Nurmi Willie Ritola among six suspended by the Philadelphia district A A U for accepting excessive expense money and related conduct.
Secretaries Wilbur cites lone reliance as insufficient for defense policy and recommends broader measures to ensure national security.
Nazimova stars in The Redeeming Sin opening at the Orpheum tomorrow. Also tonight Jackie Coogan leads The Rag Man bill. The Spaniard romance unfolds in London and Europe, with The Spaniards at Strand tomorrow. Wolf in Baree plays central West venues. Spelling contest results list Marty Currie and Mildred Lampson placing in Schaller, Iowa, Moody County.
Norma Talmadge appears as a cabaret artist in The Lady at the Capitol theatre opening tomorrow. Frank Borzage directs, revealing her rare singing voice as she performs for a diverse cafe crowd including Chinese Japanese Tonkinoise and Moroccans in a South Seas underworld setting.
Una Whisler an 11 year old Farragut Iowa student and Mary Mason a 12 year old Ashland School of Omaha pupil led Nebraska Minnesota Kansas Iowa and South Dakota in the ninth annual interstate public school spelling bee for eighth grade and under. They outspelled 60 top competitors amid tough words from Webster and received gold medals and praise from opponents and officials.
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