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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
3
The report covers baseball lineups with players such as Donahue and Har, and pitchers like Hart and Ehmke. It also mentions Roy Smith as the sole trapshooter to break twenty five straight birds at Linton, with visitors Clements, Wininger, Schack, Smith and R. Smith from Washington Loogootee county joining the weekly shoot amid high wind challenges.
National League results show New York 3 Brooklyn 2 and Philadelphia 11 Boston 8 along with Pittsburgh 14 Cincinnati 6 Chicago 7 St Louis 4. American League games list Philadelphia 2 Boston 3 St Louis 10 Cleveland 7 Washington 2 New York 0. American Association reports Indianapolis 11 St Paul 5 Milwaukee 13 Columbus 0 Louisville 7 Minneapolis 3 Kansas City 6 Toledo 5.
Bridgeport and Pye Malone Specials travel out of town to face the opposing team while Sucker Town locals prepare for a tough battle. AB Tracka Specials meet Cornettsville Pirates at the race track with Cornettsville fresh from a win over Veale Township Farm Bureau. A large crowd is expected at South Washington Park tomorrow as the Grays and Cubs, Washington’s top two teams, open the season on the diamond.
An advance agent announced that Jawn Lawrence and his stock company will perform all next week in town. The tent show plans a repertoire of stock plays and invites old friends and new audiences, noting they do not show moving pictures. Local theater officials Hammitt and Josderschiit Palmer are mentioned as supporters.
Fort Wayne public schools rejected a proposal to introduce religious education. A petition urged two non sectarian classes backed by Protestant ministers and laymen, but the school board indefinitely tabled the matter.
Indianapolis August 15 City Judge Jackson weighed whether a blood tonic containing eighteen percent alcohol can be used without violating the state prohibition law. Three men arrested for operating a blind tiger claimed their inventory included only a half dozen bottles of the tonic. The liquor content tested at eighteen percent.
Major League owners cite Columbia scientists finding no difference in balls from past years. Pitchers, players, and fans dislike the lively ball. proposals aim to wrap yarn looser or alter stitching for better play. Tennis ball standards are also discussed as international bodies seek uniform specs.
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