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Newspaper
Waukesha Daily Freeman
Location
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
3
Henry Farr est reports mid season shifts in the National League as top teams like Cardinals Cubs and Yankees compete for division leads. Senators and Athletics show little sign of faltering while Babe Ruth's recovery boosts the Yankees morale. Michigan battles graduation as 35 athletes depart with notable star Herbert Steger among them. World records set in Sweden and a new 9,000 meter mark headline the distance running scene.
Pittsburg Southpaw Yde drove in three runs with a single double and triple and won his game against the Braves 2 to 1. Babe Ruth homered for the Indians in a 4 to 1 win over Walter Miller and the Yanks’ nine game win streak ended. Shady’s double and Walley’s single sparked the White Sox 6 to 4 victory over the Athletics. Robins beat the Cardinals 7 to 6 in a late rally. Williams, Brown, and Antielder led the Red Sox to a 7 to 0 win. The Neils extended their streak with a 7 to 3 win over the Phillies. Percy Lee Jones pitched the Cubs to a 7 to 4 win over the Giants. Sy Cole’s two doubles and a triple helped the Tigers beat the Senators 7 to 4 after the pennant ceremony.
A veteran decline and fading power haunt the New York Yankees as Father Time tightens its grip five years after their peak. The club, once feared for pitching and power, struggles to avoid last place in the American League as aging stars slump at the plate and younger talent is needed to replace Babe Ruth’s era.
The article notes the Yankees losing a veteran shortstop and the impact on infield defense while other aging players fail to hit. Pitching also troubles the team as managers shuffle lineups to end a losing streak.
In a high scoring league game the Brewers topped the Hens 81 to 10 as Bell held the line for the Brewers while Mal McQuaid and Fath of the Saints were hammered by a 18 hit attack. Millers miscues and shaky fielding shaped the late innings.
Athletes from 64 colleges gather in Chicago for the national collegiate track meet trials on the Midway. East and West, North and South are represented by Swarthmore Washington Jefferson Amherst Pittsburgh and others. California and Occidental lead the Pacific coast, Missouri and Michigan head the middlewest, with Oklahoma Baylor and Georgia Tech among southern entrants. Early results show Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 11 Columbia 10 Louisville 14 St Paul 2.
Governor Blaine’s secretary sent copies of records to Senator Quick amid charges over the return of F. W. Reheanfeld Winder extradition proceedings. The letter questions Wisconsin officials’ actions and notes no prosecution effort, citing testimony and company actions involving the Sanitarium company and certificates.
United Press reports five best radio features from stations nationwide. Programs include Billy Jones and Ernest Haro on WEAF New York, a Minneapolis recital, Tiarty Snodgress of the WOS title, a WGY performance, and Toronto Old Time Request Night with CNRT.
Three men are believed dead after a fire aboard the Mayflower fishing launch exploded into flames and burned at the water edge near Milwaukee. The vessel, found ablaze about ten miles from the harbor, drew boats from nearby lugs but rescuers could not save those aboard.
The article discusses happiness, duty, and intellectual balance, arguing that a rounded character with kindness, industry, and truthfulness yields a better life than sheer intellect alone. It warns against adoration of power and the risks of selfish or cruel extremes in highly gifted individuals.
A reflective passage extols love laughter and daily steady effort as paths to happiness. It urges balancing scholarship with kindness, humility, and simple acts, noting happiness comes from light love and shared daily labor rather than grand pursuits. It ends with a nod to classifieds offering the needed article.
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