Roundup of 1925 Sports Notes and Hot Topics
Long list of sports curios and gossip from 1920s America. Notables include Zekus Bananas Bonura winning a javelin event for St Stanislaus College Louisiana, Merv Henley’s iron man pitching streak in Wisconsin State League, Demaret golf chatter, and Tony O’Brien’s transfer deal with Atlanta. Tennessee football headlines stress Rose Bowl hopes, Ed Molinski’s degree, and Bob Foxx’s golf score. Also notes on cronin era pitchers, Joe DiMaggio and peers hitting well, and a girl catcher Gertrude Barnes at a Wisconsin tourney.
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Bill White
New York
Zekus Bananas Bonura
St. Stanislaus College of Louisiana
John Caton
Trotters
Merv Henley
la Crosse
Fond du Lac
Henry Picard
Hershey
Pavis Acces
Billy Webb
White Sox
Don Kolloway
Okla City Farm
Eascar Thompson
Tennessee
Johnny Rhett
Butler
Vols
Warmath
Miss
Bob Foxx
Tommy O'Brien
Atlanta
Boston
Winchester Gun Club shines at 41st State Trap Tourney
At the 41st Virginia Trap Shooting Association state tourney in Fauquier and surrounding areas, Winchester Gun Club dominates with a 234 of 250 in the five man event. The piece notes high entry costs and the absence of strong opposition. It also mentions a polo match near Middleburg with Denny ER, a former V B A student, among the lineup.
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Winchester Gun Club
Virginia Trap Shooting Association
Berryville
Winchester
Roanoke
Upper Pennsylvania
New York
Fauquier County
Loudoun-Fauquier
Maryland Polo Club
Phipps Goose Creek Field
Middleburg
Upperville
Denny ER
Stars of yesterday AP baseball notes roundup
Lefty Thornton Lee of the White Sox held the Senators to two hits. Joe Cronin of the Red Sox hit for the cycle to beat the Tigers. Marius Russo of the Yankees limited the Indians to six hits in a shutout. Rees-Farmer worked six hits in game one. Salvo scattered seven in game two as Ross delivered bases loaded single to win. Babe Young of the Giants and Carl Doyle pitched well. Claude Passeau of the Cubs saved a victory over the Dodgers. Bob Harris of the Browns shut out the Athletics. Elliott and Vaughan of the Pirates delivered doubles in the tenth to beat Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Lefty Thornton Lee
White Sox
Senators
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Tigers
Marius Russo
Yankees
Indians
Nick Strincevich
Manuel Salvo
Chet Ross
Rees—Farmer
Reds
Salvo
Ross
Babe Young
Giants
Carl Doyle
Cardinals
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Dodgers
Bob Harris
Browns
Athletics
Bob Elliott
Arky Vaughan
Pirates
Philes
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Bees
Cincinnati
Champs
McCormick
Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Larry French
St. Louis Cardinals
New Yorkers
City Tennis Tourney Opens With Record Women's Field
The Winchester city tennis tournament begins tomorrow with 85 entries split 21 women and 64 men. Defending champ Kenneth Robinson isn’t competing, Dan Gore enters, and a strong women’s division includes players from the Golf Club for the first time. B flights and first round pairings are listed along with A flight competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Carpenter
Park Courts
Kenneth Robinson
Dan Gore
Maryland
Robinson
Winchester
Ma Hordlé
Carpenter
Gretchen Thomson
Farley Massey
Freda Loy
Betty Riley
Anne Hardy
Dolly Lyles
Hilma Hottle
Pauline Lloyd
C. Stephenson
Chi Chi Steck
Betty Wilkins
Elizabeth Massie
Virginia Sargent
R. Jennings
Westwood Kern
Russell
Helen Lillis
Ann Woolfolk
V. Butsler
Ruth Funkhouser
D. Sencindiver
Ann Meade
Major League Standings and Today’s Probable Pitchers
American League standings show Cleveland and Boston near top with Chicago New York Washington Philadelphia and others. Today’s games list matchups: Gomez vs Smith at Cleveland, Teagudo vs Knott at Chicago, Vaus shaw vs Niggeling at St Louis, Bagby and Hash at Detroit, and Newhouser at Boston.
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Monteagudo
Knott
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Vaushaw
Niggeling
Boston
Detroit
Bagby
Hash
Gorsica
Newhouser
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Reds On Diverging Roll After Doubleheader Loss
Cincinnati faces a rough stretch as five of six games dropped, including a 10-3 and 4-3 doubleheader loss to Boston Bees. Rookie Chet Ross drove in the deciding run in 12 innings, while Strincevich allowed six hits in the opener.
Mrs Jolliffe Has Old Books of Song
The Star noted H C Hannum of Berryville owns a Methodist hymn book printed in 1831, five years earlier than J P Carrell’s 1836 edition. Mrs T B Jolliffe of this city reports another hymn book printed in 1822, nine years earlier than Hannum’s, starting with "O For a Thousand Tongues To Sing." The 552 page, bound leather volume is in good condition.
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H. C. Hannum
Berryville
J. P. Carrell
T. 8. Jolliffe
Hannum
Springfield declares heat wave dress code relaxes for men
Springfield officials issue a proclamation from Mayor John W. Kapp allowing men to appear in the streets without collars ties or coats during the current heat wave. The order emphasizes keeping cool while preserving street decorum in the hot weather.
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Springfield
Ill
John W. Kapp
Baseball matchup summaries in early season schedule notes
The column lists show matchups between teams and pitchers including Chicago at Brooklyn Raffensberger and Cincinnati at Boston Derring er with 15 7 records, plus Pittsburgh at Philadelphia featuring Klinger and Higbe. It reads like a compact daily slate with several cross games and opposing pitcher pairs.
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Hubbell
Chicago
Brooklyn
Raffensberger
Davis
Cincinnati
Boston
Derringer
Hutchings
Posedel
Piechota
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Klinger
Higbe
Hogan Says Golf Courses Are Too Short
Ben Hogan argues that many tour courses are too easy and short. He notes longer, tougher layouts test iron play and favor players with all round games. At the Milwaukee Open he carded 70 while Frank Moore led with 65 and the field aims to 60 for Sunday’s final.
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Earl Hilligan
Milwaukee
Ben Hogan
Harry Vardon
Hogan
North Hills
Ben
Frank Moore
Detroit
Ed Oliver
Hornell
N. Y
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Charles Kocsis
Ralph Guldahl
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
al Favelli
Litchfield
Ill
Sam Snead
Horton Smith
Henry Gardner
Francis Gallett
Burleigh Jacobs
Fights Last Night Feature City Ring Results
Chicago Irish Bobby Ruffin of Bridgeport Connecticut outpointed Covelli of Brooklyn Dayton C Joe Marinelli beat Archibal Pawtucket former featherweight champion. Hollywood George Latka of San Jose outpointed Quentin Breese of Manhattan Kansas.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bobby Ruffin
Bridgeport
Conn
Ae Covelli
Brooklyn
Dayton
Joe Marinelli
Joe Archibald
Pawtucket
R. I
Hollywood
George Latka
San Jose
Calif
Quentin
Baby
Better Winds Favoring Yachts On Miles River
Veteran and novice sailors tested their seamanship in the final heats of the nineteenth annual Miles River Yacht Club regatta at St. Michael's Maryland. Heavy winds yesterday dashed new power-boat records but today favorable weather boosted hopes. Four Pacific Coast one-design hydroplanes debuted alongside 135 cubic inch hydroplanes with entries from Maryland New Jersey and North Carolina.
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ST. Michael's
Maryland
New Jersey
North Carolina
Radcliff Holds Narrow AL Batting Edge In Tight Race
New York Aug. 3 Rip Radcliff again seems to control the American League batting lead as he lifts his average to .367. Harry Danning in the National League slips further, while Merrill May reaches .331 for the Phillies and rivals Barney McCosky and Lou Finney sit at .351 in a tight chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rip Radcliff
Big Harry Danning
New York Giants
Merrill May
Radcliff
St. Louis Browns
Barney McCosky
Detroit
Lou Finney
Boston
Beetles Spread Into Hagerstown Area Says County Agent
Japanese beetles are being trapped this year signaling the insect is spreading into the Hagerstown area, according to County Agent Milt D. Morroe.
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Hagerstown
Milt D. Morroe
McNeill Still Plays Tennis In Tourneys
Frank Kovacs and Don McNeill meet in the Meadow Club invitation final as Kovacs defeats Bobby Riggs 6-4 7-9 6-4 6-2 and McNeill beats Elwood Cooke 6-0 6-4. Kovacs mixed bravura play with antics while McNeill pursues steady tennis in Southampton.
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McNeill
Southampton
N. Y
the Meadow Club
Frank Kovacs
Don McNeill
Don
Oakland
Calif
Meadow Club
Kovacs
Bobby Riggs
Elwood Cooke
Riggs
Studebaker Strewth to Face The Park in Lone Game
One of Washington, D C’s sandlot clubs, Studebaker Strewth Unknown, travels to Winchester tomorrow for a league-less, non affiliated clash with The Park. The locals, coming off a win over Berryville last Sunday, rely on Earl Lefty Lake to start with possible Donald Lefty Duvall appearance.
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Don Goodman
Studebaker
Washington
Winchester
Berryville
Clarke
Perry Smith
Russell Potts
Frederick
Waynesboro
Earl “Lefty” Lake
Donald “Lefty” Duvall
Goodman
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Mass
Evening Sun
Joe DiMaggio
Moose Solters
Luke Appling
Taft Wright
Gertrude Barnes
Tomah
Wis
New Lisbon
Burleigh Grimes
Grand Rapids
State Loop
Ump
Daytonites
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Clair
Bee
L. I. A. Cage
Saginaw
Mich
Jean Stapenhorst
D. Grad
Bobby Feller
West Va
Eastern
Cammer Tire CO
Handley School
Jones Funeral Home
Bickers
FORD
Shenandoah
Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Ken Robinson
Bob Lindsay
S. Robinson
P. Himelright
J. Watson
F. Plickinger
V. Wheeler
H. Allen
C. McCormac
Woody Glaize
Ridge White
B. Beverley
B. Flickinger
G. Dunn
N. Dorsey
T. Whitham
Sandy Baker
D. Gore
Bye
M. Clevenger
F. Yeakle
Edwin Clevenger
R. Lovejoy
R. Harper
Colin Hayley
H. Green
A. Babb
B. Glaize
H. B. McCormac
FP. Anderson
Franklin Patton
L. Grim
Bob McKelvey
Henry Covington
Dick Eddy
Harold Foreman
Gordon Mcllwee
Bill Grove
Bob Grove
Courtney Jones
Ed Molden
J. Merns
George Hott
H. Hauch
Pete Hann
O. Zigler
Gus Anderson
Fred Bame
F. Ziadallis
G. Goss
Chas. Hoover
Jack Brandon
R. Guess
Geo. Ritter
Ben Belchie
Joe Hohannes
P. Hockman
Geo
O’rear
Phil Hunter
Laurie Hill
Dee Sencindiver
John Webber
Harold Patton
Charles Anderson
B. E. Cuthbert
C. T
Tony” Renner
Ruth Cuthbert
F. W. Pingley
Willis F. Anderson
Ohio
Judson Bailey
Farm Bureau
Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau
Jordan Springs
BELL
Miles River
Frank Kovac
Bobby
Frank
DODGE
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth Distributors
Park
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Ste
Kelvinator
Anderson
E. Boscawen St
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