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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
8
Reporter Bob Dorman recalls Shelby's frontier ambiance as flivvers yield to cars yet cowboys and Indians remain visible. The scene mixes movie-set nostalgia with real wear on wooden storefronts, brick facades, and dusty sidewalks.
Yesterday's results show Augusta defeating Macon 3 to 7, Greenville beating Spartanburg 18 to 9, and Charlotte winning over Columbia 16 to 14. Key scorers and full box scores are not provided.
The New York Americans defeated Chicago 7 to 4 in ten innings after three straight losses. Collins fumbled a grounder, Meussel doubled, Ward singled to tie and later score the winning run as Ward advanced to third on a wild throw and scored on Witt s single.
Greenville split a doubleheader beating Spartanburg 18 to 12 and 10 to 5 as Pee Wee Wanninger and Lane and Lee produced key catches. In Charlotte, Charlotte swept Columbia 16 to 1 and 14 to 5 as Comets faltered early, then rallied briefly.
In Birmingham on June 6 the Barons lost to Atlanta 1-2 as Moore doubled in the third, Guyon sacrificed, and Herman singled to right. Atlanta won three straight. batteries were Dumont and Miller for Birmingham, Whitehill and Robertson for Atlanta.
Edward Ray captured the 1920 American national open title. The runners-up were not clearly named in the readable text, but the report notes an infield out and three hits for Ray. The game section shows Chattanooga versus Nashville and mixed scores, with unclear subsequent participants due to fragmentary OCR.
Purified Calomel tablet Calotabs touted as the modern remedy for biliousness constipation headaches and indigestion. Sold in sealed packages 35 cents large family 10 cents trial small. Drugstore guarantee refunds the price if not delighted.
Legal ad notes introduction of an act to amend the 1889 city charter allowing Americus to levy an additional one half of one percent tax. Funds would be segregated to cover floating indebtedness or augment the board of education and city operating expenses, with notes to be issued in anticipation of the levy.
Loans on improved farm lands offered for 5 7 or 100 years with pre payment option. Prompt money secured. Current outstanding over 1100000 on Sumter county farms with more to lend. Middleton McDonald, Atlanta Trust Company, Sumter, Lee, Terrell, 5 counties in Georgia. Planters Bank Building Americus. Phone 89 or 211.
Macon visits Augusta while Spartanburg travels to Greenville and Columbia plays Charlotte in a trio of regional matchups.
In Boston the Red Sox beat Cleveland 10 to 6 while Philadelphia triumphed over St. Louis 10 to 3. New York edged Chicago 7 to 6 and Detroit defeated Washington 3 to 0 in respective clashes.
Sports brief lists games with Chicago at New York, St Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, and Cleveland at Boston indicating an upcoming slate of cross city clashes across the circuit.
Pittsburg, Brooklyn and Chicago games reported with Pittsburg beating Brooklyn 5 to 2, Cincinnati topping Boston 7 to 1, and New York losing to Chicago 3 to 8. Only three games on the docket, with Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburg, New York at Chicago, and Philadelphia at St Louis on the schedule.
Scores show Memphis 4 Mobile 1 Birmingham 0 Atlanta 1 Nashville 12 Chattanooga 2 Little Rock 0 New Orleans 3. Tonight's games list Birmingham at Atlanta Mobile at Little Rock Nashville at Chattanooga New Orleans at Memphis.
The scene shows tents of varied colors amid pine scent and dirt roads in Shelby. Oil machinery, lumber teams, and autos crowd the town as hills overlook a gaudy settlement built around the black fluid driving wealth or poverty, linked to the Dempsey-Gibbbon fight relic.
Detroit combined timely hits with Washington errors to win 3 to 0 on Tuesday. Cole starred in key moments, while spectacular catches by Cobb and Rice highlighted the game.
In Philadelphia on June 6 St Louis piled on Rommell in the opening inning for four runs and added three more in the fifth to beat the Athletics 10 to 3. Facing Shocker, Philadelphia could muster only six hits through seven innings before he left with a finger injury. Kolp finished.
Boston on June 6 reports best hits by Uhle and Edwards as Cleveland loses 10 to 6. Quinn retires in the eighth due to heat, with Ehmke finishing strongly. Mensky and Speaker provide brilliant plays in a high scoring contest.
New York defeated Chicago 53 in a Tuesday game as the world champions hammered Cheeves and Russell for fourteen hits while the Subs managed five off visiting pitchers. Bentley started and walked the first three, then Barnes relieved and kept the game close until Hartnett’s double follow-up.
In Augusta on Tuesday Patsy O Rourke's Tygers defeated Macon 3 to 1 and 7 to 2. The ball was flashy with only one error, Perry Wanninger, Worley, Bell shining in fielding for Macon while Layne, Lee, and Spencer made catches. Cumisky and Coffey led the visitors with strong fielding and a Smith foul catch acknowledged.
Measurements show a polar diameter of 7900 miles and an equatorial diameter of 7927 miles, indicating slight oblateness of the planet due to rotation. The data illustrate how centrifugal force slightly bulges the equator compared with the poles.
A player drew two walks and added a three run single, driving in three runs and forcing the opponent to retire.
Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 5 to 2 as Meadows celebrated his first home game with the Pirates. A Grima catch on Neis’ liner turned into an unassisted double play helped end the eighth. Dodgers rally hopes dimmed by Luque support in Cincinnati.
Alaska encompasses about 600,000 square miles of land, highlighting its enormous geographic scale and sparse population distribution across the vast expanse.
The largest European lake is Lake Lagoda located in Russia, spanning about 7000 square miles. It is noted as the continent’s biggest freshwater body, a prominent geographic feature near major Russian regions and ports.
A parsonage set in a western mining town airs in Jack Hicks Paramount film While Satan Sleeps at the Opera House today and Thursday matinee. The scene features parishioners furnished rooms, shells, a stuffed owl and religious items. Joseph Henabery directs from Peter B Kayne to The Parson of Panamint. A second review notes Has the World Gone Mad at Rylander Theater with an all star cast led by Charles Richman Robert Edeson Hedda Hopper and Eleanor Fair.
Nashville crowd saw a strong Tennessee performance as the Vols defeated Chattanooga 12 to 2 to close a highly successful home stand. Drake pounded, Davis controlled the game, and Haley drove in seven runs with a sacrifice fly as the team ran its record to 12 wins and 4 losses.
Charles G. Van Meter of Rome Georgia recalls severe flu after effects including gas pains loss of appetite and headaches Then he credits Tanlac with restoring his health and adding 34 pounds to his weight within weeks He says he regained strength and could eat normally Tanlac is advertised as Nature's own remedy for constipation and sold by druggists across the country
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