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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1922

Page

6

Kingsley of Franklin and Marshall Faces Football Fame

Lancaster Pa reports Driggs Kingsley of Franklin and Marshall College has scored 130 points in the 1922 season, the only east player to reach the century mark. Duke Morrison of California trails with 123 points, while Lafayette’s Brunner is nearest east rival with 86 points. F&M’s standout include a 19 to 0 win over Swarthmore and stifling Penn to two touchdowns.

Driggs Kingsley Franklin and Marshall College Franklin and Maryhill College Lancaster Kingsley East Duke" Morrison University of Californi Brunner Lafayette FrankUn Marshall Swartmore Univerity Pennsylvana

Yale Eleven Faces Tough Schedule Next Season

NEW HAVEN Conn the Yale News notes a demanding eight game schedule featuring North Carolina Georgia Bucknell Brown and Maryland backed by Army Princeton and Harvard. Georgia and Bucknell replace Iowa and William Bates shifts reflect shortened preseason practice and an eight game slate.

New Haven Conn Yale Yale News North Carolina Georgia Bucknell Brown Maryland Army Princeton Harvard University Knell Iowa Willame Bates

Paddock Skips Mill Rose Track Meet

New York report states Charlie Paddock the Los Angeles star will not run in the Mill Rose track meet under Mill Rose Athletic association. He writes indoor running is not his game and hopes to come east to race again but not on the boards. He cites a past 100 yard curved-track performance as his reference point for indoor running.

New York Charlie Paddock Los Angeles Mill Rose Mill Rose Athletic Association Paddock

Small College Shows Big Season Score Totals

A small college with 93 students posted 408 points to 49 for opponents, winning six of eight games in the 1922 season. Largely against Lenoir College, the 296 to 0 core stands out as the decisive score. Players panting after the burst.

Tol Xa.Tenn Lenoir College of North Carolina

Veteran Star Passes Out

Brooklyn catcher Otto Miller, after 13 major league seasons, receives unconditional release following 10 years of service. The veteran may become a playing manager or serve as an assistant to a big league manager with several offers on hand.

Brooklyn N. Y Otto Miller Brooklyn Superbas Miller Ni Peeves

Smith Suspension Upheld by NY Commission

New York athletic commission upholds a suspension invoked against Midget Smith Harlem bantamweight by the New Jersey Athletic commission. He cannot meet Joe Lynch bantamweight champion of Madison Square Garden Friday night.

New York New York Late Athletic Commission

Local Teen Cochran Faces Tough Field at International Contest

The article notes Cochran, a youthful contestant, clashed with a more seasoned rival in the international contest. His inexperience led to erratic play, undermining his prospects amid others who have shown steadier performance.

Bum Day recounts Omaha robbery tale from night encounter

Former Red and Black grid star Ashel M. Bum Day described a late night incident in Omaha where a man confronted him with a .45 pistol, demanded cash and valuables, and Day escaped by slipping away as a passing car drove off, then returned to Georgia.

Ashel M Red Black Omaha Neb Ross Creekmore Egypt

Northeast Georgia Basketball Tournament Entry Deadline

All teams must enter the Northeast Georgia Basketball Tournament by February 10. This year the field will grow by seven teams, with participants including Winder Commerce Winterville Watkinsville Hartwell Braselton Greensboro and Lavonia alongside last year’s entrants. The winner will receive a silver mounted plaque donated by the Athens Young Men's Christian Association and Banner-Herald, tournament sponsors.

Georgia Athens Young Men's Christian Association and Banner-Herald

Jester Men Struggle and Die On Lake Ships

Survivors of the tug Reliance tell of a wreck 75 miles north of Point Aux Pins on Lowley Lizards land. Captain and 26 crewmen missing after the storm, seven others reach the Ontario mainland after drifting ashore. Mrs Harten and seven others endure a 20 mile overland trek for medical aid as the party hoped for huts on Lizzard Island. The stricken area remains desolate with no settlements for over 60 miles.

Ontario Duluth Harten Ralt Ste Marie Lizzard Island Ratchewana Bay Michiplcoten Harbor

Lightnin stars set for Colonial Theatre appearance

Milton Nobles and a large company including Stuart Fox Percy Winter and other Broadway favorites will perform Lightnin at the Colonial Theatre for a single Tuesday evening show on December 26. The play’s Broadway run totals 1,291 performances with a grand city total of 1,365 including non Broadway engagements. John Golden’s productions showcase clean humor and mark Lightnin as a defining American stage hit noted for Nobles’ beloved portrayal of Bill Jones.

Milton Nobles Stuart Fox Percy Winter New York Lightnin Colonial Theatre Broadway Gaiety Theatre Winchell Smith-Frank Bacon Hoyt Chinatown Irene John Golden Winchell Smith Joseph Jefferson Rip van Winkle Bill Jones Vhas Frank Bacon London Mr. Nobles Frank Thornton Barney Gilmore Dolly W. Nobles Nydia Westman Milton Woolwine Nina Shirley Pauline Moxon

Hamilton Douglas Dies In Atlanta

Hamilton Douglas, Sr. 64, a leading attorney and dean of the Atlanta law school, died Sunday night in Atlanta after weeks of illness. He is survived by his widow and four children. Born in Alexandria County, Virginia, he came to Atlanta in 1887. He belonged to Sigma Chi, Capital City and Atlanta Athletic clubs. Funeral services were planned for Monday afternoon.

Atlanta Hamilton Douglas Atlanta Law School Douglas Alexandria County Sigma ‘Chi

Farm Block Begins Fight On Ship Bill

Senator Brookhart of Iowa in his maiden Senate speech denounced the push to keep the shipping bill before Congress until passage as a filibuster against the sovereign voice of the people. He warned the administration and leaders will press the bill despite opposition from farmers confirming active resistance within the body.

Washington Brookhart Iowa Senate Congress

Athens Visitors Count List of Names and Cities

Athens visitors Monday include Raymond Skinner Macon C Eric Bishop New York City Thomas H Rentz Madison Sam Adams Edgefield C B F Bolton Atlanta Raymond Davis Atlanta J Silberman Atlanta H G Brent Cincinnati E G Perryman Cuthbert Wolchonok Boston Miss John R Spider Atlanta T J Digby Jr Greenville A Neal Birmingham W Rt Redwine Atlanta Charles B Smith Atlanta

Athens Raymond Skinner Greenville A. Neal Birmingham W. Rt. Redwine Atlanta Charles B. Smith

Gantt column on farm price aims and union pressure

Larry Gantt argues that farmers seek best produce prices while workers push for high factory prices. He warns that combining these aims harms the farmer, yet notes Nazareth loyalists may steer a farm bloc toward a potential good for agriculture even as national politics churn.

Torest Nazareth

Pretty Infant Seeks A Home At General Hospital

Dr Holliday reports at General hospital a bright pretty seven and a half month old girl named Mary Martha Cook whose mother died shortly after birth. The infant, in incubator, would be adopted by a childless couple or suitable family who can prove fitness to raise it as their own. The hospital nurses favor keeping it as a hospital baby, but the father consents to adoption. The child is healthy and ready for removal in a few days. call the General hospital to learn details.

Larry Gantt Holiday General Hospital Mary Martha Cook

Wallace Reid Near Death After Prolonged Illness

Hollywood star Wallace Reid remains gravely ill in a Los Angeles sanitarium. Mrs. Reid says he has been near death for five to six days with 103 degree fevers, a 130 pulse, and severe weight loss. Doctors fear influenza exhaustion and possible infection, while Reid hopes to live for his son Billy and adopted daughter Betty.

Los Angeles Cal Wallace Reid

Prohibition Talked Of At White House

White House luncheon conference on prohibition enforcement planned with President Harding and sixteen governors attending. Administrations expect another session after year’s start to share views from two years of enforcement experience.

Washington White House Harding White Sulphur Springs

International Laurels Sought by Eastern Eleven

Three eastern football teams depart for Pacific coast action during holidays. West Virginia meets Gonzaga University in San Diego on Christmas Day. Pittsburgh faces Stanford at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto on December 30, and Penn State travels to Pasadena to play Southern California on New Year’s Day, part of the Tournament of Roses events.

New York Pacific Coast West Virginia Gonzaga University of Spokane Wash San Diego University of Pittsburgh Stanford University Stanford Pero Alto Pennsylesia State University of Southern Realitariaa Paseen

Chicago crash rider drives ATV through heat and asthma

A fragmented report notes a rider in Chicago maneuvering an ATV in extreme heat with asthma concerns. The event mentions elevated temperatures and a high wind, with unclear details about injuries or outcomes. The piece lacks full context but highlights safety risks in hot conditions.

Radio Operator Aaron Bush Emerges As Noted Amateur

Aaron Bush of Athens Ga a senior at the University of Georgia and president of the university Radio Club has earned a reputation as an expert operator. He operates a half kilowatt spark transmitter from his parents home and is said to be the first amateur in the fourth district reported by English press workers collaborating with American amateurs on trans Atlantic transmissions. A. R. R. L district manager Benning received the report from A. R. RR. L traffic manager Mr Schnell at Hartford Conn noting Bush’s reception on December 12 at night in very fine shape despite nearby coastal stations on other frequencies.

Aaron Bush J. Bush Radio Club University of Georgia Columbia University Atlanta Journal Athens Benning Schnell Hartford Conn Bush

California Next for Blue Law Crusade

Los Angeles hosts a heated clash as blue law proponents target California. Dr Gustav Briegleb leads behind the Lord's Day Alliance, framing the campaign as efficiency driven and commercial restraint. The strategy avoids raw prejudice while attacking Sunday commerce and leisure.

Jack Jungmeyer Los Angeles California Gustav A. Briegleb West Erlegled Tate D Briegled Prohibition

Prince Recovers From Measles After Illness

Tokyo AP report says Prince Regent Hirohito has recovered from measles but now suffers bronchial catarrh. Announcement from the Imperial Household confirms the prince’s health update and new ailment.

Tokio Hirohito Inpa

Packard Coupe To Be Given Away By Martin Brothers

The Martin Brothers firm offers a chance to win a Packard Coupe at no cost. For a fifty cent purchase you receive two numbers for entry and may obtain shoe purchases or repairs on Clayton Street to secure numbers.

Packard Martin Brothers Clayton Street

Puppy saves owners and child before dying in fire

A dog named Puppy saved his master, mistress, and their eight month old daughter by barking to wake them during a blaze. The dog alerted the family Monday, allowing them to escape. The heroic animal, though, perished in the fire after ensuring their safety.

Aeval Irs Anthony Graham Fee Geom Fn Tagrieroea

Martial Law Declared in Warsaw After President Narutowicz Assassination

Martial law took effect in Warsaw via cabinet proclamation as leaders including General Pilsudski and General Sikierki brace for parliamentary convocation on Wednesday to elect a new president. Captain Niewodomski, the shooter of Narutowicz, is held for court martial after stating he acted alone. Other detainees, including Col Modelski, adjutant to General Haller, remain in custody during the investigation.

Warsaw Niewadomski Narutowicz Joseph Pilsudeki Sikierki Col Modelski Haller

Unclear assortment of 1920s world events and figures

Disjointed notes mention Marshal Pilsudski, Ganna Walska, Harold F. McCormick, a British royal child, Irish nationalist transfers, Ismat Pasha with Swiss dancers, Prince George’s appendicitis, art photography from the Metropolitan Museum, loan talks with Germany, Senator Walsh’s farmer remarks, a cathedral intercession, and New York health and mortality notes.

Naval appropriation bill clears House amid defense goals

Washington reports the Naval appropriation bill passed the House after debates on plans to negotiate with world powers about limiting beyond ten tons of war material. New York also notes the failure of Houston Fible and Company of Kansas City, Missouri as announced by the New York Stock Exchange.

Washington New York New York Stock Exchange Houston, Fible and Company Kansas City Missouri

Below Zero Widespread Across North American Cold Snap

Arctic air chilled much of the continent from Manitoba to the Midwest with many towns recording temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below zero. Chicago and Havre reported record cold while readings from Medicine Hat to Miami showed a vast range in nightly temperatures as forecasters warned of lingering snow and ongoing cold across the region.

Chicago Nord Appalachia Pointen Mercury Havre Montana Aeris Lelyy New York Florida North America Medicine Hat Manitoba Miami

Skirts and Sports Wear in Tan Brown and Black and White

Separate skirts or sports wear are many at tractive striped skirts, pleated and plain. Those with tan and brown shades predominating, arn, most seen. Black-and-white, too, by tremely popular.

Dont Let That Cold Hang On 100 10

An old time advertisement warns against underestimating a simple cold and promotes Cheney's Expectorant as a cure. It claims the product will stop snuffling hawking and spitting overnight, drying mucus, clearing the head, and easing chest tightness within hours. Sold by druggists and general merchandisers.

Cheney General Mercharita inc8Oq Geholles

Where The Best Eats Are Today At Norf Norfolk Market

Fresh Norfolk Select fruits and vegetables arrive including iceberg lettuce celery fancy oranges apples grapefruit cranberries tangerines and coconuts. Mrs Kempton's delicious home made fruit cake seeded and seedless raisins citron orange and lemon peel crystallized pineapple and cherry arrive.

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