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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary text hints at Hay facing suspension from amateur athletics while discussing betting, games on the Yukon and Dixon line, boxing and wrestling in armories, and references to Playfellow, Hickory Dickory Dock, and a question about Landis and Babe Ruth in a New Year context. The piece mixes martial arts, gambling, and sports imagery without clear events or dates.
Delegates from eight colleges in Georgia Alabama and Florida attend the Sigma Alpha Epsilon province convention in Macon Georgia. The event runs for two days. A forthright advertisement promotes 666 as a speedy remedy for colds fever and the flu.
Dartmouth faced Harvard on the football schedule noting past clashes from 1911 and 1912 when the Crimson barely won or tied. Major Frank Cavanaugh, then Dartmouth coach, later led Boston College and beat Yale twice, provoking reactions from Harvard. The piece reflects on past rough play and shifting loyalties amid schedule returns and coaching moves.
The piece argues pitching is a major strength, noting 1921 St Louis and Cleveland trials and predicting the 1922 Yankees will rely on a strong staff led by Mays Jones Hoyt Shawkey Bush Harper Ferguson O'Doul and Jolly. It highlights Ruth and Meusel suspensions and the need for pitching depth to offset losses.
The Hi Y Club hosts a basketball double header at the YMCA starting at 8 PM. A lightweight team from the YMC A meets an intermediate group, followed by a second game between two intermediate teams. After the games, the Hi Y Club will entertain players, former Hi Y members, prep school graduates, and invited friends. Everyone is urged to bring a girl to the game and party. Admission to the basketball game is free.
The Right Girl, a lively musical comedy, brings a metropolitan cast of singers and dancers to the Colonial theatre on Monday January 2. In three acts it features over a score of songs and dance numbers with book and lyrics by Raymond W. Peck and music by Percy Wenrich.
A poem praising umpires and baseball culture by George Moriarty. It looks forward to respected officials and imagines fans cheering fair calls, envisioning a future where umpires receive praise for correct rulings and game balance. The speaker hopes for recognition of linesmen and a kinder tone toward officiating.
The report details cost per hundred calorie portions for cheese and beef, estimates the energy needs of an average family and a more active youth, and provides a table to adapt these requirements to individual households. It explains how to plan weekly purchases based on group energy needs.
Laula W. Jackson of Winder, 20, was hunting ten miles from town when a shotgun blast tore through the flesh of his arm. His brothers and Roscoe Hardigee carried him to Jefferson for care, but he died Thursday morning at 9:20. Funeral set for Friday at 3 p.m. at the Christian church with ministers presiding.
Shareholders of the American te Bank are to meet on Tuesday May 10 at 3 30 o clock. R W Sizer cashier signs the notice in formal bank language.
Shareholders of the Georgia National Bank will be held Tuesday January 4 at 4.00 oclock. P Brooks, cashier.
Madge Kennedy, famed on stage and screen, will appear in person in the greatest success of her career Cornered direct from a six months run at the Astor theater brought to local audiences for a limited engagement with the beloved actress in the lead role.
New York theatre scene features Miss Kennedy in Cornered at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday January 9. Henry W. Savage directs a mystifying entertainment shifting from underworld to Fifth Avenue with a shop girl who doubles as a society girl. Humorous relief showcases Kennedy’s comic gifts amid a bustling cast including Cecil, Leone, Willa, Alma, and others.
An experienced Florida dairyman writes to the Georgia Association for help locating a dairy operation in Georgia. He has arranged a postholiday inspection trip with the association secretary. President Hastings notes strong interest from northern migrants moving to Georgia for favorable livestock profits and early eradication prospects. Representatives from at least a dozen states may visit Georgia to buy dairy farms in early spring. Read The Snowshoe Trail in The Herald starting Monday January 2.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative to cleanse bowels and liver. It claims one or two tablets at night produce morning relief and notes they work while you sleep. Mentions calomel as a harsher alternative and that children love Cascarets.
The speaker predicts a prosperous 1922 with bumper crops at low cost and recalls the need to use all farm resources. They urge optimism, unity, and cooperation to stimulate industry, fair prices, and demand for agricultural goods, stressing mutual uplift and constructive service.
Pr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture delivered a talk titled Economic Conditions in the South. The address, requested by many across the region, will be printed and mailed to individuals requesting copies.
D. Spradling was sworn in as U S marshal in Hartwell Georgia by Judge Walter G Cornett. A Crawford native and former Atlanta police officer, he will start duties Monday January 24. Dr Whiting was sworn as marshal for Athens. Both take office after Thursday morning ceremonies.
English tutor and manager Sir John Hare, a noted figure, died announced Wednesday. The Associated Press reports the death at age 77.
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