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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1921

Page

7

Pistol Team from Georgia Cavalry Tops Auburn and Norwich

The Georgia cavalry unit pistol team defeated Auburns Field Artillery with a score of 1788 to 1. Norwich University fielded a five-man team scoring 891 due to a misunderstanding. Georgia stands as one of the nations best pistol teams, second only to Cornell, with 120 cavalry members this year. Individual Georgia scorers included Combersove 198 and Dennett 190.

Cavalry Uni Auburn Georgia Cornell Norwich University Bithrough Georgia Cavalry Norwich Combersove Dennett J. J Howard Donaldson Michael Robinson Bruce Alexander T. W Meador Bailey H. G

Hostess House Opens for Tourists Near Front

The Hostess House near Laon France will open in May to aid American travelers touring battlefields of the Aisne Somme. Operated by the American Committee for Devastated France, it houses a former German command post remodeled for visitors. Special motor trips guided by American girl chauffeurs will run to sites such as Auberive, Merancourt, Anisf, Vic, and the Chemin des Dames.

Associated Press Laon France Afune Somme American Committee Amperterr Otssons Alerancourt Anisf Vic Colleg Te Hostess House Chemin Des Dames Mangin

Millions Use Geist for Corns

Advertises Gets-It as a guaranteed painless corn and callus remover. Claims instant relief and complete removal of any corn, no matter how deep rooted, with the first application. Encourages readers to get rid of their corn and wear athletic shoes.

Reclaiming the Campagna Italy

Special to The Banner describes reclamation projects turning the Campagna near Rome from a feverish marsh into productive land. Italy aims to drain and irrigate, restoring villages and fruit lands, while noting past grandeur and dangers of malaria and loneliness in the ruined landscape.

Washington, D. C Italy Rome National Geographic Society Capagna di Roma Latium Les Civitavecchia Astura Pontine Alban Sabine Hills Horace Tiber Alban Mountains Mediterranean

Baseball Results Across Leagues and Colleges

Southern League scores Memphis 3 Atlanta 0 Chattanooga 0 Little Rock 5 New Orleans 5 Nashville 6 Mobile 5 Birmingham 2. American League Detroit 17 Washington 11 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 3 New York 6 St Louis 5 Boston 10. National League Brooklyn 3 St Louis 4 New York 7 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh Boston 7 Chicago 1. College games At Atlanta Centre 2 Oglethorpe 3 At Bloomington Indiana 4 Waseda 5 At Columbus Michigan 5 Ohio State 0 At Lexington Randolph Macon 0 Washington and Lee 6 At Cambridge Aggies 0 Harvard 6 At Nashville Vanderbilt 18 Kentucky 3.

Memphis Atlanta Chattanooga Little Rock New Orleans Nashville Mobile Birmingham Detroit Washington Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland New York St. Louis Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh Centre College Oglethorpe Univ Bloomington Ind Waseda University of Japan Indiana Columbus Michigan Ohio State Lexington Randolph Macon Washington and Lee Cambridge Mass Aggies Harvard Vanderbilt Univ. of Kentucky

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