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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
6
Two suspects were jailed early Friday morning after an assault at a Harleton boarding house left the keeper injured. Police reports say the incident occurred shortly after midnight, with the assailants in custody pending further investigation.
Local ad notes TA'S Delicatessen Shop offering fresh vegetables such as lettuce tomatoes celery and peppers plus fruits like oranges grapes apples and bananas. It promotes olives pickles cheeses cakes and marshmallow rolls from Arnold Abney & Co with items including Cocoanut Layer Cake and Mocha Layer Cake.
A juvenile observer recalls a baseball game amid loud crowds. The scene notes a young player naming James Amid, and mentions a board replacement to fix knotholes.
Georgia’s ace Jack Frost pitched a 5-0 win over Mercer in Macon the opener of a series. Frost allowed four hits and dominated, with Hutcheson at third and solid defense from Red and Black. Mercer’s Stone vs Frost battled, but Frost’s control and a late Georgia burst sealed the win. second game set for Saturday with Thompson facing Pantone.
Rumor spread in Athens that Jack Frost may join the Crackers after Friday. Atlanta club president Spiller was en route to Macon to discuss Frost facing the Baptists with the payroll in view. Unclear if Frost will return to college ball or turn pro, with many predicting one more year if he is finishing his degree at the University.
Athens High hosts Gainesville in a key late season baseball clash at 3 30. Both teams are in top condition and aim to finish strong with strong pitching by Hackett and support from local players. The article emphasizes a hard fought game with high expectations and hometown support.
In late 1922 reports, a local trader named Yoling Had is cited with a seed and coffee inventory note. The fragmentary text references Seed Gdig and Ci wn Coffee, indicating a small goods listing amid sparse OCR.
Link edged Slaughter 10 to 9 in a tense baseball clash described as one of the season’s best. Both teams showed fielding lapses but featured sharp hitting with crucial six inning surge by Link and a late Slaughter rally that fell short by one run. The game paused at 6:15 for the next contest.
Chicago reports that commissioner Kennesaw Landis indicated immediate action would be taken on Babe Ruth's reinstatement request upon receipt, but he declined to specify which faction or outcome he would support.
Grammar schools in the city stage two aquatic contests with boys competing at the Y at 6:00 p.m and the YW at 3:30 p.m. The events feature swimmers and divers from Childs Baxter Street and College Avenue, opening a series of summer meets.
National League results show Cincinnati defeating Philadelphia 9 to 1 and St Louis scoring 10 to 6 over Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston and Pittsburgh versus New York were rained out. American League games saw Washington tied with Detroit 3 all and New York dropping 12 to 4 at Cleveland. Boston beat St Louis in a rain interrupted contest as well. Southern League results include Birmingham over Atlanta Memphis 7 to 4 and Mobile 7 1 2. Chattanooga edged Nashville 6 to 3 while Nashville defeated Little Rock 6 to 4 and New Orleans won.
Chi Delta Phi the first national honorary fraternity for women joins the University of Georgia student life with a Thursday night installation. Miss Mary White and Miss Mary Richards Colvin lead senior members. nine chapters exist nationally, with an alumnae association and Tennessee as the founding campus in 1919.
The article notes Hugh H. Gordon Jr. and associates traveling to Atlanta to attend the State convention. It mentions the Antica Sure the Commercial Bank and leadership roles within the organization during the gathering.
The fragment shows garbled OCR text with unclear event or names. It provides no identifiable persons, organizations, dates, places, or outcomes to form a coherent news item.
In Cambridge Massachusetts a gas explosion in the basement of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory at Harvard University killed two men, seriously injured four, and left one critically hurt. Fire officials and investigators traced the blast to woodwork and plumbing in the basement area.
Washington reports a mixed cottonseed market with crude oil at 903,286,098 pounds versus 1,204,874,499 last week and meal output at 1,324,796 tons. On hand totals show crude oil 903,098,767 pounds, linters 468 bales, and cake and meal 225,290 tons. Linters and other byproducts compare to prior figures with varied gains and declines.
John Thompson and Thom Patt face a death sentence review after a 20 day stay granted by Governor Hardwick. The petition from Thompson's lawyers seeks commutation to life imprisonment while the Prison Commission declined to intervene, leaving the court's verdict intact.
Federal court in New York frees Gregor Semenoff, ex Cossacks member, from arrest on Friday after an appellate division decision. The ruling concerns a seized supply concern tied to Siberia and belzing materials owned by the com.
Fortson and his court attaches take a rest from duties with a vacation extending through next week. The Gwinnett session will start on the first Monday in June. Chambers sessions are being held by Judge Fortson during the period.
A garbled report lists a college ball results note with scattered names and scores and an unrelated line about newberry and Beotland Yard possessing fingerprints. The text is largely unreadable and inconsistent.
Column argues for unity among farmers led by Mr. Nunn to shift from sole cotton reliance to trucking crops. Advocates organizing sections, building refrigerator car service Athens to major cities, and securing railroad support to sustain farmers and diversify crops.
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