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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1921

Page

8

Equitable Life Assurance pitch from T L Mitchell in Athens

A sales note promotes non cancellable life insurance to preserve income during illness or accident. It urges contacting T L Mitchell at Equitable Life Assurance Society, 13 614 Holman Building, Athens Georgia, for a home buying time offer with easy terms.

Equitable T. L. Mitchell Mannet Equitable Life Assurance Society Holman Bldg Athens Georgia

Carpentier Plans U S Training Camp for Light Heavy Title

Georges Carpentier will arrive in December to begin light heavy weight title preparations with Tom Gibbons of St Paul. Trainer Gus Wilson notes Carpentier may lease a Manhasset residence for training to avoid New York gyms. His family, including wife Nig Carpentier and daughter Jacqueline, may accompany him.

New York Georges Carpenter United States Tom Gibbons St. Paul Gus Wilson Brenchfairs Mon Jay Carpentier Manhaset S. 1 Wilson Acqueline

Fatal football injury shocks Fairmont player dies at hospital

Matthew Karyachich aged 20 of Renwood died in a hospital in Fairmont West Virginia from injuries sustained during a semi professional football game. He collapsed after the final whistle following a second quarter abdomen pain and returned to play in the third quarter before an operation failed.

Fairmont W. VA Matthew Karyachich Renwood Karyachich Kelyachich

Lelivelt Breaks Single Season Hit Record in Omaha

Omaha reports Jackvelt, the Western League sacker, set a new single season hits mark with 251, two more than George Sisler's 249 in 1920. Pauvelt, meanwhile, hits around .400 in the American Association, peaking at .441. Jack pitched for Cleveland and Louisville clubs years ago and managed Omaha before resigning earlier this summer.

Omaha Jackvelt George Sisler St. Louis Browns George Pauvelt Jack Cleveland Louisville

Farm Loan Offer With Low Rates in Athens Georgia

Plenty of money on farm lands to arrange farm loans. Do not wait until January 1st to get money on short notice. Well improved lands eligible for liberty amounts at lowest rates. Commission to average 5 percent. Hubert M RyLee 405 Holman Ridge Offices Athens Georgia.

Poe la Hubert M Rylee Holman Athens Georgia

Meehan and Yost Lead Early Big Ten Coaching Generations

The article profiles Chick Meehan and Fielding H. Yost, detailing Meehan’s rise to head coach at Syracuse at age 28 and Yost’s long tenure at Michigan. It notes Meehan’s prior Syracuse plays and reliability as a ball carrier, while highlighting Yost’s early career, coaching prowess, and impact on developing All-American players and modern football methods.

Roy Grove Chick Meehan Fielding H. Yost Hurry Up Win Igan Yost Vides Meehan Michigan University of Syracuse Chick Syracuse Buck” O'Neil Columbia Meehans West Virginia Wesleyan Missouri Nebraska Kansas Leland Stanford California Yas

Bigger Series Melon Drives Baseball Fight to Fever Pitch

Roy Grove notes the 1921 world series melon boosts gate receipts and fan fervor as attendance soars at parks like Polo Grounds Cleveland and Pittsburgh. He compares past series with big payouts, including 1919 White Sox Red Sox and 1920 Indians Dodgers, and recalls 1918 wartime constraints reducing player shares. Five heats mark a rare flag capture.

Roy Grove Polo Grounds New York Park Cleveland Pittsburg Cincinnat Chicago Indians Dodger Crew Jake Red Sox Cubs Braves Athletics

American champion Stirling enters Canadian women open

Miss Alex Stirling of Atlanta and Miss Cecil Leitch lead 104 entrants in the Canadian ladies open at Rivermead. Leitch defeated Stirling in the British tournament and won the French title in which Stirling also competed. World Series money is allocated with percentages for officials, players pools, league winners, world series winners and losers, and club distributions.

Ottawa Alex Stirling Atlanta Cecil Leitch Rivermead Leitch Miss Stirling

Football Rules Committee Considers Pause Before Snap

At a meeting of 200 coaches and officials in New York a proposal urged a distinct pause before play to ensure legal shift formations. The plan asks the committee to require an integral time lapse to verify formation legality and to check if the ball was snapped with players in motion. Some coaches argue the change would slow attacks and aid defenses.

New York Football Rules Committee Foster Sanford

King Pacing Stakes Opens Columbus Grand Circuit Meet

The fall grand circuit opening features the King Pacing Stake worth 3000 dollars as Monday’s main event in Columbus with three other races, including the Horse Review futurity for two year olds at 2500, the 2:18 pace at 1000, and the 2:11 trot at 1000. Western horses are seen in their first grand circuit starts. the meeting runs two weeks.

Columbus King

Memphis Wins Southern Association Pennant in 1920

Memphis captured the Southern Association pennant as the season closed Saturday. New Orleans Birmingham Little Rock Atlanta Nashville Mobile and Chattanooga followed in the final standings.

Southern League Memphis Associated Press Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham Little Rock Nashville Mobile Chattanooga

Pragmatic Rally of 19th Century Sports Echoes

The piece contrasts professional and amateur football emphasizing spirit and crowd energy, cites historical sports moments from Columbus to York, notes boxing and golf mentions, and hints at a shift toward standard ball sizes in golf with consumer choice expanding despite production limits. It threads personalities like Rainmaker Hatfield and Tommy Gibbons into a broader sports panorama.

Kilbane Retains Featherweight Title With Seventh Round KO

Johnny Kilbane, aged 32, gray haired, defended his featherweight world title by knocking out Danny Frush of Baltimore in the seventh round before 22,000 fans in Cleveland. Preliminary bouts started around 4 30 pm ET with Alex Hart of Lorain outpointing Cleveland’s Jimmy Katz in a six round bout. Hart used a strong right hand, landing frequent crosses to Katz’s chin. Frush weighed in under 126 pounds at 3 30 pm with officials present from the Cleveland boxing commission.

All Press Cleveland Johnny Seupane Danny Frush Baltimore Alex Hart Lorain Jimmy Kats Hart Katz Frush Cleveland Boxing Commission

How They Stand How They Stand American League Clubs New York Cleveland St Louis

American League standings show New York and Cleveland atop the table with several teams listed. Results note Detroit 2 New York 4 and Cleveland 1 Washington 4, with only two games on the schedule. National League standings feature New York and Brooklyn among others, with sparse results and only three games scheduled.

New York Cleveland St. Louis Washington Reston Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Washington Pittsbur St Louis Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati St. Louuis

Great Sport Snorting Spiteful Lines Echoed Aboard

A rugged speaker recalls a boastful habit of taunting rivals with sharp jests and crude expletives. His crude antics, tied to a remembered era, reveal personality traits of bravado and hostility under pressure.

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Gibbons Sishes Ame Hen Goex Lelivelt—Record Buster Jack Lelivelt FSI Wolcoam Colleses Ohio Audubon Babe ‘Ruth Jack Dempsey Columbus Lands York Baseball Commission Rainmaker Hatfield Tommy Gibbons Wile Kilbane K. O. Ed Frush Piedmont Carolina Virginia Liccerr Fc Myers Tobacco Co Matt and Jeff Spivis Luther Burbank Bud Fisher Joe Spivis Hell Joe Eae Gus Geevem Sapville Guss Inn Noo Lapuille
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