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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1922

Page

2

Deacon Phillippe Seeks Return To Organized Baseball

Deacon Phillippe, once a legendary Pirates and World Series pitcher, seeks an organized baseball job as an ivory hunter. Pat Moran of the Reds dismisses the term but will lobby other owners to place Phillippe on payroll. The piece recalls Phillippe’s peak years and the Pirates NL title win in 1903.

Deacon” Phillippe Pat Moran Cincinnati Reds Pat Deacon Phillippe Pittsburg Pirates Pittsburg Pirate Howard Camnitz Sammy Lever Claude Hendrix Babe” Adams Pirates Babe” Ruth Louisville New York Neal Heston Red Sox United States League Federal League Barney Dreyfuss

Evans Dominates Western Golf Titles in Storied Career

Norman Ef Brown highlights Chick Evans as a golfing great joining Travers and Travis in the hall of fame. Evans wins his seventh amateur title in Kansas City, adds national and western titles, with Travers and Travis noted for their record contrasts.

Norman EF. Brown Chick Evans Hialds Jerome Travers Walter Travis America Evans Kansas City

Evans Dominates Finals In National Amateur Billiards

Evans won decisive scores in every final across two national events. He defeated Standish Jr. in 1914 after opening 11 up and 9, then beat Standish Clarence Wolff Knepper and Van Elm with margins of 75 54 32 and 5 4. Born in Indianapolis, he is thirty two and the only caller to hold both national titles the same year and the national and western amateur titles concurrently.

Warren K. Wood Mergin Evans A. Standish, Jr Standish Clarence Wolff KR. E. Knepper G. van Elm Indianapolis

Pick Ohtoans to Play in Tourney

Columus August 1 As a result of registering the low medal scores during the qualifying rounds at the Seloto Club here yesterday John Rogers of Dayton Emmet French of Youngstown George Bowden of Cincinnati George Sargent of Columbus and Larry Nachholtz of Lima will represent Ohio in the national professional golfers tourney in September at Pittsburgh The 17 professional contestants yesterday turned in scores led by Rogers 141 French 146 Bowden 147 Sargent 151 Nachholtz 151 Hart 153 Campbell 152 Cunningham 159 Reesa 159 Lorms 159 Brogren 160 Thomas 161 Sherwood 142 Blanton 164 Anderson 165 Moeller 167 Way 167

Columbus Seloto Club John Rogers Dayton Emmet French Youngstown George Bowden Cincinnati George Sargent Larry Nachholtz Lima Ohio Pttsburg Emmett French Geores Bowden Larry Nadholtz Tima Hart Marietta Alex Campbell Alex Cunningham Toledo Harry Reesa Cleveland Charlie Lorms Henry Brogren Chillicothe Joe Thomas W. C. Sherwood Newark Julian Blanton Athens

Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Results

Results across leagues include Milwaukee 5 Columbus 7 in 10 innings and Toledo 6 Kansas City 3. St Paul 7 Indianapolis 2, Louisville 6 Minneapolis 5, and Minneapolis 8 Louisville 4. In the American League Cleveland 14 Washington 5 and Detroit 11 Philadelphia 1. Chicago 3 New York 2. St Louis 6 Boston 2. National League Cincinnati 6 Boston 3, Chicago 18 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburg 12 New York 4, St Louis 6 Brooklyn 2.

Milwaukee Columbus Toledo Kansas City St. Paul Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Cleveland Washington Detroit Philadelphia Chicago New York St. Louis Boston Cincinnati Pittsburg Brooklyn

Baseball schedule features multiple league tilts today

The card lists games across the American League and National League with matchups including Columbus vs Milwaukee Toledo vs Kansas City Indianapolis vs St Paul Louisville vs Minneapolis Boston vs St Louis Washington vs Cleveland New York vs Chicago Philadelphia vs Detroit Cincinnati vs Boston Pittsburgh vs New York St Louis vs Brooklyn Chicago vs Philadelphia. Also a note mentions about three thousand stitches in a hand sewn shoe pair.

Golf star John Black fight for life after crash at Columbia

John Black professional golfer remains in critical condition at Columbia hospital in San Jose after an auto accident last night. He suffers a fractured skull a dislocated shoulder several broken ribs and possible internal injuries though today officials report slight improvement.

Fighting For Life San Jose Calif John Black Life Columbia Hospital Skokie Country Club Chicago

SUPT MILLER HONORED FOR HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

The state department of public instruction granted a state high school certificate to Assistant County Superintendent Charles E. Miller of Athens County. State officials recognize his strong work in the Athens county schools and rate him as one of the region's best rural school men.

State Department of Public Instruction Charles E. Miller Athens County Department of Eduction Miller Ohio

Fight at Redland Field Ends in Riot After Boxing Disqualification

Gene LaRue Canadian flyweight leaped from the ring after a disqualification in a bout with Spider Lewis. A free-for-all ensued with fists feet chairs and clubs injuring three policemen who were hospitalised. LaRue and two spectators were arrested for disorderly conduct.

Cincinnati Redland Field Spider Lewis Gene LaRue LaRue

Post Office Brawl Ends in Fatal Chest Injury

In Cleveland on August 1 Alexander Zidman a 19 year old post office employee was killed in a fist fight with a co worker. The melee occurred in the main corridor of the post office and Zidman struck his head on marble dying before hospital care. Police hold the suspect and five witnesses are under inquiry.

Cleveland Alexander Zidman Zidman

Secretarial figure charged with reckless driving

In Belmar New Jersey on July 31 a warrant was served on Perry Belden first secretary to the American embassy in Paris for reckless driving. The article notes that about forty percent of the world's gold supply is held by the United States.

Belmar N. J Perry Belden Paris The United States

Margie Withington Insured for Million by Ziegfeld

American actress Margie Withington has had her legs insured for 1 million dollars by Florenz Ziegfeld. He calls them the most perfect in America.

Margie Withington Lo Ziegfeld Amparica

Sweetest Smile Contest Chooses Marie Yost at Valparaiso

Marie Yost of Mendota Illinois won a contest as the girl with the sweetest smile at Valparaiso Indiana University. She will supervise music in Eyes public schools next year.

Marie Yost Mendota Ill Valparaiso Ind Eyes

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