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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
2
Baseball standings list wins losses and winning percentages for teams in the American Association and National League. Notable entries include Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul and others with mixed records and percentages.
The report lists clubs with wins and losses, showing New York Ohio Cleveland Washington St. Louis Detroit Boston Chicago Philadelphia with varied records and totals. The fragmented OCR text presents team abbreviations and numeric tallies, indicating standings across leagues and games played.
Kansas City defeated St. Paul 16 to 6 while Kansas City beat St. Paul 12 to 2. All other games were postponed due to rain.
The results show Brooklyn 5 over New York 3 and Brooklyn 6 over Pittsburg 6. Chicago 3 defeats Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 7 beats Chicago 3, Boston 2 loses to Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 6 over St. Louis 1, and American League New York 7 defeats Philadelphia 2 with no further games scheduled.
In the ninth with bases loaded, Christenberg singled to push the Braves past the Phillies 2 to 1. Elsewhere Burns and Bancroft errors helped Brooklyn win 6 to 3 while Frisch tripled in the 13th to drive in the run for a 6 to 6 Giants draw. Bohne had four hits as the Reds beat the Cardinals 6 to 1. Pittsburg split with the Cubs 4 to 3 and 7 to 4, Zinn homering in the second game and Robertson delivering the RBI. Ruth hit his 43rd as the Yankees beat the A’s 7 to 2 and Clarence Walker added a homer in his three-game stretch.
Tex Rickard announced that middleweight champion Johnny Wilson and Bryan Downey will begin training here late next week for their Jersey City arena clash. Tickets range in price from $2 to $10 as Rickard projects a $200,000 gate. The bout is planned for twelve rounds and is not expected to go the full distance.
Former major league catcher Charles Street, known as Gabby, is jailed in New York charged with felony assault after a restaurant incident with broker Joseph Settle. Street allegedly hurled a glass that struck Settle's wife. he attempted contact with Giants manager John McGraw from custody.
Last year Cincinnati overtook the National League lead by defeating the Braves in an eleven inning game. Babe Adams limited the Giants to two hits while Irish Meusel hit two home runs for Philadelphia.
Paris Aug 12 The supreme council met briefly before adjournment to request allied representatives at Leipzig to prepare a report on the conduct of the war crimes hearings and how sentences matched the guilt shown by testimony.
William Wylie turned over a 12 gauge shotgun found on the Santa Monica beach. Authorities believe the weapon may be part of the gun used to kill John Belton Kennedy at Beverly Glen last Friday at midnight. A for hire car rented by Arthur C. Burch showed a 44 mile round trip Los Angeles to Beverly Glen via Santa Monica.
Nearly 800 species of fish have been classified in the waters of Amboina harbor, indicating rich aquatic biodiversity. Researchers note high variety and potential for further discoveries in this busy maritime area.
Babe Ruth is projected to near seventy homers this season but his pace may lag the 1920 mark. Critics note Ruth often receives poor pitches and must hit bad ones to drive long balls, while rivals like George Kelly falter due to managerial strategy and team priorities.
Ohio University extension workers report 207 farms participated in a poultry demonstration showing high yielding flocks. Over seven months the average hen laid 80 eggs versus the 68 state average, with November to June production near two million eggs and 16 earloads of eggs valued at about 98 thousand dollars.
In York township near Connett Church the tidy homes barns and clean roads reflect strong local care. The church sits among native trees and offers a pleasant picnic spot. A note recalls 126000 home fatalities from World War I while 31000 died in battle.
Conferences will address close to real mine conditions after a disaster fire and explosion and standardization of rescue breathing apparatus. Great Britain and Belgium designate representatives to attend. A banquet on closing night will feature speakers including Governor Hyde of Missouri John L. Lewis Marion Rhodes and H. Foster Bain with prizes awarded.
Berlin August 12. Germanys commercial papers attack admission of women to the stock exchange while the Reichswirtschaftsrat backs it. One paper asks how traders can be heard in the market if women participate in the battle.
A Florida grower announces a perfumed grapefruit variety developed for fragrance. The project highlights citrus breeding aims and potential new aromas for consumers and markets.
Representatives from the Association of Assisting Physicians of Ohio State Hospitals met with Director of Public Welfare MacAyeal to seek increases in the salary schedule. They warn Ohio loses physicians to higher offers in Michigan and Pennsylvania and that vacancies threaten patient care as hospital populations grow.
New York on August 12 reports financier H YP Davison underwent surgery to remove a growth on the auditory nerve. Surgeons Frederick Elsberg and E Van Evans indicated the condition was less serious than expected and the operation was not yet finished at noon.
The Athens County Teachers Institute opens Monday at Ewing Hall Ohio University and runs through Friday August 19. Attendees include hundreds of youths and university students. instructors include Dr E B Bryan Dr Lincoln Hulley Prof R L Morton Prof M R Van Cleve Miss Augusta M Goddard and W E Riley with Alice Shannon as secretary. Sessions run 8 am and 1 pm daily covering all phases of local education in Athens county.
Twelve heroes and relatives will be honored with gala medals and diplomas of valor at the International First Aid and Mine Rescue Meet in St. Louis on September 1 2 and 8. Awards honor miners who saved others amid gas fires and explosions and include two Kansas fatalities and several rescued workers. The Holmes Safety Association plans local chapters to unite miners and officials for safer operations across 35000 mines and related facilities.
President Harding and Senator Townsend conferred on the railroad measure. Harding said he wanted action before Congress adjourns on August 20 while Townsend acts as acting chairman of the interstate commerce committee.
In Akron on August 12 1920 Dr A J Brown of Cleveland broke 100 straight clay birds in the Northern Ohio Trapshooting League tournament, setting a new mark after last year’s Cleveland grand American handicap.
Richland County Auditor William F. Fisher was released on a 500 dollar bond as grand juries handed up five indictments. The first four accuse him of forging and uttering forged endorsements totaling 91 65 80 and 40 dollars. The fifth alleges embezzling 2500 dollars from Barnes Manufacturing Company. Also named in indictments are County Engineer Boyd Wierman Highway Supervisor Swisher and Deputy Auditor Charles Huber amid ongoing county office investigations.
Haggard and thin individuals may gain weight and strength after a short course of Bitro-Phosphate. McKee Drug Co. guarantees the remedy.
Small print urges readers to save regularly and use compound interest. The piece promotes a savings account at The Ohio Enemies & Loan at 22 Gay St Columbus as a convenient profitable way to save money.
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