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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1922
Page
2
Giants surged for 19 runs and 28 hits off three Pirate pitchers but failed to hold late, as Pittsburgh tied the game in the eighth and won 5 to 4.
A compact listing of top hitters with team affiliations and batting marks for players with 200 at bats or more. Includes Hornsby St Louis Daubert Cincinnati Johnston Brooklyn Grimes Chicago and Miller Philadelphia with scattered OCR garble in places.
Mrs. Charles Freihofer and daughters Helen and Clara and son Charles visit the Heine family in Logan. The son and two brothers own a bakery chain in the east. Mrs. Freihofer is a sister of Mrs. Heine.
PREPARE FOR CAMP Roma Larch of Sand Run and Dwight Hughes of Carbon Hill prepare to attend the citizens military training camp at Camp Knox Kentucky. They will be the county representatives, as the quota is limited to two. Last year two Logan lads drew the assignments. Hocking county's delegation will leave to arrive by August 1 when the camp opens.
Heart failure superinduced by acute indigestion caused the death of Rosa Elizabeth Christ 74 at the Strausbaugh boarding house late Friday night. L C Yocum prepared the body for burial. It was shipped to Reading Pa Saturday evening for burial accompanied by Mr and Mrs M B Ritter the latter a daughter.
A Crystal Ice Co team frightened by two motorcycles fled Monday afternoon scattering blocks of ice along Second street. Officers chased them to East Second street where they were caught. Motorcycle riders were ordered into mayor's court by Officer Farbearn.
The school board accepted tentative plans for a new building and prepared a $130000 bond sale authorized at last year’s election. Frank L. Packard of Columbus submitted the plans calling for a gym. Dwellings on the site will be moved to the central school ground until occupancy of the new structure.
D. K. Slim Seward, longtime associate of Moler Auto Sales in Athens, runs for county recorder in the Republican primary. Known as Slim, he is I. O. O. F. secretary and a leading knight of the B. P. O. E. He cites years of related experience and broad local support for his bid.
Due to crowded conditions, these dwellings were used for school purposes last year. Extensive repairs are planned for the old buildings to prepare for the coming year. The west end building will be redecorated and many changes will occur in the others.
Logan union members in the Hocking Valley strike refuse to report for work by the Monday deadline. Foremen and maintenance of way staff stayed at their posts. picketing remains peaceful as members view pension-forfeiture threats as grievances to be negotiated later. A Monday meeting was planned to discuss the situation.
Bert Funk edged local champion George Fetherolf in five of the nine contests while Fetherolf took four. Fetherolf totaled 262 ringers to Funk 254 as 74 ringers were pitched in the decisive second game.
Racing: Empire City Racing Association at Yonkers. Niagara Racing Association opens at Fort Erie. Trotting Grand Circuit at Toledo. Tennis Dominion championship at Toronto and Oregon State at Portland. Golf National Open at Chicago and Trans Mississipp i championship at Omaha. Massachusetts junior championship at Boston.
New York July 11 Joe Lynch won by technical knockout in the fourteenth round at the Velodrome to reclaim a championship title, ending Buff’s challenge as a towel was tossed into the ring after the bell.
A tentative note recalls what may be the first public library in the United States established in 1749 in Charleston South Carolina. It references the early effort as a precursor to modern public libraries.
Johnny Dundee known as the busy fighter with over 300 bouts in twelve years of worn gloves has met legends like Willie Ritchie Leach Cross Joe Rivers and Benny Leonard. Born Joseph Carrera in Shar kai Italy on November 22 1893 he moved to the U S as a youth and adopted the Dundee name. He remains a popular figure famed for an iron chin and a string of near championships and comebacks. Pop Geers in harness racing celebrates his forty second year in the sulky at North Randall at age seventy two as he continues to win and impress with a potential long run ahead.
Indianapolis beat Columbus 18 to 6 and St Paul defeated Kansas City 8 to 2. Louisville won over Toledo 5 to 4. Minneapolis Milwaukee game postponed due to rain.
Boston leads St Louis 4 to 3 while St Louis records 5 and Detroit posts 6 in a sequence of terse score updates. Philadelphia totals 5, Chicago 2, Washington 2 with Chicago trailing.
New York defeats Pittsburg 19 to 2 while Pittsburg falls 6 to 4 against New York. Cincinnati wins 11 to 7 over Philadelphia and Chicago loses 4 to 0 to Boston. St Louis beats Brooklyn 4 to 1.
The schedule lists Columbus at Indianapolis, Toledo at Louisville, St. Paul at Kansas City, and Minneapolis at Milwaukee as the next round pairings.
In the American League five matchups are listed with St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Chicago at Washington. The page outlines a bold lineup for the day with key regional rivalries highlighted.
New York July 11. It cost Joe Lynch exactly $9,150.35 to win back his bantamweight title from Johnny Buff last night. Under the articles Buff would receive $30,000 if he lost, with Lynch paying Buff from his fifty percent of net receipts. Net receipts totaled $41,699.30, leaving Lynch short of Buff's $30,000 guarantee by nearly $10,000.
Record shows yesterday's home run leaders with Hornsby of St Louis Meusel of New York and others. League totals list American 236 National 243 with players like Carey Burrs Galloway contributing.
In New York Joe Lynch stopped Johnny Ruff in the 14th round. Frankie Jerome defeated Jack Wolfe over 12 rounds. In Albany Tommy Robson won a decision over George Shade in 12 rounds. In Boston Pepper Martin beat Gene Delmont over 10 rounds.
Chicago July 11 D Welt president of the brotherhood of railway signalmen today ordered 12000 members to remain at work until every means of obtaining peace has been exhausted after they voted to strike.
Hornsby belted his 22nd homer in the seventh driving in Flack and Smith as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 to 1 for their fifth consecutive win over the Dodgers.
In a pitcher’s duel Harris bested Leverett as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 to 2.
National League action features New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Boston at Pittsburg with teams traveling for pivotal games and standings impact.
An oil fire from a coal oil spill during breakfast burned Mrs. Michael Tabler, about 40, in Big Run six miles north of Amesville. The house and contents were completely destroyed. the victim suffered extensive burns with no hope of recovery.
John Swanson defeated George Whipple 5 and 3 in the finals to win the Blan Trophy at the Athens Country Club tournament played over eighteen holes. Thursday afternoon promises a big match at the club with Lancaster members visiting.
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