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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1922

Page

2

Baseball base stealing leaders noted in the leagues

The item lists Ty Cobb as AL steals leader and Max Carey as NL steals leader, with George Sisler prominent in the AL. It highlights an exciting successful steal reaching the thirty mark and notes a few players who have stolen twenty sacks, including Carey, Bigbee, Sisler, Williams, Rice, and Wambiganas.

Ty Cobb Max Carey George Sisler A. L Carey Bigbee Sisler Williams Rice Wambiganas

Revival meetings draw crowds in Rutland under Rev Pickle

The Christian church auditorium hosts revival services as crowds from Pomeroy and Middleport attend with Rev Pickle directing. The region mourns Richard H. Rawlings, a longtime Rutland business leader in harness trade. He served in the Union Army, fought under Sherman, and sold over 6000 vehicles. He leaves a widow and four children.

The Christian Church Pickle Pomeroy Middleport Richard H. Rawlings M. E Bolton Rutland Cherrington Rawlings Sherman

Local notes from New Baltimore and area

Pearl Spires visits his father Henry Spires and has not returned to his old home in nineteen years. Mr Roush seeks to rent a house as new grammar school teacher. Burl McFarland breaks his arm painting the Stout schoolhouse. Athens Messenger box invites readers to drop in news, sign with name, and submit local items of general interest. Mr and Mrs A T Townsend of Cleveland attend a funeral and stay a few days.

Pearl Spires New Baltimore Henry Spires Pearl Akron Mr. Roush B. N. Powell Columbus Mary Ralph C. C. Chapman Salem Wil C. Merritt Ohio Stout Athens Messenger A. T. Townsend Cleveland

Area Families Spend Sunday Visiting in Towns and Attend Funeral

Albany E T Dailey and family and J H Moler of Athens joined J D Carpenter and family at Mt Blanco. Mrs Clarence Cooley and two sons of Athens returned home after a week with Mrs Mattie Cecil of Mt Blanco. Mrs Goldie Moore and two daughters visited near Town House. Mrs Dorcas Stewart visited her daughter Mrs Georgia Irwin in Athens. Mrs Sile Bolin visited her daughter Mrs Albert Tresseur Rider in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Luther Allen of Hamden were guests of William Higley and wife and attended the funeral of Higley’s grandfather R H Rawlings in Rutland. Mr and Mrs Will Irwin and son spent Sunday at Jacksonville with Mr and Mrs Albert Woodyard. Rev and Mrs Dallas Browning of Amsyville were guests of William Higley and wife. Mrs Earl Parkins of Huntington W Va is visiting her parents H D Rush and wife. Mrs Eliza Triva of Mt Blanco spent last week with sister Mrs Adaline Dailey. Miss Helen Connor of Blanchester spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Emnett Burton. Frank Coe and wife and daughter motor to Columbus Sunday.

E. T. Dailey J. H. Moler Athens J. D. Carpenter Mt. Blanco Clarence Cooley Mattie Cecil Goldie Moore Foster Town House Dorcas Stewart Georgia Irwin Sile Bolin Albert Tresseurrider Columbus Luther Allen Hamden William Higley R. H. Rawlings Rutland Will Irwin Jacksonville Albert Woodyard Dallas Browning Amesyville Earl Parkins Huntington W. Va H. D. Rush Eliza Traiva Adaline Dailey Helen Connor Blanchester Emnett

Kappa Sigma Pi Tops Futures in Rain-Short Baseball Tie

Kappa Sigma Pi defeated the Junior Scouts 2 0 in a rain shortened game at Mill Street Playground on Monday, while a forfeit by Troop One on Tuesday gave Kappa Sigma Pi a tie with the Futures. Hawkins fanned eight in three innings for the Scouts but six defensive errors doomed the effort. Wolf fanned six for the winners.

W. L Pere. Mhitor Kappa Sigma Pi Chauncey Boots Ccccea Meron Ono Mill Street Hawkins Wolf

Gene Sarazen Wins National Open at Glencoe Ill

A young Italian heir to golf greatness, Gene Sarazen, captured the national open title at Glencoe Illinois with a score of 288 over 72 holes. He edged Walter Hagen Jim Barnes and a galaxy of stars by one stroke as John Black failed to seal the cup on the final shot miscue.

Gene Sarazen Gene Skokie Glencoe Walter Hagen Jim Barnes Genes Apawamis Harrison N. Y Cubi Connecticut Curci Sarazen George Sparling Brooklawn Club Fort Wayne Country Club John Black Oakland

Unclear Captioned Baseball Score Prompt

A damaged OCR snippet details a baseball game with errors thwarting a powerful rally. The score line shows teams Hapea Sigma Pi and Junior Scouts with noted batters and battery pairs, but specifics like final score and exact events are obscured.

Indians Beat Athletics 6 3 as Nine Straight Streak Leads

The Indians extend their season long winning streak to nine by defeating the Athletics 6 to 3. Morton allowed five hits while Wood and Speaker homered with a man aboard. Giants escape St Louis after 9 8 finals, Cards take lead in pennant race.

Mr. Revere Speaker Athletics Morton Mack Wood Giants St. Louis

Baseball Gossip from the Major Leagues

The piece surveys performances across teams including the Phillies Reds Dodgers and Braves. Crubby Nixon shines for Boston Waite Hoyt returns to form for the Yankees Babe Ruth aims for 25 home runs while Roger Hornsby and Baby Doll Jacobson stand out for their teams Nemo Seibold and Shane Collins continue to perform well for the Red Sox.

Babe Ruth Ken Williams Roger Hornsby Jacobson Browns Nemo” Seibold Shane” Collins Red Sox

Millfield Beats Gloucester 3-2 in Tight League Battle

Millfield defeated Gloucester 3 to 2 in a hard fought game at Millfield. Malena’s strong fielding stood out while timely hitting and opposing errors decided the outcome.

Millfield Glouster Malena

Ertle Selected as Reserve for Lightweight Bout

The selection of Harry Ertle as reserve for the lightweight bout between Rooney Leonard and Lew Tendler on July 27 will be approved, as understood at a special meeting of the New Jersey boxing commission.

Ertle New York Harry Ertle Roeny Leonard Lew Tendler Favorabl New Jersey Boxing Commission

Johnny Karr Beats Jack Malone In Columbus Bout

Johnny Karr of Cleveland won a 12 round decision over Jack Malone of St. Paul in Columbus. No knockouts reported.

Columbus Johnny Karr O. Cleveland Jack Malone St. Paul

Yesterday's Major League Home Run Totals

Baseball recap lists individual sluggers by league with counts from yesterday. Names include Seeane Nicholson and Boeckel for the National League and Hooper Wood Speaker Veach for the American League, with multiple one homer entries. League totals cited as 235-6.

Hooper Chicago Wood Cleveland Speaker Veach Detroit Benny

Yesterday's Results in American Association Games

St. Paul defeated Columbus 6 to 2 while Kansas City held Indianapolis to 0 as Toledo beat Minneapolis 12 to 7 and Milwaukee edged Louisville 6 to 5.

American Association

Weathered Scores Across Cities Highlight Rainy Streak

In New York the tally shows 14 to 4 against Chicago while Cleveland leads Philadelphia 6 to 3. Boston and Detroit tied 6 each, with St Louis and Washington noting rain in the forecast.

New York Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Boston Detroit St. Louis-Washington

Baseball Scores Roundup From Weekend Games

St Louis beat New York and Cincinnati 9 to 9 in a rain affected Brooklyn game. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 6 to 3. Boston trailed St Louis 3 and Pittsburg faced Brooklyn with rain delays.

Baseball schedule highlights across leagues

In the American League matchups include Columbus at St Paul Toledo at Minneapolis Indianapolis at Kansas City Louisville at Milwaukee and St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Boston. In the National League New York visits Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Brooklyn plays Chicago and Philadelphia faces Pittsburg.

American Association Club Ifidianapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Louisville Kansas City Columbus Toledo St. Louis New York Ase Chicago Detroit Cleveland Washington Philadelphia Boston Enema Fon Pet New York Eeenee Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg American Association Indianapolis National League Brooklyn Gisler St. Los Ae Speaker Wee Eed Freiiman Meusel Hornsby Grimes Sive Hollacher Bigbee Daubert

Dempsey Promoters Eye Easier Fights Amid Profit Gaps

Jack Dempsey has signed to fight Harry Wills while promoters seek easier money against second and third rate challengers. Promoter Tex Rickard is pushing a Dempsey Willard match, while past profits varied. The Carpentier bout drew big receipts but many other Dempsey bouts lost money for promoters.

Jack Dempsey Harry Wills Willard Brennan Greb Tex Rickard Dempsey Jersey City Rickard Richard Carpentier Toledo Jess Willard Dempsey-Brennan Billy Miske Floyd Fitzsimmons Pittsburg Wills Champyrs Wilson

Two Rival Fights Split Promoter Interest

The Dempsey Willard bout draws less promoter enthusiasm than the Wilson Downey pairing at the fair. Both big fighters demand top fees, influencing booking decisions and excitement among fans.

Dempsey Willard Wilson-Downey

Empire City Races Yonkers and Windsor Jockey Club Meet

Racing includes Empire City Racing Association at Yonkers and Windsor Jockey Club at Windsor. Trotting features Grand Circuit at Kalamazoo while golf outlines the Massachusetts Open and Kansas State Amateur at Fort Leavenworth. Yachting regatta at Put-in-Bay and trap shooting in Kentucky Paris meet. Tennis opens at Spring Lake. motorboat races begin at Put-in-Bay. Polo event at Rumson Country Club New Jersey.

Empire City Racing Association Yonkers Windsor

Increase in Kansas Laundry Worker Wages Cited

The article notes a two dollar per week wage rise for women employed in Kansas laundry work. It lists several major league players by name and city, reflecting a broad, mixed-page OCR. The main clearly readable fact is the wage increase for Kansas laundry workers.

Kansas

Young Hubert Pruett Dominates Babe Ruth In Series

Brown manager Lee Fohl praises Hubert Pruett as a rising pitcher after he struck Babe Ruth out six times in eight matchups during a series between St. Louis and the Yankees. Pruett, a Tulsa import, emerges as one of the season's notable pitching finds.

Matty Ruth Lee Fohl Brown Hubert Pruett Ar Mathewson St. Louis New York Yankees Pruett Babe Ruth Tulsa

Two Railroad Men Perished In Oklahoma Wreck

AUSUMA Okla July 19 Two Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad workers died and several passengers were injured when a passenger train and a freight train on the Osage division collided head on near here Officials cited a possible miscommunication of orders as the cause in today’s wreck.

Ausuma Okla Missouri, Kansas & Texas Here Tulsa Osage

Daniel Davis Faces GOP Primary For County Surveyor

Daniel Davis, a Republican candidate for county surveyor, emphasizes proven engineering ability and a strong work ethic. He notes heavy state highway work and limited time for canvassing while stressing on-time, quality project completion as key achievements.

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