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Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local public notice or sale. Readable elements include references to official action and authorities, but critical details like date, place, and scope are missing.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local public notice or sale. Readable elements include references to official action and authorities, but critical details like date, place, and scope are missing.
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Athens county schools push a major expansion with six new buildings by September. The Stewart High School completes with a large auditorium and gymnasium, cost about 55000, contractor IC Ia Heaton. The Pidns district adds eight classrooms and gym. York township rebuilds burned school and adds another frame building. Ames township adds a frame school. Carbondale adds two rooms to ease congestion.
Thousands gathered as Babe Ruth caught a baseball thrown from the roof of the Cohan Theater by Bob Meusel on Broadway near Forty third street New York City. Fans sought silk shirt keepsakes while Ruth fell short of the long throw record by 372 feet.
Bob Mueser delivered five RBIs and scored two runs with two singles a triple and a homer in a 7 to 5 Yankees win over the Tigers. Cobb and Veach hit consecutive Tigers homers as Bush left early. Tobby Cole pitched against Alexander, allowing five Dodgers hits and the Indians beat the Senators 1 0 behind Guy Morton. The Phils finished second to the Pirates, Morrison pitched well. Browns defeated the A’s 10 2 as Sisler snapped his slump with three hits. Reds edged the Giants 5 3 and Cardinals rallied late for a third straight win scoring six to one over Watson. Braves collected eight hits and six walks but scored only one run.
The calendar lists racing at Yonkers and Windsor Ontario, trotting at Kalamazoo, track finals at Belle Isle, canoeing in Toronto, rowing in Kenora, tennis openings in Omaha and Lake Minnetonka, golf in Lancaster, swimming at Brighton Beach, polo in Rumson, yachting regattas on Long Island Sound and Put-in-Bay, boxing matches in New York and Asbury Park, plus a note on Turkish girls aged fifteen wearing the yashmak.
The Red Sox edged the White Sox in a high scoring game 8 to 7 to move up from last place. Pesky lead changes and late runs highlighted the contest.
The report lists top batting averages in both the National and American Leagues. Notable names include Hollacher of Chicago and Grimes of Chicago with around .090 and .306 averages respectively, along with Meusel of New York and Speaker of Cleveland posting strong marks in the American League.
Clarence W. Walker left fielder for the Athletics, homered twice against the Browns to take the day’s lead. A veteran of five years with the Mackmen, he was part of a 1916 Red Sox purchase that influenced later moves. Born September 4, 1889 in Limestone Tennessee, his career began in Spartanburg and included stops with the Washington Senators and Browns. In France it is illegal for a widow to remarry within 300 days of a former husband’s death.
St. Paul beat Columbus 3 to 1. Minneapolis defeated Toledo 8 to 3. Minneapolis won 4 to 3 over Toledo. Kansas City and Indianapolis played, Louisville topped Milwaukee 13 to 10.
Cleveland edged Washington 1 0 while New York routed Detroit 7 5 in a lineup of 11 inning results. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 10 2 and Boston beat Chicago 8 7 in a late inning finish.
Cincinnati beat New York 5 to 3 Pittsburg defeated Philadelphia 6 to 0 St Louis won 6 to 1 against Boston and Chicago edged Brooklyn 1 to 0 in a set of NL games.
The day’s pairings include Columbus at Minneapolis Toledo at St Paul Indianapolis at Milwaukee Louisville at Kansas City American League action features St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Boston National League games show New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburg
Eddy Roush, the Reds center fielder, was reinstated Friday in organized baseball. Commissioner Landis telegrammed Cincinnati from Burt Lake, Michigan, granting the reinstatement and ordering him to report when in condition.
The piece links a busy boxing season to local scenes in Sacramento and New England girls’ soccer with gate receipts rising. It notes Babe Ruth’s Homer dilemma, Barbarian the lightweight’s sharp nickname, boxing commissions clashing with champions, Johnny Weissmuller’s fame, and Dutch Ruether’s pitching for the Robins.
The Futures crushed Chauncey 14 to 0 on Mill Street. Wanless pitched well for the winners and homered, while Chauncey’s Sapp struggled, yielding seven strikeouts. Chauncey made six errors enabling the big score. Wanless and Smith held Chauncey to one hit. Next Monday a batting average list and prize leaders will be released.
In Jacksonville Ohio yesterday the Old-Timers, players from 1895 to 1912, shut out the junior squad until the ninth inning. George Rasp and Sam Johnson starred in the late swing as the old players rallied for ten runs, then the youngsters fought back to close the gap. A 600-strong crowd saw the banquets at Shirkey Hotel and the fanning bee afterward.
Court notes list several marriage licenses including Homer Davis 20 and Stella Walton 18 both of Millfield. Also Pearl Helwig and Clifford Collins Athens and Ruth Hillyer Chauncey with consent of father. Haymen Reynolds 22 builder Guysville and Ernestine Bean 21 Guysville named by Rev Wilcox. Bronstain Zglenicki 35 miner Modoc and Apolonia Wytasiewicz 25 Buchtel named by Rev Chatley.
In Bayonne last night Irish Johnny Curtin stopped Joe Clifford in the sixth round. In Coney Island Wee Willie Spencer won by decision over Roy Moore after ten rounds.
Amesville visitors from the Plains stay with the Jago family as plans to move into the Patterson property progress after painting. WCTI members enjoyed a church lawn lunch while oil and coal men scouted prospects. Farmers and merchants picnic draws praise for a yearly hoped event.
Wellesley Hills Mass July 22 Roger W Babson adviser to over seventeen thousand executives says a fundamental change in real estate values is under way as people move to the country. He urges buying suburban property now before demand rises further and describes autos roads and mass media as drivers of suburban expansion. He notes high city rents and space congestion push workers toward country homes with land and utilities improving access to urban jobs.
Graham Chapel reports several from the area attended a grove meeting at Angell Ridge Sunday evening. Harald Flanders was the Sunday guest of Albert Hawk. Visitors included Mrs. Lula Bobo and her son, Miss Frieda Sinclair, Mrs. Lewis Hawk, Mr. Herbert Hawk and the Reeder Hawk family from Athens visited J. W. Hawk's. Lula Goldsberry assists Mrs. Swartz. Edna Townsend of Athens visited J. L. Evans and family.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and dancer Evan Burrows Fontaine are in Los Angeles as Fontaine seeks to establish the legitimacy of her 18 month old baby through a legal action. The pair are listed as the principals in the case.
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