Babe Ruth still King of Home Runs and Public Scrutiny
Babe Ruth remains baseball’s home run king and a major drawing card for the Yankees, but his temper and clashes with umpires have drawn discipline and public scrutiny. The piece notes his suspension after tossing dust at an umpire and entering the stands, urging restraint and better counsel. It also covers Benny Leonard turning down a $250,000 offer to fight Lew Tendler, seeking favorable terms instead.
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John Raspberry
Powers
Babe
Diamond Court
Ban Johnson
Ruth
Benny Leonard
Lew Tendler
New York
Leonard
Tendler
Long Island City
Ohio University to Grant Record Commencement Degrees
The June 13 commencement will award a record number of diplomas. Distribution covers Arts, Commerce, Education, Home Economics, Stenography and Electrical Engineering with numerous two and three year program grads. Most graduates aim for teaching. two seniors, Earle Van Sickle and Weinstock, have taken posts in the Philippines.
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College OF Arts
Ruavil
Ethene
College OF Education
Prido
Cration
Earle van Sickle
Weinstock
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Phillipines
Practical Work by Ohio University Commerce Students
Ohio University commerce students gain hands on business experience through Athens business community cooperation. About 19 students work 12 hours weekly at banks and firms for five hours credit, with summer plans expanding to full-time 10 weeks for 10 hours credit. Eight students already commit to summer work. The school has 264 commerce students across 12 states, two foreign countries and 64 Ohio counties. 112 work toward an A B degree and 15 graduate this year.
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Ohio
Rain drenches Athens county as Columbus area records top weekly total
A weekly state weather report shows Athens county receiving heavy rainfall while Columbus leads with 2.44 inches and Cleveland fairs at 0.2 inches. Wet fields delayed early week work though vegetation thrives. wheat progress is strong, corn planting continues, pastures and stock are in good shape, fruit outlook improves in some localities.
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Athens County
Columbus
Amesville
Cleveland
All Day Service on Sunday June 4 at Millfield
An all day service will be conducted at Millfield Sunday under the Nelsonville group of Methodist ministers with F. M. Evans as district superintendent and Paul E. Kemper as chairman. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions will feature H. L. Sheldon Edward P. Dabritz J. L. Landsitter and H. E. Bon Durant. The ten day service is in charge of Leonard A. Donnally E. H. McCormick Edward Dabritz H. E. Don Durant L. C. Dabritz and Paul E. Acomper.
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Nelsonville
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F. M. Evans
Paul E. Kemper
Leonard A. Donnally
H.L. Sheldon
Edward P Dabritz
J. L. Landsitter
H. E. Bon Durant
Cardinals Threaten Giants Lead Late in Game
Pretty near time for Jawn Mc Graw to look for another star he can buy. The Cardinals continue to threaten the Giants' lead.
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Cardinals
Giants
Athletics Outlook Brightened By Huston Endorsement On Miller
New York June 1 Colonel Huston of the New York Yankees endorses Connie Mack and Miller as key factors in transforming the Philadelphia Athletics from a weak club to a competitive one. Huston credits infield reorganization, outfield defense, and Miller’s .400 pace with 12 home runs as the core of the improvement. Separately Soldat discusses Zybszko and Ed Lewis, noting Zybszko as the toughest opponent and praising Lewis, with a lengthy postmatch account of their wrestling bouts.
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Pep Young
Dec Johnston
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Miller
Dugan
Acosta
Crowd Watches Stanislaus Zbyszko Meet Victor Soldat in Athens
In Athens a large crowd saw former world heavyweight champion Stanislaus Zbyszko defeat Finland’s Victor Soldat in two falls at the Armory. Zbyszko won the first fall after 39 minutes with a headlock and flying mare and secured the second with a half Nelson and crotch hold as Soldat weighed 224 pounds at 27 years old. The ex-champion, reportedly 48, declined to confirm his age.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko
Victor Soldat
Finland
Armory
Soldat
Zybszko
Wibule
Meusel Resumes Yard Work After Suspension Lift
Bob Meusel of the Yankees homered three times as Commissioner Landis lifted his suspension. Babe Ruth remained in question, while Meusel demonstrated his power, after joining the 1920 Yankees and posting a .318 season with 24 homers in 147 games. Born July 19, 1897 in San Jose, he started as a first baseman with Oakland and rose to fame with Vernon and Spokane before joining New York. He now calls Los Angeles home.
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Meusel
New York
Babe Ruth
Babe
Ban Johnson
Yankee
San Jose
Oakland
Spokane
Vernon
Yanks
Los Angeles
Lynch and Smith Scrap to Meet Buff in MSG Bout
Joe Lynch former bantamweight champion and Midget Smith scrap for a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight to decide the challenger to Johnny Buff for the title.
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New York
Joe Lynch
Midget Smith
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Buff
Rain cancels two major league games in Brooklyn and Philadelphia
Heavy rain this afternoon forced the postponement of two scheduled games. In the National League a game at Brooklyn was called off, while in the American League the contest at Philadelphia was rained out, leaving the Phillies and Senators idle.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Dodgers
Washington Senators
Yesterday's results across leagues and associations
Results from yesterday show Columbus 6 Toledo 5 Milwaukee 3 Minneapolis 2 St Paul 19 Kansas City 13 Indianapolis 9 Louisville 3 in the American Association. In the American League Cleveland 5 Detroit 2 New York 5 Boston 4 St Louis 4 Chicago 3 in 12 innings. Washington Philadelphia rain. National League Cincinnati 6 Chicago 1 St Louis 3 Pittsburg 2 Boston 2 New York 0 Philadelphia Brooklyn rain.
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Baseball fixtures listed for national and American leagues
The schedule shows Columbus at Indianapolis Toledo at Louisville Minneapolis at Milwaukee St Paul at Kansas City Cincinnati at Chicago New York at Boston St Louis at Pittsburg Chicago at St Louis Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York. No other games listed.
Woodruff Leads Athene Club Shoot With 44 Peak
Fred Woodruff tops the Ath ens American Rifle and Revolver club regular Thursday shoot on Margaret's creek range with a 43 average and 44 high. Clarence Way posts 45 points as the highest 10 shot score. The four top shooters include M C Grubb 42 average 44 high and C C Sams 40 average 40.
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Fred Woodruff
American Rifle and Revolver Club of
Athens
Margaret's Creek
Clarence Way
M. C. Grubb
C. C. Sams
Union Church Sunday Services and Meetings Schedule
The church invites all to Sunday school at 9:30, worship at 10:30, Christian Endeavor at 7:30, and a midweek prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 PM. A cordial invitation to attend these services.
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Christian Endeavor
Bates Church Sunday events schedule and services
Sunday school meets at 1 PM Memorial Day services at 2 PM with an address by the Rev Tim mons pastor of the Church of God at Athens Christian Endeavor at 7 30 PM meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM.
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Timmons
Church of God At
Athens
Christian Endeavor
Alaskan trip may be taken by president
President Harding's plan to visit Alaska late this summer surfaces again as Republican leaders doubt tariff reform this session. Senator Lenroot said Congress likely won’t pass the tariff bill, and the tour would include Victoria and Vancouver with a Pacific coast circuit through major cities.
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Harding
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Wisconsin
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Vancouver
British Columbuia
Sir Auckland Geddes
Will Keep Goods Safely in Cuba
Washington June 2 A Cuban decree allows many millions of dollars worth of American goods stored in Cuban warehouses to stay in Cuba until August 31 because owners failed to sell or pay for re export, the Commerce Department reported today.
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Washington
Cuba
Department of Commerce
Indian denial on Yaqui revolts from Sonora shown
Emphatic denial issued via telegram from General Francisco Manzo, chief of military operations in Sonora, states there are no rebellions underway among the Yaqui Indians. The message updates reports reaching Nogales, Arizona.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
International News Service Today
Francisco Manzo
Public Forum warns of coming trials and end times
Leonard Tucker argues in a Forum letter that current events foreshadow a prophetic crisis. He cites Noah, Nebuchadnezzar, and 1914–1925 as overlapping ages, claiming the Millennium has begun and a new order replaces the old.
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Noah
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Nebuchadnezza
England Ready to Meet All Her Promises in Washington Treaty
London June 2 The British cabinet plans a bill to fulfill all demands in the Washington naval limitation treaty and will introduce it in Parliament in a few weeks. The admiralty, confident of ratification, has already begun dismantling ships under the treaty terms.
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London
Three Priests Executed by Bolshevik Authorities
Three priests of the Russian Orthodox church were executed by Bolshevik authorities at Shuya for resisting the confiscation of church property for famine relief, according to a dispatch to the Morning Post.
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Shuya
Morning Post
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