Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1923

Page

9

Induel Meet Sees Logan Defeat Athens In Close Score

Logan high school edged Athens 64 to 58 at Mill Street playgrounds in a rain soaked field and track meet. The relay win sealed the meet for Logan as Stoughton Mowery and St.Clair led scorers. Cowan and Baker starred for Athens in track and field events.

Logan High School Athens High School Millstreet Athens Logan Cowan Baker Stoughton and Mowery St. Clair Schaal Blackwood

Batting Leaders of the Big Leagues

National League leaders include Wheat of Brooklyn at .50435 and Grimm of Pittsburg at .406, with Bottomley of St Louis at .409 and Hornsby of St Louis at .400. American League figures show Hellman of Detroit at .618, Jamieson of Cleveland at .371, Rice of Washington at .867, Miller of Philadelphia, Burns of Boston at .200.

National League Wheat Brooklyn Grimm Pittsburg Bottomley St. Louis Hornsby Frisch New York American League Hellman Detroit Jamieson Cleveland Rice Washington Miller, Phil Burns Boston

Baseball results round up from yesterday

Results from yesterday include American Association games Kansas City 10 Toledo 1. Louisville 5 St Paul 0. Minneapolis 8 Indianapolis 2. Columbus at Milwaukee rained out. National League games Boston 7 St Louis 6 in 14 innings. Brooklyn 8 Chicago 2. Cincinnati Philadelphia rain. American League New York 4 St Louis 1. Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 0. Detroit Boston rain. Washington Chicago rain. International League Toronto 8 wa cee 0. all other games postponed.

Kansas City Columbus St. Paul Toledo Eerges Milwaukee Indianapolis New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Eaerereee Philadelphia E Philadephia Cose Eeeeersee Chicago Eveeeces Eeeeneveeece Gz Louisville Minneapolis Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Washington International Wa Toronto

Great Falls Welcomes Dempsey Gibbons Training Camp Plan

Great Falls officials and civic leaders court boxing champions Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons to set up training quarters in the livestock pavilion and market hall as the city promotes its Open House Independence Day plan. Local dignitaries anticipate boosting civic pride and tourism.

Chamber of Commerce Jack Dempsey Tom Gibbons Great Falls Dempsey Ing Gibbons Jack Tom

Johnny Kilbane Reflects on Fame After World Title Win

Kilbane recalls his 1911 championship win over Attell in Vernon California and the hometown reception led by mayor Newton D Baker. He notes the shift from adulation to envy and treats boxing as a business while vowing to stay grounded. He hints at a future tale about a bold blow to Monte Attell’s eye.

Johnny Kilbane NEA Service, Inc United States Attell Vernon Calif Newton D. Baker Wison Cleveland Toledo Sandusky Baker Johnny Kelp Monte Attell

Free Swingers Face Tight Year In Major League Hitting

The article notes major league free swingers like Babe Ruth and Bobby Veach will face tougher pitching. Giants pitchers slow Ruth with low outside pitches and half speed balls, a tactic spreading to veterans and youths such as Goslin and Hauser who also battle slow balls. The lively ball era demands pitchers reduce risks with these hitters.

Babe Ruth Bobby Veach Detroit Ruth New York Giants Goslin Washington Hauser Athletics

Dramatic Change in Baseball Rule Favored by Players

Baseball players push for a rule change to credit players for every play they actually perform even if a game is shortened by rain. They argue that hits and records from abbreviated games should stand when the action constitutes a real contest, regardless of innings played.

Billy Evans

Bases Tagging and Early Baseball Scores

John Scott helped North Carolina limit the Pirates to four hits as the Giants won six two. Lefty Grimm extended his hitting streak to 25 with a double and a single. Eddie Rommel shut out the Indians while Coveleskie faltered after Sewell’s error. Dodgers chased Nick Dumovich in a big win over the Cubs. Yankees beat the Browns four to one behind Van Gilder’s six inning work. Southworth’s diving catch and a later home run led the Braves past the Cardinals seven six in 14 innings, with a triple play by Frefeau Bottomley Stock on Boeckel in the seventh helping the Cards.

John Scott North Carolina Pirates Giants Lefty Grimm Southworth Bottomley Braves Cardinals Frefeau Stock Boeckel

Rain Apparently Saves Ohio Nine from Cincinnati game

Cincinnati started strong at Ohio Field but a heavy downpour halted the contest after the first half of the second inning. Cincinnati trailed 0 3 with three runs against Ohio nine, while Stevenson allowed several walks aiding Cincinnati in their early scoring.

Cincinnati Ohio Field J. Plavius Ohio Stevenson

Walker and Tunney Clinch Wins in Chicago Ring

Mickey Walker defeated Cowboy Padgett over 10 rounds. Gene Tunney beat Jimmy Delaney in a 10 round bout. Charley Glazer stopped Jimmy Dennis in the second round. George Butch defeated Eddie Shea in eight rounds. Frankie Conway is listed with a brief note.

Chicago Mickey Walker Cowboy Padgett Gene Tunney Jimmy Delaney Charley Glazer Jimmy Dennis George Butch Eddie Shea

Athletics complete triple play to save 8 5 win at Cleveland

May 16, 1913 report notes Philadelphia Athletics execute a triple play to preserve an 8 to 5 victory over Cleveland. The feature also recalls a 20 round lightweight bout in New York from 1898 between Dave Sullivan and Sam Kelly.

Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Dave Sullivan Sam Kelly New York

May Grand Jury Restudies Murder Case In Ath ens County

Judge Worstell again calls the May grand jury of Ath ens county common pleas court to consider first degree murder charges against Bert Juniper 29 who killed his sister in law Mrs Ethel Whitehaire at Hunterdon. Juniper held without bond. Grand jury to convene 9 in morning. petit jurors also summoned.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Worstell Bert Juniper Ethel Whitehaire Hunterdon Juniper

Derby clash signals big field for 1918 Kentucky Derby

Louisville reporters note a record field likely for the 1918 Kentucky Derby with Zev the heavy favorite on return after a strong Rainbow Stakes win. Bo McMillan and Nassau are strong contenders as the field of eligible starters swells past the 16 prior.

Louisville Zev Preakne Walrum Pimlico Harry Payne Whitney Enchantment Jamaica Rancocas Atables New York Ande Bo McMillan T.’ J. Prendergast Kansas City Westernet Nassau Frederick Johnson Atables Nee Ae Green Vigil Zev Runening Jons Tingale Siz

Dempsey Training Camp Set as Shelby Welcomes Visitors

Shelby Mont May 17 Promoter Mike Collins receives word Jack Kearns will arrive in Great Falls to set Dempsey’s training camp. Eddie Kane asks Earl Vance to fly from Chicago with a French six seater to move between Havre Gibbons camp and Shelby. Promoter Lou Molumby already has a plane on the job. Ticket reservations surge with advance sales near 375000 dollars. Shelby mayor Jim Johnson orders town band to greet incoming visitors with a West welcome.

Shelby Mont Mike Collins Jack Kearns Kearns Great Falls Jack Dempsey Eddie Kane Tom Gibbons Earl Vance Chicago Havre Gibbons Lou J. Molumby Molumby Coleling Jim Johnson

Yesterday's Home Run Hitters Totals Mixed Across Leagues

Report shows Ness of Brooklyn and Southworth of Boston among listed batters with incomplete data. Totals indicate National League 111 and American League 65 this year, compared to 78 and 166 last year respectively, with many garbled entries in the text.

Ness Brooklyn Southworth Boston Welch Phil

Brown and Gold Gown Description

A Brown and Gold gown features georgette fabric with a bodice and sleeves in gold lace. The skirt is draped and caught at the side in a large butterfly bow, creating an elegant evening silhouette.

Georgette Eyes

Also Mentioned on This Page

Induel Meet Stoughton Campbell Mowery, L Tribe Goldstein Johnson Davis Mowery Carmichael Krinn Hoops Craig Kahler Adcock Kennedy Duncan Stone Kitchen iGreat Falls H. B. Mitchell Toole County Here Montana Municipal Market Hall Keith Erin John McCormack Champ Eddie Indians Eddie Rommel Coveleskie Sewell Nick Dumovich Dodgers Cubs Yanks van Gilder Browns Reena Dees Yesteryears Beasley’s
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication