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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1921
Page
2
Postoffice guards with shotguns patrol mail loading areas in major cities recalling Wells Fargo era. Local notes report visiting relatives and townspeople in Athens Rome Township and Amesville. Burial and school events are noted with graduations and commencements planned.
Columbus at St. Paul was called second due to rain. Minneapolis beat Toledo 7 to 4. Louisville won 12 to 4 against Milwaukee. Indianapolis defeated Kansas City 10 to 3.
National League games postponed due to rain. American League results include Cleveland 4 over Boston 1, Detroit 5 over Philadelphia 2, New York 6 over St. Louis 4, and Washington 9 over Chicago 5.
Coolville opened the baseball season before a large crowd as the Bears defeated the Cannonville Coal Heavers 11 to 6. Bliss, a new acquisition, pitched seven innings in a heated, old fashioned battle.
Coolville routed Canasanville 12 to 4 with Foster pitching two innings and Mahay fey driving in two. Meade started for Canasanville before being replaced as Coolville roared with two in the first. four in the third. and two in the eighth. Bean Best impressed behind the plate while Trix White took field captain duties and Wolf led the team with three hits.
Dixie Davis topped Babe Ruth era action as Pipp delivered a clutch single to spark a 6 4 ninth inning win for the New York Yankees over the St Louis Browns. Jim Bagby allowed four hits as the Indians beat the Red Sox 4 1. Washington used timely hitting to top the White Sox 9 0 while Ray Schalk suffered a cracked finger. Detroit defeated the Athletics 6 2 with Bush scoring on a bunt and Perkins wild throw aiding Griffith's plate tally. All National League games were rained out.
Jacksonville's baseball team, built from local players, aims to defeat Ohio University in Thursday's game. The club features 2 Babe Ruths in George Rasp, who hit two homers against Millfield, and is coached by Andy Chutes with Ernie Swindel. Bobby Jones advances in Britain by beating Hamlet one up in the British amateur golf title.
Fred Ahrendt and wife motored to Parkersburg Sunday. Kyle McAfee of Athens was the over Sunday guest of relatives here. Leonard Hawk, wife and little son of Athens were the over Sun guest.
Chicago May 24 broker Jack O Lan dis of offices in Columbus Pittsburgh and New York was chloroformed and robbed here early today.
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