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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
3
June schedules announce pool hours for various groups. Beginnings June 6 feature classes for Ladies, Married Ladies, Young Men, and general lessons. Regular gym season ends with tonight’s classes, but pool remains open all June.
High class and sandlot baseball appeared across the upper peninsula with Hurley Bessemer and Marquette in focus. Munising edged Marquette 1 to 0 and 6 to 5 in two tight games at Munising. Ontonagon lost a copper country league game to Keweenaw 16 to 0 while Portage Lake beat Ontonagon 4 to 3 in Memorial Day exhibition. Calumet beat Portage Lake 11 to 2 and 9 to 7 for different results. Ishpeming outslugged Negaunee 12 to 6. Escanaba and Gladstone split holiday games with Escanaba 11 to 6 in 10 innings and Gladstone 6 to 5 in 12 innings.
The Ironton ball club under manager George Aspinwall extended its win streak with a 9 to 6 victory over Wakefield Cubs at Bessemer Park and an 8 to 5 win at Anvil Park against Ram say. In the Wakefield game Ironton erased a 6 5 deficit after six innings with a four run burst while Ross and Michaud teamed for the win and Isaacson and Annula pitched for Wakefield.
A West Norwood man who described himself as a poet told the magistrate he had twice been knocked down by a motorcyclist. The London Punch opinion urged him to quit poetry after the first incident.
Baseball report shows Heinie James leading city hitters with a .417 average after most games. Gus Janov is .313, with four others above .200. Duray leads in fielding at .950 and team errors total 25 in four games. Duray, James, Skarin, Cooper, and Janov post top totals in hits and bases, while Lefty Hoeft and Rinto contribute on the mound.
John Coutsougopoulos, a native of the upper peninsula of Michigan, faces a unique draft cycle as Greece and the United States alternately call him to service. He has served in the Balkan wars, the U S World War I era, and now Greece drafts him again, while an attempt is made through diplomacy to secure his release.
A caddie school will open this year at the St Louis Country Club with three curriculum groups A B and C. Caddies who prove ability in one class will be promoted to the next level. A humorous motto about cooking shows in Bride's Kitchen. Forgive us this day our daily bread.
Pete Herman dominates bantamweight action after his comeback loss of the crown. Doctors say he may be blinded in one eye, yet opponents struggle to strike his unseen target. Lynch remains inactive in no decision bouts as Montreal and Tremaine rise, with a potential rematch looming this summer.
Bessemer manager Pascoe plans a Sunday trip to Iron River for a season opening game. Lefty Hoeft likely on the mound for Bessemer with Basket catching, while Iron River counters with Mattefield Hoar and Dahl in the batteries. The club aims for a strong showing after last week’s Hurley loss.
The Detroit Tigers wear the English D on uniforms this season, a style that carried them through three pennant years. Tulsa acquired Phil Todt from the St. Louis Browns and plans to use the young outfielder from Mound City. The message ends with a quip about loafing and effort.
Houghton Mich based J Stokly Ligon reports predatory animals including coyotes timber wolves bobcats and lynx kill about 5000 deer each year across the Upper Peninsula. He notes widespread carcasses in deer yards and urges government state cooperation with Wisconsin and Minnesota to coordinate a regional plan led by the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau with John A Doelle shaping the effort.
A diamond ring lost thirteen years ago near Pitem Ma is recovered by Mel D A Yarnell while shelling corn for pies during a shower. The finder notes the ring’s value has greatly increased since it was lost and mentions the area had been plowed many times.
Manager Ty Cobb finally decided to move first baseman Ben Smith the Threes recruit to Joplin. Leo Hanley, previously with Binghamton in 1919, gets another trial in the International. The Rochester club has signed him.
A verse fragment from P. Vo Dawe in the Montreal Daily Star evokes a fading war era scene with a couple strolling by sea meadows as the moon climbs, then shifts to Manager George McBride praising Rob Lamotte as the best shortstop in the business.
Michigan defeats Illinois 3 2 in an 18 inning, 5 hour game. Karpus delivers a game winning single in the eighteenth after Korps shines at third through 15 innings before moving to the mound. Vines scores the final run on Pedden’s double and Stewart’s single as Illinois maintains league lead.
An old time remedy recommends Hamburg Breast Tea as a cold cure. A tablespoonful brewed with boiling water is drunk at any time to relieve congestion by opening pores. The ad claims it loosens the bowels, breaks up a cold, and is inexpensive, safe, and entirely vegetable.
Remedial advertise style touts rub on St Jacobs Oil to ease rheumatic pain in joints and muscles. Claims quick, painless relief from rheumatism without burning skin, urging readers to buy an 85 cent bottle from their doctor. Includes misspelled branding and exaggerated results.
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