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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
7
Veteran players and umpires debate the surge in long balls over five years. They credit the lively ball and note fewer high quality pitchers today, with many clubs lacking four star twirlers. The Boston Old-Timers Game highlights era shifts and the mystery of pitching decline.
With two runs home and bases loaded in the ninth, a throw to first after a possible double play goes low and rolls fair down the right field line. An agreed rule allowed runners to advance one base on overthrows. play continues as officials determine scoring and outs.
The piece discusses a catcher to first baseman overthrow in fall territory. Umpires would rule the ball in play and runners could advance one base per peril. It reasons two runs should have scored and the batsman stayed at third.
Goettingen reports a singular wedding under a shadow of the gallows. The Flemish bride, daughter of a man sentenced to death, marries a groom condemned to 20 years. Best man and bridesmaid also face similar sentences. all four were fugitives convicted by Belgians for pro Germanism.
In Great Falls Montana on June 22, 81 year old Mrs. Coyle of Peru Indiana travels 177 miles to Dempseyville to urge Jack Dempsey to victory. She prays for him and watches the champ train as a photographer records the moment.
Creston overturned a late Hamburg comeback with two decisive rallies in the sixth and seventh, defeating Hamburg by a close margin. Key players included Parker with three hits and Poirier, Bird, and Young contributing solidly in a hard fought game.
Forty fans watched as local golfers played through a clear day with fine conditions. The scoring list shows multiple players near professional levels, including Rivenburg 60, FIndley 62, Meaders 72, and DeVoe 91, while the late innings featured back and forth scoring and a Creston lead before final tallies.
A detailed box score notes Hamburg defeating Creston five to six with two base hits by Black Parker Augustine and Young. The feature includes three double plays, stolen bases, and pitching details from Poirier and Bird, plus umpire and time. It also lists five rules questions and answers about batting legality and interference.
The record asks whether baseball imposes a weight limit on bats and if Babe Ruth used a noticeably heavier bat than peers. It notes debates about permitted bat size and Ruth’s reputed preference for a heavier model compared with other players.
Players may not lift a ball to see a mark unless both agree to inspect the balls on the green. If unsure which ball is theirs you must request consent from your partner and replace the ball where it lay. For direction of play a device may be used and a player may seek advice from his caddie.
About nine hundred co eds at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls perform handkerchief drop and similar games for three nights weekly during the first six weeks of summer session. Supervisors from rural education direct play with combined classes meeting three times weekly to learn and direct children's games. Eleven new instructors joined the rural education department this session.
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