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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1902
Page
20
The Golf Links at Waveland Park attract visitors seeking exercise and pleasure with new additions in recent days including tennis croquet and ping pong alongside existing facilities.
A dealer touts a vast assortment of golf goods tennis equipment ping pong sets and croquet items priced below typical retail. The message promises value aligned with jobbing prices and claims to surpass western competition in selection and savings.
Grinnell wins at Marshall Field with top times and distances. Chicago Latin, Hopkins-Sears, and Oakdale competitors place in events like sprints, hurdles, and field events. Officials note strong performances from Amboy, Lake Forest, and nearby schools as meets conclude.
After heavy rain left muddy grounds, Des Moines postponed the Kansas City game today at 3:00. Stearns, Ryan, and Quinn are mentioned in lineup notes with Gibson or Danty Brearms possibly pitching, and Wilson keying a return to the fire department if unavailable.
Des Moines College hosts the Guild Cup athletics meet on Monday at the college field. Key contenders include Jackley and Kephart for points, with strong support from the sophomore and senior classes and the alumni team led by W Goodell. Entries cover dashes, hurdles, jumps, throws, mile and two mile runs, and relays with many named athletes such as Cassady Latimer Garner and Edmonson.
Mount Vernon June 7 Cornell eyes a strong season with a full schedule though November 1 is uncertain as Knox College may claim that date. The opener is September 3 against Morningside at Sioux City marking Cornell’s first game on the new athletic field and first meeting with Morningside. M Lindgren of the University of Waine...
In front of a large crowd Princeton University defeated Yale nine by 10 to 5. Alumni from multiple classes watched as the captains and pitcher were saluted and carried off the field by undergraduates. Other games included Pennsylvania over Illinois 11 to 5, Chicago over Michigan 8 to 7, Notre Dame 3 over Purdue 2, and Beloit 8 over Northwestern 6. The Walnut Bouquets beat Second Streeters 35 to 6, with Day and Robinson pitching for the Bouquets.
Fire and life insurance men plan a charity baseball game at the ball park on Fourth Street Saturday at 3 pm. Captain J T Sharp leads the fire team with J S Clark, Hal Howell, S P Berry, L J Seager, O Z Prya, W V Willcox, Harry Kilfott and others on hand. Jane H Ben Schneider captains the life team. Mayor Brenton to narrate. Dr L Schooler as surgeon. George Macartney master at arms.
Rain delayed the Ames Simpson game today. only four innings were played, no result. Reese fanned seven, gave three hits and one walk. Middleton struck out four with five hits and two walks. Ames offered to move the bat to Iowa City or Ames, Jawa refused. Grinnell seeks a game next week, likely in Des Moines for the bat. Also note Milwaukee signed pitcher B Kenna for its Western league squad.
London reports the golden robe for King Edward's coronation is finished. Thirty Royal School of Art Needlework girls spent three months crafting the cloth of gold cape with rich embroidery. An old royal barge will be revived for a royal water pageant at Windsor, with Jolly watermen on duty. The coronation music features new anthems by Bridge Parratt and Parry, including I Was Glad, with Westminster boys greeting from the transept.
A London Mail piece outlines a novel craze in ornamental horticulture using flowering fruit trees for decor. Plum cherry and currant varieties are forced in greenhouses to bloom before leaves, producing abundant blossoms for conservatories and dining rooms. Sprays fetch high prices among nurserymen, and the three to four branches arranged in a tall vase imitate a celery glass, reflecting a Japanese-origin trend.
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