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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
8
Merz starts both games for Decatur as the home team defeats Kankakee in a twin bill. In the first contest Decatur scores five runs to Kankakee's three as Merz, Hartley and teammates deliver strong hitting. In the nightcap Decatur wins seven to two with Merz again on the mound and Hartley catching.
Fragmented standings list shows teams such as Decatur and Sterling with various scores. The readable bits include Le St, Kankakee, McKeonville, and numbers like 30, 24, and 25 but details are unclear.
Yesterday results list Decatur 5 7 loss to Kankakee 0 2. Muscatine 6, Elgin 3. Today games feature Kankakee at Sterling and Decatur at Jacksonville.
Cy Boothby pitched well allowing four hits and walking four but eight errors by the Kittens doomed them in a 6 3 setback. Elgin and Coleman featured in key plays while Scribner Dietz Slapnicka and Maisle contributed in the late innings. Long and Jones led a late rally for the Camel lineup but the eighth inning miscue sealed the win.
The narrative describes a wild inning with juggling plays and miscues. Dietz advances to first as a third man scores on a Slapnicka to Ingalls sequence then Benny and Slapnicka move up. Yeager’s hit finds the Muscatine battery as Lewis adds a liner to left.
Reno July 1 Jeffries declares he will win and go after Johnson in the coming fight saying he is in his best shape ever. Johnson likewise reports peak condition and aims to deliver the battle of his life as weights are listed at 220 for Jeffries and 209 for Johnson.
Attorney I S Pepper travels to Jacksonville as representative of the local association for a double bill featuring the Camels and Kitties. The program includes exhibitions and efforts to boost league interest with players Eyler Walters and Aj nicka likely in action.
The race results show No 1 Premier driven by Ray McNamara leading the long tour in Chicago with perfect road scores until penalties. Bill Bolger's No 5 Chalmers finished second despite 39 points, while No 100 Moline led the miniature tonneau class with 12 points.
Pat Comiskey's $750000 ball park in Chicago officially opens at 7th Street and Shields Avenue. The venue, costing about $750000, is praised as one of the world’s finest with a seating capacity and amenities including a clubhouse and umpires’ quarters. Opening ceremonies feature bands, Army officials, and a guest list of political and league leaders. Chicago’s battery Walsh and Sullivan will start, marking Sullivan’s return after injuries.
National League results include St Louis 13 over Chicago 9, New York 2 Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 4 Boston 1. Cleveland 5 St Louis 90. No other MLB games scheduled. Three I League scores show Waterloo 1 Davenport 0, Peoria 1 Louisville 0, Springfield 4 Danville 0, Rock Island 11 Dubuque 8.
Local baseball results list Ottumwa defeating Burlington 3 1 Quincy losing to Hannibal 0 Kewanee beating Galesburg 12 7 Monmouth defeating Keokuk 4 2 Reflects a partial Central Association rundown with multiple city matchups and scorelines.
The Indianapolis speed way opened its second three day race meet of the season on July 1 drawing a strong field for the annual two hundred mile Cobe cup race on the Fourth of July card.
Edward Fenstermaker a former Illinois Central railroad man and six years a Waterloo police officer died this morning in Waterloo Iowa of tuberculosis. He was 58. The death follows a long illness and is reported by local press.
Citizens rely on Bud Weiser and Ann Hauser to provide Fourth of July entertainment as crowds gather in Columbus.
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