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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1914
Page
6
Keokuk suffered a rough day with ten runs on ten hits and seven errors while Muscatine produced eight runs on eleven hits as Clinton swept a doubleheader. Errors and miscues dominated the field with seven free passes aiding Keokuk. Local edition notes unusual incidents and snappy fielding by home guards.
The game ended 1006 to 921 with Muscating Reple ahead. It details wild plays and penalties as McNue ley and Leo figure in bizarre outs and misses. Whittaker and McMillen are highlighted for erratic fielding and a tense late rally.
Cedar Rapids hosts Waterloo as the Bunnies win 3 to 1, unearned runs clouding the score. Walworth is fined for disputing Genin’s decisions. crowd disturbances threaten to erupt during the clash.
A rough box score style item notes Burlington scoring with batters Mannsh McCoy Link McGlane Mulligan. Plays include a strike by McCoy and a hit by pitch to Link. Umpire Ramos officiated the game with named players Senell Afoliaan Harmon Lowther McCon Ny.
Trials on the St Clair River at Algonac show Baby Reliance V driven by Commodore J Stuart Blackton covering 2658 feet in 32 seconds downstream and 24 5 seconds upstream twice, with signatures from Remy Eggen, Robt Eb Powell, and Samuel Crocker verifying the measurements.
Grinnell College edged the Hawkeyes 2 to 1 in a close baseball game Saturday afternoon. Key moments swung by Grinnell’s defense and timely hits kept the score tight, delivering an airtight victory for Grinnell.
Keokuk at home edged Muscatine 2 to 1 in a pitching duel as Ed Wahl and Zip Zackert held the teams to a total of eight hits. Clarence Jack delivered the decisive run with a sixth inning homer, breaking a 1-1 tie and sealing the Keokuk victory.
The Big Nine athletes gathered for a Saturday conference with Chicago, Stanford, California and Colorado teams. Illinois triumphed 451 to 12 as remnants praised the host and other squads departed with compliments. Stanford finished second with 2344, Chicago third with 25 points, Wisconsin fourth at 19.
In a soggy card at Chicago, the Cubs defeated Schenectady 9 to 1 as weather drove attendance down to about 1,600. Beanson, formerly with Brooklyn National, started for Schenectady and took the loss.
A festive crowd and rival chieftains clash in a playful spoof as Mel Justice, famed sleuth and chief of the Mussies, surveys the arena for overzealous punishments and potential misdeeds in a humorous May-time rite. Local diarist Mac McCave adds quips about Elks initiation and town sports as readers weigh the cost of living and a looming end to the convalescent verse.
Charles Balke of Los Angeles known as The Fearless in motorcycle racing was killed at Hawthorne track while practicing for yesterday's meet. His bike hit a two ton roller at seventy miles an hour. Balke was thrown, suffered fatal head and leg injuries, and died at St Anthony De Padua hospital.
The Reliable Jewels were edged 7 to 6 by Wapello in a tense league park contest. Vetter pitched and hit a homer in the second inning, fanning 15 and allowing five hits as Wapello pulled away late. Osbourne and Olson caught for the Tor fery Shoppers while Bunn, Suman, and Fuller handled the Diamonds. The Printers crushed the Butchers 12 to 1 in the morning game, ending a one-sided doubleheader.
Delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs arrive in Chicago as the biennial convention opens tomorrow. Special trains from Colorado California Texas Florida and Wisconsin carry attendees. The federation abandoned using boy scouts as guides and baggage boys citing their youth. Miss Margaret Wilson will deliver the keynote address titled What the Federation of Women's Clubs can do for young women.
Mike Clabby the Indian middleweight was matched to meet Eddie Mer Goorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin on July 4 for the world championship. The recent Clabby versus Smith bout in Philadelphia ended with a disputed decision favoring Smith, fueling controversy over title eligibility.
Promoter Charles Henderson announced that the Hendersons bouts scheduled for tomorrow night at Moline between Earl Henderson and Frank Whitney and Charles Henderson and Rages of Peoria are postponed due to authorities interference. The fights will be rescheduled for a later date.
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