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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
8
Muscatine’s Muskies suffer a lopsided 4-0 loss as McCabe spins a no run one hit gem. Errors and missed opportunities plague the Muskies while Creamy Masters drives in the lone run for the defending team.
Burling game details show McCabe driving runs and multiple infield plays. Wild pitch and errors give Burlington a late scoring chance, but McCabe delivers a lone hit and drives in two runs as Masters contributes minimally.
Cedar Rapids reports second baseman Lindberg is out several days with a foot injury. Pitcher Harper is sick with a sore throat, and first baseman Fulton remains hampered by an ankle injury. Outfielder Land also suffers a foot injury as the Bunny lineup fights for the C A pennant race. Keokuk releases outfielder Jory Brennan after two weeks with the club.
Marshalltown toppled the Bunnies 10 to 1 in a lopsided affair called in the first final of the ninth. Radebaugh pitched strongly for Marshalltown after a rough start, while Ittebardeon earned his first win of the season, limiting Cedar Rapids to five hits. The Speed Boys of Ottumwa and Keokuk also played, with Keokuk winning 10 to 3 as McCullough struggled on the mound.
Davenport Iowa June 47 Pitcher Paul Crouch left town taking all belongings after a room search by Boss O Leary. Salem youth departed without permission or notice, prompting Business Manager Hayes to inform President Tearney and Secretary J H M Farre that the player is suspended indefinitely.
Paris reports heavyweight champion George Carpentier has been asked to referee the Johnson Moran bout scheduled for June 21. Carpentier is the sole candidate acceptable to both camps amid ongoing negotiations.
Bill Armand, Kansas City boss, sends Beardman to the Muskies after hunting for a pitcher. Beardman is expected to arrive tonight. Alberts may be suspended if he does not appear soon. Glazier from Bloomington and a Chicago player named McNeeley arrive seeking infield or outfield work. Clinton is due today, with Muskies aiming to win at least two of three games against the Pilots on their trip.
The Geneva Golf and Country club hosts a handicap tennis tournament starting June 1 with three classes. Rules require timely matches, 2 of 3 sets to decide winners, and handicaps vary by class, with some matches played without handicap. Committee members prepare pairings and umpire arrangements.
London June 17 Lie-a-Bed, a two year old, won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. Braxted finished second with Honeywood third in a field of 25 over seven furlongs 166 yards. The cup carried 1250 dollars and the total stake reached 7700 dollars with an additional 300 dollar prize.
An absolute divorce was granted to Frank R Poss vice president of the Detroit baseball club in New York today. The trial spanned nearly three weeks as Lilian XX Poss faced the case in the Associated Press Leased Wire report from New York June 17.
Johnny Dundee stopped Johnny Gallant in the eighth round of a scheduled 12 round bout in Boston. Galliant started strong in round one but Dundee dominated, sending Gallant into a difficult finish before referee Fleming stopped the fight and Dundee earned the decision.
London June 17 The horse show closed last night with American entries earning many prizes. Judge William H Moore of New York judged 25 horses and took 28 prizes. J Sumner Draper of Boston won six prizes including one second and three thirds while A G Vanderbilt of New York earned two thirds. Additional sports on page.
A fragment from a Muscatine area column riffs on scoring in baseball and local players. It unfolds with humorous asides about Patsy McCabe and Freddie Golightly, notes a Burlington player's reaction to McCabe, hints at Tom Hayden and Ed Die Herr, mentions Ottumwa pack boats, and closes with a limerick about a thief of baseball gear.
The Westchester Cup, sought as polo’s top prize, was won by the Saxons with a 4 goals to 1 4? victory over the Vest in Meadowbrook. The British team claimed the trophy, sealing a second transatlantic trip and signaling the best polo game experts have seen.
Kansas City hosts win two games from Baltimore by scores 14 to 1 and 3 to 2. In first game, Kansas City bats explode, with Easterly and Stone among key contributors. pitching by Jaolensen and Cull Jog. In second game, KC edges Baltimore 4 to 3 with late scoring support, Easterly and Stone delivering decisive plays.
Philadelphia edged Chicago 10 to 7 as Chicago pitchers issued walks and errors hurt. Rawkey, Plank and Lapp led Philadelphia with key hits while Russell Wolfgang Mayer contributed for Chicago in a rough, high‑scoring game.
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