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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
7
A historical preview of the Berlin Stadium in Gruenwald, detailing its underground construction, seating for about 30,000, and facilities for football, swimming, track, gymnasiums, and cycling. The article notes a fast track, a 600 metre cycling loop, and plans to center Olympic events in 1916 with Germany highlighting bicycle racing and international exhibitions.
May batting report shows Curtis and Gould leading Muscatine as the team sits second in the Central Association behind Watertog. Other players like Curtis Laura Bromley Darters Pennington Katz boost averages, with Muscatine posting .052 team mark and Monmouth and Burlington close behind at .049 and .046 respectively.
The Central Association director will convene in July during the socom Wade. President M. B. Justice calls the session, likely in Burlington, to address league affairs. A proposal to standardize uniform diamond rules across cities is expected to be discussed amid Burlington grounds complaints about speed and field conditions.
Chicago announces the complete Western Amateur Championship program. Secretary Willard of the Western Golf Association says the tournament will be at Homewood Country Club from July 21 to July 31. Olympic trophy ceremony planned to follow, with details to be announced. Weather disrupts schedule in Missouri as rain interferes with Central West tournament play.
Threat League in Springfield saw El Quincy win 6 to 3 while other games were postponed due to wet grounds. College baseball Dartmont defeated Ayaorsh 3 to 4. Today in pro play the American League matches St Louis at Chicago Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston. National League features Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at St Louis Brooklyn at Philadelphia Boston at New York.
In a cloudburst affected doubleheader at St Louis, the Cubs lose the opener 1 to 9 as Laven and Reulbach pace pitching. Cardinals win in relief with Guiner tallying the lone run. White Sox fall to Browns in a separate rout as Mitchell and the Browns overpower the Carinals’ rivals.
Boston celebrates as the Red Sox win a world series pennant at Fenway Park during ceremonies marking their championship victory over the New York Giants. Officials from the National League attend, with Thomas Lynch representing the league’s central commission.
Sporting notes recap a puzzled Grundy Center crowd awaiting their famed neighbor Ziggs Hesbrops in a real league game. The piece blends local club chatter, a quirky sports column voice, and playful dialect about league officials and newspaper ties, with misread lines echoing the period’s sporting culture.
The Central Association race remains status quo as rain forced postponements. Muskies failed to battle yesterday while Muscatine and other teams faced ground delays. Waterloo park criticized for poor conditions and standings confirmed by Journal sports writer, with only Kewanee’s win tally slightly off.
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran pedestrian, arrived in Akron at 7 90 this morning on his route from New York to Minneapolis. A large contingent from Kent accompanied him for about ten miles. He plans to resume his journey this afternoon. Cincinnati dispatch notes a Covington club baseball franchise matter where directors may take control, with Kansas or Toledo as possible destinations.
Admirers of the Philadelphia Athletics praise Eddie Plank as a premier southpaw. The veteran lefty, in Connie Mack's rotation, enters his thirteenth season with a strong start and a standout 1912 record of 6 wins and 18 losses remains remarkable for his age and career.
A centuries old stone lizard relief near Cuernavaca Mexico draws interest. The carving lies on a hilltop about eight miles from Cuernavaca and seventy miles southwest of Mexico City. Believed linked to pre historic cultures and events tied to the Nochicalco palace, it reportedly witnessed Cortes’ era observations.
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