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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
8
A vintage bank advertisement invites opening a checking account with assurances of security and service. It highlights a safe deposit vault private drawer for two dollars a year and a savings account with one dollar to start, promising regular deposits at three percent and urging customers to visit Saturday night.
The Kewanee Boilers face turmoil as Roxey Walters refuses to play for Pennington and signs with Princeton rivals. Princeton records claim the Keewanee contracts are invalid, while Andreen Beard may join Princeton. Central Association suspensions complicate roster plans as players await signings and potential transfers.
Manager Frank Boyle added southpaw Newmeyer from Ludington in the Michigan State League. The hard throwing lefty posted a strong 50 percent win rate with Ludington last season, earning praise from Hawk-Hart, Manistee’s top catcher, who notes the transfer could give Muscatine a permanent mound presence.
The Chicago American League team, training at Paso Robles, heads to San Francisco to begin a practice series with Oakland and San Francisco clubs of the Pacific Coast League. Opening day features two games in Frisco.
Mike Flynn, famed umpire and former player, endorses Frank Boyle as Muscatine supporters expect a strong Port Dodge club next season. Flynn recalls past ties with Boyle, praises his standards, and hints at officiating an ante-season game for the Munkies while predicting a competitive pennant chase.
The note indicates an Oakland game followed by Friday’s matchup at home against the San Francisco team, outlining a sequence of events and the next opponent for the club. The fragment highlights a planned schedule shift and the rival city involved.
President B. B. Johnson of the American League said a league edict may bar players from writing expert opinions for newspapers or cut their salaries. He argued most articles harm the league and that players often never see stories before publication. If enforceable, no American League player will be allowed to write such criticisms.
New York March 6 Mail from England arrived at the New York Yacht Club but lacked Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth America Cup challenge packet. The Oceanic docked last night and officials say Lipton’s letter was likely registered matter and will arrive later. No public disclosure date set, pending a club meeting on March 27.
Davenport, Indiana March 6 news reports Davenport Three-f baseball team signs four new players bringing total to 21. New acquisitions include Paul Rouch Salem Ohio pitcher Wade Willey Davenport pitcher John Petere Kansas City Kansas catcher Earl Rogge Richmond Michigan outfielder. Rogge is brother of Clint Rogee formerly Chicago White Sox pitcher now at Des Moines. Battling Whelson Meets Iowan in Atlanta March 6 match results in ten round fight with no decision rendered.
New Era Midgets defeat Muscatine Midgets at home by 31 to 12. Kemper shines with seven field goals and a free throw for top scoring. Hoopes and Pantel contribute, while Hoopes makes eight free throws as New Era edges Muscatine.
The Muscatine YMCA basketball five, runners up in the Iowa state championship, received official letters at a banquet hosted by Physical Director R. H. Starkey. Captain Harry Bahn, Elmer Bloom, George Herman, Ralph Lohr, James Cullen, and George Baker were named recipients as the season officially ended.
A suit filed in United States district court at Covington Kentucky seeks a restraining order against the national baseball commission the national board of arbitration and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. It alleges August Herrmann as chairman of the national commission and Cincinnati club president of the National League refused to admit the Covington baseball club into the Blue Grass League in violation of the national agreement guaranteeing consent for clubs within five city miles of a major league city. Defendants named include Herrmann T J Lynch and B B Johnson.
Frank Kiaue of Pittsburg won the decision over Billy Papke of Kewanee in Paris after fifteen rounds. Papke was warned repeatedly for rule breaches and flagrant wrestling tactics by the referee, who finally stopped the bout. The fight was scheduled for twenty rounds at 180 pounds.
In New York on March 6 thirty one athletes who competed at Stockholm last July joined a gathering of prominent amateur athletes for the Indoor Senior Track and Field championships of America held under a major athletic association.
An Amateur Athletic Union program takes place tonight at Madison Square Garden featuring regional competitors and scheduled events across multiple gyms with tickets available for spectators.
Willie Ritchie the light weight champion turned down yesterday a $1,000,000 offer from a local promoter for a fight in San Francisco on July fourth. A telegram from Ritchie’s manager in Cincinnati says no terms could be accepted due to a three month engagement in London. He would accept the offer upon return. Pork steak five cents per pound at the Cut Price Meat Market.
The Salvation Army in this city launched an old clothes drive to collect usable garments for the poor and sell rags and newspapers to support the organization’s expenses. Lieutenant Blankenship announced strong expected help from the effort and he departed for Lone Tree for daylong duties related to the campaign.
Advice warns that poor plumbing echoes in the human body, urging good digestion hygiene and recommending Chamberlain's tablets for quick relief. Sold by all dealers, andy.
New York police report the murder of Mrs. Wuthering Godfrey a young widow found in her flat with head and face battered. Three men who found the body were detained as material witnesses. Crime is attributed to gangsters. Defers Single Tax at Seattle reports indicate charter amendment returns.
Yesterday's submissions to voters included the single tax, the municipal bank plan, the public market plan, and the Griffiths bill to restrict police powers. The police measure aimed to prevent arrests without warrants except in specified cases.
Officials of the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis have invited Drake Gunneralty to participate in a two mile relay at a big indoor meet. The event pits him against a tear from the University of Minnesota.
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