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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
5
Local notes announce another Camels Back victory and a Sunday game at Elgin. Star attractions are planned for South End Park this week with Kays scheduled for Tuesday. league standings and teams are referenced in scattered OCR text.
Rain affected multiple Illinois cities including Elgin Muscatine Jacksonville Joliet Decatur Jankakee Clinton Freeport with reported scores and delays. Forecasters caution lingering showers across counties as residents monitor travel conditions and closures.
Kankakee visits Muscatine Joliet plays Clinton Decatur meets Freeport Jacksonville faces Elgin listed as upcoming prep pairings with four cities and six schools involved in the schedule.
The Kankakee Camels under Keeper Walters return by Milwaukee railroad after rain limited Sunday games. Freeman and Boothby pitched well for their teams. Kays arrive for today and tomorrow's games, Elgin scheduled midweek, with Clinton and Dad's menagerie next week for double-headers.
Two runs in the fourth inning powered the Mokenas to a 2 0 win over the Pirates in a Sunday amateur game at South End park. Jans and Jans pitched for the Pirates against Hubbard and Schroeder for the Mokenas, with a two-run rally unearned after a short stop error and a miscue. The Pirates totaled four safeties, including two doubles, in another quiet day at the plate.
Iowa City May 23 Arlo Wilson Iowa’s leading hurdler plans a last week of practice at Des Moines Stadium before the Missouri Valley conference meet. He departs Wednesday for a final prep as fans hope for a life shot at the title. Luther College wins Iowa State Intercollegiate Tennis singles title with Yisiaker defeating Simmons Coe 6-2 6-2 6-1 after eliminations of Iowa Cornell Coe and Ames.
In Clinton Freeport earned two wins as Joliet rallied to defeat Jacksonville 9 to 4 with a late ninth inning surge. In Decatur Kankakee beat the locals 3 to 1 after rain halted play, with Veach and Boyle on the mound for Kankakee and Middleton and Hartley for Decatur.
Freeport captured both ends of a May 23 doubleheader in Clinton Iowa with timely hitting. Rogers started and pitched in the first game guiding Freeport to a 5 8 win while Laudermilk took the loss for Clinton. In the second game Freeport rolled to a 6 2 victory behind steady at bats and strong defense.
Jacksonville Illinois won the second game of the series against Joliet in a sensational 9 to 3 contest. Most and Walsh pitched, with Swalm Fosberger and Woods in the battery. Other games were postponed by rain including Clinton versus Freeport, Kankakee versus Decatur, and Muscatine versus Elgin.
A lively feature notes Jupe Play’s enduring pull as fans flood print coverage. The piece hints at a busy week with daily baseball, a town carnival and a circus, while a father grapples with funding his child’s wardrobe needs.
The fifth Great Western handicap shoot begins Tuesday at 9 o'clock in Des Moines with 300 top shooters. Notable entrants include Charles Budd Fred Gilbert and F A Crosby as they compete for records.
Mr Flem ing resumes public activity in the local arena as an indicator manipulator, signaling continued involvement in regional affairs and identification with local events.
A quiet weather report notes the Clerk of the Weather bringing late season rain to the Camels area on Sunday, dampening plans and leaving skies leaky and unsettled.
West Des Moines high won the Drake stadium meet with 27.5 points. Iowa City finished second with 14.5 points, Cedar Rapids third with 14 points, North Des Moines and East Des Moines tallied 13 and 10 points respectively. Sixteen schools competed.
The Camels hope to upset Collins led swatters in a muddy regatta battle as both crews race for victory. Strong teams and a stubborn course promise a rough showdown on the water.
A diverse program highlights the week at the South End airdome with concerts and performances. Early attendance favors orchestra seating for prime views of the lineup.
Tuesday marks the first ladies' day at the new park as many women are expected to attend the Camels versus the Kays game.
Lee J. Talbott of the Kansas City Athletic Club shattered three records at the Western Amateur Athletic Union track meet in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. He posted a discus throw of 128 feet 2 inches, a 16 pound shot put of 45 feet 4 inches, and a hammer throw of 162 feet 7 42 inches.
At Muscatine Friends Church a revival series led by two Penn College evangelists, Walter Dexter and Wendell Farr, was approved. Dexter leads a gospel band tour that last summer drew wide praise, with services planned to start June 19 and continue through July.
The Standard Bearers of the Musserville M E church plan a picnic next Monday at Mitt Man’s pasture. A society meeting tonight at the homes of Edith and Esther Stohr on Oregon Street will finalize arrangements and discuss a social planned for early June. The session starts at 7 30.
National League Chicago beat Philadelphia 7 to 3. Cincinnati 4 Boston 3. Brooklyn 3 St. Louis 2. American League no games. Providence exhibition Chicago 9 Providence 5. Three I Bloomington 3 Peoria 1. Rock Island 1 Dubuque 0. Springfield 5 Danville 1. Waterloo 2 Davenport 1. Central Association Galesburg 9 Quincey 1. Quincey 1 Galesburg 0. Ottumwa 6 Keokuk 2. Burlington 3 Monmouth 1. Monmouth 3 Burlington 3. Hannibal 1 first game. Hannibal 2 Kewanee 1. Saturday rain halted Cubs and Sox. Major leagues: Pittsburgh 1 New York 0. Cincinnati 6 Boston 3. St. Louis 2 Brooklyn 3 in 10. American Washington 2 St Louis 3. Philadelphia 7 Detroit 4. New York 5 Cleveland 4 in 15. College Illinois 5 Minnesota 2. Yale 15 Holy Cross.
A committee outlines the Muscatine High School alumni reception for the class of 1910 on June 8. They hope to have Dr. J. N. Elliott deliver a brief address at the informal gathering. The program lists orchestral and vocal performances by local musicians and students.
A public celebration drew thousands as the poet spoke his last poem before the crowd. The publisher wonders aloud if the fate was lynching or shooting, reflecting on a life ended.
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