Camels Win 11-Inning Thriller Over Kankakee in Northern Association
Dad's Camels edge Kankakee 4 to 3 in 11 innings after a tense, back and forth game. Eyler drives winning run in the 11th as Reisinger, Yeager, and McTighe contribute key hits and stellar defense from Muscatine.
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Johnson to Attend Jeffries Exhibition in San Francisco
San Francisco May 24 Jack Johnson plans to attend Jim Jeffries boxing exhibition next Friday night. Johnson says a trainer suggested the prank of wearing false whiskers to surprise Jeffries and may show up incognito. He also notes he expects to beat Jeffries and continues road work, having logged twelve miles as part of his training.
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Jeffries
Johnson
Joliet Rallies to Top Clinton in Tight May Game
Joliet edged Clinton 3 to 2 in a close afternoon clash in Clinton Iowa. A disputed call by umpire McCarthy on Wood interference sparked controversy that nearly led to protests.
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Clinton
Decatur Edges Freeport 3 2 In Ill Baseball Clash
In Freeport Illinois on May 24 Decatur defeated Freeport 3 to 2 in a featureless game. Both teams used two pitchers with Middleton Mertz Hartley and Laudermilk Kelly listed as batters. Score by innings shows Decatur with a two in the first and two in the seventh while Freeport tallied in the fourth and sixth.
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Tigers Strengthen Roster Ahead of Series
Ted Sullivan at Clinton boosts his Tigers with Harberger a Cleveland short stop and Shubert a York state left fielder. Rogers and Nugent, underperforming, receive blue envelopes as Joliet scribes push for the team to be labeled Ites in the press. The squad arrives tomorrow.
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Nugent
Joliet
Circuit
Ites
Fleming Interest of League Highlighted by Fines
The report notes Fleming cares about the league while Gilligan of the K K K outfit in the right garden was fined, adding five more glittering bones to the general fund.
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Fleming
League
Gilligan
Camel herd brings joy as Yeager romps about yesterday
Yeager the camel delighted onlookers as it pranced about in Camel style, spreading cheer and brightening the day for nearby spectators with its spirited display.
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Yeager
125 Marksmens Open Fifth Great Western Handicap Shoot
125 expert trap shooters gathered at the Des Moines Gun Club for the fifth Great Western handicap event. Five squads fired in morning trials with ten events planned for the day and about $400 in prizes. New trap boxes and a new firing line were installed, and Elmer E. Shaner led off the shoot. Billy Milner oversaw the equipment.
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Iowa Evening Press
Des Moines
United States
Gun Club
Elmer E. Shaner
Interstate Association
Billy Milner
Gus Men
Local carnival thrills as Kays ride seven straight wins
The writer ribs readers about skipping the carnival to watch the Kays win streak, noting seven in a row and the crowd enjoying their back lot antics. The tone blends playful sports chatter with light social commentary.
Vaudeville Season Ends at Family Theatre Third Street
Manager O W Brockman closes vaudeville at the Family Theatre as warm weather and falling attendance prompt conversion to a moving picture venue. Tickets drop. three films rotate daily and an illustrated song is shown. Brockman plans weekly vaudeville acts to add variety.
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Third Street House
Baseball Standings and Today’s Games Listed
National League matchups include Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Pittsburg Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St. Louis. American League games feature Chicago at New York Detroit at Washington St. Louis at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston.
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Fragmented OCR city standings and scores snippet
Partial sports data lists teams and places such as New York Philadelphia Brooklyn and Philadelphia shows scattered numbers. The fragment hints at standings with decimals and scores but lacks coherent events or outcomes to form a complete item.
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Multiple Leagues
Results yesterday show Chicago and Philadelphia rain postponements while New York beat Pittsburgh 7 to 1. St Louis defeated Brooklyn 5 to 0. Cincinnati won 6 to 5 against Boston. Boston fell to Chicago 4 to 3 in a fifteen inning game. Philadelphia edged Detroit 4 to 3. Washington beat St Louis 7 to 2. Central Association games: Ottumwa beat Burlington 7 to 4 with Hannibal 1 defeating Quincy 3. Davenport beat Waterloo 2 to 1 in the Three I League. other games postponed by rain.
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Ottumwa
Hannibal
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Davenport
Waterloo
Prices Arranged for Ladies Day Grandstands and Boxes
Directors set general admission at 15 cents for the grandstand on Ladies Day with boxes at 25 cents per seat. Sunday prices for the amphitheatre are 15 and 25 cents, and 50 cents for boxes. Park fitnesses admitted free on Ladies Day.
Thompson to wrestle trio at Central Park
Cyclone Johnny Thompson of Monmouth will face three reputed wrestlers Robert Anderson Emil Storey and Will Finley of Muscatine in a one hour exhibition at Central Park Moline Illinois after a series of preliminaries on Thursday evening.
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Central Park
Johnny Thompson
Monmouth
Thompson
Robert Anderson
Emil Storey
Will Finley
Muscatine
Foley's Honey and Tar Advised for Throat and Chest Ailments
For more than three decades Foley's Honey and Tar has been a trusted remedy for throat chest and lung issues. The warning notes the product is safe for infants and children with no opiates or harmful drugs and that genuine Foley's Honey and Tar comes in the yellow package. A. W. Morgan, Druggist.
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