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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1912

Page

7

East and South Nine Inning Tie Up In Dubious Score

A South side vs East side baseball game ended 12 to 12 after nine innings due to a scoring misunderstanding. Noonan fanned 17, Noonan starred for the East side, and McElhinney and Guthrie contributed in the run of events amid disputes and accusations of bribery, with Dolies and Noonan racking up strikeouts.

East Side Bob Noonan Montrose Giants Bonaparte Wallace McElhinney South South Siders Dokes Shearer Frank Ward Jones McNamara Garard East Siders Coffman Scranton Guthrie Scranton Tappen Happy Garard Tappen Smich Happy Noonan Coward Dolies Mac South Side Doties Peeee Seti O Wallace Weeeeee Brookhart Ceeere Een Ewes

Wheeler Pounded For 14 Safe Hits In Centerville Win

Wheeler allowed 14 hits as Centerville pounded former Washington pitcher Wheeler. Ellert held Centerville to few hits. Calhoun Wooley and Hellerich had three base hits each, Thompson Holm and Tyree doubled. Box score notes two base hits Engman Freeland Noel Lorenzen sacrifice hits and stolen bases credits.

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East side star sports a bright gold sweater with number 13

The piece describes Tommy Brookhart in a striking outfit for a local east side event. He wears gym trousers or similar pants, football shoes, three-colored stockings, and a gold sweater emblazoned with the number 13. It notes the number as a focal point in a game or contest and hints at a potential east side win being affected by the conspicuous digit.

East Side Tommy Brookhart Jim Brookhart

Baseball Results Across Leagues and Standings Mixed

The recap lists team records from the American and National Leagues along with minor leagues. Teams shown include Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, Brooklyn, St Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Toledo, Canton, Alton, Dayton, and others with win loss records and league standings. Multiple leagues are noted: American League, National League, American Association, Western League, Eye League, Central League, Wisconsin-Illinois League, and Central Association.

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Baseball scores and postponements across leagues

American League results show New York 2 Chicago 4 and Boston 5 Cleveland 1 with Philadelphia St Louis postponed for wet grounds. National League Pittsburg 1 New York 2 in ten innings. Multiple minor leagues report varied results with several games postponed or completed, including Wisconsin Illinois and Central Association standings.

New York Chicago Boston Cleveland Philadelphia-St. Louis Washington Detroit Pittsburg St. Paul Louieville Milwaukee Columbus Thansas Ciy Toledo Minneapolis Indianapolis

Vivid Humorous Snippets From Early 1900s Gossip

A collage of quips and vignettes from various locales includes social foibles about hobble skirts, prices of land, and household pretenses. Jokes feature Irish and Dublin humor, a washerwoman’s tale, and a Richmond cook’s children discovering macaroni.

Grasshoppers Disrupt Atchison Band Concert

Atchison Kansas August 24 quarrel over grasshoppers reaches the silver cornet band as insects swarm horns during a warm up. Players find instruments clogged and tuned habits ruined forcing the concert to be abandoned amid claims grasshoppers may have maliciously caused the disruption. A contrasting view suggests the pests may have a musical ear and sympathy for the listeners.

Atchison Silver Cornet Band Atchison

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