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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
6
SME earns a narrow 5 to 3 victory over Hocking in a tense baseball contest. Key pitcher for SME delivered a solid performance while Hocking struggled to close gaps in late innings.
Muddy field halted play with Washington trailing 3 to 5 as Hocking built an early lead and held on. Beach started for Washington. Ducas hurled in relief as visitors piled up two runs in the first inning and added two more in the fourth before rain ended the game mid seventh.
The Centerville baseball squad has a busy travel week with games in Osaka and Hocking, Mano and Centerville against multiple opponents. Opening day featured poor weather and uneven field conditions, but the home crowd praised the visiting team for a solid performance and credit for the victory.
Fragmentary OCR lists players and teams from the National League baseball schedule. Mentions Weethin Petts W Adams and Simaon at St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and New York with scattered scores and lineups.
Fragmented text lists multiple city matchups and players in a sports schedule, including Washington Philadelphia Detroit and Boston with teams or players such as Krapp Meher Hughes Street Summers Stanage Bender Thoniues Donovan Stanare Coombs Lapp Lang Sullivan Swee ney. Some games postponed due to rain.
Fragmented data shows team markers and city mentions. Mentions St Paul Minneapolis Louisville Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis and scores or counts interwoven with betting or occupancy figures.
The narrator recalls a desert baseball game near the pyramids with All-America teams and Chicago players. Arabs in the crowd disrupted play as balls were seized as prized treasures. A misadventure at a Cairo circus ends with a humorous hotel return.
American tennis officials map a bid to win back the Davis Cup with a strong team led by William A. Larned for the Christchurch tie. Talks stress sending a representative squad, with England and the United States as contenders against Australia, which has held the trophy since 1907.
A collage of humorous quips and anecdotes from periodicals and social scenes, including Doctor jokes about dentists, a horse dealer quip, a maid's miscommunications, Widener and Cash library prices, and a wartime relief plea. Plus a note urging travellers to carry Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Sammy Kelly declares McFarland can easily make 133 pounds and beat all rivals. Skeptics doubt 128 pound attempts, while Kelly recalls McFarland’s 193% pound weigh‑in for Goodman and argues Packy is overrated. He claims Wolgast lacks chance against Packy and predicts a new world champion with Wolgast avoiding McFarland.
Manager McGraw of the New York Giants favors athletes with temperament over cold nerves and says initial contact with a player can settle stage fright. He cites imagination guiding a player to perform when the big test arrives and notes defense against nerves in opening games.
A witty dialog observes two characters, Higgs and Jiggs, debating honesty in marriage. Higgins cautions that there are moments for lying to one’s wife while Jiggs adds that there are times for telling the truth, highlighting comic tension between deception and candor.
The article praises strikeout pitchers and the lively ball as the key to success. It highlights Amos Rusie as a hypothetical king of three strikes, notes Tim Weese’s reliable catching after missed swings, and mentions John Chickson’s fielding. Young Alexander leads in wins and strikeouts, with Keefe of the Reds tied for best showing with about thirty seven strikeouts in seven games.
August brings a major aviation meet in Chicago with eighty thousand dollars in prizes. Tex Nameshell, a noted Pennsylvania sprinter, will coach Carnegie Tech next fall. President Sullivan of the A A U aims to secure expense and appearance money from eastern simears. Boston Americans use Jack Thoney as substitute base runner despite possible arm injury. Harvard 1911 football hopefuls will train on Narragansett Bay island owned by Head Coach Percy Hauchton's wife.
A manners writer notes the finger bowl is indigenous to South Sea islands not a western invention. He explains the bowl, often made from half a coconut shell, is discarded after use, and that Western culture has not adopted it from the East.
State of Ohio city of Toledo Lucas County Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co promises one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure sworn December 6 1886 notarized by A W Gleason. Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio sold by druggists Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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