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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1911
Page
4
Boss Have Great Time in Big Swimming Pool as Des Moines plans, weather delays outdoor practice. Central association enforces salary cap at 1400 with monthly payroll filings. Keokuk reports clubs within limit for 1911-12 season.
Reds manager Griffith argues young pitchers lack arm discipline until a severe arm ailment forces the lesson. Lincoln in Western league may win the pennant next season if White Sox loans to Bob Unglaub prove as strong as expected. Reimer and Gotchins play Los Angeles tonight. results for afternoon papers. Ty Cobb’s availability remains uncertain as talks continue.
Long played in right field for the Roosters last season and led the league with 64 stolen bases. He hit .259 overall after a midseason slump that ruined a potential high mark, and he scored 62 runs during the campaign.
A patchwork of sports blurbs notes Steiny’s weight loss and aging, Connie Mack’s contract data, Whitney’s Jersey Belle winning at Newmarket, and the Over and Walking club plan for a cross country hike. Walter Johnson reportedly won’t sign with Washington, while horsemen prep stables for Salt Lake’s May opening and Rutie’s big meet.
In Racine Wisconsin last night Packey McFarland of Chicago knocked out Morey Bloom in the eighth round of a scheduled ten round bout at the Drexel Athletic club. Bloom previously hit the canvas from a right to the jaw earlier in the bout. A crowd of about 4060 packed the venue and Chicago fans traveled in force to support McFarland. Walter Eckersall officiated as referee.
The article notes strong endorsements for Pepper Clark, a pitcher, from Chance at Danville station and manager Kelley. Johnny Kling, Tom Needham, and Jimmy Archer also praise his drop ball and potential. Sparks of optimism suggest Clark could develop into a top pitcher once he matures and gets coaching.
A white rabbit owned by Heber De Witt led a chase through Monclair traffic, dodging a pursuing collie and a moving trolley car. The dog was run over by the car wheels, dying after the animal maneuvered under the trolley and into a store. John Hendrickson found the exhausted rabbit and held it for its owner.
New York on April 8 centers on Hal Chase of the Highlanders and Bobby Wallace of the Browns as they start their first full seasons as major league managers. Chase, already a star player, faces the test of guiding a team that finished second last year, while Wallace carries the tougher burden of lifting a last place club.
Connie Collins stood out as one of the fleetest and neatest fielders last season. He scored 47 runs, stole 58 bases, and hit .295 while contributing in all departments. He spent winter at Fort Dodge with a cozy home and worked for the Great Western railway.
A jumble of baseball chatter from Keokuk to Cedar Falls reports on Clarence Rowland’s big league battery purchase and local franchise debates in Quincy and Waterloo. It notes a meeting for ball club finances, predictions of strong rosters, and player stats for Hendrix of Seattle with optimistic season expectations.
Waterloo fans await a top bout Tuesday night at Waterloo theater as Adolph Ernst meets John Gordon in the main event. Ernst, a renowned Chicago light heavyweight, arrives from prior Waterloo ties and aims for a world class rival, pledging victory over Gordon and openness to facing any foe except Gotch.
Philadelphia April 8 Charles J Glidden donor of the Glidden tour automobile trophy spent hours motoring outskirts of the southern city seeking landing sites for stations of the aerial passenger line to be formed by the aerial navigation company in Boston of which he is president. He plans stations in Worcester Springfield New Haven Bridgeport and routes Boston to Washington. He predicts rail travel will fade in ten years and backs heavier than air airships.
Philadelphia reports Mrs Anna Heine von Berroldinger Betz widow of John F Betz bars a Bavarian title and sizeable Betz estate, quietly marrying John T Taylor son of John B Taylor longtime police superintendent. The ceremony followed Taylor’s divorce from his first wife at 2233 Wharton Street, with Betz’s status as countess noted.
TG MMY SEARLES. Searles has grown in popularity with Waterloo fans over four seasons. A regular catcher last year, he appeared in 41 games and posted a .200 batting average. His defense, especially his pegging to second, draws attention.
The text chronicles a secret 1907 marriage between a Philadelphia widow Countess Betz and Mr. Taylor after Betz’s death estate details. It notes Betz’s prior marriage to Betz, the large estate split among relatives, and the countess’s two daughters Anna and Francis. It mentions divorce proceedings and a European meeting in 1900, with a future European trip hinted.
Mrs. F. Marti of St. Joe Michigan reports a severe bronchial illness in her child improved by Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She says the medicine cured the cough and choking spells, and the boy recovered quickly. J K Joder & Son endorse its trustworthiness and frequent household use.
Tony Fremer of 226 Sunnyside Avenue is noted for his safeguard at second base with the Boosters. He came to the Three-I League from the Central League after several prosperous seasons and was regarded as a dependable player last season. Fremer stole 33 bases and hit .22 in the prior year.
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