Reds Take Early Lead Beat Cubs
Cincinnati, April 28. The Reds beat the Cubs 2 to 1 as Hanson’s wild first inning helped Cincinnati score two runs. Chicago’s defense tightened after. Sims contributed a fine pitching effort.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
7
Cincinnati, April 28. The Reds beat the Cubs 2 to 1 as Hanson’s wild first inning helped Cincinnati score two runs. Chicago’s defense tightened after. Sims contributed a fine pitching effort.
Standings show Kansas City at St. Vault, caid with Columbus 4 and Indianapolis 8, Toledo 3 and Louisville 4 in 11 innings. Milwaukee 19 beat Minneapolis 11. Joplin 8 defeated Des Moines 1. Wichita 10 edged Sioux City 7. Oklahoma City and St Joseph had rain, while Omaha also rain delayed.
Paris April 28 United Press reports French sportsmen are slow to put up real money for Georges Carpentier against Dempsey. Most favor Carpentier but await odds while officials warn American boxers hold a broader edge. Brewer of L Echo des Sports cites Carpentier superior to the average continental fighter but questions if he can overcome American superiority.
Postponements have caught up with the White Sox games with seven future double headers on the slate. Manager Greason complains of limited opportunities to try recruit pitchers replacing Cicotte and Williams, dismissed after the 1919 World Series scandal. Three new pitchers appeared last Sunday and were hit hard by Detroit.
Four White Sox rookies were released by manager Kid Gleason. Stanley Bing, 19, Smoker Jos, and Kiefer were sent to the Indianapolis club. Edward Karl and George McCue, an infielder, also moved to slightly different postings in a semi pro circuit setup.
Eight year oldPolish prodigy Gammie Rieschewski from New York is slated to visit Dayton's Dayton company store in Minneapolis to meet fans. Space will be provided on the second floor sporting goods area with seating for spectators. exact date and duration of the visit are to be announced, but it is expected during the second week of May after his recent feat of defeating twenty five opponents in a row.
Yesterday's baseball scores show the Giants edging the Dodgers 5 to 4 after a ninth inning rally led by Bernie Neis and a Johnson RBI single. Detroit defeated Cleveland 5 to 2, while the Braves beat Philadelphia 5 to 2 with four runs in the seventh. Washington toppled New York 5 to 3, and Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 7 to 4 as Pirates hitters sparked the win with sharp defense.
Billy Miske and Bill Brennan will meet in a 10 round boxing match in St Paul on May 9, promoter Yack Reddy announced. The card also features Kid Norfolk vs Clem Johnson of Portland.
San Francisco April 28 Verbal wagers are illegal under the state antigambling law Justice Lazarus announced he would enter the opinion next Monday The delay was at the request of Frank C Osnato and Oscar Gill who were arrested after overheard making a verbal bet at the baseball park The Pacific Coast Baseball League attorney said authorities have limited power to suppress betting if verbal wagers are deemed illegal
New York reports announce entries for the national balloon race at Birmingham on May 21 to pick the American entrant for the Brussels international competition. Other brief items include Jock Malone's decision over Bastling Ortege in a twelfth round foul and various notes on boxing and baseball figures.
Des Moines on April 28 Frank Todd led the all-events in the city handicap bowling tourney at Alexandria alleys with a 2089 from scratch score. The record surpasses the previous Iowa mark of 1964 by Bill Coffin, with Todd averaging about 536 per game and the score deemed an actual non-handicapped performance.
Detroit defeats Cleveland 6 2 as Holling and Sutherland combine for strong pitching. Sutherland drives in the winning run in the tenth after Bush is removed for protesting a decision. Detroit outbatted Cleveland nearly three to one with solid fielding and key hits across the game.
Athletes from across the United States gather at Franklin Field for the University of Pennsylvania twenty seventh annual relay carnival. The Redlands California one mile relay team draws attention after a strong showing last Saturday. Syracuse Kansas Nebraska Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota Pittsburgh Ohio State Iowa State Yale Penn State and Princeton among others arrive for the first day with the French team and the U S Naval Academy also slated to appear.
Manchester, Ja., April 28. Local business men raised several hundred dollars for a baseball team this season. Grounds from last year are rented, and practice begins as the team prepares for a game with Dyersville next Sunday. Local players will fill most positions and the squad aims to compete with bush league pros.
Pittsburgh tennis followers push the city council for permission to play on the first day of the week after a Sunday baseball flaw. A petition with over 5,000 signatures is circulating and will be presented in about 110 days. Robert Garland, father of tennis star Church Garland, leads the movement and will speak for the tennis community at a hearing if sanctioned.
Willie Lewis predicts that Carpentier will win by knockout. He calls Carpentier the quicker thinker, faster mover, more versatile and one of the heaviest hitters, while noting Dempsey’s class but less boxing knowledge. Lewis argues Dempsey tires early and Carpentier wears him down for the stoppage.
New Boston Red Sox manager Hugh Duffy creates a dual leadership with 50 percent control for himself and 50 percent for Jimmy Burke. Burke, formerly with the St. Louis Browns, joins as coach and scout, forming a harmony driven plan to rebuild the club and pursue the pennant.
Lawrence Kan April 38 George Potsy Clark has been hired to lead Kansas university football and baseball with Hart Schlademan remaining track coach and Clark re employed as track head coach. He wired acceptance and was the athletic board’s unanimous choice. Clark arrives from Michigan Aggies where he built a strong squad. He is an Illinois graduate who began at Kansas after graduation and later coached under Beau Olcott. He was an all American quarterback in 1913 at Illinois and served in the 89th division in France.
East High athletes endure hard workouts led by Coach Kresensky as they prepare for the East-West track and field meet on the West High field at 2 30 p.m. Saturday. Key sprinters Parkin Spensely Boyson pace events while Parkin tops the shot at 29 feet and Lane reaches 40 feet.
Indoor baseball action features First Presbyterian Union Congregational and Grace Methodist teams in Inter-Sunday School Baseball league play at the M C A. East Park Presbyterian and St Pauls Methodist have recent wins as next Monday’s games set up the start of the Beright Sunday School league on June 22.
Iowa baseball heads on its second road trip of the season facing Purdue and Illinois after a 9-0 win over Northwestern in the first Big Ten game. Pitchers Becker and Vollmer are expected to handle the mound duties as Town meets Purdue Friday and Illinois Saturday.
Prof. Thomas French, president of the Ohio State Athletic association, campaigns to bar padded boxing at Ohio State after intramural bouts and knockouts. He prepared a brief to be argued before the association in June, while some students favor keeping boxing as a minor sport.
Fred Fulton of Minnesota heavyweight will meet Charlie Kalley in a 15 round bout in New York City tonight. In a 10 round semifinal Billy Papke of Baltimore and Van Rosso of Brooklyn will meet.
American pairs in the British amateur championship opened with tough matchups. Francis Guimet faces E. Dix, hailed as a rising English amateur. Bobby Jones meets G. C. Mansford, runner up in last year’s Scottish title. J. Wood Platt draws Major H. A. Boyd, former Irish champion. Chick Evans faces D. S. Crowther, winner of the St George Hill event.
Lexington, Douglas Park and Churchill Downs bustle with trainers and jockeys ahead of the May 7 Derby. Col. Edward R. Bradley’s Hour Farm fields two classic hopefuls Black Servant and Be Have Yourself as winter form translates to spring readiness. Probable starters include Our Pins, Scastlereagh, Montalve, Red Legs, Ido Dell, Touch-Me-Not among 132 contenders preparing for the race.
Ty Cobb decided to manage the Detroit Tigers largely on the advice of rival great Tris Speaker. In Detroit Cobb told friends the suggestion came during a year when the Indians impressed, and Cobb credited Speaker as one of baseball’s finest players.
This time last year Cleveland topped the White Sox by 5 to 4 while tying Boston for the league lead. The Athletics and Red Sox battled to a 7 to 7 fourteen inning draw with Kinney Rommel and Martin pitching against Jones and Russell.
The article explains the complex manufacturing stages for new firearms from detailed part drawings to tool design and fixture creation. It notes long delays between decision and market release, with many operations per part and extensive gauging ensuring uniform high quality for mass production.
A reader asks if long storage degrades ammo and experts say modern ammunition lasts years if kept in a dry place away from extreme heat or cold. Discussions cover pistol and revolver barrel lengths, sight alignment, and accuracy differences between long and short barrels.
The University of Pennsylvania relay carnival opens with 77 events across two days April 28 and 29. Friday will decide 31 events including the American college distance races and medleys while Saturday features big college races, field and special events. Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Kansas Minnesota Wisconsin and other schools compete, with French runners and the United States naval academy also in medleys.
Kansas City April 28 reports say Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion, is wealthy with a $15,000 Chicago garage and over $100,000 in bank deposits while in Leavenworth. Elmed Tenley, to manage Johnson after release, visited and found him sparring. Tenley recalls a boxing exhibition where Johnson defeated a black opponent who refused to rise after the knockdown.
Everett Gomes, previously sold to the Chicago Cubs and then returned to Springfield’s Western association, has left for Cedar Rapids to join that club in the Three Stars League. The move reflects ongoing player exchanges as teams reshuffle rosters this season.
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