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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1923
Page
4
Marshalltown edged Waterloo in a dramatic Sunday twin bill, as Brown and Spurbeck pitched in a tense opener with a 5 to 2 score. In the nightcap, Marshalltown rallied to win in extra innings, with Menard, Ay, and Fleming delivering key hits and Connor scoring the decisive run amid a late outburst.
The column shows results from Mississippi Valley league games including Waterloo over Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids in a 1-11 loss table, plus National and American League results with Cincinnati and New York, Milwaukee and Kansas City, and Western League notes. It also recounts Des Moines versus Oklahoma City, and a detailed baseball game where Ansons beat Hawks in extra innings as Connors and Hollenbeck starred for the Hawks.
Tripoli took the long end of a 9 to score here yesterday defeating the home nine in one of the best games of the year. Nashua faced a tight battle with Fredericksburg in a closely fought contest.
Parkersburg defeated Allison 7 to 3 to extend the nine-game winning streak in Buller County league play. A four-run ninth inning capped by decisive hits sealed the victory for the league leaders. Batterymates were Franke and Opperman with Patterson and T Cramer handling catching duties.
Babe Ruth leads the American League batting race with a .39294 average after a three hit game including a homer and a double. Detroit’s Heilmann drops to second as Ruth’s 29th homer ties Cy Williams for the league lead. Giants drop to St Louis as Brooklyn routs Pirates. Dodgers sweep and Richie Harris homers as Boston and Cincinnati rain out.
Harold Jenkins faces Jackey Leonard in a six round main event at Sippi League Park next Friday night. They have met twice before, promising a hotter third bout, with Cedar Rapids' Knipp and Melichar in a four round semi. A four round opener pits Messingham against Turner. BRITISH WIN YACHT BACK.
The Hawks split two games with strong batting. Lenahan went 0 for 4 as Brown shut him down, while Ben Connor reached base in eight of nine plate appearances. Mouse Kelly handled plays crisply and O'Shea delivered a key single with bases loaded. The team plans a Dubuque road trip after a 2-1 series win.
A transcript of golf rule questions and answers by Innis Brown. It covers counting strokes when the clubhead detaches, whether a ball holed by a flagstick counts, penalties for striking the flagstick, and how to handle putts halted by the hole edge. Readers are invited to send questions with a stamped self addressed envelope.
American women race to clinch the Wightman Cup at Forest Hills with Helen Wills in the running to reach the international final alongside Kitty McKane Eleanor Gess Maria Mallory and other British and American stars. The singles and doubles matches unfolding mark a historic American bid for tennis supremacy with Wills favored to win the national women's singles title as well.
In Cedar Rapids Aug 13 special Dubuque won the odd game of the series 4 to 3. McKinney of Marshalltown pitched through the pinches to secure his first win for McGinnitt. Cedar Rapids nearly tied it in the ninth as Cooper hit a three bagger and Dixon an RBI single with one out, but Johnson and Stokke grounded out to seal the victory.
Des Moines reports a record field for Iowa state fair events with nearly 300 horses. More than 100 entries for late closing races and 140+ for early closing races plus 29 colts in futurities boost total entries near 300, with substantial added prize money and multiple top horses named across 2:20 pace, 2:14 pace, 2:10 trot, and other heats.
John Belo captured the city horseshoe pitching championship by beating Milliard Jennison 22 to 9 and 21 to 5 in two finals at Cedar River on Saturday afternoon under CG Gormley. Lamb and Smith won doubles 3 J A Lamb and H A Smith defeating Jim Baish and Belo. fallies 21 to 1 and 21 to 15. Herbert Hoover won first in the ladies division by defeating Russell Codets. Ruth Henderson beat Elizabeth Wartmann for the women's title.
Sumner the Bremer Chickasaw league leader has dropped out after a protest over a game against Waverly kept Fredericksburg tied for the lead. No replacement team will be added due to late season. Scheduled Sunday games with Sumner will proceed as planned.
Charles City Iowa expects a strong football year under new high school coach G C Boyley, formerly of Clatton, with backfield talent led by Darrel Bullen Raymond Smith and Floyd Thomas. Veteran linemen return though key graduates include Jasper Hillier Leo Baughman and Raymond White. Schedule lists games with Nashua Cresco Mason City Dubuque Waterloo Iowa Falls Hampton Osage.
Chicago August 13 Ralph De Palma famed racer was injured when Louis Chevrolet collided with his car during the Hawthorne dirt track 25 mile race sending De Palma into a fence. Several spectators were hurt as the crowd toppled. De Palma was taken to a hospital. Chevrolet escaped injury and the card included short races of two five 10 15 and 25 miles.
Philadelphia crowd of 20000 expected as Luis Firpo faces Charlie Weinert in a local park. If Firpo fails to stop Weinert in eight rounds his prestige for a September bout with Jack Dempsey may drop. Firpo's last ring appearance was a nonfinish with Homer Smith near Ontarina two weeks ago. Weinert, once a promising heavyweight, is viewed as past his prime.
Grundy Center defeated Buckeye 11 to 4 at home on Sunday. Pitcher Hopkins struck out one batter and held Buckeye to five hits while going 3 for 4 at the plate. After a scoreless first three innings, Grundy Center scored three in the sixth to take control, with Buckeye adding a run in the seventh before Grundy Center closed it out.
Fred McLain wins his fifth Waterloo city golf championship, defeating C. Cropper after a morning 18 holes and afternoon finish at Sunnyside. McLain opens strong, leads by three, and maintains advantage through the back nine. Chester Coburn, 13, wins the Chick Evans flight by defeating A L Lommel 4 and 3.
Enrique Tiraboc chi of Argentina completed the Calais to Dover crossing in a record 14 hours 83 minutes. He credited his success to precise distance calculations and timing with the rising tide, aided by his strength as a swimmer.
Washington Aug 13 More than eight thousand rifle shots will be fired in competitions at nineteen ranges across the country to pick the United States team for the international rifle match at Camp Perry. Local tryouts are scheduled at Fort Crank Nebraska Fort Des Moines Ja Fort Logan Csalo Cam Jones Ariz Presidio San Francisco Fort Russell Wyo and Fort Lawton Wash and other posts.
Gene Sarazen explains how to keep the right shoulder down and knee flexed during the swing to avoid topping the ball. He stresses staying over the ball and striking cleanly, with advice for curing putting lapses to be discussed by Jim Hames tomorrow.
Charles D Waite answers reader questions on baseball rulings including fair foul plays protests on hits and outs. He explains penalties for glove touches and fakes at first base and clarifies how putouts and assists are credited. The note invites readers to submit questions and includes a plug for a water heater development in Salil forns Foa2 all the states of the union.
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