Chicago Cubs ROAR past Red Sox in chaotic Boston series opener
Chicago cut Boston 17 to 5 as Cheney dominated early wild Boston pitching opening the series. Extra-base hits and erratic fielding fueled a commanding Cubs win in the August showdown.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
1
Chicago cut Boston 17 to 5 as Cheney dominated early wild Boston pitching opening the series. Extra-base hits and erratic fielding fueled a commanding Cubs win in the August showdown.
A dusk tie ended the last four innings between the Courier and Nauman teams in the Jobbers' league. Both clubs played well but darkness prevented completion. Saturday's Postoffice and Engravers clash will decide the pennant as top teams remain tied for first.
New York saw Chicago defeat New York in a late innings rally while Warhop struggled. Detroit beat Washington with strong hitting by Onslow and Morgan. Boston shut out Cleveland as Collins limited the visitors to two runs. Philadelphia won two games from St Louis in a pair of lengthy bouts with timely hits and fielding errors shaping the outcomes.
Chicago gains a half game on New York after a recent win while New York adds a win and a loss at Pittsburgh. Chicago has 41 games left to play and New York 43, with Chicago facing tougher odds to overtake the lead in the pennant chase.
Muscatine shut out by Galesburg 0 to 7. Monmouth crushed Keokuk 113 innings. Burlington defeated Hannibal. Ottumwa beat Kewanee 8 to 6. Milwaukee topped Louisville. Kansas City routed Indianapolis 13 to 7. Minneapolis edged Toledo 3 to 2. St Paul beat Columbus 4 to 2. Omaha won 17 to 1 over Wichita. Des Moines fell to Denver 2 to 4. Topeka tied St Joseph 2 to 1. Lincoln lost 7 to 8 against Bronx City. Quincy beat Springfield 3 to 1. Bloomington won 10 to 6 over Davenport.
In Waterloo the First and Third wards meet for a friendly charity style contest at Cedar River park Sunday afternoon. Admission is free but attendees are asked to donate and cheer appropriately while locals from Waterloo and Cedar Falls watch. The notice also promotes Brady War Pictures in the Waterloo Evening Courier and urges parents to have children collect the weekly texts.
John E. Madden entries Brighton B and Anna Axme won the trotting and pacing divisions of the American Breeders Futurity on the grand circuit. Time records show Brighton B clocked 2 12 1 2 and Anna Axme 2 23 1 2, with The Rockingham trotting purse totaling 2,000 and other horses such as Grand Opera and Joe Patchen the Second also noted in results.
Modern science has produced no such effective agency in relief of indigestion dyspepsia constipation hiliousness or impure bloed. Meri tol Tonic Digestive is the result of the best minds of the American Drug and Press Association composed of druggists and newspaper men across the country. Henderson Drug Co. and Red Cross Drug Co. association members endorse.
John Farnsworth, about 55, a Greene County farmer living alone in Bennesette township, was found dead by hanging in his home after neighbors reported strange behavior and wet clothing. Sheriff Shafer found him on a rafter in the evening. he had no immediate family, his wife long housed at a state hospital.
Violet Jane Bowen and George H. Oleson of Lisbon N D were married at the Bowen home in Nashua last evening. Rev Will Kirwin officiated before close relatives and friends as Lillian Runge played the Bridal Chorus. The bride wore white voile and carried roses. A three course supper followed. The bride is a Nashua high graduate.
A teacher from the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, class of 1906, taught three years in Goldfield High School and was offered the Goldfield school superintendency for next year. Mr. and Mrs. Oleson depart for Minneapolis and St Paul to visit relatives, then reside in Lisbon. The Progressive Party advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills for backache and kidney ailments, produced by H. W. Taggart.
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