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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1923
Page
6
The Hawks fell 2 to 0 as Morgan’s pitching held Waterloo to three hits while the Bunnies exploited misplays and baserunning. Jawn O'Shea returns to second base after settling fine, boosting the lineup alongside McEwan, Connor, and Graft for the Marshalltown home stretch.
Wise Motors baseball team travels to Oelwein to face the Chicago Great Western nine. The club, strong this season and last year’s semipro champions, recently defeated Warfield Pratt Howell of Cedar Rapids. Manager Red Dwyer leaves for Minnesota to arrange late month semipro games while planning a July 15 home series and a June 23 gate with Fairmont.
The Rock Island Davenport Davenport exchange today announced it would seek the next Dempsey Gibbons match for the tri cities of Davenport Rock Island and Moline Illinois. The three towns with a combined 159 000 population are expected to cooperate to obtain the bout.
Indianapolis reports Bual Taylor defeats Johnny Shep yard in bantamweight decision. Philadelphia releases Goldie Renn to Fort Worth. Stockholm hosts Sigadinger cup desert as Fort Sam Wollston team ousts Fort Sll. Sweden’s Edwin Wade sets world record for 3.9 percent meters in 8.50. Bertha Horhem tops altitude for women reaching 16 209 feet. Trenton reports Jim Jeffries barred as referee for Willard Fortpe bout. Chicago notes dates for Davis Cup finals in American zone at South Shore Country Club.
Great Falls Montana July 6 AP reports promoter Jack Kearns expects negotiations to finalize a Dempsey versus Harry Wills fight, possibly on Labor Day, to prove no color line. Kearns also notes Wills would be the next foe after the Willard clash with Dempsey and discusses party interests in the Shelby fight film.
Marshalltown pounces on Ottumwa with Holsclaw pitching four runs early. Harry Holsclaw dominates with two safeties by Ottumwa and blanking the Cards. Keller yields two doubles and four sacrifices in the seventh inning to seal the win.
The Hawks announce Johnny O'Shea will bat third in the home series opener, moving Connor to sixth or seventh. Bert Weeden pursues Arthur Jones of Conrad Iowa to bolster the staff, while Speas of Waterloo ill forces a makeshift lineup for Cedar Rapids. Dan Liminer is praised for form with the Climbers as Yandner returns to Dubuque. Fred Leach belts his first major league homer for Philadelphia in a 16 to 12 win over St Louis. Marshalltown arrives with minor lineup changes as Owens replaces Obee at first and Chick Anderson, Sterling Wlyauth return from injury at third.
George Duncan offers three tips for putting including sharing the club with the left hand hitting with the right and keeping the head still. He urges early earnest practice to avoid body movement during putting and notes an upcoming event tomorrow in Burton Hare against Foot.
In New York on July 6 the St Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 16 to 12 in a rugged game. Rogers Hornsby led with two homers and a double in four trips, backed by Mueller and others as Philadelphia’s Leach Tinkey and Wrightstone also homered.
Long Branch N J July 6 Word that top challengers crowd the scene as Jack Dempsey returns to activity. Argentine Luis Firpo trains for a July 12 bout with Jess Willard in Jersey City with a possible title shot if he defeats Willard. Firpo touts a massive weight and predicts an early KO. Willard and Firpo expect a 238 and 215 pound bout with a potential half million dollar gate and $209000 in advance tickets sold.
Suzanne Lenglen today defended her women's world tennis championship at Wimbledon by defeating Kathleen McKane 6 2 6 2. Lenglen maintained her dominance as the era’s leading player in a swift straight sets victory.
National League stars Hornsby and Wrightstone led yesterday with homeruns for St Louis and Philadelphia while Leach and Mueller contributed for the Phillies and Cardinals. Totals show National 231, American 201 with 9 total.
Two players in a match have a bag stoppage at the edge of the green. No penalty is applied as the incident is a rule of the green and play continues from the stopping point. Two players may use the same bag as long as each plays their own ball and keeps position on the course. A player in a water hazard may lift and drop with a one stroke penalty. the ball may be treated as playable and dropped behind the hazard with the same penalty.
Reader asks about a squeeze play with two outs and bases loaded and whether a cited out affects the score. The answer confirms the run counts if the runner reached home before the batter was retired and notes pinch hitters may be used at any time but only once.
Dubuque defeated Rock Island 8 to 3 as Rock Island committed five errors. Letty Irvin pitched effectively for Dubuque while Rock Island pitchers Crengros and Irvin allowed the decisive runs in the third inning. Delaney and Armstrong led the Dubuque offense with timely hits and key defensive plays.
Yonkers July 6 Jess Willard, 40, appears worn by age during workouts ahead of his fight at the Polo Grounds. Managers say he has an off day but shows strong abdominal power. sparring partners still tag him with blows as he presses to stay in peak shape for a potential bout with Jack Dempsey.
Chicago reports Helen Wills, American champion, advancing to the third round of the Til dnol tennis championships at Skokie Country Club defeating Margaret Anderson 8-1. The men’s semi finals feature Tilden versus Hayes and another match between Sitton and Touneon with plans for a title round.
Waterloo Tigers beat Orange township team 2 to 1 in a hard fought game. Grow struck out 15 for Orange, Landen Tiger hurler fanned 11.
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