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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
4
Phil Douglas hurled Chicago to another victory in a crucial series as the Cubs beat the Giants in New York. The Cardinals and Robins won, while the Reds and Phillies defeated the Senators.
Chicago Cubs crushed the New York Giants 6 to 1 as Max Flack spearheaded a third inning onslaught of three doubles and three singles. Phil Douglas allowed five safeties, holding the Giants to three walks after a second inning score by New York. In St Louis, Brooklyn and the Cardinals split a double header, each winning one game. Cincinnati and Philadelphia also split a twin bill, Philadelphia taking the first 5-2 and Cincinnati the second 4-3, with injuries to Roush and Pearce in the first game.
In Washington, D.C. Walter Johnson was troubled as the Cleveland Browns chased runs and produced their second straight win over the Senators. Soetheran contributed with a triple and steal, while support from the offense kept Senators hitters off balance.
The eighteenth annual Iowa state golf tournament began at Grand View links with about 200 players from across the state. Notables include Cedar Rapids and Sioux City delegations, Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa aiming for a fourth title, and Bartlett furloughed from Camp Dodge to compete. Qualifying starts with 18 holes, 84 players advancing to championship and directors flights.
American Association standings show Columbus 3-0 Foledo 1-6. Run City 1-1 Minneapolis 0-6 Hi Paul 4-8 Milwaukee Louisville i-t Indianapolis 7-6. Tomorrow's games list Chicago at New York Detroit at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Cleveland at Boston National League New York at Chicago Boston at Pittsb ur eg Brooklyn at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Three western minor leagues the Pacific Coast, Western and Texas leagues voted to end their seasons immediately due to patronage and the work or fight order. Sunday games were their last, and only a few clubs remain in operation across the disrupted circuits.
The 1918 harness racing season opens at North Randall with 252 nominations across 22 events. Five races worth 10 509 dollars headline the card including the Edwards stake and Forest City two year old trotting stakes, plus pacing and trotting heats. Eddie Kane, ex-manager of the Gibbons brothers, is listed as a second class seaman after being released to join the navy in Washington.
UST the GIST and EST of it People urged to use soft coal but that 100 is hard to get Wanted in the T. T.: Wanted- Housekeeper for farm Evidently the old farm has become a widower.
Londoners voice heat against baseball umpires in Anglo American league games. A heated protest after two bad calls ends with an American officer explaining the crowd’s hostility while a team captain defends the fight spirit. The piece contrasts with cricket and football norms and notes war wartime tensions.
St Louis billiardist Inly S Peterson announces plans to hire girls at his hall. He says girls can do the work better than men and that men are hard to obtain. He adds the move will keep profanity and similar conduct away from the public areas.
New York July 8 The Yankees Red Sox Cleveland and Washington are bunched in the race for first in Ban Johnson s league. Huggins has strengthened his pitching staff with Finneran Robinson and others, aiming to keep the batting order intact for a possible lead. Ruth may need rotation on the mound to maintain form, while the Senators and Senators pitching staff also show strength. Coveleskie Marton Coumbe and Bagby share the load for Cleveland as Elmer Smith and others departed for the army.
Chicago fans support the White Sox less as wartime enlistments empty the stands. Crowds once showed strong turnout when hopes were high, but decline followed deser tion and reduced play. Fred Mitchell and the Cubs on the north side also affect the box office, shaping a two‑team bid for fall classics.
Heavy rain flooded fields and cold air kept spectators away as two City league games were canceled yesterday in St. Paul Minnesota. Games are rescheduled for Wednesday. Collins, manager of Fred Fulton, plans to go to France soon to aid Knights of Columbus athletic work and has applied through Thomas Cassidy of New York.
A dispatch describes the food situation in Petrograd as extremely critical. A friend’s wife recently echoed concerns about a nearby place, raising fears of shortages and hardship beyond Petrograd.
Lois Weber presents Mildred Harris and Irene Boardman in The Doctor and the Woman a Jewel feature at Palace Theatre Tuesday based on Mary Roberts Rinehart’s story adapted from McClure's Magazine.
Rex Beach geeing real people on screen in Heart of Sunset at Plaza. Dave Law-Texas Yanger, brave, witty, loving, hides his true self from a hopeful fiancée. Also True Blue at Crystal offers rugged West drama about a remittance man who inherits, deserts family, and a half-brother showdown in England.
A wagon driven by H T Esch lost a rear wheel near Independence, sparking a runaway. The team collided with a buggy carrying Mrs Manross, her daughter Mrs Fowlkes, and Paul Fowlkes. Mrs Manross suffered a broken left arm and a sprain, Paul Fowlkes a forehead gash and sprain, others bruised and shaken. Demonstrations on egg candling and poultry production planned for July 16 in the Commercial club rooms led by C V Rosenberger and Ames experts.
The column lists upcoming events and personal notices including talks on egg candling and poultry disease prevention with lantern slides, Buchanan county fair dates, and staff movements at Fort Riley Camp Cody Camp Dodge and the Iowa state hospital. It also notes a near strangulation incident involving a Red Oak boy and local transfers and visits.
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