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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1914
Page
5
Old Man Zockert and Clyde Curtis starred as Waterloo lost to Muscatine in a Central Association game. Zackert’s clutch hitting and Curtis’ sensational catch helped Muscatine gain a 3 to 2 victory amid a crowded crowd, with the local club dropping key games and facing a slate of upcoming matchups tomorrow.
Clinton earned an easy win over Keokuk with 7 runs on 11 hits. Wah and Sweet paired with Cooper on the mound as Clinton scored five runs by the eighth inning. Ottumwa defeated Marshalltown 2 to 1 in a pitchers duel, Mulligan’s fourth inning triple producing Ottumwa’s runs. Slattery suffered a broken thumb for Marshalltown in practice.
Rock Island's entry into the Central Association remains uncertain as of now. Manager Ned Egan, owner of the Ottumwa baseball club, arrived in Rock Island yesterday amid ongoing speculation about the club's future.
Marshalltown arrives for a three game series as the Ansona play strong ball. The Jays must sustain aggressive play to gain parity with Richard's club. Marshalltown misses pitcher Slattery due to an injury in practice and catcher Brennan, slated to join the local club, remains unavailable.
Receipts pooled for the Fourth of July show a slight decline from last season. Muscatine led attendance, with Ottumwa, Keokuk, Burlington, and Des Moines area clubs sharing a total of 1,975.40 dollars. each club's share is 219.75 dollars, down from last year's 250 dollars.
Ottumwa Iowa July 11 Arthur Bartlett the local city champion advanced toward state golf honors by defeating Ralph Rider of Des Moines 1 up in the semi finals of the championship flight Bartlett led throughout the 36 holes and meets Purdue Sheldon of Keokuk in the finals after Sheldon beat J L Bever Jr of Cedar Rapids 5 up 4 down Hever was 2 down after 18 holes when Shel...
Don took three holes as Sheldon drove long on the opening rounds. The opponent, short in stature, steadied with clever putting to square many holes. Bartlett looms as favorite, seen likely to match Sheldon’s long drives and braasie shots on the greens.
Cedar Rapids officials discuss Ottumwa franchise being moved to Rock Island with fans weighing local support. Some fear Rock Island could lose chance at higher class baseball next year if Ottumwa arrives, while others welcome league baseball returning to the city and Egan bringing his 14 youngsters to Duck Island.
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