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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1912
Page
7
New York beat St. Louis 5 to 3 to leave last place behind. Dewd was moved back to Brockton as New York shows renewed form. Batters Powell Adams and Stevens contributed while Ford and Sweeney paced St. Louis.
Week involves multiple events as Nanmdti faces Y team 80 boosters urged to help rejuvenate the squad. P. O. boys debut with band to challenge Courier. Engravers aim to push Galaway from their spread. A lone fisherman on Fourth Street reels in a fish from the river eddy while others fail.
James 8 Lavender is described as the Cubs mainstay and a brilliant pitcher who has kept the Windy City club competitive throughout the season, despite transfer rumors that he might be sent to the minors before the season began.
In basement post office rooms last evening the Jobbers League held a meeting attended by team managers and many players. Engravers and Naumans, the two lowest teams, may add outside players to finish the season as injuries and vacations weakened them. Galloway's protest against his own team was left pending until manager Lee returns from vacation. The league approved a schedule for the final series, with the season ending Saturday, August 24, and the pennant at stake.
Chicago edged Boston 8 to 7 in ten innings with a late rally and a dash of base running. M Brown strained an ankle stealing second. Good ran for him and scored the final run as Chicago clinched the win. Batteries Maroney Brown Needham Archer and Dickson Brown Kling.
The column recaps a chaotic baseball scene with Giants struggles on a western trip, Browns sticking to form, and shifts in standings across the Three-Eye and American leagues. It notes player moves, including Old Cy Morgan’s release and Eddie Plank’s form, plus Davenport fans clamor for the pennant as battles tighten.
In a tense southern end league race, Davenport Teagan presses the pace as rivals trail. The scattered notes suggest a close contest with key plays shaping the standings around the region.
The Gazette reports this year’s Three-I league faces financial stress and organizational problems with Dubuque at a crisis point. Proposes forming a new league including Waterloo Dubuque Cedar Rapids Davenport and other possible towns to reduce costs and stabilize play for the next season.
In a Saturday evening collision near Cascade to Worthington a car struck a pig on the road. Bert Berling and a companion were seriously shaken. Berling is badly bruised while the other man unknown is unconscious. The incident follows a prior list of local races and notices.
Milwaukee beat Kanapolis 4 to 1 at Milwaukee. Minneapolis edged Totalo 7 to 1. St Paul defeated Cohinitus 3 to 2. Kansas City lost to Raneas 4 to 3. Final scores reflect a busy day across venues.
Philadelphia, July 16. Luthologists at the University of Pennsylvania report experiments following Rockefeller Institute work showing artificial production of animal life. Female guinea pigs impregnated with an artificial solution yielded true ovum growths. one living pig born, two died. Further reports await Dr Sudholz and professors before publication.
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