Hawks win final at Rock Island in last inning
Pat Ragan's Hawks rallied in the ninth to beat Waterloo Islanders 9 to 7 in Rock Island Illinois. Leach and Gray homered for the Hawks. McEwan had two hits and strong fielding aided the victory.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
5
Pat Ragan's Hawks rallied in the ninth to beat Waterloo Islanders 9 to 7 in Rock Island Illinois. Leach and Gray homered for the Hawks. McEwan had two hits and strong fielding aided the victory.
The Chicago Great Western freight house team faces the American Express ball club in a Zone at East High athletic field at 6 30 p m today. Harold Heddinger manages the freightmen and out of town clubs are sought for games.
Safe or Out discusses umpire judgments on a variety of baseball plays from a 1922 Metzger booklet. It covers fair or foul lines, batter outs on balls mishandled, runner advances on passed balls, double plays and scoring on force outs, with guidance on when runs count and when they do not.
A man traverses a tedious bureaucracy in a Chicago office, chasing a sale form through floors and windows. Clerks ignore his request, stall with stories and delays, and finally the man wears down the system, vowing to return.
July 26, 1838 report highlights Seward of Philadelphia versus Cincinnati with notable game records. This brief sports note logs an early baseball matchup and related achievements.
Fans talk of Andy Allison, who pitched the Ravens to victory over Washburn, getting a chance with Ragan's Hawks Saturday in the home game. The tall, wiry rookie showed quiet control and confidence in nine innings, drawing crowd admiration and questions about his future against Boyle's Face.
Benny Leonard and Lew Tendler finished training for their 12 round lightweight bout and may decide the world title at Jersey City tomorrow night. Both weigh 134 pounds and will weigh in at 2 p.m. Leonard remains the favorite at odds up to 3 to 4 as betting continues with limited Tendler support.
Rath's Packers have several open Sunday dates after August 6 and will meet semipro carriers. Catcher Flantigan is headed to Dubuque to work, replaced by Harold Baker on the receiving end. Schutzman, a Waterloo standout, is signed for duty at shortstop and will pitch occasionally. The club seeks fair dates in the area. George Mosher is business manager at 1322.
New York reports John Stewart, a former Ohio State wlichter, signed by St Louis Nationals. Detroit area notes Miss Bucile Dis Derg, defending champion, eliminated from the 1922 women's state golf championship by Mrs William McGoavern. Montreal reports Nicol Thompson winning the Asian professional golf championship. In New York, Mrs Mallory wins the third round of the state women's tennis championship as Romeo is cut midway by the equator.
In Chicago on July 26 the Browns and Giants strengthened their leagues leads with opening series wins over the Yankees and Cardinals. Shocker shut out the Yankees and Williams hit his 22nd homer as Cleveland and New York split a doubleheader. Cobb tops AL batting with .411 as Sisler slips to .410.
National League standings show New York 9 over St Louis 8 while Chicago leads 6 with Boston 3 and Cincinnati 1½. Philadelphia at 11. American League records list Chicago 3, Boston 1, Detroit clear, Washington 5, Cleveland 4 with Philadelphia 6 and New York 4. American Association notes St Paul 11, Toledo 5, Milwaukee 4, Indianapolis 4. Western League reports Oklahoma City 7 over Des Moines 4, Omaha 7 and St Joseph 6, Denver 4 over Tulsa 3, Wichita rained out at Sioux City.
Readlyn sluggers won against Denver with four runs in the fifth inning. Both pitchers allowed similar hits and Readlyn benefited from 14 Denver errors. Final score Denver two, Readlyn four. Players Tiekmann, Poock, Acker, Diekmann and Berger credited in the game.
The clippings show player totals and teams including Daubert and Young with Cincinnati New York, Wrightstone, Harper, Shanks, and Washington noted in league totals spanning American and National leagues. The fragment references July 28 and a listing of players across both leagues without clear game details.
Tonight at Electric Park a boxing card features new contenders in preliminaries. Joe Knipp faces Jacky Leonard in the main bout while Morleraynes meets Bill Williard in a four round fight. Bob White fights Young Dale in another four round match as Haynes and Williard return to the ring after long absences.
A brief note on local diets noting that certain greens or herbs are traditionally eaten by people in Russia India and Persia for perceived health benefits.
A competitive examination will be held during the week of Sept 4 1922 for commission as a second lieutenant in the regular army. Vacancies on Dec 3 1922 total about 1771 across infantry cavalry field artillery coast artillery engineer air coast etc. Eligibility includes certain prior service and citizenship. Iowa residents apply to the 7th Corps Area Omaha Neb or nearest post.
Robert B. Hamel, former Waterloo resident now living near Cheyenne Wyoming, traveled 766 miles to spend a few hours in Waterloo. He rode in during Frontier Days week to join his daughter Mrs Christ Hurst and friends after a brief stop in Cheyenne on opening day.
The Waterloo Ravens will meet the Bayside baseball club Mason City at that place Sunday July 30 in a diamond battle. The Ravens also play the Cedar Falls American Legion team at Cedar Falls Thursday. The Bayside team is one of the good semipro clubs of the state, wins three straight.
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