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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
1
In Muscatine, Kewanee defeated Cedar Rapids 3 to 0 as Grey followed three Kewanee hits with a wild pitch in the third inning. The Boilermakers used the miscue to plate three runs and take the lead, securing the win.
In a six inning Prospect matchup the Courier beat Gas & Electric 16 to 1 as four hits and two walks in the fourth produced six runs. Rees hit two homers for the Courier and Hartman and Haynes each added one for G. & E. IL Link fanned seven in four allowing four hits, while Rogers struck out five with four walks and seven hits. Umpire J Brinkerhoff. Week schedule lists Courier vs Iowa Dairy, Galloway vs Gas & Electric, Gas Engine vs Postoffice, and Galloway vs Iowa Dairy.
In a compact box score style game Cedar Rapids was held to zero in the final innings while Kewanee posted five runs. Richards and Haley led the offense with two base hits while Grey earned the win with eight strikeouts and one walk. Time of game was 1 minute 20 seconds in this abbreviated recap.
Cedar Rapids Judge C B Robbins set Wednesday morning at 6 oclock for hearing cases against the Cedar Rapids baseball team Mangger Hil and several fans charged with unlawful assembly. C A Wolf logged names at the ball park Sunday afternoon and prepared to testify. Some fans feared misidentification or misspelled names as Wolf noted attendees.
In Sunday School Baseball action Grace Mission Baptist faces Walnut Street aiming to extend a lead in the pennant race. A large crowd is expected as Grace Mission and Walnut Street battle for position with a potential post-season series hinging on tonight’s result.
American League games were rained out in Boston and Washington with Tuesday makeup games scheduled. National League results saw Chicago and Cincinnati win, St Louis and New York split, while Boston lost to Chicago. Western League reports Sioux City’s game canceled after ballpark fire.
Washington July 24 Senator Kenyon announced in the senate he would refrain from voting on the gypsum paragraph due to relatives invested in the Fort Dodee gypsum industry. He alleged a prior rate cut in 1909 was revenge by Aldrich, then finance chair, against Dalliver’s criticisms. The text includes an unrelated medical advertisement.
Chicago and Boston played a wild game as Chicago won 9 4 with strong hitting and rough fielding behind Tyler. Humphries Bresnahan Tyler Noyes Brown, Seaton Killifer Cammitz Adams Cooper Simon Coleman, Yingling Allen Stack Fisher Packard Clark. Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2 as Seaton holds steady and Philadelphia bats early. Seaton Killifer Cammitz Adams Cooper Simon Coleman. Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 5 asopportune batting fuels Cincinnati win over Brooklyn in fourth game of series. Yingling Allen Stack Fisher Packard Clark.
Tomorrow games listed with Waterloo at Kevaney, Cedar Rapids at Monmouth, Muscatine at Keokuk, Ottumwa at Burlington in the Central Association schedule.
July 29 Guthrie Center Iowa reports two panthers in the Dale City area alarming a local farmer. A large group of farmers and sportsmen chased the animals toward Middle Coon river, but the trail vanished in timber. No trace found. authorities believe the panthers remain at large in the vicinity.
Williams hits a homer and Williams, Pratt steal twice as Washington tops St. Louis 4 to 1. Foster to Morgan to Gandil completed a double play. St. Louis stranded six, Washington nine. Mitchell and Boehling combined for nine strikeouts. Umpires Ferguson and Connolly officiated. No other games completed in the American League yesterday.
Grand Rapids hosts the third Grand Circuit race meeting as Uhlan driven by Doc Tanner breaks Michigan track records posting a mile in 1:59 3-4 and a pace time of 2:02 1-2 in the Giftline event. Mentions proceed with details on other races and purse events while noting Burlington’s acquisition of Phil Ketter from St Joseph.
Brooklyn July 28 Manager Bill Dahlen of the Superbas begins to think Southpaw Yingling is a real pitcher. He has shown spurts of form with improved control and steadiness on-base situations, marking a real test of his abilities and earning the manager's satisfaction.
Mrs May Owen of Waterloo was jailed for six days in Waverly county jail after disturbing the peace while attempting to collect rent from Mrs Charles Fong, the white wife of a Chinaman. She refused to pay a $20 fine and costs, opting for the jail sentence instead.
A fragment indicates a Waterloo resident and a husband with a home in Waverly. It suggests trouble over rent and a related dispute, but lacks full context or proceedings.
Editor Courier notes August to be wet with electrical storms across locations. Jupiter appears as an evening star bringing heat and storms. Venus comes as a morning star near Earth causing heat and storms. Mars as a morning star, the red planet, resembles Earth with seasons, land and water. Mars’ day is longer by half an hour and its year spans 687 days.
John C. Busby of Independence Iowa reports speculative weather lore from July 27 claiming Martian strength is 33 times Earth's, a new moon Aug 2 bringing rain and heat, a gusty storm, and a dramatic ball of fire traveling toward Earth at cannon ball speed with a fifteen minute white light trail.
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