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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
6
George Brown starred with a 15 around performance as Waterloo defeated Marshalltown 6 to 0. Brown allowed two hits, fanned seven, and hit a triple and two doubles while Janda's outstanding defense and timely hitting boosted the Hawks.
Jesse Day, longtime athletic director and coach at Marshalltown High, is elected Davenport High School athletic director and coach, starting fall semester. Day built strong football and basketball programs, with a notable state ranking last season. A new Marshalltown athletic coach will be elected soon by the school board. Washburn asks local teams to schedule a game for Sunday June 17, with contact to business manager F. J. O’Confer.
Shelby Montana emerges from cowtown to a booming city of over 7,000 as tents, shacks, and midway commerce proliferate on the dusty main street. Ragged galleries and new hotels rise amid a bustling frontier surge described in vivid Associated Press dispatches.
A long tented zone near Shelby holds the Dempsay Gibbons fight arena as work continues for the July 4 title bout. Gibbons trains with 209 spectators including W D Franklin and Rev Joseph Pope watching heavy punches and rounds. Dempsey resumes hard training after a six day layoff with road work boxing and conditioning under Manager Kearns. One-Eye Connolly arrives, hoping for ringside access. Yesterdays baseball scores note several wins in the American and National Leagues and other circuits.
Cedar Rapids Ohio? Cedar Rapids Iowa June 12 Special Jacobs earned his fourth straight win against Dubuque as the Bunnies defeated the Dubuque nine 6 to 3. Dubuque jumped ahead with three hits and two runs in the first inning but Cedar Rapids rallied in the third to tie and then pulled away with three more hits including a Potts two base hit to seal the game in the fifth. The game ended early in the eighth due to darkness. Potts Moyers Speas Schaeffer and Jacobs supplied the offense with timely hits while Crengros and Cornelison held the visitors scoreless after the early frame. Umpires Sever, Old, and Green. Time 1:30.
New York boxer Babe Hernan and Los Angeles and Kid Kaplan from Meriden boxed 18 rounds to a draw. Aliwaukee saw Johnny Dundes defeat Richie Mitchell in a newspaper decision over 2 rounds. Chicago hosted two falls wins for Renato Gardini in a heavyweight title match and Stanislaus Obyacko restating his claim. Johnny Meyers defeated Jack Reynolds in two falls for the middleweight title. Chicago prepared for the national collegiate track meet with 62 colleges entered and early arrivals noted. Johnny Dundee defeated Rickie Mitchell on points. Eddie Joers stopped Gilman in the fourth round at 10 pounds. Charles Paddock to run an exhibition 100 yard dash at the meet.
St Pauls M E baseball nine topped Barton Avenue Baptist 6 to 2 at League Park last night. The Methodists opened strong in the first frame and led throughout, staging a decisive victory.
New York reports Chicago Cubs as the sport’s current craze sweeping both leagues. They posted a seventh straight win, routing Boston 12 to 11, with standings tight as Brooklyn Cincinnati chase third place and the Cubs face Brooklyn in a key matchup. Red hot pitching and late rallies surround a season of dramatic shifts across the major leagues.
Ben Connor of St. Viator starred in a turbulent game with the Hawks, showing power at bat and stealing the day’s lone base. Dokies crowded the stands, while odd plays in the middle innings drew attention. Umpire Severeid is Hank Severeid’s brother, and several players faced ejections and tough umpiring as Rockford and Moline press the Three-I League race.
Ottumwa Indiana June 13 Dick Didier pitched and batted led Ottumwa to a 2 to 0 victory over Rock Island. Didier batted fourth and, in the seventh, singled in a pinch to score Ford for the first run. Final line shows Rock Island in a scoreless effort while Ottumwa collected two timely hits and capitalized on a pair of defensive miscues.
Qelwein Iowa prepares for a northeastern Iowa golf tournament in August at the local course, with visiting golfers expected. The Celwein club offers a fine home near Lake Celwein for entertaining guests as the event approaches, and the annual shootout starts next Sunday at 10 30 a m with a dinner break in the clubhouse before a winner is crowned.
Waterloo Gun club president Nic Webber announced a large turnout for the first registered trapshoot of the season at Byrnes park traps tomorrow. More than 28 shooters are expected, with a 10 a m start led by Fred Whitney of Des Moines and two Des Moines professionals L D Russell and Dave Flannigan joining amateurs from the region for honors.
Jim Barnes notes golfers fixating on club position behind the back or over the shoulder miss the point. He says focus on sending the clubhead along the line of flight after impact and extending the arms fully. After the finish, nothing the player does will affect the ball’s trajectory.
Q and A on handicapping for medal play and ruling on casual water and water hazards. The column explains no standard handicap method, suggests using half the sum of players' handicaps, and clarifies the two club lengths rule for water, plus a case about out of bounds information and hole loss. Submit questions to Tanis Brown with a stamped self addressed envelope for quick replies.
A reader asks about time at bat rules for walks and errors, ball batted to right field and a catcher clinching with the runner, whether three-baggers or home runs result, and whether three fouls in succession can all be ruled as errors. Charles White provides guidance, noting no time at bat for bases on balls and that a batter is charged with a time at bat if the fielder errs.
American golfers in Troon, Scotland spent a rest day ahead of the 72 hole British Open. Gene Sarazen failed to qualify, Walter Hagen wooed the crowd with shots, and George Bach of Boston emerged as a notable qualifier. Analysts favor MacDonald Smith while Hagen also draws support. Britain features veterans like James Braid and Alex Herd among the contenders.
Chicago June 13 Jim Mullen a boxer was found guilty of violating the Illinois boxing law and fined six dollars and costs by Judge Bernard P Barasa The case will be appealed to test the constitutionality of the boxing exhibition law in the state supreme court
In Keokuk Iowa last night Jimmy Minor from Memphis Tennessee outpointed Glen Gillian now based in Keokuk and formerly of Omaha. Harold Prude state featherweight champion edged Johnny Harris of Waukegan Illinois. Both matches went full 19 rounds and were among the fastest seen this season.
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