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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
1
In a lively baseball card from Philadelphia and beyond, Cincinnati beat Boston 7 to 4 as Hess and Gowily starred for the visitors. The day featured a Flag Day visit by 700 local orphans and disciplinary students, with Brooklyn and St. Louis also posting wins.
In St Louis and other highlights, Zinn hit a game winning homer for New York over St. Louis in extra innings, with two other line drives contributing. Detroit defeated Philadelphia 4-3 with a ninth inning run, and Washington beat Cleveland 14-8 as the season marches on. In Waterloo, Iowa, baseball's revival drives league talks, debts, and a carnival plan to boost funds and rejoin a league for next season.
The Four Ward Baseball league debuts with four city wards fielding first class uniforms for ten games this season. Tomorrow the First and Third wards face off followed by the Second and Fourth wards with no admission charged. The winners meet next Sunday to decide the next contest.
Washington Senators win pace in the American league standings while idle clubs rest. Taft signals attendance at a home series with Philadelphia, drawing politicians and fans. Gaspar and Vaspar rumors swirl as rosters shuffle and waivers flow.
American Association games at Columbus and Peoria were played with rain causing postponements. Central Association results include Muscatine beating Keokuk 3 to 0 and Hannibal defeating Burlington 3 to 0. Real estate transfers filed include multiple parcels in Cedar Falls, La Porte City, and Vinton totaling several thousand dollars.
Bert Blair of Sioux Falls defeats Tony Georgé of Chicago in two straight falls. Blair dominates the middleweight bout, taking the first fall in 25 minutes 32 seconds with a reverse crotch hold and body hold, then the second in 3 minutes 45 seconds with a scissors, hammerlock finish.
The Junhers' league board approved the Galloway Club as a circuit member and the club will take the place of the West High team. Engravers meet Galloways at Prospect Park tonight and by Monday they face Naumans, a rescheduled West High clash. Park officials push plans for an amphitheatre at Prospect Park to accommodate spectators.
Mrs Artilea Judd offers a modern chiropractic method claiming to remove all acute and chronic diseases with spinal adjustments. Examinations available and hours listed at 706 Wellington St with phone 1857 Black.
Heavy rain swept through the area with a NW wind bringing the season’s heaviest rainfall. Total rainfall reached over 1.15 inches for the evening with thunder and bright lightning accompanied by sheet-like downpours washing soil from hillsides. Crops and pastures are set to benefit greatly, with moisture lasting at least two weeks and fruit and vegetable growth accelerating across peas potatoes strawberries and grass.
Last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J B Coyle the death of Katherine Coyle, one of twins born on April 11, occurred. Pneumonia caused the death after a three day illness, shocking the healthy family. Funeral will be private Sunday with Rev D J Lennihan officiating.
The advertisement promotes GETS-IT corn remedy as painless safe and sure with two second application and guaranteed satisfaction. Priced 25 cents per bottle, available from H Lawrence Co Chicago and local Waterloo vendors Halden Floyd and J K Joder & Son.
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