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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
6
Waterloo sprinted to two runs in the second and added one more in the fourth, while Ottumwa battled back with Mattick scoring and Brown pitching in relief. A bad break in the seventh allowed Mattick to score the winning run for Waterloo as Brown took the loss.
Iowa survey of 400 former athletes shows health benefits and positive mental attitude from college athletics. Respondents span entries from 1898 to graduates two years ago, with minimal reports of long-term harm and strong endorsement of supervised programs.
Waterloo Illinois prepare for a baseball clash as the Central base ball team meets the Chicago South Side Stars at Cedar River Park tomorrow at 3 p.m. Beard will pitch and Ransean will catch. The Windy City visitors bring a strong lineup led by McWinstry Cratstey, and local hopes rest on a revised ITC order to reverse a three week drought.
Two Waterloo trapshooters receive Iowa gold bars for long runs in the registered shoot on Thursday afternoon. H. G. Northey made a high run of 62 and Frank Shores 57. Also honored were Harry Frerichs and Charles McBride with runs of 43 and 62, and D. W. Flanigan from Waverly, Minnesota, who posted a 79.
New York led in the standings after a 10 to 6 win over St Louis while the Giants were shut out by Cincinnati 3 to 0. Brooklyn beat Chicago 9 to 7 as Philadelphia rain halted its series. Miller and Wheat starred in related games with notable defensive plays and injuries affecting lineups.
Waterloo's only colored baseball team the All Stars travel to Washburn tomorrow afternoon to face nine local players. Waterloo hopes for victory after recent defeats to Westfield Athletic Club. Thornton is slated for the mound and Allen for catching duties in the expected good game.
The First M. E. and First Presbyterian baseball teams sit atop the Inter-Sunday School Twilight League with undefeated or near records. Two Congregational clubs, First Congregational and Union, chase second place with two wins and one loss. Next week features matches including St Pauls MHE against First Congregations and multiple park games at Cedar River and league venues. Standings list First M. E., First Presbyterian, First Congregational, Union Congregational, Central Christian, St. Pauls Mem., Walnut St. Baptist, Christ Episcopal, First Eryangelicat, First Baptist, Burton Ave. Baptist, Grace M. EB, and Christ Episcopal.
The Hawks hold fifth place in batting and lead the league in fielding. The team actions were noted on Tuesday with emphasis on their defensive prowess and overall hitting performance this season.
More than 300 crack athletes from 61 universities compete at the University of Chicago Stage Field in the third annual Amateur Athletic Union national track and field meet. Top colleges include Stanford Michigan Illinois and Iowa as favorites amid hopes for record performances. Charles Paddock may appear for an exhibition 100 yard dash as heats start with sprints and hurdles followed by field events and distance races.
Bert Weeden doubled as a pinch hitter in the ninth for Janda and extended his hit streak as a pinch hitter to four. Walter Swenson, Rock Island star third baseman, angrily confronted umpire Johnson at Ottumwa, with others stepping in to prevent trouble. Marshalltown has raised over half of 2000 needed to keep its team in the league and expects the balance later this week. Moline seeks funds to support its Three-I league club, selling $5 book tickets valid most games. Attendance at Moline lags behind Rock Island MV club. McGinnity pitched a fast one hour 7 minute game and earlier a league record with a one hour 8 minute effort. He beat Rock Island yesterday allowing two hits in 1:03. Muggs Brown continues to spark Rockford Three-I league games at short with timely hits. Harry Brant, skull fracture survivor, expects to return at short in a few days.
Wise Motors baseball team meets Denver Club at League Park on Sunday afternoon at 3. Nemmers likely to start, with Hoffman or Manahl as alternatives. New additions include Leo Gorman as catcher and Sherman Tollefson in the outfield. Denver seeks revenge after a 9 to 8 win over Wise Motors.
Sumner baseball team of Bremer Chickasaw league defeated Hawkeye of Fayette county league at Hawkeye farmers' picnic. Hawkeye led 3 1 until the sixth inning when Sumner rallied for six runs. Olds, Sumner right fielder, hit a two on base homer. Schwerin, Murphy and Wail pitched for Sumner. Sumner to meet Nashua here tomorrow in Bremer Chickasaw league action.
The sole Iowa race meet on July 4 will be at Fort Dodge with $3,000 in purses. Under American Trotting Association rules, events include a July 3 program with 2:24 and 2:12 pace and 2:25 trot races, and a July 4 card featuring 2:16 pace, 2:15 trot, and 2:19 trot events.
Twilight League action saw the First Presbyterian Sunday school nine defeat Central Christian 3 to 2 at league park last night. Witt pitched well allowing five hits. A late inning tally by Central Christian was halted after one run crossed. Batteries Witt Thompson Toll McCogy.
New York June 16 Three pounds separate flyweight rival Wilde and Pancho Villa as they prepare for a Polo Grounds bout next Monday. Wilde weighs 110 pounds, Villa 107 with Welsh champion Jimmy Wilde handling the scale. Promoters project a record midget exhibition crowd and over 125000 dollars from seats.
Joe McGinnity fired a one hour three and one half inning victory, allowing only two hits and no walks, as Rock Island topped Hook Island 2 to 0. Arm strong and Jackson produced the scoring with a fourth inning double and a sixth inning run after hits and sacrifices.
In East Chicago on June 16 Jos O Hara Fort Dodge welterweight defeated Patsy Rocco East Chicago by foul in the fifth round of a scheduled 14 round bout at George Oswego arena The referee awarded the win to O Hara after warnings for low blows and a prior five minute rest for O Hara physicians had inspected him earlier Another fifth round foul stopped the fight Jimmy Gary Chicago stopped Dick Caye in one round Butch Dever beat Dave Adams in eight rounds and Eddie Walsh drew with Kewpie Tremble in six rounds.
Salem Oregon June 16 Misa Helen Paulding of Silverton wins the northwest gum chewing record by half a length over Bernice Stand In a Silverton high school contest both girls chewed steadily with Paulding at 44 sticks and Stand at 43 12 sticks in a timed competition
Cyril Walker stresses staying aggressive with solid ball contact and a crisp stroke. He advises keeping hands low and right elbow close, using the left arm to carry the club, and not bending the wrists excessively during the backswing. Monday George Dymean emphasizes focus on the eye on the ball.
A golf instruction note discusses four ball play recalls and rub of the green rules. It explains that opponents may recall a stroke from the tee or putting green in four ball, not through the green, and analyzes a three ball case, a miscount in best ball, and whether a late corrected score allows a redo.
A reader asks about a infield six double play with a runner on first and a protested game. Includes questions on stolen bases errors and run counts with Rule 59 cited and a chiropractor ad for Dr Hoy moving offices at 203 Fisher Building.
Minneapolis star Rudy Hultkrans of St Paul received an all conference medal for top scholastic and athletic prowess across basketball track and football. Winnipeg heavyweight Jack Taylor defeated Japanese jiu jitsu expert Taro Miyaki in a 20 minute finish with two headlocks to secure a fall. Los Angeles infielder Charles Gorman of Vernon club moves toward Des Moines Western League club, expected to return to Vernon this fall.
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