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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
1
In a local match at Davenport, Rock Island Wa Twige secures a victory over Quincy, Dubuane, and Peorktaml, with Davenport Divide as the notable setting. Spectators report a tight contest and strong showings from both sides.
National League results include St Louis 5 New York 4 and Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3. American League games show Cleveland 16 over St Louis, Detroit 16 over Chicago 16. American Association victors include Minneapolis 4 Toledo 1 and Milwaukee 7 6 over Columbus 2 4. Western League scorelines feature St Joseph Pueblo, Des Moines 8 Denver 0, Omaha 2 Lincoln 1, Sioux City 13 Topeka 1. Central Association results list Monmouth 20 6 Muscatine 7 5, Keokuk 3 Keene, Burlington 5 Ottumwa, Galesburg 8 2 Hannibal 7 21. Davenport and Peoria split in second game 12 2. Stolen bases credited Sullivan Veach Meyers Koepping. Pitching lines show Hovis 0 0 0 and Smith 4 4 0. Umpire Cusack.
Decatur defeated Rock Island 4 to 2 in a three-league room game. Local amateur Ficken held Rock Island at bay in a tense Saturday matchup played in Rock Island.
Peoria Herald notes a quiet gathering with only 39 fans present. J Pino’s timing drew mild disapproval as the Distillers held a lead but the crowd dispersed after a stormy, informal postgame gathering in the press box amid talk of the hay crop.
Catcher John Kling was traded to Boston of Chicago last week and announced plans to retire. Later he reconsidered and rumors say he may manage the Boston team.
Cole has become the Cubs' mainstay on the mound, matching the top flingers in the league. Predicted by Frank Chance after last year's World Series, his versatility and speed mark him as a feared pitcher when his control is sharp, akin to Russell Ford of the Yankees.
In a tense affair Lofton tied the score with a towering homer after fouling twelve straight pitches in the eighth. Errors in the tenth doomed Rock Island as Decatur won 4 to 2. Batter numbers and box details noted. rain affected several games including Peoria-Davenport and Danville-Waterloo postponements.
Humboldt Iowa June 19 Arrangements are nearly finished for a training quarters for Frank Gotch to prepare for the world championship bout next September. Local business men form an association to erect facilities at Riverside Park including a dressing room wrestling mat and handball court. The open sided mat will feel like woods training with breezes. Gotch will train at home for a few months with completion targeted by July 10.
Waterloo's baseball team, returning from Chicago, arrives confident and ready. The Boosters boast two wins yesterday, lifting them in the percentage column and lifting spirits after a double defeat last Sunday. Dubuque game slated for tomorrow.
An afternoon exhibition at Red Cedar featured teams from Fowler and Smith Lichty Hillman. Highlights included Bennett of Fowler turning an unassisted double play, Feyerelsen striking out 10, and Berry fanning 6. Smith Lichty Hillman won 6 to 4. Lineups listed Fowler Cox Bennett Mueller Manning Beekman Feyerelsen Thompson Fowler Mixdorf Smith Lichty Hillman Buis Knipp Otto Lewis Lichty Blankenburg Mitchell Berry Cropper
Waterloo pitchers Hendrix and Shackelford excel as the Boosters win both games against Danville in a June 19 twin bill. Key hits include Clemens doubles, Wilkes and Harrington scoring repeatedly. Danville’s Kaylor doubles for two later in the inning, while Waterloo’s strong defense aids Hendrix despite early hits.
Hawarden June 19 County Attorney Hospers declined to prosecute two young boys for indecent exposure after a bid by James Briggs to stop daily swims at a local river site. Defense argued the activity shared by many Hawarden youths and Sioux county paid costs. judge, jury, and public sentiment leaned toward letting children swim freely in summer attire.
An old traveler recalls crossing the Atlantic where a fierce quarrel erupted among the crew in the forecastle during luncheon. The first officer left to calm the disturbance, returning as the hubbub subsided. The captain noted the smoother conditions and the officer replied that they had ironed the sailors.
In a London Answers quip a caddy teases a lady amateur who misplaced her club for the third time. He jokes that her future lies not in golf but in hammer throwing, prompting a sharp exchange in a witty, period-voice exchange.
A brisk morning in the police court netted the city treasury $86.40 as multiple defendants paid fines. Among the cases, Ellis R. Rhodenbaugh, accused of public disturbance, explained his jail chapel scene while a fellow prisoner attempted hanging, and he was released after noting it was his first arrest in 56 years. Other docket items included Harry Hentz detaining in a box car altercation, Hans Jensen missing his court time, gambling fines for Albert Dgloe and Will Jones, and orderly sentencing for Thomas Hogan and James Baxter. The May pole party of Belgians and a Pole paid fines of $5 each, while L. C. Thompson faced repeat intoxication charges. Try a Courier want ad.
West Liberty Iowa June 19 A hickory whip in the socket of the steel plow on which Asa Ford sat in his field south of town split when a bolt struck it and ran along the tongue killing one horse. The flash blinded Ford briefly but he was uninjured. The dead horse’s mate stood by as the other horse collapsed across the splintered tongue.
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