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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
6
Hal Chase delivered a two run single with two on in the 11th inning to lift the Giants past St. Louis 4 to 2. Card boots and late rallies mark a tense pennant chase as Brooklyn falls to Chiato? and other results spread across the circuit with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia winning close games.
National League notes feature St Louis Brooklyn Chicago and Cincinnati games with variable battery lineups and key hits. American League games include Chicago vs Washington with Ruth paced Boston, and Detroit tallying a 9 to ? win as rain interrupted the Athletics versus ninth inning.
American League results from Washington Boston Philadelphia Cleveland and New York show matchups with listed pitchers and catchers. Batters include Ruth Schang and Fox while teams like St Louis and Chicago appear in box score lines with multiple pitchers and fielders named.
In American Association play Bt Paul beat Minneapolis 4 to 3 while Milwaukee lost 2 to 3 to Kansas. Columbus defeated Louisville Toledo 4 to 0. Western League saw Omaha 1 Oklahoma City 7 and St Joseph 3 Tulsa 3. Des Moines 6 Tonlin 5 and Terre Haute 4 Rockford 7 Peoria 7. Sunday’s National League card includes New York at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis Chicago at Detroit St Louis at Cleveland Philadelphia at Washington. Francis Culmeit will not play this season due to business pressures. Phelps’ Glasses ad at 618 Jefferson.
An aging debate asks whether the manager or the team creates pennant-winning success. The piece recalls Connie Mack's famed management for the Athletics, noting both his consistent machine-like efficiency and the persistent question of who drives the win. It contrasts Mack’s era with later predictions and questions whether the manager or the players carry the real credit.
Harvard Athletic association adopts a plan to curb college recruiting at high schools and preparatory schools. The resolution cites evidence that some eastern colleges have sent representatives to attract top athletes, and Harvard seeks cooperation from Yale Princeton and other colleges to oppose inducements and maintain fair access to education.
Pop Geers will field one of his largest stables this season. Vic Sailer plays strong fielding for the Pirates and is used regularly to shake his batting slump. Roxynton, All-American quarterback at Williams College, has been discharged from the army and plans to return to college next fall. Manager Rickey of the Cardinals plans a couple of trades to bolster the club after several wins. Auto Exchange promotes easy payments on used cars with open hours.
Baseball report details New York Yankees manager Miller Huggins disciplining Ping Bodie at the Polo Grounds for ignoring signals during a game against Detroit. Bodie admits the error after Huggins explains Heilman’s liner would have been an out if he had followed instructions.
Des Moines reports promoter interest soars as Sergt Earl Caddock weighs a comeback. Backers promise about 150000 in purses with offers from Stecher Zbyszko Olin Santel Cutler and Londos while Caddock, at Anita Iowa, delays until he is in shape. Regiment mates urge a swift return, citing his popular draw and previous title run.
The Okoboji Indians prepare for their twentieth annual powwow and dog feast at Cedar Point Ohio June 23 to 27 with 200 contestants in a $1,200 trapshooting tournament and abundant tribal pageantry led by Lieut John Philip Sousa.
Jack Dempsey plans heavy training at his Maumee bay shore camp after a 16 day layoff due to a right eye cut. He aims to spar each afternoon until near Independence Day as Tex Rickard says officials' referees panel may arrive for consideration.
St Louis dispatch reports Harry Legg a veteran golfer from Minneapolis contests the western amateur golf championship final at Sunset Hill Country Club against 18-year-old Richard Bockenkamp. Bockenkamp had risen from local events and was runner up in the trans Mississippi championship after a 40 hole match.
In Gordon Nebraska sportsmen announced a $50 000 purse for a Caddock versus Pesek match. Pesek recently beat Zbyszko at Gordon. A 100 mile auto race is slated at Sheepshead Bay on July 4 with De Palma and others racing at 115 mph in trials. Miss Marion Zinderstein and Mrs Gen Wightman reach the final of the national tennis championship in Philadelphia. A 25 word wanted ad for coats appears in the Cours at 26 cents per day.
Babe Ruth of Boston boosts from 23rd to 8th among players with 20+ games, lifting average from .284 to .? and hitting his 5th homer as Cobb leads American hitters at .358. Peckinpaugh ties Sisler for runs with 33. Cravath holds NL lead at .418. Olson and Williams pace runs and homers respectively.
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