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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
4
Alfred De Oro, holder, faces Tommy Hueston in a three night world pool championship in New York March 6 7 and 8 with 200 balls per night. De Oro plans to retire from pool title contests to focus on three cushion billiards and is practicing intensively for the matches.
A reflective piece notes patience for baseball’s Three-I season with experts picking major league recruits. It jokes about misjudgments of the past and mentions Al Tearney, Dick Kinsella, and Judge Gridley. The column hints at Chicago politics and local Springfield commissioner debates.
The team has only partly secured players from Hannibal and cannot form a proper Three I season lineup. Some veterans may fail to adjust, Quincy cannot risk untested additions, and Manager Myers’s signings are not shown in the bulletin. Players await clarity on their status and future opportunities if terms sour.
Lists multiple player signings trades and inquiries across Rock Island Davenport Davenport and other clubs. Highlights include Ralph Jordan signing with Rock Island and Brinsfield King slated for Naps, plus prospects in Bloomington Carthage and Harvey. Mentions legal troubles and a kidney remedy advertisement from Foley's Kidney Remedy.
The Quincy Journal chronicles a tense Three I League dispute centered on Waterloo’s ousting, legal maneuvers, and court battles led by Manager Boyle. As proceedings unfold, Quincy faces uncertain prospects, with management delaying signings and old players held under reserve while northern and southern factions clash in Chicago court rulings.
New York March 4 Valentine Knock Out Brown, the New York lightweight, defeated Ad Wolgast for a popular decision in a ten round bout at the National Sporting club. Brown pressured from the opening bell and landed more punishment overall. Wolgast showed better in fighting and generalship in the clinches, but his rough tactics drew hisses from the crowd.
A Maine naturalist argues wild geese fly wedge shaped to ease weaker flock members. He cites trials, instincts, and sight as factors, noting birds rest within the triangle and that air currents may aid flight. He also recounts a quail seizure in Oklahoma and a dramatic fish tale from Oswego.
Funeral services for the late 8. E. Cain, who died Tuesday in Montana, will be conducted tomorrow at 2 PM from the Brethren church in Hudson. Cain, formerly Hudson postmaster and member of Waterloo lodge of Elks, is mourned by the community.
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