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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
1
In a sprawling sporting column, readers are teased with turmoil around boxing figures and baseball schedules. The piece riffes on Clarence Rowland, the National Commission, and city rivals while poking at journalists and insiders amid March weather and Palmer House scenes.
The Central Base Ball association met in a schedule convention and adopted a 65 home game, nine-Sunday season opening May 3 and ending Sept 4. Ottumwa visits Burlington, Muscatine plays Monmouth, Hannibal at Galesburg, Kewanee at Keokuk. The group unanimously agreed not to repay $2,500 to Quincy, citing waivers by Quincy’s Harry Hofer. a banquet followed at Hotel Burlington.
The supreme court of baseball grants a clear win to the north end group led by Mike Sexton amid months of effort for admission. Waterloo, aided by Sexton, wins its case and Park Closed is the sign Kinsella may hang if his pledge holds. If he acts, South End rivals must unite or risk Springfield Bloomington Peoria and Danville leaving the map.
George Morlaiity aims to lead his Tigers to regular church attendance next season amid concerns over gambling. Hugh Jennings faces possible savings by curbing games as a $200 fine looms for players who gamble. Other notes include match adjustments for Packey McFarland vs Murphy, Earl Mack's Athletics stance, and various boxing and baseball items.
The Waterloo baseball club secures three decisive victories in court arbitration and the National Baseball Commission, with supporters praising the outcome and calling for removal of Tearney and others from organized baseball. The piece attacks Chicago papers for yellow journalism and endorses Picture framing by Peterson Gros.
Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers argues that base line coaching drives wins by maximizing every at bat and base running moment. Third base coaches must read opponents, prepare for emergencies, and act without hesitation to create scoring chances. Clean coaching with controlled encouragement could raise interest and tighter play across games.
Hospital auxiliary members met at the First Congregational church to review the Parada benefit. Receipts reached about 1100 from Parada plus 400 from box office, with shares to 35 percent for the ladies and 30 percent for theater management. Total from these sources nears 3800 and brings the Nurses' Home Fund close to 5000, a solid nucleus toward the 10000 goal. Officers hosted, with light refreshments served.
Advertises Pape's Cold Compound as a 25 cent remedy that ends grippe and severe colds with doses every two hours. Claims three years of research and no quinine, asserting superior fast relief of neuralgia, nasal symptoms, feverishness, and muscle pains.
Central association reports say two veteran players will man first base this season Frank Belt manager of Keokuk and Jake Beckley manager of Hannibal both intend to play first base The aged trio of veterans will face young pitchers and could post high batting averages across the league.
Albia Iowa March 31 two coal miners TC Stevens and Fred Pryor were killed when slate fell in docking mine No 4 burying them. Fellow workers dug them out after several hours of hard work.
Pinkerton agency reports show 1909 U S bank burglaries numbered 102 with losses 137 785 89. In 1916 burglaries rose to 139 with losses 203 262 09. Iowa accounted for nine cases in 1909 totaling 16 295 45 and nine in 1910 totaling 8 885.
Established in 1605 the Waterloo Medical and Surgical Institute advertises doctors Bouldin and Allen as Iowa's oldest specialists with thirty years in special work. It promotes non cheap care, confidential patient records, and treatments for catarrh eye and ear diseases stomach liver and kidney disorders gall stones removal without operation and various nervous and sexual conditions with private women’s diseases given quick relief. Out of town patients welcomed with hospital and surgical attention and contact via phone 1730.
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