Waterloo Wins First Game in New Park
Waterloo defeats Cedar Rapids 5 to 4 in the debut at the new park. Fergeman driving with a ninth inning dash and Skupa’s key strikeouts secure the victory as Simmons, Thomason, Echtermeyer, and Perdirtz contribute important hits. Cedar Rapids led with a strong first and early threats but Waterloo’s defense and late offense prevail.
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Leach
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Pat Ragan
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Simmons
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Thomason
Ragan
Pez Dirtz
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Echtermeyer
Perditz
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New Park
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A Comic Strip in Type J P McEvoy Groceries Oddities
A humorous piece explains how to order groceries with a grocer and butcher, detailing imagined dialogue about dinners and what to buy. The column blends kitchen comedy with notes on a recent game, including performances by McDowell and Perdiritz, plus lineup changes and a Cedar Rapids race for league position.
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Sam Hill
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Associated Editors
White Sox Stop Yankees for Senators 270
White Sox halt Yankees in a 270 run caper for Senators as the police line up veterans for a late season bid. The city echoes with a decisive defensive stand and a crowd that cheers the unlikely score.
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White Sox
Yankees
Standings and Scores in Early Baseball Action
Philadelphia edges Cleveland 7 6 with Dyke's eighth inning homer as Harrison and Harris hold on. Detroit tops Boston 10 9 after Bassler Blues rally in ninth. Washington beats St Louis 2 1 as Johnson shines in first win after seven straight losses.
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Meadows Stifles Chicago. PhilliesBlank Cubs 4 To 0
National League action sees Meadows holding Chicago to three scattered hits as Philadelphia bats beat the Cubs 4 to 0. Zeb Terry debuts for Chicago at second base. Cardinals fall to Giants 7 to 6 amid sharp fielding by New York. Boston tops Cincinnati 9 to 3 with Southworth homering in the eighth. Pittsburgh-Brooklyn games postponed. other scores include Louisville over Kansas City 7-3 and Des Moines 4 Oklahoma City 1.
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Baseball Roundup From Washington to New York
Exhibits an old master in Washington drew critics praise as Walter Johnson starred in a 1 to 0 Senators win. Luque faced Braves trouble, Indians dropped second straight to Athletics, Dykes homered for the A’s. Robertson outpitched Mays in 11 as White Sox edged Yankees 2 to 1. Tigers topped Red Sox in nine. Pfeffer drove in all Giants runs as Giants beat Cardinals. Meadows held the Cubs to three hits in a Phils shutout. Alexander left after six.
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Pepper Martin to Meet Jack Sharkey May 20
New York May 11 Pepper Martin the local featherweight who knocked out Babe Herman in the first round last week has been matched with Jack Sharkey for a 12 round bout at Ebbetsfield Brooklyn on May 20.
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Babe Herman
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Jack Sharkey
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn
Stanford Track Men to Run at Iowa City
Stanford University plans entry in the Big Ten meet at Iowa City on June 3 and the N C A A meet in Chicago two weeks later. Team members likely include Morris Kirksey Eddie Sudden Blink Williamson and Flint Hanner with possible stays by Glenn Hartranft and Lane Falk after the I C A A A meet.
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Dink Templeton
Iowa City
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Eddie Sudden
Blink” Williamson
Flint Hanner
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Girl Tears Hole in Stocking Ends Baseball Game
A USC vs Occidental College girls baseball game ended 66 to 16 in favor of USC after a hole torn in a player's stocking caused a delay and shortened the game to seven innings. At the fifth inning the score stood 20 to 7, with home runs plentiful.
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Los Angeles
Cal
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Occidental College
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West High to Enter Ames Meet With Quartet
West High will field four track and field teachers at the Interscholastic meet at Iowa State College in Ames. Owen, Miller, Sweitzer, and Sedgwick will compete in multiple events while a six-player tennis team led by John Carson may join the action. Coach J. H. Couch eyes the Des Moines state meet May 20 and the Quadrangular Meet the same day with Cedar Falls and other schools to train the younger athletes for future years.
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J. H. Couch
Des Moines
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Couch
Charley Robertson Dominates At Polo Grounds
At the Polo Grounds yesterday Charley Robertson controlled the game, prompting a heckler to cry that “this guy's getting away with murder” as the seventh inning began. The scene captured a tense moment in New York baseball.
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Davis J. Walsh
International News
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Polo Grounds
Charley
Major League Records Today May 11 1894 to 1918 Highlights
Summary of baseball record notes dated May 11 across years 1894 to 1918. Mentions most basemen most runners thrown out in steal attempts and no hit games. Names include Hugh Jennings T. Jones Beckley Daubert Konetchy Chase McInnes Houtz and others across clubs Cincinnati St Louis Washington New York Philadelphia.
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Carpentier to Fight Ted Lewis in Heavyweight Title Bout
Georges Carpentier targets a 20 round title win tonight at Blackfriars Road arena with Jack Dempsey watching. Reports say Lewis may take a 12 pound handicap but plans to counter with speed and both hands. Carpentier listed as a three to one favorite. undercard bouts precede the main event at 4 20 p.m.
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Blackford Road
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Homerun Record Summary from Yesterday’s Major Leagues
Yesterday’s major league home run leaders include Dykes of the Philadelphia Athletics Dalis of the Detroit Tigers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals and Southworth of the Boston Braves League totals are given for both American and National Leagues.
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Dalis
Detroit Tigers
Eee Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Southworth
Boston Braves
Rules and ethics of base running and coaching in baseball
A 1893 Q and A explains base running refusals to return to base are legal if not attempting second, coaches should not coach batter about pitcher weakness, stealing on foul tips is allowed, a coacher cannot pretend to score, catcher cannot impede runners without ball, and readers are asked to write to the sporting editor for guidance.
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Lot Metzger
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