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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
6
Burlington opens Central Association play with a 7 to 2 win over Waterloo. Boss Rohn and Randy Miller powered the Red Sox while Rowdy Miller dominated Waterloo, fanning thirteen. Newcomers Bold and Leonard showed solid early form as umpires, crowds, and weather contributed to a spirited opening day.
Keokuk's opener drew over 2,800 as Wat held the Bunnies scoreless while Seeger allowed hits. Muscatine beat Mason City 14 to 4 with Spurs delivering two doubles and two homers, driving eight runs. Clinton defeated Marshalltown 5 to 3, Jones limiting Marshalltown to five hits as Menne homered for Marshalltown.
Western League results include Des Moines 4 Omaha 2, St. Joseph 7 Sioux City 3, Lincoln 6 Wichita 1, Denver 11 Topeka 7. Thive-t League shows Moling 6 Peoria 0, Dubuque 11 Davenport 3, Bloomington 3 Rockford 7 with 18 innings ending at darkness, Quincy 8 Decatur 4.
Cedar Rapids would open the next series in Waterloo as the Bunnies may assist at the pennant raising. The event aims to draw large crowds. weather and other attractions may affect attendance. Manager Andrews plans changes to strengthen the champions and may sign Harry Welch to bolster the infield.
In a May 12 slate from the Federal League St Louis fell to Baltimore 5 by 3 as wild pitching opened the scoring and Chet Render drove in the winning run with a two run hit in the eighth. Baltimore capitalized on defensive miscues and misplays to erase early St Louis leads. Elsewhere Brooklyn tallied late, Chicago rallied with three pinch hitters for a 6 5 win, and Pittsburgh sealed a 1 0 victory over Buffalo on Kellys first inning homer.
Washington shut out Chicago 3 0 as Morgan and Moeller homered. Shaw stellar defense kept Chicago scoreless. Benz and Daly touched by fate, while other games saw Philadelphia win 3 0 over St Louis and Detroit topple Boston 5 1 with strong hitting and Boston errors.
Cincinnati beat New York 2 to 1 in eleven innings as Fletcher made a two base error on Wagner allowing the tying run in the ninth. Von Kolnitz opened the eleventh with a double and scored on a passed ball after Killifer’s error, giving Cincinnati the win. Others noted include Chicago overcoming Brooklyn with Pierce pitching well and Doak struggling, St. Louis defeating Boston with Doak effective, and Philadelphia breaking Pittsburgh’s six game streak behind McQuillan and Schang.
In a tight contest Dalton and Louden produced key hits aiding their team as Rogge stalled a scoring threat in Pittsburgh. Earlier, Newark beat Kansas City 9 to 7 with Seherr contributing two hits while Johnson shut down the opposition. Iowa and Ames battled to a 2 2 tie lasting thirteen innings before darkness ended play.
West High to send Captain Jesse Early George Rausch Clyde Davis and Micky McGuire to the state track and field meet at Iowa City under University of Iowa sponsorship. Coach Ray expects a strong showing. Davis versatile in sprints and throws. McGuire a promising freshman in mile relay with Early. Tracey Glasener injured. Harold Johnson sidelined, delaying departure. Home meet scheduled next Wednesday afternoon.
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