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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
1
Waterloo beats Ottumwa 5 to 3 as Zonderman tosses strong ball and Lorenzen falters in second inning. McCauley and Siglin shine at second base while Burns earns multiple hits for Ottumwa. House earns ovation in Waterloo comeback victory, with key defensive plays and late scoring to seal the series opener.
Three base hit by Burns, two base hit by Goes, steals by Wise Burns. Double plays McCauley to Siglin to A Sheldon and House to Burna, Lorenzen to Burna. Pitchers Zonderman and Lorenzen combine for multiple outs. Umpire Fleming.
Cedar Rapids May 18 a real strike featured the double header at the new ball park Rusty Allen the backstop leased by Pa Hill to Kewanee was the striker and Manager Pennington of Kewanee appeared as the heartless capitalist It all happened when the second game started Rusty told Pennington to go to Ross Pennington began to tell his players a few things Rusty would stand for no criticism and ordered another catcher Pennington had Rusty in the lineup for the second game but when the southerner quit he had to order one pitcher to play first base and Ryan backstopped Rusty stood firm and refused to leave for Kewanee with the Boilermakers last night He was paid off and intends to leave for Oklahoma or Texas As Pa Hill released him Rusty is a free agent He says he has three trades he can work at when not playing ball.
New York May 13 The scoring committee of the Baseball Writers association recommended changes to major league scoring Known as the Cincinnati base hit or fielder s choice The group also urged Presidents Lynch and Johnson to define an earned run and proposed tracking left on bases earned runs allowed by pitchers and catcher throwouts to be recorded for the season
Chicago May 13 President Johnson of the American League fined Cleveland infielder Olson and Boston catcher Nunamaker $25 each for their postgame row in Cleveland last Wednesday. He ordered written reports and promised a decision on George Stovall's case within days. Olson reportedly started the trouble. other details remained disputed. The St Louis club received requests for clemency for ex-manager Storvall and reinstatement. Johnson signaled a later ruling on that matter.
New York pitchers overpower Chicago with Mathewson holding the Cubs to three hits while Richie of the Cubs is knocked out in five innings. Meyers ignites the offense with a triple, Shafer, and Zimmerman figure in a seventh inning run. Evers is ejected for disputing a call as New York wins 5 to 1 in the May 16 game.
In Chicago on May 13 Philadelphia capitalized on Chicago fielding miscues to beat the Cubs 3 to 0. Oldring doubled and Baker singled for Philadelphia's lone run while Bender outpitched Vander, aided by sharp Indian fielding. Chicago stranded three at third but failed to drive in a run. Batteries Bender Thomas and Russell Schalk.
The Waterloo baseball team, fresh from a home stand, faces a packed schedule with Ottumwa, Muscatine, and Burlington on an extended tour. Butch Free is hospitalized with possible typhoid, with Siglin taking over second base. Pitcher George Gonderman’s brother arrived for a brief visit.
The open season for game fish begins Thursday when the law permits taking from state streams. Anglers, including seiners dynamiters and spearers, must have left streams clear. Local anglers plan to hunt the opening and some will travel to other spots and lakes in the state.
Cleveland May 13 Manager Birmingham of the Naps broke his right leg sliding to second in the ninth inning on a hook slide. His foot caught the peg at the base and snapped, with another small ankle bone broken. He will direct the Nap team on crutches for a month or more. Buddy Ryan will play center field in his place. The Naps also lost Lajoie to grip issues from Klepfer's earlier pitch.
Cleveland report says Hal Chase may be traded from the Yankees to Chicago for two White Sox players. Talks involve Yankees manager Chance, Naps manager Birmingham, and president Somera. Chance wants Roger Peckinpaugh but resists trading the sought Naps player.
Western League action listed from Wichita to Davenport with results including Wichita 15 Des Moines 4 and Topeka 4 St Joseph, Denver 11 Omaha 5, Lincoln 1 Sioux City, and a game called in the eleventh. American Association scores show Toledo 2 Columbug 1, Kansas City 6 Minneapolis 3, Milwaukee 4 Milwaukee 3, Danville 13 Danville, Springfield 4, Davenport 4 Springfield 2, Decatur 2 Dubuque, Peoria 4 Bloomington.
Officials of the Iowa State Automobile Association prepare for the 1913 Little Glidden tour. The six day event covers about 1 031 miles starting Des Moines to Keokuk with stops at multiple Iowa towns, ending in Des Moines. J E Robinson of Des Moines to lead the grand tour with a tentative route under review.
Monmouth held a slim lead over Burlington as Muscatine and Cedar Rapids battled. Key plays included Backfi¢s hima and Masters with hits, Hart and Spurs with steals, and Curtis Bromiley turning a double play. Pitchers Adams Lind Brown split the innings with Adams striking out once and Lind six times. Time 65. Attendance 4.
In a doubleheader opener Iron Man House shut down Keokuk over nine innings. Kewanee piled runs with 14 hits led by Pennington and Linderbeck homers. Keokuk scored a single run as Frost allowed seven runs in relief. Attendance 235.
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