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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
8
Waterloo Iowa Hawks beat Rock Island in a three game series with strong pitching by Cy Williams and timely hitting. Williams earned his fourth win as Waterloo built an early lead and held on to a 3 2 victory.
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Des Moines readies for the annual Iowa state high school track meet at Drake Stadium with 130 schools and 807 athletes, the largest entry list yet. District winners from last week qualify to compete, promising keen events and multiple heats across the preliminaries starting tomorrow morning.
In Ottumwa Iowa yesterday Agu Stung Iby Bees Moline won the second in a series over Ottumwa by 1 to 0. Dubuque led in hits but failed to score, while Burlington and Moline posted timely runs and strong pitching to secure narrow victories.
Yesterday’s results show Mississippi Valley League games with Waterloo defeating Cedar Rapids 8 to 2 and Moline beating Ottumwa. In American League Detroit led Boston 18 to 10 while Chicago beat Philadelphia 10 to 2 and New York won 13 to 9. National League saw Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 0 and New York 13 St. Louis 1 with Brooklyn-Chicago rained out. American Association listed Minneapolis 4 Louisville 3 and Indianapolis 2 St. Paul 1 with no other games.
Fayette May 14 The Peacocks staged a ninth inning rally here after Platteville Tech tied the count in their half. Urad pushed across the winning run to earn Upper Iowa its ninth straight victory of the season. The Peacocks broke the deadlock in the fourth when Simek scored and added two more in the eighth on an error, an infield out and hits by Hann and Carey. Normal tied in the ninth on three hits and an error. McElroy singled in the final inning, went to third on a wild throw, and scored the winning run on a Shipsfan sacrifice fly.
Sacred Heart defeated Our Lady Victory 10 to 9 in 14 innings at Cedar River park. Tim Murphy homer in the fourteenth drove the winner while also homering in the fifth with a man aboard. Sacred Heart trailed 7-7 after nine. tied it in the twelfth, then prevailed as Weber struck out nine and limited the opponents to 10 hits.
In New York tonight Young Stribling, at a 15 pound weight disadvantage, faces Johnny Risko of Cleveland in a light heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Stribling seeks to prove his claim to the title held by Paul Berlenbach as Risko aims to derail the challenger and assert his own standing in the division.
New Hampton Illinois opens its Little Eight 10 slate on May 14 with four Sunday games marking the league debut. New Hampton meets Lawler while Denver faces Oslwein Dunkerton meets Readyn and Tripoli plays Sumner. Walter Mohler, the local manager, secured Clem Moorsen as pitcher and the American Legion backs the eight town venture with Mohler as former league committee chairman.
Waterloo baseball directors plan a Monday meeting led by President W F Keefe as they praise season progress. Manager Preston Gray of Rock Island released two rookies Walter Moran and Fred Nichols, signed Frank Schulz, while James Delaney performs well for Ottumwa. Western league issues with umpires persist as new replacements arrive. Nearby boxing notes mention May 21 bout between Glen Sage and Rev Coffman with Jack Akins and Dandy Aliller slated for the semi windup.
By AL PEMAKBE former pitcher Tommy Werrigan recalls a Florida engagement trick putt against Hagen and Kirkwood. In an extra hole match on a slow green, his ball struck hard, bounced high, and dropped into the hole for a birdie three, sending Hagen into mock despair as the group tumbled toward the cellar.
Cedar Falls May 14 Special Competition heats up in the intramural baseball tournament at Teachers college Alpha Chi Epsilon leads with three undefeated starts while other teams have at least one loss Alpha Theta Beta crushed M G A 9 to 0 and Alpha Delta beat Lambda Gamma Nu in yesterday’s games.
The Jagal chapter of the Izaak Walton League will receive its charter Monday night in Manchester. Judge George W. Wood will present the charter at 7:30 PM in the American Legion hall. Grand Junction Globe's Mr Lampman will speak, then attendees tour to the Plaza theatre for Izaak Walton League films. Over a hundred are expected to become charter members.
East High and Cedar Falls High fought to a 5 5 tie in a golf meet at Washington Park Links in Cedar Falls yesterday. Harald Jockumgen led with a 70, while Bill Wider and Bill Wilder posted 73 for the High team. Also contributing were Bill Collins Chester Coburn and IT Siefkin.
Twenty six northeastern Lowu high schools with 244 athletes will compete at Cedary Falls Saturday in the Teachers College invitation track meet. Waterloo West and East high schools lead entries, with Washington Cedar Rapids Mort Dodge Marshalltown Greene and Waverly among the strongest. Prelims begin at 10 A M with draws at 9 30 A M and finals at 2 PM. A police report notes Tokio traffic fatalities over the prior year exceeded 10 096 deaths or injuries in more than 16 000 crashes.
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