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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
8
Waterloo defeats Ottumwa 3 to 2 to grab first place, with strong pitching by Belitz and key hits by O'Shea Crieft and Dixon. Ottumwa rally falls short as Waterloo holds on behind early offense and tight defense.
In a tense ninth inning the Hawks failed to regain the lead as Ottumwa pulled ahead. Highlights include Heath receiving a throw from Nettles after a series of plays, and Kuehl’s aggressive baserunning. Burlington and the league’s top performers were noted for standout fielding and timely hits.
Thirty four Hawkeye athletes travel from Iowa City and beyond to compete in the annual state college meet in Ames. Coach George T. Freisman leads the squad with Medical Supervisor Waltey H. Riesster. Participants include Cartain Brooking Coulter Lambert Roberts Fryor Nest Crawfard Swetson Wienci Dabsun Meter Bowles Deblerr Colvin Orte Kohl Jouirich Phelyos Viander Marchi Taine Dauher Stone Fleckenstein Hancock Marschall Jones Har Mil o Moe.
The Waterloo Inter Sunday School Athletic Association starts 1924 baseball Monday evening at the league park with Durton Avenue Baptist and Grace at KB nines. St. Pauls ME and Central Christian meet Tuesday, First Baptist and First Evangelical Wednesday, Walnut Street Baptist and ME nines Sunday. First Presbyterian leads as a favorite, with six other teams to play one another in a round robin then a robin to decide the champion. Umpires by Herb Claus and an unnamed official to be chosen.
Wisconsin brought its university eight to the Poughkeepsie regatta amid limited Western conference competition. The piece notes early regatta interest and the need for stronger varsity training to boost participation and intensity.
Inside Golf columnist Chester Horton describes the top back swing as the 8 o clock position with the left forearm straight. He advises a light shove with the left arm from the elbow to the shoulder, weight shift, and keeping the left arm steady as the clubhead moves right before sweeping up.
Fourteen Waterloo prep athletes depart for the University of Iowa in Iowa City to compete in the state high school track and field meet. West High fields 12 entrants and East High two, led by Cant Raymond and Grulin in short races and pole vault. West High coach Ralph Sarnt lists 12 hopefuls including Leighton, Smith, Hurlburt, Graser, Sweitzer, Holgate, McGarvey, Hetts, Hovey, Miller, Potter and Burton, with several aiming for points in sprints, hurdles and jumps. Gruhn, a fast high vaulter, previously won the dual meet against West High.
Bar at ten feet eight inches is stated as a consistent mark and on one occasion reached eleven feet even. Coach Ben Miller expects him to rank among leaders Saturday as Cedar Rapids’ squad closes in on first place by a decisive margin in the points table.
Illinois Central defeated Hawkeye 13 to 0 at Cedar River Park in a City league game. Plaster pitched seven no hit innings for the shopmen. Barry allowed many runs on four errors as 15 hits were recorded by the S C Knights of Columbus and Nassau company teams set to play tonight. Paddock training for Olympic trials in Los Angeles May 24 after leg injury at Drake relays.
Kansas City reports world heavyweight champion Strangler Lewis defeated Pat McGi in two falls out of three in Omaha. Fort Bragg hosts Harry Greb a middleweight champ in a 10 round no decision bout. Gibbons wins six rounds in sparring at St. Paul while Carpentier plans workouts for May 21. Newton high school beats Grinnell eight first places in 14 events.
Jimmy Schollenberger provided a surprise spark for Moline as they rallied to score five runs in the ninth inning to beat Cedar Rapids 8 to 7. The standout moment came when Schollenberger hit a bases loaded triple in the frame and Molina added late runs.
The heavyweight matchup between Harry Wills and Bartley Madden is scheduled for May 23 at Queensboro Stadium or May 26 at Dreamland Park in Newark. Officials announced the bout after several postponements.
George Sisler and a concentrated Browns attack push St. Louis toward the pennant race behind Yankee leaders. Ern est Wingard, a southern rookie, wins in relief as Babe Ruth hits the only Yankee homer. White Sox beat Red Sox. Cubs and Braves win. Dodgers edge Cardinals. Kamm stars White Sox Reds clash.
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