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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
1
In Muscatine Iowa on May 17 the Muskies fall 4 to 3 to the Waterloo Jays in a tense eighth and ninth inning battle. Siglin leads Waterloo, Lind and Ashley shine for Muscatine, with late plays shaping a heart pounding finish.
Yesterday's Western League results show Lincoln-Wincota 2 Des Moines 1 after a called game in the eleventh round and Wichita-Sisix City 5 Wichita unspecified following action at the Wichita venue.
Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs ten to four as Toney delivered an easy win for Philadelphia. Evers was spiked in the fifth, Phelan homered in three at bats, and a disputed first-base call led to Paskett being sent off by umpire Byron. New York beat Pittsburgh 7 to 4 as O'Toole and Mathewson pitched, with Brooklyn edging St. Louis 6 to 5 and many other scores noted from games across the circuit.
Chicago pitcher Don Beng limited New York to three hits as the White Sox offense clicked behind McConnell. In Boston St Louis, Boston edged St Louis 3 to 2 while Philadelphia routed Cleveland 8 to 3 in another May 17 action.
Fairbank May 17. Manager Harry Mealey of the local club says a game Sunday against Waterloo Olympic baseball club. The Olympics beat Tripay Just Sumlay 4 to 1 in a hard game. Home bays have had coed practices and expect a tough test against the Watertial panel. This is the first game of the season for Fairbank.
Philadelphia rallied to beat Cleveland after an early Cleveland surge in yesterday’s game. Key players included Gregz Mitchell Carisch Brown Houck Bender Thomas as Detroit also defeated Washington 6 to 2 in another game with London replacing Bush after a first inning ejection.
The Muscatine Journal notes Waterloo Jays in pennant pursuit led by the Musky guests with a full game edge, while Cedar Rapids changes shake the league. Dan Senne’s Ottumwa return and a Boston dispatch on Sever oid to Louisville are mentioned amid minor league player moves and sponsor ads.
Revised scoring rules go into effect in the major leagues with adoption by many minor organizations. The Baseball Writers Association committee pushed changes allowing a hit for a batsman who advances a runner on an infield jab when the batsman reaches first and no error occurs. Decisions clarified include only one assist per single run down, when charged an error on a dropped throw, and new language on double plays. The panel also endorsed charging battery errors on stolen bases, and proposed defining earned runs in the score summary. Committee members were Jack Ryder, Thomas S. Rice, William Weart, F. G. Lieb, and W. B. Hanna.
After a week idle due to wet grounds the Jobbers league returns with a 4:30 PM doubleheader at Red Cedar park. Postoffice faces Galloway and Iowa Dairy and Gas Engine clash to decide the stronger team. Next Tuesday marks end of first series as weather permitting all games will be completed early next week.
In the first month of the American League, Walter Johnson faced fifty batters with twenty one hits allowed. Johnson’s opponents posted 31 safeties and 35 total bases off his pitches. Notable marks include a Bill Carrigan triple, Engle and McKainis doubles, and varied batting averages against the legendary pitcher.
A ten acre wild fowl preserve will be fenced near the Iowa state fair grounds with pools for fish and water fowl. E G Hinshaw of Spirit Lake is named fish and game warden and C Toward will be manager. The project aims to educate visitors and promote wild fowl propagation across farms.
A Missouri preserve supervisor, former ten year English game keeper, outlines plans to breed pheasants partridges wild geese wild duck and wild turkeys. Cement pools will supply fresh water for fish and the preserve aims to propagate wild fowl and fish and educate residents in restoring the state’s early wild fowls.
Waterloo baseball under manager Jay Andrews has surprised Central association fans by playing strong, with more hitting power than ever and a balanced squad. A lively pennant race is expected with Burling ton Monmouth and others in contention as Waterloo home games draw growing attendance. A Dec decoration Day doubleheader with Muscatine looms as a marquee event.
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