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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
1
Hendrix and Hollenbeck star as Waterloo wins the three game series finale 8 to 2 after a 12 to 1 prior day defeat. Spencer contributes eight hits and three sacrifices for Waterloo while Hendrix scatters Quincy’s bats with one walk and steady contact. Two boosts homer by Hendrix and Hollenbeck key the scoring, with Waterloo leading from the third inning and securing the win behind solid fielding and timely hitting.
Baseball schedule lists Springfield facing Waterloo on Saturday and Sunday with double leader on Sunday at 2 18.
Peoria defeated Dubuque 9 to 1 as Danville shutout Rock Island. Flowers to pitch relief and Flowers struck out 10 while Willis fanned 6. Kammers and Nagle stole two bases each with Chapman and Johnson contributing hits. Umpire Daly officiated. future games listed with Springfield, Watertown and a Gulf Coast trip offer from French Frazee.
Waterloo defeats Quincy 6 runs to 2. Key hitters include Myers Spencer Wall and Hendrix Hollenbeck with two base hits and a home run. Team notes list Long Fre mer Wilkes as sacrifice options, Hill steals base, and a wild pitch by Spencer. Hendrix gets one walk allowed. Spencer fans three with two runs charged to Clemens Wilkes and Hollenbeck. Umpire Guthrie oversees the game.
Bloomington Pantagraph notes Clarence Rores is a Bloomington star whose pitching limited Waterloo to two runs as Quincy dispatched conceit opponents.
The Boosters reorganize after Webster’s release due to a facial fracture and Dickey shifts to first base. Roland Bowman, second baseman, is in detention hospital suspected of smallpox after earlier malaria treatment. He has started a patient team and issued a challenge to the Boosters for a morning game.
The Springfield ball team arrived in Waterloo and checked in at the Logan house. Manager Smith leads a strong group with McGuire back at first base and last year’s infield largely intact. The Senators aim to start another Three I league run as Waterloo hosts four games in the city beginning this afternoon, with a Sunday double header at 2 15.
Illinois Central workers Engineers vs Brakemen tied two to two after twelve innings. Cyclone Thomas pitched nine strikeouts as Brakeman Smith hit four singles and a home run. Brakemen challenge Cy’s nine to a return game with side bet, awaiting responses from local unions.
In New York on May 19 detectives report cold eyed bets that one or two deaths will occur in a 108 mile automobile race at the Indianapolis speedway on March 30. Forty six machines are entered and will race two and a half miles at about ninety five miles per hour.
The Three I league battle ends as Waterloo and Quincy reach a peace. Both teams show strong season form and solid play as the article highlights their resilience and potential in upcoming games.
Water loo and Quincy contest for balance of power shows each town's rights and spirit. The Three-I gains through membership as the league renounces renewal of conflict. Commissioners expect two well apportioned class C leagues for 1913 as mag nates pledge to separate at season's end.
Results from yesterday include National League games in Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston St Louis New York Pittsburgh and American League matchups in Detroit St Louis New York Boston with varied scores. Central Association games feature Keokuk Monmouth Hannibal Burlington Galesburg Ottumwa and Kewanee Muscatine.
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