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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1912
Page
1
In Cincinnati on May 21, Marquard shut out the Reds, allowing six hits over six innings as New York topped Cincinnati 3 to 0. Meyers caught for Marquard while Fromme, Smith, and McLean joined in the effort.
Western League standings show Chicago Brooklyn game postponed by rain. Kansas City 2 beat St Paul 10. Lincoln 6 over Sioux City. Omaha 2 defeated Denver 1 in 18 innings. Topeka 5 lost to St Joseph 13. Des Moines 0 Wichita.
Mike Gibbons of St Paul is in peak condition for a ten round fight with Sid Burns of England in New York. Burns has been in the United States three weeks and trains daily with Matt Wells who says Gibbons is scheduled for a hard battle.
In Peoria Bloomington fell 14 to 4 as Ule scored 5 and Quincy 3. Dubuque-Decatur and Davenport-Springfield games postponed due to wet grounds. Central Association results: Hannibal 11 over Galesburg 18. Keokuk 2 over Kewanee. Burlington 1 over Ottumwa 11. Monmouth 7 over Muscatine 2.
The Pabst trophy will be contested with the Vanderbilt cup and Grand Prix in September. The award honors both manufacturer and driver, with the car’s firm claiming the cup and the driver receiving a barrel of $20 gold pieces. The trophy is for annual races under national or international rules for cars not eligible for the Vanderbilt cup. The prize is reported at 2,606 dollars, with the cup deeded to the Motor Cnps Holding Company led by W. K. Vanderbilt Jr.
Keokuk May 21. George Pennington accused Central Association officials and umpires of bias after being ejected by umpire Spencer. President Justice upheld the umpire and warned Pennington to change tactics or face indefinite suspension.
Philadelphia May 21 Detroit American League players called off their strike to play the scheduled Washington game without Tyrus Cobb. They pledged to continue the fight for their principle and to seek Cobb reinstatement, while Ban Johnson had Cobb indefinitely suspended for attacking a spectator. Navin promised to shield players from fines and to push for better on field protection.
Grand Forks ND May 21 The Grand Forks Deacons nickname rises as Sunday games may move to East Grand Forks Minnesota due to war era Sunday-law enforcement and confectionery shop crackdowns. Officials expect the Deacons label to stick and inspire versatile sports writing.
A bold sales pitch extols Prince Albert tobacco noting a German invention and a three year development that produced a patent granted July 30, 1907. The text claims the Prince Albert process made pipe smoking popular, sustained flavor without bite, and transformed two men into pipe smokers.
Promoter Jerry McFarland wires the sporting editor that Carl Brown will face Johnny Hudson next Monday night at Waterloo theatre. Hudson claims the south middleweight title and McFarland offers bets from 100 to 250 dollars, asserting Hudson should prove worthy against Brown and Hitchcock.
BOX SCORES Owner Comiskey of the White Sox has taken an option on an entire base ball club for $25,000. The club is located in Anderson in the South Carolina association and the Chicago owner is said to have been attracted to the speculation by the heavy hitting and fast fielding that the club members have been doing. Marquard won another game yesterday and incidentally the Giants climbed over the Reds and took first place in the percentage column of the National league. If we have kept cor-
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local means. It offers one hundred dollars for any case caused by catarrh that Hall’s Catarrh Cure cannot cure, and urges sending for free circulars from J. Cheney & Co.
The article notes bad playing and a lack of funds in the treasury, leaving the club unable to buy new players who could turn the tide. No money is available to strengthen the squad despite poor luck on the field.
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