Gallo Halt in Pennant Race Damp Weather Halts Central League Games
Heavy rains and wet grounds halted all Central Association games yesterday and likely today. Cedar Rapids did not travel. Bunnies and Jays faced postponements. Manager changes across Cedar Rapids Hamilton Ansons Marshalltown Egan reflect 12 man limit and lineup shifts as teams prep for southern trips. Roy Brown remains hospitalized but expected to join soon.
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Cedar Rapids
Bolden Hill
Ane Drewn
Bunnies
Jays
Andrews
Hamilton
Sle
Bunpies
Adeusius
Siebold
Danny Harrell
Parks
Coe College
Ford Moore
Wiggeleworth
Sumner
Roy Brown
Taylor
Richards
Gruno
Racine
Anson
Hichardson
Slattery
Maul
Beard
Marshalltown
League standings and results recap
American Association reports no games due to rain while Des Moines defeated Denver 2 to 1. Bloomington beat Quincy 7 to 4. No other matches completed.
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American Association
Des Moines
Denver
Sophomores Benefit by Corrected Scene at West High
A records correction at West High home meet boosts sophomores to seven points from five. Harold Ferguson, misidentified, is clarified as Harold Ferguson. Clyde Davis leads with 331 points, Tracy Glasener 12, with Early Rausch and Ferguson tied for third with 10 each.
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West High
Ferguson
Harold
Claire
Clyrde Davis
Tracy Glasener
First of Season's Dandy Fish Stories at Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake reports opening fishing season draws top anglers. Gillman of Sioux City and driver John Nigard set a forty pike haul on opening weekend using an eel on a stringing line, while other notes cover Sumner semi pro win, schedule lines, and a jewelers incorporation in Waterloo.
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Daily News
Spirit Lake
Gillman
Sioux City
John Nigard
Crandall's Lodge
Baseball Roundup From May 21 Games
Cincinnati hammered Alexander as Philadelphia fell 6 to 2 with Becker and Cravath homers. Chicago defeated Boston 4-2 with Zimmerman's double spark and Magee fielding error. St Louis beat Brooklyn 8-1 after a Schultz misplay opened the door. Pirates topped Giants 6-2 and Pittsburgh won the opener as Perritt faltered and Meyers hurt his finger.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Alexander
Becker
Cravath
Dale
Doin
B. Killifer
Braver
Boston
Mass
Chicago
Hughes
Cubs
Zimmerman
Williams
Magee
Kniseley
Pierce and Bressahau
Archer
Hughes and Gowdy
Pirates
Giants
New York
Pittsburgh
Perritt
Schupp
Adams
Meyers
Gibson
Ritter
Meyere
Smith
New York Defeats St Louis in Early Baseball Clash
In a May 91 tilt New York scored three runs in the first inning to beat St Louis 4 to 2. Warhop Nanamaker Wellman Perryman James Sevaroid pitched for New York while Penner Watkins started for St Louis. The piece also notes team averages, youngster status, and upcoming games involving the Model team and clerical mentions of Club pilots and protests over player eligibility.
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New York
St. Louis
St Louis
Warhop
Nanamaker
Wellman
Perryman
James
Sevaroid
Buffalo Defeats St Louis In Federal League Slugfest
Buffalo battered Groom and Herbert for seventeen hits and eleven runs in St Louis as Ford and Bedient allowed six scattered hits and one run. Score by innings shows Buffalo 11 St Louis 1. Batterys: Ford Bedient Blair for St Louis. Groom Herbert Hartley for Buffalo.
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Buffalo
St. Louis
Groom
Herbert
Ford
Bedient
Blair
Hartley
Big Jim Jeffries to manage Elkader independent team
Sporting Gossip notes Big Jim Jeffries, a former Waterloo and Clayton county player, signs to manage an independent Elkader, Iowa team. He will handle catching duties and recruit players as several fast semi pro players live in Elkader. Jimmy Scanlon, slated to umpire Cedar Rapids series, was Clinton’s second baseman last season. Andrews tried to hire him when Paddy Siglin was rumored for the Pirates. The league requires a 12 man squad by next Tuesday, with Muscatine games looming Saturday night. The club features one 29 year old, two 19 year olds, and an 18 year old, Asher and Hollacher among veterans mentioned.
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Gehed
Sumner
P. G. Blenner
Jim Wood
Jay Squad
Manateer Beal
Schutzman
Cedar Rapids Gazelle
Red Torkelson
Doc Andrews
Taylor
Bunny Mound
Chicago
Waterloo
Jim” Jeffries
Elkader
Jeffries
Clayton County
Jimmy Scanlon
Clinton
Andrews
Paddy Siglin
Pirates
Scanlon
Center Point News and Local Movements May 20
Rev Pyle preached at Urbana M E church last Sunday. Dr Beatty and Hon H H Ring spoke here. Dr B B Yost returns from Chicago. H D Newland plans moving back after Cedar Rapids stay. Brookman Brothers buy and remodel their store. Urbana botany class visited Linn county nursery. Rev and Mrs Robins depart for Walker for camp meetings. Edna Wayne hosts T U club. B R Newman farm house damaged by wind Friday. no serious harm. Mr Nelson of Waterloo moves into Joyce house. Nelson is agent for W C F N railroad.
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Center Point
Pyle
M. FE
Urbana
R. Beatty
Mt. Vernon
Hh, C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
B. B. Yost
Chicago
H.D. Newland
Towa City
Brookman Brothers
Urbana School
Linn County
C. L. Robins
Walker
Edna Wayne
T. U. Club
B. R. Newman
A. Nelson
Waterloo
Joyces
Nelson
W., C. F. & N. Railroad
Orchard Social Roundup Mixed Guests and Local Happenings
Orchard reports guests at the Hatcher and Smith homes includes Mrs. Fred Neil son and two daughters, Misses Moren Paulson and Hira Parmalee of Osage, and Miss Emma Foster on vacation from Osage. Deb Baldwin moved to Floyd, Wm. Lodge returned from the south by his mother’s illness, and the Orchard team beat Mitchell by a close margin. Other items note local visits, house party, domestic science dinner for the school board, and returns of Frank Ginter and Inez Willard to work or teaching.
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Orchard
Mitchell
Steven Naylor
Osage
Charles Smith
Mildred Lewis
Iris Morse
Lola Penney
Vera Blandin
Mildred Kildee
Belwe
Frank Ginter
Illinois
Inez Willard
Jennie Valade
Minneapolis
Gusta Johnson
I Va Eldridge
Raymond May 20 Social Flows of Jesup Visitors
May 20 Raymond notes visitors and travelers from Jesup and nearby towns. Migsida De Muth of Jesup spent Thursday with her uncle Wim Hein en here. Margaret Kirsch of Waterloo visited friend Isabell Carroll. Rev. H P Rokimann and Rev. Joseph Campbell of Watering were guests of Rev. Wm. A. Kunkle. Mr and Mrs John Demuth of Jesup spent Sunday at Wm Heinen's home. Ed Ament family of Dyersville spent days with Rev. Wm A. Kunkle. Ila Hobson visited friends near Jesup. John and Frank Etringer visited Bar Corcoran near Independence.
Independents organize eight team semi professional league
A group of towns in the Ackley Rockwell Daws Parkersburg Wellsburg and nearby communities plan a semi professional league with eight teams. They will meet likely in Hampton within a week to set schedules salaries and payment limits with each club likely to host two to three games weekly to suit local fans.
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Ackley
Hampton
Rockwell
Daws
Parkersburg
Dougherty
Wellsburg
Ackley White Sox
Baliwick
Sox
Carlson
Bagley
F. Seibold
Fisher
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