Red Sox Rally for 18 Hits in 13 Run Soak
Boston homers and 18 hits power a 13 run outburst against Chicago. Earl Sheely drives in three while Boss Collins adds a pair of hits as Leverett falters for the Cubs and Thomas finishes strong for Boston.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1926
Page
23
Boston homers and 18 hits power a 13 run outburst against Chicago. Earl Sheely drives in three while Boss Collins adds a pair of hits as Leverett falters for the Cubs and Thomas finishes strong for Boston.
Chicago over Boston 8 to 4 as Charley Root stars on mound after a long distance win. Howard Freigau hits a homer and Cooney Gonzales combine for triples. Cubs rally with solid hitting and minimal errors to seal the series opener.
Fragmentary text describes a disrupted event with police interference and unclear quotes. Mentions Cedar Rapids Moline and a referenced case or disagreement. Reading appears garbled and may reflect a transcription error. No clear outcome or full names are identifiable.
Marble Rock fell 3 to 2 to Swaledale in Mayple Rock Iowa. Meligin pitched well for Marble Rock but Swaledale's heavy hitters prevailed. Spurs had a perfect day at the plate with three hits, two for extra bases.
Iowa City May 21 Special Iowa has a trio of hurdlers likely to reach finals at the Western conference meet May 28 and 29 The Mawheres Cuhel Phelps and Beatty compete on their own track Cuhel is nearly as good a hurdler as a quarter miler and helped set history with the mile relay Phelps five foot eight inch youngster earned a high place at the 1925 Big Ten meet Beatty a husky quarter miler combines speed with rough form The three swept both events in the lows against Michigan and Iowa Notre Dame this month.
A six round windup at Electric Park features Bob McGraw versus Dakota Kid in a promising bout. McGraw is the city champion in his weight class from a recent tournament, while Dakota Kid drew with Johnny Fulton of Cedar Rapids last week. Preliminaries include Sether Kid Lee of Hudson versus Louis Gordon of Cedar Falls and Sunshine Kid versus John McGraw.
A ten bowler American team led by Joe Thim plans to compete from June 2 to 5 in an international meet. The squad will face bowlers from Germany Sweden Finland and Finland in five man two man and individual events in Stockholm.
A reflective outdoors note recalls northern Minnesota camping where clouds of mosquitoes overwhelmed a fisherman as he swatted and fled the pests. The piece shares methods woodmen use to avoid or endure insects, including timing, nets, and calm persistence rather than fight.
Lincoln Nebraska May 21 Threatening weather unsettled the nineteenth annual Missouri Valley Conference track meet in Lincoln Nebraska. Roland Locke Nebraska star and a national sensation was expected to break world records in the 100 and 220 yard dashes in what may be his last Nebraska appearance. Strong entries from Missouri Oklahoma Kansas and Kansas State were favored to score in multiple events.
Cedar Rapids Tama May 21 Coe College defeated Upper Iowa University 6 to 1. Tatlis pitched four hit ball for Coe while Cayou allowed eight hits for Upper Iowa. Errors by Peacheck contributed to the visitors' trouble as Coe scampered to a four run fourth inning and added two more in the sixth.
The First Presbyterian baseball team defeated St. Paul's M I day School league at Cedar River park 4 to 3 last night. Clyde Arius delivered a key homerun with two on in the fourth inning helping secure the win after the game was moved up a day due to Sunday school activities.
British amateurs show improved form ahead of the amateur championship and Walker Cup matches in Scotland. American golfers practicing daily expect weather to favor scoring as Willer Slagen’s team prepares to face British pros at Formby and Moore Park with dates moved to allow both venues.
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