Busy Boston Chicago Game Delivers 10-9 Thriller
Boston defeated Chicago 10 to 9 in a high scoring batting bee. Speakermade a running one hand catch to deny a home run and Collins exited after a rough seventh inning as Boston held on for the win.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
1
Boston defeated Chicago 10 to 9 in a high scoring batting bee. Speakermade a running one hand catch to deny a home run and Collins exited after a rough seventh inning as Boston held on for the win.
Baseball results from yesterday across American Association Western League and Three-L League include Kansas City beating Columbus 5 to 3 and 2 to 6, St Paul 6 Louisville 2 with a second game off, Des Moines 4 Tincoln 0, Sioux City 14 Toledo 6, St Joseph 12 Denver 2, Omaha 3 Wichita 1, Danville 2 Quincy 1, Bloomington 4 Peoria 0, and Dubuque defeating Quebec-like teams. notes on rain and two games scheduled today.
Central Association games include Waterloo at Keokuk Cedar Rapids at Burlington Kewanee at Muscatine and Monmouth at Ottumwa. American and National League matchups feature Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Philadelphia and St Louis at New York. Also showing the vitagraph special The Arte st y Great Madonna at Crystal today.
The Monmouth Baseball Association board announces rumors of Monmouth and Kewanee leaving the Central Association are false. They pledge local support from business interests and fans, praise Manager Hourh, and urge financial backing and attendance to keep Monmouth in league play.
Tennis experts in New York say the American players must contend with a strong Australian group in the Davis Cup trial matches set for June in this city. Key Australians include A. B. Jones, Horace Rice, Stanley N Doust, and manager E. W. Hicks, with Jones and Rice highlighted as top performers from New South Wales.
Tobbers league delegates from all teams are summoned to the editorial room on the second floor tonight at o'clock for a league meeting.
Waterloo leads the Central association though Burlington ties for first after wins over Cedar Rapids while Waterloo rested at Keokuk. Andrews' men must win both from Keokuk as Burlington eases Cedar Rapids, with rain causing postponed games and prompting double headers.
Burlington defeats Cedar Rapids 6 to 3 in the opening game of the series at Athletic park. Humes pitched for Burlington despite eight hits. Ker allowed three hits but issued two wild pitches and two hit batsmen. Strong hitting by Enis Foreman Lowther Harmon McGlade and Hale fuels the win with two base hits and a homer.
St Louis won its second straight from New York 4 to 3 as Tesreau faltered with four hits and six walks. Konetchy drove in the decisive run in the eighth while Salles held off the Mets. Burns, Merkle and Murray led New York’s offense but could not overcome the early lead.
Floods in the northern county damaged fields and bridges. The Virden creek bridge approach south of Stubbs schoolhouse washed away for the third time this spring. Barron reports two thirds of fifteen acres of corn washed out requiring replanting. Cedar River rising gradually but not dangerous.
Cedar Stupids Iowa May 22 A L Taylor pioneer jeweler and longtime businessman died after a three week illness One hour earlier his daughter Bertha Taylor also passed away in the same home highlighting a family tragedy for local industry and community notes
Heavy rains halt road and bridge work in Black Hawk Buchanan Bremer and Franklin counties slowing Waterloo Construction Co projects at Buffalo Creek Winthrop. Water levels have kept cofferdams full delaying resumed work as sunshine finally returns.
An east side theatre proprietor declares smut songs have no welcome and advocates a moral housecleaning in Waterloo cinema. He vows to offer clean, instructive family entertainment and cites Waterloo as a home town promoting the city beautiful idea and protecting youth.
Mexico City May 22 Congress approved a $100,000,000 loan at six percent guaranteed by 38 percent of custom receipts. The Mexican National Bank will supervise disbursements. Debate lasted until midnight with protests over better offers and urgency from Huerta cabinet. French bankers arranged the loan with likely British participation.
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