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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1915
Page
7
Paskert stars in the field as Alexander and Leonard pitch a masterly mound duel. Visitors land in the third on two singles and Hoblitzel’s fumble spruced a triple in the fourth and tied the score. Boston grabs the win 2 to 1.
The third 1915 World Series game was played at Boston’s Braves Field on an Indian summer day. Boston under the home crowd faced the Phillies in a championship clash with Cravath, Stock, Bancroft and Paskert among key players. The game featured close defense, missed chances, and a running battle for control as Burns, Alexander, and Hoblitzel contributed in a tense early innings contest.
Baseball play by play details describe a tense game with Philadelphia and Boston players. Key figures include Leonard, Alexander, Paskert, Cravath, Bancroft, and Hooper as the action moves through innings with no runs or hits in several frames, while fielding and defensive plays dominate. The match ends with continued notes and a page reference to page 11.
Bright skies and light west wind greet players as Read Sox face the Phillies at Braves Field for the third World Series game. Cool morning temperatures rise with promises of warmer afternoon conditions and calm, steady air for the showdown.
A hold up at 508-610 Conger street left Charles A. Bertch shot through the right lung. He is recovering well at St. Francis hospital. The robber fled, taking no loot, and no solid clue has been found despite police search and train dispatch alerts.
Jake Pett 19 born Halling England died at 6 30 AM at St Francis Hospital from internal injuries after the auto he rode in overturned northwest of Prospect Park. He was en route from Stokes farm to visit his parents at 109 Sumanit avenue. Pett, employed by a Waterloo firm, was uninjured but stunned. the driver could not explain the accident. Pett, native of England, came to Waterloo six years ago with his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Pett. He attended First Congregational Church and funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM with Rev Harold Part officiating. Interment in Elmwood cemetery. The remains may be viewed at Peterson Bros undertakers tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday morning. He is survived by four sisters Mary Elizabeth Letitia and Rose and three brothers WANam Arthur and David.
Paris Oct 41 The Greek steam er Dimitriaus owned in Andros was torpedoed Det 6 by an Austrian submarine southeast of Sicily per a British legation communication to the Athens Maras correspondent. The crew were saved by a French oil steamer. London announced the loss but gave no details on fate or sinking cause.
Frank J. Slabbe also known as Frank Bell was arrested at his home 2323 Drake Avenue for the murder of a woman found dead in a Minneapolis hotel. He told detectives Sergeants Johnson and Lynch the woman robbed him and he struck her, leaving her body and learning of her death the next day.
A woman who posed as a man and fought in the Union Army during the Civil War under the assumed name Albert J. Cashier has died at the Western Hospital for the Insane in Watertown. The sex disguise remained undisclosed until after the war. a former fellow soldier identified her after a hospital operation revealed the truth.
Dr Byron Wolley rector of St George’s Episcopal Church New Orleans shot Lansing Pearsall son of a railroad official in the rectory study believing him a burglar. Pearsall, 22, was identified later by a railroad agent. A window in the parlor had been opened.
Mrs Ett Reed Payton aged 44 wife of Corse Payton and former leading actress in his stock company productions died in a Springfield Massachusetts hospital today She had long been a prominent figure in Brooklyn theater circles and was noted for her work in stock company productions conducted by her husband.
Washington reports say President Wilson and his fiancée Mrs Norman Galt began arranging a wedding with a ceremony at Mrs Galts home. A wedding trip was considered and the Mayflower yacht may be used. Plans remain tentative and details have not been discussed with close friends.
From Rome the apostolic delegate in Constantinople reports suffering of Armenians. Pope Benedict has written to the sultan of Turkey interceding on their behalf.
Athens cable reports three quarters of Belgrade destroyed by 6000 Austro German shells. Serbian artillery halts advance after river crossings, with 150,000 Austro German troops crossing the Save and Danube. Germans claim Belgrade foothold. Belgrade siege described as brutal urban combat lasting two days with bayonets.
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