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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
7
Cincinnati won 3 to 2 at St. Louis as Ring drove in two runs with a second inning double and a fourth inning sacrifice. Ring and Wingo starred for the Reds while Haines Kircher and Clemons handled the Cardinals.
American Association standings list Toledo 1 percent, Columbus 4, St. Paul Milwaukee 1, Minneapolis 6, Kansas City 4, Indianapolis. Western League teams Oklahoma City 12, Des Moines 3, Joplin 1-5, Omaha 0-6, Sioux City 3, Tunis fa, Wichita at St. Joseph. rain. Cedar Rapids 3, Moline, Terra Haute 44, Rockford 1, Peoria 8, Rock Island 3, Evansville.
Bloomington suffers a 3 2 loss as Cedar Rapids clinches the last series of the season. Clink pitched a strong game for Bloomington while Larmore starred for Cedar Rapids with solid both offense and defense. Burns and J. Jenkins produced key hits as Bloomington rallies but Cedar Rapids plates two early runs and holds on.
Benton Harbor Mich September 3 rain will not postpone the heavy weight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and Billy Miske. Promoter Fitzsimmons says the ring and much of the open arena will be covered if needed and the men will enter the ring on schedule. Referee situation to be cleared with Thomas Bigger's arrival. Advance sale listed at 50000 with a hoped total gate of 150000. Some seats would go on sale the morning of the fight to curb speculation. Dempsey has plenty of backing. Miske funds are scarce. A 5000 even bet favored the draw or favors. A 10000 bet favored Dempsey.
Des Moines on September 3 saw a fair crowd at the state fair grounds for the final day of horse racing. Aquamariss won the main pace, with Mabel Gent second and Watts McCleny third. Breeders’ Futurity pacing produced Pearl Pluto and Princetell with top times amid purses around 145 dollars. Grand Circuit in Readville highlighted jockey Fred Edman of Tennessee, winning the two year old trot purse and later leading the 3:06 trot field with his mare Tootsie Tois.
Classified notice for medical or office contact details appears with partial address and department hints. Reads as an advertisement style line mentioning office and room numbers, but details are fragmented and unclear for a full listing.
Baseball magnates fail to pick a future star. Doak Roberts of Houston and Tris Speaker clash over Harris, a Texas hurler who later shines with the Athletics after being dismissed by Roberts. The tale illustrates the uncertainty in judging talent and Speaker’s belief in the pitcher.
Lewis McMasters son of Mr and Mrs H S McMasters of 827 Washington street has been called by Alonzo Stagg athletic director at the University of Chicago to report for football practice with the Maroon squad on September 15 He is the only Iowa player on the Chicago squad McMasters played quarterback and was captain of the freshman team at Chicago last year and may fill the same position on the varsity this year He will be a sophomore this year and previously starred as quarterback and captain of Waterloo Falls High School team and also starred in the high school basketball team in Iowa Falls
In Los Angeles on September 3 W Babe Borton ex Vernon Pacific Coast league first baseman filed a $50 000 damages libel suit against Vernon manager William Essick. The action stems from statements attributed to Bussick about Borton's charges that Vernon players conspired to help the team win the 1919 pennant. New Hampton defeated Tripoli 1 0 in a Readlyn pitchers battle as Slapniker and Fergeman led Tripoli while Long and Kenney starred for New Hampton. Tripoli meets Oelwein in Oelwein on Sunday and Labor Day.
Lloyd Huntley of Water loo prepares for a 10 round opener at Marshalltown on Labor Day weighing 145 pounds. He will face unnamed opponents while touring Sept 7 to 9 with the Empress Coast show in Gardiner Indiana. Huntley plans exhibitions to stay in training for a bout with Jack Smith in Ottumwa next month.
Paris dispatch reports European heavyweight boxing champion Georges Carpentier will depart for the United States tomorrow, according to Paris newspapers.
William M Johnston, of San Francisco, toppled R Norris Williams II in the fourth round of the all-covers national tennis championship singles in straight sets 6-3 6-4 7-? The day featured other Davis Cup players including Walter Wesbrook G Caner and W Tilden who won their matches.
In New York at the Garrison trap shoot, Hummel and Aildeb rant tied for top scores. Separately, the racehorse Man O War logged a mile and a half in 2229 and finished 1 5 seconds ahead of the U.S. record.
New York reporters note promoter Billy Gibson has posted a $20,000 forfeit to force Benny Leonard to make weight for a title defense. The plan pins Leonard to defend versus a lightweight contender chosen by Tex Rickard at Madison Square Garden next month, with Lew Tendler pressed as the logical challenger.
Bloomington dispatch reports Cedar Rapids Three-I league ladies announce the sale of pitcher Jack Tesar to the Chicago White Sox. He reports next week after posting 223 wins and eight losses for Boyle this year. Outfielder Pruess of the Bunnies has been recalled by the St. Louis Americans.
Newark New Jersey September 3 Arthur Spencer swept all seven events at the velodrome to clinch the American sprint title. The 23 year old, weighing 203 pounds, previously held the title in 1917 and has competed since 1914. A Toronto native, he has recently gained citizenship.
New York acting chief magistrate John E. MacGethan sent letters to city magistrates urging jail sentences for baseball fans convicted of throwing bottles at players or umpires.
Cleveland today observes memorial day for Ray Chapman, the Cleveland shortstop who died after being hit by a pitched ball in New York weeks earlier. A naval reserves bugler will sound taps ten minutes before the Cleveland versus Detroit game, with the flag half masted, players and fans standing at attention, and a 100-voice choir to sing Lead Kindly Light.
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