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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1911
Page
1
Waterloo and Dubuque split a doubleheader with Dubuque taking game one 7 to 6 and Waterloo winning game two 8 to 7. Key plays included Spurs driving in two in game one and Cooper hitting a late home run for Dubuque, while Hollenbeck and Long anchored Waterloo’s late charges.
Davidson leads off with a hit but Fremer errs to load the bases and both teams trade small plays. Wilkes edges Waterloo 1 0 as Shackelford shines on the mound but luck dictates the decision.
A notice states a presentation will be held at the Eventing Courier office in Waterloo Iowa. The details specify the location and timing for attendees to visit the office for the event.
Attendance yesterday was 1 520, lifting Waterloo season total to 32 440 as 35 000 looms. The Boosters head to Dubuque for a double header hoping for two wins. J J Dunnwald stays home while Ross Africa serves as financial manager.
Ottumwa clinched the Central association pennant as Burlington fell two games to Hannibal to end their run. Ottumwa won two games from Keokuk while Burlington dropped two, sealing Ottumwa’s first pennant with manager Egan lauded by supporters in Waterloo.
Peoria defeats Danville while Quincy blasts Decatur and Davenport tops Rock Island in opening game action. Batters Willis Wills Smith Johnson Spencer Forney contribute.
American League games featured St Louis losing 8 to Detroit 3 in St Louis and Chicago defeating Cleveland 7-4. National League saw Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 8-1 while Chicago routed St Louis 8-3 and lost 2-4 in the other game. American Association was led by Columbus 18 Indianapolis 2 with Toledo 8 Louisville 0 and Kansas City 6 Milwaukee 2. Western League reports St Joseph over Omaha 6-0 and Denver 12 Topeka 3, plus Sioux City 13 Des Moines 0. Lincoln-Pueblo postponed. Central Association Kewanee 8 Monmouth 0 and Hannibal 7-1 over Burlington 6-0. Muscatine 5 Galesburg incomplete.
Decatur Herald reports strong support for Dick Smith to continue as manager of the Decatur team in a new league next season. Unclear what deals with Kinsella will occur. previous remarks suggested Smith could become a free agent if circumstances change.
John Asquith of 204 Jefferson Street offers 10 dollars for the return of a gold watch and chain stolen from the second floor bureau in his home before 8 pm Saturday. The theft is believed to involve someone familiar with the residence and the porch chair cushion key. A later note increases the offer to 16 dollars with no questions asked to retrieve the jewelry.
An advertisement touts Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets offering a free trial box at local drug stores. It claims fast relief from indigestion heartburn belching and related symptoms and urges readers to take control of meals and enjoy better health and work performance once their stomachs are stabilized.
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