Prods edge Bulldogs in twilight league tilt 6 to 2
Davenport and Waterloo played a dusk Toledo style twilight league game. The Prods took a 3 2 lead late, then added three more runs in the eighth and ninth as darkness halted play. Crabb and Hersche pitched for Davenport while Crabb and Hersche starred for the Prods in a rough, humorous contest with several wild plays.
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Ross O’leary
Steve Cusack
Dan
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Peck
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John Goodwin
Connie Collins
Dan O’leary
Waterinn
Wilkes
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Fremer
Knoepping
Bromwich
Coullins
Ang
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Peoria Leads Three League in Tight Contests
In a congested slate on Sept 7 in Dubuque Rock Island drew no game due to rain while Decatur slipped 5 to 2. Quincy defeated Speakers 6 to 3 as Peoria and three league rivals battled for position and postponements reshaped the schedule.
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Tubuque
Dubuuque
Rock Island
All Star Team Plans Winter Tour From Rock Island
Frank Dick of Davenport seeks to assemble Rock Island homes for a winter exhibition tour after the Three-I season. Clyde McBride Claude Stark Harry Kelly reside here as plans form. Johnny Gonding may manage next year. Cedar Rapids Clinton and other cities seek games. Roy Sherrer will quit after this season.
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Omaha
Bill Jacobsen
All Stars
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Roy Sherrer
Islanders
Sherrer
Frank Gotch Goes Home to Humboldt Iowa
Chicago reports Frank Gotch quietly left town for his Humboldt Iowa home after an early hotel checkout with his wife. Wrestlers Joe Rogers and Jim Asbell will stay on to back Gotch in exhibitions. Humboldt residents plan a grand reception with a street display of red fire and a parade to city hall where Gotch will greet the crowd and recount his victory over the Russian.
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Chicago
Frank Gotch
Humboldt
Em Klank
Joe Rogers
Jim Asbell
Gotch
Harry Motz
Frank
Catcher Freddie Payne Sold to Baltimore Orioles
Chicago on September 7 Charles A Comiskey owner of the White Sox announced the sale of catcher Freddie Payne to the Baltimore club of the Eastern league. Payne, longtime second catcher, may join the Orioles immediately and finish the season, as Jimmy Black has risen in form and Comiskey deemed Payne unnecessary.
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Chicago
Charles A. Camisker
White Sox
Freddie Payne
Baltimore
Payne
Orioles
Jimmy Black
Comiskey
Tiger
Dr Jay Andrews Rehired as Manager by Kewanee Club
Kewanee Illinois September 7 Dr Jay Andrews of Chicago has been re engaged by Kewanee Central association club as manager for next year.
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Kewanee
Ill
Jay Andrews
Chicago
Central Association
Results Yesterday in Western and National Leagues
Yesterday’s scores show seatback results across Western League games with Lincoln and Omaha games plus a busy National League slate. Key outcomes include Lincoln beating Neaver 6 to 3 at Lincoln, Topeka defeating Pueblo 6 to 3, and Omaha’s 18 to 3 win in the Omaha Sioux City matchup. In the National League Chicago topped St Louis 9 to 1, Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 3 to 1, and Cincinnati lost 4 to 6 to Pittsburgh. American League play saw Detroit 3 to 0 over St Louis and Philadelphia 5 to 4 over Boston.
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Endowment Drive Aims For $20000 At Cornell College
Dr J W Bissell of this city led the recent Upper town conference effort to raise a permanent endowment fund for Cornell college. Adverse conditions slowed fundraising as Waterloo churches expand and new buildings rise, yet organizers aim to secure a $20000 endowment to be managed by lay members and endure through time.
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Upper Town
Cornell College
Waterloo
Bissell
Referee Smith Declares Bets Off in Gotch Hackenschmidt Match
Des Moines on September 7 reports Referee Edward W. Smith issued a telegram explaining that wagers placed in Des Moines are governed by his decision and can be declared off even if the match proceeds. The ruling sparked debate among locals about the referee’s authority.
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Des Moines
Edward W. Smith
Smith
Horseradish as a Wealth Crop in Des Moines
Des Moines reports horseradish as a potential gold mine with three acres east of the state fair grounds grown by W. W. Payton. At $80 per ton, the crop could yield about 1,920 dollars, grown with a self designed irrigation system keeping plants thriving all summer.
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Des Moines
W. W. Payton
Payton
Center Street church weighs minister case in Clarence
Clarence Mo September 7 members of the Center Street Methodist church discussed the case of their former minister who confessed to writing a letter to a former organist. The informal meeting at the church concluded the board had no power to act for or against the minister. Oscar Callison, who wrote the letter causing the minister’s resignation, was absent though he sits on the board. Reverend G A Lenhoft of Macon visited Callison’s home to view the letter.
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Center Street
G. A. Lenhoft
Macon
Callison
Cal
Letter and scandal touch pastor and Johnson family
Callison kept the letter found by the girl and will not reveal its terms. He believes Johnson did nothing more than discretion. Johnson is thought to be in Iowa, wife joining him soon. The girl left for a North Carolina seminary to teach music. Mrs Johnson publicly backs her husband.
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Lison
Johnson
Iowa
North Carolina
Courier Want Ad Promises Fast Safe Heavy Hauling
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Preacher to Talk Gotch-Hackenschmidt Bout
The Rev. Mr. Stafford of Clear Lake will preach on the Gotch-Hackenschmidt wrestling bout next Sunday. A Humboldt resident, Stafford is a strong admirer of the champion and will use the match as the sermon topic.
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Clear Lake
Stafford
Humboldt
Brooks Comet Near Brings Naked Eye View in Camge Mass
Brooks comet, the focus of astronomers worldwide, is now visible without instruments and brightening. A Harvard Observatory bulletin notes the minimum Earth distance on September 17 at about 45 million miles.
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