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Iowa Men’s Baseball Team posing in front of Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1897

  The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox’ embarrassing season leaves them both no choice but to spend big to bring in new talent. Both teams’ dominance feels like ages ago in towns where baseball is king, and calming the anger of their fan bases is crucial. It will look desperate, but these are desperate times baseball-wise in New York and Boston. Providing the Audio Commentary with Dan Riley on…

  The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox’ embarrassing season leaves them both no choice but to spend big to bring in new talent. Both teams’ dominance feels like ages ago in towns where baseball is king, and calming the anger of their fan bases is crucial. It will look desperate, but these are desperate times baseball-wise in New York and Boston. Providing the Audio Commentary with Dan Riley on…

"Tough Break For Penitentiary Team," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 14, 1933. Page 8. ---- K. & D. Game Called in the Fifth After They Had Assumed the Lead --- Coming from behind when the game seemed lost, Kingston Penitentiary scored eight runs in the fourth to overcome the lead of the Sydenham Ponies, and then saw the game pulled away from them when it was halted in the fifth. Umpire Twigg calling the game off because of rain. As it was the "Pen" had two man down and only had to retire the batter to win the game. With the game not going the regulation four and a half innings, it was naturally declared "no game."

The teams played a bang-up brand of ball for two innings, Gordie Aiken, on the mound for the "Big House" pitching hitless ball, while Babcock was almost as hard to hit. In the third Sydenham Ponies got to Aiken for four hits and four runs and scored two more in the fourth.

But the Pen started to hammer the ball at a terrific rate in the last of the fourth. They drove Babcock from the mound and treated Smith just as roughly to send home eight runs and assume the lead.

Rain was falling as the fifth was started, though it was light enough to play a couple more innings. G.. Foxton started the inning with a walk and then "Pick" Aloertson went to the mound. He walked K. Wood- ruff and Grooms flled to left. Smith struck out and Trousdale drew a walk after getting the count to three and two. With G. Woodruff at bat Umpire Twigg called off the game despite strenuous objections from the Penitentiary team.

The Pen team showed vast improvement in their play and with Aiken pitching good ball, they gave him fine support. Wilgar was injured when hit on the foot, but gamely continued in the game. The hitting of the team in the fourth was almost astounding. They smashed out ten hits before the last man was retired and they ran the bases exceptionally well.

"Tough Break For Penitentiary Team," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 14, 1933. Page 8. ---- K. & D. Game Called in the Fifth After They Had Assumed the Lead. ---- Coming from behind when the game seemed lost, Kingston Penitentiary scored eight runs in the fourth to overcome the lead of the Sydenham Ponies, and then saw the game pulled away from them when it was halted in the fifth. Umpire Twigg calling the game off because of rain. As it was the "Per." had two men down and only had to retire the batter to win the game. With the game not going the regulation four and a half innings, it was naturally declared "no game." The teams played a bang-up brand of ball for two innings, Gordie Aiken, on the mound for the "Big House" pitching hitless ball, while Babcock was almost as hard to hit. In the third Sydenham-Ponies got to Aiken for four hits and four runs and scored two more in the fourth.