Canners Defeated in 110 to 0 Contest
Both pitchers were stingy and allowed a high total of hits Steele gave three scratches and Rouse allowed five. Tre land makes sensational catch in second inning.
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
7
Both pitchers were stingy and allowed a high total of hits Steele gave three scratches and Rouse allowed five. Tre land makes sensational catch in second inning.
Freeport beat Rockford 2 to 0 and Madison 1 to 0. Fond du Lac won 7 to 2 against Oshkosh and 6 to 1 over Oshkosh. Green Bay prevailed 2 to 1 over Wausau while Rockford defeated La Crosse 5 to 4 and Green Bay edged Wausau 1 to 0.
Freeport drops the opener of the Madison series 1 to 0 as Letcher scores on a single and Mee drives in the next run. Rouse and Steele hold the visitors to three and five hits respectively, with notable defensive plays and two umpires on the field.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on August 2 Oshkosh lost to Fond du Lac 6 to 1 as five runs came in the first inning. Stang and Kutina homered and Parish-Peg Burwell worked the mound with Gard and Warren behind. Rockford beat La Crosse with timely hitting and Rorabaugh’s defense featured. Green Bay edged Wausau in eleven innings with strong pitching from Vance and Dunbar and limited hits.
Freeport lost two games at Rockford 5 to 2 and 4 to 0 as the Champs dropped six of seven on the road. Disch and Moore hit home runs for Rockford. Fiske and Lannon sparked Freeport with key hits in the first game.
The team heads out with McAuley not fully recovered from a sprain Fox nursing a deep knee cut and Buemiller with a sore foot The lineup remains standard with the veteran mentor guiding them and confidence high for a strong tour.
The article criticizes President Moll for ousting umpire Busch while allowing Ferguson of Wausau to play. It highlights Busch’s firm defense of his calls, contrasts with Connolley’s alleged bias, and notes List’s fair decisions from Freeport experience.
Attendance in Freeport has held up well with 17 067 total for 35 games, averaging 487 1 3 per game. There are 23 games remaining to be played and the total attendance is expected to rise.
The league requires 25 000 to hold a spot with a 7 933 balance remaining and an average of 344 per game for attendance. Twenty three games remain including three Sundays and two Labor Day games. Kids are included but attendance remains light. about twenty per hundred adults. La Crosse, the second city in the league, has 15 531 attendance in 36 games with 25 to go, and Champs management shows optimism despite not reaching last year's levels.
Jack Warhop of Freeport dominates the Tri state league with 17 wins and losses through August 1. Last week he won three starts, allowing one run on 10 hits with two walks and 23 strikeouts. He leads all pitchers in the circuit and bats .250 as Williamsport again leads the league.
Milwaukee manager McCormick seeks Oshkosh outfielders Johnson and Dolan from the Wisconsin Illinois league. Both are fast, cover vast ground, and hit well, and would strengthen the Brewers if brought in.
Jay Balliet, the pitcher who joined Freeport at Mond du Lac, was released today. He had fallen ill while with the club at La Crosse and was carried by the team until today.
Readers who do not receive their newspaper regularly are asked to inform the office. The notice requests prompt reporting to ensure timely delivery and corrections.
Shortage of natural ice spreads across central and western states forcing Illinois Central to lease artificial supply and Freeport plant to boost output. Freeport and Rockford rely on imports. five cars sent to Rockford last week as towns near and far face higher prices and delays.
Manufacturers claim artificial ice can be produced and sold at low cost with staying power surpassing the natural product. In Sterling the latest city to be supplied, water from an artesian well is filtered and purified before freezing. Water in cans is cooled in calcium chloride solution and further chilled by coils of ammonia gas to about zero degrees.
Father William's Indian Herb Tablets are advertised as a tonic and regulator for pale weak nervous delicate women. The ad claims the tablets quiet nerves, increase flesh and strength, brighten eyes, clear complexion, and restore health. Tea or tablets priced 20 cents, sold by C. P. Guenther & Co. druggists.
A notice touts a clairvoyant, claiming she can guide to success and happiness. The advertisement names Lady Stoner at 26 Chicago St with a cryptic contact line.
The town board schedules a regular meeting Tuesday evening August 4 at 7 30 p m to audit bills. Citizens with town bills should present them at the town clerk’s office. Michael Steffex Town Clerk reads the Journal’s want column.
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