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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
5
Freeport split the Oshkosh series, with Saturdays games ending Freeport 6 Oshkosh 6 in 12 innings and Sunday results showing Freeport 3 Oshkosh 8 in 10 innings. Other Sunday scores: La Crosse 6 Eau Claire 2, Wausau 5 Green Bay 4.
Freeport and Oshkosh split a doubleheader yesterday with Oshkosh winning 8 3 in game one and Freeport taking game two 5 3 in ten innings. Skopec and Flynn hurled for Freeport while Moriarity was briefly ousted and fined in a telegraphic report from Oshkosh. La Crosse beat Eau Claire and Wausau defeated Green Bay as Freeport remains in close second in the pennant race.
Oshkosh Wis August 19 President Powers of the Wisconsin State Baseball league fines Lacrosse 50 for refusing Sunday game here with the regular umpire and forfeits the game to Oshkosh. Catcher Killian fined 10 for assaulting Umpire Boland at La Crosse last Wednesday. Manager Mortality fined and ejected for abusing the umpire at the Oshkosh Freeport game today.
Green Bay baseball team left for Wausau with three familiar faces missing and debuted three new players in Saturdays noon game. Dusty Rhodes Hopkins and Hippert were released by Manager Stremmel. Hart, a fast college outfielder catcher from Grand Forks N D, is among the new additions.
The article lists players including Gus Freitag of Eau Claire and Fredricksen, formerly with iGreen B, recently released by La Crosse. Freddie Freeman is noted for batting over .300 and fielding error free at third base in tech games. he may be used at shortstop, or Freitag may be placed there.
Freeport and Oshkosh played two long games tied at 2–2 after 12 innings Friday and 6–6 after 12 on Saturday, the series opener between the Canners and Indians called at dusk. Warhop led Freeport with 11 strikeouts but errors and late scoring kept Oshkosh ahead despite strong hitting by Dickson and Erickson. Green Bay edged by Wausau 3–0 as La Crosse beat Eau Claire 2–1. detailed lineups and pitching stats follow the long darkness-filled contest.
In Eau Claire LaCrosse beat Eau Claire 2 to 1 after an early 0 run burst by LaCrosse. In Wausau Green Bay was shut out 3 to 0 as Wausau dominated on offense and defense.
In Freeport reports La Crosse aims to sign Moriarity to strengthen the Pretzel shortstop position. The claim is denied as erroneous though admission notes he would greatly help the local squad.
A writer on the game argues that baseball has shifted from bright individual feats to team discipline and routine plays. He warns that overemphasis on sacrifice bunts and staged teamwork robs the game of life and suggests varied, smarter use of bunts to threaten infielders and advance runners.
A discussion on bunting as a strategic tool in baseball noting how deliberate miscues or soft pushes can pull infielders off balance. It argues that well placed bunts disrupt pitchers, spark offensive momentum, and offset strong pitching form when executed by a clever batter.
A reply clarifies the meaning and rules of fielder's choice. It explains that a fielder's choice occurs when a fielder with a high likelihood of an out chooses to force a runner rather than the batter, and notes common scoring practices and corrections to 1905 rules. The piece emphasizes that batter credit depends on forced plays and whether a hit is earned.
La Crosse may join a proposed Northwestern league with Winona St. Paul Minneapolis Stillwater Mankato and Eau Claire. Sioux City and Sioux Falls are considered but distant. Twin Cities might field two clubs in both leagues depending on Wisconsin league plans and future availability.
The Galena baseball squad finishes fifty games with 31 wins and 19 losses for a .620 average. They were shut out four times and blanked opponents four times, with four extra inning games and six double figure outputs. Away from home they are 9 and 10 in 19 games, and an 11-game winning streak July 18 to August 6 led to 15 wins in the last seventeen at home.
Geo. R. Manenn sold his interest in Hall Plainting Co to Herbert L. Hall to assume all debts and collect all bills due to the firm. H. E. L. Harn. $lidlw.
The government mobilizes seed distribution starting November with 28 cars needed to fill orders and Congressmen handling most requests. Last year 5,773,400 flower and vegetable seed packets were sent, packed five per packet, totaling 7,154,680 packets, with work running through April.
A cloud burst floods Freeport from three to six feet, swamping barns and outbuildings. Horses nearly drown, including a horse owned by former Alderman W. T. Rawleigh. City officials aided, with Aldermen Stephen Steffen and City Engineer Graham guiding rescue along Spring street. Steffen waded through water up to his shoulders and credited his weight with preventing sweeping away.
Charles Brokhausen of Pearl City narrowly escaped drowning after his team plunged into a swollen creek when a bridge washed out during heavy rains. He clung to a tree overnight until rescue arrived. the horses were swept away and drowned downstream.
A Saturday night storm caused lightning to strike the home of John Karcher in the west end, tearing off shingles and burning rafters. No injuries reported though substantial roof damage was noted.
A large straw stack on the Henry Kellar farm south of town was struck by lightning early Sunday morning. The two days of threshing ended in smoke as the fire raged and was stubbornly fought by farmers until 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
EK L Walley a Florence township farmer in the southwest of the city lost eleven valuable hogs when they were struck by lightning early Sunday morning, the incident reported by local authorities.
Treatment for pimples and blackheads calls for absolute cleanliness. The ad claims pimples mean the body absorbs poisons and promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets. Price listed as 36 cents. seller Joseph Emmert.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney suffering and general debility. The tonic is advertised as a sure cure for stomach liver and kidney complaints blood diseases headaches dizziness and weakness. Priced 50 cents and guaranteed by Joseph Emmert drug store.
At the E. and W. Clothing House, coats of alpaca and serge promise cooling comfort. Located at 1.50 to RS. b-208t, the shop markets light fabric styles for warm weather wear.
Great Western Railway announces summer tourist excursions to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington and Mexico City with stopovers and side trips. Tickets on sale daily to September 14 final return limit October 31. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G V A St Paul Minn.
Major Hamain editor of the Constitutionalist Eminence Kentucky recalls being severely attacked four years ago by piles and credits Bucklen Arnica Salve bought at Joseph Emmert's drug store with curing him in ten days, no trouble since. The ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest healer for burns, sores, cuts and wounds.
Acknowledgment of sincere thanks to neighbors who assisted during a bereavement. Names cited include AME Mars, Matyle Snively, Lydia Landolt, Lavina Wolf, Addie Montague, Emma Deery, and their husbands.
Several young men and women sought for steady positions at once. Company offers daily pay and steady work at Freeport Shoe Manufacturing Company. Apply immediately for immediate employment opportunities.
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