This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
Baseball recap from yesterday shows Reulbach earning his twelfth consecutive victory in a 8 to 3 win over Boston. American Association Milwaukee over Indianapolis 5-3 and American League results include Detroit 10 Boston 3 with others rained out or delayed. National League Chicago 8 Boston 3 and Brooklyn 1 Pittsburg 9 highlight the day. Wisconsin Illinois League scores feature Madison 9 Oshkosh 4 and Appleton 9 Green Bay 5 6.
Wausau scores 7 to 6 over La Crosse in a error filled contest. Grimes pitched for La Crosse while Russell held the mound for Wausau as misplays helped shape the close battle. Batteries were Russell and Johnson for Wausau and Grimes and Klein for La Crosse.
Indianapolis faces Milwaukee. Toledo meets Minneapolis. Columbus plays St Paul. Louisville hosts Kansas City. Chicago visits Philadelphia. St Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Washington. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Pittsburg. New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St Louis. Green Bay at Rockford. Appleton at Freeport. Fond du Lac at Racine. Oshkosh visits Madison.
Detroit and Boston split a twin bill before 25 900 spectators. Detroit won the first game 19 to 3 after eighteen hits and two pitcher failures, while Boston took the second 2 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Also noted are Washington sweeping Cleveland, and St Louis and Philadelphia in a 4 to 1 game.
A brief item notes a mislabelled shipment from Packingtown marked as CHICKEN Lippincott. The fragment hints at a sickly animal and Mary Mary involved in the event with unclear origins and purpose.
Denver officials and citizens split over a proposal to urge the city to obtain the Jeffries Johnson boxing match. Alderman Hyder moved to influence officials for the bout, arguing it would advertise Denver and draw big purse money. The resolution went to the judiciary committee as ministers threaten public denouncement.
In Algonquin Illinois August 5 the Chicago Motor Club held its fourth annual hill climbing contest with eighty five cars parked and ready. Practice runs showed faster times than the existing records on Perry Hill and Phillips Hill. Leading drivers include Burman Zengle Englebeck Denison Wells Knipper and Greiner as Perry Hill climbs and Phillips Hill race setup proceeded.
Chicago president Chas W. Murphy blasts Cincinnati’s Garry Herrmann for predicting John Heydler will not be elected permanent NL chairman. Murphy says baseball politics should wait while clubs back Heydler and focus on the Cubs facing the Pirates.
Milwaukee fighter Ad Wolgast, famed for defeating Battling Nelson, posts 500 to bind a match with Nelson or Packey McFarland. He is willing to concede weight and accept any number of rounds from ten upward, signaling readiness for a bout in Chicago on August 5.
Winona earns a 9 to 6 win over Eau Claire in a delayed game marked by persistent wrangling and a protest from Winona manager Killian. Batteries noted: Ballies and Moore and Killian, Eis, Nicholson and Benrud.
Duluth, Aug. 5. The White Sox defeated Superior 3 to 1 on their own field yesterday afternoon. Sidewheeler Baertschi allowed three runs before being relieved by Wheeler. Batteries for Duluth were Marion and Mueller, and for Superior Baertschi, Wheeler and Drill.
The Bangor Northern Maine league team known as the Congress of Nations features players McGuiggan Lott Gardella Pond Quist and others of varied origins. The American manager leads a diverse squad including a Connaught man named Marcellus Negan.
East Liverpool reports the Silver Bell homing pigeon owned by Wm F vncGoning completed a Denver to East Liverpool flight of about 1400 miles in thirteen days, breaking the world distance record by three days. Four birds were released for the journey.
A concise reflection notes that virtue brings its own rewards yet true comfort comes from philosophical insight. The quote contrasts moral satisfaction with deeper existential reassurance. It suggests thinkers can derive solace from reasoning about virtue and meaning.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.