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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
2
In a double header the Cubs were beaten by Philadelphia while the Chicago Sox won in the thirteenth inning. Brewers fell to Kansas City in the eleventh. Toledo defeated Columbus as early games or scores are listed from the American Association and leagues show several intercity matchups.
Kansas City defeated Milwaukee 3 2 in 11 innings. Toledo crushed Columbus 18 3. Louisville beat Indianapolis 8 3. St Louis won 3 1 over New York. Cleveland topped Washington 6 1. Chicago edged Boston 2 1. St Louis 2 Brooklyn 0. Philadelphia beat Chicago 7 5. Chicago 5 3 over Boston. Pittsburg 9 Boston 1. Cincinnati 5 New York 0.
The Cubs lost twice to the Phillies 7 to 5 and 5 to 3. Cardinals beat Brooklyn 2 to 0. Pittsburgh defeated Boston 9 to 1. Cincinnati shut out the Giants 5 to 0. White Sox edged Boston 2 to 1 in thirteen innings. St. Louis beat New York and Cleveland topped Washington 6 to 1. Kansas City won 3 to 2 over Milwaukee in 11th inning. Toledo drubbed Columbus 18 to 3. Louisville defeated Indianapolis 8 to 3.
In Philadelphia games against Chicago and Cincinnati the Phillies and their opponents posted mixed results with runs and errors. In Brooklyn the St Louis and Brooklyn squads played a shutout heavy tilt as Lush Bliss Bell Bergen toed the mound. At New York the Giants edged Cincinnati in a high scoring clash while Boston trounced Pittsburg behind Lindaman Graham Maddox Gibson batteries.
American League games in Chicago St Louis and Cleveland feature tied or close results. Chicago loses 7 to 2 to Boston with Batteries White Sullivan Steele Cicotte Criger. St Louis beats New York 3 to 1 behind Howell Spencer Hogg Sweeney. Cleveland loses 9 to 3 to Washington with Falkenburg Clarke Johnson Kahoe. American Association game noted at Milwaukee with no final score given.
La Crosse overwhelmed Rockford 10 to 2 as two players Harmes and Hart collide late in the fourth inning. Harmes suffers a broken nose while Bond recovers. game resumes and La Crosse adds six runs in the fifth to seal the win.
In Toledo and Indianapolis venues, teams faced battery lineups including Manske Beville Swann Sullivan Pruitt Rvbhbott Goodwin Harris James Fohl and Marquard Durham Siever Livingston Adams Pietz. Scores show tight finishes with Louisville and Columbus also listed as hosts and opponents.
The Rockford Reds rallied with Dumbroske and Palmer in a shaky game as injuries to two top players threaten long absence. Harmes and Watson contributed offensively and defensively while Butcher struggled at the plate. Becker and Killian stood out in defense and handling errors during extra.
Whitmore and Letcher produced two base hits each along with a home run by Shaw. Ives and Schoonhoven delivered sacrifice hits while Shaw struck out eight and Cummings three. Newell allowed a passed ball as Connolly worked 1:35 with two hit batters.
Fond du Lac won at Wausau by concentrating all runs in two innings as Wausau’s attackers were scattered. Final score 4 to 1. Buemiller and McDonald led Fond du Lac with key hits while Dooner fanned five for Fond du Lac and Hooker struck out seven for Wausau.
Two base hits by Curtis and White. Burwell walked twice and Vance issued four. Carroll hit by pitch. Burwell and Vance struck out 11 and 5 times respectively. Bauer turned a double play to Warren. Loveland and Bauer stole two bases each. J Johnson and A Johnson Sacrificed. Umpire Hoffman. Time of game 1 58.
Freeport may lose its league franchise as the Wisconsin-Illinois circuit plans to end the affiliation at season’s end. Appleton is favored to take Freeport’s spot amid rising admission bids from other Wisconsin cities. Attendance shortfalls drive the action while President Rodemeier expects a 25000 season minimum, and local fans raise funds to cover potential deficits.
La Crosse residents await three major happenings next month a large Mill and Factory Sale at Doerflinger's next Monday the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show on the 19th and the Interstate fair coming in the near future drawing growing excitement from locals.
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