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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
2
A local toilet goods department offers a free full sized 50c jar of Balm of Almond on Mondays and Saturdays with the purchase of a silk sponge. Sponges are on sale at 15. The balm is promoted as weather protection leaving skin soft and velvety for refined ladies.
Phillies edge Detroit 4 to 1 with Plank homering on a costly misplay. Detroit stranded runners and Cleveland won 4 to 1 behind Lajoie’s double and triples as other games yielded ties and late rallies in a full baseball slate.
Chicago fans await Ed Reulbach next start to break the world mark for consecutive victories at the pitching distance. He earned his fourteenth straight win yesterday versus Brooklyn, tying Jack Chesbro's 1894 NL record. His fifteenth win in 19 starts gives a .786 era and he may chase McCormick's 1884 24 straight at a shorter distance.
William Lorimer Jr., son of U.S. Senator Lorimer of Illinois, is engaged to Miss Josephine Healy, daughter of a wealthy Chicago contractor and politician.
The passage reflects on vanity and success, noting that striking faces attract little notice and that triumph follows diligence after failure. It also wittily asserts that even the empty-headed can reach the top, hinting at hollow ambition.
American Association reports scores with Louisville and Milwaukee tied at 2 and 1 tied for top with Cleveland 4 New York 1. Wisconsin Illinois League shows Green Bay 9 and Madison 9 leading. other towns like Oshkosh Freeport Racine and Fond du Lac also listed with results. Evening fixtures include Louisville at Milwaukee Indianapolis at Kansas City Toledo at St Paul and more across the circuit.
The Philadelphia Americans defeated Detroit 3 to 1 to even the four game series and force a share of first place in the championship race. A crowd of 19 000 watched as Summers outpitched Plank and Detroit threatened decisive runs. Jennings shuffled his lineup with Crawford at first and Kilifer in center while Rossman sat.
The death by own action of National League president Harry C. Pulliam shocks the baseball world, adding to a long list of prominent baseball men who have taken their own lives. Previously, crisis reports focused on players, with nearly a dozen famous players dying by suicide.
Edmundson of the Seattle Athletic Club stunned observers at the AAU track tryout in Seattle by clocking 1 55 flat for the half mile and 49 seconds for the quarter on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific track. The Idaho alumnus, tall and strong, could challenge for the title if his form repeats at the August 13 and 14 meet. Seattle and other western clubs field large squads ahead of the championship event.
Boats measured by the Lipton committee of the Columbia Yacht Club will be left as is after races under a new ruling by Chairman Winship. No changes may be made to measured boats without committee consent. Chicago is favored after last year, with Jackson Park and Spray also strong contenders.
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