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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
2
A local shop invites patrons to try Balm of Almond the new beautifier. On Monday and Saturday, customers receive a full sized 50c jar free with the purchase of a silk sponge for applying the balm. The product is praised as a wind and weather shield leaving skin velvety and refined.
Duluth runs early and holds off La Crosse 6 to 1 as Watson start falters in first and third innings. Marion finishes strong for Duluth while La Crosse commits two errors. Eau Claire tops Superior to move fourth in the standings.
Winona won both ends of a doubleheader at Winona Minnesota defeating Wausau 3-0 in the first game and 14-2 in the second. Cates and Dunbar led the offense in the opener with a triple and two singles, while Stauffer took the loss in the nightcap as Winona piled up twelve hits and nine runs across the seventh and eighth innings.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes a new travel guide for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska Yukon Expo in Seattle. The brochure lists round trips from Chicago to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver and more with four cent postage and travel details including free calls, four cents postage, and return limit October 31. W B Dixon assistant general passenger agent at 365 Robert St St Paul outlines routes and stopovers for travelers planning a Northwest trip.
A large automobile ran out of control near Salisbury Plain and struck a detachment of soldiers returning to London from a drill. More than a score were injured and initial reports indicated several fatalities, with at least seven soldiers initially said to be killed.
American Association results show Milwaukee 1 Toledo 0. Minneapolis 1 Louisville 0. Indianapolis 2 St Paul 9. Kansas City 6 Columbus 2. American League Chicago 2 New York 4. Detroit 6 Washington 1. Philadelphia 19 St Louis 4. Boston 5 Cleveland 4. National League New York 5 Chicago 2. Pittsburg 13 Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 2 Boston 1. Brooklyn 6 St Louis 2. Game called at end of twelfth due to darkness. Wisconsin Illinois League results list Fond du Lac 1 Appleton 6. Green Bay 3 Oshkosh 0. Madison 3 Racine 2. Rockford 4 Port 90. Schedule notes and recap of Detroit beating Washington 6-1 with Kahoe wrist injury and Blankenship finger, plus White Sox shutout of New York 2-0 and other tied standings.
Highlights include Boston and Cleveland in a tight 5 4 decision with Young removed early, Cincinnati sweeping Boston with timely hits and errors, New York sweeping two games before the largest crowd, Pittsburgh split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, and Brooklyn St. Louis tying 6 6 in extra innings. Wisconsin golf notes record high scores amid wet conditions and a top card by Cavanagh and Yule.
Scattered lines show team abbreviations and partial score details for Washington Detroit Philadelphia St Louis and New York games. Batters listed include Johnson Blankenship Kahoe Muller Schmidt Bender Livington Lapp Bailey Gray and others with unclear runs hits and errors.
In New York on August 13 Tim Hurst, long time figure in baseball as player referee and umpire, was dropped from the American League umpire roster by President Ban Johnson after an incident involving Eddy Collins. Hurst said he would quit the sport and pursue other interests, joking about taking to joy riding.
Milwaukee Aug 13 C C Allen of Kenosha won gold with a medal score of 75 five under bogey in the opening of the play.
Sailor Burke enters the ten round bout as a slight favorite over Willie Lewis in New York. Burke predicts a knockout before six rounds, while Lewis remains quiet and confident he can overcome Burke with weight and reach advantages.
The remark signals a change at the finish as Hurst steps down and Mike Thompson, a Georgetown graduate known for football officiating, takes over. Thompson asserts that surviving a gridiron clash of two 22 players proves resilience for baseball duties.
Chicago faces possible exclusion as Lipton Cup entrants clash over start time rules. Judges and skippers meet tonight to decide whether four hours or three hours should be allowed for boats to be placed. Chicago must be measured today to remain in the race. Tuscarora will supervise boat placement for the opener.
An idle rufor describes eight house flies and their seemingly busy but idle activity. The fragment highlights a simple, quirky image with little context or actions.
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