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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
2
Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine recounts a decades long battle with rheumatic pain and flesh sores. After three doctors and failed treatments he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. within weeks pain subsided and after three months he was well. Two years later flare ups returned from cold and hard work but Cuticura again cured him.
A single treatment with Cuti cura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent or Pills is said to give instant relief and rest, aiding speedy motion of skin and scalp from infancy onward. The line lists prices: Soap 5c, Ointment 50c, Resolvent 60c, Pills 25c, sold by Dees Coan in Cape Columbus area.
A secretary from Cincinnati wired a scalper to charge mixed bets as no evidence linked any Cub employee to the sale. The report notes ongoing inquiry and lacks names or definitive proof.
Chicago reports say the National Commission has begun filing affidavits from Cubs officials amid claims of collusion. Ban Johnson asserts the commission has evidence against Cubs staff, while Mordecai Brown seeks stockyard work in Chicago to stay sharp. Australian players win Davis Cup after close battles with Wright and Alexander, with Wilding dominating Alexander and Brookes narrowly losing to Wright in a lengthy final set.
Continentals beat Pioneers two games to one at Hunt's alleys scoring 602 873 720 1895 632. November high score tie between Nic Mart and A Mekvold at 232. hat prize to be decided. Tonight Nationals face Peerless. next week Continentals meet Peerless and Nationals meet Pioneers.
Lincoln Neb December 2 Little Boy was chosen captain of the Carlisle Indian team at a meeting yesterday Scott Porter the real name of the new captain is a Cheyenne and his home is in Oklahoma He succeeds Emil Hauser.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. W. GROVE. 25c.
New York December report notes one world record and two indoor marks at night one of the A A U indoor championships. Patrick McDonald of Irish American A C set a new weight for height and heavy weight distance. Melvin Sheppard lost to Harry Gissing in the 1 909 yard run with a 2 20 indoor best. Irish American A C leads the team score with 52 points, followed by New York A C and Pastime A C among others.
Chicago report says Cubs president Murphy is assured Frank Chance will lead the team next season after a quarrel with the manager is patched up. Chance plans to pilot the west siders on a spring training tour to the south, noting his plans for 1909 despite the ticket scandal.
Madison Wis Dec 2 Haskell Noyes former Yale basketball captain and Biddy Rogers last season captain of Wisconsin were named basketball coaches by the faculty athletic council. Twenty men reported for the first practice at the gymnasium. The Wisconsin Chicago game financials show net proceeds of 11857.70 to be split equally between the two schools.
In front of the Bellevue Stratford hotel two ticket scalpers Andrew Lonigan and George Midway quarreled over Army Navy game tickets. Midway fired a revolver wounding Richard Burke who is listed in critical condition while Lonigan was shot in the arm. Police quickly restrained Midway.
John J. McCloskey, former St. Louis manager, accepted terms to pilot the Milwaukee Brewers for next season. He will begin duties immediately, attend meetings in New York, and work to recruit players. McCloskey, a Louisville native, is praised for finding Kenetchy and restoring Milwaukee to a pennant pursuit with owner C. S. Havener backing free management.
Jimmy Britt the San Francisco lightweight and Johnny Summers the English fighter signed articles to fight before the National Sporting Club in London on February 22 for a $5,000 purse.
Fort Plain New York December 2 William Flen Brooklyn shortstop for the Boston Nationals narrowly escaped a mad dog attack while he and Arthur Smith hunted rabbits at Neiliston across the Mohawk River. A beagle bayed the dog then Smith fired twice, killing the mad animal before it reached Dahlen.
Chicago Dec 2 Battling Nelson cables that Welsh stands in a stronger ring position than Packie McFarland and would meet Freddie Welsh in February if current status holds. He declines an immediate bout to finish his book and oversee house-building at Hegewisch, but will return to boxing once complete.
The La Crosse high school gym opens next week with two basketball classes each evening. Girls will form teams and play boys in interclass games. Coach Alfred Miller will lead tryouts among about thirty hoping to join the school team, which Captain Wallace Tourtellotte predicts will be as strong as last year despite graduations.
Terre Haute Indiana Louis D Smith buys Terre Haute Central League club stock plans park improvements and stronger team for next season. Kewaunee Illinois William Conners elected manager of Kewaunee Central association team for 1909 with new players eyed. Pittsburg petition filed in court by Alex P Moore without stated reason.
An injunction to restrain the Pittsburg Baseball club from closing a $300,000 Oakland ballpark deal was refused by the court and the case placed on the regular equity calendar. Moore holds 25 shares of the club's stock. In Havana, on December 2, the Havana baseball club defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 4 yesterday.
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