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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1912
Page
12
Washington reports the Gridiron club dinner included a staged Armageddon sketch and a Bull Moose skirmish. The program also featured a vice presidential goat search, a senate panel on campaign contributions, the rise of the Sons of the Landslide, the Gridiron guide to office seekers, and several topical songs.
Harvard Yale and Princeton have submitted preliminary lists of players for the four man teams to compete in the annual intercollegiate chess tournament in New York on December 22 23 and 24. Columbia has not yet complied with the entry requirements.
Detroit president Navin states Cobb and Crawford should quit baseball if unpaid salaries are the issue. He challenges the idea that Cobb and Crawford alone drew crowds and argues the Tigers finished sixth last season, refuting the notion their value hinges solely on Cobb.
New York announces James E. Sullivan offers a silver belt as a challenge trophy to be defended at future meets until the next Olympic games. Races may start at one hour and extend to longer distances with scoring to determine a permanent owner, aiming to develop athletes for the next Olympic marathon.
A 1912 13 Spalding guide announces rule updates. Nets must check ball through hoop, players wear high numbered shirts, out of bounds calls go to first toucher, and free throws must be completed within ten seconds under referee control. Four foul disqualification remains. Officials listed include Chris Steinmetz Wilbert Smith Kohler Kirchgasser Davies Bush Swetland Butler Davis Smith.
The National and International league meetings open with discussions on the Bresnahan dispute with St Louis and a 25 percent receipts rule for World Series clubs. Directors debate salary caps of 4000 to 6000 dollars monthly while Toronto hosts pennant banquet at Victoria.
Gillette and Butler of Wisconsin earned All-American honors in a team selected by Alfred S. Harvey of the Milwaukee Free Press. Other Western picks include Trickey of Iowa Pontius of Michigan and Eichenlaub of Notre Dame. Butler lauded as the best tackle. Gillette praised as the premier quarterback and field general.
Boston and Chicago note Packey McFarland and Eddie Murphy start training for a ten round bout in Kenosha Wisconsin next Monday night. Hamilton Fish Jr. cites Thorpe of Carlisle as the season’s finest all around player and lists two All-America elevens with Thorpe and Brickley among the half backs and many Ivy League names across ends guards and center.
Michigan faces a decision by the board in control of athletics on whether to return to the Big Nine conference tonight. Student sentiment favors a return, but faculty and long-time athletics leaders oppose unless Michigan can preserve dignity. Alumni largely argue Michigan must regain terms and an invitation with Michigan-aligned rules before rejoining.
Wisconsin cruised to a 40 to 13 basketball win over Ripon at the university gym. The Badgers led 20 to 2 at the first period with a starting lineup of Van Riper Van Ghent Johnson Sands Harper and captain Van Riper. Ripon’s lineup included Krause Corey Beachamp Mehn and others as the visitors struggled to contend.
New Haven reports Walter Camp calls Pudge Heffelfinger the greatest football player he ever saw. Camp cites Heffelfinger’s 230 to 240 pound guard display against Yale’s 1912 varsity as proof of unmatched skill. He notes the veteran’s return to form shows old greats still rank with modern stars.
Beaver Dam Wisconsin reports a railroad crossing accident one and a half miles east of the city. Emma Schmutzler age 36 was instantly killed and her brother Clare age 22 was seriously injured. A horse they were driving was ground to shreds.
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