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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
10
Charles P. Taft announced he will retain the Philadelphia National League club stock players and franchise and finance the club anew for next season. The club's treasury reportedly held only $50.
Senator Bristow of Kansas introduced a bill to elect by popular vote all postmasters with salaries over 300 dollars a year. The measure sets a five year term and bars re election.
New York December 20. The New York Military Academy will field a football team next season without a captain. Officials argued captaincy distracts players and complicates play calling for the quarterback and coach.
Dartmouth defeats Princeton 27 to 22 in Hanover and closes in on the intercollegiate basketball title after the season’s most notable game in years.
Willie Ritchie, a 21 year old German American and gentleman outside the ring, claims the lightweight title with sharp, straight punches and superior ring craft. His slender build and speed help him meet the 123 pound weight limit, guided by manager Billy Nolan.
The passage expresses the ease of creating enemies while fighting for loved ones and asserts that achieving personal victory is a noble aim.
Western conference college representatives meet in Chicago to draft next spring baseball and track schedules and outline tentative dates for the 1913 football season. They may also discuss making summer baseball legitimate.
Grand Forks N D December 20 The North Dakota legislature is seen favoring woman suffrage with a majority in both houses pledging support for the forthcoming bill. The note ends with a quoted line from R L Stevenson about ten thousand bad traits.
The aeroyacht a combined boat and aeroplane will be exhibited at the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association show in St Louis Coliseum the week of January 6. W W Kidder reports the aeroyacht will be offered by a major aviators firm and Commodore Wm E Scripps recently bought one for public rides to raise Detroit Motor Boat Club funds. The display aims to draw large delegations including a Chicago club special train.
Madison, Wis. December 20 Over ninety per cent of boys failing in grammar and high schools are smokers according to Prof M J O Shea of the University of Wisconsin The tobacco evil is the most serious one facing public schools He says social pressure and peer groups drive boys to smoke Smoking robs pupils of docility and harms classroom work High school principals report 50 to 80 per cent of boys now using cigarettes in some communities Tobacco interests oppose youth smoking and various Wisconsin groups have acted against it
The normal school gym hosts the season opener as the high school team faces the alumni. Coach Seiler builds around two returning regulars Captain Weisse and Dornbach while new players from the Y M C A and Germania circles promise speed and skill to form a strong unit.
The La Crosse and Winona Y M C A basketball teams schedule two games this winter. La Crosse visits Winona January 31 and Winona hosts February 26. Winona also faces the New York Giants on tour with captain Larry Doyle starring in basketball.
Koji Yamada earns a second victory over Ora Morningstar in a 15 inning game. The Japan ace tallies 400 points while Smoky City scores 207.
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