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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
10
President C W Somers admits presenting manager Joe Birmingham a seven passenger Cadillac in appreciation of his season with the Naps. Other items note Red Sox secretary treasurer search, Jack Coombs shopping trip, Pop Anson not pensioned, and a humorous court exchange over a batting average.
In Indianapolis on December 20 Chick Wright of San Francisco defeated the former world billiards champion in two matches by scores of 300 to 171 and 300 to 291.
Lucius R. Shero of Racine earns the Rhodes scholarship after two years as a UW graduate student and a 1912 MA at the University of Wisconsin. He previously earned a BA at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. The item closes with an unrelated quip about beauty and frame of mind.
In Milwaukee Charley White and Ad Wolgast fought to a ten round draw with White landing five blows to Wolgast's one. Wolgast showed defense and forced two rounds where he pressured White, while Paris officials deemed the Johnson-Johnson bout a poor draw with Johnson allegedly injured, cancelling a Moran bout.
Wisconsin board of agriculture warns of possible 1914 state fair cancellation unless at least $10,000 is raised. Officers report $648.07 cash on hand and debts totaling about $14,500, with bills receivable lagging by $1,500 to $2,000. A state appropriation available only for this purpose backs notes for permanent improvements.
Chicago Dec 20 Ty Cobb star outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and American League champion batsman posted a grand average of .571 over nine years in major league baseball. He twice surpassed .400 with marks of .420 in 1911 and .410 in 1912. Here are Cobb and Detroit Americans batting averages since joining the team.
Boxing officials in Chicago report Wisconsin’s boxing commission has barred Packey McFarland for one year due to an unsatisfactory performance in his recent bout with Jack Britton in Milwaukee. Milwaukee officials say they will not seek national action or request other states to follow suit.
In San Francisco on December 20 Willie Ritchies father, a world champion, has never seen him fight. The champion explains his father loses interest in boxing and prefers other entertainment, noting he never urged see him in the ring even when they were in New York together.
The Eighth Judicial Circuit bar criticized Gov. McGovern for appointing Judge George Thompson to succeed E W Helms without awaiting the bar's endorsement. The bar adjourned for today after notifying the governor. Thompson’s appointment was announced within four days. Attorneys view the move as a serious offense and anticipate a contest in the April election for the term.
Chas H. Ebbets president of the Brooklyn National Baseball Club arrived in Cincinnati to negotiate with Cincinnati club president August Herrmann over a $25,000 sale of Joe Tinker, former Reds manager.
The remark compares wireless telegraphy to a groundless quarrel as a playful, wordplay exchange. The exchange highlights how two notions seem unrelated yet are linked by language and miscommunication.
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