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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
2
American heavyweight title holder Burns shows confidence as he prepares to leave Australia after a decisive bout. Johnson seeks a breakthrough opportunity, while Tommy plans a return to the U S with hopes of a knockout.
Widespread talk of ousting La Crosse and Wausau from the W J league is dismissed by officials as unfounded. La Crosse vows to defend its franchise, possibly seeking an injunction to block loss, while Burns prepares for a heavyweight bout with Johnson and aims for a large prize.
Detroit, Dec 21. The American League Tigers select San Antonio as spring headquarters. Players depart Detroit for the south on March 1. President Navin confirms Ira Thomas sale to Philadelphia and denies Moriarity purchase from New York.
Chicago fans report Fielder Jones, former White Sox leader, will not play next year unless offered 20660 dollars. He travels toward Portland Oregon after stopping in Chicago, where he called himself ex manager. Jones now a timber magnate with properties in Oregon and the Pacific Coast.
Fight betting centers on the rounds Flynn will survive. Langford weighs 158 pounds while the Pueblo fighter comes in at 172. As prelims, Jimmy Walsh of Boston and Monte Attell are slated for six rounds.
Englewood's football eleven left Butte for Denver to meet Longmouth high school on Christmas day. The Chicago squad impressed by defeating Butte high school champions, with praise from all for their performance.
Dr. Barden of the university athletic council proposes giving trophies instead of sweaters and blankets to men who have been on athletic teams. The athletic board may act at its next meeting.
Wisconsin's five defeated Lawrence 53 to 13 in Madison on Saturday. The Badgers, playing fast, outpaced the Appleton team from start to finish and dominated on both ends of the floor.
Madison Wis December 21 Reckie Moll Wisconsin quarter back and top punter turns down offer to play professional baseball this season He favors staying amateur until his college career ends Moll is also a capable infielder and considered by a manager for the Wisconsin Illinois league.
Milwaukee Dec 21 Maurice McCabe chairman of the local athletics board received an iron bound contract from Ann Arbor calling for a meeting of Marquette and Michigan on Marquette field October 23.
Chicago December 21 Charles W Murphy president of the Chicago National Baseball club says he has issued a complete answer to the commissions findings that officers of his club were remanded for lax ticket handling at the world series He also lists questions for the commission asking about its authority and the fairness of the investigation.
Sam Langford is a 10 to 4 favorite over Jim Flynn in a 20 round heavyweight clash at the Coliseum tonight. The boxing card features Langford as the clear betting choice with Flynn offering little money support.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as common sense remedies for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets digest food, stop gas, enrich gastric juices, and supply blood with digestive materials. The copy urges readers to send name and address for a free trial package from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
La Crosse billiard tourney results show players Hankerson Schweizer Jorris Hart and Lees posting multiple high scores at the La Crosse club. Elks Club results list Hansen Severance Frederick Tate Brayton Burns Gatterdam and Chase with doses of wins and losses across rounds.
New York reports boxing light champion Battling Nelson plans to run a marathon after six weeks of training. He boasted about his chest waist and legs and questioned why he cannot endure a five hour run. If his plan succeeds it could mark the first time he fails to go the distance.
In Chicago on December 21 Coroner Hoffman announced a formal investigation into charges by men allegedly escaping Argo stockade who were shot at. Detectives questioned Chas Behrman, a federal grand jury witness, who claimed he was shot at twice while attempting an escape.
In Des Moines a group of Des Moines socialites led by Miss Ethel Wall forms a Social Extension to court country youth. They reject city youths puffed trousers and pad shoulders, preferring men with brawn brains and real work ethics. They plan regular country excursions and aim to study domestic science while seeking a sturdier rural partner.
Postmaster General Meyer will not renew the order allowing Santa Claus letters to charitable institutions. Thousands of Chicago and national letters bearing a 2 cent stamp will go unanswered as letters return to the dead letter office. Officials cite misuses and beggar concerns, calling the move wise from a business view.
Ernst Lee Jahncke of New Orleans showed President Roosevelt the walking stick once used by Abraham Lincoln. The stick, cut at Gettysburg, has a storied history and Jahncke believes its value far exceeds any single heap of money.
A weighty knotted ironwood staff carved by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg bears a brass head engraved Gettysburg July 1 2 and 3 1863. Lincoln cut it at the battlefield and had it mounted, later gifting it to Secretary of War Stanton whose granddaughter now owns it.
A clipped phrase notes that the familiar policy of bearing a strong national assertiveness was not attributed to Theodore Roosevelt in this era summary. It hints at contrasting views of leadership and power within the period’s political discourse.
The Milwaukee railroad has acquired adjoining property at Dresbach to build stock yards for shipments to La Crosse. Langdon and Boyd ship many cattle from the district, and the yards will mainly serve them. Surveyors are at work planning the site and completion is hoped soon.
A brief aphorism noting how a husband’s prospects or pride can be undermined by his spouse achieving success, reflecting social dynamics and gender expectations.
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