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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
8
Chicago on December 29 reports Robert McLean, former international amateur champion, may face Wood Baptie or Lamy in a major side bet for the professional international ice skating championship after declaring his pro status.
The Gunds swept all three games from the S S team at Malloy alleys. The second game was close with the Gunds finishing 31 behind the Brewers. Stannard led the Gunds with 204 203 157 and Fred Affeldt had 208 in the final game while Netzer led S S with 203 in the second.
Fragmentary text references sciences and elections with scattered names and figures. The legible parts mention a Bernese circuit, OASIS, and various numbers, but no coherent event or clear entities. The excerpt appears as incomplete OCR from a historical page with multiple unreadable sections.
Reports from the seat of negotiations for the sale of the New York Americans carry an official tone. Ban Johnson said conferences between Ruppert Huston and Farrell resumed, and the deal was expected to close before nightfall or never.
Charley White of Chicago faces Joe Shugrue of Jersey City in a ten round lightweight bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. The winner earns a shot at Freddie Welsh in a potential decisive match.
Koji Yamada a Japanese billiards player from the Champion Billiard Players league will appear in a title match with Albert Cutler on January 1. Once a student at Heidelberg aiming to be a surgeon his fate shifted after he discovered billiards, winning the German championship and then Japan’s title, boosting the sport at home and proving a father’s doubts unfounded. Boise Idaho reports 94 varieties of ornamental and shade trees as a note on irrigation growth potential.
New York December 29. President Ban Johnson of the American League doubts Federal clubs will open parks in spring and predicts they may close before June. He cites financial troubles at Indianapolis and notes a circuit switch is essential, with cities approached giving a cold shoulder. Edison quips about sleep and the night prowling phonograph.
Tim Sullivan notes a February event featuring Red Wing Minnesota Fond du Lac Wisconsin Oswego New York Bemidji Minnesota Billings Montana and Aberdeen South Dakota. The piece highlights coaches players from Red Wing and Bemidji and recalls past leadership of E P Neil who helped develop western basketball.
John Tillman, local lightweight, received an offer from Tom Andrews to fight Joe Welling in the semi windup on the Clabby Gibbons Milwaukee card set for January 21. Tillman will sign if Andrews guarantees a later windup against a top battler. Welling, a Chicago boxer who joined Clabby on the Australian trip, is managed by Larry Lichtenstein.
Madison, Wis. December 29 Track athletes at the University of Wisconsin will train indoors surrounded by poultry as the Wisconsin Poultry Association holds its annual show in the athletic annex. The college of agriculture is closed due to foot and mouth disease, forcing the unusual venue.
A vintage health ad urges meat eaters to use four ounces of Jad Salts daily to relieve sluggish kidneys. It claims the formula, from grape and lemon acid with lithia, cleans and stimulates kidney function and neutralizes urinary acids, with a testimonial by Chas. A. Beyschlag of 503 Main St.
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