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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
8
The Federal league, despite Ban Johnson’s warnings, hinted at another surprise for organized baseball. Officials suggested the next big move could involve a Chicago Cubs player, with Leach Charley Smith and Eddie Stack as Cubs not yet under contract.
Ray Fessenden of Madison retook the Wisconsin amateur state 18.2 billiards championship with a 300 to 292 victory over Alex Elmslie of Milwaukee in the second block. He also won the first block 390 to ey te, reclaiming the title from Keimslie who held it for years before losing to Fessenden two years prior.
Platt Adams of the New York Athletic Club, an Olympic winner, denied accusations of professionalism and selling his prize cups medals and rings. He claimed he keeps all prizes at home and would show them if the AAU requests.
A meeting at Madison Square Garden on January 16 pits Charley White of Chicago against champion Freddie Welsh. Promoters and Nate Lewis, White’s manager, confirmed the bout after a conference.
New York December 31 negotiations for selling the Highlanders to Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston remained unsettled with repeated delays. Reported hurdles include a $5,000 sum and doubts over player transfers, keeping the deal in limbo for about a month.
Rock Island report that featherweight Peanuts Schieberl is matched to box ten rounds no decision with Greek Andy Dans of Monmouth Ill in Rock Island on January 4. Schieberl says his left hand is working and boils on his right hand have disappeared and he expects a decisive win.
Pittfeds select Augusta Georgia as spring training site for their Pittsburgh based squad. Augusta Georgia will host the team ahead of the season with practices and indoor workouts planned.
In Menard County three riders from San Angelo Texas Will Morton Kilpatrick and N KE Harris organize a motorcycle turkey hunt. The plan involves collaboration among the trio to pursue wild turkeys across rural terrain. The article notes the riders’ Texas origin and their communal effort.
Walter Campbell a Black barber died in Little Rock after making a wager with a white undertaker over the Jeffries Johnson fight. If Jeffries won Campbell would shave the undertaker for life. if Johnson won the undertaker would pay for an elaborate funeral. The undertaker fulfilled the wager with a costly coffin and numerous carriages at burial.
Motorcyclists in Detroit announce a reorganization and rename to the Detroit Motorcycle Club. They aim to grow membership to 200 as part of the campaign.
An old health ad claims Americans overeat and rich foods clog kidneys causing bladder weakness and general decline. It promotes Jad Salts a grape lemon lithia tonic to flush kidneys, with dosing guidance and to buy from Chas. A. Beyschlag, Druggist.
George Schneeberger led the Eagles in a matchup with the Cubs scoring 178 244 and 204 for a 6233 pin total and 211 average. Thompson paced the Cubs with 148 195 and 192 as the visitors won after dropping the first game.
A playfullocal column hints that Tubby Keeler is an evangelist but not in La Crosse. It riffs on hometown figures like Hink Thomas Mike Hayes Boots Weimar and others around the green with comic imagery and a lingering joke about a double header and a rough game ending.
Schulze and Muenster defeated Gran and Cilley in three straight games by 21 3, 21 15, and 21 15. The note mentions Art Evans and Al Meinert recovering from the Red Wing game and discusses baseball plans for La Crosse with the Nelsons organizing under Theo Comeau to lead a strong lineup including Wall, Roeder, Beranek, and Fitzki.
The writer notes that successful Eagles games draw crowds and boost fan support, contrasting with the tepid turnout for losing teams. The piece laments the behavior of some La Crosse fans and jokes that locals should skip fishing for days when a ball game is on.
Peoria contemplates installing several machines to enhance velice sound in the spring. Lil is mentioned in connection with the plan as a possible collaborator or observer.
Princeton defeated Cornell 4 to 1 in the season opening intercollegiate ice hockey game played in New York. The first period was close with Princeton scoring once.
Chicago's top featherweights Mauric Flynn and Andy Dans announced they signed to fight a ten round bout in Ottawa on the morrow afternoon. The match is billed as a showdown between two of the city's best in the class.
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