Amateur 14-2 Balk Line Championship Opens in Milwaukee
The first annual amateur tourney for the 14-2 balk line game starts this evening at Coleman & Perigo's billiard academy in Milwaukee under N A A P E sanction. Notable players include Dr C Douglas of Appleton and Charles Schweizer of La Crosse, invited to participate. Milwaukee entrants include Ruggles Emslie Bigelow and Brown, with Brown favored by many.
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Coleman & Perigo
Billiard Academy
Milwaukee
Dr. C. Douglas
Appleton
Charles Schweizer
la Crosse
Ruggles Emslie
Bigelow
Brown
Emslie
Buggies
La Crosse Company B Beats Hillsboro White Sox 24–23
La Crosse Company B defeats Hillsboro White Sox 24 to 23 in a home game marked by Brown and Burke leading the La Crosse lineup and Moore shining for White Sox. Hillsboro hosts a rematch at the Company B Armory on Wednesday to recover the loss.
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la Crosse
Hillsboro White Sox
Wisconsin
Hillisboro
Hillsboro Bunch
Brown
Burke
Moore
White Sox
Hillsboro
Company B Armory
Laurens
tTinker
R.f
Conway
Kurtman
R. G
Staley
Pburke
R. F
Phillins
Schaldach
Reutter
E. G
la Crosse Company B
R. Schultze
Prof. Holley
Injunction Hearing Hints At Feb Hearing Date
Eau Claire baseball club seeks injunction against Wisconsin Illinois league with hearings anticipated around February 17. League magnates met in Milwaukee with Umbrell Umbrell to plan action. La Crosse matters to be handled by Vice President Mahoney. trial likely at Neillsville or Green Bay. President John A. Elliott spoke of a finish to the dispute.
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Eau Claire Baseball Club
Wisconsin Illinois Baseball League
John A. Elliott
Elliott
Milwaukee
Umbrell& Umbrell
la Crosse
Mahoney
Umbrell & Umbrell
Neillsville
Green Bay
Free Press
Wisconsin-Illinois League
Eau Claire
Charles F. Moll
Rockford
Wilcox
Mol
Rock
Moll
Farrell
National Association
Fond du Lac
John Kading
Madison
John Nessi
Wiliam McDonald
John Wolford
George Nutting
Charles Wands
Cincinnati
Florida
Cuba
Oval Billiard to End Nursing The Balls in a Corner
The article discusses how oval billiard tables, recently introduced in England, threaten to end repetitive nursing and top of the table play. It also covers local league dynamics, franchise negotiations, and player contract movements affecting Eau Claire Freeport and Wisconsin-I Illinois league prospects.
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England
Barlow and Ducker Sign With Freeport
Freeport Illinois reports that pitcher Frank Ducker of Clinton, Iowa, has signed with Freeport. The brief item notes Ducker joining the team as part of upcoming season preparations and hints at roster moves involving Barlow. Further details are not provided in the excerpt.
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Freeport Association
Freeport
Miles Barlow
Harod
Clinton
Thomas Schoonhoven
Frank Newhouse
Fond du Lac
Detroit
Jennings
Duluth
Iowa
Ill
Frank Ducker
Tennis To Be Popular Again In La Crosse Area
La Crosse and vicinity saw more tennis courts last season than ever before as the sport grows in popularity this summer. Local courts on the north side have been improved and young women increasingly enjoy outdoor tennis, noted as a vigorous full body workout. The article adds that skilled instruction helps beginners, mentions a physical training course, and briefly describes the traditional top game the region is reviving.
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la Crosse
To Cure a Cold in One Day Object Lesson
An advertisement claims a laxative bromide quinine tablet cures a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each tax related note. Price listed as 25 cents.
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E. W. Grovbe
Beloit Invites Ripon and Lawrence to Conference Patch
Beloit has invited Ripon and Lawrence to a conference at the University club in Milwaukee on Friday February 14 to patch up strained athletic relations. Ripon President R C Hughes says Ripon will be represented to renew ties with the state line school after Beloit breached rules by hiring Archie Scribner former Wisconsin captain as coach.
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Ripon
Wis
Beloit
Lawrence
University Club
Milwaukee
R. C. Hughes
Ripon College
Archie Scribner
University of Wisconsin
Smith Ties World Record in Hurdles
Forrest Smith of Oregon equaled the world record by running sixty yards over high hurdles in 8.15 seconds twice at the Irish Athletic Club carnival in Madison Square Garden. He won his heat from scratch in 8.15 and again matched that time in the final heat.
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New York
Forrest Smith
Oregon
Irish Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
Smith
No Split Over Salary Says Pres Murphy
President C W Murphy of the Chicago Cubs denies a salary rift with star Artie Hofman. He says salary figures have not been breached and meetings with Hofman have been strictly business, aside from a St Louis business proposition that could remove Hofman from baseball.
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Pres. Murphy
Chicago
C. W. Murphy
Cubs
Artie Hofman
Cub
St. Louis
Daly Defeats Cline In Cue Championship
John Daly of Chicago defeats Harry Cline of Philadelphia in St. Louis by 150 to 133 in a three cushion cue championship match. Daly led by nine after two nights and closed with a strong final fifty as Cline scored forty two.
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Daly
Cline
ST. Louis
Harry Cline
John Daly
Chicago
When Things Go Wrong at Home and Office
A reflective line notes how personal strain drives many men to seek solace in their work and office duties, suggesting a growing attachment to business life as a coping mechanism.
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Schweizer
Tourney
ING Planned
Company B
WalTé Sox
Houston
Tribune
Umbrell
Green
Bay Or
Davidson Hotel
John Moran
John lLarie
Oshkosh
Will Renig
John Elliott
Ford
Joe Heder
Heder
Barlow
Ducker
Gund
Gundad
Europe
America
John Gund Brewing CO
la Crosse, Wis
Peerless
Elwin Strong
Kentucky
Capt
Roald Amundson
Germania Hall
Bellerue’s Drug Store
J. W. Lawrence
Éth and
Jay Sts
Een
Martinique
Dway
Aterald Square
William Taylor & Son (Inc
St. Deals Hotel
Hoeschler’s
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