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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
2
Wimbledon reports the lawn tennis singles event of the Olympic games with J C Ritchie of England capturing the gold medal and a 3 to 0 score. Mrs Lambert Chambers wins the ladies singles gold medal after a past defeat in 1907 to May Sutton of California.
A compact aphorism from an Irish source notes the value of accepting reality over desired outcomes, urging pragmatic view of current circumstances. It frames resilience and clear-eyed thinking without idealized reform.
Baseball roundup shows the Cubs splitting with Philadelphia in two one sided games. Other scores include Brooklyn beating the Cardinals and Brewers losing both games in a doubleheader to the Saints with Miller’s win over the Mud Hens.
In a Chicago double header yesterday the Cubs split with Philadelphia while Brooklyn edged St Louis 3 2 and Boston shut out Cincinnati 3 0. American Association results list Milwaukee and St Paul games with tight scores and notable pitching performances.
A baseball summary details pitchers Steele Converse and Miller with varied strikeouts and hits across multiple games at Green Bay Fond du Lac Oshkosh and Wausau. It notes runs by Rouse McAuley and others, plus errors and batteries from Palmer Kempf Dooner Erickson and Grimes Smith Newell Coates Bubser Warren.
Telegraphed plans put Packey McFarland in two LA engagements. Baron Long of the Jeffries Athletic Club and Harry Gilmore Jr. in San Francisco arranged for McFarland to meet the Carsey-Brock winner next Friday at Vernon, then face the victor on Tuesday August 4.
London July 13 The American athletes arriving to compete at the Olympic meeting opening today express confidence in winning against world competitors. With overcrowded stadiums some moved to Brighton for steady training under Trainer Murphy who notes no accidents since Athens trip. Some lack enough work but England climate limits forcing training.
The Red Sox defeated the Peerless 9 to 2 in a Sunday game highlighted by Taylor’s dominant pitching for the Red Sox who fanned about 14 and allowed two hits while facing no baserunners. Nonstad of the Peerless allowed four two-base hits and eight singles as the defense misplayed an overthrow at first that allowed two Peerless runs. Batteries Taylor and Fasting Nonstad and Halfelder Umpire Harry Maxwell.
A Cedar Springs paper on homecomings argues for West Salem to host a weeklong event modeled after Lansing Iowa. It praises nostalgia, outlines committees, daily activities from arrivals to farewell, and notes benefits for town pride and social standards.
The Saengerfest reception committee appoints a reception group to greet guests and escort them to hotels. Local plans include excursions along the Green Bay road and Southern Minnesota on Sunday July 26. Members include Geor Zeisler chairman A A Bentley G A Keller John Ulrich and others.
The Wisconsin state board of medical examiners will meet at the state capitol in Madison Tuesday through Thursday. Eight board members will attend and officers will be elected. Osteopathy practice rights will be reviewed with about 100 applicants, including four or five from La Crosse. Dr Jorris is the lone La Crosse delegate.
The sermon cites the feeding of the multitude with five loaves and two fishes. Starboarder dismisses it saying a landlady could do it, signaling skepticism about the miracle.
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