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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
2
Frank Bowerman former manager and catcher for the Boston National League club has signed a contract to play for Indianapolis and will appear in the game against Milwaukee on Monday. He is in good shape and should strengthen the champions behind the bat.
Drillers rally for a 3 to 2 victory as Superior pitchers hold lacrosse to three hits. Key plays include Wilhelm and Letcher infield actions and Stremmel's two bagger driving in Post and Bancroft for the decisive run.
Yesterday games featured Superior defeating La Crosse 3 to 1 while Eau Claire drew 1 to 1. Winona posted a 2 to 0 win over Duluth which lost 2 to 1 to Wausau.
Superior 4 defeats La Crosse 0 while Winona 5 1 over Eau Claire 1 0 and Wausau 2 beats Duluth 1 in a day of regional games.
Wausau plays La Crosse Duluth faces Winona Superior meets Eau Claire in a slate of today’s matchups.
Superior tops La Crosse 3 1 at League Park with Stremmel pitching four hits allowed. Key errors by Bancroft in the fifth let Superior score, while La Crosse battled on defense and Safford twice threw out Fleming at home.
Winona defeats Eau Claire 2 to 1 in a home game as Ted dy Corbett stars for the Winona boys. Corbett allows three hits and one unearned run while Schroeder Nie man and Moore contribute for the pitchers and batters.
In Duluth Wisconsin on July 26 Wausau won the first game 5 to 2 and lost the second 15 to 4. The doubleheader featured a tight opener and a high scoring nightcap with Wausau overcoming Duluth in the first contest then dominating in the second.
Baertschi and strong infield play fueled La Crosse to a four run victory over Superior. Fleming and Vogt drove in runs with solid hits as the Drillers built a lead after a third inning rally. Errors edged the scoring, and Klein nabbed a key catcher stealing attempt in the eighth inning.
Klein chased half way to the sack and threw to Wilhelm. A misplay by Bunny allowed a scoring chance, but Koepping drove Vogt in, Holstrom sacrificed, and Wolford’s error widened the play. In the eighth Walford reached, Wilhelm walked, and Safford kept the run from scoring. Letcher keyed a ninth inning triple, yet Baertschi Bancroft and McCulloch turned sensational plays to end it.
Winona Minnesota Joe Killian's Crabs defeated Eau Claire in both ends of a doubleheader Saturday. In the first game Winona won 5 to 1 with Byers starting and then returning to win the second 1 to 0. Strong fielding by the visitors highlighted the second game and batteries were Byers, Raillies and Dexter in the first game and Byers and Killian in the second.
Duluth and Wausau faced off in a tight game as the Lumberjacks defeated O Brien's White Sox 2 to 1 in ten innings to climb in the percentage column. Both pitchers delivered strong performances in a hotly contested matchup.
Today’s programs show Milwaukee at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Columbus St Paul at Louisville Kansas City at Toledo in the American Association No American League games scheduled National League matchups Brooklyn at Philadelphia New York at Boston Cincinnati at Pittsburg Chicago at St Louis Wisconsin-Illinois League listed as well
Saturday results feature multiple MLB matchups with Boston and St Louis sweeping, Chicago extending streaks, and Cincinnati edging late in extras. Notable performances include Killian pitching a Boston shutout, Johnson stifling Detroit, and strong St Louis hitting in a 9-6 win over Washington.
A cereal brand touts a bold corn flavor in toasted corn flakes calling it the best yet. The ad urges readers to try the new version labeled Yello and promises a strong corn taste.
Billy Papke declares willingness to rematch Stanley Ketchel once a purse is posted and rejects a Langford bout as he plans future bouts, possibly moving east or to England after Coffroth arranges a Ketchel bout. Papke's manager Edward confirms openness to fights and aims to draw middleweight contenders into a title picture.
New York reports indicate Mike Donlin will be traded to Philadelphia and, once reinstated by the National Commission, will become manager of the Phillies replacing William Murray. The suspected deal includes Sherwood Magee and Moren or Foxen, with McGraw likely to press for Moren.
The La Crosse Country Club defeated Maple Leaf of Madison 174 to gain a strong lead in the Brittingham-Hixnos Cup race. With last year’s advantage, the locals now hold a 208 point lead and need only one more match to clinch the cup, likely to be played August 28 at Madison. Twenty three visitors played, with luncheon and dinner afterward. Individual scores followed.
James Gregg, a brick mason from Northfield Minnesota, fell from a high bridge in Cannon Falls Saturday and drowned in the Cannon River.
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