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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented sports note reports a hard pitched double header where Louisville defeated Toledo, while Cleveland Browns trail in another game against the Giants and the Phillies lose a tight contest.
In a tight exhibition in which La Crosse took the lead late, Freeport rallied for a 3 2 win behind Roy Eberly who delivered the game winning hit in the ninth. Canners manager Schoonhoven watched from the dugout as the Colts tied it in the eighth before Graves scored the final run. Eberly earned hero status with a two base hit and decisive drives, while Watson started and Cummings surrendered the late rally.
American League results feature Washington vs Chicago and other matchups. National League games include Pittsburg beating Brooklyn and Cincinnati defeating Philadelphia. Notable scores: Louisville 2 Milwaukee 0 and Toledo 7 Minneapolis 2 as mixed results roll in.
St Louis beat Philadelphia 5 to 4 with Rube Waddell faning sixteen. Boston edged Cleveland 4 to 3 in eleven innings. Cardinals fell to Giants 1 to 0 while Konetche was hitless in three at bats. Reds beat Philadelphia 4 to 2. Cubs shut out Boston. Pittsburgh shut out Brooklyn. Louisville blanked the Brewers in a pitchers battle. Columbus defeated the Giants, Toledo swept the Millers, and Kansas City also played.
In New York and Philadelphia, battles see Cincinnati and Chicago with decisive results as Batter combinations of Spade Schlei Ridgon Jacklitsch and Leifield Gibson lead Brooklyn and Pittsburgh to victory. American League matches feature Vickers Dygert Schreck Waddell Spencer and Joss Bemis, while Cleveland and St Louis see Ciccotte Carrigan Joss Bemis and other duos. Louisville Milwaukee, Columbus, Toledo, Indianapolis, and Kansas City also post scores with noted battery pairs Adams Hughes Manske Roth Goodwin James Gehring Francisco Sutthoff Land Fiene Block Nagle Abbott Ruelow and Marquard Livingston.
Green Bay defeated Fond du Lac 8 to 0 in Fond du Lac yesterday as Hooker pitched well and Green Bay produced timely hits. Two base hits by Schaub and a home run by McAuley highlighted the game with defensive miscues minimal and strong pitching limiting Fond du Lac to a zero output.
The piece recalls a home-heavy six game slate, with three at home, mirroring recent excitement. Umpire Connelly faced noisy county officials and asked for calmer settings while players like Watson and Pink battled for runs. Eberly stood out defensively with five chances errorless, and La Crosse finally earned a hit in the eighth inning as Cummings contributed briefly.
The report lists sports scores with names and times unclear. It notes Madison minus Rockford and Wausau versus Oshkosh, referencing players Schurch Mee and Steele and a 1 55 time with passing balls and an umpire List.
By Sykes 3, Bubser 4 in a bases on balls duel. Sykes walked 6 and Bubser 1. Umpire Hoffman presided over the game.
Inquiry asks readers to plan a vacation via the Grand Trunk double track system with special low round trip fares. It offers a publication detailing routes and fares upon request directed to Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams St Chicago.
In Faribault Minnesota on July 30 Harry Opricht struck a young man during a street fight. The victim, a carnival exhibitor visiting the city, was knocked down and suffered a skull fracture after hitting his head on the cement curb. He was hospitalized and his prognosis is doubtful. Harry Opricht was arrested and held awaiting results.
Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to give immediate relief to asthma sufferers in the worst stages and claims a cure if taken in time. O. T. Erhart.
Ernest Jacobson of the Holder trained animal show, now with the Kline carnival in Faribault, was electrocuted when a guy wire he handled crossed a live light wire. Several men also touched the wire but were unharmed. Jacobson, from Chicago, unmarried, had three years with the show. This marks the third electrocution in Faribault within a month.
Dr. Hall of Waterloo preaching at Clear Lake denounced bathing as debasing and immoral. He opposed mixed bathing for men and women, tying it to moral decay, amid approving shouts from the audience.
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