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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
7
In a noisy trap meet yesterday at the port facility, teams faced strong competition. Among top performers, an Olympic champion led the field while professional shooters posted high scores, pairing 144 out of 150 targets.
The La Crosse Gun Club hosted a war registration trap shooting meet with over six thousand targets. Harker of Minneapolis led the field with 144 birds, while Roberee and Lonzane tied for second with 143 and 142 respectively as amateur and professional contestants.
Despite few entrants from nearby towns, the La Crosse meet drew 31 shooters with Mitchell’s 149 targets matching last year. Prizes included ten dollar trophies for top amateurs and additional money prizes among the 15 high amateur guns.
The assembly committee on elections recommended passage of a mail voting bill modeled after Minnesota law. The agricultural committee moved to kill bills to end state aid for the Wisconsin Buttermakers association and the Southern Wisconsin Dairymen and Cheesemakers association. The state affairs committee urged concurrence on the Culbertson bill banning hazing at educational institutions with heavy penalties.
Charles Larson Louis Schroeder Barney Schimschak and Anton Jacobson all of La Crosse were sentenced to twenty five days in the county jail for vagrancy yesterday. None of the men were employed and could not give an account of themselves.
Brooklyn defeats Pittsburgh 2 to 1 in a rough series opener as Pfeffer dominates early and Cooper struggles before Harmon relieves. Batter lines show Pfeffer McCarty against Cooper Harmon Conzelman Gibson with runs scattered through the middle innings.
Boston and Chicago opened with two Chicago runs on E Collins daring base running and errors by Wagner and Fournier. St. Louis topped Philadelphia 5 3 with late offense. Senators beat Indians 6 1. Detroit defeated New York 3 4. American League games listed with box scores and battery pairings.
Brooklyn batters spark two games with a 9 3 loss to Buffalo and a 6 3 win as Krapp Blair Lafitt Pratt Schulz Allen lead. St Louis tops Chicago 8 3 with Groom Hartley and others key. Pittsburgh edges Kansas City 5 3 as Rogge and teammates drive win. Mr Cobb shines for Yanks. Cards beat Reds. Raw Feds and Pitt Feds tally runs in separate games.
The column lists multiple National and American Association baseball matchups including St. Louis Philadelphia and Brooklyn Pittsburgh. It notes Ryan Malone and a quip about “who said the Irish dead” amid a seesaw of Gilmore’s parade leadership. It also mentions Joey Tinker’s Whales and Harry Lord debut moments.
Speed racing boats are being groomed for Hannibal Missouri championships on July 5 to 7. The event features Baby Speed Demon II at 54.54 mph with an 8 cylinder Sterling engine, Black Demon IV with V type 12 cylinder motors, Kitty Hawk IV famed racer, and Hydro Bullet holder Earl H Deakin Alfa Southern Champion. Additional entries include Commodore Pugh’s 20 foot 1000 a racer.
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