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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
8
The Naps and Red Sox clash after a 15 inning Boston game with Chapman Olson and Larry Lajoie alleging deliberate spiking and smoke ball hits. Players report hostile moves and several Naps wore shin guards during all three games in Boston.
Milwaukee veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and their chauffeur were arrested in Oshkosh for exceeding the speed limit of eighteen miles an hour. The chauffeur paid a $10 fine. The four G. A. R. men were F. A. Walsh J. P. Rundle Wade H. Richardson and C. A. Bentley.
In Chicago the Giants toppled the Cubs 5 to 2 in ten innings after tying the game at two in the seventh. Fromme and Meyers combined on the win while Smith took the loss. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 3 to 2 as Rube Benton pitched well. Boston edged St Louis 5 to 3 behind Tyler. Pittsburgh crushed Brooklyn 11 to 3 with O Toole dominant. In American League New York fell to Chicago 1 to 0. St Louis beat Philadelphia 5 to 2. Detroit defeated Washington 11 to 0 as Dauss and teammates overwhelmed Engel’s mound visit.
The Nap-Red Sox game featured Olson and Graney stealing home in the 15th inning, while the Browns snapped a winning streak with Agnew slugging a ninth inning home run driving in two. The Tigers piled 14 hits, Crawford and Cobb homered, and the Giants edged Cubs in extra innings after Fromme held the Cubs to five hits. Pirates crushed Brooklyn with 17 hits, Tinker doubled driving in runs, Reds won amid a young riot quelled by umpires.
Madison June 12 the senate passed an amended substitute to the Ackley bill striking out a Baker law provision that required saloons to remain in a designated place and allowed licenses to be issued to the same number at any location the licensing authority grants.
Chicago readers report a wave of discouragement as lawmakers killed the Briscoe bill ending the boxing commission measure. Out of town promoters and race track followers respond with a general exodus after learning Luther McCarty’s death is linked to the bill’s demise.
National League results include Cincinnati 3 over Philadelphia 2 and New York 35 over Chicago 2. Other notable games feature Boston 5 over St Louis 3 and Detroit 11 over Washington 9. American Association scores show St Paul 12 over Milwaukee and Toledo 12 over Louisville 3.
Boston plays Cincinnati and Brooklyn visits Chicago while New York hosts Pittsburg Philadelphia faces St. Louis Chicago meets Washington St. Louis visits Boston and Detroit goes to New York Cleveland plays Philadelphia Milwaukee hosts Toledo Kansas City visits Indianapolis St Paul travels to Columbus Wisconsin Illinois League games include Green Bay at Milwaukee Wausau at Madison Appleton at Rockford Oshkosh at Racine.
Bloodhounds borrowed from Petoskey failed to locate John Toben, wanted for the murders of two Chippewa County deputy sheriffs at a Wellsburg lumber camp. Reports say Toben was seen Wednesday night at Stevens Siding, two shots fired, he escaped into the woods.
Stillwater Minnesota June 12. The town’s famous Main street trout pond is gone. The former Gazette building site, later a hatchery, will be replaced by a large paper box factory as progress moves in.
Alexander Scott editor of the Weekly Issue received an indeterminate sentence of one to fifteen years for publishing an editorial defending silk mill strikers in Paterson New Jersey, once famed for Reds now dubbed city of blues with police anarchists led by Boss anarchist Bimson.
In Poughkeepsie on June 1 the Cornell varsity eight showed no changes during practice spins while the freshmen crew was shaken up. Washington University and Pennsylvania crews were not pressed as hard, with Kept men reported in good condition. Wisconsin's Clayton suffers a large boil but plans to continue if his condition holds.
June 12. Seve Michigan university stars with entrants in the international athletic carnival next month in Grant Park. Ceach Farrell of the Ann Arbor squad wrote officials of the meet that he expects his men to carry off honor in the intercollegiate section.
Yale varsity eight rower Gore likely sidelined after a stroke of Yale's shell during practice spins. Doctors lanced two fingers yesterday and inflammation developed, delaying potential recovery before the Yale Harvard race.
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