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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1907
Page
2
APS continues strong season with another win over the White Sox as their lead remains a half game behind division leader St. Louis. St. Paul team dominates on the field with dominant batting and pitching performances.
American League Cleveland defeated Chicago 3 to 2 while New York won 9 to 7 over Boston and Philadelphia beat Washington 6 to 3. Detroit defeated St. Louis in a listed matchup. National League Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 12 to 5 and Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1. Chicago beat St. Louis 4 to 1 and Boston defeated New York 10 to 8.
Detroit visits St Louis while Cleveland travels to Chicago and Washington plays Philadelphia. New York hosts Boston and Philadelphia visits Brooklyn with Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Boston at New York in a busy schedule.
Milwaukee defeated St. Paul 14 to 5 while Columbus blanked Indianapolis 5 to 0. Minneapolis edged Kansas City 5 to 4 and Toledo beat Louisville 6 to 1. Remaining pairings list Milwaukee in St. Paul, Columbus in Indianapolis, Louisville in Toledo, Kansas City in Minneapolis.
Oshkosh defeated Freeport 8 to 5 as Scott left in the fourth and Evans relieved. Green Bay beat Madison 3 to 2 after Stremmel hit a seventh inning homer and two bagger. Eau Claire topped Fond du Lac 3 to 1 with timely hitting as Koons faltered late.
Wisconsin crews attract attention from rowing experts and major media in Poughkeepsie New York as they train on the Hudson. Commentators praise the Badgers as among the best crews to visit the East, noting their long stay aids preparation while the Middy and Cornell crews draw interest ahead of tonight’s events.
The piece celebrates baseball idols across eras with names like Al Spalding and Arlie Latham, praising Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants as a defining pitcher. It notes fans crown players for skill and clutch performances while forgiving occasional mistakes. Mathewson’s career with New York is profiled as a rise to prominence and a lasting winner.
In a Sunday afternoon clash on the North side the Badgers defeated Gund’s Peerless 12 to 9. Sweaty hit two homers and Roesner added one for the Badgers while Sweaty and Whipple formed the battery. McFadden and Will led the Gund’s Peerless battery.
Chicago plans a July 4 bicycle road race from Lincoln Park to Evanston and back, with Grant Monument as start. The event aims to start a yearly series, offering a $4 090 piano as first prize and four additional time prizes. Entry blanks available from F Schwarz secretary of the Chicago Bicycle Dealers association 322 North avenue.
A lively local report details a sequence of girl boys or mixed regional high school hockey or basketball style matchups. Lang and Jones dominate the narrative with Jones taking the edge in a disputed game. Scores listed include La Crosse 2 Wausau 1 Eau Claire 3 Fond du Lac 1 Oshkosh 8 Freeport 1 Green Bay 3 Madison 2. Matches scheduled for today include Wausau at La Crosse Green Bay at Madison Fond du Lac at Eau Claire Oshkosh at Freeport.
Denny Hastings of Lan sing drove in the winning run in the eleventh inning as the champs defeated Wausau 2 to 1. Red Moore and Lang and Jones starved the pitching duel at League Park with Lang and Jones spinning for the visitors. Hastings also contributed a hit and solid fielding, while Moore tied the game with a two base hit in the sixth and Jones added stout relief.
Two base hits by Camp bell Moore Lang powered La Crosse with a 2 1 win over Wausau. Konetchy Cahill Medwtzky recorded sacrifice hits while Moore Chase Fox stole bases. Lang struck out eight over Jones five times as Hille and others were hit by pitches. Double play Jones Vogt Konetchy. Time 2 15. Umpire Sweeney.
Players trade remarks and standout moments surface as Jones leads the league with 10 wins and 2 losses while Lang stands 11 and 3. Hastings hits over .300 and Ferguson makes key plays as Green Bay shows tension with changes planned and a postponement on the schedule.
O T Erhart from Finch Arkansas reports Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy and credits it with curing consumption in early stages. A A Herren also endorses its effectiveness, claiming many satisfied users.
The Barnum & Bailey program features agile riders performing somersaults and tandem rides, with Miss Bradna balancing on two horses, and the white cart act by Robert and Louise Stickney. Nationally known riders such as Fred Leggett, Callie Julian, the Rooneys, and Celia Sebastian headline a long roster as the hippodrome highlights blooded Kentucky horses and premier riders.
The article notes satin skin powder does not release perfume on the skin and mentions color variants such as flesh white pink and brunet.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth comes to La Crosse on July 4 with a lineup of daring equestrian acts by Ella Bradna and Fred Derick. Acts include Two Twirls of Terror and the Dip of Death with bicycle stunts and air acrobatics, plus Captain Carl Howelson’s ski sailing and three elephant herds.
The article notes an elaborate Roman hippodrome on a grand scale with a greatly augmented menagerie as part of the incidental features announced for the main spectacle.
Six women from Assumption Illinois three mothers and a 17 year old girl remain jailed in Taylorville 16 miles away. They refuse bond saying they fight to vindicate the town morality. They sent a message to husbands not to bond them until the alleged bigamist Bourland is driven away.
Paris June 25 Perry Belmont comments on American finances and politics. He says relief from stagnation will come as credit improves before the next presidential election. He notes Roosevelt is a skilled politician whose true intentions are not evident from statements. If Roosevelt fails to win renomination, he may tour the world after his term with high reception.
Irving Wagner aged 14 drowned while bathing with his younger brother in Honey creek near Prairie du Lac about 20 miles west of Madison. The tragedy occurred Sunday and his mother may go insane.
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