La Crosse Elks Triumph Over Saints in Afternoon Game
The La Crosse Elks defeated the St Paul Saints amid misplays by the Saints and timely hitting from La Crosse. Chris Burns sparked the offense, with Dutch Miller and Jake Padesky delivering key hits. Turpentine Smith made three nice catches for St Paul while Crab Titus and Dan Hupp provided memorable moments for the visitors. The La Crosse club enjoyed an auto tour of the city before an evening banquet at Hotel Ryan.
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Turpentine” Smith
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Crab” Titus
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Chris Burns
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Ryan
Needing Ty Cobb Stopper Shines In Early Baseball Notes
Neal Ball arrives as a strong Naps contributor while Ty Cobb’s foes seek first hit. Cincinnati leads in games played near 61 with Brooklyn 59. others at 60. Ed Walsh saves Detroit game after Big Ed relieved Doc White. Cree’s 26 hits in 15 games fuels Yankees streak.
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Neal Ball
Naps
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Brooklyn
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Brennan
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Hans Wagner
Richie
Big Ed Walsh
Doc White
Arthur Devlin
Bob Bescher
Umpire Klein
Roger Bresnahan
Bresnahan
Birdie Cree
Yankees
Cubs Tie Giants As National League Race Tightens
Cincinnati and St Louis split a doubleheader with Reds winning 5 to 1 in game one and 4 to 1 in game two while Chicago beat Pittsburgh 4 to 2 on a muddy field to pull even with the Giants for first place.
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Ohio
Reds
Cardinals
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Keefe
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Bresnahan
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Pittsburg
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Giants
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Richie
Archer
Liefield
Gibson
Two Straight For Outcasts Two Straight For Outcasts
Two straight wins push the outcasts toward a surge in standing as the team closes in on a breakthrough. Key players deliver steady offense and defend hard, narrowing the gap in the standings.
Kernan makes a homer as Outcasts win opener
Rochester hosts La Crosse in Minnesota with Kernan hitting a home run and Jude and Safford delivering multiple hits. Brackett, Corbett, Hooker, Henry, and Watson pitched as the Surgeons fall 9 to 3 in the series opener.
Batteries Drive Wins in American Association Card
In a Minneapolis led set Louisville fell 9 to 5 while Columbus defeated Kansas City 5 to 2. Batteries listed include Cavet Hearne Pfeister Slagle Miller Hughes for Minneapolis and Lassard Ludwig Rhoades OConnor for Columbus.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Louisville
Cavet
Smith
Hearne
Pfeister
Slagle
Miller
Hughes
Columbus
Kansas City
RH E. Columbus
Lassard
Ludwig
Rhoades
O'Connor
Athletes Beat Gophers In Tight Ninth Inning Comeback
In a rare amateur showdown at the local diamond La Crosse Athletes edged Caledonia 12 to 11. The ninth inning rally by La Crosse tied the score and a late single down the right field line brought in the winning run with two outs.
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Caledonia
Larson
Gophers
la Crosse Club
Weekend Baseball and Cricket Scores Across Cities
Saturday games show Minny League results with Rochester 9 La Crosse 10 and St Paul 10 Toledo 4. American League scores include Philadelphia 7 Boston 1 and New York 11 Boston 9 with several rain postponements and no games in Kansas City and St. Louis Cincinnati.
Local Scores Feature Varied Hockey Totals Across Cities
Yesterday results across multiple leagues show wins for Duluth over Eau Claire, Superior over Wausau, La Crosse over Rochester, Winona over Red Wing, and Chicago beating Detroit. Other notable results include Indianapolis drawing Milwaukee and Columbus defeating Kansas City. Wisconsin-Illinois League matchups include Rockford 3 Oshkosh 2 Green Bay 2 Aurora 0 Fond du Lac 5 Madison 4 Racine 3 Appleton 1.
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Superior
Wausau
la Crosse
Rochester
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Red Wing
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Louisville
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Kansas City
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rockford
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Aurora
Fond du Lac
Madison
Racine
Appleton
Games Today Round Up Action Across Cities
Wausau at Superior and Eau Claire at Duluth lead a full slate with matchups including Winona at Red Wing La Crosse at Rochester Milwaukee at Indianapolis Kansas City at Columbus Minneapolis at Louisville St Paul at Toledo Cleveland at St Louis Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia New York at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
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Superior
Duluth
Eau Claire
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Oscock
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Ootee
Red Wing
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St. Louis
Eare
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Pittsburg
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Brooklyn
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American Association
Cleveland
National League
National Open Golf Championship Opens Today
The National Open Golf Championship begins at the Chicago Golf Club today with competition expected to draw top players from around the country.
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Chicago
Chicago Golf Club
J Lee Richmond's Historic No Hit Victory of 1880
A nostalgic tribute recalls J Lee Richmond's 1880 no hit game for Worcester in a pitchers duel against Cleveland. It notes his left handed throw, Charley Bennett as catcher, six assists, and five strikeouts for Richmond while detailing Worcester and Cleveland lineups and the game’s minimal scoring.
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J. Lee Richmond
Toledo Temple
Queford
Worcester
Richmond
Ohio
Lee Richmond
Perfect scores blaze in Chicago Gun Club shoot
In Chicago at South Kensington marksmen posted two perfect scores with Herbert Thwaite firing 25 straight and Ed Graham making 50 consecutive hits. Captain A P Mills, Williams College third baseman, will join the Cleveland team.
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Chicago
South Kessington
Herbert Thwaite
Ed Graham
A. P. Mills
Williams College
Cleveland
Weidell Becomes La Crosse's New Outcast Pitcher
After a Saturday board meeting, Weidell of Red Wing is sold to the Outcasts and joins Watson Baker and Price in La Crosse’s rotation. Hooker Henry Brenton are released. Kelly, ex Davenport Three I leaguer, becomes first baseman. Conley shifts to left field to replace Bunny Kuehn. Baseman Black of Red Wilg hud may still be sought.
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la Crosse Club
Weidell
Red Wing
la Crosse
Watson
Baker
Price
Hooker
Henry
Brenton
Elliott
Kelly
Davenport
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