Sporting News: Windy City Teams Lose in St Louis Wins
St Louis defeats the Sox while Pittsburgh tops the Cubs. Detroit loses to Nap, and St Paul wins 10 to 1 in yesterday’s games. Other big matchups also played with mixed results.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
7
St Louis defeats the Sox while Pittsburgh tops the Cubs. Detroit loses to Nap, and St Paul wins 10 to 1 in yesterday’s games. Other big matchups also played with mixed results.
In the American League Chicago loses to St Louis 7 to 4 while New York overwhelms Washington 15 to 7 and Boston defeats Philadelphia 1 to 0. In the National League Pittsburg beats Chicago 3 to 0, Cincinnati edges St Louis 2 to 1, New York shutout Philadelphia 2 to 0, and Boston defeats Brooklyn 4 to 1.
The list shows intercity matchups with teams visiting rival venues: Chicago at St. Louis, Cleveland at Detroit, Washington at New York, Philadelphia at Boston, and National League pairings including Pittsburg at Chicago, Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, and St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Yesterday results show Milwaukee 10 St. Paul 1 Louisville 9 Toledo 4 Columbus 6 Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 3 Kansas City 2. Today fixtures list Minneapolis at Milwaukee Kansas City at St. Paul Columbus at Toledo Louisville at Indianapolis.
May Sutton of California defeated Miss Toupee Lowcock 6 2, 6 0. D P Rhodes beat T D Steward 6 2, 2 6, 6 4, 6 4. Karl H Behr the Yale champion beat J Frendell 6 2, 9 7, 4 6, 6 3.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports W. C. Reinig and Pete Husting traveling to Chicago to sign several new players for the state league squad. They will meet with Manager Callahan of the Logan Squares as three pitchers two fielders a catcher and a second baseman are slated for addition.
A lighthearted note reflects how nearly every town claims to have the best looking girls, except the one where loyal citizens insist theirs are unmatched.
Yale defeat of Harvard by three quarters of a length in a four mile Thames race before about 10 000 spectators. Yale celebrated into the night as Harvard faltered with crew members fainting. Vale showed strong finish and Cornell’s earlier win noted as a contrast.
Joseph Lachbauer, an Austrian laborer, was jailed in Sturgeon Bay after showing Frank Lyons a planned bank bombing. He spoke of three guns, fuses, and explosives and threatened Lyons with a gun when Lyons refused to help. Lachbauer claimed intoxication erased his memory of the night.
St. Paul prepares for a state fair grounds auto race meet starting tomorrow at 2 PM. The endurance 24 hour race shifts to Friday afternoon start and Saturday finish, causing three events to be dropped. The 50 mile race is trimmed to 25 miles and several top drivers from St. Paul and Minneapolis join Eddie Bald and Coey for a strong lineup. The track has been prepared with regular sprinkling to maintain a hard surface.
Friends and fans bid farewell to Eddie Kenetchy as he leaves La Crosse for Chicago and Cincinnati to join the St. Louis National League club. More than 200 give him a sendoff at Milwaukee depot with cigars gifts and heartwarming wishes.
Konetchy day at the big lot featured Ed Konetchy’s last game with a 4 0 win over Wausau. Jones held Wausau to two hits in nine innings while Eddie Konetchy delivered the first run and inspired the crowd with his farewell. Zook’s pitching aided a fast game lasting 1 hour 20 minutes.
Freeport Pretzels beat Oshkosh 3 to 1 on June 28 with four hits by Disch the new out fielder from Marshalltown Iowa league. The game features timely hitting and two runs driven in by Disch in the sixth. Fond du Lac shut out Eau Claire 3 to 0 as Dumbar allowed four hits and struck out four. Madison defeated Green Bay 4 to 2 with costly errors by Green Bay aiding Madison scoring.
A writer laments that when young men march the streets shouting a disturbance it matters not if they are driven by college spirit or alcohol. They are a nuisance and should be suppressed to restore order.
Green Bay arrives tomorrow after a gloomy home game. Kenetchy’s departure stings as Jones struggles in league play. Pink Hawley may develop at first base while Burke shows promise as a rookie. Konethy made a key putout on a fouled ball, Kroy’s catch saved a run, and Jones limited Wausau as fourteen fly ball outs were recorded.
New York and Philadelphia can be reached via the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track route through Niagara Falls. Through coaches and sleeping cars provide comfort. Excursion details and literature are available from Geo. W. Vaux Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams St Chicago.
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina says he removed a 40 year walking stick due to a stubborn sore. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed the sore after other treatments failed. It is guaranteed for piles burns and similar conditions and sold by O T Erhart, druggist for 25 cents. Somehow children make you think of eating their way into heaven.
The Neary McFarland bout at the Hippodrome tops Milwaukee boxing night. About five hundred stockyard crowd fans will attend to back McFarland as the winner takes all. A hard fight is expected with the winner gaining prestige and a chance at larger coast purses.
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