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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims tablets digest food without the stomach, relieve appetite loss, belching, fermentation, and gas, and promise a sample by mail. The product sells for 59 4 of a box at drug stores.
Port World League approves schedule for March meetings. President Callus will hold a League gathering next Tuesday to discuss plans and actions.
Wisconsin-Illinois league president Charles F. Moll returns from a southern trip and calls a directors meeting in Milwaukee on March 11 at the Davidson hotel to review the season schedule. La Crosse players Killian Bond and Flynn expected to renew contracts. Rockford and Oshkosh preparing teams.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine is advertised as removing the cause. E. W. Grove on box 25c.
Twelve members of the Cleveland club began spring training in Macon Georgia after a one day delay caused by a Cincinnati wreck. The advance squad features Joss Rhoades Hess Check Newton Graney Berger with pitchers Davidson Bemis catchers and trainer Doc Paine. Liebhardt and Stovall arrived earlier and were in condition for the light afternoon workout.
Veterans and yearlings sized up by the bars as Comiskey fixes the batting order for Team No. 1 Hahn, Dougherty, Jones, Parent at short, Davis at second, Donohue at first, Tannehill at third, Sullivan, Weaver, Smith, White, Walsh with Altrock pitching. Team No. 2 shows Anderson at first, Lejeune at left, O Neill in center, Hart in right, Purtell at third, Osteen at short, Quillin at second, Shaw, Ambruster, Olmstead, Owen, Freeman, Manuel, Most pitching.
Davidson and Check attract most attention among young hopefuls. Word from Cleveland says Nig' Clarke has not signed his contract and objects to a clause reducing salary if he fails to stay in condition.
Clark Griffith, manager of the New York Americans, travels to Atlanta where his team will arrive next week. He expresses strong optimism about the Highlanders prospects, citing fitness at Hot Springs, intensive workouts, and substantial investment in improving the club. Griffith believes the American League is stronger than ever and expects his club to be contenders.
Leo De Tray, captain of the 1907 maroon football team, is named assistant coach for the University of Chicago eleven this fall. Stagg values his football instruction and notes De Tray’s prior help in 1906 despite his eye injury. Aaron Wore received multiple offers but chose to stay with Stagg.
St Louis bench manager Jimmy McAleer is out after the pennant with renewed hopes of victory. An old-time baseball man, he has led the St Louis Americans since 1902. Hobe Ferris from Boston will play third base, while McAleer aims to guide Rube Waddell on the mound to win the title for St Louis.
Willie Hoppe the professional defeated Calvin Demarest the amateur champion 400 to 355 in the opening block of a 2400 point match at Massey’s. Hoppe played 18.1 style preparing for Jake Schaefer while Demarest pursued caroms at 14.2. Crowd of 400 saw the handicap as Hoppe took the early lead amid expectations Demarest will rally before next Saturday night.
Chicago reports on March 4 states the Cubs appoint a new trainer as part of its major league preparations. The move signals changes in the team’s medical and conditioning staff ahead of the season.
Hughey Gatens set up a March 17 twenty round match between John Willie and Marvin Hart at Whittington Park in Hot Springs under Hot Spring Athletic Club. The winner likely earns a shot at Jimmy Barry in Baltimore with New Orleans also pursuing a Barry bout. Hart trains in Hot Springs. Willie remains in Chicago, leaving March 9. Doc Kromer may referee.
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution describes a man taking an oath and whispering to a friend that he must tell the truth, while the companion reassures him not to worry about failing the oath. The judge warns of the penitentiary as the consequence for lying.
A man learns that delaying work until motivation strikes leads to perpetual incompletion, so he adopts a disciplined approach to complete tasks despite mood. This reflects common advice about productivity and habit formation.
At Nellie’s South Broad Street home a dinner guest spots a hair in the first course, a moment of suspense ends with the plate crack mistaken for a hair, and Nellie triumphs by testing whether a crack can move.
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