Lacrosse routs Winnipeg 18 to 7 in gaming win
Local lacrosse team overwhelmed Winnipeg 18 to 7 in a high scoring contest. Three pitchers saw action as the home squad pulled away early and never relinquished the lead.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
2
Local lacrosse team overwhelmed Winnipeg 18 to 7 in a high scoring contest. Three pitchers saw action as the home squad pulled away early and never relinquished the lead.
The La Crosse nine beat Winnipeg 7 to 0 in an error plagued game with Noel striking out nine in five innings after joining from Ottumwa. Schaffer Kline and Brenegan led local hitters with three safeties each as Davis started strong for Winnipeg and Lett finished the road win.
In Little Rock on May 7 the bill approving horse racing in several counties and permitting 100 racing days a year faces its third reading in the legislature. Supporters march with banners and red badges while opponents led by Umbrella Bill McGuigan arrive from the anti racing side.
Freddie Welsh of Cardiff vs Johnny Frayne lightweight champion of the Pacific coast to meet for ten rounds at the Fairmont A. C. in New York. Weigh in at 133 pounds with Welsh slight betting favorite. Colome: can mend a lovesick girl's broken heart quickly.
Cravath in for Jones as Cardinals and Leifield maneuvered late. Camnitz shut out the Castellani. American and National League results feature Philadelphia 2 Washington 1, Detroit 7 St Louis 3, Cleveland 2 Chicago 1, Boston 4 New York 1, Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 5, Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 1, Chicago 4 Cincinnati 2, New York 2 1 Boston 1 0. American Association and State League scores listed.
American Association schedule lists Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Chicago St Louis at Pittsburg AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at Milwaukee Columbus at St Paul Toledo at Minneapolis Louisville at Kansas City Appleton at Green Bay Fond du Lac at Oshkosh Racine at Madison Rockford at Freeport
Lajoie's Naps edged the Sox 2 1 behind Bergers nine strikeouts while Scott pitched well for the visitors. Detroit beat St Louis as Powell exited in the fifth and Bailey sealed it in relief. Boston handed the Highlanders their first loss on home soil as Warhop allowed hits and Cicotte excelled in relief. Cubs beat Cincinnati 4 2 after taking the lead in the first inning. St Louis fell to Pittsburg 6 5 in eleven innings with Bresnahan’s youngsters rallying late. Giants swept Boston in a doubleheader led by Bugs Raymond’s strong effort.
In American League action Wiltse won the first Games. Cleveland beat Chicago with limited offense. St. Louis triumphed over Detroit in a high scoring affair. New York defeated Boston as Philadelphia blanked Washington. National League results saw Chicago overcome Cincinnati, Pittsburg edge St. Louis, and Boston shut out New York. Second games featured Boston vs New York and Brooklyn vs Philadelphia with narrow margins and varied batting contributions.
Frank Gotch defeated Frank Beell in two straight falls in Denver on May 6. The first fall lasted 24 minutes 36 seconds as Gotch let Beell attempt holds before ending the struggle. In the second fall Beell was lifted and sent to the mat in 39 seconds.
San Francisco May 7. If Stanley Ketchel does not meet the challenge, Kelly will claim the middleweight title. Ketchel and his camp have not yet agreed on terms for the fight. Ketchel is training in Los Angeles as talks continue.
Hugo Kelly plans to publicly claim the middleweight championship as Papke expresses disappointment Ketchel did not sign Jerome Ketchel. Kelly sharpens for a forthcoming bout with Papke to be held soon in this report from the event.
Edward Payson Weston, the famed pedestrian, arrived in Kansas City at 4 45 pm on his way to the Pacific coast. A Y M A delegation met him at Independence ten miles east of the city and accompanied him into town where thousands greeted him. Weston has completed 1302 miles of his journey.
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