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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
7
Our store offers many bed davenports but the Owen Daven-O outshines all rivals. Each sale of a Daven-O adds value by satisfaction and usefulness, prompting word of mouth. Buyers should seek the trade mark label to ensure maximum value and avoid imitators.
Wisconsin Varsity crew meets Minnesota Boat Club of St Paul in a 1.5 mile race at Madison tomorrow morning. The Minnesota team, first year with a professional coach, earns a prominent test against Wisconsin. Wisconsin freshman to race St John’s Militia in a 1.5 mile preliminary.
The American league saw 21 runs by leading teams with three shutouts. Boston beat the White Sox 1 0 as the Naps defeated Walter Johnson. Plank held Detroit to three hits in a four inning start. Eight White Sox hits produced two runs. Stone shut out the Yankees, and rain affected Dodgers Pirates play as Wagner battled mud after a collision at second.
May 23 report that Jim Flynn and Jim Coffey the Dublin Giant claim peak condition for their ten round fight at the Garden Athletic Club tonight.
McGoorty and Klaus trained in Pittsburg gymnasiums on May 23 as preparations began for their world championship fight tomorrow night. The city expects a record turnout for the event.
In a downpour, the Pirates beat Johnson’s Washington Nationals 5–0 as Birmingham’s club halted Walter Johnson after ten straight wins. Cleveland’s Naps topped Washington 5–0, St Louis crushed New York 7–0, and Philadelphia swept Detroit 7–0 in the day’s AL and NL action across multiple cities.
In Brooklyn May 23 the Dodgers fell 1 to 0 to the Pirates in a rain delayed game called after the fifth inning. Heavy rain left the field poor, Umpire Klein did not call the game, and Brooklyn president Ebbitts said charges would be filed with the National League board. Batteries Cooper and Simon for Brooklyn Curtis Stack and Miller for Pittsburgh.
Doerflingers, after beating Bangor two weeks ago, will face Sparta Sunday at Sparta in a gz game with Reads town at Readstown Decoration day. The lineup includes C Stangle 2b Frizenger ss Williams 3b Johnson c Benike 1b Cavanaugh lf Wilhelm cf Stangl rf Smevog p. They issue a challenge to nearby towns in La Crosse area.
Chicago May 23 Big Ed Walsh White Sox pitcher announced he joined a correspondence school faculty and must be called professor For a dollar he will mail six lessons on the science of moistening the ball and pitching accurately Walsh begins classes on Monday
Chicago defeated Boston 2 to 1 while Philadelphia routed Detroit 7 to 0. Cleveland crushed Washington 5 to 0. In American Association Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 4 to 1 as Toledo lost 1 to 15 and Minneapolis fell 2 to 7. Kansas City won 3 to 2 over Columbus, Louisville edged St. Paul 2 to 1. Wisconsin Illinois League saw Milwaukee 7, Madison 4. Rockford 8, Racine 3. Appleton-Oshkosh on wet grounds. Wausau-Green Bay and rain affected play.
The schedule shows St. Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Pittsburg at Brooklyn, Columbus at Milwaukee, Toledo at St Paul, Indianapolis at Minneapolis, Louisville at Kansas City, and the Wisconsin Illinois League game Milwaukee at Rockford with no other games scheduled.
Racine’s Matty McCue overruns Buffalo’s Johnny Sokol in a ten round decision. Sokol endures damage but finishes strong as the Wisconsin crowd sees the local favorite prevail.
Clammy weather in Chicago May 23 prompted fear the Federal league opener would be postponed. Heavy clouds loomed over the parade as automobiles gathered awaiting the start of the season.
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