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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
2
Scheckard homered to power the Cubs to a deciding victory over the New York club. McGraw used multiple pitchers to close out the win, as excitement ran through the majors with other contests yesterday.
Magesy McGraw and the New York Giants used all pitchers but Chicago won 5 to 2 as Sheckard homered with two on. Lundgren pitched well for the Cubs. Other major league scores: Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 0, St. Louis 6 Boston 0, Detroit 10 Washington 0, Chicago 5 New York 2, Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburg 0, St. Louis 4 Boston 1.
Yesterday results show Minneapolis beat Milwaukee 3 2 while Kansas City defeated St. Paul 9 4. Indianapolis bested Louisville 2 1. Toledo faced Columbus with rain affecting play.
Ripon Wisconsin May 23. The college plans to expand its faculty for the coming year as attendance rises beyond previous records. Dr R C Hughes announces Howard Shurtless of Cambridge Massachusetts has accepted the chair of English composition and rhetoric to bolster oratory and debate work. Further faculty additions are expected before fall as enrollment grows.
Homing pigeons have covered 300 miles at 63 mph and 400 miles at 58 mph. For 100 miles their record exceeds 85 mph, faster than the best automobile and any railroad performance. Some sea birds and frigate birds may reach 100 mph. Gulls reportedly reach mile-a-minute speeds in a hurry.
A brief notice discusses the burden of property taxes and urges timely payment to avoid penalties. It frames tax due as a common concern and offers general guidance on early preparation.
La Crosse high school will send A. Dahlgren and Arthur Larson to Madison for the interscholastic meet. Dahlgren will compete in shot put discus and hammer with strong prospects, while Larson runs the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Several students qualified but could not go. accompanying teammates include Edward Burns Stanley Gordon Lucian Reid E Gotterdam L Stavrum H Schaldach and Ed Kelley.
Lang of Wausau threw a rare no hitter against Eau Claire as Wausau won 2 to 0. Madison travels to host La Crosse on their trip, with Cubs and Giants looming for top standings amid rain affected play.
Letcher asks La Crosse for a pitcher to bolster Fond du Lac as they strive to win a third pennant, while the champs must rely on their full squad to stay in contention.
President Elliott reports no word from the Boston club on George's disposal, indicating discussions remain idle and unresolved.
President Moll of the league takes personal interest in aiding weaker clubs by securing new players to bolster their ranks. He is actively working to strengthen them and improve their prospects.
Converse, pitching for Oshkosh, shows up in fine shape. His work so far has been of the stellar quality. All of his games have been closely contested.
The Census Bureau reports 4,833,630 women at work in the continental United States in 1900, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. With 23,485,559 women 16 and over, this makes one in every five a breadwinner. Among divorced women, 55.3 percent support themselves wholly or partly by earnings.
A Reed City Minnesota farmer reports a method to help crops endure drought by alternating onion and potato rows in a field. He says onions’ strong scent waters pores of potatoes, keeping roots moist and boosting yields, and urges planting onion sets now.
Bristol Courier notes a mythic view of hens as a trust buster citing 1250000000 dozen eggs produced nationwide last year and claims the hen dealt 15000000000 whacks at the octopus in 1906 as a symbol of sturdy American industry.
Bad weather keeps teams idle at Fond du Lac and Green Bay with games postponed as players sit in hotel corridors. Teams shift to Wausau and Green Bay for upcoming matchups while national leagues face attendance drops and strained arms due to the unseasonable conditions.
About 1000 fans attended the Eagles Norfolk club stag at Lakeside auditorium Racine Wisconsin on May 24 four six round bouts produced the best fights yet in the city Burns stopped Barry won on a ten count after a first round lip cut Young Jackson vs Kid Morris Morrison won on points Hertz vs Evans stopped Evans Connelly beat McGovern in six rounds with Connelly the aggressor Jimmie Cobb served as referee
Manager Tom Letcher of Fond du Lac strengthens an injury plagued team by adding Lefty Foulkes A T Bliss W Devlin and Charles Dunbar while Dammann Ames Morrow depart The club aims for a strong finish despite recent defeats A protest over a batting order cost Fond du Lac a game and tied them with Madison for first place with a replay ordered for the La Crosse game A new infielders arrival from Milwaukee is announced with a bold outlook by Letcher
Johnny Gardner of Milwaukee and Kid Jackson of Grand Rapids are set to clash in the opening bout at Schlitz Park on May 30. The bantamweight quarrel will start at 3 o clock with both fighters listed at 115 pounds.
In a defense of his department against charges of inactivity Bonaparte says the department grows daily and receives zealous, faithful attention from officers and staff except himself. He quips that it is not its duty to supply a liberal daily supply of headlines for newspapers.
A survey indicates that sensitive individuals often react strongly to perceived insults, with researchers noting heightened emotional responses and longer recovery times, suggesting personality traits influence social friction.
Philadelphia friends try to broker peace between John L Sullivan and James J Corbett while both in town for theater work. Corbett shows willingness but Sullivan declines, saying Corbett is not his kind and he bears grudges for past wrongs that will last as long as he lives.
The national congress of the Loyal Americans in session in South Bend rejected a proposal to raise new member rates. Current graduated rates by age will stay. Officers to be elected tomorrow as the Knights of Tent Maccabees hold a two day great camp review. The Great Hive ladies also meet here.
F D Coburn receives a letter from James Wilson praising Kansas for hard wheat production. Kansas has produced hard wheat for a quarter century and led the world, with 10 million bushels annually in 1897 when Wilson recommended it at the Iowa station.
A terse remark denounces anyone who insists on their own way while carrying a self pitying air. The line critiques self centered behavior in social interactions.
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