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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
2
Baseball roundup reports Chicago Cubs claim a step toward the pennant as they sit behind the Pirates. Brewers break even in a tied season. American Association listings show Indianapolis at Louisville and games across Cleveland Chicago Detroit and more. Yesterday results include Kansas City, Milwaukee, Louisville, and others with scores across leagues.
Chicago Cubs defeat St Louis Cardinals 3 to 0 to move to second in the National League pennant chase. Cincinnati picks up a 3 to 2 win over Pittsburgh as White Sox split doubleheader with Cleveland 3 2 and 1 0. Milwaukee and Louisville win in American Association action.
A pair of routs dominated Saturday baseball results. The tailender beat Freeport while Oshkosh and Fond du Lac split, Madison placed third five behind La Crosse, and Pittsburg led in the Pittsburg game. Other games featured Brooklyn’s win over New York in New York and Boston sweeping Philadelphia twice in Philadelphia. Additional listed games covered St Louis vs Chicago, Washington vs Philadelphia, Detroit vs Chicago, Cleveland vs St Louis, and the American Association pennant race with Indianapolis defeating Louisville. Batteries and scorelines are provided for each matchup.
Results show Chicago defeated Detroit 2 to 1 and Cleveland beat St Louis 5 to 4. New York edged Boston 1 to 0 while Washington toppled Philadelphia 5 to 4. Pittsburgh won over Cincinnati 4 to 3 and New York beat Brooklyn 6 to 3. Chicago routed St Louis 7 to 3 and Philadelphia bested Boston 5 to 4. Milwaukee topped Kansas City 3 to 2 and Indianapolis beat Louisville 4 to 2 with Columbus thrashing Toledo 12 to 0. Minneapolis ran 8 to 1 over St Paul 4 to 3.
Frank Kramer retains his champion title by beating Jackie Clarke of Australia in two straight heats at Madison Square Garden. He clocked one minute three seconds for the half mile and two minutes thirty five seconds for the mile.
La Crosse ends second in league standings after Madison defeats them 7 to 2 in the final game. Leise sets league strikeout record with 16. Whitmore drives in runs as La Crosse’s late-season rally falls short.
Rockford beat Freeport 4 to 3 while Green Bay led 1 to 8 in a Wausau loss 0 to 3. Madison won 2 to 0 against La Crosse as Oshkosh defeated Fond du Lac 5 to 2 while Fond du Lac trailed 2 to 3.
La Crosse fans saw the Senators fall behind as the Pinks surged to a seven point lead after six runs in the third. Eberle hit a home run and helped propel the Pinks past La Crosse, while Shaw and Grimes struggled on the mound. The grandstand overflowed as the home team pressed for second place.
Joseph M. Hixon defeats F. P. Hixon 2 up to win the Colman cup title at the County club links. The win secures Hixon’s place in the rotation era, with the cup requiring three consecutive victories for permanent possession. Saturday scores list Hixon at 2 down to 1 up for the final push.
Ty Cobb remains the top batter in the American League with a firm lead as the season progresses. Detroit dominates team batting, the Sox sit seventh, and Chicago leads in team fielding while National League averages run lighter than in fifteen years. Wagner heads NL batting with Donlin and Evers rising contenders, as New York leads NL team batting and Chicago tops in fielding.
Detroit September 14 Hughie Jennings will not use his famous E Ah yell this fall as his voice has failed him and he coaches in a muffled style. He has been warned that continued screeching could cost him his voice permanently and the national commission may action to curb the practice.
The schedule lists Walter Little versus Kid Brown in Grosse Pointe I on Sept 13, William Fitzgerald against Dick Nelson in New York City on Sept 14, Eddie McGoorty versus Jack Sullivan in Anaconda Mont on Sept 15, Freddie Welsh versus Frank Carsey in Los Angeles on Sept 15, Joe Jeannette versus Sandy Ferguson in Boston on Sept 15, Johnny Coulon versus Terry Edwards in Milwaukee on Sept 18, Jack Dougherty versus George Herberts in Milwaukee on Sept 18, Jimmy Clabby versus Steve Kinney in Milwaukee on Sept 18, Kid Harris versus Freddie Andrews in Milwaukee on Sept 18, and Mike Twin Sullivan versus Bath McLeod in St John s N B on Sept 18.
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