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Timeline / 1913

1913

In May, Clinton's third baseman "Push" Miller broke his leg rounding third base in a game at Yost's park between the Janesville Cardinals and Clinton, and a benefit ball game connected to Miller, with proceeds tied to the Catholic church, was planned in June. Baseball games at the park during the year also included one scheduled between Janesville mail clerks and carriers and Beloit postoffice men in September. ↗ ↗ ↗

11 published events. On the timeline →

January

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

February

CountyFebruary 1913Month

A fire at a house belonging to Mic… near Yost Park was reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of February 25, 1913; the fragmentary clipping also mentions an interurban car.

March

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

April

PropertyApril 1913Month

Real estate near Yost Park was advertised for sale in the Janesville Daily Gazette of April 3, 1913: a property with cement walks priced at $1,550, and a 5-acre property with a 6-room cottage and barn offered for sale or rent on a car line.

May

PropertyMay 1913Month

Memorial Day 1913 (the passage gives no numeric day) "Push" Miller, star third baseman and play manager of the Clinton baseball team, broke his leg while attempting to round third base in the game played at Yost's park between the Janesville Cardinals and Clinton.

June

CountyJune 1913Month

Plans for a benefit ball game were reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of June 10, 1913; the fragmentary clipping connects the game to Miller, who had broken his leg, and mentions the proceeds and the Catholic church.

July

PropertyJuly 15, 1913

Rock County farmers held a picnic at Yost's park under the auspices of the Wisconsin Experiment association, open to all farmers and business men; stores in Janesville and Beloit were to be closed for the afternoon and speakers had been engaged.

PropertyJuly 16, 1913

Beloit and Janesville G. A. R. veterans held their annual joint picnic at Yost park, a resort on Rock river between the two cities; the picnic was expected to be of unusual interest because of the recent Gettysburg encampment attended by many of the veterans.

PropertyJuly 30, 1913

A Butchers Picnic was held at Yost Park.

August

PropertyAugust 9, 1913

The annual Modern Woodman picnic was held at Yost Park, open to Woodmen and Royal Neighbor camps in Rock and adjoining counties, featuring a ball game between the Beloit Moose and the Footville White Sox, band concerts all day, an address at 2 o'clock by John F. Harris of Chicago, and races and sports of all kinds.

September

PropertySeptember 1913Month

A baseball game between Janesville mail clerks and carriers and Beloit postoffice men was reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of September 2, 1913, as probably to be played at Yost's park.

October

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

November

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

December

Nothing recorded close to home this month.

During 1913

Property1913During 1913

Yost's Park at Beloit, under manager John A. Yost, presented vaudeville and bands, as listed in The Billboard.