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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1907
Page
8
The Hilot high school baseball squad will hold its first regular practice this afternoon at the Ely-Tia ball club grounds. Two full teams will work out as Coach Braman seeks to select a starting lineup and assess subs and new candidates for strength. The treasury has funds to buy team suits, a move welcomed by students.
A local high school seeks new uniforms to match the best teams on the field. The effort focuses on presenting a sharp, cohesive look during games and events.
Eddis Moeller, a former Delaware, Ohio, boxer, now attached to Elyria Provion, rises as a fast young middleweight. He has fought previously in bouts staged by the Southern Athletic Club of Columbus, signaling a promising start with his new club.
Cleveland on April 2 reports the arrival of Lou Dillon’s foal 1:58 2 and John A. McKerron 2:04 1-8 at the Billings table. Contrary to expectations both dam and filly are said to be going splendidly. The royal equine miss received a hearty reception. The filly is described as handsome, well proportioned, and bay in color.
Nancy Hanks, a world champion trotter from 1892 to 1894, is expected to foal to McKerron within weeks. The newborn foal is anticipated as a significant event in racehorse circles.
The Elyria Automobile Club was admitted to membership in the Ohio Automobile Association at a meeting Saturday afternoon in Cleveland. Springfield and Linz clubs were also admitted at the same time.
Baseball notes from the period discuss the early season starts on May 2 for O and P leagues, Giants forfeiting games, a Perry sibling pitching for Charleston, and various player moves and health rumors. Vic Willis's brother, Alc Graw enthusiasm for wins, Donlin’s bonus, and Stahls death rumors are mentioned along with talk of Kling and the Cubs, Herrmann’s push, and Brooklyn’s strong pitching.
A dense sports column blends baseball training camp chatter with boxing lore. It contrasts player troubles in Louisville with observations from Washington camps, notes on Keefe and Rusie style pitching, and recounts famous “Indian sign” anecdotes involving Corbett, McGovern, Walcott, Gardner, and Carter, ending with a note on a forestry plow clearing stumps near Corpus Christi.
Fight critics say Honor Mellody beat Wille Lewis of New York in their recent bout due to the Indian sign a long held belief among pugilists that a fighter who has defeated another becomes a likely winner in rematches. The article explains the term and its place in boxing lore.
The Scientific American explains how tea leaves are never wasted in China. Dried leaves are pressed into bricks for fuel in curing pork and ashes are used as fertilizer. Spent leaves yield tannin for leather dye and can be used for fodder or mixed with new leaves to form li o tea.
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