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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
1
A disrupted game in Evansville saw three innings completed before play was halted amid wild chaos. River units from Evansville prepare for an afternoon showdown while officials review events and potential resumption at the park as spectators await a decision from the league.
May 4 reports from South Bend Dayton and nearby cities note rain causing postponements in the Central League. South Bend’s catcher Goodrich may sign with South Bend Dayton as Darringer is released and replaced by Morris from Nashville. Terre Haute and Grand Rapids notes mention wild play and a postponed game ending at darkness.
In Louisville a chancery court injunction to protect the Churchill Downs race meeting and Paris mutual betting machines was issued by Judge Samuel B. Kirby, permitting the event to run as scheduled until further order. Also reported: a ferryboat capsized on the Dnieper near Bylbolf, drowning 120 passengers and their families as the craft overturned midstream due to crowding.
Baseball brief from May reports shows Boston 0 Brooklyn 2 after a rain delay. Other NL games list Chicago and Cincinnati weather impacts, New York 12 Philadelphia 2, St Louis vs Chicago results, and manager decisions at mid-game.
In a baseball update tied to the American League games, Philadelphia posts a 3 to 2 victory over Boston while New York and Washington also play, with partial line fragments noting Smith and Hili in the report.
The Journal Gazette Score Card for Tuesday May 5 records starting time at 3 30. Baseball events listed include bases on balls strikes and outs, wild pitches, hits by pitcher, two base hits, three base hits and home runs. Sacrifice hits double plays stolen bases passed balls left on bases and attendance are noted as placeholders.
Standings update lists clubs and venues with names and locations. It notes Mont Wisyne and Sint teams playing in Haue and Wheeling venues, listing Paty and Duquin affiliations. The fragment highlights schedules and home sites for today’s matches.
In a confusing report from May 4 81 St Paul won a second race of a series against Indianapolis. Names such as Wallabes Minahan Jelroy Meyers Leahy Owena appear in a garbled list of participants. The text is fragmentary.
Washington reports Senate action on postmaster appointments including Radellit at Firreéton and Dr C N Howard for the pension bureau in Warsaw. Beveridge to Philadelphia for centennial Bible society meeting. Indiana officials: Major promotion bid by Colonel Adning in Michigan City harbor and new postmasters at Pekin and Sugar Branch in Indiana.
Peters burg Indiana May 4 A street fair incident ended in tragedy as Cur ley Taper a clown, tried to drink a flaming gasoline ball from a bottle in his mouth causing a blaze. John Smith a farmer saved him by smothering flames with a coat but was burned. Taper may die from burns.
Baseball today Evansville faces Fort Wayne with first pitch at 3 40 PM. A Tuesday trip to Southern Texas promises rest or recovery for the well or unwell. Monroe W Fitch and Sons listed in the notice.
In South Bend Indiana on May 4 the circuit court fixed May 12 as the trial date for Mrs George Metsker charged with murder in Cassopolis. Prosecutors say Carlton Morgan was killed after following her husband and Morgan to a Cassopolis home where she waited and a shot rang out. The case is expected to be hotly contested. Local cab service advertises 24 hour citywide transportation at reasonable rates via phone 978.
Fragmentary lines mention Washington, Wissipatol, New York RRB, bout score 5000-2003, Sorceres Smilih and Btrent with Dave Manning and Klelen and umpire Connolly. Details unreadable, no clear outcome or full participant list available.
Louisville and Minneapolis played a long game that featured costly errors by the brass, stretching into thirteen innings before completion. Scoring details show Louisville with late runs and extensive late-game drama despite the rain delays.
A self advertised physician promotes varicocele treatment, asserting hundreds of cures over ten years and naming Fort Wayne shows, offering a free book and referrals to well known patients without disclosing names. The pitch emphasizes proven office records and invites investigations into his method.
Allen Edward Zeil infant son of Mr and Mrs Jacob H Zeil died Monday morning at 1133 Kinnaird Avenue from attacks of pneumonia Funeral will be from the residence Tuesday at 2 PM with interment in Lindenwood Cemetery.
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