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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
13
Fragmentary text references a last time game effort with high nerve for school lads, mentions 45 to 1 odds and various sports, but specifics are unclear. The piece reads like a coach or admirer praising courage in competition across football and other sports without concrete details.
The event features the 8th Louis American league team with Jimmy McAleer leading stars. The Grand hotel hosts key players Lutthoff Miller and Kellum as they face Cincinnati on Saturday. The game is scheduled for 3 16 PM.
The article recounts Kid Blackburn and Steve Crosby drawing after a late boxing bout while the crowd endured lighter preliminaries and impromptu verses. It notes Tommy Ryan facing criticism over tactics, plans for a Jeffries Fitzsimmons bout at sea, and Norman Selby's repeated marriage ceremonies amid pugilist chatter.
The Grand offers The Gamekeeper and performances by Smith and Fuller with harpist Miss Fuller. Montrell the juggler entertains in the box. Park features The Gamekeeper by Con T Murphy with Smith O Brien as Derry Doolan and Kathleen in a melodramatic plot. Empire’s Wine, Woman and Song runs for three days with strong bicycle and whistler acts but uneven overall pace.
Fred Wilson age 12 months and Mary Wilson age 3 years, children of Mr and Mrs William Wilson of 021 Harding Street, died within 24 hours of each other at City Hospital from pneumonia after severe colds. A double funeral was held Friday at Weise's parlors. they are buried in the same grave at Mount Jackson.
Terre Haute reports A L Drum a Stone Webster engineer has been offered the general manager post of Union Traction to relieve President C McCulloch. Drum, tied to Edison Electric in Savannah, is said to resign from Stone Webster and return from the East this Saturday.
The Mexican veterans plan abdication exercises and dedication under an executive committee led by Maj. J B Mulkey and Capt. Lowe. A wooden platform draped in bunting will sit 2200 guests with a chorus in back and 40 pillars symbolizing Civil War battles involving Indiana regiments.
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