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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
6
Indianapolis hosts the A A opening as Kansas City visits for 3:30 start at Washington Park. Parades, pennant ceremony, and batting practice fill the day with anticipated record crowds and lively citywide baseball fever.
Columbus Ohio April 15 The opening of the American association season in this city will be a gala occasion with a fan parade after autos carrying Columbus and St Paul players. A royal box will host officials including Harry Pullam and O Brien while Anson Bond may throw the first ball or donate a $10 charity stake. Umpires Hayes and List. Lineups list Columbus Fohl Taylor Kihm Wrigley Friel Raidy Jackson Kruger Congalton and St Paul Meyers Leroy Rowan Flood Tiemyer McCune Geier B Meyers Dunleavy.
The fragment lists batteries and player pairings associated with teams in New York Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia Boston Chicago Detroit and Washington. It shows multiple battery pairings such as Joss and Clarke Petty and Stephens Carter and Smith Doyle and Young Criger and Streit White Altrock Sullivan Blewer Willets Thomas among others with city mentions and numerical codes.
National League box scores show Cincinnati drawing with Chicago 6 to 1 as Brown and Kling led the Batteries. Brooklyn posted a 3 to 2 win over Brooklyn with Young Bowerman Rucker Bell and Ritter contributing. Philadelphia defeated New York 14 to 1 as Mathewson Bresnahan Brown McGuillen and Dooin drove the offense. St Louis game with Pittsburgh postponed due to rain.
Indiana University baseball team defeated the alumni Pelverty by six to two in Bloomington. Batteries were Hunter and McFarren for IU and Lebenthal and Thompson for the alumni. Umpire is unnamed. Other items include barber shop and piano ads.
At Toledo on April 15 the Millers facing the Mud Hens open the American Association season. Cantillon’s squad struggles as key White Sox recruits Fiene ONeill Welday and Quillen are delayed by Comiskey. Mayor Whitlock to punch first ball. field strong by Sunday with unsettled infield and outfield positions as u mpires Kane and Bierhalter call the action.
In the first race Berry Maid Hyperion IT Pantoufie are chosen. For the second race Kara Colt entry Gold Circle is listed. No selections in the third race. Chapultepec Meelik Jack Atkin are picked for the fourth race. Saracinescu Blandy Greene chosen for the fifth race. Jubilee Rialto James B Brady selected for the sixth race. Three rest bets: Berry Maid straight first, Saracinescu straight fifth, Jubilee straight sixth.
Butler faces Purdue in a season opener on Tuesday at Lafayette. Butler also plays Winona Tech Saturday at the Irvington diamond. Infield strengths include Kitterman at first, Fitzgerald at second, Reidenbach at short, Weer at third, with Osborne catching.
Crawfordsville Ind April 15 opening day as Wabash College Little Giants host Franklin College in the season opener.
The 1908 racing season starts at Aqueduct with 25 000 attendees. Reforms include banning minors without parents, minimum bets rising to 5 dollars in the grand stand and 2 in the field, removal of bookmakers stools, and bettors moving. Carter handicap for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs offers 10000 dollars. Chapultepec heads betting at 2 to 1 with Angelus and Brookdale Nymph also noted. Weather favors fast track and record prospects loom.
Prominent lightweight boxers Boerenholz and Joe Gans arrive in San Francisco this week to train ahead of title defenses and bouts. Gans plans to fight Jack Gleason’s club by mid May with opponents still being scouted. Rumors swirl about a potential suit over Nelson’s forfeit, while Twin Sullivan and Ketchell prepare for upcoming Coffroth arena clash on May 9.
Kimmel of the Pere Marquette team topped the final series with a 217 average and scores of 234 219 and 202 propelling a 2 to 1 win over the Mohawks. Pawnees top Mackinaws with two wins, Seminoles sweep Troquois and Navajos, and Cheyennes win three from the Navajos.
Thomas J. Bryce and associates of the Columbus company that runs the American Association team here took over ownership of the Lima franchise in the Ohio State league yesterday. Nick Kahl will manage, while Bill Clarke, owner until now, was forced to sell due to illness in his family.
Clarence Dunbar a school teacher from Charlottesville Ind left Monday for Burlington Ia where he will join the War saw Wis baseball club as a pitcher.
New York April 15 The Johnson Burns boxing talks collapsed as Burns agent Billy Neill and Johnson manager Sam Fitzpatrick failed to agree on Burns demands of 30000 regardless of result. Fitzpatrick vowed to chase Burns worldwide until the issue of supremacy is settled.
An anonymous warning claimed the Champion Coal mine would be blown up if repairs were not made. An explosion late yesterday wrecked the mine, injuring three people likely fatally. Two Italian workers were thrown from the shaft and found unconscious. one man, C. A. Williams, remained missing.
New York April 15 Ida Tarbell at a Reform Day dinner says tariffs were crafted by the Woolen Association Industrial League Tinplate Sugar Trust and steel and iron interests after years of investigation. Representative Rainey and Yale’s W C Sumner discuss tariff effects on merchant marine growth and wealth distribution. Herman Ridder argues for revision of the white paper schedule before the next presidential election.
A contemporary notes that King Edward has taken golf clubs to Piarriiz and will spend mornings on the links though he is not a golfer. The only outdoor game he enjoys is croquet, which he likes very much.
The Shortridge high school baseball season began at the Riverside diamonds on Tuesday afternoon. Browns defeated Whites 5 to 3 while Blues beat Grays 9 to 4. Batteries were Gates and Carr for Browns, Rals ton and French for Whites, Boyle and Hancock for Blues, and Scott and Jarvis for Grays.
Pete Sullivan won the decision against Jack O'Keefe in a six round boxing match at the Reliance Club in Oakland California last night.
Rain fell last night threatening the start of the American Association season at Louisville. The diamond is canvas covered and the infield oiled, with a muddy field likely if rain continues until game time against Milwaukee.
London Chelsea April 15. It is practically settled that American heavyweight Tommy Burns and Australian Bill Squires will meet in a two round contest on May 11 at Stanford Bridge athletic grounds. Burns departs for Paris to fight Jewey Smith in a ten round bout on April 18.
The Commercial Bowling league held its annual banquet at the Grand hotel Tuesday night with vaudeville. The Water Company won the Marott cup. Individual prizes included WW D Wiley 12.50 E C Heller 8.50 H F Brinkmeyer 7 C C Cray 6 and E O Matlock 5.50. The remaining 99 dollars were divided among 35 players by season averages.
The Indianapolis Gun Club opens its fifth annual spring shoot with a large crowd despite weather. Notable guests include Tom A. Marshall and Rolla O. Heikes, plus Lee Barclay and Harry Heikes. Mayor Voris and other locals compete as professionals shoot for targets and sweepstakes prizes among amateurs. Dinner was served in the clubhouse as visitors stay at the Claypool.
Monte Cross of Kansas City says the opening game versus the Blues is a strong start, with chances to win the series and creditable showing if a stumble. He notes weather has hampered training but players are in good condition and pitchers should hold the Blues. He foresees KC finishing among the top clubs.
Tommy Lowe of Washington defeated Tommy Carey of Philadelphia in the Maple A. C. opening feature in Harlem. Lowe landed a right to Carey's jaw in the second round securing the victory.
In a fit of temporary insanity John Tracey a city laborer shot and likely wounded George F Birge Supt of Streets. Tracey then fired a bullet into his own head. He is said to die.
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