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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
12
In New York on April 18 Mrs Robert Edeson waited at the Savoy for her husband The soldier of fortune star. A man in evening dress taunted her and pressed close Edeson then struck back delivering a jaw strike an uppercut a solar plexus jab and a wind punch The assailant fled and hid in an unfinished house cellar until the actor departed.
Harry S. Richardson fainted at the altar delaying his wedding to Miss Cornelia Heile at St. Peter's church in the North End Chicago. Best man John Morley sprang forward to steady him as onlookers watched the bride move down the aisle to Mendelssohn’s march. After a brief rest he recovered enough to be married.
The pennant race starts with eight teams Cin cinnati Chicago New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston Pittsburg and St Louis in action. An estimated total attendance of 53000 attends opening games with New York drawing 724000 to see the Mets shut out the Phillies. A Chicago Cincinnati clash in Cincinnati drew the largest crowd in ten years. A parade and speeches accompanied the first pitch while boxing match plans with Jeffries and Fitz include a 2500 forfeit.
Purdue baseball meetings with the Husky hitters at the park on Friday afternoon with Davis and Woodrut set as the battery and Kuhns trialed in the outfield. The regular season opens next Wednesday and a bid to attract a strong crowd includes a home pageantry with Milwaukee. A tune up game with State University is slated for Saturday and DePauw on Tuesday.
National League standings show clubs with played and won figures. Chicago New York Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston St Louis Philadelphia are listed with records and percentages, though OCR errors distort team names and numbers.
Chicago defeats Cincinnati 6 to 1 with Taylor and Chance as battery and Swormated Bergen. Attendance 10,000. New York wins 7 to 0 over Philadelphia as Matthewson Yeager Felix Voorhees batters. Attendance 24,000. Brooklyn edges Boston 2 to 1 with Donovan Farrell Willis Kittredge. Attendance 9,000. Pittsburgh hosts St Louis with Phillips O Connor Yerkes Ryan batter and pitcher combo. Attendance 10,000.
Kittredge a former Louisville catcher admits a past conspiracy with an umpire. He recalls a 1899 Cleveland vs Louisville game where Hank O Day was behind the plate and a gag involved lifting a leg to signal a joke. Also reported is the death of heavyweight Billy Hanrahan in Chicago after six days of illness from pneumonia.
In Washington park on Thursday afternoon manager Watkins of the Indianapolis team unveiled a new ditty titled Here is 2 chance to root. The Indians led 4 to 3 in the last inning but fell 5 to 4 as St. Louis won. Padden of the Browns delivered a sensational line drive slide that sent his body into the air and left him writhing. he walked off unharmed. Captain Fox earned praise for rallying the team with timely words and leadership.
Terra Firma won the Memphis club purse on Thursday in a 3-year-olds and up mile and a sixteenth race. At the Union stock yards horses drew spirited bids at a sale where about 200 horses were sold with a sales average of $250. Mrs L S Ayres paid $2000 for a pair.
Edward Dryer a 33 year old tinner at Kingan's was knocked toward a boiling vat of lard by a falling pipe. The pipe struck him again and he fell ten feet to the floor but survived. Workmen feared a death, and his mother fainted when told he was dead before reviving at home.
Chicago April 18 William Delaney manager of champion Jeffries reports by telegram that Jeffries will meet Fitzsimmons first and Corbett as soon thereafter as practicable. Fitz has wired Jeffries to the effect that the only state admissions or terms are not specified in the message.
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