Hoosiers Edge Senators In Narrow Park Victory
Charley Carr’s Hoosiers upset Columbus Senators 3 to 2 at Neil Park before 6500 fans. Hardgrove started strong for Indiana, yielding three hits through six, while Delehanty drove in two and Chadbourne scored the other. Packard pitched well for Columbus until a seventh inning hiccup, and relief pitcher Duggan faced crunch time in the ninth as Indiana held on.
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Columbus
Neil Park
Charley Carr
Kid Reilly
Carr
Dellahanty
Hoosiers
Odwell
Reilly
Hardgrove
Senators
Hinchman
Quinlan
Carisch
Tony James
Big James
Duggan
Packard
Delahanty O’rourke
Chadbourne
Spencer
Miller
Delehanty
Murch
Delahanty
Friel
Osborne
George Upp
H O O'Rourke
U Reilly
Downs
Rossman
Rf .i
Eetees
Odweil
Cee Quinlan
Oeas
Eames
James
Seenes
Actne
Congallon
Indianapolis
Et Pencer
Lahanty
Senee
Weaeees
Owley
Eeen Tawis
Lams
Soseene
Eerses
Chailbourne
Mone
Howley
Guthrie
van Syckie
Wiggams Clash With Burns In Arcadia Boxing Card
In Arcadia Indiana at the K of P hall Howard Wiggam a local welterweight boxer meets Jack Burns of Milwaukee in ten rounds. Wiggam recently beat Young Wallace and returns from the south eager for a win. Also on the program Young Kiefer meets Young Sandefur in six rounds. Ray Fisher faces Leo Thompson and Dan McDonald meets Nick Coling in two best two three falls.
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Arcadia
Ind
Howard Wiggam
Jack Burns
Milwaukee
Wiggam
Young Wallace
Wiggum
Wisconsin
Young Kiefer
Lee Patterson
Young Sandefur
Jim Cooley
Ray Fisher
Indianapolis
Leo Thompson
Dan McDonald
Nick Coling
New Castle
Western Teams Dominate Relay Race Preview
Western entrants in the Pennsylvania carnival one mile relay look strongest with Michigan’s returning squad and Keene Fitzpatrick praising Reck. Davenport leads Chicago’s rivals while Michigan stars Keck Gambie Leger and Craig head a favored team. Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Williams, Columbia, Virginia and Cornell also enter.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Chicago
Reck
Keene Fitzpatrick
Stago
Davenport
Traday
Keck
Gambie
Leger
Craig
Dartmouth
Wineis
Columbia
Virginia
Cornell
M'Farland Welch 60 May Be Called Off
Chicago April 18 Adolph Wolgast lightweight champion announced before leaving Cleveland for a weeklong engagement that the Freddie Welsh Yackie McFarland bout in London would be called off if satisfactory terms could be made for a Wolgast Welch bout in San Francisco on July 2.
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Chicago
Freddie Welsh-Yackie McFarland
London
Adolph Wolgast
Cleveland
Welsh
McFarland
Wolgast-Welch
San Francisco
Coach Seaman Dead at Western Reserve University
Cleveland April 18 coach Budget Seaman of the Western Reserve University football and track teams died suddenly today of acute pneumonia.
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Seaman
Cleveland, CO
Budget Seaman
Western Reserve University
Saturday Scores From Early Baseball Action
Scores show Columbus 5 Louisville 2 and Kansas City 77 Minneapolis 3 in a mixed list. Chicago 6 Cincinnati 5 and Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 3 also appear amid scattered results with New York 2 Toronto 1 noted.
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Columbus
Louisville
Minneapolis
Paul
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Ropeton
Louis
Philadel Iphia
Asbin
fs-Chicago
American Association
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee-Minneapolis
Sporting News and Notes On Wide World of Sport
Buffalo pursues the 1911 National Bowling title while Cuban Stars of Havana tour southern states. Providence plans a duck pin open series in April. Hackenschmidt returns to England after tours. Kerr may skip Ottawa games if he travels to England. Buffalo clubs run a power boat race for a $1,000 Penton trophy on the Nicaraga river. Scottish golfer Alexander Mann seeks British title in Holyoke. Mayence and Ludwigshafen rowers plan Henley entry. Mayence enters Lucas for the Diamond Sculls. Canadian balloon cups offered for US to Montreal landing. Toronto show to feature pinschers. Swedish runners Ljungstrom and Johansson are vegetarians. Capt May of Michigan shines in mile runs. Penn Relays may pit Pantl against him. Eddie McGoorty claims heavyweight claim in England after beating Cur ran and Joe White.
Mathewson’s Story A Literary Home Run
Christy Mathewson, famed New York Giants pitcher, writes Won in the Ninth a baseball tale featuring current stars as two all American teams. He imagines a series between teams of the era’s best players, a concept not yet tried by any newspaper selection.
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Christy Mathewson
New York Giants
Matty
Crawfordsville Gun Club to Hold Two-Day Amateur Tourney
Crawfordsville Indiana hosts the twenty-eighth annual amateur tournament of the Crawfordsville Gun Club on April 28 and 29. Eleven events are scheduled each day, ten of 28-target format and one 15-target event.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Crawfordsville Gun Club
Chicago club ships players to Des Moines club
The Chicago club transferred Outfielder Walter Matticks Outfielder Percy Dalton and Pitcher Andy Owens to Des Moines in the Western league. Two outfielders previously played for Des Moines last season while Owens spent time with Worcester Mags.
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Chicago
Walter Matticks
Percy, Dalton
Andy Owens
Des Moines
Owen
Worcester Mags
Hendricks High School Field Meet Postponed by Rain
Danville Indiana April 18 Rain Saturday forced the Hendricks high school field meet to be postponed to Saturday April 23.
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Danville
Ind
Hendricks High School
Taft second-term appeal voiced by U S Attorney General
United States Attorney General Wickersham urged a possible second term for President Taft. In a speech he said new questions of great importance will arise before Taft's term ends and would justify another term for the present president.
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Washington
United States
Wickersham
Taft
Afraid of Own Strength In Boxing Knocks No One Out
The fighter says he avoids knockout punches to protect opponents and prefers winning on points. He recalls nearly killing Dan Long with a single well aimed jab and notes he could have toppled rivals like Rubi in, Fitzsimmons or Corbett faster if he sought a knockout.
Murphy Wins Decision Over Nitchie in New Orleans Bout
Indianapolis boxer Jerry Murphy defeated Nitchie by decision after ten rounds in New Orleans. Murphy dominated with clever boxing to earn the referee’s verdict, boosting his standing against a class opponent. Two more local-interest bouts follow this week with Cooley vs Kelly and Dillon vs Fitzpatrick.
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Jerry Murphy
Indianapolis
Nitchie
New Orleans
Murphy
Mitchell Club
Jimmy Cooley
Gattling Kelly
Cleveland
Jack Dillon
Dick Fitzpatrick
Anderson
Wabash Baseball Figure Announces December Wedding Off
Clifford C. Smith of Wabash, a former Northern Indiana Baseball League player, and Miss Corinne Smith of Davenport announced their December wedding last year but have since called it off.
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Wabash, Ind
Clifford C. Smith
Wabash
Corinne Smith
Davenport
Tom Loftus Dies After Illness at 54
Tom J. Loftus veteran baseball player and manager died yesterday in Dubuque Iowa after a brief illness from throat cancer He was 54 years old and had led the Three I league as president in 1908 He also managed numerous major teams including St Louis Milwaukee Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and Washington
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Tom Loftus
Dubuque
Tom J. Loftus
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Washington
Preakness farm sold near Paterson New Jersey
John Wheldon of New York bought the 75 acre Preakness farm near Paterson New Jersey from the estate of the late James Galwar. The deal was announced in New York on April 18.
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Preakness Farm
New York
John Wheldon
Paterson
N. J
Tames Galwar
McCarthy Wins First Contest for Indianapolis
Indianapolis edged Toledo 4 to 3 as Tommy McCarthy pitched for the Hoosiers. McCarthy steadied after early wildness and limited hits while Hancock and Baskette faced a rambling Indianapolis attack. The game, halted briefly by rain, featured scattered singles and avoided costly miscues.
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Indianapolis
Indians
Toledo
Tommy McCarthy
Fort Wayne
Hancock
Baskette
Howley
Bowerman
Miss Bennett Defends Her Athletic Honor
Miss Lara Bennett a Kansas City athlete claims she is the world’s champion woman wrestler and denies Cora Livingston’s claim. She cites seven years undefeated in wrestling and fencing and says she has not met Livingston or received a challenge. Bennett tours with her sister and drives a 40 horsepower automobile between cities.
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Lara Bennett
Kansas City
Cora Livingston
Miss Bennett
Miss Livingston
Empire Theater
Bennett
Cuban Stars to Meet Wabash Tuesday on Home Field
Crawfordsville Ind April 18 The Cuban Stars champions of Cuba meet Wabash college team here Tuesday afternoon The islanders have a fast lineup and are expected to win big Mendez the Stars leading pitcher last year had only one defeat to the Leland Giants Rube Foster pitching In that game The Stars will be the first fast team Wabash has faced as they were rained out at Greencastle Saturday and did not meet DePauw The DePauw game will be played later.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Cuban Stars
Cuba
Wabash College
Islanders
United States
Mendez
Stars
Leland Giants
Rube Foster
Wabash
Greencastle
DePauw
Noted Sports Writers to Cover Jeffries Johnson Fight
London reports Jim Jeffries versus Jack Johnson on July 4 in San Francisco will be covered by John L. Sullivan the former American champion. Sullivan has been engaged by a New York paper to write the clash at ringside.
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London
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
San Francisco
John L. Sullivan
Pugilist
America
Ife
New York
Readville to Run 2:14 Trots for $10060 Purse
Readville Mass announces that despite abandoning the eastern Grand Circuit the $10060 purse for 2:14 trotters will be awarded during the week of August 20 through September 3.
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Readville
Mass
Massachusetts
Hoosiers Visit Penitentiary Before Game
Columbus Ohio April 18 The weather is cold and threatening and there may be no game this afternoon Each manager is undecided on pitchers Thielman will probably work for Indianapolis and Goodwin for Columbus Carisch is out for two weeks with an injured finger Oscar Graham and Jack Hayden lead most of the Hoosiers visiting the Ohio Penitentiary this morning.
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Columbus
Thielman
Indianapolis
Goodwin
Carisch
Oscar Graham
Jack Hayden
Ohio Penitentiary
Rutgers Stevens game Injuries Prompt Update
In New Brunswick on April 18 two players were badly hurt during a Rutgers versus Stevens Institute baseball game. Stevens second baseman Willis Meiths broke his left leg on a slide. Rutgers second baseman Lloyd Van Ness and right fielder Mahlon Milliken collided. Van Ness broke a collar bone while Milliken sustained minor injuries.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers
Stevens Institute
Willis Meiths
Stevens
Lloyd van Ness
Mahlon Milliken
van Ness
Milliken
Umpires Named for Ohio State Season
President R W Read of the Ohio State league has announced the season umpires William Sims of Pittsburg Pennsylvania John Flaherty Edward Phelan of Rochester New York and Willam Watkins of Athens Ohio for the upcoming season.
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W. Read
Ohio State League
William Sims
Pittsburg
John Flaherty
Edward Phelan
Rochester
N. Y
Willam Watkins
Athens
Reulbach to Join Cubs in Opening Trip
St Louis April 18 Edward Reulbach Cubs pitcher returns from a three week diphtheria illness and is expected to join the team in St Louis today for the trip back to Chicago as the Cubs prepare to open at home.
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ST. Louis
Edward Ruelbach
Cubs
Chicago
Kane Deal Is Off In Baseball News From Toledo
Indianapolis and Columbus both tied 2 to 2 while Chicago defeated Cincinnati 10 to 5 in league action. Louisville pursued infielders as President Grayson of Louisville denied pursuing Kane and confirmed he is seeking two big league infield players and a catcher.
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Kane
Toledo
Grayson
Louisville
Chicago
Griffith
Cub
Woodruff
Soffell
Welch is Johnson Leaves Thursday for Coast Fight
Chicago April 18 With little more than two weeks before the deadline for selecting a referee for the Johnson Jeffries bout Welch emerges as Johnson favors. Johnson says Welch is square and will not give him the worst of it. Johnson plans to leave for the coast Thursday despite poor weather.
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Johnson
Welch
May L
Bad Weather Spoils First Run of Club
Cold and threatening weather prevent ed the first run of the Flat Tire club yesterday from being a success. Seven Premier cars and two Chalmers joined the run from University Park at 11 o clock with dinner served at 1 o'clock. Future runs depend on better weather.
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Flat Tire Club
Chalmers
University Park
Fiat Tire Club
Indianapolis Browns Triumph Over Oaklandon Browns
The Indianapolis Browns defeated the Oaklandon Browns 15 to 9 at Oaklandon. Phemister and Allison held the mound while the Indianapolis lineup provided the key hits. The Browns remain undefeated since opening the season. for games contact manager E. Higgins at 236 N. Rural Street.
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Indianapolis Browns
Oaklandon Browns
Oaklandon
Phemister
Allison
Browns
E. Higgins
Rural Street
Week of Sport Events Across Baseball Rowing and Boxing
The schedule lists baseball games in Indianapolis at Columbus and Louisville, rowing at Annapolis with Harvard, a cable chess tournament, and multiple boxing cards across Boston Nashville Syracuse Schenectady St. Joe Oklahoma City New Haven Pittsburg New York Paris Philadelphia and Reading with bouts featuring notable fighters like Kid Taylor Jap Roberts and Monte Attell among others.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Annapolis
Harvard
Hess
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania University
Newport
Kid Taylor
Jap Roberts
Prin Ae Driscoll
Spike Robso
Nashville
Jim Fields
Jim Ae
Syracuse
N. Y
Bily Allen
Va. Q
Schnectady
Chas. Griffin
Bant Dorsey
Tay. Tues
Boston
Honey Mellody
Young Oe Brey
AI Dehount
John Kubane
Dave Deshler
Cereus
AEG Stght Loftus
Finney Free
Battling Kelly
Jim Cooley
Mckeesport
Billy Berger
Jack Abbott
Anderson
Jack Dillon
Dick Fitzgerald
New Haven
Hens Beat Colonels in Toledo Narrow Win
Toledo edged Louisville 2 to 1 as Louisville committed errors in a tight game. West pitched well but Halla struggled in a bad inning, allowing three gifts, a hit, and an error that decided the outcome.
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Colonels
Toledo
Louisville
West
Halla
Gaia
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Kast
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Jim) Johnson
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