Final Contest With Senators Called Off
The final game of the series between Indianapolis and Columbus was postponed due to rain and cold. Indianapolis left for Louisville, aiming for a four game set starting tomorrow. Fans and players endured chilly weather while managers Carr and Friel arranged the postponement after park officials confirmed the impractical conditions.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Carr
Friel
Louisville
Charley Carr
Hoosiers
MB Hoosiers
Vistors
Ball Park
Southern Hotel
Senators
Surphy Helps Colonels with Hagerman Sale to Louisville
President Murphy announced the sale of pitcher Hagerman known as Rip Zip to Louisville of the American Association. Catcher Leslie Nunamaker heads to retirement and Bloomington in the Three Eyes league with a re purchase option. Louisville adds former Chicago talent Del Howard Joe Stanley Rudy Schwenck and Emil Richter from the Sox.
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Chicago
Murphy
Cuba
Hagerman
Rip Zip
Louisville Club
American Association
Bloomington
Three Eyes
del Howard
Joe Stanley
Rudy Schwenck
Cubs
Hageriman
Emil Richter
Sox
Saylor to box Donahue in Peoria clash on April 25
Young Saylor travels to Peoria with Frank Cantwell to face Young Donahue of Toston in a 10 round bout at the West Bluff Athletic club. Saylor is managed by W J Kane but Cantwell will supervise him during the Peoria stay.
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Young Saylor
Peoria
Frank Cantwell
Young Donahue
Toston
West Bluff
Donahue
Saylor
W. J. Kane
Cantwell
Many Applicants Seek League Berth In Local Baseball Union
Twenty schools have submitted applications for membership in the Sunday School baseball league and two organizations appear likely to be formed. The season opens May 80. Applicants for the Men’s League include First Presbyterians Memorial Presbyterians Broadway M E Central Avenue M E East Park M E East Tenth M E Meridian M E Villa Avenue M E Tuxedo M F Woodruff Place Baptists College Avenue Baptists Central Christian West Park Christian Hall Place M E Howard Place M E First Friends West Washington M E.
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First Presbyterians
Memorial Presbyterians
Broadway M. E
Central Avenue
M. E
East Park
East Tenth
Meridian M
Villa Avenue
Tuxedo
M. F
Woodruff Place Baptists
College Avenue
Central Christian
West Park
Jeffries Donates to Actors' Fund Fair
New York April 20 James J Jeffries volunteers a donation to the Actors Fund fair a telegosm states he donates one ringside seat and round trip transportation to the Jeffries Johnson fight sent by Sam Berger manager from Rowardannen Cal the donation will be auctioned off
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Jeffries-Johnson
Berger
Sam Berger
Jeffries
Rowardannen
Cal
Ed Walsh Turns Actor in Chicago Vaudeville Act
Ed Walsh of baseball fame performs on a South Side stage as an aspiring actor joining a galaxy of celebrity names. Report says his singing drew tears though he notes acting is harder than pitching. Friday features baseball night at Garrick theater with Mike Donalin and wife Mabel Hite. Cubs under Chance and the Cincinnati Reds invited.
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Chicago
Ed Walsh
Tinker
Doom
Donlin
Kling
Walsh
South Side
Garrick Theater
Mike Donalin
Mabel Hite
Cubs
Chance
Cincinnati Rgs
King's Horse Loses at Epson Downs Classic City and Suburban
In London on April 20 King Edward's horse Bachelor’s Double won the Classic City and Suburban handicap at Epson Downs. Favorite Minoru, Edward's derby winner, did not win. Mustapha finished second, Dean Swift third. Fourteen started. wave worth 10,000 dollars for 114 miles. Lord Carnarvon owns Mustapha. Dean Swift owned by J B Joel. odds: winner 4 to 1. Mustapha 4 to 1. Dean Swift 100 to 8.
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London
Epson Downs
Minoru
Mustapha
Dean Swift
J. Lowrey
Lord Carnarvon
Sunday Baseball Measure Headed for Signature
Governor Harmon announced plans to sign the Sunday baseball bill after a heated hearing at the state house. The measure would allow Sunday games if voters in a section approve, despite strong church opposition, potentially enabling Cleveland to host Sunday baseball in the American League.
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Columbus
State House
Harmon
Cleveland
Salon
Woman Mat Artist Lara Bennett Wins Across Empire
Miss Lara Bennett, a 122 pound woman wrestler at the Empire, impressed audiences with swift, scientific wrestling yesterday, outperforming rival Cora Livingston in speed and skill. Bennett also defeated Jessie Daily from Greensburg in nine minutes, indicating she will challenge all comers of her sex during the engagement.
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Empire
Miss Bennett
Cora Livingston
Miss Livingston
Jessie Daily
Greensburg
Bowling League Begins Second Week of Play
The Washington Spring Bowling league starts its second week with 11 weeks of action and about 110 bowlers across 12 teams. The annual event continues tonight as teams compete. Meier Named Princeton Tigers Coach S: A. E. Meier of St. Louis will replace William J. Clarke as Princeton baseball coach, a Princeton 1902 graduate who played with the Pittsburg team in 1907.
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Washington Spring Bowling League
Meier
Tigers
Princeton
N. J
A. E. Meier
St. Louis
William J. Clarke
Albany
N. Y
Pittsburg
Seven men for Joliet from Rockford area signed
Rockford Ill April 20 Manager Hines has signed Ernest Forsberg and L Peterson pitchers Ralph Pearce and Henry Briges infielders and Nestor Fie burg outfielder all from Rockford and Lansing and Shhaub of Belvidere for the Joliet team of the Northern association
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Joliet
Rockford
Ill
Hines
Ernest Forsberg
L. Peterson
Ralph Pearce
Henry Briges
Nestor Fieburg
Rockford J
Lansing
Shhaub
Belvidere
Northern Association
Culver Military Academy Track Schedule Outlined
Culver Indiana April 20 The track team lists outdoor meets starting April 23 with University of Chicago freshmen, April 30 against Notre Dame freshmen, May 14 versus Northwestern freshmen, and May 23 against Northwestern Interscholastic at Evanston.
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Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
University of Chicago
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Johnson to Get Advice of Delaney
Chicago April 20 Johnson plans to hire Billy Delaney as his chief trainer and principal second for the Jeffries bout Delaney who trained Jeffries and Corbett said he may back Johnson once in California Johnson expects to seal the arrangement on reaching California and has praised Delaney as one of boxing’s best judges and a valuable aid
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Billy Delaney
Jeffries
Johinson
Corbett
California
Johnson
Delaney
Billy
Pathfinding car travels toward Memphis from Grand Junction
In Grand Junction Tennessee on April 29 the pathfinding car for the hidden tour spent the night and left for Memphis. The exploring party was marooned in Yellow Creek Bottom Mississippi, sleeping in a squatter's cabin after their machine was hauled from the make by a double yoke of oxen. Memphis has been chosen as the Sunday stopping place for the tour in June. The cars will stop in Corinth Mississippi at noon on the first Saturday out of Cluemoath.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Memphis Fonay
Yellow Creek Botton
Mississippi
Memphis
Corinth
Miss
Cluemoath
Michigan to send relay team to Pennsylvania games
Ann Arbor April 20. Trainer Keene Fitzpatrick announced Michigan will send a four mile relay team to the Pennsylvania relay games in Philadelphia on April 30. Tryouts for the one mile and four mile relays will be held Saturday afternoon. Six contenders seek the four mile spots, while Leger Craig Keck Gamble Ross compete for the one mile quartet.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Keene Fitzpatrick
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Leger
Craig
Keck
Gamble
Ross
Langford Training for Ketchel Fight in Philadelphia
Sam Langford the middle weight champion arrived with manager Joe Woodman to finish training for his match with Ketchel. He plans headquarters in Merchantville New Jersey and says he is in good shape and confident to win at the National Athletic Club on April 27.
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Philadelphia
Pan
Sam Langford
Joe Woodman
Ketchel
Merchantville
N. J
Langford
National Athletic Club
Missouri Valley votes against abolishing football after 1910
In Kansas City on April 20 representatives from the Missouri Valley conference voted against eliminating football as a college sport after 1910. The vote by schools was unanimous overall, though three Kansas members and two Missouri members favored dropping the sport.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley Conference
Kansas
Missouri
Amateur Gossip and Local Baseball Notices From Indiana
Amateur gossip lists C C s meeting at 119 West Market street and arranging games with Miami Athletics Brownsburg Cambridge City Noblesville. Star Piano of Richmond organises to play fast Indiana Ohio teams opening May 8. McCordsville ball club seeks games with fast amateur teams. Royal Laundry defeats Grand Laundry 3 to 1 in 12 innings. Indianapolis Tigers beat Regals on forfeiture and 3 1 to 1 over Giants. seek out of town games. addresses given in Richmond and nearby towns.
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Franklin
Ind
West Market Street
Montgomery
Jacoby
Dameree
Rose
Cook
Farenbach
Prather
Valmer
Flick
Schuck
Etter
C. C's
Miami Athletics
Brownsburg
Cambridge City
Noblesville
Jolo K. Dwigans
Hovey Street
Indiana
Ohio
J. E. Sullivan
Richmond
Commons Dairy Company
McCordsville
Indianapolis Tigers
Regals
Giants
Tigers
Southport
New Bethel
Fortville
H. Spangler
Michigan
Delaney May Train Johnson No Difference to Jeffries
Jeffries shows indifference to who trains Jack Johnson for the fourth of July fight. He says it makes no difference who coaches Johnson and would have his own trained staff if he chose. The camp buzz includes arrival of Bill Kaoke and expected Joe Choynski as training intensifies. Jeffries, upbeat over his wife’s recovery, joins Papke for a nine mile run and works on pulley weights and the bag to loosen back and shoulder muscles after recent blows.
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Jeffries
Rowardennan
Cal
Billy Delaney
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Jim
Delaney
Johnson
Bill Kaoke
Joe Choynski
Papke
Bob Armstrong
Robson Returns After Driscoll Knockout
London April 20 Spike Robson recovers from injuries after knockout by Jem Driscoll and is moved out of the National Sporting Club as hope returns for his health.
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Robson
Driscoll
London
Spike Robscon
Jem Driscoll
National Sporting Club
Kling Signs to Play Week in Vaudeville
J L Lait of William Morris and John Kling confirm Kling will appear in vaudeville at the American Music Hall in Chicago for seven days starting April 25. He will receive a $700 check for the week, to be sent to the national commission after endorsement to pay his fine, then report to the team.
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Kansas City
J. L. Lait
William Morris
John Kling
Wiing
American Music Hall
Chicago
National Commission
Kling
Louisville Purchases Hagerman and Schreckengost in Baseball Deals
Toledo April 20 Owner Grayson of the Louisville club announced the purchase of pitcher Hagerman from the Chicago Cubs and catcher Schreckengost from the Columbus club. Schreckengost had long been the battery partner of Rube Whaddell with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Toledo,o
Grayson
Louisville Club
Hagerman
Chicago Cubs
Schreckengost
Columbus
Rube Whaddell
Philadelphia Athletics
De Haven Signs With Atlanta After Batting .336 Last Year
Aristote Haven, young outfielder acquired from the Philadelphia Athletics by Atlanta, has signed his contract. Haven played last year with Dayton in the Central league, where he led the circuit with a .336 batting average.
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Atlanta
Aristote Haven
Philadelphia Athletics
de Haven
Dayton
Yale Met Bucknell on Yale Field in New Haven
Yale and Bucknell meet on the focal diamond this afternoon for a highly anticipated game Freeman pitched for Yale and North rup for Bucknell
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New Haven
Cons
Yale
Bucknell
Freeman
Northrup
National Baseball League Announces Early Deals
President T. J. Lynch disclosed contracts with multiple clubs and players across Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia and others. Deals include William Cooney C Ferguson Clifton Curtiss C L Herzog E Barger Harry McIntyre John B McLean and a long list of New York players led by W R Dickson Louis Darkee Louis Durham J T Meyers and Fred Snodgrass.
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Boston
William Cooney
C. Ferguson
Clifton Curtiss
C. L. Herzog
Brooklyn
E. Barger
Chicago
Harry McIntyre
Cincinnati
John B. McLean
New York
W. R. Dickson
Louis BR. Darkee
Louis Durham
J. T. Meyers
Saints take first game of series over Kansas City
St Paul won 8 to 1 at home as Murray hit a three run homer in the sixth. Gehring pitched effectively, holding Kansas City in check throughout the game.
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Saints
ST. Paul
Minn
Kansas City
Murray
Gehring
Ship Large Stable to Lexington from Jacksonville
The largest consignment of horses ever shipped to Lexington is due to arrive Wednesday. A special train from Jacksonville carries 125 horses and fifty men.
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Lexington
Jacksonville
Pimlico track opens with heavy turf and cloudy skies
Maryland Jockey Club opened its spring meeting today at Pimlico Baltimore with a likely heavy track and overcast weather. The program features the inaugural steeplechase and the Country Club purse.
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Baltimore
Maryland Jockey Club
Country Club
Man Claims Robbery After Saloon Run In Chicago Style
Charles Able, described as a negro, ran into a saloon at Missouri and Tenth streets claiming he had been robbed by three men last night. Police learned Able later went to his brother’s home at 116 North Missouri Street, retrieved a revolver and knife, and started out again, with his brother stopping him. The force suspects the injuries to Able’s face resulted from this incident.
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Charles Able
Missouri
Tenth Streets
Rick
Hett
Able
Missouri Street
Doctor Man Finds Seat of Trouble in Back
Indianapolis physician identifies deep seated congested tendon as the source of Wakefield's sore throwing arm. He plans electrical treatments and expects Wakefield to return to play. Infielder Connell heads to La Crosse after tryout at third base. Slagle shows enhanced speed and stamina in workouts at Washington Park.
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Wakefield
la Crosse
Wake
Jeffries recounts O'Brien offer of 80 000 to fix fight
James J. Jeffries details an attempted bribery by Jack O'Brien after his Burns bout. O'Brien allegedly sought a Nevada backer with a 30 000 purse and 50 000 extra for Jeffries, insisting Jeffries take a fall. Jeffries rejected the proposal, insisting future fights be on the square. Burns and McCarey later outsmarted O'Brien.
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Jeffries
O'Brien
Jack O'Brien
James J. Jeffries
Tommy Burns O'Brien
Nevada
Jim
Burns
McCarey
Summer baseball rules expected to loosen by June
Iowa City April 20. Professor A G Smith says changing conditions may modify rules to permit summer baseball. Missouri Valley conference meets in June and several schools likely to vote for the change. Iowa will support it and Chicago conference may follow, though some authorities’ shifts create uncertainty. The aim is greater freedom for athletes with baseball ability.
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A. G. Smith
University of Iowa Board of Control of Athletics
Hawkeye
Chicago
Missouri Valley Conference
Tim
Towa
M. V
Six Months for Theft in Marion County Court
Nelson Turner, colored, was sentenced to six months in the Marion county work house for theft of an ordinary watch. Judge Collins presided in city court. Turner claimed he held a regular job but failed to prove it after being arrested on vagrancy and loitering charges and accused of stealing the timepiece.
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Marion County
Nelson
Turner
Collins
Jack Johnson Heads for Oak Beach Camp After Chicago Run
Jack Johnson completes Chicago training for the Independence Day bout then ships his car and departs for California camp at Oak Beach. He plans a cross country stop in Omaha Salt Lake City and Los Angeles en route to San Francisco tomorrow night.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Oak Beach
California
Jack
Pugilist
San Francisco
Omaha
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Navy lieutenant leads three day Indiana recruiting station tour
Lieutenant Bullock, commanding officer of the navy recruiting stations in Indiana district, departed for a three day inspection trip of the stations under his charge.
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Bullock
Navy
District of
Indiana
Promoters Name White Referee for Jeffries Johnson Fight
In San Francisco Charley White of New York is slated as referee for the Johnson Jeffries bout at Emerville in July. The choice, tied to their December Hoboken articles, was leaked by a prominent promoter who backs Jeffries. The plan includes a May 4 dispute over a third man, with a compromise to install White.
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New York
White
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Emerville
Hoboken
Jeff
Johnson
Sack Welch
Jeffries
Eddie Smith
Oakland
Scarlet Team Beats Cubans in Ten Innings
Wabash College defeated the Cuban Stars 6 to 3 in a ten inning game at Crawfordsville. Wabash led by four runs in the ninth before Perros cleared the bases with a grand slam to pull the Cubans within one. The decisive runs came in the tenth as Rich attempted a steal and scored after Mieraz’s misplayed ball, with pitchers Finnie Cooper Mendes and Garcia listed in the battery. Umpire Bowers called the game.
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Wabash
Perros
Sestler
Rich
Mieraz
Finnie
Cooper
Mendes
Garcia
Bowers
Weston Arrives in Rochester During Los Angeles to New York Walk
Edward Payson Weston, famed pedestrian, reaches Rochester at 12 15 PM while on his cross country march from Los Angeles to New York. He is greeted at the city line by members of the Rochester Automobile Club.
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Payson Weston
Los Angeles
New York
Bergen
The
Automobile Club
Rochester
Today’s Games and Standings Across Leagues
Listings show American Association games including Louisville at Toledo and Milwaukee at Minneapolis with others at Indianapolis Columbus and Kansas City St Paul. National League fixtures Pittsburg Cincinnati Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis. American League matchups St Louis Detroit Chicago New York Philadelphia and Washington Cleveland Chicago. Yesterday’s scores list all NL games postponed by rain except Boston 2 Washington 1 and 5 4 in two games, Cleveland 2 Chicago 1 in 12 innings, Minneapolis 10 Milwaukee 0, St Paul 8 Kansas City 1, Toledo Louisville rain.
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Bt. Paul
Eeee Saey
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Kiansas City
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Oreeree
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Pittsburg Ee
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Philadelphia
Seneree
Cincinnati
Chicago Sea
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New York
Tost
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Washington
Chiromn
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
National League
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
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St.Louis
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