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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1909
Page
5
A humorous note reports a baseball game in Japan between the Honolulu team and the Kelo Invincibles. After a scoreless start, Honolulu scores once in the fifth, Kelo tallies three, and the game extends to 13 innings before Kelo wins. The account leans on playful cultural imagery and polite postgame apologies.
The sixth annual spring sliding distance handicap tournament of the Indianapolis Gun Club opened at the club grounds at 9:30 this morning and will run through tomorrow. The event covers 220 targets per day across 11 events of 20, all sweepstakes. About 40 to 50 top shooters from across the state are expected to compete.
In Cincinnati Ohio April 21 friends of Mike Mills the fighting fireman of Indianapolis claim Mills won a clean cut victory after a draw with Bailor Plummer near the city. Plummer’s camp disputes the decision but Mills insists on his victory.
The Richmond amusement company reorganized and backs two semi professional teams open for engagements. Managers should contact E. F. Warfel for May and June dates. teams include the Red White and Blue Reserves and T. T.'s with early season games across Indiana and Louisville.
Lawrence township contractors and farmers faced county commissioners on bids to straighten and grade the Turn table road. The winning bid by Boucher Trulipp and McCord was 1474 dollars, with competitors bidding up to 2249 dollars.
Springfield report states first baseman Jimes Donahue of the White Sox is to be sold or traded to the Washington club. The circulation notes this potential transaction as the latest baseball news from April.
Prof E L Ziv sociologist and writer arrives in Indianapolis to study juvenile court and Boys' club work. He plans to live among the poor in old clothing to observe crime causes for a forthcoming book The Profit and Loss of Crime. Born in Russia, he has lived in America since 1887.
More than 600 Grand Army of the Republic members in Indiana died in the last year. The Indiana department fixes May 31 to observe Memorial Day with all posts ordered to attend church on Sunday May 20 as part of the observance.
Charley Griffin and Frankie Madden fought a ten round bout at the Bedford club in Brooklyn. Griffin, the Australian, earned the verdict by the end as the more damaging fighter and the stranger in the ring.
Washington club has requested waivers on Jesse Tannehill Bert Keetey and Bin Shipke as of April 2. The action involves roster changes and eligibility considerations for upcoming play.
A brief exchange in New York notes a long residency of ten years and a casual remark about visiting the Museum of Art. The dialogue hints at life and relocation in the city.
J W Davis suffered a peculiar accident near a horse in Brookfield Indiana when the animal swished its tail causing hairs to enter his right eye. The eyeball was badly bruised but doctors do not expect he will lose sight.
In the Washington opener Hilly Evans allowed Delehanty to score from third after Engle’s remarkable catch drew left field fans around. Evans defends the call, noting a non continuous double play that still produced a Delehanty run under a prior American League ruling cited by President Johnson two years earlier.
A Chicago theatre page review notes The Traveling Salesman at the Illinois Theater with Bob Blake and Beth Elliot amid comic misadventures at the Grand Crossing station and a poker game. It also covers The Golden Girl at La Salle Theater with Dixie and Jeff in melodramatic dormitory antics and song numbers led by Winona Winter.
Detroit endured a ragged game on a cold windy day as Cleveland won easily. Young starred for Cleveland and Lafitte struggled with hits from the visitors, tallying ten runs with two outs. Birmingham provided key hitting as Cleveland coasted to the win.
President Comiskey of the Chicago American League returned from St. Louis to finalize preparations for the South Side plant opening. He praised the St Louis plant built for by President Heders and sought ideas for the new grounds to be opened here next year.
President Colburg of the Alaska-Yukon exposition says no prize fighting will be allowed at the fair and he can prevent such exhibitions under state law. The sheriff and Seattle Mayor Miller also declare that fighting will not be permitted in Kings County and the city.
Sid Beebe of Philadelphia fought Al Schumacher of New York to a 15 round decision at the Eureka Athletic Club. Schumacher led after the early rounds and held the advantage for most of the bout with Beebe mounting a late push.
Local ads promote Caide and Polke milk brands to Indianapolis families alongside tire and electrolyte supply firms. Classifieds list sale items including a rosecomb Rhode Island Red cockerel, fountains and scales, and funeral director services. A political note urges William E. Kroll for mayor with community voter sentiment.
The Chadwick monument honoring Henry Chadwick, called "Father of Baseball," was dedicated in Brooklyn New York on April 2. The ceremony celebrated Chadwick's contributions to the sport and his enduring legacy.
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