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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1906
Page
7
Philadelphia dispatch surveys how spouses and families influenced boxing greats. It recalls Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans, Kid Lavigne, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Bob Fitzsimmons and Nelson Herrara cases, noting mothers and wives shaped careers, fortunes, and controversies.
In Chicago George Siler laments refereeing costs and misperceptions about honesty and influence in boxing. He notes ring officials lose jobs and pay under pressure from managers and promoters who curry favor with fighters. Norfolk expositions aim to feature broad athletic events including field, track, and aquatic sports at Jamestown.
A Pittsburgh baseball veteran offers practical advice for beginners, emphasizing inside play, quick footwork, and signals. He notes the skill of seasoned managers, the high salaries they command, and the need for rigorous drill to master timing, signaling, and deception on the base paths.
Detroit star Tommy Burns headlines a chaotic note on boxing and baseball, mentioning Burns and other figures. A Brooklyn pitcher Eason debuts a "croquet drive" that astonishes umpire Conway as Gilbert races to first, while controversy and crowds swirl around boxing prices and homecomings.
Four managers John McGraw Clark Griffith Fred Clarke and Chan A Comiskey shown as a stylish quartet. The piece notes their shared disciplined training methods and eye for developing talent while each leads aggressive teams focused on maximizing points and victories.
President Murphy recalls Johnny Evans prospects after an amateur start in Troy New York. A half holiday enabled him to join a practice, earn a tryout, and play second base. Evans impressed, drawing attention from the manager and earning a chance to report the next day for the regular season.
The fragment outlines New Jersey and New York plans on auto laws and exhibitions, mentions the Vanderbilt Cup race scheduling issues, and notes shifting auto markets in New York City with references to groups like the American Automobile Association. It cites figures such as William E. Vanderbilt Jr. and discusses car shows, imports, and secondhand market trends.
Box scores and pairings list Monday schedule in the American Association with Minneapolis at Indianapolis St Paul at Louisville Milwaukee at Chicago Kansas City at Toledo and in the National League Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Boston St Louis at Cincinnati American League matches New York at Philadelphia Boston at Washington Cleveland at Chicago Detroit at St Louis Saturday results show Saint Paul beating Indianapolis 10 4 Columbus 6 Kansas City 3 Louisville 1 Minneapolis 6 Toledo Milwaukee Rats National League games Pittsburgh Cincinnati 2 2 New York 2 Brooklyn Chicago 6 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 18 Boston 1 New York 1 Washington 4 Boston 3 Detroit 4 Chicago 0 Louis 6 Cleveland 2 Jos
The Automobile Club of America appropriated 92000 to support the American Automobilia Association in erecting sign boards. The boards will feature an arrow in white on a blue camel background showing the distance to the next town each way. The AAA and other future organizations will cooperate in placing the signs.
The Brooklys club fields a fast outfield trio led by Maloney and McCarthy with Infinit-Luming. Maloney stands out for neat defensive reads, while the group overall displays speed and strong throwing. The report notes the outfield’s elite pace but calls long-distance hitting less prominent.
Yale opens spring football under Walter Camp guidance with behind doors work and new formations aimed at evolving effective strategies. Backs and ends report first, two week session to test kicking contests, with summer practice planned and track work emphasized during the vacation.
A fragmented portrait mixes humor and lore about Cyrus Young, legendary early baseball figure famed for unique traits and long career memory. The piece touches his birthmark, plate style, and status in Paoli and Boston, with digressions on civic regard and a hinted football coaching future.
A claim road race proposes a world speed battle between an automobile piloted by Demogeal and a steam locomotive, on a shared track. Officials doubt American railroads will accept, citing freight and passenger traffic duties. A $600 trophy is proposed for the winner, with setup details and conditions outlined along with a separate public notice about license action for selling intoxicating liquors in Indianapolis.
A series of public notices by residents of Marion county Indiana announcing applications to the Board of County Commissioners for licenses to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors in limited quantities. The items detail applicant names Patrick Kennedy Billy Mack Lester Sextor and others, ward locations, business premises, and addresses in Indianapolis Center and Wayne townships with times set for the May term 1906.
A large crowd attends the Sunday baseball game at Washington Park Indiana where admission is free. The Hoosiers defeat Minneapolis 12 to 1 amid strong hitting and notable plays by Burns and From. Police maintain order as fans donate various trinkets to a contribution box, while weather and crowd size boost optimism for more Sunday games.
Washington reports that Rube Waddell is drawing notice not with loud theatrics but with restrained demeanor, avoiding questions about the unusual kink in his arm from last season's postseason.
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