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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1899
Page
8
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Coverage of a Monday baseball game at Castleton with Indianapolis losing to Minneapolis 0-0. Jock Menefee started for Minneapolis and Newton pitched nine innings for Indianapolis. The crowd swelled as scoring resembled a farce, with outbursts and quirky commentary from S.T. and local names. The piece conveys frustration over not extending a 13-game win streak.
In Indianapolis and Minneapolis the box score shows 7 left on base for Indianapolis and 7 for Minneapolis. Abbey and Verden turned a double play with Matz and Abbey stealing bases, Dixon charged with a passed ball, and Brennan umpired a 1 hour 40 minute game attended by about 3,000.
In a tense game at Minneapolis, Kellum’s pitching and a sharp fielding grab kept Indiana’s offense at bay. Stewart led with a two-base shot and Wilmot drove in runs, while Kahoe and Hogriever were thrown out at the plate. Final score shows Minneapolis 4, Indianapolis 2, with Kellum and Fifield trading blows on the mound and a late scoring push by Minnesotans clinching the win.
Fate favored us in the end as the second game produced a quirky moment when Dibby Flynn blocked Perry Werden and the giant batter crashed into him. Indianapolis pitchers dominated the home series with few hits for Minneapolis and St. Paul, while Milwaukee and Kansas City offered limited offense. Schrecongost’s recall by St. Louis adds to league movement as Buffalo faces the park in a bid to extend a long season.
A fragment describes a fellow making a guess and notes the opening game of the season as the most exciting. It mentions Foreman in the box against Buffalo after a three week rest and references Frank being in evidence throughout. The passage suggests anticipation of a lineup change and a notable performance.
From Cleveland the gran circuit horses went to Columbus Monday. The Abbot won the 2 08 trot in straight heats. Bob Fitzsimmons took the 2 14 pace in straights with a best heat of 2 07 ½. The 2 23 pace went to Shade On. Imp Briar Sweet Firearm and Peep o Day in the Islip stakes at Brighton. Imp won in a top race of the year. Clay rode Imp and covered the gnile in 1:40 2 5. Mattie Matthews of New York defeated Eddie Connelly of St Johns in a 26 round bout in New York Monday. Spectators saw an even break as Dixon and Santry were barred from fighting in St Paul due to the club's shady reputation managed by Parson Davies. Champion Walter D Mansfield threw 133 feet Monday in San Francisco, hitting 95 percent in accuracy and 1 percent in delicacy. Detroit winners: Guilder seven furlongs. Owensboro 44 furlongs. Rena Campbell one mile. Tobe Payne six furlongs. Win 11 16 miles. Wordsworth second race 11-16 miles. St Louis winners: Joe Gentry 1 ½ miles. Badas six furlongs. Felix Bard 5 ½ furlongs. Tom Collins handicap six furlons. Bushfields mile and 70 yards. Sorrow six furlongs. Phil Daily Jr, famed wing shot, sues for divorce from wife Jennie Joyce Daly.
The Water park club files articles of incorporation to build a two story club house opposite White river park south of the Country club with an observation tower. Capital stock is 10000 dollars in 100 shares. members need one tenth of a share, no one over 300 dollars. The club will train a boating crew to race against Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and others. W. C. Pomeroy is president treasurer Wayne C P Parker vice president F J Davenport secretary H F Stevenson trustee. Launches will transport members from Thirtieth street across the river to the club. Chas E Bates is architect.
An exciting runaway in Central Park late Monday afternoon left three widows injured. Mrs. C. H. McKinlay and Mrs. L. D. Coggswell drove a spirited team, lashed it on Seventh Avenue, and again in the park. A mounted policeman averted disaster as the team bolted. Mrs. Teresa Clark, widow of an English army officer, was knocked from her horse and dragged 100 feet. All four women were unconscious but expected to recover. Mrs. McKinlay lost a bag containing jewels valued at $1,000 amid the melee.
Mrs. Austin H Brown stepping from a North Mine street car at Saint Clair street toward Charlemont Hotel was tipped by the conductor's signal and thrown to the pavement. Bruises were painful but not serious.
The Meridian directory lists T Ghas Whitsett as an undertaker located at 531 North Meridian Street with phone 564. The entry appears among line items for local services.
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