Labor Day boxing bout in Indianapolis promised
Local boxing officials promise a Labor Day indoor card at the Auditorium with a top line bout featuring Packy McFarland unlikely opponent Benny Yanger, plus strong preliminaries. Negotiations with Harry Baker and Walter Little collapsed over weigh-in terms, and Britt Nelson’s Frisco bout outcome shifts attention to Gans Nelson and Gans-Nelson interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Benny Yanger
Yanger
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Ball Park
Harry Baker
Walter Little
Baker
Little
Gregg
Fitzgerald
Peoria
Brooklynite
Frisco
Dope
Britt
Nelson
Unk Russell Fails To Stop Two Welterweight Opponents
In Philadelphia on August 2 Unk Russell fought Jack Reardon and Billy Kolb at the Broadway Athletic Club. He could not stop either man in six rounds, bleeding from the mouth during the bout and being driven from the ring by Reardon in one rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Russell
Broadway Athletic Club
Jack Reardon
Billy Kolb
Reardon
Kolh
Kling Suspended Three Games Over Profane Language
John Kling received a telegram from President Pulliam announcing a three day suspension for using profane language in the July 20 game. He is eligible to play on Saturday. Phil Lewis was also suspended by Emsilie for lurid talk but not suspended for the same reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatcher Kling
San
Chicago
John Kling
Pulliam
Kling
Phil Lewis
Emsilie
Boston Americans Acquire Young Babes Players
Springfield reports Joe Colling center fielder and Cal Haliman pitcher of the Babes were sold to the Boston Americans last night. Frankie Donatue also moved to the same team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Springfield
Joe Colling
Cal Haliman
Babes
Boston Americans
Frankie Donateue Alee Woes
Rays From The Baseball Spotlight In Indiana Notes
The column reviews a chaotic series in Louisville with Summers saving a game, Burke's erratic pitching, and Kane missing calls. It mentions Beckley, McBride, Howley, and Dan Kerwin with Blues and A A players, plus memories of McCarthy and flowers for him. Tim Flood and other manager chatter add to the panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Flood
The
Apostles
Aschenbach
O’brien
Flood
Liberia
Mattern Made Good Goes to Major League
Boston report says Holyoke pitcher Matterns of the Connecticut league is likely to be sold to a major league team at season end. Boston Nationals President Dovey has shown interest after seeing him on the circuit, with Detroit also pursuing. Matterns, a southpaw, previously played at Indianapolis and improved after moving east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Matterns
Holyoke
Boston Nationals
Dovey
Nationals
Mattern
Detroit
Tom Dowd
Indianapolis
Center Townshly
Marion County
Arate Xeana
Pine Street
Noble
Center Township
Indiana
North
Charles Bucy
Friday's Games in Baseball Leagues Lists Matchups
The schedule lists American Association games with Kansas City at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Toledo St Paul at Columbus Milwaukee at Louisville National League games Beaton at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburg Philadelphia at St Louis American League Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Boston Central League Wheeling at Grand Rapids Canton at South Bend Dayton at Terra Haute Springfield at Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Minnenapolis
Columbus
Chicago
Terre Haute
Grand Rapide
South Bend
American Association Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisville
National League
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Central League
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Canton
Dayton
Terra Haute
Springfield
Evansville
Emerson to meet Wardner in western tennis final
Nat Emerson of Cincinnati advances to the western championship final at Owentsia after defeating Carl Neel of Chicago 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3. H J Wardner of Chicago advances by default over F B Alexander of New York 5-6 3-6. A high wind affected play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
H. J. Wardner
Chicago
Owentsia
Emerson
Carl Neel
Waidner
F. B. Alexander
New York
Defeat and Second Chances in a Boxer’s War of Wits
Tommy Burns contends any boxer can be caught by a single punch and lose. He argues Squires deserves another chance, cites past defeats, and imagines a rematch with Kaufmann Ward or Schreck if guaranteed $10,000. Burns praises O’Brien as a model of speed and science, recounting their four rounds and body blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
Squires
Jeff
al Kaufmann
Bob Ward
Mike Schreck
Australia
O’brien
O'Brien
Diwaya
Los Angeles
Bill Squires
Modern Hercules Displays Long Flight and Heavy Weight Feats
Modern Hercules flies 173 feet 9 inches in a remarkable display as Tom Carroll posts the next longest throw. McGrath toys with weights while the average man handles a feather duster. American Association events list venues in Columbus Louisville and Toledo with battery teams and participants such as Geyer Blue Townsend Farris Sugden Puttman Hughes Dougherty Beville Gillen Abbott Freeman and Buelow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carroll
McGrath
American Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Geyer and
Blue
Essick and Laughlin
Townsend, Geyer and
Farris and Sugden
Louisville
Milwaukee
Puttman and Hughes
Dougherty and
Beville
Toledo
Minneapolis
Gillen and Abbott
Freeman and Buelow
Batteries and teams collide across cities in 1900s schedule
The fragment lists multiple baseball matchups with teams such as Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Brooklyn, Pittsburg and Detroit. Players like Glaze Shaw Dineen Spencer Parton Gehring Heydon Warner McFarland Donovan Schmidt Thomas Lush Noonan Bresmaan Coakley Mason Boehler Welmer McLean Ritchie Pfeister Moran Bergen Leever Gibson Flaherty Brown appear as battery pairs across venues including Boston Philadelphia Washington St. Louis New York Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburg and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Glaze
Shaw
Thielman
Boston
Clarke and Wakefield
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Dineen and Spencer
Plank and
Powers
Washington
Parton, Gehring, Heydon and
Warner
Smith and McFarland
New York
Detroit
Donovan
Schmidt
Orth
Thomas
Lush
Noonan
Taylor
Ames
Bresmaan
Cincinnati
Phila
Coakley
Mason
Boehler
Moren
Dooin
Welmer
McLean
Ritchie and Dooin
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pfeister
Moran
Scanlon
Bergen
Pittsburg
Leever and
Gibson
Flaherty and Brown
War of words surrounds 2:20 trot heats at Glenville meet
Cleveland July reports 8 year old sweepstakes sparked by Gen Watts and Bell Bird. Bell Bird wins heat in 2:13% after fast 1:05 half, amid a pole dispute with McDonald accused of fouling Watts. Beatrice Bellini takes 2:17 trot, Watson wins 2:11 trot, Geers’ John A wins 2:09 pace, meeting ends Friday with free-for-all pace as feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Glenville
Gen. Watts
Bell Bird
Wile Bell Bird
McDonald
Browerman
Beatrice Bellini
Watson
Hol Geers
Hickman Sold to Chicago Club Sends to New York
Washington manager Cantillon announced Charley Hickman was sold to the Chicago American League club and Hickman left with that team for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cantillion
Washington American Baseball Club
Charley Hickman
Chicago American League Baseball Club
Hickman
New York
Central League Batteries and Teams Across Evansville Springfield Dayton
Evansville hosts matches with Batteries Pollard Pearson Dunn Marquard Johnson and Texter. Springfield features Warner Moran Merry man Clark. Dayton faces South Bend with Yingling Richardson Lindsay and Tieman. Terre Haute hosts Wheeling with Miner Freese Friel Philbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central League
Evansville
Pollard
Pearson
Dunn
Marquard, Johnson and Texter
Springfield
Grand Rapids
Warner and Moran
Merryman and Clark
Dayton
South
Quiet Life of Oyama in Tokyo Cottage
Field Marshal Oyama, commander in chief of the Japanese army against the Russians, is living quietly in a small home at the west end of Tokyo. He discourages hero worship and keeps to a modest routine as an elderly figure in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Oyama
British court tennis champs must play in US to challenge Gould
Jay Gould, recently winning the amateur world court tennis title, declares that British experts must travel to the United States to contest the championship. He spoke after returning from Europe aboard the steamer Majestic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Jay Gould
United States
Europe
Majestic
Arlie Latham Released by Ohio and Pennsylvania League
Akron dispatch reports veteran baseball figure Arlie Latham, long time umpire in the minors and former Reds third baseman, has been released by the Ohio and Pennsylvania league on August 2 in Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Latham
Sun
Akron
Reds
Pennsylvania
Pitcher Suggs Sold to Detroit for Two Thousand
Special to The Sun Memphis reports the sale of pitcher Suggs from Memphis to Detroit for $2,000. Suggs will finish the season with the Memphis club before joining Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Sun
Memphis
Tenn
Suggs
South
Trouble at Dayton: Managerial Talks and Player Suspensions
Dayton Ohio August 2 reports negotiations for a major league manager continue as Dayton suspends pitcher Hale before a three week trip. Curtis and McCormick are released and catcher Kennedy resigns in a sympathetic strike after Hale's dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Sun
Hale
Curtis
McCormick
Bill” Kennedy
Peoria prelims set for boxing double bill
Kid Lucca of Chicago and Young Kid Farmer meet in a ten round semi windup ahead of the Gregg Fitzgerald bout in Peoria on August 6. A six round prelim between Kid Allen of Bloomington and Eddie Mack of Toledo is also scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Kid Lucca
Chicago
Kid Farmer
Gregg-Fitzgerald
Kid Allen
Bloomington
Eddie Mack
Toledo
Free classified spaces offered by The Sun
The Sun invites readers to use its free want columns for ten word room rental ads for three days. Submit notices via M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Young Ayres Arrested for Express Office Burglary
Bristol Virginia reports James W. Ayres son of Gen Rufus Ayres candidate for governor faced arrest after alleged break in at the Southern Express office and theft of whisky. Officers plan prosecution. friends attribute heavy drinking to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Southern Express
James W. Ayres
Rufus Ayres
State Tennis Tournament Opens September Ninth in Irvington
Play begins September 9 in Irvington under the American Lawn Tennis Association as all the state’s top tennis players compete in the state tournament. The event gathers the leading tennis stars from across the state to contest titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
American Lawn Tennis Association
Sports Gossip and Boxing Notes From The Era
Orville Kilroy suffers severed hands after a doubleheader celebration. Frances Mpringstar sails for Paris. France allows betting proceeds to charity. Grant and Thornton receive byes in a Dixie doubles. John Ganzel may follow Ned Hanlon as manager. Clark Griffith aims to run a Montana horse farm with 5,000 acres. Brooklyn's Donovan touts Southpaw Rucker. Honus Wagner tops the NL with 100 hits. White Sox hold option on Jack Warhop. Hal Chase hits in 31 straight. England faces colonial setbacks. Johnny Mack adds a new client for Jack Barry to stage bouts. Dick Hyland may fight Charley Neary on Labor Day. Twin Sullivan vs Jim Flynn booked for Aug. 16 with 60 40 purse split. Jude moves to Youngstown. Lefty Davis to Columbus Saints.
Summers Saves Game With Blues In Dopey Slugfest
Himes delivered a clutch double for the Hoosiers to beat the Blues in a slow fault filled opener. Summers entered to stop a late rally after Briggs fell overboard in the eighth inning and Coulter scored on the play with Himes providing the decisive hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttons Briggs
The
Blues
Baseball Breakers
Summers
Briggs
Ladoga
Jack Himes
Coulter
Hoosiers
Himes
McCarthy
Waterloo
Krug
Egan
Cook
Lindsay
Howley
McBride
Beckley
Whuelsman
Burke
Siegle
Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bout
Thor
Oughly
Britt-Nelson
James Burke
Stephanus Kane
Mane
Huelaman
Krueger
Carr
Williams
Livingston
Dan Kerwin
A. A
Dan
Ponce de Leon
Jack McCarthy
Marquard
Geyer
Jack Thielman
Patsy Flaherty
Pirates
Fred Eta Wes Sereeene
Beaton Sesane
Nat Emerson
Cult TO Win
Tommy Burns
Hercules
Martin Sheridan
Celtic Park
Matt M'Grath
Bowerma
M’don
John A
Geers
Russia
Little House
Count Oyama
Young Ayres
United Press
Sportlettes
Orville Kilroy
Ora Mpringstar
Paris
Olympia Academy
France
Grant
Thornton
Dixie
John Ganzel
Ned Hanlon
Clark Griffith
Montana
Southpaw Rucker
Honus” Wagner
White Sox
Jack Warhop
Hal Chase
Old England
Johnny Mack
Matty Baldwin
George McFadden
Young Donahue
Jack Barry
Sailor Burks
Jack Johnson
Mack
Dick Hyland
Tommy Murphy
Sam McClintock
Milwaukee A. C
Hyland
Charley Neary
Jack
Twin
Rank Jude
Youngstown Club
Lefty Davis
S J. Paul Club
Saints
Boquet Cigar 10c Cigar Co
W. Kriel Sole
Sun Liner
Button” Briggs
A.B. R
Kansas City
Ses
Pbs
Huelsman
Lindsay Bacrifi
Howley Krug
Kruer
Beenley
Kane
Board of Commissioners
Wear Street
Simon Yandes
Outlet
South West Street
Charles Czinczoll
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!