Where Has Gone the Hoosier Gameness
The Indianapolis Hoosiers face the Louisville Colonels as the pennant race tightens. The piece laments a collapse in form and calls for immediate wins, criticizing recent losses to St. Paul and Milwaukee while urging Manager Carr to restore the team’s class and gameness.
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Colonels
Louisville
Hoosiers
Carr
Wees
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Tim Flood
Apostles
Slagle Delivers Spurs Local Comeback In Baseball Feud
Aug. 6 report from Louisville details a battle where Walter Slagle closed a four run gap to lift the locals over the Brewers. The Louisville club seeks a controlling stake sale led by Sebastian Horn and D. Jong Miller, with Thomas Barker as president and Thomas Chivington as manager. The ongoing feud and season plans loom as the club anticipates about fifty thousand dollars in revenue from the present campaign.
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Sen
Conolling
Louisville Baseball Club
George Tebeau
Sebastian “Orn
D. Jong Miller
Tebean
Thomas M. Barker
Thomas Chivington
Bosson Purchases Lexington Horses
William Bosson of Indianapolis, after days of inspecting fine yearlings in Lexington, buys an 8 year old gelding two 2 year old saddle-bred colts and a 4 year old mare. The four horses are by sires Highland Harrison Rex McDonald and McDonald Chief. They will be shipped to Indianapolis at once.
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Lexington
William Bosson
Indianapolis
Highland Harrison
Rex McDonald
McDonald Chief
Nashville Leads Southern League After Key Games
Nashville takes the lead in the Southern league race for the first time in five years as yesterday’s results push New Orleans into second place, ending New Orleans’ long early-season control.
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Nashville
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
New Saloon Promised by William Moeller at 212 N Delaware
The well known proprietor William Moeller announces a new saloon at 212 North Delaware Street. He pledges to provide the best, inviting patrons to visit and sample his offerings.
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William Moeller
Delaware Street
Players Suspended After Abusive Language Incident
Cleveland Aug 6 Second baseman Delehanty and outfielder Otis Clymer of the Washington club were indefinitely suspended by President Ban Johnson for abusive language during Tuesday's game in Cleveland following an umpire's adverse decision.
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Otis Clymer
Washington
Ban ‘Johnson
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O.loughiini
Ketchel to Train for Ketchell Thomas Fight at 170
San Francisco reports Ketchell will weigh about 170 pounds for the August 18 bout with Joe Thomas. Ketchell plans varied training at the ball grounds, focusing on wind rather than weight, while trainer Joe O'Connor rules out any plans to fight a black challenger, specifically Sam Langford, under his management. Ketchell aims to be in peak condition and his future schedule hinges on the Thomas result.
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Hugo Kelly
Joe Thomas
Thomas
Jack Gleason
Ball Grounds
Sam Langford
Joe O'Connor
O'Connor
First Step Toward Expansion of A A St Paul to Be Dropped
A Chicago era expansion move looms as the A A magnates consider selling George Lennon’s St Paul franchise and relocating the team to Chicago. Rumors tie T J Hickey to the purchase with aims to move operations, while Lennon’s departure is expected as other business demands pull him away. The meeting in Chicago involves watering details of the franchise’s fate, with whispers of Kelley’s potential management role but doubts about his fit given past actions.
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St. Paul
American Association
Watkins
Indianapolis
O'Brien
George Lennon
Charles Comiskey
T. J. Hickey
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Hickey
Mike Kelley
Toronto
Kelley
Minneapolis
St Paul
Comiskey Sets Price on Two Young Stars
Los Angeles Aug 6 Charles Comiskey president of the Chicago White Sox telegraphed manager Henry Berry to set a price on Teddy Easterly and Rube Ellis two Los Angeles pennant winners.
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Chicago White Sox
Henry Berry
Los Angeles
Teddy Easterly
Rube Ellis
McGraw Retorts On Umpire Hank O'Day in Brawl
John McGraw calls umpires amusing cusses and recalls a confrontation with Hank O'Day over a ruling. He says O'Day told him to read a book of rules and notes McGraw's reply about needing someone to read it to him. The exchange ends with McGraw being ejected.
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John McGraw
Hank O'Day
Johnson After Gamblers War on Baseball Bets
President Johnson aims to curb racetrack gambling by ordering a ban on all betting at American League grounds as gamblers shift attention to baseball games.
Tigers Buy Catcher Stanage From Newark Club
Detroit Mich Aug 6 President Navin of the Detroit American League club announced the purchase of catcher Stanage from the Newark club in New Jersey. The move strengthens the Tigers catching department ahead of the season.
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Navin
Detroit American League Baseball Club
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Newark
N. J
Veteran boxer Cartwright dies in St Louis at 78
Henry Cartwright known as The Fighting Blacksmith, a veteran English middleweight who once boxed bare knuckles before the Prince of Wales in the 1850s, died in St Louis at age 78.
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ST. Louis
Henry Cartwright
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Cartwright
Man's Delicacy and Patchwork Skill Cited
An Atchison Globe item notes a man rough in other arts but deft with delicate work such as patching a ten dollar bill, highlighting surprising skill. The brief remark contrasts masculine roughness with careful craft.
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Ty Cobb 13 Married Preachers on Vacation
Augusta Ga Aug 6 Ty Cobb of the Detroit American league team who will wed Miss Lombard of this city today had difficulty finding a preacher to perform the ceremony It is vacation time and preachers are scarce Cobb was willing for a justice of the peace to tie the knot but Miss Lombard demanded a preacher Finally Cobb found the Rev Thomas Walker late in the afternoon Cobb and his bride will leave today on the wedding trip
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Wagner
New York Yankees
Willie Keeler
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Ty Cobb
Miss Lombard
Cobb
Justice of the Peace
Lombard
Thomas Walker
A Dash of Molasses in New England Pies
A historic note attributes superior pies to New England cooking with a dash of molasses. The piece observes blackberry and huckleberry pies taste better on the Atlantic coast, suggesting the molasses secret enhances pies for breakfast and daily meals.
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New England
Benjamin N Bogue and The Bogue Phonologic School
A tribute to Benjamin N Bogue founder and principal of The Bogue Phonologic School in Indianapolis Indiana. The essay praises his method for correcting stammering, his lifelong work, and the impact of founding a school that helps many speech impaired individuals.
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Today's Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
In the American Association Louisville faces Indianapolis Columbus meets Toledo Kansas City plays Milwaukee In the National League Cincinnati visits New York Chicago goes to Philadelphia Pittsburg meets St Louis In the American league Boston plays Chicago New York visits St Louis Washington hosts Cleveland Philadelphia travels to Detroit In the Central League Wheeling at Grand Rapids Terre Haute at Dayton Zanesville against South Bend Evansville battles Fort Wayne.
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Baseball scores and rain delays across the league
Summary of multiple games with results from American Association and American League matchups. Notable scores include Cleveland 12 Washington 1, Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3, St Louis 5-6 New York 2-1, and tied or rain affected games in Boston Chicago and other districts. Several doubleheaders listed with partial innings and weather delays.
AT SARATOGA FIRST RACE TE DEUM AT BELMONT
Races list at Saratoga with Belmont entry Te Deum Ardrey in race one and Canvas St Nick Ranner in race two. Other entries include Harrigan Prudent Fore in race three and Stamina Anony ma Reckon in race four, Zipango The Wrestler Disobedient in race five, Bar None Frances Ray Florence IT in race six. Three best bets Te Deum Harrigan Zipango. The Gem Laundry offers family washings rough dry by the pound with flat pieces ironed. phones 1671.
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Canvas
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Prudent
Zipango
Frances Ray
Florence IT
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GEM Laundry
Indianapolis Public Works Seeks Bids on Dewey and Butler Avenues
The City of Indianapolis invites sealed bids by August 17 1908 at 10 a m for improvements on Dewey Avenue north side from Arlington Avenue west property line to University Avenue north property line and Butler Avenue east side from Washington Street south property line to Butler Avenue north curb. Bids require contingency liability insurance of 100000 per person and 10000 per accident and a 2 1/2 percent bid bond with minimum $100. The work follows Improvement Resolutions No 5638 and 5653 and plans on file with the Board of Public Works.
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Board of Public Works
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
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Big Eagle Creek
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John M’gregor
John M. Mendenhall
Albert Sahm
John M'Gregor
John M. Mendenhaly
WM. H. Roberts
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