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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1901
Page
8
The yacht Shamrock II entered quarantine in New York at 7 27 am Monday in good condition and headed to Erie basin to strip and repaint her racing gear. Crew led by Capt Sycamore will prep the craft for daily trim runs in the Sandy Hook horseshoe before heading to race.
Readable lines show multiple team abbreviations and batters with scattered scores and inning codes. The fragment hints at Saturday games featuring Cleveland Detroit Boston Baltimore Washington Philadelphia Milwaukee and Detroit with varied runs and hits, but details are incomplete.
In Evanville Bloomington Davenport Decatur Cedar Rapids Terre Haute Rock Island and other towns teams post varied results across two games. Decatur leads showcased by wins and ties as E and R abbreviations indicate home and road outcomes.
Joe Cantillon says Indianapolis, though small, is a better base ball town and offers better treatment to visiting teams than some league towns. He contrasts this with other cities and notes his fond memories of Indianapolis, as quoted by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pitcher Kellum of Indianapolis last season was overcome by heat while playing in New Orleans on Sunday and had to be carried from the field.
Saturday the Auburn Reds beat the Fort Wayne Shamrocks 3 to 1. Milks' game at Washington Park promised good ball on Friday. Seymour Reds 10 Jawrenceburg 5. Muncie 3 8 2, Converse 0 3 2, Richmond 4 3 3, Cincinnati Reserves 5 8 2. Shelbyville Grays 20 Lebanon 4. Indianapolis Reserves tied Cincinnati in a Sunday game with Shamrocks. Umpire Kleeman criticized. fans rioted but the umpire escaped. No more Sunday bail in Wheeling per the chief of police. Chicago Marquettes 18 Lafayette 23. Morions 18 Moriartys 2. Grays 13 Gillispie Heserves 2. Canners 5 Northwesterns 2. Ralph Seybold of Philadelphia third in American League batting at .272. Haruff Capitals question others’ silence. claim Indianapolis 15-year-olds’ champion status. will face any 16-year-olds. Manager Grennan 25 Stevens St Indianapolis. Bowlers defeated Fort Wayne in a three-man contest.
T J Grady defeated Marcus Hurley to take the two mile amateur title in Buffalo on Saturday. Kramer captured the half mile circuit championship in New York on the same day. Chas Chrisman of Richmond, related to Crescens via a half brother Walter Wi nans, won a race at Stairmount last week.
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