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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1900
Page
8
The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company showcases its status as a home company investing at home and managed by Indiana men. John H. Holliday serves as president and John M. Spann as secretary at the Home Office on 148 East Market Street, with phone 133.
Indianapolis sinks further in the standings after a double defeat to Cleveland. Magoon and Shay feature in offense as the club fights through late-season tests abroad and at home, with Milwaukee and Chicago looming in the final stretch.
American league results include Chicago 5 Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 5 Detroit 2 Buffalo 1 Detroit 5 Buffalo 4. National league games show New York 1 Cincinnati 0 St Louis 8 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 1 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 0. Interstate league tallies Mansfield 13 Marion 2 Fort Wayne 12 Columbus 1 New Castle 4 Dayton 1 Toledo 15 Wheeling 13 Wheeling 7 Toledo 4.
Magoon still leads the batting list while Madison is first in errors though he has more chances than any other player.
In St Louis Brooklyn pounded the game out of Jones in the ninth. Batteries McGinnity and Farrell with Jones and Criger. Other line notes: Tannehill and Schriver, Griffith and Donahue. Cago R 2 H 6 B 3.
Sunday Interstate League results show Columbus defeating New Castle 5 2 and 4 1. Toledo over Fort Wayne 5 1. Mansfield beats Dayton 6 3.
In Minneapolis Chicago shut out the home team. Chicago outscored Minneapolis by nine to zero. In Milwaukee Milwaukee won a doubleheader with strong hitting. Kansas City struggled in both games. Milwaukee and Kansas City split the twin bill with Milwaukee taking the second contest. In Detroit Detroit swept Buffalo in a doubleheader with solid pitching and timely hitting. Buffalo also played two games with mixed results.
Young Marous edged Crescent Stars 8 7 as Batteries Shea Diver and Willits Prince led a tight win. Oriental Kids defeated Lone Stars II Batteries Grieston Mulliken Eck ert Foxall Jackson Tishi mongosh Eider Downs 5 with Batteries McAfee Ernest Downs Redman. Moriaritys beat Blackwell Stars 18 6 behind Moriarity Orr Gray Rose.
Indianapolis holds a two point edge on Detroit for fourth place. Cincinnati survives defeat aided by rain stopping a game against New York at 2 to 1 in favor of the Giants in the fifth inning. Indianapolis will play Detroit and Buffalo away, then Cleveland at home the first half of next week, returning Aug 23 for a Detroit opener. Seybold to start at center, Geier shifts to third. At Newby oval, all big motors and multicycles prep on track Tuesday night with drivers learning mounts to prevent accidents. Upper track will house motor machines while human power bikes gain slight mile advantages. Anticipated large crowd from advance seat sales. Tom Cooper wins a heat in Paris bicycle races. McFarland finishes third. Lake secures a heat in the amateur championship.
Champion Jim Jeffries issues a new tournament idea. He proposes to fight Fitzsimmons on August 25 and, if victorious, then Sharkey on August 31. If Fitz defeats Jeffries, Sharkey would face Fitz and both men could claim a title shot. Fitz agrees to 65 percent and is confident in defeating Jeffries.
Bethany Park officials ban political days after a season of small crowds and failed turnouts. Republicans and Democrats failed to draw attendees. speakers slated to attend did not appear. Park managers say religious gatherings are also unsuitable and thus no politics next season.
Al G. Field's troupe features the Mamalukes acrobatics. English's Park begins the week with a drama Over the Sea and additional specialties, starting Monday matinee.
In Paris a misordered maneuver caused the Framee to veer and sink after colliding with the battleship Brennus. Forty crew members drowned amid fleet maneuvers. Meanwhile in Chicago Col. J C L Lee retired after 64 years service as lakes department chief quartermaster. Lieut Col Atwood succeeded him.
The A. D. Streight circle of ladies of the G. A. R. will host an ice cream social in Superior Court Room 3 on Friday, Aug. 17. Also noted are social and travel updates including Miss Ida Weber sailing to Europe and Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Pierce departing for Europe.
Frisco Slim John Butler is under arrest in New York for blowing a safe at Strausburg Virginia and stealing 15000 dollars. Herman Dames and Charles Dux of Chicago plan to duel with swords Thursday. Great G A R parade in Chicago set for Tuesday August 28. Eyre Cragin canal commission forfeited to Nicaragua for nonpayment. Steamer Gaelic brings mission aries from China to Frisco. Ex congressman S M Clark of Keokuk Iowa died Saturday. Marble and Broadway playwight dead fron bullet wounds.
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