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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
10
Cresceus won at Brighton Beach Race Track in a 2:03 mile, beating The Abbott by a length as wagers soared. The Ohio chestnut led through the heats, set a world fast mile mark, and earned $7,000 of a $12,000 purse while The Abbott collected $3,000. The State board of agriculture seeks Cresceus for Indianapolis exhibition action.
London reports buying in cookers and corn crop outlooks with sugar demand tight. Insiders hint a 32? percent dividend. General Electric cash dividend speculation. Strength in hard and soft coal and Readings fires. Strikes loom as Gompers may convene unions. Long Island insiders buy. Norfolk & Western eyes around 54. soft coalers bullish. Indianapolis gas and street railway bids noted.
New York observers are promised a pretty display Friday after sunset as Venus, the evening star, aligns with the silver crescent of The nesamtO071 in the western sky. The event is described as unusually beautiful and eagerly anticipated by stargazers.
The best physic Chamberlains Stom ach and Liver assets. Easy to take. Pleasant in effect. For sale by all drug gists.
Fragmented OCR lists teams and battery pairings under the Western Association with locations like Toledo Grand Rapids Fort Wayne Columbus and Marion. It references battery pairings such as Pardee Joss Graffius Bailey Grimm Yerkes Rickey Shepard Williams Fricken Fuller Mackin Locke and others amid numeric codes.
A free-for-all trotting event headlines the card with Humboldt Maid in focus as heats 5 and 7 proceed. The announcement highlights the listed entrants and schedule, signaling exciting action for racing fans.
At New Castle the pace trot racing featured Billy Mack clocking 2:36 on the 2315 pace while Ada line Bond raced the half mile run with Joe Mack at 3:00 trot and Tom also listed in the events.
At the Jefferson County Fair Money Maker clocked 2 28 in the 2:28 trot ahead of Terra Firma and Princess Fedora in the 2:40 trot, as three quarters of a mile were run with Terra Firma in pursuit and Princess Fedora close behind.
George Mullin, Fort Wayne Western association pitcher, signs a Boston American league contract for 5000 dollars. Indianapolis and Anderson Elks scheduled to play August 23. John T Brush downplays Chicago league merger. Jim Corbett returns from Europe and seeks a ball game. AiMcGraw again ejected in Baltimore game. Dean's Ointment advertised as cure all with 50 cent price.
The fragment lists clubs with won lost and percentages across multiple cities including Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn New York Chicago and Boston. It mentions batteries by Powell Schriver Leitner Warner Matthewson Wittredge and others with scattered scores and venues like Cedar Rapids Decatur and Davenport in a historical standings context.
The Pennsylvania Lines promote a Sunday excursion from Indianapolis to Vincennes tied to the novel Alice of Old Vincennes. The round trip costs 31.58 dollars with a special train departing at 6:45 a.m. and returning from Vincennes at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale daily to September 10 with final return by October 31. For details, contact ticket agents. If unable to bring liner advertisements to the Sun, use telephone 81.
In Buffalo on Thursday, Bowler was disqualified for fouling Major Taylor by cutting in front of him, moving the colored racer to second place in the half mile handicap. Kramer continues to win events.
Scores show Cleveland 41, Philadelphia 47, and Milwaukee strong with 45 against Baltimore. Multiple battery pairings listed include Clups, Bresnahan, Bracken, Wood, Husting, Malony, Wiltze and Powers in a compact, era-style box score fragment.
A note reports Australian pugilist Otto Cribb died after a knockout delivered by Mickey Dunn. Other items mention Dayton seeking the Berenah Monroe match, Chicago reformers’ race track crackdown paused, Shamrock II analysis, Independance closing Sept. 1, and mixed sports updates including Kokomo Races and Lipton’s Columbia cup expectations.
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