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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
6
The piece discusses Brad Bradley and Collins as rival third basemen, notes Bradley will join the Redlegs after rejecting Carr’s terms, and traces both players’ career decays while praising Collins’ defense and hitting. It mentions Devlin as a rival in era and Bradley’s aging decline at age 32.
The Button Hooks beat the Shoe Horns 10 to 4 at Garfield Park with Cobler striking out thirteen without a hit. The Cardinals and Mapletons tied 3 to 3 in twelve innings at Fairview. Indianapolis Black Sox defeated Cumberland Browns 8 to 1 with Harris and Stewart on the mound. Indianapolis Grays split a doubleheader with Newcastle Giants 6 to 1 and 4 to 0. Abe Martins fell to Indianapolis Colts 8 to 7 in a tight finish. Cancer- incorrect.
W J Vanderbilt Jr announces entries for the Vanderbilt cup race on October 15 at Long Island. Roebling Planche cars, driven by Washington A Roebling, with four cylinders and tuned bore and stroke, are joined by National Motor Company cars possibly driven by Aitken and Merz. Simplex entries with Leland A Mitchell are also listed. at least thirty cars are expected to compete.
The Colonels defeated the locals 2 to 1 as early misplays gave the visitors the runs. Kerns, a new catcher from Topeka, debuted poorly, missing three third strikes and muffing a throw that led to a run.
A sweeping schedule lists baseball games in Louisville Washington park and Kansas City at Washington park. Racing meets continue at Saratoga Windsor Detroit and Cheyenne with boat and motor races at Huntington harbor. Boxing fights and archery tournaments are planned in Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore New York and Bangor with notable performances from Hayden Howley Williams and Allen among others.
In Union City Indiana on August 15 locals toppled the Cincinnati Shamrocks 5 to 2 behind strong batting by Snyder and timely hits. Wonsetter and Siube homered while Snyder and Kline anchored pitching and defense in the late innings.
In Bedford Indiana on August 15 a hotly contested twelve inning game ended Indianapolis Reserves 12 Bedford 8. Batteries Moran and Hollingsworth for Indianapolis Cooley and Lemon for Bedford. Umpire Martin. Attendance 130.
Saginaw Michigan August 15 President A B Burkart said he had just received a $1000 offer for Wuffli the great little third baseman of the Saginaw team from Murphy of the Cubs but had not accepted it Carr of Indianapolis is also after him Magers and another bidder are said to be in pursuit
Milwaukee and observers report growing interest in a major league caliber twelve club circuit. Backers include financiers eyeing profits, while proponents discuss scheduling to avoid clashes with the American Association and potential markets in Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Chicago.
New York fight fans expect a top ten round showdown Tuesday night between Al Kaufman and Bill Lang of Australia at the Fairmount Athletic Club. Both claimants to Jack Johnson’s title, the winner would gain a challenger’s standing for the champion.
Hardgrove and Richter pitched for Indianapolis in a 6 to 3 victory over Carr's Colonels at Washington Park. Errors and timely hits shaped the game as Kendall in his return pitched for the Ohio state league, with Indianapolis taking the lead late and extending the breakaway with two runs in the seventh.
New York news reports Melvin W. Sheppard, a premier middle distance runner, shattered three records at the First Regiment Irish Volunteers Games at Celtic Park. He set new marks for 600 yards in 1 minute 4.5 seconds, 550 yards at 1 0 52.5, and 500 yards at 57.4 seconds, surpassing Tommy Burke’s and his own earlier times. Dan Ahearn also set a new hop, step and jump world record with 51 feet 2 3/4 inches.
In the Corporation league the Ammerican Centrals beat the Eli Lillys 7 to 6 in ten innings. Postal Clerks defeated the Sanitary Cans 15 to 5. Batteries listed with J Sullivan Keough Laird Windsor for Ammerican Centrals and B Kitchen Murphy Gregory Macy for Sanitary Cans.
Richmond defeated Connersville 18 to 4 in Richmond on Sunday. Richmond had 21 hits to Connersville's 7 with 3 errors against 9. Bull and Sullivan teamed on the mound for Richmond while Thomas and Peters handled catching duties.
The St Louis American League club announced the acquisition of outfielder Northern and pitchers Malloy and Mitchell from Houston. They are slated to report on September 7.
Aurora Indiana witnesses a wild clash as the Hoosiers unravel after a heated Hatch confrontation and lose to Cincinnati in a troubled game on August 15.
The thirtieth annual national laws tennis association tournament opened at the Casino courts in Newport with 181 entries. Fifty three matches were planned but many defaults reduced the actual matches. Notable early clashes featured Bearls C. Wright of Boston and William Rosenbaum of the Harlem Tennis Club in New York.
In Youngstown Ohio on August 15 Canton appears poised to win the pennant with three weeks left in the O and F season. McKeesport Akron and East Liverpool push hard as Canton fields the strongest team with high priced players and top pitchers and defense led by Fred Drumm.
Three of Great Britain's fastest motorboats arrive in New York aboard the Minnetonka for the Larchmont international race on August 20. The Maple Leaf II Pioneer and Zingarella are listed, with the Maple Leaf II reputedly exceeding 37 miles per hour.
The A B C s twice defeated the Greens 16 to 0 at Northwestern Park Sunday afternoon. The result highlights a dominant performance by A B C s and a rare scoring shutout by the home team.
Local balloon owners prepare for fall competitions at the speedway and international contests. Carl Fisher and George Bumbaugh plan entries for the September 17 race, with Fisher’s balloon tested on Labor Day carrying 2,400 pounds of sand and a gas capacity of 80,000 cubic feet. An unusually large field is expected, with ten entrants including five from St. Louis, two from New York, one from Dayton, and two from Indianapolis.
In Alexandria Indiana on August 15 the City team defeated the White Sox 8 to 1 in the first game of the city championship series. The White Sox scored one run in the second inning and again in the seventh while the City Team added eight runs. Batteries for the White Sox were Knight and 23 City Team. pitchers were Jones and Hughes for the City Team.
In the American Association Indianapolis defeated Louisville 6 to 3 with other results showing Minneapolis 4 St Paul 2 and Milwaukee 7 0 over Kansas City 0 8 Columbus 1 8 Toledo 6 7. National League had no games scheduled. American League Detroit 3 Washington D C Chicago 4 1 New York 1 5 Boston 7 5 St Louis 4 4. Central League Zanesville 3 South Bend 2 Evansville 2 1 Dayton 1 0 Terre Haute 3 Ft Wayne 2 Wheeling 3 Grand Rapids 1.
Schedule of games shows American Association matchups including Lovisville at Indianapolis Toledo at Columbus St Paul at Minneapolis Kansas City at Milwaukee Chicago at Brooklyn Fittaburg at New York St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Also American League Detroit at Washington Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis and Central League Ft Wayne at caoue.
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