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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
7
The upcoming boxing scene heats up as Charley Neary defeats Herrera in seven in Milwaukee, signaling a busy run of fights ahead. Gans versus Nelson looms large with questions about weight, while Attell and Carsey clash in Grand Rapids in a hard punching, fast action era.
The fragment reports a flat day in Columbia Nav where a fighter won 1600 gambling on craps. Charley Byron, Los Angeles referee, vows never to referee again due to war criticism from Franklin Neil’s father. Mike Sullivan of Cambridge and Jack Bougherty of Milwaukee sign with a Butts Mont club to box on Labor Day. The twins’ whereabouts near Dene suggest a call to fight Kubel this week.
Umpire J B Johnatone, barred from Polo Grounds by John T Grush, vows to render every call honestly and without favor. He emphasizes decades of umpiring, pride in fair rulings, and commitment to the National League regardless of length of employment. He says players accept his decisions and hopes to end his troubles with continued integrity.
The document outlines upcoming West and South football matchups across September to November. Notable pairings include Jah teams with dates, venues like Columbus Cantabla and Madison, and clashes such as Wisconsin versus North Dakota and Vanderbilt against various opponents.
Dan Patcha in fine form at Galesburg Illinois as he trains from Bavage Minnesota for the season debut. Owner M W Bavage received wire updates saying the horse ran a mile in 3 04 with a fast last half, and the pace indicates peak condition. Bavage predicts record breaking times this season and notes last year’s Minnesota state fair mile of 1 57 5, with a likely stronger showing on Monday September 3.
The Crivet and Bluebirda have purchased George Perring, Omaha's third baseman, in a notable early season deal. The transfer reshapes local baseball rosters as Perring moves to the rival squad.
Labor Day promises a busy AEKNWH boxing scene with Joe Gana versus Raffling Nelson for a $20,000 purse in Gobiela Nevada as the main event. Other bouts spread coast to coast including Philadelphia Chelsea Massa Denver Cal Sacramento Cal Las Amores Cal Grand Rapids Micch Searle Woah Everete Wash Terre Haute Indianapolis Kanas City Milwaukee and more. Burke Back in Harness fights Hugo Kelly September 11 at Lincoln Athletic Chelsea Massachusetts. Harry Baker seizes a decisive win over Frankie Nell in Los Angeles with a likely September title rematch. Kaufmann Crawled Out of a Bout with Tommy Byrne planned for September 11 in Los Angeles did not occur. George Gardner trains Nelson for the Gans bout while Jack Clifford assists Nelson in conditioning.
Eddie Keevan, manager of Jimmy Walsh, received a telegram from Manhattan Nevada offering a purse for a direct featherweight title fight between Watts and Abe Attell. Keevan replied he would accept if the purse was large enough and the club could guarantee the bout.
Baseball night across American Association and Central and National Leagues shows mixed scores. Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St Paul and Columbus posted wins while Brooklyn, Cleveland, St Louis, Chicago and New York had varying outcomes. Pitching tandems and batters named appear in multiple box scores from Milwaukee to Pittsburgh.
Special to The Sum Milwaukee Wis 21 Preale Gent Olirien announces a board meeting to be held Wednesday open for hearing Manager Kelly and Secretary LAdhard of the Minneapolis club face questioning in a case linked to gambling accusations against umpire Clarice Owens regarding Colmbue Minneapolis games from weeks ago.
The speaker asserts no knowledge of a man named Brams and claims never meeting him outside a social circle. The exchange hints at secrecy and distance within a group.
A Milwaukee boys club provides home-like activities from manual training to gymnasts and storytelling, offering a summer camp at Beaver Lake. The camp features tents, a dining area, and nightly campfires with songs, games, and banjo music. Boys engage in swimming, rowing, fishing, and baseball, many being wage earners seeking shelter from streets or saloon life.
Louisville boxer Marvin Hart announces a one day stay at West Baden then training on his farm to prepare for heavyweight bouts. He wrote Tex Rickard seeking a match with Tommy Burns and says he was treated poorly in Philadelphia and demands a fair contest under Queensberry rules. Hart claims he is ready to fight O Brien and Schreck and vows to defeat Berger if offered a match.
A chaotic listing shows race results across Baratogs, Cincinnati, and Buffalo with horses like Annette Lady Bliver Wedding Pirate Waterford Pure Pepper and others. It includes odds such as 10 to 1 and 3 to 1, various times around 1:08 to 1:29, and partial jockeys and officials amid a garbled OCR transcript.
A fragment shows a sequence of mid length races with times and odds. Poster Girl starts at 30 to 1 in race four with a 1:03 time. Jury Jonge-Sheen runs at 4 to 1 with Jim Tiendtie involved. Ex clamation leads mile segment in tight odds. Lady Carrot appears in seventh with 4 to 1 and a 2:21 time.
The piece accuses AB Kaufmann of bluffing over a Burns title match as he refused to travel for a proposed contest. Initially eager, Kaufmann asked McCarey to arrange rail tickets for himself and Harry Foley to Los Angeles. A telegram then arrived stating he would not travel west to meet Byrne, marking a second missed chance to face the heavyweight champion.
Indiana state audit records show the Franktip Life Insurance Company of Springfield Illinois with assets including cash on hand real estate and mortgages and other securities. The 1805 statement lists total assets and liabilities with figures and is certified by the Indiana Auditor of State.
Crutcher, the Boy Pitcher, held Kansas City to five hits and no runs as Indiana’s Hickey dominated the Blues. Crutcher kept visitors from scoring while Leahy, Frantz, Waldron and Perrine produced hits and runs for the Hoosiers, who claimed a decisive win in Kansas City.
Report from Nearville features a Blue HUL pace heat with Brallant Curry and Blazer Calle, plus direct entries Kuoraatia and Phalla. Pacing and trotting heats include Mies Gay, Bonnie Wilkes, Billy Walters Jr, and a breeders titling event with Al Bingen and Fatana among the entries.
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