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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1908

Page

17

Cincinnati Wins Dramatic Game on Mike Mitchell Homer

In Cincinnati on Saturday the Reds beat the Brooklyn Superbas after six scoreless innings. Mike Mitchell homered in the tenth inning off Judge Lumley to give Cincinnati a 2 1 victory in a blanking duel turned on its head. The game featured strong pitching by Wilhelm for Brooklyn and Coakley for Cincinnati, with tense late drama as Kane and Juggins misplayed baserunning chances before Mitchell’s decisive drive.

Reds Brooklyns Coakley Wilhelm Superbas Kane Hummel Sheehan Tommy Juggins Campbell Mike Mitchell

Coffroth Eyes Papke Ketchel Fight For Frisco

Promoter Coffroth seeks Papke versus Ketchel in San Francisco promising double the gate than Los Angeles. He plans the bout for Saturday afternoon September 5, with strong local interest and Ketchel as a drawing card. Joe Thomas recalls Ketchel’s brutal first round blows in their recent clash.

Coffroth Papke- Ketchel Papke Frisco Los Angeles Ketchel Joe Thomas Stanley

Fifteen Prisoners Granted Freedom by County Jail

A grand jury discharged fifteen prisoners from the county jail with no indictments. The released individuals include Elmer Burroughs Mary Thornton Charles Johnson Don Moriarity William Farar Jossier Allen Tony Baker Harry A Krause Dave Rostick Mike Mike Alex Manton William D Lockridge Edward Dobson John Douglas and William Burton. Charles Hines, nightwatchman at Moore Packing plant near Union stockyards, is hospitalized in serious condition after a severe beating. James Underwood of 1814 McClain Place, a font fireman, is under arrest for the assault. Indictments expected to be reported August 31.

Elmer Burroughs Mary Thornton Charles Johnson Don Moriarity William Farar Jessier Allen Tony Baker Harry A. Krause Dave Rostick Mike Mike Alex Manton William D. Lockridge Edward Dobson John Douglas William Burton Charlese Hines Moore Packing Union Stockyards James Underood McClain Place Font Hines

Strange claims from a morbid era in a fragile report

A fragmented passages describe a shellfish spinning silk as fine as cocoons, label a Mediterranean creature a prima nobilis, and claim East Indians marry daughters to flowers to convert them into widows when flowers die. It also cites a British scientist criticizing children praying about dying in sleep, urging acceptance of sudden death.

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