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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1901

Page

8

Bunch of Fine Races At Indianapolis Cycle Meet

The Indianapolis cycle club announces a Friday night program headlined by Nat Butler and Jimmy Hunter from New York. Nine entries in two professional events include Gordon Butler Hunter Holloway Murburger Pease Pfeffer Toots Watson Steele a 17 race schedule if heats run straight. An inter city pursuit features Cincinnati Dayton Anderson and Indianapolis teams. Amateur races promise strong competition as Willis Coval, suspended by the N C A A, may not dominate. Admission to bleachers is free though grand stand seats sell briskly. If successful another meet may follow in about two weeks.

Indianapolis Nat Butler Jimmy Hunter New York Gordon Butler Hunter Holloway Murburger Pease Pfeffer Toots Watson Steele Cincinnati Dayton Anderson Willis Coval Coval

American League Standings and Box Scores Summary

The Chicago club led with a 62 win, 40 loss mark while Boston stood at 48 and Baltimore 44 in a tight AL race. Milwaukee posted 69 wins with Washington 56, Detroit 48, Philadelphia 49, Cleveland 42, and Milwaukee games showing pitchers Lee Clarke Hus ting Maloney in the box score.

Chicago Boston Baltimore Detroit Lesa . Ess Philadelphia Wee Cleveland Washington Milwaukee Nowell and Robinson Patterson and Sullivan Lee and Clarke Mhusting and Maloney

Batteries and Clubs Standings in Early Baseball Matchups

Batteries Miller and Shaw defeat Loa clubs as Toledo and Grand Rapids trade results. Fort Wayne and Marion appear in late scores with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh showing strong performances. Other matchups include Boston Philadelphia New York Chicago and Brooklyn, with multiple batteries listed and various scores recorded.

Toledo Grand Rapids Dayton Seancvetavsses Fort Wayne Pittsburg Brooklyn Philadelphia Abunee St. Louis Boston Cincinnati New York Chicago Peweay

Unclear OCR sports score fragment list

Fragmentary text shows city abbreviations and coded scores for multiple teams. No coherent event or outcome is present to summarize with certainty.

Anvil Chorus Blasts Jeffries Ruhlin Fight As Fake

In San Francisco on August 23 officials and critics spar over the Jeffries Ruhlin bout. Accusations label the match as a staged event with George Siler of Chicago named referee facing charges of bias and questionable calls at Tattersall's and in past fights.

San Francisco George Siler Chicago

Team lineup fragment shows players and positions

An OCR fragment lists players Anderson Worth Norton Dickson Haze Teepe Trueblood Steadman Bear Morrey with positions first base pitcher and others, indicating a baseball team roster snippet.

Readville Track Record Falls in Quarter Sprint

Cresceus shattered quarter time with a :29% effort at Readville on Thursday. He also lowered the track record from 2:06% to 2:06%. In the opening heat the champion Lord Derby and Charley Herr led, while the last horse was distanced.

Lord Derby Charley Herr

Charter Oak Stakes Attracts Record Entries

Race notes detail Lebanon Boone County and Winster events with pace times from 2:14 to 3:00 and numerous names such as Will Tranby Miss Leach Jay B and Billy Mack. The Whiteley stable faces sickness in Muncie while E H Saul buys Lady Coleridge for 4600 and Charter Oak's $10,000 stake draws its largest list since 1891.

Lebanon Fair Will Tranby Miss Leach Boone County Lady Foot Elwood Harry L Harry CO Jay B Bob Evans Winchester Rosey Wilkes Pace Billy Mack Chrystyne New Albany Kalta Robert D. Rockport Theodosius Fritz Mike Haverly Whiteley Muncie E. H. Saul Fairland Lady Coleridge A. J. Riggle Flora Charter Oak

Jeffries Ruhlin Fight Articles Signed For November

The San Francisco report says articles were signed for a November bout between Jeffries and Ruhlin. The Twentieth Century Club will take 62 4 percent of gate receipts. Referee selection caused some trouble, with fighters agreeing on George Siler of Chicago.

San Francisco Twentieth Century Club Oid George Siler Chicago

YACHTS IN SHAMROCK IT FIRST IN AMERICAN WATERS

Sir Thomas Lipton and designer Watson praised Shamrock I after a 40 minute test run in American waters. The crew impressed with the yacht's quality while Constitution, the cup defender, performed poorly losing to Columbia twice around the Secawanhaka triangular course by two minutes five seconds.

Shamrock Thomas Lipton Watson Constitution Columbia Secawanhaka

Big Furniture House Opens In Four-Story Store

The Rhodes Burford furniture company opens a new four floor store at 127 129 East Washington Street and 20 22 24 Virginia Avenue with 33000 square feet of space. Music all day and souvenirs for visitors accompany the inauguration led by A G Rhodes president and 8 J Burford vice president in Louisville as national headquarters.

Rhodes- Burford Company Washington St Virginia Ave A. G. Rhodes Atlanta J. Burford Louisville Burford W. B. Burford

Castro Aids Rebels Move Toward War With Colombia

A Venezuela cablegram reports President Castro plans an expedition of 6800 men to Red Hacha to aid Colombian revolutionists under Uribe Uribe. Gen Davila commands the force, convoyed by gunboats, signaling potential military action.

New York Venezuela Castro Colombia Red Hacha Uribe-Uribe Davila

Divorce Rates in Indiana by County Highlights Vigo Lead

For the year ending June 20, Indiana shows about 13 percent of marriages ending in divorce. Marion reports 220 licenses and 431 divorces, roughly one divorce per five marriages, while Vigo with 637 licenses records 126 divorces about 1 percent higher than Marion. Clark reports 1,489 licenses and 42 divorces, attributed to many nonresident licenses. Smaller counties with fewer cities tend to have fewer divorces.

Indiana Johnson Cass Delaware Floyd Greene Morgan Tipton Vanderburg Wayne White Marion County Clark County Vigo County

City Funds Face Higher July Bills and New Temporary Loan

Controller Dunn will seek council authority for another temporary loan of about 560000 at the next meeting. June and July bills exceed expectations, based on 1909 figures. This year’s June July expenses total 249124.95 versus 208233.04 last year. August receipts likely to be light as Treasurer Koeehne estimates tax revenue under 5000.

Dunn Koeehne

Mutual Benefit Line Association Reveals Membership and Benefits

Secretary John P. Scallen reports the C. H. & D. employees mutual benefit association had 1,362 members. In the year 1910 844.70 dollars were paid to injured members and 11,500 dollars were paid due to deaths.

John P. Scallen

Two Women Injured as Tree Crashes on Horse Drawn Carriage

Mrs Hattie Fapies of 313 W North St and Mrs Emma Bradley were returning from a funeral when a tree fell on the horses near Senate Ave and Seventeenth St. Mrs Jones fractured her ankle, Mrs Bradley escaped with bruises, and all were later taken home by the same hack.

Hattie’ Fapies North St Emma, Bradley Perley O'Haver Senate-ave Seventeenth-st Jones Bradley

Saloonist Fined and Jailed Under Prohibitory Law

In Topeka on August 23 Judge Disney fined saloonist Geo. Klauer 27,50 and sentenced him to 1,350 days in jail with a $10,000 bond. The decision marks the harshest penalty since the prohibitory law was enacted.

Topessa Kas Disney Geo. Klauer

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