Hoosier Infield Four Accepted Most Changes
The fielding averages issued by President Joe O'Brien show why Indianapolis won the pennant last season. The Hoosiers excelled by accepting chances, not chasing easy plays, with a standout infield Carr Williams Bush and Hooke delivering exceptional speed. Durhim is praised as the top pitcher with five double headers won and a .731 winning percentage.
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Joe O'Brien
American Association
Indianapolis
Livingston
Howley
Paddy
Carr
Williams
Bush
Hooke
Cook
Coulter
Davidson
Hayden
Marquard
Slagle
Siever
Durham
Marqguard
Durhim
New York Nationals
Curley's Selections at Los Angeles Track
Curley reveals picks for a Los Angeles track meet listing six race lineups with Gerrmander Prud ent Bud in race one and Vox Populi Alma Dufour Magazine in race three. Restigencie Light Wool Dandelion race four. Bord Nelson Joe Gaitens La Gloria in race five. Duke of Bridgewater All Alone race six. Catherine F Most Probable Winner Restigouche.
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Gerrmander
Prudent
Bud
Jack Witt
Saaracisca
Phlanx
Vox Populi
Alma Dufour
Magazine
Restigencie
Bord Nelson
Joe Gaitens
la Gloria
Duke of Bridgewater
Catherine F
Restigouche
Ruth Dillon to be trained to break world's trotting record
Ruth Dillon, a four year old Indiana trotting filly from Sterling R. Holt, may not race next season and instead will be trained to break the world record. Trainer Willard Sanders says Ruth Dillon can beat the record and has shown two or three seconds faster speed than Lou Dillon at the same age with another year of training.
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Ruth Dillon
Sterling R. Holt
Indiana
Ruth
Columbus
Willard Sanders
Ruth Whon
Sanders
Lou Dillion
Twenty-first Street
Sugar Grove Avenue
Township 16
Mennell, Overton
Davis Sugar Grove
Twenty-first
Board of Public Works
City of
Indianapolis
Ind
Barnes Avenue
Annetta Street
Twenty-eighth Street
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Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
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Ten Round Go In New York Bout Between Madden and Ferns
Frankie Madden hosted Bedie Ferns in a rattling ten round National A C fight in New York City marking the first ten round bout there since the Britt McGovern era. Officials enforced rules with no police hindrance.
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New York
Frankie Madden
Bedie Ferns
Beell to Meet Turk in Chicago Wrestling Bout
New York Dec. 5 Yusif Mahmout the Terrible Turk has practically been matched with Fred Beell for a wrestling match on Dec 11 in Chicago. The bout will be the principal feature of a wrestling program of several good bouts.
West Point Opens Basketball Season at Home
West Point cadets host Pratt Institute of Brooklyn in a season opener at the gymnasium in West Point New York. The announcement notes the matchup and marks the start of the cadet basketball schedule.
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West Point
N. Y
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Free Receipt For Weak Men Prescription Offer
A health scam promises a free copy of a “prescription” for nervous debility and weakened manhood, claimed to cure without medicine. It urges readers to write to Mr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit for a copy in a sealed envelope.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck
Detroit
Mich
Baseball Clans Gather for Big Meetings in New York
Special to The Indianapolis Sun in New York on December 5 reports high tension ahead of league meetings. Cubs figure Chubby Charley Murphy will attend. John T. Brush seeks rule questions over protested games post season. Ebbett challenges Davey of Boston as executives brace for Eastern league rebellion. Hotel Victoria hosts Sunday talks at 2 pm with Dovey Hermann Dreyfuss Johnson and Brush arrivals noted.
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Indianapolis Sun
New York
Chubby Charley
Murphy
Cubs
Chicago
John T. Brush
Pulliam
Giants
Cuba
Charley Ebbett
Davey
Boston
American Association
Hotel Victoria
George Dovey
August Hermann
Barney Dreyfuss
Ban B. Johnson
American League
John L. Taylor
Indianapolis
Brown County lands expected to advance
Several Indianapolis men have bought farms in Brown county in the last two months and plan building summer homes. The influx is drawing attention and a boom in land prices is anticipated. Bliss native herbs, 5 W Washington St. The GHM Laundry. Family washings and ironing by the pound.
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Nashville
Ind
Indianapolis
Brown County
GHM
Ironec
Three Cycle Marvels in Speed Events
New York December 5 The annual short distance worlds championship cycle meet opens at Madison Square Garden tonight. The program features star sprinters and distance specialists led by Frank Kramer Victor Dupre and Major Taylor in a three cornered match race over half a mile and a mile with possible coin decided finals plus a ten mile paced race and a ten mile open event.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Frank Kramer
America
Victor Dupre
France
Major Taylor
Rare antiques seized by customs in Chicago for suspected duty fraud
Customs officials seize three crates of rare tapestries rugs robes and French antiques dating to the 14th to 16th centuries amid suspicions of dodging duties. The items and ownership are under investigation with the warehouse holding the collection as inquiries continue.
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United States
France
S. Robinson
Cupid Shoots Spit Ball Toward Rube Marquard
Rube Marquard, famed pitcher, announces plans to marry this winter. He avoids naming the bride, with speculation circling from Indianapolis to Cleveland. He will rest at his Denison base then return to Cleveland for farm life and hunting.
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Cupid
Rube Marquard
Indianapolis
the Denison
Marquard
Cleveland
Brinkmeyer Leads Indiana League Scoring Night
Brinkmeyer tops individual scores with 246 in the Indianapolis league on Friday, followed by Hardie 206 and Brinne 244. Washingtons total 1,020 best team score, Northsides 973 second, while Columbias Turners and others split wins and losses across matches.
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Hardie
Washingtons
Brinne
Turners
Goodwin
Columbias
Marions
Crescents
Nationals
Northsides
Imperials
Butler Basketball Freshmen and Seniors Triumph
In the Interstate Basketball league opener, Butler Freshmen defeated Sophomores by 31 to 15 while Seniors overwhelmed Juniors 31 to 13. The results show clear senior and freshman vying for early dominance over the middle classes.
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Butler College
Public Works Seeks Bid Bond and Insurance for Indianapolis Improvements
The Board of Public Works announces bids for city improvements with requirements: contingent liability insurance of at least 5000 per person and 10000 per accident, filed within five days after bid acceptance. a certified bid bond of 2.5 percent of the engineer's estimate, at least 100 dollars, to ensure contract execution. The board may reject all bids and bids must be submitted with the specified protections.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic Bldg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Twenty-First Street
Sugar Grove Avenue
Township 16
Menencie
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Horses Arrive in Chicago for Show from Vanderbilt Stable
A train carrying Alfred and Reginald Vanderbilt horses reached Chicago for the upcoming horse show. A crowd of grooms and attendants unloaded the celebrated animals while other east coast stables prepared entrants. Judge W H Moore from New York sent four palace cars in a 23 hour 47 minute run. E T Bedford and his daughter Miss Emily H Bedford also arrived with a large contingent to rest and condition their horses.
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Cago
Alfred Vanderbilt
Reginald
W. H. Moore
New York
E. T. Bedford
Standard Oil
Emily H. Bedford
Indianapolis Soccer Club Sets Winter Games at Perry Avenue
The Indianapolis association football team decided last night that all matches and practice games will be played in future at Perry Avenue. The plan spans the winter season and covers both matches and practice sessions.
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Indianapolis Association
Perry Avenue
Chicago to Host Grand American Handicap in 1909
At a meeting in Chicago the Interstate association unanimously decided to hold the Grand American Handicap at the Chicago Gun Club grounds in 1909. Indianapolis Cleveland and St Louis also claimed to host the event.
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Chicago
New York
Interstate Association
Chicago Gun Club
Indianapolis
Cleveland
St. Louis
Indiana Opens Season With Marion Five In Bloomington
Bloomington Indiana December 5 The Indiana university basketball season will be formally opened tonight when the Marion club five of Indianapolis state independent champions will be met.
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Marions
Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Marion
Indianapolis
Nusbaum Beats Buskirk in Handicap Billiard Tourney
Nusbaum defeated Buskirk in the final scheduled match of the Board of Trade handicap billiard championship. Nusbaum and Ross Thornton tie for first place, while Buskirk takes third prize, a handsome cue.
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Buskirk
Nusbaum
Board of Trade
Ross Thornton
East Washington Street Team Seeks 16-Year-Old Opponents
The East Washington Street basketball club invites any city 16-year-old teams for a game, contacting Pros Prospect 632, Old, to arrange a match.
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East Washington Street
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