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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1901
Page
8
In New York the ex champion Corbett and rival Terry agreed to fight next July with no manager involvement. Both sides reached a friendly understanding and will wait for the big bout while McGovern suggests interim battles until the title clash is set.
The event opened with a starting shot at Madison Field Sunday midnight drawing 16 teams. Spectators cheered as riders began, with incidents and several teams dropping out early. Prizes top heavy with $1,500 for first and $1,000 for second. McFarland won last year by 281 miles and seven laps.
Johnny Nelson and Joe Griebler raced at Waltham on May WB with Miles and Stefford. Miles, to wed June 13, wore badge 13, Stefford wore 18. Miles killed in race. Peterson died three years earlier at Lansingsburg wearing 13. Karnstadt faced choice 15 or quitting. Counterfeit tickets, 5,000, found at gate. detectives dispatched.
Tr J Hickey, charged with breach of faith, has received his walking papers. P J Powers, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, ordered circular letters to clubs announcing Hickey’s dismissal. Kiel is notified of deposition as member and chairman of the arbitration board and termination of National Association ties.
Jimmy Manning and his gang again brandish long knives in a bold campaign targeting Milwaukee fans. After incidents in Omaha and a march to Kansas City with no bloodshed, they choose St Paul and Minneapolis, and now announce a fierce war will be waged in Milwaukee.
Jack Burns leaves Indianapolis for Cincinnati after a few days there. Roxey Kannell from Buffalo and Gus Gardner of Philadelphia meet in a ten round bout at the Phoenix club Monday night. Corbett faces hotel trouble in Cincinnati as a clerk questions his show of his dog Beauty.
A weather and market snippet reports gas supplies exhausted and coal prices likely to climb with winter. An inquirer hears a coal dealer expect no fall in price until next year while temperatures drop and precipitation shifts from rain to snow across the region. Wheat and rye may benefit from moisture relief despite a cold spell.
In Chicago on Sunday 16 year old John Peterka returned home then shot himself in front of his parents house after wavering between returning home and ending his life. He had been away a week and was urged by his sweetheart and two friends to go back. He fired a single shot through the head and died.
Roscoe McKinney seeks to challenge Elmer Woodman of Dayton Ohio on equal terms used against Murburger in Indianapolis last winter. McKinney’s past winter matches were home events. he now aims to face out-of-town talent. He weighs 122 pounds and is in fine fettle.
Savannah reports the pneumatic aerial torpedo gun test on Hilton Head proved successful. The board recommends payment of $100,000 to the builders, with officers confirming satisfaction though not issuing an official statement. The gun’s position guards Port Royal harbor entrance, blocking fleet access.
Notre Dame faculty will hire a baseball coach for two months after the holidays. W. H. Fox, set to captain next season, offers his services and is favored. Another candidate is Cincinnati star catcher Henie Pietz.
Will Cavin of DePauw visits the city to hire a coach for the 1902 team. The squad trains in Greencastle and plans a regular Indiana schedule plus a trip through Ohio. A Pulse family member is expected to join the spring team as the fourth twirler of the quartet.
In Birmingham Alabama on a Sunday afternoon justice of the peace R D Coffman shot and killed Rev J W Bradford at Brookside Bradford had urged peaceful relations with church members and urged Coffman and others to stop lying about him Coffman surrendered to authorities after the shooting.
Market mood darkens as analysts warn liquidity strain may push prices lower briefly unless Standard Oil actions ease concerns. Copper trades improve while American stocks in London weaken. Sugar prices eyed for early rise. Indianapolis firms listed include Belt stocks and local utilities with various bond issues and notes across rail, gas, and telephone sectors.
The Greencastle bowling team defeated the Tish-i-mingoes in a sensational game at Greencastle Saturday night.
Arthur Gobble, 24, shot his father John in the hip during a dispute over an account on a farm near Boone Lebanon Indiana. He then killed himself with a selfinflicted gunshot Sunday. The father is expected to recover. The couple had moved from Virginia to the county. Earlier, Rev J N Herrick of Broadway M E church was named presiding elder of the Kokomo district by Bishop Joyce replacing Rev Parr.
In Lisbon Falls Maine on December 9 thirty people were ducked in the Androscoggin under Shiloh bible school. One woman reportedly died from cold shock and others are ill while several children were also ducked as the river lay partly ice covered.
Butte Montana December nine report that Mrs Marcus Daly widow of the copper king is said to have lost two million dollars in a financial setback or burn of assets, details pending.
Denver report states Louis Grevin a Chicago gambling house capper has fallen heir to about 250000 after a telegram claimed his grandfather Mai Flee Bagot died. The message notes the fortune would come from the deceased relative in Chicago.
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