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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
8
The column lists schedules for English S-Pen-Hur with two showtimes 2:15 and 8:15. Park theater features The Face in the Moonlight at 2 and 8. Empire theater presents Rose Sydell burlesquers at 2 and 8.
Robert Mantell closed his engagement at the Park with The face in the moonlight after a Friday opening that drew standing room. He portrayed a good soldier of France and a wicked assassin, with rapid character changes seen as the show’s most entertaining feature. The bad man’s death scene moved some, while many laughed at Mantell’s agony. Costumes appeared rich and beautiful.
Archie Williams and Albert Walker firemen were suspended by the Safety board after a dispute ended in fighting. Upon completion of their punishment they will be assigned to different engine houses. The board will receive bids for telephone service in 1903 at 10 o'clock a.m. next Friday.
About 1,700 fans braved bad streets and wind as Indianapolis beat Richmond 11 to 4 at Tomlinson Hall. Elwood beat Racine 5 to 2, with Kahn team defeating M T H S 5 to 2 before. Anderson topped Muncie 4 to 2, Gavitt starred, and all Indians contributed to a strong showing.
The Indianapolis outing club announces plans for a two story club house on a five acre Wisconsin tract. Membership is limited to 25 with four shares unsold. Mayor Charles A Bookwalter and numerous local figures are listed as members. The season runs June to October with winter use possible.
Dave Durbin, manager of the Elwood polo team, has been in the east seeking players and traveling on gum shoes. A Providence telegram quotes his remark to Mr Parsons at a polo match as he asked what the players were doing, noting it as a real polo game.
A humorous note on a new "bowler's limp" spreading among bowlers, starting in Cleveland and now seen in Indianapolis. It describes how stepping off with tennis shoes causes a limp in the left thigh and knee, offers arnica as relief, and suggests wearing rubbers over street shoes to prevent slips while bowling.
A tale describes a polo match in Boston where a crowd marvels at players who supposedly glide with electric motors in their shoes. The scene includes a telegram, a train, and a mysterious impostor who claims to be a lost relative of Mrs. Corbett, leading to a dramatic confrontation and ejection.
In a Detroit village scene readers are told of Mrs. J. Corbett's solitary rowing effort described as a remarkable and unusual performance leaving locals astonished.
The city will finish paving E Michigan street from Pogue's Run to Hamilton Avenue and later to Rural Street with creosote block. Cost about 45000 dollars, paid by abutting property owners. Construction waits for the E Michigan sewer completion and will draw traffic away from Tenth and Washington streets. Rural Street area now east of the former city limit.
An entry notes a Fairbank Morsa Co gas engine described as S4 horsepower used only six months. It mentions Jack shaft and a fine double setup as part of the equipment.
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