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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
9
Honey Mellody pushes toward welterweight supremacy with a bold plan to hurl a major defense soon. He believes coast welters cannot afford to turn down the challenge and bets on rising to the top of the heap.
Journal reports Toney Mellody seeks welterweight title with a possible Mitch Sullivan bout and a $1000 wager, while Al Kauffmann and Jack O’Brien spar and fight prospects loom. Amateur boxing faces suspensions as local clubs clash with a new Board of Supervisors influence. Chicago Nationals pursue strong lineup as Tenney predicts a powerful 1900s era lineup.
Amherst seeks one game with Michigan next spring as part of a western tour. Director Baird is likely to reject the request, since Amherst prefers a single game with each opponent and Michigan athletic authorities want a four-game series instead.
Special to the Mrs New York Bee reports Highlanders offer high salaries but under Griffith have not flourished. Ned Manion accepted an offer from Gers Herrman as manager candidate, with Ken Hanton mentioned as a possible successor to McGraw. An outside chance Joe Kelley could be Griffith's choice, though remote.
Yale football captain Tom Shevlin, a multi sport athlete and top student, argues football interferes least with college work. He contrasts football's constant action with rowing and baseball, praising football's mental and physical demands and noting rowing's ten week season and baseball's on and off play.
The Central Polo League shows standings with teams such as Kokomo Logansport Danville Fort Wayne and Lafayette. Friday games include Kokomo at Anderson Danville at Fort Wayne Logansport at Lafayette. Joe Grimm and Hugo Kelly known as the human punch will meet in Grand Rapids during the holidays for a ten round bout.
The conservative English boxing press warns Jem Bowker, Britain’s featherweight champion, may struggle against Abe Attell at the National Sporting Club in London. Bowker is praised for cleverness but judged to lack the closing power needed to finish Attell, with doubts about performing as well away from home.
The Haim Sam Athletic Club bout between William Trayners Jerome and Jimmy Britt drew a crowded crowd as Jerome teased Britt over weight and a three round match. Jerome feared the DA’s strength while Britt weighed options and teased back, echoing a tense, humorous delay before the fighters finally appeared.
Race results from New Orleans City Park San Francisco Los Angeles and other venues show multiple races with named horses jockeys times and odds. Notable entries include De Carina at seven furlongs, Attila, Harpoon, Blue Pirate and Bishop Weed with various times and favorites.
FAST HORSE SPIRITED AWAY Special to the Sam PLITSBURG Dec 2 One of the most sensational cases of spinning away harness race horse ever known has just come to light with the recovery of the horse now safely stabled here The animal Blanche K was concealed for a year in ten foot board inclosure beneath a haystack on a farm about 12 miles from Columbus Owner John F Walton a Pittsburg con operator had men search everywhere and kept a standing advertisement in horse papers for more than a year who was brought back to Pittsburg but tittle the worse for her experience Blanche K had no mark of a 2 15K ER Hmmy Manning probably the best second baseman the country ever produced owns a powder mill near Kansas City He travels for the firm and has become a successful sale man There was some talk that Manning sighted Sudened Hart at Chicago but when his diamond days are over
Special to the Som Yale professor and former Yale baseball captain Dr William H Murphy is gravely ill in Adirondack mountains from tuberculosis. He is brother of Mike Murphy trainer at University of Pennsylvania. Unclear lines mention Tom Law and a lecture platform.
Forty leading institutions elected football captains for the coming year. Most captains are quarterbacks or ends, with only one center represented. the list features many named schools and players, showing broader spread across regions as colleges pick leaders. The report notes a shift toward strong captaincy interest and hints at upcoming rivalries, including plans by the Western Jockey Club to challenge the American Turf Association with track opposition points at Denver Fort Erie Detroit and Cincinnati.
O'Brien announces a long rest from competition, signaling he will not compete again until March. The move shifts training focus and pressures upcoming schedule, with teammates awaiting his return and management planning staffing and event pacing accordingly.
San Francisco reports chaotic talk on future bouts as Jack O Brien contemplates matches after Fitzsimmons defeat. Speculation centers on Tommy Ryan, Marvin Hart, and Alec Greggan amid gate receipts and venue chatter. Vic torious hushes for now.
The article notes a performer leaving the Alhambra theater for New York and planning a return to tour. It mentions a defeat felt deeply by Fiz, comparing it to Jim Jeffries taking a heavyweight title. Aimeeld prepared diligently for his ordeal and stayed in top condition.
Scrambled report from Locansport describes a chaotic night with mixed results. Teams like the Suckies and Anderson faced injuries and uncertain lineups as players contended for dominance on uneven ice and court surfaces.
The Laveerns failed to field a team causing a forfeit to G. & J. The Atlas beat the Americans and the Polks prevailed over Commercial at Naas-Netmeyer. Jenneys, Nes tionile, and Fromiers each won their respective matches.
Special to the Sum Washington D C Dec 2 Porto Rico offers fine automobiling with about 1400 miles of top quality macadam roads through scenic districts. A seven district highway board oversees improvements, funding expanded for highways including the Military road joining San Juan and Ponce. A San Jose resident, Jose Chimenes, bought a Pase-Marttord car and promotes motor travel, aiming to boost movement and road use on the island.
Kiddie Thenl ends boxing career after loss to Kid Herman. He believes fighting days are over but may return in about three weeks for limited engagements. Mike Kelley plans to buy Minneapolis club in the American Association to field a winning team, with Rejean and McGovern tipped for roles. A 2500 dollar forfeit is set for a late April match.
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