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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
7
Report outlines manager Watkins plans for Indiana based Hoosier club with two or three good prospects to open. Mentions Charley and land a star, potential additions, and a strong staff including Fisher Cromley Kellum Thielman. Notes uncertainty about hitting power and the impact of non league players.
A list reveals how famous boxers hide real names behind ring aliases. Notable examples include Philadelphia Jack O'Brien born Joseph F A Hagan, and multiple versions of John L Sullivan and Young Corbett. The piece notes two Young Corbetts, with George Green the original and William Rothwell the current fighter who twice knocked out Terry McGovern.
A collage of sports notes from wrestling boxing and baseball. Beell and Gotch eye a rubber match in New York while Ganzel lingers for release from Cincinnati. Hueston captures the pool title by defeating Keogh. Honey Mellody and Willie Lewis await a welterweight title purse. Tommy Burns questions his KO odds against Jack O'Brien amid college athletic moves and manager intrigue surrounding Mike Kelly’s reinstatement.
The Sun recounts promoter interest in a heavyweight battle featuring Jeffries and Squires as public demand grows. James J. Corbett notes Jeffries strong hold on the sport and recalls an anecdote from training camp about Jeff enjoying steak with tabasco sauce, highlighting the era and star status surrounding the heavyweight scene.
Public betting on professional baseball has grown into an evil that magnates of the two major leagues will soon be forced to legislate against. Rules banning betting have been ignored in cities like Pittsburgh Boston and Chicago where betting occurs openly in stands and bleachers. The issue centers on professional gamblers who offer odds on many propositions about the game. In Pittsburgh betting on ball games has reached large sums with money changing hands on the grounds. Similar conditions are reported in Boston.
The week yields high scorers across leagues with J Connor of the Eagles topping retail social league. Queisser and Wassons lead Manufacturers league, while Pritchett sets pace in Premiers and Imperials dominate the Indianapolis and Lilly leagues with Holloway and Hohl scoring high. Cooper and Dickman noted for Boston Terriers and Capitals with strong showings.
Since the fake match between Chicago Sondow and a Terrible Turk Jr at Mansfield and the Ackerman-Barti fiasco at Lima, the sport has died in Mansfield Findlay Fostoria and Marion. Many mat artists have moved their headquarters to Cleveland.
The Suburban Handicap entries for 1907 were announced Friday. At least 74 horses are entered for the summer meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay, up from 60 last year, with Go Between the defending champ and Dandelion runner up among the fields. Names listed include Artful Salvidere Cairngorm Oxford Blandy Blakestown The Quail Sir Huron Burgomaster Clark Griffith Accountant Whimsical Oiseau Comedienne W. H. Daniel BaHot Grimaldi Superman Court Dress Electioneer Sewell Fountainbleu Demand Horace E Frank Gill Bat Masterson Kentucky Beau and many others.
All Bowlers United Cincinnati announces support for Garry Herrmann as candidate for president of the American Bowling Congress to succeed Robert H. Bryson. Herrmann, noted for leadership in the National Baseball League and as chairman of the National Commission, promotes unity under one banner for the 1908 national bowling tournament.
South Side High beat Shortridge 255 to 22 in Friday’s gym contest as Manual’s McCotter starred at center and four guards saw action. Manual led 14 to 1 at intermission. Shortridge’s Shaffer and Gates struggled while Nutt of Manual rivaled McCotter in defense. Second string also fell 47 to 13 with Stackhouse leading for Shortridge’s reserves.
In St Louis Martin Kern, father of Birdie Kern, local champion bowler, offered to back his daughter against Mrs John Rosskopf of Walnut Hills Cincinnati for 500 dollars a side. Rosskopf, Ohio's top female bowler, had issued a challenge a week earlier to Kern. Birdie Kern, 18, has bowled since youth and showed well in last year's women’s tournament. She now has a year of steady practice and recently averaged over 160.
In Los Angeles on January 5 jockeys Ross and McDaniel received suspensions from the Ascot Judges for dangerous rough riding. Ross, a repeat offender, crowded in the fifth race to hamper the favorite Rosa, and McDaniel retaliated by nearly tossing Rosa over the fence as they neared the stretch. Ross drew 15 days, McDaniel six.
Kalamazoo Mich Jan 5 C W Pickell matchmaker of the Kalama zoo Athletic club announced Marvin Hart and Mike Schreck agreed to meet in a 10 round battle in Kalamazoo early in February for a 2000 dollar purse Clean breaks will govern and George Siler veteran referee will officiate
Cloudy New Orleans track fast. Wooltessa wins first over 6 furlongs at 6 to 1, Duessa and Knighton in play. time 1:15. San Francisco features Titus II leading at 5 furlongs in 1:03 1-5, Laura FM dominates at 6.4 furlongs in 1:24 1-5. Los Angeles card includes Von Tromp at 5 to 1 over 5 and a half furlongs in 1:07 3-5, and Zethus 6 furlongs in 1:14 4-5.
The report details gate receipts and fighter shares for historic bouts including Jeffries Sharkey at Coney Island and Jeffries Corbett at Mechanics Pavilion. It notes Madison Square Garden crowds, Colma events, Carson City showdowns, and Fitzsimmons battles, detailing percentages, guarantees, and the profit from moving pictures.
John L. Sullivan blasts the heavyweight scene and Jim Jeffries for demanding a 30000 purse as a risk to boxing. He fears commercialism will sour fans and invite restrictive lawn laws, while planning to groom Kid Cutler to challenge for the title without guarantees.
Memphis January 5. Manager George Blackburn of the Vicksburg Cotton States baseball club asserts a world record by boasting over 100 players available for the coming season. He argues reports of player scarcity are mistaken and highlights the depth of his roster.
New York January 5 Judge O Meara of Ottawa is to rule on whether ballplayers living in the United States and signed to play in Canada fall under the alien labor act The Ottawa club failed to pay salaries last season and the case concerns if US players contracted in Canada must be treated as aliens Montreal and Toronto clubs await the decision which could force new contract forms The Montreal franchise has fired Frank Farrell Willie Keeler and Clark Griffith with several players potentially useful to the Yankees involved in the dispute
In Indianapolis league action on Friday, Imperials bowler Pritchett and Holloway each rolled 337 to share top individual honors. Teammate Decker hit 234 for second best. The Norths dropped six games to the Marions, as did the surners against the Imperials. The Crescents won four games from the Nationals.
The Bromos of the Eli Lilly league lost two games to the Coccos on Friday night as Hohl of the Cocos posted a 209 high score and Blair added the second best. Diamonds also dropped two games to the Cocos.
The Indianapolis Athletic Club backs Freddie Cole as Indiana’s top featherweight in a planned bout against Chicago’s George Wianamal. Debates center on Cole versus Bronson, with each claiming stronger credentials while Cole seeks wins over Williams to prove rising status and consistency.
An advertisement touts Dr D M Bye's Combination Oil Cure as a recognized cancer and tumor remedy. It warns against imitators and invites readers to write to the originator for free books at 316 N Illinois St Indianapolis Ind.
Try one of our eight different dinners offered from eleven in the morning to three in the afternoon at 39 4 N Illinois Street.
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