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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1910
Page
3
Meyer of the Sportsmen five won the W. A. Walker weekly prize with 24. Ingersoll was second with 23 and Armstrong 23.2. The Sportsmen led by winning three from the Hoosiers as the circuit standings shifted and title talk dominated the year 1910 boxing chatter.
Battling Nelson plans to leave Baraboo Wisconsin for the coast next Monday to train at Millett's and reach ground by Thursday or Friday for the championship bout with Ad Wolgast. His telegram to Sid Hester confirms the match is on with no foreseeable hitch.
Secretary-Treasurer James F. Sullivan announces a new official hammer rule for hammer throwing contests. The hammer must have a metal sphere head and a wire handle, using best grade spring steel or No 36 piano wire. Loop grips must be rigid. Full implement length limited to four feet and weight not less than 16 pounds.
A nostalgic verse praising a fictional baseball circuit with vivid lines about pitchers batters and legends. The piece celebrates a perfect season image where every player shines and officials are honest, ending with a toast to the glorious Typewriter League.
The St. Louis American League club signed Abstein of Pittsburg as their first baseman. Abstein is described as the world’s champion. The move was announced on January 8 in St. Louis.
Promoters announce 12 motor events during Mardi Gras week with Harroun Aitken and Merz from Indianapolis expected to compete. The schedule features distances from five to twenty-five miles for stock chassis, amateurs, and free-for-all classes, plus a New Orleans championship open to local cars.
Newark New Jersey January 8 High school basketball faces scrutiny after 17 year old Guy E Lyons of Newark high school died from an unconsciousness following a game against East Orange High School The incident prompts the New York school to discontinue basketball and a campaign to ban the sport in other institutions begins.
Los Angeles prepares for an aviation camp as Louis Paulhan and Glenn Curtiss headlined events. About a dozen aircraft are in town with Curtiss bi plane of Charles K. Hamilton and Harmon monoplane among the entrants. Monday tests precede a possible 1900 foot record attempt and a race between Paulhan and Curtiss slated for Tuesday, weather permitting.
Berlin dispatch reports Walter Rutt, winner of six day races in Berlin and New York, suffers heart enlargement and defective hearing. He is ineligible for German military service. Officials will ban six day races or require full medical exams.
The Buick agency at 180-182 E. New York St. began a two day opening with hundreds of guests. Salesmen discussed 1916 Buick models while Beiser Orchestra played and souvenirs were handed out. An excursion to Flint Mich is planned for Jan 3 with Indiana buyers invited on a special train. Indiana agents expect 10 to 300 attendees including a Logan sport representative sending 2% people. A small classified note follows offering a housework aid through The Sun.
New York January 8 a conflict looms as Pimlico plans to open April 23 instead of April 1 risking a clash with the Metropolitan racing schedule expected to begin April 16. Metropolitan tracks may alter their opening date to avoid the clash.
Sherwood Magee rushed to Philadelphia after Charley Dooin's promotion to pledge top effort next season. He met with Fogel and Doom, learned his salary would rise, and he will likely sign today.
Albert Benbrook of Chicago named captain of the 1910 Michigan football team, succeeding Joy Miller who was ruled ineligible by the faculty. A separate public sale notice in Marion County Indiana lists execution details and property rents for up to seven years to satisfy a court debt. The sale covers 60 feet of Lot 36 in Burton and Campbells Park Place Addition, Indianapolis.
Manager Carr says the club will start with its strongest lineup on April 13 and avoid early season experimentation. He notes likely changes in pitchers later, outlines position battles among outfielders and infielders, and lists the current roster including Howley Bowerman Wakefield Slagie Lindamas Graham Schreiber Spencer OBrien Reynolds Alexander Gray Hargrove Carr Williams Murch Hooke Coffey Lewis Burke Mowe Chadbourne Hayden Spencer Delehanty Milligan Callahan.
A dubious offer touts a doctor created prescription for nervous debility and reduced manhood. It promises a free copy by mail to any man who writes to Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit, claiming rapid, at home restoration and urging avoidance of patent medicines.
More than 30 grapplers from Europe and the United States have gathered in Mexico City for an extended stay. Among them is Fred Beell the welterweight world champion. A group of 21 German French Italian American and Swedish wrestlers arrived Thursday night. An Italian heavyweight Gio Anni Raicevich is due in July. Japanese jujitsu wrestlers are also present amid a wrestling fever in the Aztec capital.
Indiana University releases an incomplete baseball schedule arranged by Athletic Director James M. Sheldon and athletic committee head Dr. H. W. Johnson. The listed games include Northwestern in Bloomington April 13 and May 7 in Evanston, Purdue in Lafayette May 14, Illinois in Bloomington May 2, Minnesota in Bloomington May 2, and Chicago in Chicago May 6.
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