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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
6
Indianapolis business men consider backing the 1910 international aviation meeting to attract up to 100000 spectators. Promoters seek a full 75000 dollar guarantee funded by a ticket drive and local support, with bids to be opened in St Louis on January 2.
An Indianapolis listing promotes Bates Hotel Barber Shop at 7 West Market Street as the newest and prettiest in town. It emphasizes cleanliness and sanitary conditions and advertises first class service.
In the Business Bowling league Laycocks swept the series against New York Stores as Lillys lost to Postoffice. Y M C A beat Blacks to preserve the lead. Brattain led Laycocks with 213 and Kiesel added 212 while team total was 874 and 892. An unrelated ad promotes BromO Quinine with E. W. Grove signature. an applicant exam for Assistant Buildings Inspectors is set for January 25, 1910 in Indianapolis.
Cut out the large SUN ad for Bliss Swain & Co to receive an extra five percent off on boys overcoats priced for children aged 3 to 6 years. Saturday fancy overcoats listed at $1.90 and other small garments previously valued up to eight dollars.
For miners visiting the area a wrestling show is planned at Tomipse Hall on Wednesday evening. Two big contests will feature Rouel De Rouen the French giant vs Yousouf Mahmout the Turk and Charles Olson the local wrestler vs Stanley Fitzsimmons the Australian champion. The event is arranged by the local entertainment committee.
Franklin Indiana January 21 Franklin college lost its second basketball game last night to the Miami university five by a score of 3 to 18 Martin and Lever ing starred for the visitors and Captain Ritchey and B Brown for Franklin.
The Hersey-Willie Automobile team defeated Willis-Holcomb by 218 pins with Leak rolling the high single of the night.
Louis Paulhan, hailed as king of the air, leaves Los Angeles for San Francisco to perform a set of flights January 23 to 25 with Miscarel and Mason. He brings two biplanes and two monoplanes. The Los Angeles meet earned substantial profits and drew a mushroom city, with many records broken except Farman's 144 mile four hour, 17 minute, 35 second mark.
The article notes Tom Lynch's election as National League president boosts umpire status. It lists winter ventures of umpires such as Tommy Connolly's Natick drug store, Jack Sheridan's San Jose undertaker shop, Bull Perrine's Oakla nd shipyard job, Rigler's Vermont law studies, Billy Evans' syndicate sports work, Emslie's Canada real estate, O Loughlin's dollar investments, Hurst's real estate and promotions, Powers and Hurst Marathon profits, and O'Day's Chicago politics, highlighting varied earnings alongside umpiring careers.
A New Orleans club schedules a ten round bout between Earl Denning and Johnny Conlon for Jan. 29. Other notes include Charley Somers evaluating Pitcher Henderson for Cleveland, Herman Schilling agreeing to defeat Eddy Barr three times in an hour, and boxing discussions involving Jack Goodman and Jimmy Dunn.
William T. Cook, 79, sues Anna Cook in Marion circuit court claiming they married in 1900 and separated last September. He alleges she began quarrelling and refused to fix meals, forcing him to live with a son. An old advertisement for Young Men’s Suits is noted in the text.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by 10 a m January 31 1910 to furnish one typewriter and one adding machine for the County Treasurer's office Indianapolis Indiana. Bids require bond and affidavit per law. The board may reject all bids. Signed January 14 190. Carl von Hake William H Roberts James Kervan Commissioners. Attest Albert Sahm Auditor.
Basketball practice wrapped up as Butler prepares for the game with State Normal at Terre Haute. Expected lineup includes Kings bury center Pavey Marsh guards Silvers McKay forwards with monogram honors for Badger Pavey Templeton Staggs Leech Sparks Townsend and others eligible for monograms. Plans for football celebration and sweater vest presentation are in progress.
In a Shortridge league doubleheader the Grays defeated the Reds 36 to 7 while the Blues beat the Whites 2 to nothing in the second game.
heavyweight champion Jack Johnson faced arraignment in Jefferson Market police court on charges that he assaulted Norman Pinder a 125 pound invalid. Pinder claims Johnson attacked after being refused champagne Johnson spent hours in custody before bail set at 1000 by Barons Wilkins, a local saloonkeeper.
Seven basketball men led by Coach Georgen and Indiana athletic head Dan H W Johnston traveled to Chicago. They will face the University of Chicago five tonight and Northwestern at Evanston Saturday night.
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