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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1904
Page
8
A fast paced sports digest notes Art Simms plans retirement while Philadelphia and New York bettors eye stakes. Contracts, signings, and possible matchups span baseball, boxing, and horse racing with repeated mentions of Beckley, McGraw, Donavan, and Chaynski. wagers and futures loom large as clubs reorganize and meetups loom across cities.
The storming champion is noted for twice winning the mile in open competition. Kramer has received offers to ride abroad, but whether he will accept remains unknown.
Morrie Rauch, the light heavyweight contender, says he is confident he will win the decision against Abe Attell at the Auditorium on Monday. Attell seeks to add a decision to his already lengthy record while Rauch hopes for a clear victory.
The report notes Havant hosting Sichmond at the auditorium Tuesday night and Anderson's Friday game protested by Manager Cohen. It mentions basketball teams, a 3011 score, and Tim Merrissage. Indianapolis wins at home with Dan Puth among stars. A theater ceiling in Berlin fell injuring one usher, and Mrs Catherine Bechtel was acquitted in a murder accessory case. Cy Wallace dead in Cambridge City.
Fort Wayne logs a 3 to 4 loss at Danville with Danville leading the Western League standings. In the Central League, Anderson hosts Indianapolis at Munsie while Fort Wayne visits Danville and Lafayette travels to Terre Haute.
Loganport reports flood relief efforts as Flond remains. Peru notes improving flood status while Evanville records river ice. Anderson cites growth of government buildings. Connersville notes Mrs J T Lmgmett dies suddenly. Columbus reports Mrs Joseph Hilger’s death due to insomnia. Wabash recounts George Whiailer beaten robbed and fed in a barn. Bloomfield divorce suit filed by Mrs Charles R Durbi ent. Loganport Charles Fox stabbed by unknown Italian, attacker fled. New Albany reports Bonon blocking line crossing with engine. Petersburg notes Witlord Catt charged with assault on Lafayette Dedman, escapee seen rope-strung amid street scene.
A foreign dispatch cites alleged Zulu uprisings in Africa amid German military conduct. In Ohio, Keurles, Fultz, Butler, Nugent, and Miller are arrested for robbing cars for the Detroit Southern and Michigan yards and are held for the grand jury.
Railway notes describe the Big Four route from Louisville to Savannah and Nashville, continuing to Pensacola and New Orleans with Mardi Gras events. Mentions offices at No. 5 Washington and references to IRGIABABL M. BRON and RONBON in connection with the line.
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