Ten cent bleachers home of genius and hustle at game
A 12 year old, Franklin, runs a ten cent bleacher stand east of Washington park, earning about two dollars per day to help his mother. Regulars know him as a savvy, hard working vendor with a sharp eye on profits and a place in the game day scene alongside the McVey stand crowd.
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Juttie Frantiney
Washton Park
Bushington
McVey Grandstand
Vshiness
Newsboy
McVey
Rent
Hunsting
Sinde
Hung
Swipe
Hucer
Indianapolis
Muggay
Frank
Eaid Frankin
Franklin
Baccall
Jimmy Welch
Cerby
Jimmy Hae
Boone- Yest
United States
Jimmy
Chicago
Che
Dart Swag
Toll Hras
Detroit
Sporty Sayre
Latonia
Washington Park
Chies
Woman Chauffeur Arrest Sparks Publicity in New York
Miss Holem Blair, claiming Parisian ties, was stopped by Officer McKenna at Amsterdam Avenue and Seventy-First Street for not having initials on her automobile. She resisted questions, insisting she be treated with respect, and was jailed briefly before the car was seized and later removed to a relative’s home.
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New York
Holem Blair
Ory
Mckenna
Amsterdam-ave
Chanteur
Ney
MeKenna
Miss. Blair
Paris
Sho
Miss Blair
Antesa
Miss Britt
Pati
Dreamer’s Profit Scheme At The Race Track
A Dreamer proposes a plan to beat horse racing by betting only against hunches of tipsters. He claims a dream inspired private tip business has a 1 in 748 hit rate, predicting 7 218 bets before a perfect run ends. He bets against others and expects rapid retirement once rich.
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Dhat
Newport Millionaire Abandons Hats For Bareheaded Style
Hallia Hunnewell, a Boston heir, has stopped wearing headgear and leads Newport’s fashion fad. He travels and socializes bareheaded, claiming no hat or cap worn in three years. His tan face and curly brown hair draw curiosity aboard a recent European trip and in Newport society.
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Hallia Hunnewell
Boston
Hunnewell
Newport
Ednehing
Tallyno
Borden
Lts
Panama
Isaljor
Derby
Himnnewell
No More Sunday School Music Over Sunday Baseball
The young men's orchestra of the First M. E. Sunday School at Bowling Green protests pastors by refusing to provide music for Sunday services. They decline a $2 donation from a lawn fete and vow no more offerings until preachers drop opposition to Sunday baseball.
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Bowling Green
M. E
Umee
Ices
Jimmy Collins Finds Third Base By Chance In Boston
Jimmy Collins, manager of the Boston Americana, reflects on becoming a crack third baseman by accident after early positions as an outfielder. He recalls being drafted, rejected, and finally tried at third due to an injury, then leading a popular team with a steady temper and pressuring abstinence as part of modern ball culture.
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Jimmy Collins
Boston
Jimmy
Buffato
Selee
Lautaville
Bebee
Little Jimmy
Charley Somers
Jiestan
Thosg
Local Sports Comment Debates Muscle Training
The local sports note features Jack Frost defending continuous training. He argues that muscle tone depends on the individual, recounting his past in school where he trained harder yet kept muscles supple and now finds maintaining fitness easy or possible.
Wyoming Now Belongs to Mrs Roosevelt Not the State
The article reports that President Roosevelt gave the Wyoming horse to his wife just before leaving Washington for Oyster Bay. The animal, called Wyoming or Ragalong, was a chestnut stallion from Douglas Wyoming gifted by locals and later renamed in honor of its native state.
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Wyoming
Roosevelt
Laramie
Cheyenn
Douglas
Hoosiers Fall To Senators In Midweek Tilt
Indiana loses to Columbus 12 9 as Gene Forway drives in key runs in the third inning. The Senators, near the league tail, stay tough for Indiana who struggles to solve Columbus pitching and late-game changes.
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TaManapods
Columbus Senators
Gene Forway
Nat We
Denchy
MopPartin
Senators
Hoosier
Wits
Indiana
Columbus
Indianapolia
Ike Uolumbus
C. A
Woodruft
courmEt
Co.Henson
Bannon
Too Arndt
Turner
Ia A
Raymer
Thoney
Mellor
G. Fox c. Batley
Batleil
Coulter
Tereu
Wox
Batley
Yora
nita—Giengon
Tamactt
Hag
Lever
Arnat
Ottened Ban Fox
MePartlin
Evansgill and Terre Heute Standings Note
Fragmentary scoreboard item lists Evansgill, 19, Fort Wayne and Terre Heute with incomplete context. Likely a local standings or standings blurb from Fort Wayne area sports scene.
Indianapolis Derby Opens The July Race Meet At State Fair Grounds
Starters for the Indianapolis Derby headline opening day at the state fair grounds on Saturday July 4. Alfred C is the favorite with Trespass Booster Welch Girl and Billy Blatt among the notable contenders. Jockey Jimmy Welch rides in the derby with veteran rides and bookmakers from Chicago on hand.
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Indianapolis
Alfred C
Trespass
Decoration
Boaater
Double O
Ondurman
Travera
Welch Girl
Howendobler
Bertie L
Thimble
Billy Glut
Larson
Kilimandschare
Myth
Jena
State Fair Grounds
Billy Blatt
Kentucky
Siahiex
Lyman Davis
North Racing Association of
Chicago
American Association and League Matchups Listed
The schedule shows American Association games including Indianapolis at Columbia and Loulaville at Toledo, plus American League pairings Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit. National League matchups Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia. Central League matchups Wayne at Swanavate South Bend at Terra Haute Grand River at Matton Dayton at Wheeling. A Commercial League meeting called by President Lowry addresses alleged ringers in amateur play and will settle the dispute Friday night.
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American Association
Pet
Milwaukee
Bu Paul
Indianapolia
Louisville
Mit Columbus
Ata
Minneapoli
Kansas
Faledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Paul
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Bud Hrooklyn
Cincinnati
Weston Ao
Lonta
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Mt. Lous
Boston-Cibelanoi
Fort Wayne
Marion
South Bend
Evansville
Ae Dayton
Renee
Grand Rapid
She Ang
Wheeling
Terre Haut
American League
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
National League
Fitteburg
Central
Commercial League
Lowry
Hat saves a Baseman as foul ball hits spectator in South Wand game
In a Terre Haute versus South Bend Central league match at South Wand, a foul fly struck a man in a tie and a new hat in the bleachers. The same spectator ducked as another foul hit his hat, the ball rebounding to the grandstand. Paul Geier of St Paul was highlighted as a top fielder with prior major league experience.
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South Wand
Terre Haute
South Band
Savare
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Liorace Frost
Jack Frost
Jack
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ry Hatley
Iy Kom
OM Ford
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Multane
Alfred
Padock
MacJoynt and
Glover
Fred Irish
Bot Snerwood
Jamesh. Jackson
S.A. Cotten
Chicgo
Star Cotton
Learoyd
California
MacJoyal
William MK. Vanderbilt
Tram
Columbia
Loulaville
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
McMaster
Geler
St Paul
Fa Conalderea
Geier Hue
Phi
Cincionati
Indiapapalia
Geko Kien
Pagal
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