Rushing Derby Highlights Colorful Saturday Race Card
More than 10 000 watched a lively race meet with red and white themes and a 3 30 start. The day featured multiple trotting and pacing events, a controversial Dan Wilkes sale, and close finishes in each division. Economic led the Indy Derby with Faraday Jr and Water Alone among top finishers in other stakes.
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Hoosiers Waterloo by Colonels as Louisville wins
The Hoosier team fell to the Louisville Colonels in a doubleheader on the Fourth, with scores 4 1 and 8 4. Key players include Dunkle, Kellum, and Schaub, as Louisville gains ground and Indianapolis faces a tough setback in the pennant race.
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Bonner Tahnehill and Gangél Stolen Bases and Pitching
Stolen bases credited to Bonner Flournoy Kerwin Hey don. Flaherty struck out six times Williams one. Bases on balls off Flaherty two Williams five. Williams pitched a wild pitch. Time 1 50. Umpire Sheridan.
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Friday Games in American Association Scores and Attendances
Morning games include Louisville over Indianapolis 4 1 and Toledo over Columbus 4 3. Afternoon results feature large crowds with Louisville beating Indianapolis 8 5 and Columbus defeating Toledo 5 0. Other notable scores include St Paul over Minneapolis 7 1 and Detroit 4, St Louis 3. Philadelphia 12, Washington 9 draws 14 462 in attendance.
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Standings Across Leagues Highlight Key Leaders
The table shows American League leaders Chicago Boston and Baltimore with strong records. In the National League Pittsburg and Brooklyn lead while Chicago and Philadelphia trail, with teams like St Louis Cincinnati New York and Boston also in contention.
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Santry and Mowatt Ready for Empire Theater Scrap
Eddie Santry and Young Mowatt, both in prime condition, prepare for a big fight at the Empire theater Saturday night. The boxing match is billed as a hummer with both fighters in excellent form.
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The Sporting Drift and Big-Meet Outlook
The column notes that a successful racing meet boosts future events and questions Indianapolis sporting pride. It cites 10 000 at a horse race and lists Thursday attendance totals for major leagues totaling 100 905 across the American Association American League and National.
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Harris wins North Indianape road race in 12 mile event
E L Harris wins the North Indianape road race held Friday with 45 contestants. Harris completes the 12 mile spin to Udell and Clift ons roads in a four minute pace. Wyeth loses to Aladdin in Chicago derby, Aladdin proves superior despite Wyeth’s good form. Wholesale league pen nant race tightens as Schnull Co ties Laycock. Lilly and Schnull clash at Garfield park with Collins to pitch. Fisher wins three mile motorcycle race at Richmond but loses in horse race. Hartford motor cyclists begin endurance test from Boston to New York. 31 starters, first man due in New York 5:10 PM. Roads muddy.
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Glorious Fourth Celebrations Across Indianapolis Area
July Fourth festivities drew crowds from Indianapolis and surrounding towns with 20 000 at Fairview park and 10 000 at Broad Ripple. A 60 foot wire stunt by Boy Blondin thrilled spectators while Battery A troops and multiple Indiana units joined a sham battle at Franklin. heat hit several participants and horses were disabled.
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Accidents Involving Newsboy and Local Youths
Clarence Winkles 10 newsboy was shoved from a streetcar near Stocker's drug store after others boarded to ride. His heel is badly bruised. Harry Clark 11 was struck by a College avenue car at Massachusetts and Walnut and has a slight concussion. Frank Bonner, drunk, from the W Michigan street bridge, is in City hospital after injuries once thought fatal but now expected to recover.
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Notre Dame Professor O'Malley Relapses in Illness
In South Bend Indiana July 5 a Notre Dame professor Austin O'Malley showed brief apparent recovery only to slip back into serious illness states as described by Dr J B Berteling who attended him The professor's wife had earlier been arrested in Philadelphia for jewelry theft while she was about to elope.
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Amusements Schedule At Fairview And Fair Grounds
The listing details band concerts at Fairview and Broad Ripple parks Sunday afternoon and night. Master Reese known as the Boy Blondin performs high wire stunts at Fairview at 4 and 9 each day next week. Races and an Indianapolis derby are slated at Fair Grounds at 1 30 and 3 30 respectively.
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Brazil Mine Tragedy Claims 65 Year Old Worker
Michael Rule aged 65 died Friday when slate collapsed in a Brazil mine crushing him. Firefighters and miners worked to free others as emergency crews responded to the accident at the shaft.
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Fourth of July Fire Record Shortened by Single Blaze
The city’s Fourth of July celebration oddly produced only one small fire. Firefighters, prepped for disaster, saw a spark start a blaze at G. A. Young’s house at 215 West Michigan Street, causing $5 in damage.
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Postoffice Clerks Form State Association
Friday afternoon in the federal courtroom clerks organized a state association. Elected officers include President B. W. Cole Indianapolis first vice president M B Hoffman Muncie second vice president S G Mathias Elkhart secretary Miss Kate Riley Portland treasurer R B Connolly Lafayette.
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Indianapolis
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