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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
7
Indian league notes report two Wednesday victories lift Indianapolis to second place, overtaking Minneapolis. Emil Fertig led the crowd in spirited cheering and helped fuel the offensive surge as Kellum silenced the visitors. New pitchers Summels and another rookie debuted, delivering mixed results for both sides.
Sensational pitcher Bailey drew six walks and was poorly received as a key moment featured a remarkable second base catch by Smith. The game swung on heavy batting, with Minneapolis nearly tying in the ninth. Indianapolis won 9 to 8 after a tense affair, with Bailey earning a three-base hit and Hartsel and Lally hitting home runs amid a flurry of doubles and sacrifices. Attendance around 3,000. Umpire Dwyer. Time 2:90.
National League games report shows Cincinnati beating Philadelphia 7 to 6 in nine innings with Scott Peitz and Douglass among the batters. Pittsburgh escapes with a 4 to 0 win as Brooklyn manages four hits and six errors. St Louis and Boston play a tidy 3 to 2 game with strong pitching and solid fielding from Nichols Sullivan and Criger.
Fort Wayne beat Wheeling 3 to 1 Mansfield defeated New Castle 6 to 4 Columbus won 3 to 2 over Toledo Dayton lost to Youngstown 3 to 1
The team trails leaders by four games as it faces crucial Milwaukee and Chicago series. Gardner opens the Milwaukee game on Thursday while Kellum Dammann Barnes Goar Summell and Milligan share pitching duties with Powers and Heydon catching. Detroit’s late surge raises hopes Chicago may falter. Cleveland could emerge as a stronger pennant threat than Milwaukee.
Milwaukee won the opening race at Chicago on Wednesday, earning $1,000 for his owner. Investigators reveal bookmakers were defrauded as copies of ticket forms were secured and duplicates cashed before rightful owners could claim bets.
Major Taylor, renowned cyclist, expected to start training in Indianapolis this weekend. The L A W races at Milwaukee were canceled due to poor track conditions and low attendance, marking the meet as a failure.
The matinee races of the Business Men's Driving Club on Friday afternoon will consist of five events in which these are the entries.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Lizzie Dickerson Eid Lewis Shover Fred Lewis Flora Hill and A Schicketanz plus R Holt in a 2:20 3:30 class setting with multiple garbled notes. Indicates a school activity or event with participants and times, but details are obscured.
At 1:20 a m Thursday in front of Fort Sam Houston a pitched battle broke out between mounted police and armed negro soldiers. The men fought over 18 negro women who were arrested. Two soldiers were shot and a horse was shot when a policeman Curry was involved. A provost guard restored order as wounded soldiers were dragged away by comrades.
In Cleveland on July 12 Senator Hanna leads selection of the national committee with Henry C. Payne Cornelius N. Bliss and others as officers. The slate excludes M. S. Quay who declines membership while Herrick may remain. The first meeting is set for Cleveland with Hanna to reveal the list soon.
The YMCA senior camp at Mount Nebron near Millersville failed financially, ending the outing at the start of the week. A heavy rain led to a spontaneous swimming display. a family across the hill reportedly viewed the panorama. Visitors stayed in crowded tents, and nine fellows slept in a ten by six foot space. The association plans a hospital tent at the state fair with a full hospital corps and may add an athletic contest if a suitable program spot is found.
The case against attorney John B. Sherwood for embezzling about 2500 from Christian Schrader went to a jury at 11 a.m. Thursday. Henry N. Spaen delivered the last prosecution speech. Thursday marked Sherwood's forty seventh birthday and defense counsel John B. Duncan urged the jury to return a not guilty verdict as the ideal birthday gift.
Ruth Bennett a seven year old girl was ordered by Judge Alford on Wednesday to be sent to the girls reform school until she reaches age. The case drew pity as the mother works all day and cannot provide care. Evidence showed the child had fallen into evil habits and associated with men and boys of bad character.
New York dispatch reports the July 12 incorporation of the National Telephone and Telegraph Company with 50 million dollars capital. The aim is a sweeping consolidation of Western Union, Postal Telegraph, Commercial Cable, Bell systems, and related firms into a single global monopoly. It seeks to absorb independent local telephone outfits to compel terms from the Bell network and allied companies.
State bar association elected P. Hammond of Lafayette as president and William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis as vice president. Merrill Moores of Indianapolis becomes secretary, Theodore P. Davis of Noblesville treasurer, with George L. Reinhard of Bloomington and others on the executive committee. Feb 4 to honor John Marshall’s accession. Annual banquet at the Bates. Senator Lindsay and others spoke. Judge R. S. Taylor of Fort Wayne toastmaster.
John Ruggenstein died after an accidental discharge by a colored barber at Louis W. Tulley’s grocery on July 4. A blank-loaded revolver injured his left hand, then caused intense jaw and head pain leading to lockjaw and death within days.
Special Sunday service departs Union Station at 7:30 a.m. by Pennsylvania line. Return from Madison scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Fare listed as 1.25 dollars. Includes route via Pennsylvania line with emphasis on timing.
Paris July 12 The American teams arriving for the exposition games have begun training in Paris quarters. The games start Saturday July 14 and run daily through Sunday July 22. Most teams plan to retire from contests scheduled on Sundays and British athletes back the Americans. The Americans are in good condition and have suffered little from climate, with training mainly 12 miles out of Paris.
Washington dispatch reports Assistant Postmaster General Heath could resign from the Post Office to become secretary of the Republican National Committee, with supporters and officials denying. Prophets say the move reflects White House influence, though the president questions Ohio's heavy campaign officer presence and suggests Senator Hanna Gen Dick should yield to a strong worker from another state.
W Wright, formerly editor of Logansport Journal and deputy secretary of state under Owen, is appointed prime minister of San Domingo by President Jiminez for services in the rebellion. The move marks a high political ascent for the American journalist-turned-statesman.
Miss Eilen Roseborough, a white resident, saw a little black child on the railroad as a train approached. She seized the child and flung it from the track, but was struck and killed in the attempt, in Columbia South Carolina on July 12.
Louisville July 12 Gen. Simon Buckner who ran with Gen. Palmer on the gold Democratic ticket in 1898 declines to back a gold ticket this year. He calls for a platform denouncing free silver and argues against nominating a ticket, urging gold Democrats to vote as they choose.
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