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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
8
New York July 17 An enormous crowd watched featherweight champion Terry McGovern defeat lightweight Frank Erne in a brisk bout Erne's corner stopped the fight in the third round after McGovern's hard rights and lefts put Erne near collapse McGovern remains featherweight champion while Erne contended the verdict.
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In Philadelphia Boston upset the Phillies 8 to 1 as Sullivan and Nichols paired with Donohue and Douglass on the mound. In New York the Giants edged the Dodgers 7 to 5 after an eighth inning surge, Warner and Carrick pairing with Kitson and Farrell. Chicago labored as Pittsburg secured an easy 4 to 3 victory behind Tannehill Chesbro and Zimmer.
New Castle beat Wheeling 2 0 and Fort Wayne defeated Youngstown 8 6. Rain postponed games with Chicago in Indianapolis and Kansas City in Cleveland. Jet Goar sidelined with arm trouble. Seybold to play first base in Kellys absence. Kellum Heydon Denzer Sugden to form the battery. a Wednesday doubleheader likely to make up Monday's rainout.
The Paris athletic meet saw Americans take 16 first places 15 seconds and 12 thirds. Sim W edged Pepe Teo by a hair at Chicago Monday provoking a near riot as spectators contested the decision. Maximus was the sole favorite to win at Brighton Monday. The Limited gun club schedules its mid summer shoot for Wednesday targets and Thursday sparrows.
The fastest professional and amateur track riders from across the country enter a high purse meet at Newby oval in Indianapolis Tuesday night. Key amateurs Allen Cova Andrews Levey are expected to place, Shirley and Bill of Dayton and New Haven are favored in tandem. Ed Steinmetz survived a head impact after a photo collision and is believed not seriously hurt. A band concert precedes racing which starts at 8:20 PM.
Reports from Coleman Texas indicate at least eighteen people drowned after a Monday cloudburst with extensive crop and railroad damage. In Peoria a cyclone caused heavy property loss. Llano Texas saw 150000 dollars in damage from a Sunday tornado injuring several. Sioux City Iowa faces renewed Floyd river flooding as upper valley rain swells the river. James and Lemars residents flee rising floodwaters.
In Loling Texas on July 17, at Mount Pleasant church, Joseph Cobb and Frank Lindsey exchanged words and then fired pistols in a fatal confrontation. Both men were found by rescuers and carried from the scene.
The council faced a heated night as President Crall ignored rules to block opponents of the Stuckmeyer litter-box contract from reconsidering a ratification vote. Democrats shouted protests, Crall adjourned amid chaos, and Evans demanded a rule-based appeal. The 20 year contract earns Stuckmeyer about 10 400 yearly with boxes on street corners.
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