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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
8
Corbett gathers friends and outlines terms for a boxing match. He demands 60 percent of gross receipts as incentive pay, says a $100,000 gate is easily possible, and would train immediately if his terms are met. He plans to Mount Clemens soon with George Considine to finalize the match.
London July 31 Teddy Hale the cyclist finished a year of riding 100 miles daily except Sundays totaling 32 479 miles beating the Philadelphia rider George’s mark Hale suffers heart enlargement and has lost seven pounds during the feat.
The piece notes Fitzsimmons plans a comeback after forfeits totaling $1,000, while Jeffries bears a steel harness and Sharkey wears a steel corset. It reports manager changes at St. Louis with John McGraw to replace Oliver Tebeau, and President Robison probing Tebeau for leniency. Sullivan’s championship belt is returned and New York replevin suits are dismissed. An Admiral pace at Columbus, Ohio, hit 2:16 with a 2:08% first heat, race unfinished.
The postponed motor cycle meet now set for August 14 promises unprecedented power with 15 horsepower engines and 750 pound machines. Handicaps dominate events and top riders from Indianapolis and Chicago will compete with machines, tandems, triplets and quads. Saperstein and Stiles fight ten rounds at catch weights if both survive ten rounds.
Chicago beats Indianapolis 5 to 3 as McFarland swipes a go ahead base in the ninth. Patterson and Kellum earn the decision with strong outings, while Hartman and McFarland steal key bases in a tight late inning.
In Kansas City the game was slow and listless with Kansas City kept scoreless. Cleveland won 4 runs on 9 hits with 3 errors to Kansas City’s 0 runs on 4 hits and 2 errors. Batteries McKenna and Spies vs Thomas and McManus. In Milwaukee Detroit triumphed after scoring three in the first inning. Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2. Batteries Miller and McAlister vs Sparks, Reidy and Dig gins. In Minneapolis the Millers won easily eight of their 14 hits in the seventh, while Buffalo finished with 5 runs on 8 hits. Batteries Ehret and Fischer, Foreman and Schreck.
In Boston the National League game went 11 innings as Scott hit a game winning shot for Cincinnati. Box shows Cincinnati R4 H8 E0, Boston R3 H10 BE4, batteries Scott Kahoe Willis Clemerts.
Fort Wayne 9 Columbus 6 plus Wheeling over Toledo 7 Mansfield 6 Youngstown 1 Mansfield 2 4 6 Dayton 12 New Castle 0 results listed in an interstate league brief.
New York July 31 Jim Corbett has agreed to fight Kid McCoy. Articles for a match before the Twentieth Century Club at Madison Square Garden were signed Tuesday a few days before the Horton law expires September 1. The telegram from McCoy stated I have posted 2500 with Al Smith to fight you on your own stake.
Tim Murphy will appear in Bachelor's romance as Ses Smith Russell writes a Martha Morton play. Mr. Dooley by F. P. Dunne is slated for Kilaw and Erlinger. Lulu Glazer, Francis Wilson's longtime leading woman, will star next season.
Tuesday featured Indiana missionary day at Bethany park with Dr Jabez Hall Prof C B Coleman Irvington T J Legg Logansport Prof Chas Lees Lexington Ky and planned meetings for Wednesday. Woman's home missionary society day at Acton included a deaconess meeting and an address by Rev Charles Tinsley Tuesday night and stockholders meeting with officer elections was announced.
Mrs. W. Allison Sweeney is very ill at 1624 S East Street. Funeral arrangements for Dr. Philip Reinhard pending from his daughter Mrs. Frederick Lohrman’s home. Representative Overstreet travels to Indianapolis for government building work. Township assessor Saubey to report dog tax delinquents to Attorney Pugh next Monday. Treasury agent Morton to return from Alaska on a revenue cutter due to locomotor ataxia. Young People’s Temperance Union plans 29 district divisions in Indianapolis with superintendents. Home Brewing Company sues Peter Baney for 350 dollars. Baney, a Washington Street saloonist, vanished weeks ago. Knox County cattle sale yields 207 head at Union Stock Yards for 5.50 per 100 pounds. dealers call it finest stock ever seen in Indianapolis markets.
Mrs. Doherty of N Senate Ave visits sister in Lebanon. Mrs. John Reilly of the Occidental visits parents in Columbus Indiana. St Joseph church boys plan lawn fete August 8 and 9. Miss Jeannette Strauss of Wabash attends Broad Ripple dinner. Debonair club dance at Broad Ripple hosted by Milton Cash and Robertson Fant. Edward Nell and wife travel to Waloon Lake. Miss Freda Cockrum hosts a Tuesday morning club at N Alabama. Mr and Mrs Coulter attend Knights of Columbus outing at Put in Bay August 8 to 12. Miss Jessie Allen of the City library returns from summer school in Albany New York.
Advert shows men clothing and dress shoes priced at 1.50 with 180 pairs left in sizes five to six percent. Store at Washington Street advertises new Mersdorfer's shop.
A fragment from a newspaper item notes a garment sale featuring pants priced at two dollars ninety five cents and dated for tomorrow at a location described as The Arogress great pants eale with unclear surrounding text.
Afternoon and evening service runs every 17 minutes until 11 40 p m. Sundays start every half hour until 11 a m and then every ten minutes to 11 40 p m. Extra cars will be run later if desired.
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