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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
The Hoosiers lose 3 to 0 in a midweek contest as pitcher Eubanks suffers the seventh inning rally. Young Nagle fends off the Hoosier bats with a fast ball and curve while Nagie’s pitching keeps Indiana quiet. The teams schedule another clash for Wednesday afternoon.
The English Derby at Epsom Downs drew one of the season’s strongest fields with heavy betting on Norman II Seasickli Perrier Liangwun and Mountain Apple among favorites. Jockeys Darcy Maher and Innciem Lyne will ride Llangwm and Mountain Apple respectively as Americans vie for the prize while King Edward’s Perrier would be the first crown bearer if victorious.
Joe McCarthy recalls Grover Land a good catcher and bum actor in a Frankfort Ky show. Land, home to the Mud Hens, stayed silent in all acts with a big gun prompting mortified friends to urge him to fire the gun anyway.
Today's schedule covers American Association matchups Toledo at Indianapolis Columbus at Louisville Kansas City at Milwaukee Minneapolis at St Paul National League games St Louis at Pittsburg New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn American League Boston at New York Washington at Philadelphia Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St Louis Central League Fort Wayne at Grand Rapids Dayton at South Bend Terre Haute at Zanesville Evansville at Wheeling
Philadelphia June 3 special to the Indianapolis Sun outlines final Olympic tryouts at Franklin Field. Top college and club athletes compete for spots in weight events, sprints, distances, and field events, with standout names from Penn, Yale, Cornell, Michigan, Harvard and others. The 100 meters dash features Cartmell, Kelly, and Rector competing for a rare three-man showdown.
Washington Park hosted the third game of the series on Wednesday at 4 pm due to the Elks parade. Nagle showed promise for the Hen pitchers while Eubanks was roughed up again. Seitz relieved, Carr debated Marquard, and Paddy Livingston backed the Hoosiers but could not overcome a tailing lead amid a large crowd.
The Philadelphia Vacant Lots association, formed in 1883 to provide food and work for unemployed families, has expanded. Last year an investment of 5800 by supporters and the use of idle land yielded vegetables and fruit valued at no less than 540,000 for hardworking men and women. DENISON BARBER SHOP: First class manicured.
Cleveland swept Detroit in both games by superior hitting. St Paul beat Milwaukee 2-1 as Teal struggled. Louisville edged Columbus with strong pitching from Durham and Rogers limited hits. Kansas City topped Milwaukee 9-1 while Pittsburg crushed Chicago. Brooklyn shutout Philadelphia. Boston Americans won both games against the Yankees with late errors enabling the rally. Grand Rapids beat Fort Wayne 5-4 with Gill stealing home in the tenth.
In Orsa Sweden a generation of tree sales totals 5550 dollars and annual income recurs every 30 to 40 years through replanting. There are no taxes and railways telephones and fifty schoolhouses are provided. The town funds education and other services.
A humorous note from Brooklyn Life asks what Barker did when he learned his wife and chauffeur planned to elope in his car. The piece wryly suggests actions like oiling the car and other playful commentary on the theme of heredity and blame.
Scores listed from yesterday include Toledo 3 Indianapolis 1 and Louisville 4 Columbus 0 in the American Association. Kansas City 9 Milwaukee 1 and Minneapolis 2 St. Paul 1 also reported. In the American League Cleveland beat Detroit 5-1 and Washington 5 Philadelphia 2. Boston 7 6 New York 0 5. St Louis faced Chicago in a separate matchup, Evansville 4 Wheeling, Zanesville 6 Terre Haute 1 South Bend 4 Dayton 9 Grand Rapids 5 Fort Wayne 4.
The Automobile Club of France bans all American Automobile Association sanctioned contests and foreign firms from the Vanderbilt cup event. The action aligns with Germany Britain and Belgium and ends the Vanderbilt cup as an international affair, with disqualification of foreign entrants. The move follows Ostend conference actions and shifts control to the Automobile Club of America.
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