Ketchell Wins Middleweight Championship in Milwaukee bout
In Milwaukee on June 5 Stanley Ketchell defeated Billy Papke in a ten round middleweight title fight. Ketchell overwhelmed Papke with relentless power, scoring two knockdowns and forcing Papke into retreat while delivering punishing blows throughout the bout. Papke showed grit but could not withstand Ketchell’s decisive assault.
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Milwaukee
Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Stanley Ketchell
Ketchell
Papke
Stanley
Spring Valley
Grand Rapids
Billy
Billi
Caylor Leaves for Fight with Kilbain
Young Saylors, a 120 pound boxer, leaves for Dayton to face Cleveland’s Young Kilba in a 10 round bout. He is accompanied by manager W. J. Kane and pugilist Jack Morgan as chief second. Also Morgan and Buck Carroll depart for Oshkosh to watch Morgan face McGrorty, training mate of Bill Papke.
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Young Saylors
Dayton
Young Kilbain
Cleveland
W. J. Kane
Jack Morgan
Morgan
Buck” Carroll
Oshkosh
Wis
McGrorty
Bill Papke
New Horses Arrive at the Fair Grounds
Trainers who wintered at Louisville move to Indianapolis to tune on the fair grounds. Entries negotiate 2:30 as ideal. Notable horses include U. R. Welcome 2:17, Dixey Craig 2:16, Eliza Jane 2:19, Mike A. 2:16, Flirt W. 2:21, Orphan Prince, Oakley Z. 2:19. Stakes close June 15 with $2,000 events expected to fill well.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
W. H. Boggs
Pittsburg
U. R. Welcome
Welcome
Guy Wilkes
S. R. McKinley
Dixey Craig
Eliza Jane
Warrum
Greenfield
Mike A
Warren C
Flirt W
John Bridges
Orphan Prince
Alex McKillick
Portsmouth
Oakley Z
Rex Americus
Red Buck
McKillick
Downing
Connie Mack Eyes Young Hoosiers Then Seeks Fast Company
Connie Mack, Athletics manager, visited Indianapolis to scout rising players from Indianapolis and Toledo. He praised Bush as the best-looking minor league shortstop and hinted at possible negotiations for top prospects, noting Indianapolis and Detroit teams’ entanglements may hinder moves without high prices. Mack hoped to see Marquard of Indianapolis and Nagle of the Hens in action.
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Bush
Marquard
Connie Mack
Athletics
Idianapolis
Indianapolis
Toledo
Mack
Nagle
Left handed pitchers eyed for big league rise
Mack says Marquard will be a star and ready for the big league now. He predicts the A A season will ripe by year end. He notes the team is progressing and expected to contend for first by July 4. Mach chats with Perry Werden, his college chum.
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Marquard
Mack
A. A
Mach
Perry Werden
First Matinee by Driving Club Opens Saturday at Fair Grounds
Robert Mettler, noted horseman and matinee races stage manager, has lined up a strong program for Saturday. Gates and grand stand open to the public with a band concert. Racing runs every Saturday through summer with free admission. New pianos priced from 165 dollars at Wulschner's.
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Robert Mettler
Fair Grounds
Prindle Hurt In Match With Steegemiller At Empire
An old trick sprung on Thursday night at the Empire as local wrestler Frank Prindle was injured and forced to quit the match, giving Steegemiller a win after a 53 minute fall. Faulkner drew with Wiggam in a lengthy contest, Parsons swept Stewart in two straight falls, and Lazarus Perra defeated Young Jenkins of Lafayette in two falls.
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the Empire
Frank Prindle
Steegemiller
Faulkner
Wiggam
Danville
Billy Parsons
Stewart
Lazarus Perra
Young Jenkins
Lafayette
Baseball Day Matchups Across Leagues
In today’s schedule the American Association features Minneapolis at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Columbus Kansas City at Toledo St Paul at Louisville. The National League hosts Chicago at Boston Pittsburg at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Brooklyn at Cincinnati. The American League Plays Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Chicago New York at Cleveland. Central League games include Evansville at Wheeling Terre Haute at Zanesville Dayton at South Bend Fort Wayne at Grand Rapids.
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American Associa
TRON
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Philadelph
New York
Boston
St. Loui
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Pabinatis
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Cnet
Chica Eater
Pet
Grand Rapids
Dayton
South Bend
Evansville
Fort Wayne Lean Hs
Zanesville
Pele
Terre Haute
Wheeling
American Association
Toledo
Washington
Fort Wayne
Louisville-Columbus
Yesterday's Scores From Toledo and Beyond
Daily scores list from multiple cities including Toledo Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Louisville Columbus St Louis New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit Cleveland New York St Louis Chicago Zanesville Terre Haute Evansville Wheeling Grand Rapids Fort Wayne South Bend Dayton. Results show varied outcomes with several shutouts and close games noted.
Chicago and Boston play 17 innings to a tie
Chicago and Boston battled 17 innings before darkness halted play with a 1 1 tie as both teams managed a single run. Lindeman and Pfister delivered standout pitching in a game noted as the longest of the season in both leagues with many tense moments.
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Boston
Chicago
Lindeman
Pfeister
Managers sacrifice fielding strength for batting
Managers of A A clubs bolster batting by substituting right handed hitters for left handers against strong southpaws. Local team sides with Coulter and Cook for right handed hitting while lefty pitchers disrupt gains. Toledo Armour shifts as Wakefield replaces Lister to counter left handed pitching. Indiannapolis once carried 13 players, now emphasizes pitching depth and flexible fielders.
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Carr
Armour
A. A
Coulter
Cook
University of Illinois
Toledo
Marquard
Wakefield
Mann
Lister
Indianapolis
Millers open series as Hoosiers face stiffer opposition
Washington Park reports opening series as the Millers surge with rapid pace and promise tougher resistance for the Hoosiers. Debuts by Malloy and Durham unfold amid rough conditions, with Durham delivering strong work after Malloy’s uneven start. Hayden leads IU at the plate, while Carr profits from mistimed fielding. A high sky and crowd antics spark runs from errant throws into the stands and Base paths, with Barbeau's attempt at a homer cut short by sharp defense from Hayden and Williams.
Notre Dame Thumps Wabash In Easy Win
In Crawfordsville Indiana on June 3 Notre Dame routed Wabash College 18 to 2 in a lopsided matchup. Wabash struggled offensively while Notre Dame capitalized with strong hitting and pitching to secure the victory.
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Notre Dame
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash
Wabash Accussic Seavensues
Amateur Baseball News and Local Games Listings
Amateur baseball roundup reports Premier Reserves beating Hoosier Rivals 10 to 8 and outlines upcoming games with Clipper Stars Young Browns. Adds addresses for game inquiries and notes several team activity items including the Indianapolis Cubs lineup and requests for Sunday games at Garfield park diamond alongside other local club notes.
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Young
Browns
S. Lansman
Maryland Street
Indianapolis Millers
Garfield Park
Indianapolis
Coly
Rappaport
Levi
Victor Stars
Arrows
aAddress
Herb Smith
Ingram Street
Selig Joseph
Lincoln Club
Lincen
Coca Colas
Ashlands
Capital City Park
Fair Grounds
Indianapolis Cubs
Chasteen
de Haven
Dooley
C. Golay
A. Golay
Heelzer
Liebolds
Wilson
Gibson
O'Donnel
Hammersback
Hogan
Farrel
Manuel Hammersback
Minerva Street
Millers Prep for Four-Game Series With Hoosiers
The Millers with Cantillon and Cantillon's coaching lineup prepare for a four game series in Indianapolis against the Hoosiers beginning Friday. A double header is set for Saturday and the series ends Monday. Buck Freeman notes improved fielding and pitching, while the team aims to end Hoosier batting slumps.
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Millers
Mike Cantillon
Bill Clarke
Andy Oyler
Indianapolis
Hoosiers
Cantillon
Carr
Buck” Freeman
New Pitchers Harshly Treated By Toledo
Malloy and Durham debut for the Hoosiers against the Hens at Washington Park. Armour’s hitters pounded 16 Malloy, 50 to Malloy. Durham steadied until the eighth when four runs broke the game open. Hoosiers led early on Coulter, Hayden, Carr but West shut them down after the third.
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Indianapolis
Bush
Q. A
Coulter
Haydon
Carr
Davidson
Livingston
We 'Howley
Williams
Jenes
Hooke
Malloy
Durham
Slimndsay
Asaae
Toledo
Barbeau
Hinchman
Armbruster
Smoot
Lindsay
Hopke
West
Hopkins
Elwert
Hopkins Elwert
Lister
Kane
Central
Hughey Jennings
Hayden
Swann puzzle on bases as Kansas City wins easy game
In the Majors and Minors Swann was a puzzle with men on bases and Kansas City won an easy game. Detroit escaped a shutout in the ninth when Thoney juggled Cobb's long single. Boston edged New York 2 to 1 as Mannling struggled with runners on base. Pittsburg beat Philadelphia despite rough fielding and Roy Thomas joined Pittsburg for his first game. Grand Rapids pulled ahead in the eighth after Betts's single.
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Swann
Kansas City
Brewers
Harry Clarke
Downie
Detroit
Thoney
Cobb
Siever
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Mannling
Mer
Berger
New Yorks
Pittsburg
Moran
Philadelphia
Roy Thomas
Dammann
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids
Betts
Noblett
Geyer
Thorp's Selections at Gravesend Track Races
Thorp lists selections for six races at Gravesend with Pantoutie King Cobalt Baby Wolf in race one and Missouri Lad Good Luck Lord Stanhope in race five. He names three best bets Field Moise, straight, third race.
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Gravesend Track
Pantoutie
King Cobalt
Baby Wolf
Rara Avris
Arsee
Nick Stouer
Mouse
Top Note
Melissa
Jack Atkin
Master Robert
Montgomery
Missouri Lad
Good Luck
Lord Stanhope
Vodko
Fitzherbert
Uncle Jim
Moise
Straix
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Pacific Coast
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Driving Club
Wulschner
Levinson
Panama
Harry Levinson
North
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Prindle
Teegemiller
Washington Park
Marott
Grover Land
Flwert
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