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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
8
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia with strong pitching and timely hitting as Dowling dazzled the Quakers. In Baltimore Milwaukee game details show Howell homered for the visitors while Umps Sherian and Connelly drew criticism in a separate contest.
Boston Beaneaters win in the eighth inning against Philadelphia after Pittinger’s wildness. Admission drops to 25 cents due to low attendance of 125. Batterups Willis Kitt ridge Orth Douglas New York 5 Brooklyn 10. New York beaten by Brooklyn in nine with four pitchers tried. Pittsburg defeats St. Louis 9 to 2 as St. Louis trails by 40 miles.
The record enumerates travel or revenue figures between pairs of cities across Western association and National and American leagues. It lists Indianapolis Marion Columbus Wheeling Toledo Louisville Bert Wayne Dayton Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Pittsburg St. Louis Philadelphia and with incomplete American league data.
A fragmented list shows travel links with figures for Cleveland to Chicago and Boston, Milwaukee to Baltimore, Detroit to Washington, and other city pairs, indicating mass transit or passenger movements across multiple routes.
Report lists Rock Island nine Evansville three Decatur two Cedar Rapids zero Bloomington two Davenport four. No game with Terre Haute at Rockford due to rain.
Birmingham defeats Memphis 7 to 5 while Selma edges New Orleans 9 to 8 in a tight lineup. Chattanooga bests Little Rock 6 to 5 and Nashville tops Shreveport 17 to 9. Indianapolis and Toledo begin a four game set Wednesday afternoon as Suthoff fills in for Shan non. Hogriever returns and Alloway to pitch amid expectations of a close contest. Bennet and McKeever fight ends early in round four after a foul breakaway.
Boston reports the National League lowers admission to 25 cents to counter strong American League play. The change follows heavy competition as 4,000 fans attended the Tuesday game, reflecting broader attendance concerns.
Marion Indiana June 19 Vasbinder the phenomenal pitcher was suspended for the season after refusing to pitch. Management accused him of deliberately throwing games at Indianapolis and Dayton and decided not to allow him to play again. It is said his head was turned by success.
Newport resumes after two weeks of mast repairs. Royal heath hosts aristocratic meeting with many royal attendees. Championship golf begins Thursday at the Country club links. Dr. Harry Hicks’ sloop yacht shipped to Lake Wawsee for summer regatta. Five favorites win at Sheepshead Bay and three track records tied. President W F Shulte plans to invite Washington park to move Chicago meet to Louisville if pool injunction holds. Gus Ruhlin seeks a fight with Bob Fitzsimmons with Lilly Madison backing. Newby Oval negotiates July 4 race meet with N C A. Owen Kimble, Louisville flyer, likely to face George in match.
George Greenburg of Chicago as N. C. A. representative in district E investigated the decoration day road race scandal Tuesday and reserved his decision. He is expected to support Referee Erdelmeyer in disqualifying Arthur Chandler and likely bar Chandler from all N. C. A. races in the future.
Tom Watson and his wife fled Camden after being whipped and ordered to leave Arkansas following perjury charges. Their affidavit had helped sentence Will Bussey to hang, but Governor Davis suspended the sentence after learning of the confession.
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