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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
7
Los Angeles manager Morley proposes a radical baseball rule: outfielders must stand in a 12 by 12 foot box until pitch delivery, then rush to the ball. The idea aims to increase hits and excitement but may lengthen games and require two umpires. Morley plans to present it to the major leagues rules committee before next season.
The article reports Jimmy Britt intends to fight top lightweights in quick two round bouts, then move east for six round matches before retiring undefeated in the fall. It notes possible opponent Nelson and Britt’s intense training in Yosemite valley, plus Turner’s stalled career and Moran/O’Rourke westward scheduling issues.
A stray OCR fragment describes a tense play ending with a shot that rang the bell, leaving Blattery unconscious for several minutes. The garbled text obscures full names and context, but signals a pivotal in-game incident and player impact.
In a chaotic scene a fighter leaps up yelling and lunges at air as a rival boy appears to be knocked to the edge of memory. Slattery recovers to hear Fitz had staged the KO and kept the prize money for the four rounds, a grim joke about the bout.
Stanley Robinson of the St Louis National League club says two big leagues will never succeed. He argues a single 12 club circuit is the only solution to curb excessive baseball in cities with two teams. He warns the dual league will always be a losing venture.
McGill started poorly but the Millers hit his curves hard as 19 hits fueled a long afternoon. Graham held the locals in check for seven innings, then an eighth inning explosion swung momentum. Coulter, Zalesky, and other Millers produced timely runs while Watling warmed a new pitcher. Ganzel covered umpiring duties in Haskell's absence.
In Cincinnati and St Louis regions several clubs play under the American Association with multiple batteries listed. The standings reference teams such as Milwaukee New York Columbus Louisville Kansas City Toledo Philadelphia St Louis Chicago Cleveland and others with batterymen named, reflecting a busy schedule and varied results across venues like Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Columbus, Evansville, Fort Wayne and Terre Haute.
At the fair grounds preparations accelerate for the upcoming bangtail racing week. Secretary Holt raises purses and tracks are readied as horses from Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and other battlegrounds converge. About 20 runners are stabled already with a field expected to reach 1000 entrants before week’s end, boosting the Independence Handicap on July 4 and Derby day prospects.
American Abboclation features Minneapolis versus Indianapolis and St Paul meeting Columbus. Milwaukee faces Toledo while Kansas City battles Louisville. In the National League New York plays Cincinnati and Brooklyn goes to Pittsburgh with Philadelphia at Chicago. American League matches include Chicago at Benton and Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, St Louis at Washington. Central League games list South Bend at Fort Wayne Wheeling at Terre Haute Dayton at Evansville Grand Rapids at Springhedd.
Arrangements are made for a boxing match in Battle Creek between Buddy Ryan and Dick Fitzgerald set for June in Rich. Weigh in at 3 PM for a 42-pounds bout. Officials expect a ten-round scrap though the bout could be reduced due to hurricane conditions.
Sports notes mix racing plans and player movements with baseball tidbits. Cincinnati riders fall ill from cream while Detroit races loom. Willis Laird eyes Cleveland start. Giants chase surplus infielders as McGraw reshuffles Iron Man McGinnity. George Weigel eyed by Tommy Ryan. Zimmerman shines for Coatesville while Connie Mack scouts him. Georgetown’s season ends with 24 wins in 31 games, 79 percent, including four pro games.
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