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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
6
Indianapolis struggles as Carr's squad drops three of five to the Saints. Orth to start versus Miller veterans Cantillon leads a strong Millers pitching staff while Coffey adds hope for a Minneapolis series. Millers push nine straight wins and aim for more against Indianapolis.
The TM week covers baseball Indianapolis at Minneapolis and Indianapolis at Kansas City. boxing bouts include Beck vs Wuest in Cincinnati Kensington and Crawford vs Berger in Albany among others with a schedule across New York City Oklahoma City and Paris. Sailing regattas in Poughkeepsie and Schenectady and golf events at Highland club and St Andrews are listed along with auto races Glidden tour Bermuda motor boat race and intercollegiate swimming.
Memphis June 20. Former Eastern league umpire Eason, now in the Southern association, is appointed to umpire in the National League. Southern League President Kavanaugh offered Eagan’s vacant berth to Bill Hart, an old Pittsburgh figure.
Promoter Tex Rickard travels to Reno to decide which Nevada city will host the Jeffries-Tohnoson bout after California rejection. Governor confirms no California venue and Ketchel manager Mizner signals readiness for a Nevada match if Langford-Ketchel occurs, with the heavyweight decision tied to the Reno move.
A delegation of 18 Goldfield business men meets Tex Rickard in Reno and guarantees gate receipts of 200000 dollars if the Jeff Johnson fight is staged in the city. Reno settles after days of excitement awaiting Rickard’s decision. Demand for hotel rooms and storage is high as telegraph managers plan for emergencies.
Johnson prepares for a possible Nevada trip packing trunks and gear at San Francisco beach quarters. Tom Flanagan leads the advance party with at least a dozen, including Billy Delaney and Al Kaufman. Trainers Burns Furey Sutton Hart and sparring partners Cotton and Millis join the contingent.
Chicago gun club hosts the eleventh Grand American handicap with 336 entries. Notables at headquarters include Chauncey Powers John Philip Sousa and Guy Ward. Amateurs compete Wednesday with four sweepstakes at 20 targets and a ten double target event. the grand final is Thursday with 100 targets.
Yale rowing squad took a three hour trip on the Cristobal near Gales Ferry to escape dismal quarters weather. Tucker from the varsity eight is in New Haven hospital with malaria. Colburn was moved from stroke, Patterson and Lowe trialed for stroke duties.
Crews enter final stretch for next Saturdays big regatta with Cornell favored and Columbia eight led by Rice favored to challenge. Saunders replaced by Murphy in the Columbia boat as preparation details and boat positions are announced for varsity eights fours and freshmen eights at 4 30 5 10 and 6 30.
In Minneapolis on June 20, Altrock out pitched Slagle as the home team defeated Louisville 5 to 1 to complete a nine game winning streak. Umpire Cu sack fainted from heat in the seventh and left the field.
Kansas City defeated Toledo 5 to 3 yesterday aided by Brandom’s strong pitching in key moments. Poor base running by Toledo contributed to the loss as the game hinged on late innings.
Loganport Ind June 20 C W Halderman of Marion was chosen president for this season at the Northern State league meeting held Sunday.
The Atkins team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Dayton Shiros, 6 to 3 and 8 to 3. Clayton fanned 10 in the opener but took the loss due to defensive errors.
In New Rochelle Eddie Foy encounters a Negro expressman proposing a life bet on Jeffries at around 10 to 8. Foy quickly asks to return from New York before deciding and then covers the wager, amid a likely 10 to 7 ruling price with encouragement toward 10 to 6.
St Paul boxmen pitched well and hit output, beating Carr’s team 3 1 in the opener and 3 0 in the second. Carr sprained an ankle stealing in the fourth and Murray was struck on the head by a pitch but will play soon. Leroy pitched superbly allowing five hits, Hayden doubled, Chadbourne nearly homered, and Ryan dominated in the second game with three hits allowed.
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In American Association action St Paul defeated Indianapolis 4 3 while Milwaukee beat Columbus 2 1 Kansas City edged Toledo 5 3 Minneapolis beat Louisville 5 1. National League Chicago routed Cincinnati 10 3 Detroit outslugged Boston 10 9 in 10 innings Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 2 Washington topped St Louis 4 1. Central League saw Terre Haute 5 Fort Wayne 2 South Bend 5 Wheeling 0 Dayton 6 Evansville 4.
The American Association lists Columbus at Kansas, Indianapolis at Minneapolis, Toledo at Milwaukee, Louisville at St Paul, Cincinnati at Chicago, New York at Brooklyn, Boston at Philadelphia, Pittsburg at St Louis. American League shows Chicago at Cleveland. Other leagues include Detroit and South Bend with unclear matches.
Opening of a professional tourney at the Highland club links draws more than 50 top pros to Indianapolis for a major event second in importance to the national championship. Notable entrants include Freddie McLeod and Willie Anderson with players from Philadelphia and other cities joining Friday’s 9:30 a m start.
Wilson Mizner announced a 45 round or finish matchup between Frank Langford and Kid Ketchel to be held in Reno at 10 45 AM on July 4, with San Francisco reporting the plans.
The Glidden Tour faces controversy as accusations of political influence surface. Organizers and participants discuss possible favoritism impacting selections and outcomes, raising concerns about fairness in the event.
In Little Rock on June 2, discouragement rose as harsh conditions and official penalties drew accusations of politics and favoritism. Tour participants and manufacturers warned dissension could force the Glidden event to quit before reaching its goal. Several cars said to have sway with the committee were repeatedly penalized, fueling threats to withdraw.
Glidden tourists begin a 138 mile run from Hot Springs to Texarkana Arkansas. The Carter and Lexington cars are laid up at Hot Springs after axle and frame damage, and will likely rejoin once repair parts arrive. Both cars were disqualified after yesterday’s legs.
San Francisco report notes the Langford Kaufman bout will occur on July 2 in Nevada at the arena built for the Jeffries Johnson clash, after being postponed from the previous Saturday.
Milwaukee defeated Columbus in a doubleheader with scores of 7 to 2 and 1 to 0. The second game ended after seven and a half innings to let Columbus catch a train. Dougherty batted for Bailey in the ninth to drive in the winning run in the opening game.
Jeffries risks a potential lawsuit from the Rowardennan hotel over an early departure for Nevada. The camp has boosted hotel profits but now faces debts around 5,000 dollars as Jeffries plans a quick, training focused exit after receiving word from Richard to move camps.
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