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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
7
The Hoosiers lose the first game of the series in Toledo as miscues and weak defense by Walker and Kellum on the mound give Grifo's Mud Hens the edge. Toledo fans lament the poor showing while the Indianapolis squad shows inconsistent play and a shaky start.
Disjointed report covers American Association and MAICAX League games. Mentions Toledo and Columbus style matchups, with scattered player names, outs, and scores. Details are garbled but note Toledo’s offense and multiple teams, including New York and Philadelphia, in a chaotic summary of Friday action.
In South Iena RHE notes Keener Ferrias Tiernan Freeman Fuller as Batteries for South Bend Evanaville. Wheeling RHE lists Dayton Scott Andrews Johns Croes among Batteries. Grand Rapids RHE faces Terre Haute with Warner Howley and Weaver as Batteries. Canton RHE shows Carroll Ernst Alerts Clark as Battery pairings for Springfield.
Put in day June 4 reports the National Eclectic Medical association listing officers for the year. President H. J. Stevenson of Fort Smith Ark recording secretary W. P. Hest of Indianapolis corresponding secretary Hugh M. Helbing of El Loula treasurer E. J. King of Saratoga first vice president S. M. Stewart of Lincoln Neb second vice president Joseph Adolphus of Atlanta Ga. Convention next year set for Los Angeles Cal in June.
In Saginaw the Interstate League contest featured Batterlese Speaker and Carroll Alberts with land Smith and Flint listed on the roster as the teams clashed on the field.
In South Bend on June 22 Lydian Jarrow, hailed as the jail’s most beautiful prisoner, awaits sentence on a sorcery charge after a Chicago policeman with a wife and six children allegedly abducted her. Jarrow reportedly came from Clara, Nebraska four years ago and secretly married the officer before residing in Chicago.
In New York on June 2, Sam Berger challenged Philadelphia Jack OBrien to a heavyweight bout. Berger claimed superiority in size and strength and sought a six or more round match with side bets, amid heated, theatrical dialogue and a chaotic scene suggesting strong interest from both camps.
Special to The Sun reports Yale defeated Harvard 3 to 1 in Cambridge Massachusetts after a hard fought basketball game. Yale players Hallovies-Jones Myers Onerter and Cast led the effort with strong passing and scoring while Harvard struggled to convert chances. The outcome shocks Cambridge sports fans as Yale secures a narrow victory on the road.
Race results from New York Cincinnati Windsor and Buffalo showing multiple races with winners and times. Notable names include Newdesha Bulur Cambridge Daring Chanlay Snow Drift Pink Star Montalban and Gearholm among others with times and margins listed.
The text recalls Rev Billy Sunday praising the old game of baseball while lamenting era changes and gambling taint. It mentions figures like Detroit dorm and Clarkson, notes a desire for a game kept free from gambling and dishonesty, and hints at Chicago possibly winning a league title.
A former top baseball figure, Rev. William A Sunday, once famed for his fielding, later embraced preaching. Born Williams and Fite, Sunday left ball before joining revival tours, preaching gospel truths and recalling his past in a story accompanying his ongoing ministry.
The piece praises Sheckard Wagner Hegor Hresnahan and Bresnan from the Chicago Giants and Giants infielders for fast play and power. It highlights Wagner’s hitting pace midseason, Sheckard’s stolen bases and run drives, Bresnan’s improving form and eight steals, and reports manager Freg Clarke expects Wagner to lead hitting in the league.
Walter Travis describes Great Britain style links as stretches of sand hills with moving dunes and few greens. He notes hazards from natural features and lack of bunkers, explaining how elevation changes and dunes shape play and keep the ball from plain fairways.
Hobens, a professional from Englawood, shot 78 and 76 for 154 total after 36 holes as wind gusts swept the course. Smith of Mexico and Anderton of Onwentaia trailed by two strokes at 156, while Nichols, McLeod, and Smith of Nassau followed near 158.
At a board meeting in Chicago on Thursday, J. Kelley of the Minneapolis club was cleared of charges along with umpires Owens and Kane, restoring all three to active duty. President O'Brien wired the decision to clubs so suspended men may play tomorrow.
Catcher Lawrence Spade of Anderson was hit in the eye by a pitched ball during Thursday's Bluffton game. He was confined to his hotel and unable to accompany the team afterward.
In Seattle on June 1 a boxing event is planned with Johnny Redhin and a listed lineup including Bobby Lun fie, Charlie Dunn, Wille Fitzgerald, Honey Mellody, Dick Pitapatrick, Charlie Dean and others. The main event pits Lun fie against Dunn, with Fitzgerald awaiting a lightweight or welter matchup and Mellody set to face Pitapatrick.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on June 2 Chandler Egan and last year’s champion Sawyer won easily in the first round of the Kent Country Club golf match. The course was six strokes slow due to rain and heavy winds. Walter B. Klane defeated R G Caldwell 4 up 3 to play in the other match.
Sam Chivaco Jimmy Britt, with brother Willus Bri, arrived in Chicago from New York at 4 today and met Kid Herman and manager Nate Lewis. Britt and Herman were approached by Tom McCarey for a late July bout. Belt remained to negotiate and Lewis said Britt would not depart until a contract is signed.
The Shoshone Indian Reservation lands will open to settlement August 15. Excursion fares apply for round trips daily from Culcogy via the Chicago and North Western Railway. Registration runs July 16 to 31. Write for pamphlets on securing homesteads. agents sell tickets via the route. Traffic Manager Chicago.
Special to The Sum New York June seven one would think that Uni pace at which the world's champions have been going of late would mis Prescient Gruen lose some asleep un lmeh weight Mutatis not ao The owner of the Glanta after his experience with the Reds for many years 12 not yerturned by each a lithe thing can slomp of the chammons and lives io the boehvest leaves that there will be another bazaier added to the collection of silk bro s plies Mat have been Lanled to his team whice he and DicGraw began their partnership Not only are we not worrying ore selves iMo w medicine stiling condition but we also are not figuring on mating any changes with a view of stopping the divaster that wormen to have struck we when the Chi evokes study three out of Lour guings from us The fact is that we still lave tm best baseball team in America ent It re mauts only for them to get into cundi thi Ames si hat bien doing oue best mitchingry weason fe rapidly retoing is lame obckle in efape Le has been laid up for nearly hee weeks Witse again is well McCinnity promises to perform as well as ever before ton Taylor in there with the gands Mathew son gown will be right and when Mic Dantin butt ankle allows him to get back into the gamu we will go at just as w merry Bolin as we did last year
On June 2 at Covenant Presbyterian Church a boy set off a large firecracker blowing through the door. A woman fainted and men rushed to windows as Rev A B Collins fell to the floor. Authorities captured the boy and placed him in detention.
A racing card organized by Sestary Frit Cline of the Gentlemen's Driving bhil funds a local Inala Institution. The event at the fair grounds features pacing and trotting races with multiple entries and officials listed, proceeds aiding charity.
The article quotes Chance and discusses the evolving art of base stealing, noting how speed and timing shape steals today compared with Billy Hamilton’s era. Managers claim modern rules and strategy influence baserunners, with fewer truly fast players but more potential imitators adapting to the game.
A jumble of names and expressions mocks social climbers and in‑group talk. The passage names Hans Wagner and others in a caustic tone, suggesting a crowd that resists modern trends yet teases those who initiate conflict.
Speedy GO BETWEEN narrowly beats Dan Delion by a nose in a Colonial field. Colonial Girl finishes third as the race wraps.
In the Suburban Handicap at New York on a sunlit June day before 49,000 spectators, twelve starters chased a lightning quick mile and a quarter. Dandelion nosed ahead at the wire to win by a whisker over Colonial Girl with Hemween and Cairngorm also in the frame, as the crowd roared for minutes after the judge’s call.
Judson W. Lyone of Washington Delaware will deliver an address on American citizenship Thursday night June 28 at Tomlinson Hall. Mayor C A Bookwaiter will preside and a program is planned. Proceeds benefit the Union Tabernacle Church colored.
Rogers won the Rand event from the 17 yard line amid windy conditions at the Indianapolis Gun Club. George Bell and George Lyon tied for runner up with high scores, while Rogers earned a silver trophy and a special emblem after a demanding competition, with wide applause from spectators.
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