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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
8
Toledo dominated Wheeling Tuesday with strong team play and solid scoring from Hughey MelIntyre and Graf TMedo. In the Fort Wayne game, Egan delivered as Fort Wayne bested Allen County men in a southpaws battle, sealing the win.
A sparse National League recap shows Brush's Rhine and Hart's Remnants busy near last place. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 4 to 0 with Newton Bergen Orth and McFarland handling batteries. Chicago also lost again in a chilly Tuesday, while the others linger behind.
A fragmented OCR note lists several firms and cities including Chicago Brooklyn New York St. Louis and names multiple batteries teams or groups such as Hughes and Kling Kennedy Kitson McGuire Phyle Taylor Bower Harper Nichols.
A terse item lists batteries associated with Willis and Kittridge Poole and Zimmer in Boston and Pittsburg. The fragment mentions codes 62500200 93 1 and 2000900 2000483, indicating inventory or sales references across locations.
Comiskey expresses affection for his pitcher Griffith who starred in a decisive Tuesday win. The Athletics produced no run and Griffith batted hard, effectively sealing the game. The club standings show Chicago leading with 33 wins and 20 losses, while other teams are listed with scattered records.
Chicago and Philadelphia references appear with names Batteries Griff ith and Sullivan Piatt and Powers in a terse notice. No clear event or dates are given, but the item reads as a compact listing of entities and locations amid unreadable OCR.
Rue Baltimore records show battery incidents involving Nops and Robinson, Sievers and Buelow in Detroit. The brief item notes charges or altercation details with these individuals and local authorities.
In Cleveland a listing references Batteries Young and Schreck with Dowling and Wood. This compact item names firms or entities connected in a local notice or directory snippet. The readable text centers on names and place, with no further context.
Washington and Milwaukee compete as B Batteries and Hawley with Maloney face off in a track meet sprints showdown. Carrick and Clarke lead, aiming for top times and notable advancements in the event standings.
Unclear OCR listing shows teams Terre Haute Davenport Rockford Evansville Cedar Rapids Decatur Rock Island and others with runs and hits. The fragment implies a score table or box from a regional league, but concrete outcomes are not fully readable.
Clarkson allowed Yale only a single fly as Harvard posted a 3 runs to 0 in rH 6 h5 errors 0 while Yale managed 0 runs 1 hit 4 errors. Independent report notes lone Tuesday game to Jackson Tennessee and other minor scores from South Bend Craw Tortsville EB Jupiter Pravins and local teams Anderson Muncie Woodside Tuxedo Stars.
Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia defeats Ticke d Harry Newmier in London Tuesday night to win 4000 dollars and the English heavyweight championship. Police chief Pugh of Covington paid Tom Dolar of Lexington 2800 dollars for Prince Royal. Bing Gardner and Kid Broad to fight. July 12 the winner faces McGovern. Shaw narrowly escaped at Sheepshead Tuesday. Floyd McFarland, injured in New York, is improving and should recover. Cullen Furey bout postponed in Muncie Wednesday.
A local millinery highlights seasonally adjusted offerings. Ladies white short back sailors trimmed with white muil and black velvet ribbon suit shirtwaists, with prices around two dollars. Children's white rough straw sailors feature pinched crowns and velvet trim, advertised for town sale today and tomorrow. Wide brim rough straw hats in white with leather sweats and black silk ribbon bands sell at reduced prices. Lawn sun hats with patent removable crowns promise easy washing in all colors.
The Aquatic club schedules a smoker for Saturday night and sets Wednesdays for ladies with dancing and music. The aquatic sports open July 24 with swimming and canoe contests, hoping for events with Canoe club members and Hurlingham gun club after prior entry issues. Other notes mention Shamrock II on the water by next Saturday and various boxing and racing happenings in England and Frisco.
Fifty Chicagoans plan a late August departure on the first long-distance automobile train to Buffalo. About 26 cars will accompany the party with receptions theater parties and smokers at night stops. Passengers include Mr and Mrs Bert L Shaw noted for a Chicago to New York auto run. No racing or time trials will occur.
London reports Truth comments on Henley crews noting University of Pennsylvania rowers still favor the stroke Yale and Cornell used in earlier English races. The piece warns the stroke fails on longer Putney to Mort Lake course and laments weak London Thames club crews relying on New College and Leander against Pennsylvania and Belgian eights.
Count Francis Josef Von Larsch Moenich of Austria, nephew of the late empress, will wed Miss Ma rie Satterfield, daughter of John Satterfield oil magnate, on Thursday afternoon at the Satterfield home lawn. Two ceremonies will be held, civil and religious. Miss Satterfield is a Buffalo society belle with a million in her own right and a further three million inheritance projected.
In Rochester on a Wednesday, 1000 striking street laborers clashed with police as they began their daily march. After four volleys fired, the crowd scattered. many strikers suffered head injuries and bruises from bricks and shovels. They forced 250 workers off the job while demanding a nine hour day and 1.75 dollars per day.
BLUEFIELDS W VA June 26 The flood death toll will not exceed 50 or 60 mostly colored miners or their families The N and W expects to run trains through by Sunday The railway estimates losses around 1 000 000 Debris fills streets wrecked houses broken furniture and scattered bodies Bodies are buried as recovered The Northfork and Elkhorn valleys lie in desolation with damage beginning at Ennis Keystone and graves being dug continually.
The Elder Dempster Line steamer Lusitania ran ashore Tuesday night on Cape Hellard near Cape Bellard on the Newfoundland coast. Three passengers were aboard when news of the disaster prompted immediate dispatch of assistance. The ship was en route from Liverpool to Montreal.
At the entrance to Standard Wheel Works on a Wednesday morning a fight broke out between a strike scab and a 14 year old fighter. John Blue, organizer of the Central Labor Union, kept peace as workers surrounded the scene. About 110 men are out, holding two mass meetings daily and planning a Sunday picnic.
Ex Chief of Police W L Meredith was shot three times and killed in Guy s drug store by John Considine promoter of the Standard gambling house and People s theater Considine was wounded and a bystander injured A long running feud including corruption charges preceded the shooting with Considine and his brother aiding in the confrontation Meredith was Chicago born and son of W M Meredith chief of the national bureau of engraving and printing
Secretary Perry of the Indianapolis light and power company says they will bid on the electric light contract though they do not expect to win. He notes their commercial business will keep the company going, but declines to say why victory is unlikely.
Washington reports Grant Gillespie of Missouri has been offered the consul-generalship at Pretoria South Africa vacant since Adelbert Hay left. The $2 000 salary does not cover expenses and Gillespie hesitates. Republican managers reportedly promise a raise to $4 000.
Wednesday's article claims Pall Mall Gazette owner Astor once American and now naturalized British. It accuses him of denouncing dissenters as traitors and pushing patriot duties. The piece concludes with a Liver complaint remedy pitch for Burdock Blood Bitters.
M'Pherson Kansas residents report a heavy toad infestation following a dry spell. The drought dried up swamps and streams, driving hordes of toads into town. Horses are spooked and motorists struggle to move along the streets as animals crowd the sidewalks and roads.
A wedding occurred Wednesday morning at St John’s church with bride Miss Sara Cass and groom John H. Carton. Rev. F H Gavish officiated at 9 o’clock. Attendants Miss Julia Carton Mr Finn Miss Mary Lyons and Michael Butler. Attire included pink and blue gowns. A wedding breakfast followed at 7 Union street with an evening reception.
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