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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
6
In a lengthy preview the piece notes a purse of 101000 for Jeffries and Johnson for their July 4 bout. It calls the event a golden harvest and discusses gate money, moving pictures, and public interest, with side mentions of Easter sales and travel anecdotes.
Indianapolis players bound for Texas train from St Louis aboard the Katy Flyer, with 25 men including Williams Lin daman Pitcher Spencer Hargrove Graham and Thielman. Notes on card games, Doc Noble, Chadbourne and Hayden, Howley and Bowerman, and manager Carr praising Graham’s pitching prospects.
Ty Cobb of Philadelphia failed in a fifteen round attempt to wrest the featherweight championship of the South from Young Britt of Baltimore. Britt received the decision at the end of the bout.
Shortstop Owen Bush demands 4000 dollars for the season while Detroit Tiger president Navin offers 3600. Bush insists on the extra 500, saying he may not play if unmet. Friends say he is the American League’s top shortstop and worth 4500 or more.
The Short-Haired Club of the Indianapolis baseball team is incorporated to dip members hair. Players Howley Wakefield Hayden Lewis Chadbourne and McCarthy agreed to have their heads shaved upon reaching the warm Texas sun. Officers elected are Jack Hayden president Dan Howley secretary and Phil Lewis treasurer.
A diarist recalls superior travel in the current era, contrasting it with last year’s ragtag Ham and Egg league. He praises the Katy Flyer on the MKT railroad, Pullman cars, lower berths, and meals in a diner that cost nothing, noting the old hardships.
In Detroit on March 4 the A B C tournament produced high scores. Max Drasman led with a 641 total in singles, while W Sage 663 topped the day’s singles rankings and L Bouring 620 placed seventh. Doubles saw Smally and Bacon lead with 1,130, followed by Sage Zimmerman and the local pair Lawrence Smith.
The Indianapolis Ramblers plan a busy next season and seek fast opponents from outside the city. They add Mumford and Geisel formerly of the Senators and Ralston of the Northerns to their roster and expect to challenge any state team. Interested teams may contact Glen Maple at 90413 Fort Wayne avenue.
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