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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
6
The White Sox completed a two week stay in San Francisco and Oakland with a 9 to 3 win over the Seals in the morning and a 3 to 3 tie with the Seals in the afternoon, drawing solid crowds.
Manager Charley Carr resumes planning at Washington Park after returning from spring camps. The squad will begin battery arrivals on Wednesday with exhibitions against top clubs from April 1 through April 14 as the Athletics Washingtons and Detroit Cubs visit for early season tuneups.
The parade route for Thursday during auto show week is set. Forming at Fall Creek Boulevard, it goes Meridian to Ohio, west on Ohio to Capitol, south on Capitol to Washington, east on Washington to East Street, back on Washington to Pennsylvania, north on Pennsylvania to Market, west to the Circle to Meridian, then north to New York Street and east to Pennsylvania Street. The event will occur in daylight to avoid conflicting with the show.
The text records Jeffries declaring he never promised to fight Johnson but would sign if he could guarantee the best possible condition. He recalls retiring four years earlier and contends he would not return without certainty of winning. He criticizes Tommy Burns for accepting a title shot against Johnson and explains turning down a $200000 Yukon exhibition offer to avoid poor conditioning.
For two weeks Florida hosts racing meets in Palm Beach and Daytona. Palm Beach Motor Association runs the fifth annual motor boat carnival at Lake Worth from the 16th to 19th with rich prizes. Daytona hosts the seventh annual Florida Beach meet from March 33 to 25 with AAA sanction featuring a hundred mile Minneapolis trophy race, a one mile record race for the Dewar trophy, the Vanderbilt cup fifty mile race, and a star studded invitation match.
Horse racing picks for Oakland and Los Angeles feature top picks such as Best Bet Milford in Oakland and Best Bet Green Seal in Los Angeles. Each race lists several contenders including domesticated names like Julia Powell and Belleek, with emphasis on favored entries and potential outcomes.
Edward Payson Weston, 71, begins from New York’s main post office at 4:15 PM for a 1500 mile walk to San Francisco. He aims to finish in 100 consecutive days, excluding Sundays, in what is described as his longest and severest test.
In Dallas the Giants routed the local team 15 to 1. Carl Marquard fanned seven in four innings, showing perfect form and overpowering speed. Raymond also pitched well, though Dallas finally pushed a run across in the ninth.
Heine Peitz and manager duties began as Peitz arrived from Cincinnati with Meyers who will try infield trials. A conference with Vice-President Tom Chivington set the tone as training starts at Eclipse Park with Hogg Tate Peitz Kemmer and others from Louisville and outside teams.
Franchise holders from Anderson Richmond New Castle Marion and Elwood in the Indiana Roller Polo league met and decided not to extend the regular season before March 20. A post season series of exhibition games may be arranged with the Marion club potentially moving to Hamilton Lafayette Rushville Connersville, and Hamilton aims to join next season but the league will have no more than eight clubs.
The Yannigans won two 1 0 games Sunday defeating Vernon in the morning and Los Angeles in the afternoon.
Baseball players report to Manager Carl for spring training in French Lick. Boxing bouts listed across multiple cities with notable fighters including Attell, Cross, Langford, and more. New England bouts feature Riley Beebe Bowker and Hanlon Merkell. Billiards and roller skating events noted in Boston New York and Washington circuits.
Greencastle Ind March 15 The Methodists will start the season April 5 versus Indiana Law School DePauw will play 15 games with eight at home on campus field featuring a busy early schedule.
Jack Johnson arrives in Chicago amid fanfare and declares he is the undisputed heavyweight champion. He says he would fight James J. Jeffries to prove his title and mentions interest in other potential opponents while plotting future engagements. Johnson states he would cancel dates to meet Jeffries and predicts no current fighter can match his prowess.
At a March 15 election following the game with Purdue Dean Barnhart of Rochester Indiana was chosen as the leader of the 1909 1910 Indiana University basketball team.
Advertisement notes that G CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY with LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it does not cure. Each box bears E W GROVE’S signature and sells for 25 cents.
The Gem Laundry offers family washings rough dry by the pound and ironing for all flat pieces. Denison Hotel advertises American plan dining room with Sunday dinners as a specialty and music.
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