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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
7
Promoters celebrate as California lawmakers fail to pass a harsh four round limit on professional bouts. Johnson and Hart clash doomed by politics while Britt and Nelson seek a decisive rematch. Promoters maneuver to keep big fights alive amid legislative pressure and local control.
Indiana team aims to curb late hours and cigarette smoking under new manager Barrow. He and president Buadaupt vow players will not smoke in uniform, insisting a ballplayer show dignity and focus during the game and team travel. Heydon, former catcher, cited as example of smoking hindering performance.
New York crowd at Madison Square Garden watched Tom Jenkins defeat Frank Gotch in a three fall wrestling match. Jenkins won the first fall in 19 minutes 1 second and the third in 11 minutes a second, Gotch taking the second fall in 6 minutes 47 seconds. Jenkins previously beat Gotch in Cleveland, and the victor expressed interest in a future bout with Haacken Schmidt.
Danville defeated Lafayette 4 to 2 while Anderson beat Kokomo 5 to 4 and Marlow routed Fort Wayne 9 to 0. Thursday night’s matches feature Lafayette at Danville, Terre Haute at Logansport, and Fort Wayne at Anderson with Danville and Lafayette among the top contenders.
Issac Barrett organizes a basketball team composed of star players from all Indianapolis colored clubs for the coming season. The team, to be called Weber State, will schedule games with white and colored teams in and out of the city. Barretts address is 1102 N Benatervo.
Journalist Marlen Pew records Chuck Connors, famed Bowery figure and Chinatown mayor, sharing tales with friends at Barney Flynn’s saloon. The interview reels through street characters, cockeyed myths, and sharp banter about Washington, Englishmen, and Chinks, with Connors’ vivid slang coloring a vivid slice of Bowery life.
Rumors say Bobby Walthour and Jimmy Moran may face NBA board limits but could race in the U. S. only. Murphy may join Panama track, Grillo wagers on Toledo club, and the Toledos trounce last year’s AAL champions. Wade McLemore for Corrigan forces, Evansville position tease, and Hanus Wagner road to recovery eyed. Sammar Leever warns youth to fend for themselves. Sheckard set to manage Lancaster in Tri State. Wills negotiates with York. Jack Herman arranges Meier v Rybe match. Portland and Smith slated for weight bout stake.
The Napoleons practice game featured Champion James J Jennies in a Cleveland uniform amid lively play. Jeffries appeared at first base briefly before the heavy pitching and fielding drove him to the sidelines. Manager Grant expects big things from Joe Harris of the Green Vale link, while Mugmay McGraw trains with the father gidnta in Savannah. John Brush, Giants president, plans to meet the team later in the month at Birmingham as a Waseda University Japanese team may tour late in the season.
The pithy basketball teams from Short- Hdte high school and German Honors played two 15 minute overtimes. Exhausted players agreed the contest should be called off with the score tied at 5 to 1. Crawfordsville high school girls defeated Butler College lagboy. visitors’ defense overwhelmed the college squad.
Marion Delving association members say Marion par and track will be upgraded this spring. The half mile course will be among the finest in the state, with a larger grandstand, new barns, and expanded trainer quarters.
Marion Indiana March 18 Henry Parks sold 100 acres in Franklin township Grant county to Arthur Knowlton for 312 61 the highest price paid for farming land in the county Sarma is a misspelled word in the source but the sale records the top price paid for agricultural property in the region
Special to the Sun Marion Indiana reports Noble almost died in an interior boiler explosion at the Hub and Block Works. Noble had entered the boiler to clean it and was burned after attempting to retrieve his pipe. He was severely burned and the attending physicians gave no hope of recovery.
The article notes possible future matchups for Jim Jeffries as a heavyweight contender emerges and lists Frank GOTEN and George Hacken Schmidt as notable wrestlers eyeing ring careers. Hacken Schmidt, touring Australia, is expected to challenge Jeffries in an eventual bout.
The schedule committee led by Watkins Kelley and Tenoan is finalizing the season timetable. Indianapolis dates will avoid Sunday games due to state legislature restrictions, with St Paul to open here and western teams starting in the east.
Pitcher Fyne, the new Sux recruit, arrives for practice in New Orleans and astonishes Assinger Jones and Comiskey with a wide arm delivery. The rookie may win a regular post as others hustle. In hockey, Marion defeats Oil Workers 4 to 2 as Destin and Warner falter for Fayette, while Kokomo weakens and Anderson edges them 7 to 4.
In Nomerville Indiana on March 10, Mr. Laui Haines and his wife marked their seventy seventh wedding anniversary. The couple, parents of seven children, all living, were noted in this local item.
The item presents an advertisement from The Sunday Creek Coal Company noting a promotional offer with a guarantee on each car, promoting superior deme ne and grate uses and urging customers to see the guarantee, with dealers listed.
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