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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1907
Page
7
Amid scattered notes on arrivals from Carmel and French Lick, the Watkins club plans a Sunday gathering to begin training and finalize a roster of about fifteen players. Managers Carr and Watkins expect early trains Monday, with several more arriving by Tuesday. injuries or changes may adjust positions in infield and outfield as they test two or three new spots.
The narrator recalls a rough start this season at Kellum with a left handed pitcher. He admits misjudgments as batters appeared to out guess him, noting early control issues and a poor first impression.
Carr arrived from Cleveland night and will act as the omitten for Indianap players as they report. Carr aims to begin training and hopes the sun continues to shine next week. Murphy, an ambidextrous pitcher, also signed, ability to throw with either hand noted. Murphy’s past with Indi fans and a noisy reception during a Toledo game are referenced.
The Sut piece asks if Joe Gans and Negro Leaguer Nelson will meet again for the lightweight title. Nelson indicates willingness to fight, while Gans aims to keep the title safe. The public backs a decisive rematch despite talk of reluctance on both sides. Nelson fears losing momentum as time passes.
Special to The Sun. Atlanta March 238 What 22 years of catching will do to a man's hands is shown by a novel X Ray picture of Jimmy McGuire catcher for the New York Americans. The image shows 36 breaks twists or bumps from baseball accidents. McGuire was hit by a fast ball and the image reveals a broken bone with a displaced ligament. The photographer noted knots resembling gnarled oak joints and many old breaks. Some joints show flattened tones pushed aside.
Wabash college won the sixth annual indoor track meet held at Tomlinson hall under the Y M C A. Culver Military academy took second as Manual Training, Short Ridge, Culver and Bloomington High School battled for minor places. Wabash totaled 27 points, Culver 19, Manual 18.1, Short Ridge 17.4, Bloomington 8. Highlights include 30-yard dash Hargrave Wabash first, T Johnson Indiana second, Dodds Bloomington third in 0.703 4-5 seconds. mile run Wright Manual first. 880-yard dash Patton Wabash first. 440-yard dash Ohl Wabash first. high jump Miler Lafayette first. shot put Rechart Culver first. mile relay won by Manual Training. Exhibition relay by Wabash champions and junior relays featured among other events.
Savannah Ga March 23 Manager Murray held a special counsel with his men outlining his policy and giving instructions He warned that if players fail to perform consequences will follow and urged improvement to return to Philadelphia in good playing condition He stressed building a winning team from available material and urged players to show results of the training trip
Dunbar of the Bromos posted the high score with 211 in the Eli Lilly league on Saturday night. Speicher, his teammate, followed with 196 as the Bromos won three games from the Baltzers while the Succos fell to the Cocos.
In a Friday match of the Mitehell club bowling league the featherweights won three games from the heavyweights while the welterweights beat the lightweights. Jack Morgan, welterweight, rolled 190 pins.
Park View Sanatorium offers treatment for cancer as well as skin uterine and rectal diseases. Dr Lt T Leach MD based in New York and California is listed among consulting physicians.
Col George A Bain will auction as consignors from coast to coast bring top trotters to Indianapolis. Budd Doble from California headlined by Kinney Low 2 07 leads a catalog of elite horses as buyers from Maine to California descend on the event opening Tuesday.
The golf fever grips Indianapolis with public Riverside Park and private Highland Club and Country Club preparing for the season. Retailers Charley Mayer Gus Habich and others report strong sales of golfing paraphernalia as new players join veterans, with tournaments planned at both clubs and a note of no formal events before Decoration Day. Hood's Sarsaparilla is cited for appetite and energy.
The Combination Oil Cure for Cancer and Tumor has imitators. The Original Oil Cure may be had from the originator Dr D M Bye at 316 N Unpis St Indianapolis Ind. Free books upon request.
Grant Clay maker of artificial teeth formerly fourteen years with New York Dental Company at 108 N. Delaware Street, phone 3654.
Mobile Alabama March 23 Chance discovers Blaine Durbin of Joplin Missouri is a pitcher fit for any team. The Southpaw will gain a permanent spot on the Cubs as he shows speed a sharp curve and nerve. Durbin can hit and play the outfield and has strong baseball sense. Watkins of Indianapolis would like to have him too.
Special to The Sun from St. Louis March 2 reports Robert H. Bryson’s loss as a rallying cause with a loving cup fund closing at noon. The Chicago delegation backs Herrmann while pledging old support for Bryson in exchange. Lang’s heavyweights win a special prize after a 1770 pound team. one member’s 64 score tops singles. Minor event star Marshall Jevey nearly leads with a 64, while Kroll and Prouty place second in doubles.
Johnny Mack, Matty Baldwin’s manager, returns from Chicago after trying to arrange a 133 pound clash with Packy McFarland. Baldwin hopes to stage the bout in Indianapolis or Davenport while highlighting Matty’s recent win and his vow to support his blind mother and wife with the prize money.
A fragment discusses a boxer named Matty and a money bequest, noting a mother’s role and implying plans for future earnings. The quote underscores personal ties in boxing culture and hints at family support behind a fighter’s career.
Ned Hanlon pressures the Sportlettes to improve before the upcoming season facing the Vanigans in a bid to regain form. Manager Murray of the Philadelphia Nationals hunts star college and minor league pitchers to assemble a satisfactory staff as Homer Hillebrand contemplates quitting due to lingering arm trouble.
Los Angeles report quotes Pacific Athletic Club manager Tom McCarey warning that faking could ruin boxing. He discusses plans for the Burns O Brien return and the O Brien Sumsnow bout, says eastern papers misread conditions, and notes a history of efforts to stage fair, top-notch fights amid legislative pressure and forfeit concerns.
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