Team Leaves On Its First Trip West
The Indianapolis baseball team departed at noon Tuesday for a western trip, with Carr confirming confidence in the squad. Seven pitchers, four outfielders, and a utility infielder were named, while Cheney, Lemon, and Howley were left home. Thielman was released and linked to a potential American Association club.
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Glaze
McCarty
Duggan
Graham
Orth
Hardgrove
Chadbourne
Delehanty
Hayden
Spencer
Otto Wiliams
Bowerman
Young Higgins
Cheney
Lemon
Howley
Kansas City
Johnson Advises Friends On Fight Gamble
Chicago May 43 Consternation in colored sporting circles as Jack Johnson warns friends not to place money on the coming Johnson Jeakes bout until further advised. The telegram cites the death of Tommy McCarthy from a blow by Owen Moran as a possible factor shaping the big fight.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Jack
Johnson- Jeakes
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Owen Moran
Frankie White Beats Woodson in St. Louis Fight at Phoenix Club
Frankie White of Chicago won a decision over Marty Woodson of St. Louis in Memphis windup at the Phoenix Athletic Club. White controlled the bout from start to finish but lacked knockout power as Woodson stayed upright throughout.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frankie White
Chicago
Marty Woodson
St. Louis
Phoenix Athletic Club
White
Woodson
Faulty Laws May Allow Prize Fight in San Francisco
District Attorney Donahue warned from Oakland that a prize fight between Johnson and Jeffries on July 4 hinges on law definitions not on the DA. He noted the law requires pre fight medical checks and that promoters could be halted if the contest is deemed illegal. Church leaders and petitions press Gov Gillette to block the bout amid mass meetings and appeals by the Pastors' Union of San Jose.
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Jeffries-Johnson
O'Brien Dominates Schreck In Lexington Opener
In the Lexington opera house on Monday night the Navarre Athletic club opened with a ten round bout between Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia and Mike Schreck of Cincinnati. Refereeing was E R Sweetland, Kentucky University coach and former Cornell heavyweight champ. O'Brien outpointed Schreck every round and nearly finished him. If a decision had been allowed, it would have gone to O'Brien.
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Navarre Athletic Club
Lexington Opera House
Jack O'Brien
Philadel
Phia
Mike Schreck
Cincinnati
E. R. Sweetland
University of Kentucky
Cornel University
O’brien
Schreck
Philadelphia
Baseball News from the Week Monday Contests and Highlights
The article recaps several major league results and notable moments from Monday. The Senators beat Louisville with a ninth inning rally, O'Rourke homered with two aboard. Taft attended Cubs-Pirates in Pittsburg and autographed balls for Wagner and Clarke as Pittsburgh won. Philadelphia upset Boston in a late rally, Oldring and Murphy of the Athletics each had three hits. Cleveland beat St. Louis in eleven innings as Lajoie scored the winner after a walk. Christie Mathewson nearly no-hit the Dodgers. New York won in ten after Devlin’s near-miss. The White Sox swept two Tigers thrillers, one 1-0 and a 15-inning extra frame victory fueled by Tannehill’s RBI.
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Louisville
O’rourke
Taft
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Wagner
Clarke
Pirates
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Cub
Tinker
Chance
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Boston
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Murphy
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Cardinals
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Herrmann
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Christy Mathewson
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McBride
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Washington
Sox
Tigers
Lee Tannehill
Jeffries Camp Open Secret Hard Training Questioned
San Francisco May 3 There is a rotten note in Jeffries training camp despite rosy reports. Admirers and backers doubt the champion’s Fourth of July readiness and fear money will be lost. Old fighters at Rowardennan label the camp the old man’s home as they push Jeffries toward form for the Johnson bout.
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Denmark
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May Be Referee of the Jeffries Johnson Fight
Eddie Smith of Oakland California is considered a leading candidate to referee the Jeffries Johnson bout. A former fighter, he retired to teach boxing at the Reliance club in Oakland and is known for his honesty with no history of crooked dealings.
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Smith
Old Reliance Club
Oakland
Eddie Smith
California
Bronson Meets Tough Scrapper in Koehler
Akron Ohio May 3 Paul Koehler of Cleveland and Ray Bronson of Indianapolis fought ten rounds with no decision. Bronson edged Koehler late after Koehler led early, both weighing around 150 pounds. Bronson later said he avoided a knockout to protect his hands before a May 12 potential match with Phil Brock.
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Paul Koehler
Cleveland
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Sawyer Wood Athletic Club
Walter Kelly
Kid Lewis
Johnny Whitaker
Kelly
Red" Heitzel
Danny O'Donnell
Ray
Koehler
Ohio
Bronson
Mike Memsi
Anderson
Phil Brock
McCarthy's Great Work in Pinches Wins Final Game
Indianapolis defeats Toledo 4 to 2 at Washington Park. McCarthy controlled the flow with walks and key plays, Kirsch debuted strongly for the Hens, and a late eighth inning rally broke the game open. An umpire clash and ejections punctuated the tense finish as Milligan and Carr drove in runs to seal the victory.
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Ducky Holmes
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Hancock
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Hayden
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Yingi
I Chadbourne
Three Games For Wabash This Week
Wabash college baseball faces DePauw at Greencastle this afternoon on McKean field. Thursday and Friday the team is scheduled to meet Notre Dame, continuing a busy series amid Indiana foes.
Boxing Brevities Highlight Indianapolis Boxers and Fights
A dozen Indianapolis figures led by W. 8. Kane traveled to Peoria to watch the Saylor Stein bout. Jerry Murphy aims at the Bronson Memsic winner meeting May 25 with Jack Redmond in Indianapolis. Dillon seeks Griffiths, with Truesdell disputing delay claims. Donnelly- Reeves semi windup is set for Bronson Memsic at Anderson May 5. Weigh ins for test bouts set at 135 pounds. Watts and Lyons plan a ten round Cincinnati Terre Haute bout May 11.
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Saylor-Stein
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Anderson
Murphy
Jack Redmond
Milwaukee
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Young Donnelly
Everett Reeves
Pat Lark
Jimmy Watts
Denny Lyons
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
Wrestling bout stopped for roughness in Columbus
In Columbus on May 3 a wrestling match between Young Gotch and Al Ackerman ended in stoppage after 40 minutes due to roughness, with referees halting the bout. Ackerman represented Lima, while Gotch hailed from Columbus.
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Bettween Young Gotch
al Ackerman
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Jene
Amateur Gossips and Local Baseball Prospects
The Indianapolis Press lists open May dates and invites semi professional teams from Peru Muncie Richmond E wood and Marion to contact Pros pect 2548 or G. L. Page 9328 Capitol Avenue. Local clubs report several recent results including The Mapletons beating E. E. P. 5 to 4 and Whitaker Greys opening May 1 with a 7 to 3 win over Marrinsville Van Camps. Multiple teams seek games in May including Whitaker, Clayton, and Fincastle independent squads, with various contact details and venues noted. The Jasonville Independents defeated the Odon White Sox 9 to 3 at Jasonville ball park.
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Peru
Muncie
Richmond
Ewood
Marion
G. L. Page
Capitol Avenue
Jasonville Independents
Odon White Sox
Jasonville Ball Park
Sunday War For Local Ball Clubs At South Side
Indianapolis fans will see a Sunday war this season between two local baseball teams the Reserves and the Atkins team both members of the K I C league. The Reserves open at Washington park next Sunday vs Cincinnati Shamrocks while Atkins starts at their south side park against Queen City. The Reserves 15 years of play with six state titles and salaried players. Atkins park has a new entrance near the northeast corner improving access by car line.
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Washington Park
Cincinnati Shamrocks
Shamrocks
Cincinnati
Reinhardt
Seery
Atkins
Queen City
K. I. C. League
Atkins Park
Local Autoists to discuss clubhouse plans at Denison hotel
A group of local autoists will meet in the Flat Tire club rooms at the Denison hotel Tuesday evening to finalize plans for a clubhouse at the speedway. The committee will present Carl Fisher's financing proposition and explain member privileges. Ex-Mayor Charles Bookwalter will address the meeting.
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Denison Hotel
Speedway
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Saginaw Releases Five Players From Team
Saginaw Michigan on May 3 released pitchers Brown Arnold and Parent and infielders Richardson and Grady from the Saginaw team of the South Michigan league.
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Brown
Arnold
Parent
Richardson
Grady
Standings and games in today’s baseball schedules
American Association features St Paul at Milwaukee. National League matchups include Chicago at Pittsburg New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston. American League has Detroit at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia Washington at New York and Cleveland at St Louis.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
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Brooklyn
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Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Yesterday's Scores Across Cities and Teams Reported
Baseball and hockey style results list scores for Indianapolis and Toledo. Columbus over Louisville. St Paul Milwaukee train weather. Philadelphia Loses Boston. Pittsburg over Chicago. Cincinnati over St Louis. New York ahead of Brooklyn. Cleveland beat St Louis. Philadelphia over Boston. New York and Washington drew. Detroit Chicago affected by rain.
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Cincinnati
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Cobe trophy event planned for July 4 at Indianapolis Speedway
Chicago announced by Chairman Gunther of the contest board after a clubhouse meeting. The big stock car event, likely 200 miles, was tentatively set for July 4 with possible change depending on Manager Moross from the Speedway. The holiday date was favored over July 2 and previously offered locally.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Chicago
Gunther
Contest Board
Mannager Moross
Speedway
Central League Opens With Rivalry Across Eight Cities
Central League begins 1910 season with Fort Wayne at Zanesville Dayton at Wheeling South Bend at Evansville and Grand Rapids at Terre Haute. Managers plan large sendoffs to boost crowds while Carnegie surveys new umpires. Attendance and enthusiasm seen as strongest in eight years with Dayton expected to lead.
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Ind
Fort Wayne
Zanesville
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
F. R. Carson
Carneg
Carson
South Fend
Local Cars to Compete at Atlanta
E A Moross director of the local speedway will travel to Atlanta to watch auto races on the Atlanta speedway. Indianapolis will be represented by local drivers aiming to set records with Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Kincaid and Aitken in Nationals while Herb Lytle pilots an American. Moross will then go to Chicago to arrange for the Sobe trophy cup race at the local speedway on June 2 or 6.
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Atlanta Speedway
Indianapolis
Ray Harroun
Marmon Kincaid
Aitken
Herb Lytle
Mr. Moross
Chicago
Baidy sells Bailey to Fort Wayne. signs Millerick
Grand Rapids manager Joseph Baidy training at Notre Dame has sold catcher William Bailey to Fort Wayne in the Central league and signed catcher Millerick from Albany New York.
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Grand Rapids
Notre Dame University
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Fort Wayne
Millerick
Albany
N. Y
Cardinals release two players to Terre Haute team
St Louis May 3 I D Bartwell and Frank Courtney of the St Louis National League club have been released to the Terre Haute Central League team.
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I. D. Bartwell
Frank Courtney
St. Louisa
Terre Haute
Sun to showcase Western trip games on electric signal board
The Sun announces a new electric signal board to display detailed plays from Western trip baseball games. No games until May 20, but fans can watch every play with light signals in front of The Sun office on E Ohio Street.
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Sun
E. Ohio Street
Highland Golf Club Opens Season With Button Tourney
The Highland Golf club will open its season May 7 with the challenge handicap button tourney. Twenty eight buttons are split into four gold eight silver and sixteen bronze classes. Handicap competition runs through the season with final winners retaining the buttons at season end. Other notes mention Freeman's two doubles, McCarthy escaping a tight spot, and a dispute where Land was fired after an incident involving Vansycle.
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