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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
6
A chaotic scene in Kansas City shows Beckley and Cross factions forming amid managerial tensions. Montie Cross and Monte Cross face player sulking dubbed Tebeauitis as teams eye Milwaukee style rebounds.
The Indianapolis Sun reports a debate over whether tobacco habits damaged the Detroit Tigers who slump in the American League while Chicago Cubs lead the National League. It notes Bill Donovan and other Tigers smoking in spring and on road trips, contrasted with Cubs quitting and improving.
The Young Ramblers beat the Young Sprouts 18 to 14 on Saturday afternoon. Ashland Juniors defeated a picked team 2 to 3 Saturday morning. Mascots face the Lucks May 10 at Capital City Park. Contacts given for arranging more games with 13 to 14 year olds and amateur teams in the state.
In a weekend slate the Indianapolis team tops early standings while Chicago wins both ends of a doubleheader against St Louis. Milwaukee beats Columbus 6 4. Kansas City edges Toledo 3 1. Louisville gains 2 1 on Minneapolis with Peitz homering. Other games feature Cleveland over Chicago, Cincinnati over Pittsburgh 1 0, and Dayton moves lead in a late fourteen inning win.
John Splan of Lexington sells the three year old bay colt Treko by Moko out of Selurian a full sister to Silicon and the two year old chestnut filly Kentucky Belle by Peter the Great out of Maggie Onward. The horses shipped to Poughkeepsie to be trained by Billy Andrews.
Local fish and game group schedules a Monday night gathering in room 12 of the statehouse to discuss spawning bass and related protective measures. The meeting aims to plan summer activities and ensure conservation.
A famed boxer known as the Kid faces a challenger from the west in a packed pavilion. The new foe proves rugged and unyielding, dominating the bout as the Kid tires and falters. At the final count of ten the champion collapses, surrendering the title.
Louisville Mayor James F. Grinstead warned Derby day crowds that police would enforce gambling laws at Churchill Downs. no pari mutuel machines, bookmaking or pool selling would be permitted, while the New Louisville Jockey Club plans to proceed with betting provisions and may seek a restraining order.
Scores from baseball games include Kansas City 3 Toledo 1 Milwaukee 6 Columbus 4 Louisville 2 Minneapolis 1 Indianapolis 4 St Paul 3. National League Chicago 4 St Louis 2 Pittsburg 1 Cincinnati 0. American League games listed with rain and partial innings noted for St Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland 0. Dayton 6 Zanesville B South Bend 3 Evansville 7 innings. Grand Rapids 6 Terre Haute.
A McCutcheon quote from Appleton's Magazine May issue extols baseball's enduring place in American culture. The piece compares baseball's grip on the public to government and family bonds, noting fans, umpires, and characters from the game as integral to national life.
May 4 reports from Noblesville Connersville Loganport Valparaiso Richmond Peru Muncie Atlanta detail 12 inning Noblesville victory over Springdales 3 2 with late error. Other games include Cambridge City over Connersville 6 3. Logansport 3 Indianapolis Gold Medals 0. Valparaiso Standards 5 Ramsheads 2. Richmond over Dayton 5 4. Ft Wayne 4 Peru 3. TTs of Indianapolis over Muncie Shamrocks 6 1. Atlanta White Sox 10 Indianapolis Athletics 0.
Indianapolis defeats Minneapolis 4 to 0 while Milwaukee bests Columbus 3 to 1 and Kansas City shuts out Toledo 5 to 0. Foe
The text lists city matchups across NATIONAL and AMERICAN LEAGUES with teams such as Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis St Paul Loutaville Minneapolis Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Boston Detroit Washington and others including Terre Haute Grand Rapids Evansville South Bend Zanesville Dayton Wheeling Fort Wayne, reflecting a fragmented schedule snippet.
Indiana horsemen attend a Chicago sale this week at the Union stockyards under Clark and Van Zant. Col. George Bain will auction. A fine consignment from Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and other midwest states aims to attract breeders. Cars from Tennessee, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio will contribute to a large sale.
A travel set of boxing bouts lists Adam Ryan versus Young Loughrey in Philadelphia and Ad Wolgast against Frankie Niel in Milwaukee on Monday. Tuesday brings Memsie versus English in Los Angeles and Cyclone Johnny Thompson versus Unk Russell in Boston. Wednesday features O'Brien versus Blackburn in Philadelphia and Pete Sweeney against Kid Sheehan in Manchester New Hampshire. Thursday switches to Artie Cole versus Young Kirby in Lawrence Massachusetts and Mike Cunningham versus Jim Hanlon in Lewiston Maine. Saturday presents Twin Sullivan versus Young Ketchell in Frisco.
The American Rowing Association regatta in Philadelphia on May 23 drew a record number of college crews. Harvard and Yale each field two boats, Penn four, Columbus one, Georgetown one, Cornell sought, and another university already entered.
In St Paul on May 4 Indianapolis backed by a clutch triple from Hooke defeated the Saints 4 3 to seize top spot in the American Association amid a crowd of around 10000. Druhot held Saints to five hits and the Hoosiers tallied four runs in the fourth inning with Cook Haydens sacrifice and McCune Carr Davis and Hooke delivering key hits. Marquard blanked the Millers for his fifth straight win.
A group of wealthy residents plans a statewide push to ban all betting at racing tracks in Louisiana with the aim of permanently closing venues. Opponents have not publicly announced a counter campaign, while some propose a state racing commission as an alternative to total closure.
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