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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1899
Page
8
Buffalo pitchers Jay and Foreman duel as Indianapolis fails to land a hit. A hard grounder by Al an misplayed, while Eustace steals second after a bunt. Buffalo scores one run in the third, holding a 1-0 lead as both clubs show tight fielding and sharp defense.
R H E records show St Palez versus Milkee and Minnepolis versus Kans City with multiple battery pairings listed, including Cenzer Spies Rettger Speer Parker Dixon Friend Willson Waddell Buckley Guesa Andrews. The text references Detroit and Columbus with scattered digits and inning-like annotations in a historic box score style.
Anderson 15 Muncie 9 Kokomo 6 Wabash 4 Terre Haute 18 Danville 0 Youngstown 9 New Castle 6 Mansfield 2 Wheeling 1 Toledo 9 Fort Wayne 4
A summary of baseball notes from the season start with commentary on Buffalo and Indianapolis, Western league drama from St Paul to Milwaukee, and remarks on pitching, batting, and team standings. Notable items include A J MacFarland selling his Muncie stake to George Anderson, Terre Haute and Wabash results, and Chicago’s late win led by Wolverton.
Otto C. Floto, manager of the Colorado Athletic Club, intends to secure the Fitzsimmons Jeffries bout for Denver. He is expected to arrive in Chicago Tuesday night with a certified check for 5,000 dollars to back the effort.
Reports from Peoria show Charlie Young of Springfield setting a rifle record with 21 inanimate targets, surpassing the old mark of 154 while a four-man team including Young and Heikes, Gilbert, Fulford and Powers hit 193 straight. In boxing, Joe Walcott defeated Charlie Johnson in Boston after a tough bout, and Patsey Sweeney earned the decision over Jack Downey in New York as Downey was severely punished. Riley Grannan plans return from Europe for the Brooklyn meeting. Indianapolis high school field trials occurred at Newby oval after a postponement, and Marion county officials reviewed a proposed asylum expansion costing about 45,090 with two-story reductions and separate buildings for the insane and staff residences.
Mrs Fernandina Reese hosts the German literary club on Tuesday and Miss Eunice Jameson with Augusta Jameson host a luncheon at the Country club on Monday. Mrs Frederick L Gregory and children plan a Vermont summer. Mrs W Haueisen hosts Tuesday for Miss Day. Mrs Wolman and Mrs Sewall host this week with the Spann sisters. N 8 Byram entertain Monday night for Mrs Miller of Liberty. Nellie Markey to enter Sisters of Providence novitiate at St Marys. Mr and Mrs Shaler at the arsenal. Mr and Mrs Varney visit before a Texas departure. A drawing room musicale at Mrs A B Gates Tuesday for Central Christian church.
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