Hoosiers Face Tough Western Trip for Wins
The Hoosiers struggle on the road losing more than they win as Carr’s lineup shows weak hitting and limited runs. Slagle excels on the mound while Cantillon rebuilt the roster, and Carmel’s Bales wins in the Central league as Carr contemplates changes to avoid a repeat of 1906-like results.
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Hoosiers
Carr
Rams
Gait Carr
Kansas City
Swan
Walter Slagle
Hives
Slagle
Dunleavy
Aschenbach
Bales
Carmel
Dayton
Meyers
Canton
Champion Girl Swimmer Aims to Swim Mississippi River
England's champion woman swimmer Miss An nette Kellermann has arrived in America with two goals to swim the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and to win the American championship. A remarkable teen and European champion she has held trophies across several countries. Her father notes she is a bundle of nerves in British slang, yet she remains a normal healthy swimmer with no nerves.
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the Sun
New York
England
Annette Kellermann
America
Rivers
Miss Kellermann
Europe
How to Be Beautiful and Realthy Advice Column
A quirky set of self care rules urges cheerfulness daily, light exercise, balanced meals, and regular sleep with country and city walking routines. The piece mentions records by Kellermann, including a 20 mile Dover Ramsgate run in four hours twenty eight minutes and a 100 yard swim time of 1 14, plus dives and underwater strokes.
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Dover
Ramsgate
Links at Riverside Park Set for Peak Golf Season
City golfers flock to Riverside and other courses as better weather boosts play. Park officials invest to beautify greens, with Nelson guiding novice players and plans for tournaments and inter city matches later in the season.
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Riverside Park
Shine
Balmier
Indianapolis
Riverside
Park Board
Nelson
Country Club
Highland Club
Amateur Leagues Double Headers and Matches This Saturday
The second series of City league games features a double header at Washington park with the Popes vs Atlas and Marions vs Atkins. Riverside No 1 sees Citys play Lillys while Riverside No 5 hosts Premiers versus Parrys. Sunday opens Commercial league action with Y M I versus Irish K F M at Riverside No 1 and Taggarts against the Germans at Fairview. Centurya are scheduled at Riverside No 2.
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Washington Park
Marions and Atkins
Riverside, No. 1
Citys and Lillys
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Off Claim of Quick Relief
A railroad surgeon’s discovery marketed as a universal remedy claims to cure chronic sores, instantly ease burns, and remove inflammation within a day. Priced at 26 cents.
Hit and Run: Masters of a Scientific Baseball Play
Special to The Sun. Washington May 10. Boston pitcher Jesse Tannehill explains the hit and run, noting few players master it. He cites New York’s Keeler Chase and Elberfeld as top practitioners and discusses how runners, fielders, and pitchers shape the play.
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The
Sun
Washington
Jesse Tannehill
Boston Southpaw
New York
Keeler
Chase
Elberfeld
Only two Orioles pennants won by boys in twenty five years
The article argues that youth did not consistently win pennants, noting most champions were veterans. It highlights Orioles titles as the notable exception, with other teams like Boston, Cleveland, New York, and Chicago managed by seasoned players. It questions the belief that young squads dominate pennant races and calls a 28 year average age in modern teams as “old veterans.”
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Baltimore
Anson
Pfeffer
Burns
Williamson
Coonskins
Comiskey
Latham
Robinson
Welch
Gleason
Brouthers
Rowe
Hanlon
White
Thompson
Detroit
Tucker
Nash
Long
McCarty
Quinn
Razor
Boston
Orioles
Cleveland
New York
Bostons
Collins
Young
Criger
Helen Byron empire advertisement by Leahy & Co Cincinnati
An old promotional snippet notes Helen Byron as a high grade empire product offered by Leahy & Co manufacturers based in Cincinnati Ohio for ten cents. The terse ad presents a trade item with minimal context and no additional details.
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Helen Byron
Leahy & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
National automobile track racing association formed
Philadelphia May 11 Thomas B Creamer secretary of the United States Motor Racing association announces a national body formed to hold auto meets in eastern and western cities. The May 24 event at Point Breeze Track precedes a circuit including Baltimore Washington Providence Springfield Pittsburg Columbus Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis Kansas City Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis Denver with auto railway cars proposed to transport machines. All meets under American Automobile Association rules.
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Point Breeze Track
Baltimore
Washington
Providence
Springfield
Pittsburg
West
Columbus
Cincinnati
Louisville
Indianapols
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
American Automobile Association
A. A. CU
Sports roundup highlights diverse athletes and events
George Huff returns to Illinois athletics as Boston Americans chase titles. Joe Gans dominates lightweight boxing while Major Taylor and J B Taylor lead in cycling and sprinting. Longboat Carlisle Indians and Minoru Fuji set marks in distance and pole vault. Boston sweeps series, Brooklyn grabs a game from New York, then New York takes all from Boston. Ned Hanton sets up sacrifices, Mason bunts on command. Mike Kahce shines for Cubs. Robin Hood, six, drinks beer after races. Sutton returns to Chicago amid gambling charges. Catcher Sullivan masters Windy City air currents. Lawn tennis opens July 12-16 in London with finals on July 25.
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Joe Gans
Major Taylor
J. B. Taylor
University of Pennsylvana
Longboat
Carlisle Indians
Minoru Fuji
Match Offered Cole and Hayes in Fort Wayne Card
Negotiations stall over purse size as Freddie Cole and Grover Hayes near an allout bout for Fort Wayne. Cole believes he can defeat Hayes in their Indianapolis style clash, with promoter Kane hailing Cole as the stiffer puncher and better overall fighter.
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Hayes
Cole
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Bronson
Grover
W. J. Kane
Pronson
Freddie
Mr. Kane
Chicago
Sammy Moss
Kane
Boston
Moss
East
Young Sharkey
Eddie Mack
Saturday's Games in American and National Leagues
In the American Association Indianapolis visits St Paul and Columbus plays Kansas City while Toledo meets Milwaukee and Louisville faces Minneapolis. In the National League Cincinnati goes to Boston and Pittsburgh visits New York with Chicago at Brooklyn and St Louis at Philadelphia. The American League has Philadelphia at Chicago and Washington at St Louis followed by Boston at Detroit and New York at Cleveland.
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National League
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Central League Matchups Listed For Week Schedule
Wheeling visits Grand Rapids Canton plays South Bend Terre Haute travels to Dayton Evansville hosts Springfield PURO DISTILLED WATER COMPANY advertises half gallon bottles at six cents five gallon demijohns at four cents New phone 2177 old main 778
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Central League
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Canton
South Bend
Terre Haute
Dayton
Evansville
Springfield
Puro Distilled Water Company
Donlin Confirms Giants Loyalty Amid Rumors of 1909 Comeback
Chicago May 19. Mike Donlin, former Polo Grounds outfielder, denies seeking release from the New York Giants. He states he is healthy and training with Callahan's semi pro club, plans to join the Giants again if needed, supports McGraw, and bets on the Giants winning the pennant while pursuing theatrical work.
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Chicago
Mike Donlin
Giants
Polo Grounds
Mike
Donlin
National Commission
New York
Johnny McGraw
Tam
Callahan
McGraw
Baker Leads City Bowling Tourney With 590 Score
Eddie Baker, a scratch bowler, posted the high 590 in the Washington alleys city tournament. Graff had 578, Goodwin 564, with Billy Bernet likely to win individuals. Friday evening scores list multiple players and scores, outlining standings as the event closes Saturday.
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Washington
Graff
Goodwin
Billy Bernet
Pritchett
Seidensticker
Baker
Toga Nik
Taylor
Coral
Meyer
van Wie
Cooper
Ingersoll
Emmerich
Crooke
Gadais Ll
Rinne
Duesseldorfers and Atkins to clash at Capital City Park
The Duesseldorfers and E. C. Atkins teams meet in their second game of the season at Capital City Park on Sunday. COMPEER CIGAR best on earth sold everywhere. Successors to Logsdon Bros. Feel company. Both phonas.
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Duesseldorfers
E. C. Atkins
Capital City Park
Logsdon Bros
Feel Company
Notice of liquor licenses in Marion county Indiana
Notices from multiple residents in Center and Fourteenth wards Indianapolis Marion county Indiana requesting June term 1907 licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privileges. Submissions cover locations on Churchman avenue Bethel avenue Reisner street Kentucky avenue Maryland street Senate avenue and Drake's addition. Each notice includes requests for pool table privileges.
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Indianapolis
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of
Indiana
Churchman Avenue
Bethel Avenue
Huggins
Churchman and
Bethel Avenues
William Barnes
Tne
Reisner
Martin Grady
Board of County Commissioners
Kentucky Avenue
Maryland Street
WM. Geyer
Senate Avenue
Drake
Albert Kempr
Hurst’s Methods on Kid Elbelfeld
A fragmentary sports quote recounts Tim Iurst questioning Elberfeld after a protest. The bantam player replies that he is captain, leaving Iurst astonished at the appointment as captain.
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Hurst
Kid Elbelfeld
Tim Iurst
Elberfeld
Tim
Purdue shuts out Wisconsin as Rice dominates
In Madison, Purdue pitcher Rice held Wisconsin scoreless amid a great game yesterday. Purdue’s runs were unearned while Wisconsin hitters failed to solve Rice. Final: Purdue 4 Wisconsin 0 with key plays including a two-base hit by Sherwood and multiple hit by pitch events.
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Madison
Wis
Purdue
Wisconsin
Rice
Sherwood
Knight
Knight Aml Mesmer
Rice and
Rosenbaum
Minneaplis Football Scores Note and Battery Pairings
In Minneapolis RHE and St Paul RHE listings show team scores and battery pairings including Manske Towne Veil Geyer Blue for Minneapolis and Farris Sugden Latti more Sutthoff Abbott for Toledo. The fragment records several game results with accompanying battery designations and city venues.
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Minneapolis— Rhe
Minneapolis
Columbus
Manske
Towne
Veil. Geyer and Blue
St. Paul
Toledo
Farris and Sugden
Lattimore
Sutthoff and
Abbott
Batteries Named in Legal Notice across Cities
A brief notice lists multiple battery matters with firms Lindaman Flaherty Brown Coakley Schlei St Louis Philadelphia Beebe Marshall Pittinger Jacklitsch across Boston Cincinnati and related districts. The document references case numbers and involved attorneys without detailing outcomes or dates.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Lindaman, Flaherty and Brown
Coakley
Schlei
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Beebe and Marshall
Pittinger
Jacklitsch
Cleveland- See Cleveland Battery Partners Names
Report lists Batteries Liebhardt and Clark with Clark’s son Barger and Kleinow. References Cleveland and New York numbers 2 19 711 690 60 514 2 999000 10017 6 1.
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Cleveland
New York
Liebhardt and Clark
Clarkson, Barger and Kleinow
Batteries and Firms Listed Across Regions
At South Bend RHE South Bend Evansville Bateries Keener and Johnson Wacher and Knoll At Dayton RHE Dayota Canton Batteries Malfoy Hale and Richardson Marquard Schmick Holmes and Texter At Springfield RHE Springfield Wheeling Batteries Merryman Clark Hastley and Philbein The brief register records battery firms and partners across several cities with limited context.
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South Bend
Evansville
Bateries
Keener and Johnson
Wacher and Knoll
Dayton
Rhe Dayota
Canton
Malfoy, Hale and Richardson
Marquard, Schmick, Holmes and Texter
Springfield
Taste Tell Club to Play at Dunkirk Sunday
The Taste Tell club will play at Dunkirk Sunday. Manager Sheridan changed his lineup and feels confident of defeating Dunkirk. The team has games scheduled with the Duenseldorfers Danville Newcastle Lafayette North Vernon and the Weldemann. Address P. F. Sheridan 2122 Alfree-ave.
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Taste Tell
Dunkirk
Sheridan
Duenseldorfers
Danville
Newcastle
Lafayette
North Vernon
Weldemann
P. F. Sheridan
Alfree-ave
Constitutional Congress Poised to Reconvene in May
Guthrie Oklahoma May 11. The general impression prevails that the constitutional congress will reconvene soon to remedy evils in the constitution and name a new election date. Advocates believe changes will permit approval at Washington.
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Scrippa-MecRae
Guthrie
Okla
Constitutional Congress
Washington
Hoosiers Fall Hard in Kansas City Baseball Plea
Briggs struggles again as Indiana Hoosiers lose 85 to 2 in Kansas City. Hitting by St. Louis Blues paces win with six extra-base hits. Slagle superb for Indiana, Kellum finishes. Hoosiers head to St Paul to open series under Sunday law test with 10 hits to Blues nine.
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Kansas City
Pic
Briggs
Blues
Aschenbach
St. Paul
Burke
Hoosiers
Slare
Himes
Coulter
Buttons
Kellum
Egan
A.r.h. O. A. EB Kerwin
Lin@say
Bede
OP Cies
Sessne
Huclsman
A Krueger
Eves Sler
McBride
Ba Sullivan
Esban
Lord
Indianapolis
Carr
Krag
Kerwin
Krueger
Lindsall
Lindsay
Livingston
Kelum
Nellum
Sullivan
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John Freeman
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Krug
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Hord Sanatorium
Thomas B. Creamer
United States Motor Racing Association
Track Racing Association
League of American Wheelmen
Sportlettes
George Huff
Boston Americans
University of Illinois
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del Mason
Mason
Mike Kahce
Cubs
Robin Hood
George Sutton
France
White Sox
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Austria
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Freddie Cole
Grover Hayes
Ray
Auditorum
Walter Little
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Ase
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Renee
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Peds
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Pet
Cee
Peete Ewware
Eddie Baker
Capital City
Squires
Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Colma
Decoration Day
Rice Invincible
Parker
Anya
Ranville
Saints
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Il J. Huder
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Marvel. CO
Huder
Huder's
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