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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
6
Metropolis notes Belmont park hosts the Metropolitan Handicap, a one mile race with a reduced purse this year. August Belmont leads a strong field including Half Sovereign, King James, Restigouche, Frizette, and others, with betting allowed only among individuals and no official records.
In New York a parade of top heavies moves toward a Johnson title showdown. Sam Langford faces Ian Hague for a British crown while Joe Jeannette battles Sandy Ferguson Saturday. Jim Larry challenges the winner, Al Kaufman heads to Britain in June, and Sam McVey seeks a London clash. The field narrows to the man Johnson will meet, with bets and contract talk fueling the chatter.
A hard hitting young lightweight boxer Johnny Fraynes recently tangled with Freddie Welsh the English lightweight champion in a notable bout. Fraynes known for power on the ropes and quick combinations, challenged Welsh with early rallies, drawing crowd interest for a possible future title clash.
Yale and Williams played poor baseball with Yale scoring seven in the first inning and adding two more later as Merritt was hit by Williams in the late innings. Errors plagued Yale as Williams avoided a worse beating in the final stretch.
A veteran observer weighs star players, fan appeal, and key moves in building successful teams. Bresnahan’s trade to the Cardinals, Nap LaJoie’s impact, and past big buys are cited as proof that bold bets pay off with returns in attendance and wins.
The National Bowling Association outlines national and world records as of 1908. Key marks include George Dagner’s 279 in the N B A Rochester tournament 1908 and Arthur Wengler’s 639 three game total in the ABA Cincinnati 1908, with multiple two and five man totals and Voorhees’s nine game all events average.
Monte Cross, former Blues manager, refused terms from the Indianapolis club as he weighs several offers. He claims his value lies in money and expects the best inducement to secure his shortstop services. Columbus also wants Cross, with a strong salary already offered by Clymer.
Mrs. Alice R. Ramsay of Hackensack New York leads a cross country trip to San Francisco to prove women can handle cars without men. She buys a 30 horsepower Maxwell touring car and departs June 9 aiming for July 15 arrival. Teammates include Mrs. N R Powell Mrs W Atwood and Miss H Johns. Route passes Albany Rochester Buffalo Toledo Chicago Ceres Rapids Omaha Julesburg Cheyenne Granger Ogden and Reno.
Howard Wakefield is soon to be released by the local club. Officials say the year of nursing has done no good and his throwing arm cannot be recovered. Wakefield is viewed in the same class as pitcher Elliott on last year’s payroll in the hope of regaining efficiency.
Boston defeated Cleveland 3 to 2 as Chech faced former teammates and starred with runners on base. Berger pitched well with ten strikeouts, but two doubles and two singles plus an error in the fourth inning produced three runs for Boston.
Waldmeister Woodruff herb wine produced by May-Wine from fresh herbs at Schuller’s wine house 210 North Meridian Street near Bliss Native Herbs on Washington Street.
In St Paul Minnesota on May 14 three doubles and a single produced three runs in the first inning, securing a 3 0 victory and giving the team three straight wins over Toledo in the series. Seybold hit a homer, with Smont on second, in the last inning to prevent a shutout for Toledo.
Minneapolis won 2 to 1 after a wild seventh inning error by Larue produced two runs. Columbus also scored on an error as Young and Gever pitched well.
In St Paul on May 13 manager Kelley secured pitcher Orville Kilroy, formerly of Toronto in the Eastern league. Shortstop Bean was released unconditionally by the St Paul club.
In St Paul Minnesota on May 13 the Indianapolis club arrives to open a four game set with the Saints before moving to Minneapolis to face the Millers. Carr’s champions may challenge for the pennant, while Ketchel and Papke train amid public buzz and betting stays even as talks of Langford Ketchel no doubt loom.
Standings show National League games with Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at New York St Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburg at Philadelphia American League games include Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Central League matchups Wheeling at South Bend Evansville at Grand Rapids Terre Haute at Dayton Zanesville at Fort Wayne
Baseball results from yesterday list multiple games with teams including Louisville, Milwaukee, Toledo, St Paul, Minneapolis, Columbus, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, Dayton, Terre Haute, Wheeling, South Bend, Grand Rapids, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Zanesville. The Gem Laundry advertises family washings by the pound with rough dry and ironing of flat pieces, call Zion 1671.
Bloomington Ind May 13 The annual dual track meet between Indiana University and Purdue will be held on Jordan Field Saturday afternoon. Coaches Wilson of Purdue and Barclay of Indiana have satisfactorily made all arrangements as to the order of events and agreed upon the officials.
Deming again stars in the Deming track squad as Coach Ralph R. Jones selects a full Scarlet team for the S. C. A. L. contest at Earlham on Saturday. Deming recently returned from Indianapolis after consulting a specialist about his condition.
Charley Carr's Champions crushed the Blues 15 to 1 in Kansas City. Jones the Bumpus pitched eight solid hits, Carr and Hayden sparked key runs, Chadburne drove in runs with a long three-bagger, and the Champions move on to St Paul and Minneapolis for an eight-game series.
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