Carrs Tribe Returns for Four-Game Louisville Series
Joe Kelly reports Indianapolis after a western swing hosts Louisville for a four game set starting Friday. The Saints visit Minneapolis then face Hoosiers in crucial tests as Carr reshapes pitching with Hardgrove and others. Run production needs uptick amid home schedule loaded with four city series.
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Club manager posts fight forfeit in Indianapolis boxing show
Bert Ritchie, manager of the Indianapolis National Athletic Club, posted with the Sun’s sporting editor to forfeit the money guaranteeing the club’s part of the May 25 boxing card. Jerry Murphy has signed, Redmond is assured, and Hugh McGann vs Oz Breedlove rounds out the opening bout. The club plans incorporation with 825000 capital, drawing by Maj. A. Downing, and aims to be open for visitors by May 22.
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Indianapolis National Athletic Club
The
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Jack Redmond
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Redmond
Hugh McGann
Oz Breed
Inéo Corporation
Ritchie
Maj. A. Downing
Ministers to Battle With Fight Crowd
In New York on May 14 a crusade plan grows to counter the looming Jennines Johnson fight. Two New York preachers, Rev. John Wesley Hill and Rev. John Callahan, will travel to San Francisco to hold revival meetings against the fight’s influence, with Billy Sunday also slated to assist before the event. Local businessmen fund the preachers’ expenses amid opposition to the contest.
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New York
San Francisco
John Wesley Hill
John Callahan
William A. Sunday
Chicago
Billy
Thompson Beats Sullivan in Salt Lake City bout
Cyclone Johnny Thomson of Sycamore Mississippi knocked out Pete Sullivan of Fall River Massachusetts in the ninth round of a scheduled 20 round bout at Saltair Salt Lake City on May 14.
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Thompson
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Local cars set for strong bid at May Speedway meet
The May national championship at the Speedway opens May 27 with Indianapolis insiders guarding entries for outsiders. Hoosier cars from Marmon, National, Marion, Cole, Empire and Wescott face increasing competition as Eddie Herne of Chicago and Asa Candler Jr push for driver nominations. Fred J. Wagner handles starting duties while G. & J. Co grants trophy rights for July.
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Glidden tour to loop 2,800 miles by 1940 reach
The 1910 Glidden tour will cover nearly 1,000,000 square miles, over a quarter of the United States, visiting ten large cities with 4,000,000 people and looping through about 200 smaller communities. The route includes Cincinnati Louisville Nashville Memphis Little Rock Dallas Kansas City Omaha Des Moines Chicago. The tour showcases modern motor car efficiency to a broad audience amid strong regional growth.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Dallas
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Chicago
Amateur Gossips and Local Baseball Notes Summary
Amateur Gossips lists Army teams and schedules with Morgantown visit by Company H Eleventh Infantry on May 29. It notes lineups Hoffmann If Waller Leeder Bradford Horn Rominski Farrow Weber Weiss and 1b, and mentions Cumberland and Oaklandon Browns at Oaklandon. It covers Nashville club reorganization under Hiva Lane and pitching by Bartley Allison Barnes. The Climax Coffee team beat Martinsville 12 to 7 at Martinsville with manager Aker, and Young Blakers seek 14 year old opponents, preferably McKay Juniors or Climax Juniors, call 879.
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Cornell Nine Triumphs In 13 Inning Amherst Tilt
In Amherst Massachusetts on May 14 Cornell defeated Amherst 6 to 3 after 13 tense innings. Amherst tied the score in the eighth, but Cornell rallied in the 13th with a string of hits to pull ahead and secure the win.
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Yale Harvard Meet Ends Yale Departure From New Haven
Yale concedes today’s dual meet to Harvard by 8 to 10 points and leaves New Haven for Boston. Sprinter Bleistein, regarded as the best short distance runner in college, was not taken due to faculty communication issues.
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Friel benches Rossman as Senators open lineup shift
Columbus manager Friel changes the Columbus American Association lineup at Milwaukee to halt a losing streak. Claude Rossman, loaned from St Paul, will be benched. Odwell moves to first, Hinchman to left, Reilley to center, and Congalton to right.
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Columbus American Association
Milwaukee
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Hinchman
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Monson Triumphs Over Tonneman in Dixon Wrestling Meet
In Dixon Illinois Ted Tonneman faced Billy Monson of Tampico before the Dixon Athletic association. Tonneman won the first fall in 37 minutes, Monson captured the second in 12 minutes, and Monson won the final in seven minutes to take the match.
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Tampico
Dixon Athletic Association
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Kaufman Langford Bout Set for June 11 in San Francisco
Matchmaker McCarney of the Metropolitan Athletic club signed light heavy Al Kaufman and Sam Langford to a 20 round bout to be staged June 11 in San Francisco. The Philadelphia report notes the signing occurred Friday.
Open date sought by C. C. team in city state
The C. C. group announces an open date for nest unday and invites any city or state teams to respond. Write to John X. Dwigans at 2212 Hovey Street.
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Jeffries Johnson Fight In Doubt Amid Referee Clash
May 14 San Francisco reports Sam Berger arrives to push a conference on the referee issue between Jeffries and Johnson. Jeffries backs Eddie Smith over Graney or Welsh. Johnson expects a settlement at Monday's meeting and trains ahead of Sunday sparring. Papke versus Thomas draws bets at 2 to 1.
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Sam Berger
Rowerdennan
Johnson
Yettle
Jeff
Eddie Smith
Jack Welsh
Eddie Graney
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Graney
Jeffries
Welsh
Joe Thomas
Bill Papke
Lfe
Dreamland Rink
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Doubt About Running of Annual YMCA Relay Race
The YMCA relay team of 25 members plans a 70 mile run from Terre Haute to Indianapolis starting June 10. Six cars will accompany and each runner covers one mile before relief. A. K. Jones says most favor proceeding though abandonment talk exists. If held, a message may pass from Terre Haute Mayor Gerhardt to Indianapolis Mayor Shank.
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
A. K. Jones
One Man Owns Thirty Two Cars in Family Collection
Logan Thompson of College Hill Ohio belongs to a family that has owned 31 cars in recent years and now holds 32 machines after acquiring a 449 Tremier Clubman. The fleet includes notable American and European makes with seven cars currently in private garages.
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Logan Thompson
College Hill
Murray Will Act as Pirate Scout
French Lick Ind May 14 Billy Murray former Philadelphia club manager rests from his labors at French Lick and spends part of the $10 000 he earned from the club. He will soon scout for the Pittsburgh club and helped assemble the present Philadelphia group. Murray plans to own a minor league club in a strong league next year.
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Ind
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Philadelphia
Bill
Pittsburg
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The Dad Is a Dead One in a Ballpark Tale
A narrator mocks a father who claims wealth buying sales and notes Mr Brown as a famed curveball pitcher. The piece contrasts coin and cleverness with baseball grit, praising speed and base stealing while mocking the father’s pride in easy money. The closing line hints at a game night score.
Butler Here To Talk Over Auto Events At Speedway
Butler arrives in Indianapolis to inspect Speedway improvements and confer on the Glidden tour. He plans talks with H. O. Smith about racing course safety as upgrades near completion and workouts begin next week. Boosters plan a strong Auto and Aero club membership push with a 3000-car base and letter campaigns statewide.
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Indianapolis
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Speedway
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F. L. Moore
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Cr. G. Fisher
Will H. Brown
Brown
School Athletes Meet At Notre Dame In Indiana
Two hundred athletes from Hammond Crown Point Valparaiso Laporte Michigan City South Bend Mishawaka Elkhart and Goshen will compete in the Northern Indiana Athletic league meet at Notre Dame on Saturday. State records are expected to fall in at least one or two events as Notre Dame provides judges for several events.
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Chicago Players Fined by Commission in Ohio Incident
The National commission met May 14 and ordered Columbus to pay Chicago money it held. Managers Chance faces a $100 fine while players Tinker and Hofman receive $5 each for rowdy behavior during an April exhibition in Cincinnati. The Cubs also receive a severe reprimand for that day’s actions.
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Jeffries Johnson Fight in Doubt as Promoters Balk
In San Francisco on May 14 reports say the Jeffries Johnson bout scheduled for July 1 hangs by a thread over the referee issue. Tex Rickard and Johnson clash on candidate choices while whispers of a new arrangement or cancellation intensify. Oscar Berger and Jeffries press for Eddie Smith, Johnson favors Jack Welsh, with financial temptations and tour profits cited as motives for delay or dismissal.
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Berger
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Rickard
Frisco
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Auto racing buzz at Speedway as Endicott enters
Bill Endicott joins the race entry surge for the Speedway events while Ray Harroun and Bates return from Atlanta to finalize a personal monoplane design. The Indianapolis Auto and Aero club grows past 300 members with 1,000 needed, aided by new Wright connections and Werner timing systems. Local drivers Strang, Anderson, Endicott, and Edmunds compete in a Brighton Beach 24 hour race.
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the Speedway
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Inside Baseball Chaos on a Narrow Base Path
A vivid, stylized baseball scene unfolds with tense near death and strategic signals among infielders. The batter reaches first as decison points loom, shortstop and third base coordinate for a bunt, and a pitcher’s windup leads to a chaotic three-base hit with dramatic consequences.
Victory for Coulon in bantam title fight
New York May 15 Johnny Coulton of Chicago retained his world bantam championship after a ten round match with Phil McGovern on Thursday night. Spectators favored Coulton as the Ring action showed him tiring McGovern while McGovern’s brother Terrible Terry pressed hard but failed to change the outcome.
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