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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
7
A scrambled standings snippet shows American Association and National League games with team pairings and battery duos, including Kansas City, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, St Louis, and Chicago area venues. Names like Howell Weaver, Reulbach Kling, Taylor Grady, and Dooin appear amid partial scores and lineup mentions.
Central League results note multiple city matchups including Indianapolis at Minneapolis and Chicago at New York. A game in South Bend between Evansville and South Bend was forfeited after Evansville refused to finish in mud. lineups list Batteries Ferris Tiernan Kelley and others.
The Indianapolis Athletic club schedules Wille Fitzgerald to face O'Keefe in a ten round boxing match at the Auditorium on Monday May 2 with a 135 pound weigh in the afternoon before the Agnes A League event. Both fighters are noted for clever footwork and balanced strength, among the top lightweights in the circuit. Fitzgerald has fought locally before and is a fan favorite. O'Keefe, though new to Indianapolis, is highly regarded in boxing circles.
Boston tycoon Herbert L. Bowden, famed auto enthusiast with world straightaway record, targets Oldfield’s crown by entering his Mercedes in Brighton Beach events. Challenger Charles Basle trails with a track mark near three seconds, challenging Oldfield as Bowden’s car powers into the race.
Special from New York reports James J. Jeffries a towering heavyweight nearing retirement. He remains unchallenged as prospects fade and the sport shifts. Jeffries values hunting and family over fighting while history recalls his battles with Sharkey and the era’s brutal ring style.
The article praises water baseball as a premier summer sport. It describes players as strong swimmers and details a pond based game with floating bases, a pitcher on a float, and a home run pictured with three runners. The score noted is 2 to 18 with spectators watching from boats.
A garbled report shows Opening Game delayed as Jupiter Phavius and teams like the Hoomers clash at Minneagwilis. Players allegedly loaf and hotel reservations complicate scheduling while Milters and Behe factions appear to press grievances through Wednesday.
Gene Ford, a Téng-legaed pttenar from Minneapolis, pursues luck in Augusta as the center of industry. He collects junk and says the enginee it brings fortune, claiming a prized item found in a cemetery where dogs passed one midnight under a full moon.
A manager invited Harrt Baf to replace a disabled player at the ball park. He hurried to Perth, donned a uniform, and on his first at bat hit a home run over the fence, surprising spectators who thought he was a mark.
Judge Anderson of the federal court indicated he is inclined to consider that the indictments against Royal Hammer and other lottery defendants may not be good. He postponed the cases on Tuesday until the fall term.
The M'kinley Memorial at Poland was dedicated Tuesday on the site of the former Methodist Eph es chapel Willam McKinley joined as a youth The old church was torn down last year and a new one erected on the same spot.
A garbled report details a Belmont Park era suspect tale linking Dave Jahnsen bookmaker and rival of Conield to Pittsburg Phil Arga successor rumors. It mentions Harry Johnson, alleged mental and physical wreck, Interborough connections, thefts, and a court outcome with April conviction.
A jumbled report covers boxing prospects and baseball deals. Jabez White reflects after a Britt defeat while Jimmy Gardner and Buddy Ryan prepare for a June 1 bout. The New York Nationals case against Jerry Nops is dismissed. Tim Reefs and Yale trainer Michael Murphy are noted in varied baseball and college sports contexts.
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