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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
7
The article profiles Denmark’s Nelson as a rising boxing talent earning swift acclaim. It traces boxing legends and diverse national lineages, noting figures like McCoy, Britt, Lavigne, Capont, Grim, and Choynski, while highlighting Frank Ent, Joe Choynski and Tom Sharkey in context. It discusses global boxers from France, Italy, Ireland, and the United States, and recalls historic hard punches from Choynski and Fitzsimmons in emblematic bouts.
ATHLETES TO BE TRIED OUT SCRIPPS-MURR PRESS ASSOCIATION Chicago May 2 Track and field meets to be called in the East and West Saturday afternoon are expected to yield one on the probable winners in the annual intercollegiate contest of the two sections. The Chicago Michigan meet at Ann Arbor, the Wisconsin Illinois contest at Urbana, and the relay carnival for the University of Minnesota will round out the preliminary season in this section. In the East the Yale Howard game at New Haven will attract the most attention.
A dense recap lists Saturday games across American Association, National League, American League, Central League, and Southern League. Notable matchups include Columbus at Milwaukee, Pittsburg at New York, and Boston at St Louis, with multiple battery pairings and innings tallies interwoven in a rapid-fire telegraph-style summary.
College games report unclear OCR text shows Bloomingten Cincinnati and Purdue Franklin matchups with multiple batter names and players listed in erroneous sequence. Entities include colleges Purdue Cincinnati and players Batter, Gillen, Thomgesa, Witt amid fragmented score-like data.
Special to The Sun Minneapolis Miller victory seals a two to one series win over Indianapolis Hoosiers led by Stovall pitching. Hoosiers managed a lone triple by Roth but Stan Stovall limited damage with solid support from Minnesota hitters. Final score details reflect key hits by Jones Sullivan Coulter and Schmidt with Indianapolis errors contributing to scoring. Time of game one hour thirty minutes.
Tom Jenkins of Cleveland won the catch-cheated-can wrestling match at Madison Square Garden against Frank Gotch of Humboldt in three falls. Jenkins took the first fall in 60 minutes 35 seconds, Gotch the second in 34 minutes 25 seconds, and Jenkins the final fall in 10 minutes 11 seconds.
Britt Nelson contest denied for July in San Francisco. Western Athletic club led by Willie Britt and Sammy Berger fails to secure permit. Britt to depart soon for Philadelphia for multiple six round bouts.
William Hostetter of Ladoga sues Monon railroad for 140 dollars alleging paralysis from a chicken conp injury while shipping poultry. In court Friday two physicians examined him as the defense claims the man was examining his own injuries. The plaintiff reportedly endured needles and lighted matches applied to his body but did not realize he had been burned until witnesses showed him the marks. Also noted is the death of Frank Farrel, son of Michaevar Fell, who died Friday night at 42 Bright Street. Funeral arrangements are handled by Hen Ban and Blackwell Undertakers.
The Hoosiers show resilience and improved hitting under manager Barrow after a grueling western swing. Cromley’s pitching shines, Farrell strengthens infield defense, and Batting gains lift with new lineup. upcoming trips to St. Paul, Kansas City, and Milwaukee loom as Barrow seeks more wins.
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