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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1904
Page
6
Jimmy Ryan notes errors as common and excuses as frequent. He cites 2.59 games played with about ten thousand errors and says few players admit muffing or fumbles while most offer excuses. Ground inequalities and hard spots cause most miscues, with misthrows blamed on stance, footing, or grip.
A full field of seven or eight is expected for Saturdays Chicago Derby at Hawthorne. The feature race has $10,000 added, boosting the event total to about $14,000. Favorite English Lad is expected to lead the betting with Flower King a strong second choice and Maharib from Kansas City a likely third. Entry list includes Maharib, English Lad, Flower King, and others such as Prince Silver Wing, Gun Straus, and Ralmand.
Kansas City fielded superbly at Raw City and beat Indiana, with Newlin delivering a flawless batting display. Hoosier errors and fielding gaps allowed Kansas City to capitalize as they led throughout, while pitchers Durham and Newlin battled, leaving Indiana on 13 baserunners to 8.
In the American Association Indianapolis hosts Kansas City while Loneville visits Minneapolis and Columbus travels to St Paul. Other matchups feature Toledo at Milwaukee and in the National League Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St Louis and Chicago at New York in the American League St Louis at Boston Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Central League Dayton at Fort Wayne.
A humorous tale about an absent minded golfer who miscounts his score and payment to his cunning caddy. The caddy teases him with a four count and pockets four dollars, stepping away with the tip after revealing the trick.
Canadian lightweight Mike Ward of Buffalo, touted as a sturdy fighter, claims 1000 heightweight Canada title. Though his recent showings are mixed, fans view his potential with optimism. Ward is praised as a well-built, bright young talent likely to gain pugilistic momentum with further U.S. bouts.
Jimmy Collins, Boston manager and third baseman, praised as a top NL third baseman and strategic leader. The 1904 Boston Americans, nicknamed by reporters as champions, enter spring training confident after beating New York and Philadelphia and viewed as strongest in the league for another pennant.
Pride of Fresh Water Yachts reports optimism for the Lake Superior region as yacht clubs rebuild vessels and prepare for a strong summer. Notable boats include Priscilla owned by Geo H Worthington of Cleveland and Vanessa purchased by John H Smedley of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association. Hussar may arrive by canal routes and Gulf of St Lawrence to reach Toledo.
A dense page of rental listings across multiple streets and avenues. Includes addresses in Fort Moss, Park, Dorman, Temple, and many more with flats, houses, and rooms for rent. Notices mention moderns, single and double rooms, and varying prices. also listings for offices and sleeping rooms.
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