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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
6
The board debates appointing Perry as nominal manager to appear on lines alongside Kelly M C Loskey and Clymer, a move aimed at saving the neck of the Moose. Carr pushes for the appointment to influence lineup decisions and control.
Entries for the Latonia Derby near Cincinnati near close as May 2 reports a potential lineup of Olambala Warfield Plate Glass Sir Catesby and The Peer with Rome Respess undecided on Turley and Wintergreen excluded due to a spread foot. Directors in Chicago weigh allowing Perry Werden as coach amid fights over the 16 player rule and possible changes for the Indianapolis club.
Portland May 24 Is Mike Donlin wavering on joining the New York Giants. He and his wife tour with vaudeville in Portland this week. He says retirement is not permanent and he may play again next season if the club offers money. He sought 8000 and was offered 6000 last February and would not confirm 48000 for next year.
M. I. H. S. track team earned a state meet victory at Lafayette Saturday, with the South side squad scoring the top points. Shortridge placed second with 13 points, Monticello third, and Richmond fourth with 14 as other schools posted smaller totals.
Six pitchers, three per side, were used in yesterday's Midwest Association game as Toledo beat Columbus 8 to 6. The pitchers combined for a high workload in a tightly contested affair at home.
Kansas City won 4 to 3 over Minneapolis as timely hitting proved decisive. Despite fewer hits, Kansas City capitalized with five clutch hits. Denison partner shop noted as the best.
The Colonels and the Champions rivalry produced a sensational 12th inning game as Carr tied it with a long homer in the eighth and Burke delivered the winning hit in the twelfth. Monte Cross debuted for the Champions while Cheney pitched well for the Colonels, Hogg ejected in the seventh.
In Wabash Marion rallied with three pitchers and eight runs as locals fell behind. Kokomo beat Bluffton 6 to 3 at Athletic Park with Fenton and Hartley pitching. Newcastle shut out the Indianapolis A B C colored team. Lacy fanned 12. Richmond defeated Norwood Blues 11 to 1. Cambridge City beat Indianapolis 6 to 4 after Capital City Press fell. Huntington trounced Lafayette 9 to 0. Bedford Blues edged Jasonville Invincibles 10 to 9. Van Wert defeated Ft Wayne Shamrocks 5 to 4. Muncie City beat Indianapolis Atkins 9 to 11.
Milwaukee yesterday beat St. Paul 4 to 2 to complete a three game series sweep. Schneiberg pitched well aside from one inning that allowed two runs on three hits and a walk. Clark contributed in batting and fielding while Dougherty made a remarkable one handed catch to highlight the game.
DePauw is favored to win the first annual triangular track meet against Buller Butler and Franklin at Amorrow on Irwin field. Key events feature Summerville and Branigan in the half mile, Kingsbury Bryan Fribley in sprints, waiter expected to win the high jump, Grady in the 440, Swain in hurdles, with events starting at 2 o'clock.
New York May 4 Jack Johnson sails for London Tuesday to appear in music halls and says he will not fight abroad, seeking higher fees. Charley Harvey offers Joe Jeannette bout with Johnson or a $20 000 finish fight backed by a Paris syndicate, with a $5 000 side bet. Jack O'Brien also plans London trip for rest and potential lights with Jeannette and Lewis opponents.
San Jose, Cal May 4 Hovering between life and death in a hospital are Fred Wiseman a leading coast auto racer and his assistant William Peters seriously injured yesterday when their car at 70 mph veered into an eucalyptus tree after the steering gear broke Peters was thrown 40 feet and Wiseman suffered grave injuries hospital reports said both men were hurled from the machine in the crash which halted a bay speed record attempt
Readable fragments show results from the high school meet across events. Notable winners include Morrison and Scott tied for second in high jump, Dobbins Monticello leading discus with 105 feet 10 inches, and King Manual Training first in 200 yard dash with Stagg Walton second. Hammer throw Davis Salem led 140 feet 4 inches, pole vault Winslow Fairmount won at 19 feet 5 inches. Relay won by Manual Training in 4:48 with Hammond Carmel Monticello following.
Martin Sheridan of the Irish American A C and Olympic champion set a new discus mark at the Pastime oval in New York. He threw 138 feet 11 1/2 inches, surpassing his previous Celtic Park record by about two feet. Sheridan used the old style from a 1 foot circle, had six attempts with four fouls.
In a tight Sunday showdown at Washington Park the Colonels edge the Hoosiers in ten innings on a high peg by Hewley. Slagle and Thielman starred on the mound as errors in the ninth nearly changed the outcome.
Ed Wheeler, who bought his release from Minneapolis, has signed to play the infield for Memphis Southern leaguers. The notice appears amid a slate of American Association, National League and Central League games with minor ads for Denison Hotel dining and The G R Laundry services.
Sam Langford, the unbleached Bostonian, to fight Tan Hague tonight in London. Hague, a slugger from Slugville, is a strong adversary with a quick, hard style. The bout headlines England as a great card with top purses for heavyweights and bantams, and Langford remains the betting favorite at about five to two.
National League had no games. American League results include Chicago 7 over New York 3 and Detroit 4 over Washington 2. Central League features South Bend 15 and Evansville 7, with Grand Rapids 5 over Terre Haute 0 and Wheeling 5 over Dayton 0.
Evansville Indiana May 24 The negotiations to farm out pitcher Thomas Rugger of the Evansville Central league club to Monroe Louisiana in the Arkansas State league collapsed yesterday. He will be loaned to the Paris Kentucky team in the Blue Grass league. His home is Bloomfield Indiana.
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