New Referee Selected For Speed Events
Oldfield enters races as Barney Oldfield is entered in three events for Saturday. A. R. Pardington to referee the big speed events starting Friday and continuing through Monday. Moross confirms record number of entries and predicts a successful meet at the speedway.
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A. R. Pardington
S&s. M. Butler
Automobile Club of America
E. A. Moross
Pardington
Marmon
Ray Harroun
Bruce Keene
Joe Dawson
Speedway
Harroun
Atlanta
Jackson Company
Ellis Wade
Lynch
Caleb Bragg
Indianapolis
Bragg
Cincinnati
Conduijti Automobile Company
Knox
Oldfield
Louis Switzer
BE. A. Moross
Baseball Tabloids and Scores Across Cities
Ten innings tied Toledo and Columbus. Minneapolis and Kansas City split a double header. Swan beat Hughes and Lelivelt beat Campbell in two. St Paul defeated Brewers 6 to 2 as errors hurt Milwaukee. Reds edged Boston after tying in ninth. Paskett stole second third and home. Giants pounded Pirates with three pitchers used. Mathewson doubled and singled in two at bats after Wiltse. Minnesota beat Indiana 6 0. Bresnahen's Cardinals rallied to win five runs in eighth vs Boston. Tigers beat Athletics 4 3 as Cobb hit three times with a triple. White Sox edged Red Sox in 15 innings on Tannehill’s run. Princeton beat Harvard 7 1.
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Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Swan
Hughes
Lelivelt
Campbell
St. Paul
Brewers
Boston
Reds
Gasper
Paskett
Bresnahen
Cardinals
Tigers
Athletics
Ty Cobb
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Tannehill
Princeton
Harvard
Graham Pitches Another Shutout Against Colonels
Louisville blanked Indianapolis 7 to 0 as Oscar Graham tossed a three-hit gem. Richter and Magee misfielded repeatedly, prompting substitutions and a rough fourth inning. Spencer contributed a lone run in the sixth, and Louisville departed for Toledo afterward.
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Graham
Colonels
Richter
Jack Halla
Indianapolis
Louisville
Oscar Graham
Magee
Bush
Halla
Lewis
Chadbourne
Williams
Hayden
Howard
Carr
Hughes
Spencer
Smoot
Toledo
Wolgast in Another Automobile Spill
Tragedy narrowly avoided as lightweight champion Ad Wolgast and two friends escaped serious harm when their car, traveling about 40 miles per hour, skidded off a road near a gully and rolled down a mud bank in Traverse City Michigan. All three occupants were uninjured.
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Traverse City
Mich
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Standings Jeffries and Johnson in Training Quarters Showdown
The big white fighter skips rope in training as a preferred wind build and the black champion adopts a fighting stance. He feints with his left hand to draw the sparring partner, then aims a powerful right counter.
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Jeffries
Johnson
Atkins and Wiedemann to clash in KIO league game
The Atkins team and Wiedemann meet at Washington Park on Sunday at three o clock in the season's first clash. Both teams hold about a 1000 percent record, making this one of the season’s top matchups. The Queen City team starts the Decoration Day slate with Atkins, with games at 10 30 p m and 3 p m the following day.
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Atkins
Wiedemann
Washington Park
Queen City
Knockout Brown Wins Ten Round Bout in New York
In an unexciting match at the Olympic A C last night, Knockout Brown defeated Charlie Griffin the Australian over ten rounds. Both fighters tired by the sixth, but Brown saved energy for a stronger finish to outfight Griffin.
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New York
Brown
Charlie Griffin
Olympic A. C
Coffroth Called Faker at Conference of Supervisors
In San Francisco on May 24, a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting debated prize fighting ethics. Promoter Coffroth was labeled a faker by critics while others defended him as a square, above board sport. The ministers vowed to block the Jeffries Johnson bout on July 4.
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Coffroth
Faker
Ministers’ Association
San Francisco
Protestant Ministers’ Association
Jeffries
Johnson
Min
Hayden
Papke-Thomas
Harger
Nelson
Herget
Walsh
Italian cyclists die in poison race tragedy in Teramo
Six Italian cyclists in a cross Italy race were believed dying in Teramo on Tuesday after poison tainted their food Monday night. The group led the field before the incident and included Ganna Galletti Cavesi Buschera Sala and Cavesi. Police arrested the other racers.
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Teramo
Italy
Ganna
Galletti
Cavesi
Buschera
Sala
Amateur Gossip: Fort Benjamin Harrison Juniors Triumph 15 to 4
Amateur gossip from Ft. Benjamin Harrison reports multiple youth and local league games. Ft Benjamin Harrison Juniors beat Castieton Ind Juniors 15 to 4. rosters include Alberts Bright Murphy Yarger Long Blain uegele Asbury Beadgen F Blain L Taylor. Various Army and league teams noted with dates, contacts, and open dates for upcoming May games.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Castieton
Ind
Fort Grounds
Castietons
Fort
Art
Alberts
Bright
Ss. Murphy
Yarger
Long
Blain
Uegele
Asbury
Beadgen
F. Blain
L. Taylor
Company F
Tenth Infantry
Abe Martins
Company H
Post Grounds
Northern Eagles
Lincoln Club
North 2557
Herman Thelen
Y. E. Twenty-third Street
Lawrence
Co. K.’s
Indianapolis
Reinhardt
Andy Reinhardt
Kentucky Avenue
Indianapolis Tiger
Rex
Tigers
Henry
Brookside Park
Ironwoods
Parks
Marions
Garfield Park
Capital
Forests
Riverside Park
Mapletons
Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1
Lyons
Indianapolis Shamrocks
P. H. Craig
Dan
Smoke House
Newcastle
Logansport
Winchester
Tipton
Elwood
Bluffton
Kokomo
Ft. Recovery
Murray Jester
Broad Street
Indianapolis Team Hopes For Tough Battles Ahead
The Sun notes on Columbus games and an upcoming eight game stretch for Indianapolis, four against Columbus and four against Toledo. Carr’s squad is hitting well and pitching is recovering, promising competitive battles with the Hens and Senators while fans read play by play on Ohio Street.
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Columbus
Sun
E. Ohio Street
Ohio Street
Indianapolis
Colampus
Toledo
Carr
Senators
East
Boxing Card featuring McGann Breedlove and More
A boxing lineup lists Hugh McGann versus Oz Breedlove in ten rounds with Jerry Murphy facing Maurice Sayres in ten, Jack Morgan meeting Howard Wiggsam in six, and Young Reeves meeting Young Magee in six. Other bouts include Eddie Sharkey versus Young Mitch in four, Jimmy Casey against Young Lewis in four, and Heinie Miller versus Young Doneley in six. Referee Ed Creasey.
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Hugh McGann
Oz Breedlove
Jerry Murphy
Maurice Sayres
Jack Morgan
Howard Wiggsam
Young Reeves
Young Magee
Eddie Sharkey
Young Mitch
Jimmy Casey
Young Lewis
Heinie Miller
Young Doneley
Ed Creasey
Indianapolis club to stage boxing under city rules
Mayor Shank and Police Superintendent Hyland approve boxing at the Indianapolis National Athletic Club with lawful conduct. Manager Ritchie offers clubhouse access to officials and observers, and an officer may judge bouts. Opening show slated for Wednesday with Ed Creasy refereeing. Sayres and Murphy occupy top weights for the ten round main event. McGann and Breedlove meet in the semi final. McGann has a local following.
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Indianapolis National Athletic Club
Shank
Hyland
Ritchie
Ed Creasy
Maurice Sayres
Jerry Murphy
Sayres
Murphy
Hugh McGann
OJ Breedlove
Local boxing card to feature 46 rounds of action
The bill lists Howard Wiggam as the opponent for Buck Carroll who headlines the preliminaries. Eddie Sharkey faces Young Mitch, Jimmy Casey boxes Young Lewis, and Heinie Miller encounters Young Doneley in four round bouts. The six round matchups pair Young Reeves of Anderson with Young McGee.
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Howard Wiggam
Buck Carroll
Eddie Sharkey
Young Mitch
Jimmy Casey
Young Lewis
Heinie Miller
Young Doneley
Young Reeves
Anderson
Young McGee
Jeffries anxious to show in San Francisco engagement
Rowar deman California May 24 Jeffries shows keen desire to impress in his upcoming San Francisco appearance next Friday He hopes to stage a three round clash with Jim Corbett who is due for the show and has followed Corbetts form with interest Frank Gotch plans to join the camp around June 5 or 6 He did light road work Tuesday morning then put on the gloves for a workout.
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Jeffries
Rowardeman
Cal
San Francisco
Jim Corbett
Corbett
San Fran
Frank Gotch
Jeff
Aero Club of America Faces Dissension Split Formation
May 24. The Aero Club of America board meets to pick the International Aviation contest site and fund the meet as a rival group forms. A split prompts potential legal action in Wright brothers patent cases and draws in Indianapolis St Louis Baltimore Harvard Illinois Buffalo and Washington clubs forming a new alliance with insurgents.
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New York
Board of Governors
The
Aero Club of America
America
Aero Club
Wright Brothers
Wright
Wright Company
American Aeronautic Association
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Baltimore
Harvard
Ilnois
Buffalo
Washington
Collegian Signed by Cleveland Club Pitcher Ed Tennett
New York May 24 Manager Moe Guire of the Cleveland club announced he signed pitcher Ed Tennett of Lafayette college. Tennett is a giant right handed pitcher and a spitball expert.
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Collegian
YOURK
MoeGuire
Cleveland
Ed Tennett
Lafayette College
Demett
Johnson defeats Harris in windup at Wil Morris
Philadelphia May 24 Jim Johnson the Tennessee heavyweight defeated Morris in the windup at the Wil Morris Bere in the windup at the Fi.
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Johnson
Harris
Philadelphia
Jim Johnson
Tennessee
Morris
Wil Morris Bere
Today’s games headline baseball schedule outline
Today’s schedule covers American Association and Leagues with matchups including Indianapolis at Columbus Louisville at Toledo Kansas City at St Paul Milwaukee at Minneapolis New York at Pittsburg Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St Louis Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington Zanesville at South Bend Terre Haute at Dayton Evansville at Fort Wayne Wheeling at Grand Rapids.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Zanesville
South Bend
Terre Haute
Dayton
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Yesterday's Scores in American Association League
Baseball results from Indianapolis to Evansville include Louisville at 0 over Indianapolis 7 and other games. notable scores feature Columbus 6 vs Toledo 6 and Boston routing Cincinnati 35. Several matches listed with rain or wet grounds affecting play.
Wakefield ordered to join Atlanta club after New Orleans incident
Police probe follows shooting in New Orleans tenderloin where Eric Atlanta catcher, alleged ex-Indianapolis star, was wounded. Atlanta players allegedly abducted Matthews to cover up evidence as authorities threaten arrests. Manager Otiv Jordon disputes details while Indianapolis boxing grows under city supervision. Hoosiers travel to Columbus with Hardgrove expected to pitch the opener against the Senators. McCarthy could start if needed.
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Wakefield
Atlanta
Otiv Jordon
Jordon
Howard
New Orleans
Tenderloin
Jordan
Eric Atlanta
Indianapols
Matthews
Orno Jordan
Adlanta
Hoostiers
Columbus
Hardgrove
Senators
McCarthy
Auto wind wagon to race man bird at Speedway
The Overland wind wagon, built with a 40 horse power test car under Aviator G L Bumbaugh, will race an aeroplane against a tying machine. The propeller driven, gearing free auto aims for speed and was tested Tuesday afternoon at the Speedway.
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Overland
Overland Company
G. L. Bumbaugh
Bumbaugh
Johnson Awaits New Racing Automobile in San Francisco
May 24 report notes heavyweight champion Jack Johnson shows equal interest in a new auto, the "Red Devil," expected to hit 85 miles per hour. The machine arrives next week as Johnson limits training ahead of his midweek boxing matinee and Saturday sessions.
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San Francisco
Jack Johnson
Boxers Matched for June 7 Armory Bout
Boston May 24 Jack Twin Sullli Van and Stanley Ketchel have been signed to box at the Armory A A on June 7.
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Boston
Jack Twin Sulllivan
Stanley Ketchel
The
Armory A. A
Washington Park notes on Bowerman and Colonels game
Bowerman had a standout day with sharp fielding and several spectacular catches. Manager Peltz remains unsatisfied as the Colonels struggle to reach last season’s pace and threaten pennant readiness. Oscar Graham shone with left handed pitches and pivotal hits while Murch starred at third base as weather muted the schedule.
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M. Butler
Barney Oldfield
William Picken
Benz
Terre Haute Motor Club
Bobby Burman
Burman
Chevrolet
Herbert Lytle
Lytle
Harry Stutz
Gill Anderson
Marion
Lewis Strang
Stutz
Boilermaker
Ft. Wayne
Caryton-Terre Haute
South Bend-Zanesville
Wheeling-Grand Rapids
Evansville-Ft. Wayne
Catcher Matthews
Joe Kelly
Catcher
Hrland
Bowerman
Peltz
Delehanty
Petty
Murch
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