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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
8
In a brisk morning contest Louisville impressed with speed on offense and solid pitching. Kept the ball hot early while Jacobs and the defense made sensational stops as the bats remained quiet on both sides.
In a limited scoring affair at Washington Park, Louisville edged Indianapolis 4 to 2 as Alloway pitched well for the visitors and Louisville’s Baily matched him. The crowd of about 600 showed strong enthusiasm and even rooted an error by a visiting fielder. Key plays included Grim scoring on Smith’s bouncer and Wilmot scoring on MacFarland’s drive before a late-round surge by Louisville. Jacobs starred defensively for Louisville.
Lee Graff defeats Webb Jay in a City club bowling match with totals of 1443 for Graff across eight games and 1455 for Jay. Graff posted scores of 207 186 175 135 191 175 178 196 while Jay delivered 118 160 175 214 175 160 207 191. Jay had 12 splits and six errors. Graff had six splits and six errors.
Chandler of Martinsville won the annual decoration day road race at the Gentlemen's Driving Club track with a time of 1 hour 3 minutes 7 seconds after a five minute handicap. C Williamson protested but Chandler checked at Broad Ripple and Allisonville, confirming his place. Second prize went to W T Parson in 1:03:23 amid muddy, delayed starts and chaotic scenes.
In a rough boxing match at Frisco the veteran McGovern toyed with Aurelio Hererra, dominating the action through four rounds. McGovern landed clean blows while Hererra struggled to respond as the crowd of about 8 000 watched. Fanny Dougherty and Kid McFadden staged an excellent exhibition with Dougherty taking the decision for cleverness.
In an American League clash the Athletics used three triples two doubles and four singles in a strong early burst to seize a lead Milwaukee could not erase. Final score Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 3. Battery details list Reidy Dowling Leahy Flatt Powers.
A local report notes that John L. has not received a social or community benefit for an extended period. The piece outlines lack of aid and possible appeals or interventions by community organizations. No specific dates or agencies are named in the readable text.
There were no Western association games on the schedule. Rain postponed National League games and all but two American League games. Two games at Washington Park are set for Thursday with Louisville at 10:20 a.m. and 4 p.m.
National League results include Philadelphia defeating Cincinnati 2 to 1 in Philadelphia with Duggleby MacFarland Newton Peitz credited for batteries. New York beat St. Louis 6 to 4 in New York with Phyle Warner Harper Ryan. Chicago and Boston tied 4 to 4 in Boston with Dineen Kittredge Wad dell Kehoe noted as batteries. Brooklyn lost to Pittsburgh 3 to 4 at Brooklyn with Wiehl and others listed.
Brooklyn Pittsburg game notes list Batteries Hughes and McGuire along with Tan ner Hill and Zinmer as participants.
Baseball style scoreboard notes list teams Baltimore Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Boston and Milwaukee with batter pairs Fisk Buelow Dunn Bresnahan Hart Wood Plank Powers Sparks Connors Lee Grady Grifith Sullivan Beville Criger and more. The Daytons defeated Egan in Columbus as umpire Latham presided.
The University of Chicago scored 9 while Iowa managed 3 in a college competition. Harvard posted 3 and Brown 1 in the same event, marking a decisive outcome for the teams involved.
Dr. L R L W Knapp offers a free receipt and home treatment for sexual weakness, va ricocele, and enlarged organs. Read testimonials praise his method, with confidential correspondence and a free receipt upon request to 1069 Hull Building Detroit Michigan.
Chicago and Baltimore figures are cited with 6G Batteries in a terse listing involving Katoll Sugden Howell and Robinson. The fragment hints at a business or industrial note on battery makers across cities, naming individuals and firms in a sparse OCR read.
Danforth and Wherry of the University of Michigan captured the doubles title in the Western College championship and contended Thursday for the singles victory. Michigan thus claims the overall championship amid a day of cold, muddy conditions at Gravesend track and strong betting favorites failing to win.
Amateur baseball notes list several teams seeking games. The Metropolitan team, ages 16 to 20, seeks contests and can be reached via Capt. J P Norman at 34 S Noble St. Marions and All-Americans from Thursday at W Walnut St grounds. The Originals want Sunday afternoon games, contact A Doebber at 719 N Illinois St Buffaloes age 15, Hoosiers 9. Buffaloes request games with teams under 14. contact George Schaub at 19 N Noble St.
The 310,00 championship belt awarded to John L. Sullivan and displayed in his saloon is reported missing. Sullivan says he took it to a jeweler for repairs costing eight dollars, while rumors claim he pawned it for three thousand dollars or gave it to his sister.
A Boer force twice attacked a British convoy near Ventersdorp on May 25 and suffered 4 killed and 9 wounded. The report from Potschefstroom dated May 30 notes the clash as part of ongoing hostilities in the region.
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