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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
6
Metter notes Butler football in dark days with few players at practice, doubt in Coach Clark’s squad, and the scrub team losing interest. Stifier, a star end, may quit as Butler faces Rose Poly in Terre Haute with slim odds for victory.
Notre Dame prepares for the big Saturday clash with Michigan. Coach Longman reports limited practice due to short numbers and a damaged knee sidelining Pete Dwyer. Ryan and Bill Schmidt have alternated at half this week as substitutes while new plays are being installed.
Anthony Drexel Biddle the Philadelphia financier and athlete boxed five friendly rounds with AJ Kaufman the California heavyweight at Gemman’s gymnasium. Kaufman had height reach and weight advantages yet Biddle showed he could take and give punches amid a select audience. They shook hands and praised each other. Biddle and Jack O'Brien will appear at Cenalia tomorrow night in an exhibition bout for a local charity.
The Marion club aims for a large score in the return game at Washington Park on Saturday. They hold a 6 to win over the Gyms from the prior meeting.
Bloomington reports Coach Sheldon announcing curtain raiser features Brazil high, Linton high in the Purdue Indiana game on Jordan Field November 20. Also an ad notes native herbs and travel specials offering rail routes to resorts via Canada and New England with fare information.
Mrs R L Thomas wife of lumber king and owner of race horses is pictured with Carroll Shilling the jockey who stabbed her husband at Sheepshead track after a contract dispute. Thomas left the hotel to confront Shilling at the stable. The fight ended with Thomas mortally wounded as Mrs Thomas and her daughter arrived with diamonds flashing in the stable light.
New York reports Jeff Dayg predicts victory in six rounds against John son and urges fans to bet with Diamond Dan for big returns. Jim Coffroth promoter and figures Wal Ewing Baron Long Tom McCarey arrive as Johnson Jeffries fight crowd gathers at Diamond Dan O Rourke's Benzine Em porium on Bowery.
In Chicago the neighborhood around Thirty-fifth Street and Wabash Avenue sees heavyweight champion Jack Johnson lose a sought after home deal after months of negotiations. Johnson aimed to buy the barrister Maj Franklin B Dennison's Wabash Avenue property and even visited the South Side to inspect it. A Mrs Lizzie Rice reportedly secured the property leaving the neighborhood in suspense over the champion's planned residence.
Lawrence Tigers routed Oshlindon by ten points and seek new competition from any 14 pound team in the city or state. Call Newphone 29 or write IF. EL Acra, Lawrence, Ind.
Cincinnati reports five players from its club were sent to minor league teams. John Dubuc and John Lower were sold to Buffalo of the Eastern League. Pearl Stanley Carl Manda and D. D. Young went to Ft Wayne of the Central League with recall options for notable merit.
In New York on November 4 a Chicago executive declares he will not trade John Kling or Red Reulbach to brush or George Wiltse and will not help John McGraw build a New York team. He insists Kling and Reulbach must play for the Cubs or not at all.
Edile McAvoy, a local lightweight, defeats Peck Miller of Manayunk in a tame Sunday bout at the Wayne Athletic Club. McAvoy shows clever footwork in long range. Miller earns most effort in the clinches.
Bar ney Bricelia, a midget umpire from East Liverpool, O, will join the Central league next season after sending his contract to President Frank R. Carson of South Bend.
Nationals defeated the champion San Francisco 5 to 4 in a pitcher battle watched by a fair crowd. Johnson and Bliss worked in the mound tandem for the Nationals with Henley and Berry catching and contributing solid framing and timely hits.
Richmond Indiana Earlham College football faces Wittenberg next Saturday at Reid field in what is billed as the hardest clash on the Quakers schedule this season.
Brownsburg Indiana, November 4. Local high school football team shut out Franklin College yesterday afternoon with a final score of 11 to 0.
Bemis defeated Stone 225 to 160 in a billiards match at the Board of Trade parlors last night.
The Signal Corps defeated Company C 9 to 0 in a fast indoor baseball game played yesterday. The victory showcased strong pitching and solid defense as the teams competed in a confined arena.
Indiana alumni plan a Big Four excursion from Indianapolis to Champaign for the Indiana Illinois football clash. The train leaves Union Station at 8 a.m. and returns from Champaign at 6 p.m., a three hour game. The piece notes enduring football enthusiasm and mentions former players like Fat King and Sheldon’s chances against Illinois.
Crawfordsville Ind November 4 A train load of Wabash students will travel to Lafayette for the Wabash Purdue football game next Saturday. Wabash faces a weakened lineup due to freshmen in the lineup while Purdue expects a close contest with a tight score.
Averilla Harriman son of the late railroad magnate appeared as bow oar for Yale freshman eight in New Haven contest today. His crew lost to the academic and scientific freshmen in the chief race of the day the annual brush between the two colleges.
Cincinnati Reds manager Clark Griffith and Cubs manager Frank Chance discuss how baseball evolves. They note hitters adapt to fast pitchers, breaking balls lose value, and even great pitchers like Mordecai Brown and Orval Overall must adjust. The talk mentions weight loss after games and the rarity of top catchers, citing Johnny Kling as a benchmark.
In the Independent Rowing league last night the Deweys fell four to the Manhattans who now trail the leaders. The Capitols beat the Centrals while the Shermans lost to the Pastimes. Capitols win team honors with 930 points. Centrals second with 904. Schmidt of the Capitols led individuals with 24. Pratt added 23. Tucker of the Shermans and Goodwin of the Pastimes tied for third with 226.
In Wheeling West Virginia on November 4, Speaker of the House Joe Cannon announced plans to purchase the South Bend baseball franchise of the Central league and move it to Danville Danville residents are ready to invest but Cannon would control over half of the venture He argues a strong ball club would boost Danville’s profile more than any prior effort.
Stoward C. Marmon arrives from New York praising Stilman Harroun as superior but credits both men for their cool courage and brains. He notes Marmon team mechanics Dawson and Werneman, who contributed to winning the Wheatley Hills trophy at the Vanderbilt race. Wharroun and Stilman to drive Marmons in Atlanta race.
Clanging bells and cheering crowds welcomed tourists as they arrived in Atlanta to participate in automobile week. The group traveled about 1000 miles and plans include the automobile show and races at New Hapeville track from November 6 to 13.
The Military Juniors announce a Sunday tie with any 90 or 100 pound team in the city or state, preferring Indianapolis or Southern Juniors. Report for practice to H Shea W O Donnell BE Kirschner J Forestal M Garner G Bats L Franzman E Clingler H Chey B Forestal P Watters. For game calls call New phone % between 6 and 7 pm and ask for Bob.
The S. M. B.'s defeated the Trojans by a score of 15 to 0 and seek a Sunday game with Military A. A.'s, Mapleton Seconds, Maroons or Lawrence. Call 816 or Main 4233 to reach Helvin. Practice set for tomorrow at Twenty-seventh and College Avenue.
An extreme Yale Harvard game ticket surge swamps Yale in New Haven as applications exceed 17 000 from graduates. Yale will not return any tickets from its half to Harvard, risking a shortage and possible prices near 100 dollars. Cambridge faces stress with limited public access and alumni constrained to two tickets.
In Crawfordsville Indiana Harry Houston aged 19 collapsed from heart failure after over exertion during a football scrimmage. He suffered fainting spells and chest pains before succumbing minutes later. Plans are reported to ban football for local high school players.
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