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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1899
Page
8
George Woodruff criticizes Yale athletics as run by an oligarchy that favors favoritism snobbery and gentlemanly status. He notes Yale’s players are sons of papas and contrasts Harvard where alumni influence now strengthens teams. He predicts change may come within a year or two.
The article reviews the decline of Oscar Gardner once a top featherweight. Once revered, Gardner has suffered a string of defeats and draws, notably against Jack Hamilton and Marty McCue, sparking nostalgia and questions about his training and future in boxing.
Slacker, the Chicago fullback, has a broken bone in his foot. The Cornell versus Columbia game on Manhattan field Tuesday draws great interest as the first meeting between the two teams, each having beaten one of the big four.
Police seized champion pugilist James Jeffries and his brother Jack after a New York exhibit at Koster and Bial’s Monday night, under a law banning boxing exhibitions outside licensed athletic clubs. The carnival fight Wednesday faces Aquatic club opposition though organizers push ahead with plans.
Edward F. Payne, a former Indiana resident now in Yellville, Arkansas, reports feverish zinc and lead prospecting. Ten bankers pledge $200,000 each for a railroad through Carroll, Boone and Marion counties linking Eureka Springs to Little Rock & Northern, boosting land speculation. Rockefeller interests allegedly back Lanyon Zinc. Arkansas zinc is celebrated at a world fair, with Morning Star mine supplying the famous ore.
Miss Mary Naughton and Robert Campbell were married at 8 a m Tuesday in Ss Peter and Paul's chapel by Rev Victor Brucker. Witnesses included Mrs Clarence Wulsin, whose family employed the bride for 12 years, and the Wulsin children. The couple planned a California winter, with gifts totaling $250 from the Wulsins. Also reported is Hartford New Haven auto towing boats on the Erie canal, a project to tow six to ten boats at once.
A list of monetary amounts is presented as a condition statement with multiple line items and totals including numbers such as 503,849,469,919.23 and 451,468,735,654.20 along with smaller balances like 100,849.81 and 4,221.00. The text reads as financial data without context or labels.
A fragment notes reflections on golf as a sport, hinting at tradition and rivalry. The text references players and clubs in a vague, era-tinged tableau without concrete events or dates.
John Harmouth, a Chicago ward heeler described as a pauper, was buried at Rosehill cemetery after dying at the county hospital. The bill for his funeral was paid by Aldermen Mike Kenna and John Coughlin, following his plea for a swell funeral and thanks to allies Hinky Dink Bathhouse John.
J Morgan Smith, who says he is a nephew of J Pierpont Morgan, claims he squandered $200000 while living a "good time" and sailed as a common sailor on the whaler Fearless for three years before deserting at St Michaels and reaching Seattle. He denounces the men on the whalers as "the scum of the earth."
Chas T Whitsett announces undertaker services at N Meridian Street with phone 564 and a price of $31 for initial arrangements.
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