Indianapolis 1908 plans hinge on Carr or McGann
Indianapolis president Watkins will attend National and American League magnate meetings in December to shape the 1908 roster. Possible trades include four to five new players, with Dan McGann or Charley Carr considered for a managerial or first base role. Talks target limiting major league rosters to boost minor league prospects and balance player development.
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Watkins
Indianapolis
Waldorf
New York
Pulliam
Wattie
Gotham
Carr
Gavin
Wrestlers In Training Lift Lightweight Hopefuls
Billy Schoeber, touted as the coming lightweight champion, trains intensely as he faces rival W Howard Wiggam. Wiggam, a former partner of Walter Weight Champion Alex Swanson, recently impressed in Terre Haute by taking a fall from the Ironworker against Frank Prindle.
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Billy
Schoeber
W Howard Wiggam
Schoehber
Howard Wiggam
Walter
Alex Swanson
Wiggam
Frank Prindle
Terre Haute
Bantam Rice Injured Before Friday Fight
While training at the Carnation Athletic Club George Rice the bantam slip and severely injure his left arm. The accident may force him to miss Friday's bout at Wallfs Hall West Indianapolis. The club substitutes Young Burkhart a fast 116 wound youngster. Rice was to have met Tommy McCarthy.
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Carnation Athletic Club
George Rice
Wallf’s Hall
Indianapolis
Young Burkhart
Rice
Tommy McCarthy
Water polo games eyed with Chicago Athletic Club
Marion club water polo manager Campbell plans two matches with the Chicago Athletic Club, one in this city and one at Midway Pool. Local players include Pickett, O Schissel, H Schissel, Hicks, Alig, Klee, Luce Gilchrist, Kittle and Young. Peoples Coal and Cement Co successors to Logsdon Bros Fuel Co. Both phones.
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Marion Club
Chicago Athletic Club
Midway Pool
Pickett
O. Schissel
H. Schissel
Hicks
Alig
Klee
Luce Gilchrist
Kittle
Young
Application for liquor license in Marion county ward 13
The subscriber seeks license to sell intoxicating liquor in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. Business location is No 91 East Palmer Street the southeast corner of Palmer and Chestnut streets, first floor of a two story frame building in Fenneman's addition Center township Marion county Indiana. The applicant is POPEVER CLEMENTS and notice is given to police and voters of the thirteenth ward.
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Center Township
Board of Commisagionere
Marion County
State of
Indiana
Palmer Street
Palmer and
Chestnut Streets
Fenneman
Indianapols
Pever Clements
Great Names In Baseball Ol 70s Pioneer Heroes
A reminiscence listing early baseball figures from 1871 Athletics and 1878 1873 1874 Boston teams. It names Malone McBride Fisler Reach Meyerle Radcliffe Cuthbert Sensenderfer Huebell Bechtel Pratt McVey Spalding Gould Barnes Schafer Wright Leonard Harry Wright F Rogers Jr Birdsall Manning O Rourke McVey Hall Beals Anson Peters Glenn Hines Addy Bulaskie and other assistants from storied club rosters.
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Athletics
Malone
McBride
Fisler
Reach
Meyerle
Radcliffe
Cuthbert
Sensenderfer
Huebell
Bechtel
Tom Pratt
Bostons
McVey
Spalding
Gould
Barnes
Schafer
George Wright
Leonard
Harry Wright
F. Rogers
Birdsall
Boston
White
Manning
Sweezy
C.’ Rourke
G. Wright
H. Wright
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Beals
O'Rourke
Heiffert
Chicago
Spalding P
Anson
Peters
Glenn
Hines
Addy
Bulaskie
Michigan Grid Team Ready For Pennsy Clash
Ann Arbor reports Capt Magoffin out with a broken nose after the Vanderbilt game as Michigan prepares for Pennsylvania with Yost drilling the squad Rheinschild stands out as a star in the lineup. The Vanderbilt win sparks statewide enthusiasm and a record reception for the varsity on return from Dixie.
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Ann Arbor
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Magoffin
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Yost
Rheinschild
Ann
Arbor
Varsity
Dixie
Husky Warriors
De Oro May Not Meet Hueston In Billiard Tourney
Alfred De Oro threatens to skip a planned match with Thomas Hueston in the National Three-Cushion Billiards Championship to be decided in St. Louis. The dispute stems from a past pool championship challenge, with play set to begin Thursday evening and multiple matches scheduled through Friday at the Grand. Odds on competitors list Capron, Jevne, De Oro, Horgan, Daly, Hueston, Lean, Day, and Cline with various betting ratios.
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Alfred de Oro
de Oro
Hueston
Lloyd Jeyne
Joe Capron
Frank Day
Jesse Lean
Horgan
Joseph Capron
Lloyd Jevne
al de Oro
John Horgan
John Daly
Thomas Hueston
Harry Cline
Kid Broad Plans Vaudeville Debut
The New York Mail reports Kid Broad will try vaudeville with a monolog and German dialect bits. Gym Bagley notes the act as a screaming, comic hazard, likening the performance to a log entwined parody.
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Broad
Gym Bagley
New York Mail
Kid Broad
Harvard Loses Starr and Newnan After Season Ends
Harvard faces a void at quarterback as Starr and Newnan depart, leaving no clear successor prepared to carry forward solid quarterback principles for next year.
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Harvard
Starr
Newnan
Uncle Sawm’s Bird-O-War Ready for Sky Battle
Washington dispatch reports Commodore James Allen directing construction of a new war airship for the United States. The third-o’-war, modeled after the Beachy dirigible, costs 10 dollars and carries two men at high speed with a 60-horsepower engine and a light gun. If fleets of these airships are built, reporters may say it rained shells in future battles.
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Beachy
St. Louis
Morgan to fight Russell in December showdown plans
Promoter work shifts toward fort Wayne Thanksgiving bout with Papke as Morgan weighs 148 pounds. Morgan and Buck Carroll travel to Boston first week December to pick a foe likely Russell, while Van Horn rematch is set for Nov 18 in Columbus. Gregg trains with Ray Bronson and eyes Morgan victory despite weight gap.
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van Horn
Morgan
Fort Wayne
Jimmy Gardner
Sam Murbarger
Summit City
Fort
Dick Cooley Flunks First Football Lesson
Dick Cooley visits Washburn College near Topeka and tries football under Dr. Robert Stewart. On the field he joins scrubs as a left end and, after a failed attempt to chase a punt, declares he will turn in his suit, ending his first lesson.
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Topeka
Washburn College
Cooley
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Washburn
Bob
Outland
Weede
Pennsylvania
Scrubs
Willie” Williams
Williams
Bowling leaders dominate Independent League night
Rose of the Federals topped the field with 229 to take top honors. Cotton of the Anonyms was runner up with 213 and Stick of the Shermans posted 212. The Manhattans and the Shermans were upset by Deweya and Anonyms as four games were played. Federals and Centrals split wins. Johnson of the Guineas posted the high E F M score with 208 and was the only double century. The Buzzards, Eagles and Guineas each won two games versus Ravens, Crows and Owls.
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Federals
Cotton
Anonyms
Stick
Shermans
Buzzards
Eagles
Guineas
Ravens
Crows
Owls
Carson
Feeney Seas
M. Gavin
Newman Tebe Seamonee Beeresees
TA Ravens
J. Connor
Wilde
Malone
McCool Neees
Cosgrove
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Gavin
Maloney
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Shea
Murphy
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Marion Alleys
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Eon
Carpenter
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Welker
Parklow
Snavely
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Bee
AUTH
Washington Alleys
A. Prange
Wesssveartes Richenbach
Blackford
Wiehmier
Prange
Enagenree
Score supremacy by Sauer leads Mackinaws win
Sever of the Mackinaws rolled 264 in Pere Marquette league play with Gantner second at 0. Their team swept the Seminoles as the Cheyennes and the Mohawks series was postponed and the Navajoes and...
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Mackinaws
Pere Marquette
Gantner
Mackipaws
F. Sauer
L. Lauthenette
Wechseler
B. Kunkel
Ww. Ritter
A. Miller
Benzinger
E. Wagner
E. Kernel
Scherer
Tishimingos
Kimnel Fees
F. Hinz
Li Sauer
Punts and Passes in Varsity Football Roundup
Manager Baker of Shortridge prepares for a large crowd at the Shortridge Louisville game while Anderson trains for Manual and Purdue hones defense for Steffens. A busy period with players fired for indifference, lineup changes, and star freshmen shaping next year’s backfield amid chatter of a near sell out Harvard Carlisle clash and Yale Coy’s improving punt and long passes.
Carlisle Indians Show Strong Football Stamina Versus Big Teams
New York dispatch describes Carlisle Indian School players as exceptionally disciplined and conditioned, noting their strong work ethic, coachable mindset, and preference for a meat and milk diet. Coaches praise their adherence, unity, and lack of talkback, while highlighting standout dedication that fuels success against larger programs.
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the Sun
New York
Carlisle Redskins
Carlisle
America
SPORTLETTES AND BRIGHT NOTES FROM THE NATION
Catcher Bergen of the Brooklyns played in 61 games this season with two runs. Hans Wagner posted a NL low of .305 for 11 years. Brooklyn drafted pitcher Jack Hess from Springfield in the Connecticut league. Tommy Murphy is ready for boxing in two weeks under manager Johnny Oliver. Oliver hopes Murphy faces Matty Baldwin but may pit him against Willie Moody or George Decker if Mack declines. Ethel Roosevelt will root Yale at the Yale Princeton game. A straw poll shows John Gansell leading Cincinnati fans for next year’s manager, with Miller Huggins second. Medicus awards a Morris chair to his best batter. Tim Jordan takes the cushions. Johnny Mack says Bill Papke is overrated and wagers $500 he can secure a middleweight foe. Josh, Fred Clarke, and Charley Chech visited Harry Eels in Minnesota. Chech hunted four days and shot a rabbit, a dog's tail, and grass. Charley is no Nimrod. Bill Coughlin and Ed Aschenbach bought the Scranton club. Aschenbach may leave St. Paul to manage Scranton.
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Watkins
American Association
South
Tommy Murphy
Johnny Oliver
Oliver
Tommy
Matty Baldwin
Johnny Mack
Willie Moody
Philadelphia
George Decker
National A. C
Quaker City
New York
Young Donahue
New England
Bill Papke
Papke
Mack
Josh
Fred Clarke
Charley Chech
Harry Eels
Minnesota
Chech
Charley
Champions May Play Here Exhibition Billiards Rumor
Local notice suggests champions may tour the country and play an exhibition billiards match at a city parlor. Jake Schaefer and George Sutton rumored to attend with Harry Coler, manager of the Board of Trade parlors, pursuing engagement for the venues. Also mentions Puro Distilled Water bottles and Compeer Cigar promotions with contact details.
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Jake Schaefer
George Sutton
Harry Coler
Board of Trade
Shortridge to Face Louisville Mate in Home Debut
Shortridge football tunes up for its first home game against strong Louisville Mate High School this Saturday. The lineup lists Kastner, Fetter, McClung, Raith, Welmer, Ryan, Pinnegan, Gregoire and Querback among others as the Tigers seek a solid showing.
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Shortridge
Louisville Mate
Louisville
Kastner
Fetter
Norman
McDonalid Eeu
McClung Rai
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