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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1901
Page
8
Both Confident as hard training ends and teams prepare at Newby Oval. Manual School finishes heavy practice at Capitol Ave grounds and plans signal drills on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shortridge scrimmage with scrubs at Newby Oval to refine plays. Game slated for Thursday at 2 30 with teams and songs prepared.
The report notes changes in both teams with practice paused and Earlham vowing to defeat Wabash at Richmond on Thanksgiving. DeSaulles from Yale is near full recovery after a minor Harvard game injury. A special train will take 40 DePauw students to Bloomington for the first clash with IU since 1909.
Friends of Kid Ashe accuse Referee English after Griffo of Chicago defeats Ashe in ten rounds at the Phoenix club in Cincinnati Monday night. Ashe leaves the ring with Griffo's face badly marked, and the crowd voices strong displeasure at the decision.
Terry McGovern perfects a new blow the loop the loop and uses it with success on sparring partner Terry Kelly. After knocking Kelly down, McGovern entertains his friends with an exhibition. Kelly wakes and offers to stake his fortune on McGovern. Rumors place Maher’s father wagering up to 350000. Young Corbett remains confident for Thanksgiving and received encouraging note from his father.
National league players favor retaining the foul strike rule. Ban Johnson shows confidence in the American league with team signings and advance payments for next season. Robert E. Lynch, a Chicago student, was elected captain of Notre Dame’s 1901 basketball team. A secret session of western baseball men met at Council Bluffs to oppose Hickey’s two circuits plan.
In Cincinnati on Monday Fournier and his large car drew about 2000 spectators. The planned 14 mile run was shortened to ten. Early splits ran 1:11 1-5, 1:09, and 1:08 4-5 with the eighth mile clocked in 9:16 2-5 after a miscount. Fournier earned $750 for his performance.
Races at Bennings Monday were contested in the mud with two favorites prevailing. Ohnet opened at 4 to 1, closed at 2 to 1, and won the third event. In Frisco Monday, Morresco was the sole winning favorite amid bookie activity. Benny Yanger Tommy Ryan bout widely delayed appears nearly off with authorities halting boxing plans and several cities seeking a new match.
Rumor says Bob Fitzsimmons may return to boxing to dispute the championship with Jim Jeffries. Also reports Hanrahan defeated Handler in 18 rounds at Louisville Monday night. Burns tallies his third win in four days in Chicago Monday night.
Mrs E T Kenney hosted a card party Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs D P Erwin plan to travel to Egypt on January first. Rev M L Haines welcomes his mother Mrs Haines from Aurora as guest. Mrs Joseph Clay set Dec 11 for another card party with invites issued. Dr Hannah Graham hosts a dinner Thursday evening for St Vincent's nurses. Ex Judge W C Daly travels to Fort Wayne for Knights of Columbus initiation Thursday. Century club annual dinner Tuesday night at the Columbia club with new president Charles P Doney. Mrs A J Clark hosted a luncheon at English's Monday featuring a chrysanthemum theme and embroidered table cover.
The Grand offers a strong Orpheum style vaudeville with Mc Intyre and Heath as stars and a lively mix of acts. James Grundy and Shooting the Chutes deliver laughs while Murry and Mack tease the audience. Salisbury orchestra and Abby Rose Wood brighten Tomlinson hall. Local crime notes include Rushville embezzlement plea and Elkhart treasurer shortage resolved.
The central labor union decided Monday night to pay the expenses of its delegate to the American Federation of Labor convention in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in December. A warm debate occurred over the proposition. George Custer was elected delegate at the preceding meeting on the understanding he would pay his own way. The union allowed the sum of $75.
In state court records hearing for Policeman Sherwell of Evansville on a double murder charge will occur Saturday. Judge Brownlee of Kokomo ruled the merchants’ law valid. Layman & Co of Kokomo sold stock to a Frankfort firm before bankruptcy, with a judge noting sale without five days’ notice to creditors.
A special Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the Columbia Club from 1 to 5 pm Thursday. The YWCA hosts a dinner on Wednesday from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Presbyterian churches hold a united service at 10:30 am Thursday at Second Presbyterian Church, with Rev J Cumming Smith delivering the address. Last week's Leslie's Weekly sketches Burris A Jenkins, former University of Indianapolis president and pastor, now president of the University of Kentucky at 32, who has traveled widely.
An article claims nine tenths of deafness cases stem from catarrh or throat trouble. It explains how throat and nasal catarrh spreads to the Eustachian tube and ear, causing hearing loss, and promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a cure by targeting mucous membranes and blood. The ad asserts the tablets remove catarrh and deafness and endorses the product sold by druggists at 50 cents per package.
Criminal court heard evidence in the Chappy Johnson murder case on Tuesday morning with Sam Williams as the state's star witness. The defense questioned whether Williams claimed he led Johnson away from a confrontation with Joel Combs, while Williams denied making that statement and said Johnson warned he would kill Combs. The trial was expected to go to the jury Tuesday afternoon.
New Eldora at Chun Chun in Siberia described by the paper as sharing Klondike like deposits with thousands flocking. In Muncie Indiana labor organizers George Derrick and G P Hayworth lead a drive to unionize news writers for higher wages and shorter hours.
Richmond Indiana November 26 Mrs Samuel Gephart a central city resident has smallpox health authorities have taken every precaution to prevent spread of the disease in the community.
Alexander Trumbull, struck by a train on Leotast, was feared to die from pneumonia but showed improvement at City hospital on Tuesday. Authorities reported his condition as stabilized with pneumonia under treatment.
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