McFarland Defeats Kid Goodman in Ten Round Fight
Packey McFarland earned the decision over Kid Goodman in a ten round bout before a large Fort Wayne crowd. After even first halves the Chicago boxer surged ahead in round six, dominated rounds nine and ten, and was declared winner by Referee Hogan as Goodman pressed late. Both weighed 133 pounds with McFarland favored on height and reach.
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Kid Goodman
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Miller
Stockyards
Galligan
Indianapolis
Chicago
Packey McFarland Eyes Kid Herman After Fort Wayne Win
Packey McFarland returned to Chicago after a hard ten round victory over Abe Goodman in Fort Wayne. Officials say he now seeks an engagement with Kid Herman as Goodman started aggressive but was driven to defense by McFarland’s heavy blows.
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Packey McFarland
Abe Goodman
Fort Wayne
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Kid Herman
Goodman
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HEREFORD SIGNS MURPHY FOR EUREKA BOUT
Baltimore fight scene shifts as manager Al Hereford lands Tommy Murphy the New York lightweight. Murphy will face the winner of Matty Baldwin versus Kid Sullivan at the Eureka club on Tuesday night at Germania Maennerchor hall. Murphy, recently ill, agrees after long pursuit and postpones with Packy McFarland to a later date.
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Boston
Kid Sullivan
Washington
Eureka Club
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Sullivan
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Indianapolis
Managers Who Shaped 1907 Baseball Clubs
The list clusters notable team managers from 1907, naming Hugh Jennings William Murray Deacon Jim McGuire Connie Mack Edward Hanlon Patsy Donovan and Clark Griffith Johnny McGraw Fred Tenney Frank Chance James R McAleer Joe Cantillon Fielder Jones Napoleon Lajoie Fred Clark John J McCloskey among those who gained or lost records and influence in that year.
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William Murray
Deacon
Jim” McGuire
Connie” Mack
Edward Hanlon
Patsy” Donovan
Clark Griffith
Johnny McGraw
Fred Tenney
Frank Chance
James R. McAleer
Joe Cantillon
Fielder Jones
Napoleon Lajoie
Fred Clark
John J. McCloskey
Yale's Crimson Outlook Bright With New Material
Yale football shows strong prospects this season as coaches work with ample material. Captain Bigelow returns as a veteran leader and Yale's offense, built around a highly developed forward pass, leads the Eastern teams in refinement.
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Yale
Capt. Bigelow
Elis
Jockey Miller Struggles to Hit Weight Rule at Sheepshead
Special to The Sun Walter Miller the famed jockey fights to stay under 105 pounds for a $50,000-a-year California contract. He rode 104 pounds two pounds over on Monday and lost with Zienap. Each excess ounce costs him about 3135 dollars while the track odds favor nature winning the weight battle at 8 to 5.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay
Walter Miller
Thomas Williams
California
Miller
Zienap
Nature
Cobb Looks Less Than Stellar to Brown in Interview
Miner Brown recounts facing Cobb in the world championship series. He describes pitching two low curve balls that Cobb swung at and nearly hit, then an over the plate pitch that Cobb let pass. In a later at bat Brown felt Cobb was easier and struck out as Cobb swung and missed.
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PUNTS AND PASSES BUCKS COUNTY FOOTBALL NOTES
Bloomington hosts daily meetings to drum up support for the Notre Dame game on Nov 2 at Washington Park with a special train from Bloomington. Indiana University backs the “bowling hundreds” to aid morale while misunderstandings about “howling hundreds” and literary societies persist. Butler trains hard under McKay who contemplates hazing Winona Tech students. Notre Dame’s captain shows form as two Notre Dame squads practice led by Ryan and Bertelling. Wabash travels Friday to Lansing to face the Michigan Aggies. Kingsbury emerges as the star tackle for Butler. Woodruff attends as US government rep. O Rourke at Cornell cited as one of football’s biggest tackles, fast. Foster Rockwell touts Coy at Yale as end prospect. Officials’ pay under revised rules noted as earning it. Yost’s Michigan needs a snappy, faultless effort to win. Carlisle’s Warner and Aunt Pleasant watch Penn Brown. Penn’s Ed Green spoils Brown’s Johnny Mayhew and Johnny Guarrel’s reputations.
Indoor baseball league opens December second hears offic
The new Indoor baseball league will open Dec 2. At a mag nates meeting Wednesday night officers were elected William Wellmann president Joseph Gallino vice president Hezlep Clark secretary and treasurer. The Atkins team was chosen as the sixth member.
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William Wellmann
Joseph Gallino
Hezlep Clark
Atkins
Marion Woman Killed by Switch Engine
Mrs. Anna Boyd aged 60 was killed by a switch engine in Marion Indiana on October 24 authorities said.
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Ind
Anna Boyd
Henry Small watches Albert Corey chase 100 mile record
In Chicago Albert Corey of the First regiment aims to break Henry Small's 100 mile mark of 19 minutes 54 seconds set years ago. Small, holder of the record, will watch Corey's Milwaukee to Chicago attempt with interest.
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Henry Small
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Albert Corey
Small
Outlaw League Rumors Sweep Baseball City
Indianapolis directors deny a rival outlaw league with two teams in the city. Jimmy Manning may lead a Kansas City club against Tebeau's A A and ground access is questioned. Bankers Meyer and Kiser doubt the plan, noting no suitable grounds and Sunday ball rules.
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Indianapolis
Watkins
Boxing, baseball notes mix with league plans and trades
The column stacks baseball chatter about Jiggs Donohue Claude Rossman and plans for Chicago Windy City teams. It notes Jim McCarey on drawing power, Comiskey seeking hitters, Fitzgerald vs Cardiff in Reading, and war over city franchises with Two towns Stahl Cleveland Boston visits. Also mentions Sailor Walsh Young Petah Jackson Goldfield fights McIntyre and Tigers Cobb clashes, plus coal firm and celery ad lines.
Secure Ball Handling Techniques for Football Runners
The article outlines three forms of carrying the ball from receipt to play stoppage. It advises against releasing the ball during tackles and suggests holding tight to the body with specific arm positions. It covers running with outside arm, ball pocketing, and top-of-ball grip to prevent fumbles. It notes line plunges use two-hand control and transition from stomach to under arm when viable.
Bowling Night Sparks Falls and Splits in League Play
The Shermans clashed with the Manhattans as leaders of the Independent league. The Federals fell to the Anonymia and the Deweys to the Centrals. Scores not shown.
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Centrals
Pretty Lucky at That
Guy Wagoner, while playing football for McComb High School against Wabash, suffered a broken collarbone and crushed shoulder and was taken to Fort Wayne hospital.
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Wabash, Ind
Guy Wagoner
McComb
Ohio) High School
Fort Weshe Hospital
Applications for liquor licenses in Indianapolis wards
Notices filed by George Gasper William Scott and B C E to apply to Marion county board of commissioners at the November 1907 term for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in specific wards. Each listing details business rooms, dimensions, street locations, and permission for pool table or portable privileges. The Sun invites use of its free want columns for housework help.
From Stock Farm to Grand Opera Basso McDonald’s Rise
William McDonald, born on Leland Stanford’s Palo Alto stock farm, rose from blacksmith at the forge to church singer with the Bostonians, then minstrel basso, and now vaudeville star at the Grand. Discovered by Mrs. Stanford, he began formal study for grand opera work before the Stanford tragedy altered his path. The piece notes his ties to sports and other performers in the era.
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Bostonian Opera Company
Wiliam McDonald
California
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Smith
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Jesse Bartlett Davis
Alice Nielson
Galaxy of Stars
Rob Roy
Grant Opera
Leland Stanford, Jr
Europe
Ellis
Caspar Leon
Terry McGovern
Barry
Roby, Ind
License to Sell Intoxicating Liquor at 1301 Shelby Street
Notice of filing for a license to sell intoxicating liquor at a front room bar on the first floor of a two-story frame building at the southeast corner of Orange and Shelby streets in Ward 10. The layout lists a front door to the west and doors to the east and north, with the barroom measuring 18 by 29 feet in Hubbard and Martindale addition.
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Indianapolis
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of Indiana
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Bethel Avenue
Huggins Churchman Avenue
Churchman and
Bethel Avenues
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State of Indians
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