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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
7
Two tight games at Washington Park pitted Briggs against Puttmann in the opener and Chenault versus Frantz in the second. Briggs edged Puttmann while Chenault shut out Louisville, aided by a costly unearned run on a wild throw. Both games featured sharp pitching and minimal hitting as Indiana and Kentucky fielded star performers in a classic doubleheader.
Sterling McKinney owned and driven by W L Shuler of Indianapolis won the $5,000 purse in the 2:21 trot at Hamlin track yesterday with a 2 09 4 mile, the track fastest this year in a competition event.
The Commercial Bowling league met at George Marott's Tuesday to finalize opening night plans. Nine teams will compete, with the Marlon Turner and either City or Columbia alleys in use. Central Union Telephone replaces the American National Bank quintet. Participating clubs include Kingans, Fletchers, Marotts, Indiana Nationals, Capital Nationals, H. Liebers, Brown Ketchams, Water Company, and Lilly Stalnakers.
Shelbyville Indiana September 4 1900s crowd at the Shelby county fair reach four thousand on opening day. The program features a county trot and county pace with Jack Amos hurt after his horse Bonnie H fell and landed on him. One hundred race horses are on the fair grounds for the week.
Abe Attell leads a boxing family with brothers Monte and Caesar also in the sport. Monte is skilled though not as finished as Abe, while Caesar faded from boxing. The article notes Cincinnati families Gardner, Sullivans, and Bezenahs as rivals. Abe Attell is to meet Jimmy Walsh at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Auditorium.
In St Louis on September 4 President Stanley Robison of the Cardinals and President R Lea Hedges of the Browns agreed to stage a fall series of seven games to decide the city championship.
The second game was to be called at 6 o'clock to let visitors catch a train. Heinie Peitz caught both games for the visitors. Slagle made a spectacular catch near Brashear's drive toward the flagpole. Brashear spoiled but redeemed himself with a great one-handed spearing play. Carr's hard line drive was snagged for a double play to save a run. Manager Cooley argued with Woodruff over substitutions, then Woodruff was briefly taken out before returning. Hoosier infield injuries hampered Williams and Siegle, Livingston batted for Chenault and left runners stranded as the effort to tie the game failed.
Louis Heilbroner, baseball scout for the Cincinnati Reds, arrived home from a four months tour of minor league towns with word that a Fort Wayne league team is arranged. He has a line on players and will announce the league name later. Grounds negotiations began yesterday.
Jockey L A Munro rode his first race since a Louisville suspension two years ago and then suffered a broken left arm in three places, likely sidelining him for months.
New York on September 4. Bookmakers at Sheepshead Bay denied Plunger Dave Johnson a $20,000 plunge on Roseben, taking only $1,600 at 5 to 1 amid the unraveling betting upset. R. T. Wilson Jr of the Vanderbilt circle stunned the clubhouse by cashing a $36,000 win on Monfort, a colt by Ornemedt.
Manager Reinhardt disputes a circulated report that the Reserves would meet the A B C team next Sunday. Instead the squad will play Cincinnati Gym Shamrock at Brighton Beach with Gold Medals set to open the curtain-raiser.
Ketchell fails to secure the welterweight crown after a middleweight weighing bout with Joe Thomas. The public cares little for weight limits as Ketchell proves the man who beat Thomas, who beat Mellody, who beat Walcott. A larger bout looms September 12 between Abe Attell and Jimmy Walsh in Indianapolis.
San Francisco boxing fans debate the Labor Day bout at Mission Street arena where Billy Ketchell the backwoods champion defeated Joe Thomas of California after 32 hard rounds. Ketchell praised Thomas for his courage while vowing to face tougher opponents, and promoters seek a top challenger despite Ketchell’s wrecking punching power.
The Marion club opened its new gymnasium and swimming pool on Tuesday night. An exciting water polo match and a wrestling bout were held with speeches by athletic director Here Clark president Min turn and others. The wrestling match between Pritchard and Tutewiler ended in a defeat.
Chicago report says Mor Decai Brown, star Cubs pitcher, sprained his arm retiring from a game in Boston. Physicians fear he will be out for the balance of the season, threatening the club's hopes after clinching the National League title. The injury occurred on a curve ball when a shooting pain forced Brown to lower his arm.
Hartford report says the Grand Circuit races at Charter Oak park were postponed until Wednesday due to rain. Event features unnamed competitors and local track officials, with weather delaying the program in Hartford Connecticut.
Mann Bros of Kentucky, owner of the park near Evansville where a prize fight occurred, announced immediate closure after local authorities asked Henderson officials to close it. Promoter George Schuh of Louisville, slated to fight in two weeks, returned home upon learning of the closure.
John E Madden plans a trip to England and Ireland after the eastern racing season to study English breeding methods at Richard Croker's farm and compare with American practices. In Madden's absence, W H Snyder will oversee the Hamburg Place farm.
Newton Bennington the horseman who sold De Mand to Paul Rainey for a record breaking price was operated on in a French hospital today. His condition is serious though he was known as a bold turf operator, he now faces financial embarrassment.
The bulletin lists games across major leagues with matchups in American Association American League National League and Central League. Notable pairings include Columbus at Indianapolis Louisville at Toledo Minneapolis at Milwaukee St Paul at Kansas City Chicago at St Louis Brooklyn at New York Cincinnati at Pittsburg Philadelphia at Boston St Louis at Chicago New York at Philadelphia Detroit at Cleveland Washington at Boston Grand Rapids at Wheeling South Bend at Canton Terre Haute at Dayton Evansville at Springfield.
New York athletes left for James town on Sept. 4 to compete in national AAU events. J J Sullivan of the Union says with a complete entry list and the calibre of competitors, new world records seem likely in several events. Eliminating heats will be held Friday with entry from every US section.
United Press reports it is certain the current A. A. U. officers led by James P. Sullivan will be re-elected at the annual meeting in New York on September 16.
The Hoosiers and Senators open a pivotal series at Washington Park on Wednesday, with McCreery’s addition to Clymer's payroll reshaping local support. Columbus aims to derail Indianapolis as both teams battle for league title impact, while McCreery’s bat and field work have powered the Senators since his arrival.
Game records list RHE and Batteries players across Toledo and Columbus clashes. Names include Land Fuller Upp Fohl Sutthoff Gillen Blue and team pairings Swann Sullivan Rode Sugden Curtis Beville Graham with multiple coded numbers and city markers.
In New York Brooklyn St Louis and Pittsburg listings show battery pairs for matches. Teams include Taylor Bresnahan Stricklett Bergen Pastorius Ritter Math eweon Bresnahan Karger Marshall Over all Moran Liefield Gibson Ewing McLean with Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburg connections. Scores and precise placements are obscured by OCR.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple city pairs with battery groups and paired names. The text enumerates Cleveland St Louis New York Philadelphia Washington and Boston with several surnames such as Thielman Clarke Dineen Spencer Oberlin McDonald Warner Block Dygert Schreck Falkenberg Oterlin Waddell and others, interleaved with numeric codes.
Dayton rises as Batterfies Malloy Goshorn and Munton Hammond and Clark are listed in the Springfield ledger.
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