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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1899
Page
8
Fragmentary sports item notes rising tension around Indiana fans after a rough stretch since last Thursday. The second game Monday lifted mood slightly before further results, with scattered numbers and unclear details.
The Indianapolis team returned home Thursday evening two points ahead of Minneapolis. It has since lost three of five, yet now leads by six. The passage muses on the oddities of sport, noting Buffalo defeating Minneapolis twice in one day.
A chaotic Monday baseball game features errant pitches by Chauncey and rival St Paul errors that fuel a tense contest. The Saints rally in the third inning while crowd reactions and garbled commentary mirror a chaotic scene before a late defensive stand preserves the outcome.
Partial box score shows pitchers Scott Fisher McFarland Geier and hitters McFarland Hogiever Stewart Allen Hartzell Kahoe Motz. Highlights include multiple hits by McFarland and Hogiever, stolen bases by Hogiever Hartzell and Stewart, and a 4,000 attendance figure with umpire Haskell and 2:10 game time.
Attendance 2,800 as Buffalo and Milwaukee teams play in a split doubleheader. Batteries and players listed include Diggins, Gray, Hutchinson, Fisher, McGill, Buckley, Sullivan, Waddell and Reidy across two games against Minneapolis and G Rapids with varied scores and periods noted.
In a two game set the Detroit team beat Kansas City 11 to 3 in the first contest and 10 to 5 in the second. Batteries were credited to players including Cronin Barrett Shaw Stricklett Pardee and Wilson in the opener and Gaston Shaw Patton Gonding in the follow up.
The record lists team matchups with batter and pitcher names across cities including Cincinnati Cleveland Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh Louisville St Louis and Baltimore. Scores and abbreviations indicate game outcomes and lineups for multiple dates.
Commentary on stretched games at Buffalo and Detroit’s late season struggles. Notes long sixteen inning outings, remarks on Kellum’s disciplined pitching, Stewart base thefts, Motz muff, and Glenalvin’s absence shaping St Paul. Mentions Comiskey Hart and Vanderbeck amid Detroit and Derby club notes with Denny’s error-free streak. Two remaining games vs St Paul scheduled.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a Chamberlain remedy for diarrhoea and a civic sale, with unclear context. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, but reference to a remedy and a public event appears. Further readable details are not available.
A roundup of track and bicycle events reports several wins and records. Pittsburg signs Dillon for first place while Watkins and Moore contribute for Dayton. Kerr questioned on a weaker choice. Judge and Miller win a 25 mile motor paced tandem race in New York breaking the 39 58 record. Watson takes third in Cleveland mile handicap with Woodward and Oldfield finishing first and second. McDuffee defeats Gibson in a 20 mile pace race at New Bedford. Chicago and Milwaukee debut a 100 mile relay race with Milwaukee winning in 5 hours 40 minutes. Gerner breaks standing high jump record at 5 4 and Ewry at 5 314 inches. Columbia defeats Defender in a 20 mile spin as American vessel to face the Shamrock. Shamrock’s first trial spin in American waters goes 13 knots. Newby oval dark until 9 30 due to wiring tests failure. Donavan wins two mile amateur handicap with Alien second. Jimmy Davis wins Marion county championship race, extending lead in final championship. Coval finishes behind by six inches. In half mile professional, Slayback Gordon Murburger and Steinmetz finish 1 07 8 5. Willis Coval attempts half mile record in 41 1 5, the record being 50 seconds set by Gibson.
Chicago September 5 preparations are under way for a Mills hotel inspired project offering first class rooms with bath at 23 or 30 cents per night, aiming to provide inexpensive accommodation through this new hotel plan in the city.
A sail boat sank near Halifax on Monday, causing seven deaths. The storm event left many missing and prompted rescue efforts.
A clipped dialogue snippet shows a character taunting a lean figure and declaring fullness from eating, paired with a laughing exclamation. The text hints at a rustic, humorous exchange lacking context or full sentence structure.
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