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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
6
Otto Williams, second baseman of the Champions, says the final game is as interesting as the first. He plays for love of baseball and the salary, and admits he has not had enough, planning to keep playing as long as weather allows.
Heinie Peitz leads the Colonels in a five game Labor Day series against the Champions. Morning 10 30, afternoon 3 15 starts with a postponed game and double header. New faces like Moriarty at short replace Quinlan as Columbus and Louisville reshuffle rosters.
Indianapolis routed Toledo 9 to 7 in a Sunday game before a boisterous crowd. Larry Cheney pitched for Carr’s gang, yielding seven walks but securing the win as Indianapolis rallied with five runs in the sixth. Toledo tied in the sixth but Indianapolis pulled ahead then Cheney struggled in the ninth with four walks. Saturday’s game went to the Champ, 6 to 0, Glaze outpushing McFurdy.
Pittsburg pushed five runs across in the 11th to beat the Cubs 5 to 1 at West Side Park. Cubs pitcher Brown was knocked out in the decisive frame as Camnugz pitched well for the Pirates.
From Washington Park two games today with Louisville. About 10 000 fans who watched yesterday will admit Hi West is a pretty good pitcher. He has been a demon against Indianapolis, and his explosion was a surprise.
Cheney returns from injury as Indianapolis keeps pace in the standings with strong fielding from Raftery and West struggles. A long digression explores football ball size, questioning official rules and imagining a quince sized ball altering the game’s play and passing records.
American Association features Louisville at Indianapolis Toledo at Columbus Minneapolis at Milwaukee St Paul at Kansas City National League schedule includes Cincinnati at St Louis Boston at New York Chicago at Pittsburg Philadelphia at Brooklyn American League has Washington at Philadelphia Chicago at Cleveland St Louis at Detroit New York at Boston Central League matches Zanesville at Wheeling Fort Wayne at South Bend Evansville at Terre Haute Dayton at Grand Rapids.
Lowell Maass Sept 6 speed carnival opens on Merrimac Valley course with three classes in the light car sweepstakes. Class 2 features 301 to 450 cubic inch cars at 212 miles, Class 3 81 to 180 cubic inches over 159 miles, Class 4 161 to 260 cubic inches over 327.2 miles. Entries include Chalmers-Detroit Buick Renault and more with notable drivers such as Louis Chevrolet, B W Shaw, John Coffey, Louis Strang and Jimmie Kyall among others.
A roundup of results from many games with scores listed for Indianapolis Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul Columbus Louisville Pittsburg Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit St Louis Cleveland Chicago Evansville Wheeling Zanesville Terre Haute Fort Wayne Dayton Grand Rapids South Bend.
Pittsburg Pa September 6 John Stauffer the pitcher who struck out three men with bases loaded Saturday evening collapsed dead while the crowd cheered A post mortem showed death from heart valves bursting due to heart disease.
The notice highlights the Bates Barber Shop at 7 W Market in Indianapolis with ten chairs and full sanitary conditions. It announces Oyster Frank opening Monday September 6 at 113 N Alabama. Also promotes Denison Hotel with American plan dining and Sunday dinners, plus The Gem Laundry offering family washings and rough dry by the pound at 1671.
Abe Attell world featherweight champion arrives in Pittsburg and will box six rounds tonight at Luna Park against Eddy Kelly of Buffalo. Both fighters reported in good condition and a vigorous bout is expected.
The Carson City affair between Corbett and Fitzsimmons, long seen as the era’s great heavyweight contest, is eclipsed by the coming Jeffries Johnson fight. Town lore recalls days of rings and saloons, with locals recounting travel hardship, gambling, and a single $5 seat rush as the bout concluded.
The state fair harness card kicks off this afternoon with the Western Horseman Stake for 3 year old pacers offering a $2,000 purse. Other features include 2:30 events for trotters and pacers with $2,000 purses and a 2:06 pace. Lady Maude and Hedgewood Bey driven by Dick Wilson aim to set a world record, while Maysie Winder circling Bristol Pa owned by J M Winder is seen as favorite after a Readville victory. Six starters add competition for Maggie Winder’s anticipated royal challenge.
In San Francisco this week a fight card features the Johnson Kaufman bout near Thursday drawing strong interest. Johnson exudes confidence while Kaufman vows to weather an early storm and aims to land a decisive blow. Both fighters train hard and anticipate the fight of their lives.
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