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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
8
Indianapolis slips with two losses and a win as Minneapolis defeats the Hoosiers. Ehret dominates, allowing few hits while Kellum and the Millers struggle. errors and missed opportunities plague Indiana as Minneapolis prevails 10 to 6.
Indiana lost as Bailey improved after a rough start and Stimmel faltered. Hartsel showcased fielding for Minneapolis with solid pitching by Stimmel. Final: Minneapolis 7, Indianapolis 5. Earned runs were Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 1. Two-base hits by Bailey Wilmot Lally Seobold. Bases on balls 2 for Stimmel and 1 for Bailey. Geier hit by pitch. Bailey balked. Time 2 10, umpire McDonald.
In a Saturday game, Hartsel Seybold and Kelly started a key rally with three consecutive singles, Hoghever added a two-base hit, and Indianapolis pulled ahead 5-1 after scoring in the later innings. The final lines show Indianapolis with four earned runs, two-base hits by Hickey and Seybold, and McCann and Gardner handling the mound for their teams. Attendance reached 100 with McDonald umpiring.
Highlights include Kansas City posting two wins over Cleveland and Chicago while Detroit and Buffalo clash in late results. Milwaukee and Cleveland also post decisive outcomes as readers track R H E tallies and series actions across Saturday and Sunday fixtures.
Fragmentary box score notes report several doubleheaders with teams Cincinnati Brooklyn Boston Pittsburg Philadelphia Chicago and scores including Brooklyn 6 4 Pittsburg 5 4 and Chicago 6 Boston 10. R stands for runs H for hits indicating mixed results and incomplete line items for two games.
York registers a five and five score with E5 while J Louis records R6 H12 E2 in a compact notation of a local game or event scoring system.
Weekend games feature multiple doubleheaders and long innings. Marion teams split with New Castle and Dayton, Mansfield, and Anderson posting wins and losses. Toledo and Dayton trading high scoring affairs with Fort Wayne and Wheeling also posting strong offensive outputs across the slate.
In local league chatter the Young Marotts plan a game versus the Madi son-ave Stars at fifteen dollars per side next Sunday. Syracuse holds a record with one run across four consecutive contests. The Lexington Stars seek a reply from the Smiley Stars. The L S Ayres & Co old guard defeated the youngsters 22 to 17 on Saturday. Orient Stars toppled Indianapolis Clip Pers 7 to 1 and Clermonts 9 to 9 on Saturday, with Minneapolis one game out. A third place fight looms as Hoosiers head to Kansas City Monday. An umpire earns 250 dollars a month, with bonuses implied. Brooklyn may tour Hawaii and the Philippines.
J J McCuster won the five mile race from Percy Cavill in Boston on Saturday night in 2 40 48 as Cavill suffered cramps. Also noted were bowling results in Indianapolis where The Fellows won the inter city event with 2 616 pins and prizes of 75 and 25. Other items include golf in New York where Willie Norton beat Harry Vardon, John Nelson’s 25 mile motor paced win at New Bedford, and training notes on Major Taylor’s claimed mile time.
In Franklin, a three hour and twenty five minute dog fight near the old cemetery drew a record crowd. Two rival bull-dog owners matched their animals at 10 53 PM and the fight remained even until midnight, ending in a 2 draw.
A paired clash ended in a draw as both animals were badly lacerated yet showed no sign of surrender. A truce was declared during a rest at 12 55, but at 3 15 the fight resumed and finished even though no money was at stake.
The Hamburg American liner Deutschland left Plymouth for Cherbourg at 3:30 am aiming to beat Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to the French port. Captain Albers promised to outpace the Kaiser, with daily runs averaging over 500 knots and coal use around 575 tons. The ship’s average speed reached 23.36 knots, about one knot faster than the previous record.
Gov Roosevelt departed Chicago at 3 30 a m on Monday to begin a brisk four day tour across Nebraska with ten speeches daily, part of a campaign push aimed at energizing supporters and challenging William Jennings Bryan in the state.
Albert Kipper aged 51 of 875 South Meridian street employed by Ittenbach Stone Company was hurt when a derrick at the Indianapolis Water Company's new Crawfords ville road building slipped while being raised. He suffered a broken leg and was taken to City Hospital.
Henry Smiths thirtieth clam bake on Smiths island north of Broad Ripple drew twenty guests on Sunday. Belt traffic and streetcar usage surged with thousands of excursionists, parks crowded the city. one injury from a streetcar fall occurred on Illinois street. Julius A Schuller, wine expert, returns from Paris exposition as American committee member awarding wines. Mrs Maria H Wood of Lafayette dies in Port Townsend after missionary years in Africa. Jeremiah Foley buried after being struck by a turning train at Montezuma. A shirtwaist party at Illinois and Sixteenth streets featured young men in shirt sleeves. Louisa Hag ru der, 92, dies at 554 Highland avenue. Her father brought from Kentucky in 184 by Gov Noble. Its said Hagru der aided Harriet Beecher Stowe with ideas used in Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Lake Erie and Western R R offers a $1 out of town excursion on Sunday September 16 1900 traveling from Indianapolis at 6 30 a m to Tipton Elwood Alexandria Muncie Redkey Portland Hartford City Bluffton Fort Wayne Lima Celina and stops at all listed points returning from Fort Wayne at 8 0 p m and Lima at 6 00 p m with $1 25 fare to St Marys and Lima Ohio.
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