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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1907
Page
7
J Gans was declared the winner over Britt at the end of the fifth round. Native Son's wrist was broken. The Negro had better of contest all the way and would have won by knockout, probably in the next round.
Joe Gans defeated Jimmy Britt in five rounds to win the lightweight crown when Britt broke his left wrist in the fourth round and was stopped by the referee at Recreation Park. The crowd numbered about 14,000, with promoter J Gleason and referee Jack Welch officiating.
Negotiations continue between the local club and Tom McCreery to land him as playing manager of the Indianapolis team for next year with Watkin advising. If terms satisfy McCreery and a Columbus release is obtained, he would lead the Hoosiers ahead of Lindsay. McCreery seeks authority to implement his plans and would step aside if ineffective.
Special to The Sun reports Richard Croker, former Tammany leader, now a resident of Glencairn in Sandyford County Dublin. He has lost the right to vote due to long foreign residence, while managing his Irish estate and racing stock. Orby, the Irish derby winner, is aboard his farm near Glencairn with about 24 two year olds in training. Croker oversees the estate personally, showing interest in his horses and a mansion built in American style. He avoids betting.
Detroit manager Hugh Jennings reportedly received a Cleveland offer to become bench manager of the Cleveland club next year. If he considers leaving Detroit after a strong season with the Tigers, Cleveland owners may bid to hire him, despite La Joie’s limited track as a manager.
A medical ruling rebutts a disputed swing episode, deeming any fake claim unfounded. The doctors’ decision effectively ends the dispute and supports the original outcome.
San Francisco dispatch reports Sam Gans defeating Britt in a hard fought bout, claiming Britt quit with a broken arm dispute. Gans advances to a Los Angeles bout with Jimmy Buens on Sept. 27, while Britt bears facial injuries and public backlash.
President Bryce announced that pitcher Charlie Hall and catcher Bert Blue would not compete today in Cincinnati. Manager Clymer feared the crisis in the race and canceled the men’s tournament entry with reluctant permission.
The Young Men's National Holiness league conducts its convention at Cleveland camp grounds near Charlottesville Indiana. Rev. James M. Taylor, a returned West Indies missionary, will address attendees as the camp meeting extends into next Sunday after more than two weeks of activities.
Cincinnati September 10 Bowlers' day long awaited by baseball players and athletes nationwide will be celebrated at League Park this afternoon. The program is complete, contestants are on hand and the day promises to be one of the biggest events ever pulled off in the baseball world. The final arrangements were made yesterday.
Wichita Sept 10 Edward Abbott night operator of the Missouri Pacific at Eldorado was held in the depot Sunday night and the safe robbed of $1500 by two masked men.
A story from Washington a decade ago recalls Bill Hassamer an outfielder nicknamed Wild Bill. He befriended a local Washington player in a boarding house near Seventh and R Streets. He bought cuff buttons as a birthday gift engraving Eugene’s initials, not Ulysses, prompting a jokey engraving mix up by a jeweler.
Howard O Wiggam a local ballplayer married Saturday to Nell Jeraldine Thompson of Columbus. The catcher won his bride after meeting on the Columbus team this summer. They will live in Indianapolis after a brief honeymoon. Wiggam is an accomplished athlete who has wrestled and boxed and will box this winter as Young Gardner. In three years he has played for Terre Haute Paducah Ky and South Bend baseball clubs.
Cleveland, Sept. 10. Hall-of-famer Hughie Jennings predicts diminished effectiveness of left-handed pitchers as left-handed batters gain practice and adapt. He cites Detroit and other teams at bat against southpaws, noting stars like Sam Crawford, Matty McIntyre, and Cobb improving against left-handed pitching and expects more lefty batters to punish southpaws in coming years.
Boston Sept 10 With the football duties for this season completed inspection indicates fewer games for most major colleges than ever. The first games of importance will be played Sept 28 and the season closes Nov 30 with the Army and Navy annual contest. Harvard and Yale meet here on Nov 23.
An OCR fragment shows sellers Leahy & Co of Cincinnati advertising high grade smoke to try a4 Helen Byron. It mentions CELERY VESCE as a nerve aid and claims COMPEER CICAR as best on earth, with stray notes on mold everywhere.
In a tense ten inning clash in Columbus, Carr hit a home run and sparked Indianapolis as Howley and Williams added key hits. Livingston delivered a clutch ninth inning RBI to erase the champions’ lead, while Briggs and Geyer waged a pitching duel before Indianapolis broke through in the tenth to win 8-4.
The schedule lists matchups in the American Association with Indiana clubs facing Columbus, Milwaukee at Minneapolis, and St Louis at Chicago among others. Also noted are American League games Chicago at St Louis and New York at Washington, plus Central League contests Wheeling at Dayton and Terre Haute at Grand Rapids.
Indianapolis 8 Columbus 4 in ten innings. Louisville 4 Toledo 3. St Paul 4 Milwaukee 0. National League games include New York 10 Boston 0 first game and 1-0 second game. Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 5. Evansville 1 Dayton 9. South Bend 2 Wheeling 2. Canton 6 Grand Rapids 2. Terre Haute 2 Springfield 2 called in seventh to catch train. American League Chicago 5 Detroit 3. Philadelphia 0 Boston 0 in 13 innings darkness. New York 10 Washington 9 first game. New York 2 Washington 0 second game. St Louis-Cleveland rained out. Summer colds ad and note about laxative bib. James P Carroll ad seeks money at Tenth and Broadway.
Nelson plans a six month layoff in the woods and, upon return, aims to secure a bout with Gans. Local promoters expect him to face Sweda for a substantial purse if money is easy to come by, with avenues for securing a match in Francisco.
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