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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
6
The resignation of Billy Clymer as Columbus manager unsettled the Senators. Players and officials blame a Sun report for triggering his departure, while Congalton criticizes overworked young pitchers and praises Howley and Cheney, noting the season’s rough patches and diamonds glory fading.
Indianapolis, Columbus and Washington Park figure in a tense baseball finish as Champs win 5 to 4 to complete a four game sweep. Manager changes at Columbus fail to improve Senators fielding errors and missed chances as Cheney and Nelson duel in a rough contest.
The Marion Motors and the Marion club team split a City league doubleheader. Bell allowed six hits and four strikeouts for the Motors in game one. Brumfield reflected strong pitching for the club in game two with 11 strikeouts in five innings. Clamans defeated Climax at Garfield Park 17 to 2 with Dooley in solid form.
Boxing fans in New York City can hear the round by round returns of the Ketchel Langford middleweight title bout at the Empire theater. The fight starts at 9 30 eastern time, about an hour before local time, and will end before the theater program finishes.
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh accepts terms to fight Hugo Kelly in New Orleans in early October replacing Frank Klaus of Pittsburgh. West-side club regards McGoorty as best Bally match.
New York dispatch reports fighter Battling Nelson is out of action possibly for six months or forever after a recent illness. He may need an operation, has canceled a Yosemite trip, and is restricted from training or travel while doctors assess his condition. Nelson sought $10,000 for a coast bout, claiming higher earnings than peers.
Perry Werden questions Cook and Peary coverage by newspapers calling it post season hype. He notes neither scout found promising youth in Minnesota cold weather and jokes about Ted Sullivan finding enough prospects during travel.
The Champions face hard games against the Millers from Millwaukee and other Western clubs as the season winds down at St Paul on Sept 27. Minneapolis rises to challenge for first place with Carr and his Brewers aiming to win as many as possible.
Bugs Raymond, a famed hydrographer, studies a Cook and Peary map in the Giants' clubhouse. He mutters that there is no clear north east or west and asserts that Cook likely went south with whatever he found at the Pole, alarming Harry Sparrow.
Jimmy Collins and the Millers travel to Washington Park for four games. If they fare as well as against the Senators, Columbus may lose the pennant hopes. Cheney, Kruger, and Quinlan featured in a tense late ninth frame. a lucky bound by Wayden and Williams drove in the winning run for Columbus as Schreck and O Rourke misplayed in the fifth.
American Association matchups feature Minneapolis at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Louisville Kansas City at Toledo St Paul at Columbus National League games include Chicago at Cincinnati New York at Boston Pittsburg at St Louis Brooklyn at Philadelphia American League games Philadelphia at New York Cleveland at Chicago St Louis at Detroit Washington at Boston Central League action pairs Zaneaville at Evansville Wheeling at Terre Haute Fort Wayne at Dayton Grand Rapids at South Bend.
Indianapolis 5 Columbus 4 Louisville 6-1 Toledo 3-2 St Paul 5 Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 44 Minneapolis 2 Pittsburg 4 St Louis 3 Chicago 5 Cincinnati 1 Detroit 11-4 St Louis 3-4 Chicago 1 Cleveland 0 South Bend 2 Grand Rapids Dayton 5-4 Fort Wayne 0-0 Evansville 5-1 Znaneaville 3-4 Terre Haute 8-4 Wheeling 2-2.
Local featherweight Saylor, winner of a Pittsburg home bout, will fight Madole on Sept 7 at Jimmy Dime's club, shifted to coincide with the Yangford Ketchel NY show. Dime expects a tough battle. a Saylor victory would boost his top contender chances as fans favor Madole's hustling, vicious style.
Milwaukee fell 5 to 3 at home as St Paul seized control in the first inning scoring three runs off Schueiberg. Stowers pitched well after, keeping the visitors scoreless amid fielding errors behind him. Heavy rain drenched the game as the season ended.
In Lafayette Indiana a crowd of about 2500 watched a double header with Lafayette defeating Bluffton. The first game ended 6 to 0 and the second 2 to 1. Lafayette now feels it has won the pennant in the Northern State league.
Louisville and Toledo finished their season with a split doubleheader in Louisville. Vaughn etted Toledo in the opener while Packard lacked solid support in the nightcap. Delehanty hit a home run but a ground rule restricted to two bases, and the second game ended after five innings to let Toledo catch a train.
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