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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1906
Page
7
The Indianapolis Hoosiers endured a disappointing season with seven teams outclassing them in every department. Budgets, player quality, and inconsistent hitting and fielding led to last place, while fans remained loyal and calls grew for new talent, including a catcher and outfielder, in the next year.
The notes cover Thledin’s two appearances at Washington Street Saturday afternoon, the Mat Hens and the Miltera vying for third, Giants winning two from Brooklyn, White Sox advancing toward a title, and Detroit-Cleveland splits. Amid New Orleans and Indianapolis chatter, leagues adjust standings and players like Care are discussed.
Old-time heavyweight McFadden announces a challenge to Joe Gans for a $30,000 purse. He claims stronger hands and elbows, vows to beat Gans again, and notes past bouts including a 23rd round knockout in 1899 and multiple later draws. The exchange mentions management backing and a side bet.
The big game of the season will be next Saturday at Washington Park between the Elks baseball team and the Marion club nine. Proceeds go to charity in a parade with novelty acts. Expected stars include Archie Stimmel and Johnnie Ricarthy, plus Fred Schaub and Sheriff Sourbier in the Elks lineup.
Ex Hoosier pitcher Fromme, once with the Hoosiers then in the Central and the Three league, made his major league debut for St Louis against Chicago. He allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings, striking out four with two walks, while Cubs outfielder Chance collected three hits. Rube Redfearn or Ruebach? held the Cardinals to three hits in a separate shutout. Earlier Springfield Three League fame helped his rise, and McCloskey signed him after watching him in exhibition play. Y M L bowling league formed with six teams Sherman McCabe Quigley Capital Weber Wayne. schedule to be set Wednesday.
The writer praises the Nelson Gans bout as a historic lightweight title clash with record breaking aggression and clever defense. Gans outs fighting skill, while Nelson shows grit amid a serious broken bone in the later rounds. The piece notes rumors of foul play but asserts the match's high drama and enduring legacy in boxing history.
Special correspondence from Milwaukee describes Archie Hahn of the Milwaukee Athletic Club training in the woods along a trout stream. He runs a 100 yard course multiple times daily and spends hours on starts and outdoor exercises. Hahn, a University of Michigan standout, has won numerous college races and titles, including national AAU championships and Olympic events, highlighting his world class status.
American League reports results from Chicago and Washington with multiple batteries and players named including Clark Mullin Kleinow Thomas and Cy Young. National League standings show St Louis Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Brooklyn games with Beamon Bergen and other pitchers noted amid a classified sales notice from The Sun offering ten words for sale.
Indiana’s Fisher defeats pitcher Kenna in a feature game at Washington Park. Williams delivered a timely triple and scored after Stoner’s assist. Dunleavy and Atherton contributed early and Fisher pitched well. Hoosiers rallied with fielding and timely hits as Kenna faltered, while Brasher and Williams stood out in a crowd at the park.
Notre Dame Ibd Sept 18 Barry a famous Brown university football star arrives to start work on Notre Dame 198 squad. Preliminary practices begin as several candidates for the eleven prepare. Henry J McGlow former Athletics manager coaches depart for Water town Wisconsin to join Sacred Heart college faculty.
Chicago Sept 16 Abe Attell accepts an offer to fight Boston’s Jimmy Walsh to finish their bout at Manhattan Nevada on November 11. The match will be one of the events in a three day carnival. Attell’s offer came from Tharcy Center of Boston who wired a $100 purse. The fight will be staged the week of November for the featherweight championship.
New umpire Charles Rigler, signed by Harry Pulliam, is described as a powerful enforcer who quickly punches players who insult him. He has already struck several Central league figures and managers, with incidents cited involving Jack Hendricks and others.
Closing day at the state fair grounds featured a patentedly poor track program with every race decided in three heats. Rediac won the free-for-all trot after a stumble of the earlier favorites, with Fedora Athol and Dewey following in successive heats as the favored contestants faded. The big purse race drew a large crowd but offered a lackluster show and uneven performances.
Special to The Sum Syracuse, N. Bent 35. The Grand Cleewit futgry announced Friday the expulsion of A. J. Thomadine with flagging by her re Main Sheet from the Chamber of Commerce stakes on Wednesday.
Saturday slate across American Association and leagues lists multiple matchups including Toledo at Indianapolis Louisville at Columbus Milwaukee at Kansas City Minneapolis at St Paul Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Boston. American League matchups include St Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia Central League games feature Fort Wayne at Springfield Grand Rapids at Wheeling South Bend at Canton and Kansas City at Kansas City.
Fragmented OCR lists team names and pairings for Canton first and second games. Mentions Canton, Evansville, Grand Rapids, and several players such as Ham mond, Kelly, Ostdlek, Hawkine, and Howley in unclear matchups. Scores and details are unreadable, but indicate two Canton games with multiple batters and fielders.
Danielar of the New York Athletic Club, holder of many amateur records, lowered his own world mark in the 220 yards at Laughlie’s, setting a new best time of two minutes 27.5 seconds to win the national swimming championship's second day.
Lynn B. H. McMullen resigns as manager of the Shortridge football team. Paul Robinson, former Texas university coach, will lead the North Elda boys football program, succeeding Kenneth Drewer.
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