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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
7
Fans wonder if Morgan can rebound from his loss to Indian Joe Gregg. The Friday bout, set before iron workers, tests whether Morgan regains his reach and nerve after past defeats. Other boxing matches and a wrestling bout with Heze Clark and Prindle accompany the card.
Sam Crane argues speed of mind and feet must unite in baseball as a team effort. The article notes Jack Johnson earned 1983.60 for a six round bout with Sailor Burke in Bridgeport, Burke also 1983.60, with 4100 gross receipts. Jim Jeffries to be paid 1000 for refereeing Gans Memsic on Sept 27, and McCarey offered 750. Amby McGarry eyes return to boxing with manager Oliver pursuing Hyland or another 135-pound foe.
Suffering from asthma New York September 17 reports claim ascatco the Austrian cure for asthma caterih and bronchitis yields quick benefits. Testimonies from thousands say health restored after starting treatment. Small doses twice daily. The Austrian Dispensary 32 West Twenty fifth St New York City offers a free sample by request.
Illinois boxer Billy Papke rises fast in the middleweight division as promoters rush to match him with Young Ketchell after Ketchell knocked out Joe Thomas. Papke has been in the east and will go west to face Ketchell in coming bouts.
Jack Egan, a well known association umpire, is slated for a berth in Ban Johnsons major league circuit next season. Johnson, president of the American League, is reportedly nearing plans to add Egan to the umpires roster. Egan began umpiring in the New England league in 1899, moved to the Eastern league, pitched briefly for Little Rock in the Southern league in 1903, and has since bounced between leagues while gaining popularity with players.
National League matchups include Chicago at Detroit, New York at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cleveland, and Boston at Washington. American League slate features Chicago at Cincinnati, New York at Boston, and Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Detroit report states manager Fielder Jones will not be deposed as leader of the Chicago White Sox. President Charles Comiskey denies a Cincinnati-originated story that Jones would be demoted. Comiskey emphasizes Jones will not lose his position absent compulsory cause.
In Springfield Ohio on September 18 Ed McKean of the Babes recounts a bizarre incident by Evansville's second baseman Kahl. After a brilliant slide into first he rose, drew a mirror from his pocket and began parting his hair to check if it was parted correctly, saying he was ensuring the part fit.
About 10 000 attendees witnessed Fort Wayne fair races as a high wind storm struck at 6 00 pm. Tents toppled but no damage occurred while J A T a Roachdale gelding led the 3 37 trot in fast time and Dd Sweeney won. Two heats in the pace went unfinished due to the storm effects.
Auto notes weigh the runabout label amid diverse models and praise the Maxwell two cylinder. A bill proposal to turn auto fines into state treasuries gains support. Teddy bears on hoods spark public interest as tire inflation tests and uniform auto laws advance nationwide.
A historical reflection on college football drawing large female and child attendance, contrasting with baseball. It notes women attend in numbers unseen at baseball grounds, the spectacle drawing student cheers, and the appeal of football fights on the field perceived as decorous.
Sonoma Girl and Highball, top green trotters, met in Columbus but rain halted the event after one heat. Sonoma Girl, allowing a head by sulky shaft, posted 2.05% best trotting time this year and set a new world record for first year trotters, cutting the Hester Columbus stake record by three seconds. May Tar held the pole. Sonoma Girl drew second, Highball twelfth.
Matt Safera, a 22 year old from San Francisco with a prosthetic leg, has won tennis championships worldwide and set a rope climbing world record. Born in Odessa, he ran away to sea, became chief oiler, and after leg amputation at 17 pursued athletics. He has defeated champions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bordeaux, Liverpool and St. Petersburg, then toured as an acrobat before moving to the United States to play tennis at Golden Gate Park. He climbed 25 feet in six seconds in February, holds muscle expansion records, and challenges any wrestler of 115 pounds regardless of limbs.
The Fletchers were the only team in the Commercial league to end with a perfect average after Tuesday night, winning three games from Lilly Stalnaker five. Capital Nationals Water Company Indiana Nationals and Kingans also swept their opponents. Goebel of the Browns led with 226, second best 222 from a Water Company bowler.
Boxing fans await the Cole Dayes match against Grover Hayes as a test of skill between Cole and Bronson. Cole, aiming for a winter string of wins, seeks to prove he is the top featherweight in the middle west after a prior rough match with Walter Little. Hayes, noted as the best in the region, has mixed results in Indianapolis. Tickets go on sale Friday at Gaul's.
Special to The Sun Chicago September 1 1920 University of Chicago Maroons football under A A Stagg will require players to follow vegetarian diet. Only fresh abstainers may wear the C on the gridiron this fall. Stagg argues pure food enhances endurance and agility and aims to reclaim the Western championship lost last year to Minnesota.
Fragmented box score style text shows team at Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis New York and Detroit with mixed innings and runs. Lists batteries including Hogg Blair Kiemnon Coombs Bartley Craig Lord Thielman Bemis Powell Stevens Clarkson Clarke Bailey Sullivan Winter Glaze Steele Howell Spencer Shaw Hughes Blankenship Siever Payne Smith. Overall unreadable. no coherent game narrative present.
A severe electrical storm struck the Columbus driving park stables last night, killing Emily Letcher, a G and C P Cecil stable horse of Danville Kentucky, valued 4000 to 5000 dollars. Another Cecil entry named Miss Maria was badly injured and likely to die, with a potential 2:08 trot in store. Emily Letcher had a 2:13% record and Miss Maria was expected to run in the 2:08 event next Tuesday, holding a 2:11% best. No further damage reported.
Chicago dispatch reports Packie McFarland and Abe Attell target Joe Gans crown. McFarland to fight Tommy Murphy in New York first, aiming to meet Jimmy Britt Battling Nelson if arrangements allow. Attell seeks a bout with Gans as soon as he is ready.
Three secret New York Yacht Club members have consulted leading marine architects on 68 and 70-footers to challenge Sir Thomas Lipton. Interest grows, with some allies within the club favoring trimming 90-footers though conservatives oppose the move.
Baseball recaps show Boston and St Louis attacks with strong pitching. New York and Pittsburgh suffer tight losses while Philadelphia and Brooklyn post modest successes as batters produce runs in scattered innings.
An American reader complains that laborers and manual workers are barred from the London Olympic Games to be held July 28, 1908. He argues the rule contradicts amateur open eligibility and blocks many top American rowers, noting the English Rowing Association's power to approve or reject entries without accountability.
The 1908 Hoosiers baseball team, facing a weak outfield and unreliable middle infield, plans trades during the winter to improve and compete in the pennant race. President Watkins says Indianapolis will be renovated, with focus on stronger outfielders, upgraded base running, and smarter coaching to win.
Manual candidates were out Tuesday and did the initial work under Coach Siler. The squad lined up as Right End Hello Way, Right Tackle Templeton, Right Guard Leukhardt, Center Brown, Left Guard Kirkhoff, Left Tackle Staggs, Left End Leach, Quarterback Swain, Right Half King, Full Back McMannus, Left Half Boyle.
New York Sept 13 sources say the Jockey Club will adopt a rule barring any horse owner from owning a book. Today many books in the Gravesend ring were owned by owners. The club is also expected to name A B Dade of St Louis as assistant for Start Mars Cassindy next year.
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