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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
10
The Hoosiers rallied to a 7 to 6 victory over the Millers despite a 5 2 deficit in the seventh inning. Watkins proclaimed pennant hopes while Williams pitched for Indianapolis and Newlin started for Minneapolis as rain interrupted play and fans urged play to continue.
An abbreviated score item notes Coulter Matthews Williams and Fox leaving on bases for Minneapolis and Indianapolis. Williams struck out three times. Time recorded as 1 minute 20 seconds. Umpire was Tindill and attendance around 300.
A garbled standings list shows clubs such as Indianapolis Louisville St Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia with won lost and percentage figures scattered. Other lines reference St Louis Boston Washington Detroit Baltimore Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Philadelphia New York and related records amid heavy OCR corruption.
Friday keeps the pennant in play as the Hoosiers risk a fall if the Saints win and Louisville and Indianapolis swap spots in the standings. With 138 Louisville and 136 Indianapolis games to date and a 7 percent gap, the final stretch heads to St Paul Minneapolis and the remaining dates September 20 21 and 23.
The Indianapolis Athletic Club announced at the Empire on Friday night that Hughey McGovern and the Canadian Kid may be matched for a bout next week. It also suggests a possible four round exhibition between Terry McGovern and Art Simms.
The Commercial League announces a Sunday schedule with four matchups: Peoples Outfitting Co. versus Brook's at Fairview, Marrotts versus Liebers at Driving Park, Wassons versus Starstore at Capital City grounds, and Kahn versus Post Office team at Forest Park.
Mayor Bookwalter opened the bowling season with a score of 114 percent. The Shortridge second team and the Meridians played the first football game of the season at Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street Saturday morning. The Kentucky Stock Farm Expectation races will be held at the State Fair Grounds once the track is in shape. A rain storm caused Louisville to lose Friday as the game halted in the tenth inning with the Colonels leading 9 to 8 after the blast.
Two new promoters staged a Corbett McGovern era bout featuring Abel Fitz and Cain, with hype and posters fueling crowds and police warnings. Abel dominated scientifically while Cain fought back, rounds were brief, and the final verdict was a draw as Referee Ryan raised both fighters’ arms.
Lord Charles Beresford, admiral in the English navy, praised American war vessels as the best he had ever seen after visiting Admiral Higginson’s squadron. He endorsed US naval maneuvers as practical schooling, noting one sham battle teaches more than years of training and lamenting England lacks such exercises.
London September 20 aeronaut Stanley Spencer says a 30 mile London flight may lead to America if a financial deal with an American syndicate can be arranged. He cites the St Louis airship contest prize as a decisive factor and plans another London flight next week.
A collection of humorous odds and anecdotes from a state fair and urban transit scenes. Jokes about country versus city knowledge, misreadings of farm produce, a Sousa concert umbrella mishap, car fare quirks, and a beef trust quip. Notable moments feature Ohio county visitors, a lone dreamer chasing a car, and republican campaign banter.
Miss Grace Green and her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Green were badly bruised when a runaway near the fair grounds Friday caused their buggy to overturn. Grace, driving a horse, was fractured in the arm after a loose horse being led from another rig kicked the animal and spooked the pair. Vacant passengers were thrown from the buggy during the mishap.
To try the Sun limers with no risk The Sun guarantees returns and invites customers to call or visit offices at 121 123 East Ohio Street for details.
The Cincinnati dispute over a scheduled September 20 fight ends after the state court of appeals in Frankfort sustains a Louisville injunction. Manager Bob Gray declares the bout off, with talks of a new San Francisco match and a $5000 forfeit from the securing organization. Fighters may stand their $2500 forfeits for weight and appearance. Bids for the bout are due November 1, with the December target set by clubs.
At a State Board of Agriculture meeting Friday afternoon officials canceled the fall events for Saturday. Only the Kentucky Stock Farm Futurity for trotters remains, planned for Monday afternoon if the track is fit. Paid admissions totaled about $45,000 with the board in the clear by $5,000 to $10,000.
New York reports that the First National Bank of Kansas will ship $500,000 to New York to ease money stringency. The U S sub treasuries transferred $100,000 to New Orleans and paid $250,000 telegraphically to the Bank of British North America for Klondike gold at the San Francisco mint.
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