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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1903
Page
6
An old trainer notes that football success hinges on actual performance in the first game, not hopeful promises. He compares players to race horses, saying practice glory often masks true form, and newcomers may fail to deliver when faced with husky opponents.
Eddy Hanlon favors a San Francisco bout Tuesday night featuring Benny Yanger against Say Frevcisco in a bout billed as a top matchup for the lightweight title. Hanlon expects Hanlon to win as the bigger fighter faces a clever Benny Yanger who promises a brisk fight. Benny Yanger reports full health and prime form despite prior back ailment claims.
Apt Larry Lajoie, famed king of baseball, shows little enthusiasm for football after attending a Thanksgiving Day clash between Reserve and Case at Cleveland's League Park. He watches players slip in the mud during the first half and leaves before the finish.
Barney Oldfield, famed American driver, plans an invasion of Germany next year as German automobilists prepare for the Gordon Bennett cup race in Wether wurstland in 19. A government route survey is nearly completed and funding is being allocated to cover race expenses. If approved, prep work will start. if rejected, a new survey will be conducted.
Jack Cullen of this city and Kid Mathews of St. Louis slated for ten rounds at a roadhouse southwest of Indianapolis. Mathews took the lead in the fifth round after a hard jaw-blow, drawing a crowd of about 40 onlookers at the festival site.
Howard Fierce a former player known as Dickie joins the Lowell polo squad after a brief cut to size and form as the team strengthens its lineup with a new addition from within the ranks.
The machine like Pittsburg team wins a third straight National League championship in a season that started strong with four straight victories. They top the Giants who faltered, while New York dropped to second. Dreyfuss pledges to take the champions abroad perhaps even to Australia for exhibition games.
Fragmentary text mentions a contract to build Virginia related project and a forfeiture or penalty dated soon. It also references a legislature or organization, and a warning about a weed. The readable pieces are insufficient to confirm entities or precise events.
The left-hander known as Cowboy Jake Weimer dominates as the most consistent wrong-sided worker in the league. But his misdirected pitches and rumors of graft links in Cincinnati shade his standing, with Chicago management pursuing him in Kansas City after tumultuous seasons and questionable letters.
A chaotic basketball game at North-Side School ended with injuries as Pratt suffered a fractured shin when shoved during a crowd surge. Teammates and officials tended to him. Brewer Gipe was sidelined, and an ambulance was requested to transport a player after the scuffle.
August Belmont announces a temporary retirement from the turf with all horses and yearlings to be sold a week from Thursday. He continues as chairman of the state racing commission and the jockey club. The St Marys Reserves seek games with 1 and 2 year olds Saturday for baseball. lineup includes Fox, Funk, Taffe, Gaim, Stich, Pflum, Reinetter, Hermany, Tisse.
The record lists wins and losses for Boston Philadelphia Cleveland New York Detroit St Louis Chicago Washington and others. Notable marks include Cleveland 3, St Louis 7-0, New York 7 Detroit 6 in a compact standings update.
Washington report notes Howard Thompson of a Washington newspaper departs for St Petersburg Russia to serve as correspondent. The brief item mentions a move to cover events there for the paper, reflecting ongoing press assignments abroad.
A portrait accompanies news that Henl admiral Gourdes of the French navy is chosen to command the Mediterranean squadron after Admiral Portier. At 60, he is France’s youngest of 35 rear admirals and a former Brest maritime prefect. He distinguished himself in China years ago leading a French expedition against Chinese frigates at Shel-Poo.
Miss Amelia Bingham's company arrived Monday afternoon after a two week engagement. They were due to travel Sunday but she refused to ride the train on Sabbath grounds, insisting the day be fully observed. The party includes Miss Georgia Cox, a 16 year old Indianapolis girl, whose father runs a grocery business.
The grand circuit record listing top horses 92.09 or more marks Billy Huck and Elastic Pointer as leading pacers and trotters. Stars like Hal, Tom Keene, and others contend, with Elastic Pointer’s form described as not brilliant this time and Billy Buck among strong challengers amid a crowded field.
In Verona Maryland on September 29 Edward M Gillet’s cows valued at 2.10 each died after eating stale ginger snaps and fruit cakes left in a barn when a car was left open. A cattle doctor could not revive them as they collapsed and died.
Marion E. Beall of Fort Wayne Indiana, an employee of the bureau of insular affairs, carried three million dollars in government currency from Washington to New York for shipment to the Philippines. The 3,000 notes, all one thousand dollar bills, were entrusted to him after a commission from a press company offered to pay to move the funds. Beall returned to Washington after delivering the money to the New York depository. The Navy secretary Moody also announced a smoking rule change for first class midshipmen at the naval academy.
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