Indians Gain on Colonels but Saints Beat Brewers
TOLEDO June 3 The Indians won 11 innings against the Brewers while the leading Saints edged the Brewers 211 to maintain their lead. Allen collected four hits including a homer as Pug Allen drove in multiple runs. Fred Fitzsimmons pitched for Toledo and Helgeth starred at short for the home team.
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Dundee Now on Leonard's Trail
Johnny Dundee featherweight and junior champion defeated Luis Vicentini Chilean champion in a 12 round Madison Square Garden bout. Vicentini won only the eleventh round in a desperate knockout bid. Dundee out-boxed the Chilean for eleven rounds, showing Vicentini needs more experience before challenging Benny Leonard.
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Carpentier to Leave Michigan City for Injury Treatment
Georges Carpentier will break camp in Michigan City on Wednesday and travel East to have his sprained ankle treated by specialists before the Tunney bout.
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The Nut Cracker in a Sporting Jest and Punches
A string of colorful remarks on sports figures and events. John MecCaraw, Dempsey, Jake’s, Connie Mack, and Abe Goldstein appear in a lighthearted critique of boxing and athletics with playful digs at tactics and pro status.
Gopher Star Among Entrants in Olympic Trials
Delmar Pierce of Duluth Minnesota a standout padder for the University of Minnesota highlights a lineup of college swimmers at the Broad Ripple pool finals tryouts on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Pierce is regarded as one of Minnesota's best paddlers and is expected to display speed in the trials.
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Fort Harrison Fight Card Prepares as Weather Looms
Rain threatens postponement of the Ft Harrison show promoted by Captain Chase. Promoter waits for late afternoon decision. Main bout features Sammy Sandow of Cincinnati vs Jack Eile of Chicago at 128 pounds in ten rounds. Other local and regional bouts include Jimmy Dalton vs Jackie Barnhart and Jimmy Dell vs Danny Cohen with several four to eight round matches. Proceeds support the local Olympic fund.
Hauser Athletics and MLB Figures Link Careers
Noted athletes Hauser Kelly Giants Carey Pirates Allen Indiana Krueger Indians Shinault Brewers appear in a compact summary of player movements and affiliations within mid 20th century baseball circles. The piece highlights cross team connections and the network of Indiana born athletes across major and minor leagues.
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Pirates
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Penny Grew Is Rated Probable Regatta Victor
Western teams falter in intercollegiate events as Yale and Penn are tipped as possible East rivals. Yale trains at the Thames for a Harvard clash while Washington’s prowess raises expectations at Poughkeepsie. Pennsylvania emerges as a dark horse in rowing with strong Henley showings.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Catcher Must Learn to Outguess Rivals on Hit and Run
Premier catcher discusses adapting to modern baseball with the lively ball era. He stresses learning opposing batters, calling pitches, protecting signals, and mastering the nuances of stealing and hit and run plays to stay effective at the plate.
Will Athletes Shun The Wine At Paris Olympics
Paris June 3 The first temptation for Olympic athletes is the wine of honor a goblet of champagne offered by the Olympic committee reception department The idea is to brighten the greeting and make the muscular guests feel at home French athletes are not denied wine in training but the question remains how Coach Robertson will handle the bubbling bottles broken in honor of the Americans The committee members may be tolerant as they bustle greeting new arrivals each day and grow weary of the champagne overhead.
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Independent Baseball Dean Brothers defeat Stone's Crossing
Flat Rock beats Shelbyville Travelers in eleven innings 3 to 2 as Oly's two on triple in the eleventh seals win. Garrett of Flat Rock fanned 13 and allowed four hits. Eddie Shevlin of Boston defeats Eddie Burnbrook in ten rounds in a separate boxing bout.
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Promoters Plan July 4 Bout in Northern Indiana Arena
Officials of the Arena Boxing and Athletic Club, which staged the Gibbons Carpentier fight, move to organize a battle for July 4 at a northern Indiana arena.
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Britton beats Conley in twelve rounds in Zanesville
Billy Britton of Columbus middleweight outpointed Billy Conley of Seattle over twelve rounds in Zanesville Ohio on Monday.
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Billy Conley
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Lake's Wild Heave Ends Game in 9th Inning Loss
June 3, 1911 game ends in a 93 minute American League clash as Joe Lake misses on a wild pitch with a runner on third. Roach scores the winning run, making this the league’s shortest game of 1911. The score ends without the final tally shown.
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Riverside Golf Club Smoker At Indianapolis Athletic Club
The Riverside Golf Club will host a smoker for all golfers of Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Friday night. Dr. E. W. Gant, Riverside president, says talks by Riverside members and moving pictures of Gene Sarazen will be shown.
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Do You Know Baseball Answers From NEA Service
Inquiries to Billy Evans explain bat length not over 42 inches and diameter limit 2 3 4 inches. Official ball weighs 5 to 5 1 4 ounces. A ball that hits the batsman while in foul territory is ruled foul. Johnny Risko and Homer Smith drew ten rounds in Lorain on June 3.
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Baseball Calendar Dense Standings From National League
Baseball standings show New York and Chicago near the top with records around 24 16 and 25 18 as teams compete in the National League. Detroit St Louis Philadelphia and Cincinnati trail with varied wins and losses and percentages reflecting a tight pennant race.
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Baseball matchups list for American Association and leagues
American Association games include Indianapolis at Toledo Louisville at Columbus St Paul at Milwaukee Minneapolis at Kansas City. American League features Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland. National League has Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York two games. No other fixtures scheduled.
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Eleven Innings Save St Paul Falls In Rain Hit Parade
St Paul defeated Milwaukee 10 to 8 in eleven innings as Napier Faeth Markle Dixon Walker Shaney Shinault and others drove in runs. Minneapolis at Kansas City rain. Louisville at Columbus postponed. Washington beat Philadelphia 8 to 3 in the lone American League game. St Louis and New York had games postponed or completed late.
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Walker Defends Welter Honors in Ten Round Decision
United Press reports Mickey Walker retained the welterweight title with a decisive ten round victory over Lew Tendler in Philadelphia. Walker dominated with body work and punishment, and there was no dissent when the verdict was announced.
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Pirates Rally Past Cards 6-2 on Carey Homer
Carey homered in the eighth with one on to spark a five run rally and the Pirates defeated the Cardinals 6 to 2. Giants routed Braves 9 to 6 as McNamara exited early. Johnson pitched in vintage form in an 8 to 3 Senators win over the Athletics with seven strikeouts. No other major league games were played Monday.
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Block to Sell Stable in New York Amid Ill Health
Block will dispose of his stable and sail for Europe next month due to ill health. Morvich will not be sold, and he may buy horses abroad. Thorndale Aspiration Lester Doctor Tod Renesor are listed among those to be sold.
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Western Intercollegiate Golf Tourney Set for Briergate Club
The Western Intercollegiate Golf Championship will be held at Briergate Club on June 18 to 20. The Western Golf Association executive committee accepted the Briergate offer on Monday. Illinois now holds both team and individual titles and features a strong lineup of players.
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Three-I Club Signs Levson From Cleveland A C
Terre Haute June 3 The local Three I Club has secured pitcher Levson from the Cleveland Americans. Last year with Cedar Rapids in the Mississippi Valley League Levson won nineteen of twenty three decisions.
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Ruth Hits Long Home Run as Colonels Top Yankees
Ten thousand fans in Louisville watched the Colonels beat the Yankees 7 to 6 on June 3. Babe Ruth capped the game with a historic final at bat home run, among the longest ever recorded.
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Latonia Racing Opens With Great Prospects
Latonia Kentucky opens its forty first spring race meeting running until July 5 with high expectations. Improvements boost spectator comfort and access while 1,200 horses and 80 jockeys are registered. Eugene Elrod oversees mutuel betting and an odds calculator mirrors Churchill Downs. The inaugural Handicap at a mile and sixteenths carries a $5,000 added purse.
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Purdue baseball to close career vs Indiana in Bloomington
Campbell, Purdue captain and varsity pitcher for three years, faces Indiana in Bloomington next Monday to end his university career after a season in which he started all Big Ten games for the Boilers. Indiana plays Purdue at Lafayette Saturday with Campbell possibly on the mound for the finale.
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Jockey Mack Garner to Ride Actuary in Inaugural Handicap
Garner who served a ten day suspension for rough riding on Glide in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs will ride Actuary today in the Inaugural Handicap. The Kentucky racing commission allows a jockey not suspended for fraud to fill engagements filed before suspension.
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Johnson Stops Clifford as Bowen Beats Larue in Two
Floyd Johnson of Iowa stopped Jack Clifford of St. Paul in the third round in Youngstown Ohio. Eddie Bowen of Sharon stopped Gene Larue of Montreal in two rounds.
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Stribling Nears June Boxing Battle in Aurora
Stribling is negotiating a late June bout in Aurora Illinois with promoter hints pointing to a clash against Joe O Hara. Talks center on a potential main event as both sides push to finalize details.
Mack Hedges on Early Forecast for Athletics
NEA Service reports Connie Mack hedging on predicting the Athletics will finish second. He cites pitching as the issue after Rommel, the only effective veteran, faltered in the fourth start against Boston. Mack notes rookie Meeker and Gray show class, but pitching must improve.
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Fort Harrison Boxing Card Set With Local Matchups
At Fort Harrison tonight the 1278-Pound Class features Sammy Sandow of Cincinnati facing Jack Eile of Chicago over ten rounds. 138-Pound Class pairs Jimmy Dalton of Indianapolis against Jackie Barnhart of Terre Haute for eight rounds. Also on the card are 145-Pound Jimmy Dell of Louisville vs Danny Cohen of Indianapolis for eight rounds, 118-Pound Allen Watson of Indianapolis vs Jimmie McDermott of Terre Haute for six rounds, and 125-Pound Kid Tillman of Ft. Harrison vs Jimmie Hahn of Indianapolis for four rounds.
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Chicago
Jimmy Dalton
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Jackie Barnhart
Terre Haute
Jimmy Dell
Louisville
Danny Cohen
Allen Watson
Jimmie McDermott
the Haute
Kid Tillman
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Shortridge Beats Franklin in Tennis Meet
On local courts Monday Shortridge won two singles matches while Franklin High School took the doubles. Chris Tena and Elrod won their singles, while Franklin’s Traintor and Willey captured the doubles from Brafford and Retmier.
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