Indianapolis Triumph Over Cincinnati In Openers Clash
In a spring opener at Washington Park Indianapolis defeated Cincinnati 9 to 5 in a well played game. New players made strong impressions with Kihm delivering two two base hits and O’Brien at short proving veteran like. Pitching by Miller and Sutthoff anchored a solid Indianapolis defense while Cincinnati’s Magoon Rey and Dobbs led the batting efforts. The crowd, though sparse, enjoyed a close contest that featured lively bat work and defensive play as manager Watkins’s aggregation announced its intent to contend in the American Association this season.
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Indianapolis Hall
Cincinnati
Washington Park
Hooster
Twen
Indianapolis
Watkins
American Association
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Kilm
Kihm
Captain Fox
Magoon
Obrien
O'Brien
Babb
Coulter
Hogriever
Fox
Shannon
Qoe Hak
Inlis
Heisman
Miller
Reds
Jack Sutthoff
Red Sluggers
Indianapelis
Rey
Dobbs
Hey
Crawford
Corcoran
Currie
Cinati
Indiannapolis
Beck
Shannnan
Pelts
Codruffs
Woodruff
Ver
Return from National Meeting Shows Harmony and Remaining Uncertainty
John T. Brush returns from New York noting improved health and a peaceful National League after recent turmoil. He hints at ongoing plans, a pending meeting, and a hostile but manageable war with the American League as teams sign players, with leadership under Brush Hart and Soden guiding a strengthened league agenda.
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John T. Brush
National League
New York
Brush
A. G. Spalding
Cincinnati
W. C. Temple
James A. Hart
A. H. Soden
Freedman
Frush
McGraw
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
Johnson
Metropolis
Dreyfuss
Temple
Pittsburg
Ania Megane
Baseball power shifts threaten leagues and players in coming year
The National League remains dominant while A G Spalding is ousted, weakening the National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues led by Pat Powers. New rules penalize players who switch to unrecognized leagues, likely triggering clashes with Western and Eastern leagues and foreshadowing hard times for several baseball men.
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National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues
Pat Powers
A. G. Spalding
National League
Spalding
National Association
Shortridge High Defeats Kingan’s Team In Opening Game
Shortridge High School opened its ball season with a win over Kingan’s packing house. The North Side squad, short on practice, faced substitution when Butler College could not play. Kenney Allen Kinney and Scott pitched for Shortridge with Maynard Allen batting, while Berry Collins pitched for Kingan’s with O’Leary behind the plate. The North Side players showed good effort despite limited practice.
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Shortridge High School
Kingan's
North Side
Butler College
Shortridge
Kenney
Allen
Kinney
Scott
Maynard Allen
Kingan
Berry
Collins
O'Leary
Philadelphia Softball? Openers End In Scoring Sequence
Philadelphia opened the baseball season with a game between the local American League club and Yale University. Leary pitched for Philadelphia as other regulars were in the South. The decisive fourth inning featured sequential hitting. Attendance was about 2,000 with a 9 to 6 score in favor of Philadelphia, batteries Leary Powers Garvin Winslow.
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Philadelphia
Yale University
Leary
University of Pennsylvania
South
Veteran baseball player David Eggler killed at Buffalo station
David Eggler fifty a former Buffalo and Philadelphia baseball player from twenty years past was struck by trains at the Central Railroad station in Buffalo today. He had worked eighteen years for the American Express Company in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
David Eggler
Central Railroad
Eggler
Philadelphia
American Express Company
Rose Polytechnic Beats Terre Haute High 15 to 2
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Rose Polytechnic baseball team defeating Terre Haute High School by a 15 to 2 score in Terre Haute Indiana on April 5. Rose Polytechnic dominated with strong hitting and solid pitching through seven innings as Terre Haute errors aided the visitors.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Baseball Club
Terre Haute High School Today
Baseball Breiets and League Controversies
Shortstop Shay of St Paul marries Clara Lenahan of San Jose. Minneapolis coach Wilmot tours to recruit players in St Louis Cleveland and Chicago. Armours faces possible expulsion for Dayton ownership. Indianapolis heads to Cincinnati for three games with Davis and Williams pitching. Killen sidelined by injury, Summmer joins Cincinnati. Dreyfus denial of American League invitation disputed by Pittsburg sources. Milwaukee papers praise Clingman yet ignore Duffy's outcasts. Western League aims to challenge American Association. League bans and reinstatements spark debate over eligibility and forgiveness.
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Shay
St. Paul
Clara Lenahan
San Jose
Cal
Lenihan
Wilmot
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
W. H. Armour
Cleveland American League Baseball
Dayton
Western Association
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Davis
Williams
Killen
Heydon
Hennessey
Teal
Summmer
Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Press
Milwaukee
Clingman
Duffy
Detroit Free Press
Whitfield
Westerns
Burns
Gross
van Brunt
Sheekard
Cunningham
Willis
Revival efforts in western league face collapse and exchanges
The piece notes persistent troubles reviving the Western Association in 12 with many organizational hurdles. Michigan moves for Fort Wayne transfer to Saginaw, while Ohio teams struggle. President Power likely delays action. Brush hints at continuing hostilities with the American, warning peace may erode rival relations.
De Reske the Artist and Man in One Portrait
W J Henderson in the Critic lauds Mr De Reszke as a true tenor with two octave range used for dramatic purpose. He praises voice production phrasing acting intelligence and artistry plus private charm and multilingual finesse. Notes Poland estate Paris home racing stable and a $2500 Met performance honorarium.
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W. J. Henderson
Mr. de Reszke
de Reszke
Poland
Warsaw
Paris
Metropolitan Opera House
Check Babies Here
A Paris nurses scandal is reported by a French medical journal noting that at several Sunday afternoon balls nurses delegating care of infants leave them in cloakrooms. A counter receipt and matching ticket are swapped, and the nurse then returns with the baby claiming a long walk.
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London Mail
Paris
Connecticut clergyman wins divorce over wife’s social duties
A Boston Herald item notes a Connecticut clergyman secured a divorce from his wife citing her unwillingness to share social and domestic duties expected of a pastor’s wife. The piece sympathizes with both parties, portraying the wife as overburdened and underappreciated in service to the church.
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Boston Herald
Connecticut
Hirschy Wins Great American Handicap Wing Shot Title
Kansas City April 5 Herman C Hirschy won the Great American handicap and became champion wing shot of America with a twenty nine yard handicap. C G Spencer of St Louis placed second and the purse totaled 12000 dollars. Sixty three shooters competed with Hirschy and Spencer surviving a long shoot off to reach the final round.
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Kansas City
Herman C. Hirschy
America
C. G. Spencer
St. Louis
Spencer
R. O. Heikes
Dayton
J. D. Pollard
Chicago
J. L. Owen
Cushing
O. T
Mr. Hirschy
J. Lowens
George Rolls
Guy Deering
T. W. Morfey
Queens
L. L
O. R. Dickey
Boston
R. W. Cool
Aledo
Guy V. Deering
Columbus
Wis
Ind
J. L. Owens
G. W. Clay
Austerlitz
Lil
G. B. Darby
Philadelphia
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake, Jr
L. J. Squier
Cincinnati
J. L. D. Morrison
St. Paul
F. Snyder
Crawfordsville
Heikes
George J. Roll
L. H. Owen
Hirschy
Pollard
H. C. Hirschy
Minneapolis
Bates
Spenot
Oon Bird
Hirechy
Missouri sweepstakes shoots 145 shooters at Kansas City
One hundred forty five shooters competed in the Missouri sweepstakes at Kansas City with forty posting eight straight birds. Event drew many parkgoers for the Grand American. H C Hirschy did not enter. five shooters scored twenty five straight or more.
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Kansas City
Missouri
H. C. Hirschy
Fred Gilbert
Banks
Deering
Roll
Avery, Darby
Heikes
J. A. R. Elliott
W. R. Crosby
H. D. Bates
J. L. D. Morrison
E. H. Calhoun
Silas Palmér
G. E. Hughes
J. L. Williamson
W. A. Baker
W. Wettlauf
S. Foley
A. E. Cunningham
G. A
R. O. Herkes, J. L. Riley
F. E. Orvis
H. Taylor and
A. W. Kirby
Muncie Wins United States Polo Championship
In a crowded Audi torium, Muncie Indiana defeated Lowell Massachusetts 5 to 4 to claim the United States championship. Key moments came in the second inning with Tarrant scoring for Muncie and Parsons for Lowell, followed by Higgins and Parsons in the last inning. Injuries occurred to Holderness and Ellis but both stayed in the game. Jean starred for Lowell at center while Eilis and Wolfe starred on defense for Muncie.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Lowell
Mass
United States
Tarrant
Parsons
Higgins
Holderness
Ellis
Jean
Eilis
Wolfe
Beagles Sent to Rockefeller from Johnson Kennels
London reports that Beagles Caution Poison and Pompey from Johnson kennels Whitchurch were shipped to Mr Rockefeller in the United States. Also La Roche bulldog and Airedale Clonmel Majesty departed for American kennels for sums paid, as kennels trade crosses oceans.
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London
America
United States
Johnson Kennels
Whitchurch
Rockefeller
Caution
Poison
Pompey
la Roche
Stars and Stripes
Clonmel Majesty
Boston
Yale Athlete Carver Breaks World Amateur Strength Record
Charles A. Carver, a Yale athlete, improved his world amateur strength record by 367.2 kilograms at the University of Chicago gymnasium. His push and pull totals reached 1346.4 with leg 477 and grip 81 74 lungs 4, totaling 2735.4 kilograms in the presence of H. J. Farber Jr. and reporters.
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Chicago
Charles A. Carver
Yale
University of Chicago
H. J. Farber, Jr
Carter
New Zealand hurdler Smith breaks world 120 yard record
San Francisco reports from Auckland that G W Smith ran 120 yards over hurdles in 15.15 seconds in a trial paced by Martin at Domain grounds. He beat previous Australasian marks and Kraenzlein, and will travel to England for coronation games.
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San Francisco
New Zealand
G. W. Smith
Domain Grounds
Auckland
Hurdies
Kraenzlein
Smith
Martin
England
De Oro Sets Long Run Record In Atlanta Pool Exhibition
Alfred O. De Oro, world champion, played Jel Dahl in Atlanta and ran four balls without a miss, setting a new continuous pool record. The previous best was Grant Eby of New York with a 79 ball straight run.
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Atlanta
Alfred O. de Oro
Jel Dahl
Chicago
Grant Eby
New York
Golf consolation cup won at Swannea county tournament
In Asheville on April 5 Lynds from Kansas City won the consolation cup in the Swannea county golf event. Morning mixed foursomes included Miss Croker daughter of Richard Croker Mason of Crescent Athletic Club New York and White of New York Athletic Club.
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Asheville
N. C
Lynds
Kansas City
Miss Croker
Richard Croker
Mason
Crescent Athletic Club
New York
White
New York Athletic Club
Crane wins American court tennis title in four-set final
Joshua Crane Jr of Boston defeats L M Stocton of Boston in the final to win the American court tennis championship. Crane takes the first, loses the second, then wins the third and fourth sets 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3.
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New York
Joshua Crane, Jr
Boston
L. M. Stocton
Crane
Stocton
Train Car Lament Turns Comic Cremation Confusion
In a Lancaster bound train a young woman sobs over her husband’s cremation prompting a male passenger to offer aid. An older woman nearby then bursts into tears and reveals she never had a husband, prompting the man to seek help for her instead.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
Jau don Seeks Charleston Fight Backing for Jeffries FItzsimm ons
Jau don for Southern Athletic Club returns from New York asserting no official interference, aims to meet Jeffries demand for a $10000 forfeiture and obtain state approval to proceed in Charleston. If authorities back the bout and no interference is promised, he will close the engagement.
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Charleston
D. C
J. C. Jaudon
Southern Athletic Club
New York
Jeffries
Jaudon
Jaydon
Indianapolis boxing fans eye Kid McCoy comeback
Indianapolis followers of pugilism discuss the heavy weight championship prospects as Kid McCoy returns to the United States and offers to fight Fitzsimmons or Jeffries. Locals favor a Fitzsimmons versus Jeffries bout while sparring for the Cleveland Club event in Indianapolis includes Kid Blackburn versus Steve Crosby and several preliminaries.
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Indianapolis
Pugilism
Kid McCoy
United States
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Fietiana
McCoy
Cleveland Club
Kid Blackburn
Lydianapolis
Steve Crosby
Louisville
Boxing Roundup Foreshadows Big Matches on Tap Coast to Covington
Gossip on the boxing scene features Gibbs versus Rube Ferns in a twenty round poster fight. Hart and O'Brien prepare for a £900 bout in Louisville. Erne claims Gans is outclassed and will prove it. O'Brien meets Walcott in Philadelphia next Friday. Madden backs Martin against Jeffries, claiming Jeffries fears the colored champion. Covington arena promoters predict McGovern versus Young Corbett as the opening bout. Gardner rests in Mineapolis and eyeing promotion. Dawson ships in to aid Rubin with Fitzsimmons training at Bath Beach next month. Corbett trains in Denver aiming eight fights before meeting McGovern. McClelland slated for a preliminary bout.
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Gibbs
Rube Ferns
Marvin Hart
Dick O'Brien
Louisville
Frank Erne
Joe Gans
Jack O'Brien
Joe Walcott
Philadelphia
Billy Madden
Martin
Jeffries
Covington
McGovern
Young Corbett
Oscar Gardner
Mineneapoliis
Oscar
George Dawson
Chicago Athletic Association
Australia
Gus Rubiin
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dawson
Bath Beach
Denver
Johnnie Corbett
Corbett
Jack McClelland
Time Extended for State Bowling Meet Entries
The State bowling meet committee moved to extend entry deadlines by a week or ten days at the request of larger city teams. Secretary Williams, chair, cited potential for broader participation and the executive committee will meet to finalize plans.
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Williams
Executive Committee
Graff Seeks Best Indy Bowling Average Of All Time
Graff remains Indianapolis champion bowler and leads the Independent League with an average around 185. With only two weeks left, he aims to finish the season with the highest average ever by an Indianapolis bowler. Other top averages include Allen in second and Ramblers, Deweys, and Tish-i-Mingos clubs well represented.
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Lee Graff
Indianapolis
Cur Allen
Buchanan
Tish-i-Mingos
Pritchett
Kimmel
Fox
Parnin
Tishi-Mingos
Willworth
Deweys Allen
Graff
Ramblers
Romer
Deweys
Glelow
Tish-i-Mingus
Ray
Klump
Keeter
Kleine
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