Louisville Wins Easily Past Kansas City in Slippery Game
Louisville defeats Kansas City 7 to 4 in an American Association contest. Brashear's one handed stop stands out amid a rough, 3,700 crowd on a slick field. Hart, Gear, Quinlan and Brashear lead Louisville while Egan fanned three for Kansas City. Du rham and Butler in key double plays help Louisville seal the win.
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Grady
Laws
Abrhore
Kerwin
O‘rhes
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Gear
Eden
Bisemire
Coons
Gas City
Brashear
Odwell
Sullivan
Quinlan
Kansas City
Natee
Butler
Schriver
Exan
Egan
Durham
White
Mullane
Columbus Takes Doubleheader Over Minneapolis in 11 Innings
Columbus baseball team defeated Minneapolis in a daytime doubleheader, winning the second game in 11 innings. Williams pitched five innings in the first game before Vasbinder relieved, while the second game featured a late rally and extended play. Notable players included McIntyre, Arndt, Raymer, Mellor, and Clingman, with a home run by McIntyre and several stolen bases.
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Greenfield Routs New Castle in Softball at Spring Lake Park
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Greenfield Indiana dated August 2 Greenfield dominated New Castle 52 to 0 at Spring Lake Park prompting upcoming games at Frankfort Thursday and Friday and a home tilt with the Cincinnati Navies Sunday Batteries Thompson and Merida Sussman and Cumins also noted Shelbyville hosts Indianapolis Nationals in a 32 to 11 4 contest at home Fort Wayne Shamrocks defeat Muncie 4 to 3 in a five hundred fan crowd with ten Shamrocks hits and one errorless effort by Muncie Batteries Muncie Eld 54 Poor Shamrocks Erickson Wins close game Hammond ll over Chicago Unions 3 to 2
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Muncie
Erickson
Cincinnati shuts out by Chicago in rough series finale
Cincinnati errors cost the finale as Wicker pitches fine to beat Dunleavy. Chicago wins 5 to 0 after Cincinnati fails to reach second base. In St Louis, Pittsburg tops the Cardinals 13 to 4 as Wagner handles 13 chances error free and rain halts the second game with a run each side.
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Seebring
Wagner
Bransfield
Leach
Ritchey
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Kennedy
Veil
Donovan
Sebring
Brain
F Dunleavy
Weil
O' Day
Evansville Doubles Up Dayton as Miner Wins Both Games
Evansville swept a doubleheader from Dayton with Miner earning the win in both games. In the first game Bennett and Harnish teamed for Dayton, while Miner and McKinley each contributed. Second game batteries were Hart and Harnish for Dayton with Miner again the winning pitcher. Terre Haute also outplayed Grand Rapids in an errorless contest, while South Bend shut out Wheeling behind Ferguson's pitching. Marion fell to Fort Wayne as Myers struggled on the mound.
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Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Evansville
Dayton
Wood Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Evansvile
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Miner
Bennett
Harnish
McKinley
Hart
Ferguson
Chicago shuts out Cleveland as White pitches again
Chicago flawless in fielding and hitting, White and Pearson excel on the mound. St Louis tops Detroit 3 to 1 in a rain-shortened game, with Sudhoff and Kissinger dueling notes as attendance nears 9,500. Connersville Grays beat Chester Navies 6 to 4 in a standout local tilt.
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Cleveland
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Pearson
Joss
Isbell
Magoon
Abbott
Callahan
Green
Slattery
Lajoie
Godnauer
J. McCarthy
Bradley
Hickman
Three Hits By Westerns Slated In Riverside Park Victory
Two thousand fans attended the game between the People's Outfit ting Company and the Westerns at Riverside Park. The crowd required two policemen to maintain order along the baselines as Dove pitched for the Westerns but received little support at key moments. Walter starred for the Peoples with solid pitching and hitting while Cullen excelled at second base. Final score declared West.
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Riverside Park
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Peoples
Willits
Cullen
West
R.B.O
Yard
Hart
Rd Stout
Dove
Arid
Ros
Zinken
Rushville and Superba's Play Deadlock Before Late Rush
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Rushville Ind Aug 2 Rushville and the Superba s of Cincinnati battled to a 1 1 tie until the eighth inning when Rushville sparked by a batting streak pushed across two runs The feature of the game was the closely contested innings and strong defense by both teams.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Lafayette
Rsers
Indianapolis
Messing
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Rhe Peers
Myers
Locker- Stein and McGuire
Rushville
Superba's
Cincinnati
Bar Harbor War Game Prepares Coast Defense
BAR HARBOR Me Aug 2 The war game will begin at daylight tomorrow as battleships Indiana Texas and Massachusetts with destroyers Lawrence and Whipple sail to the Atlantic under Admiral Sands. Two days hence the fleet will shift to stations along the coast to watch for the enemy. Admiral Barker moves his flag to the Kearsarge while the Kearsarge Olympia Illinois and Prairie receive wireless telegraph systems for ship communications.
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Jockey Eddie McJoynt Outwits Detectives at Indianapolis Derby
A detective from the American Turf Association trailed three horses marked as ringers at the Indianapolis Derby fair grounds. Jockey Eddie McJoynt befriended him, led him to a pasture, then overturned a buggy on Allisonville Pike. The detective was bruised, vowed not to pursue the case, and returned to the city.
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Indiana Manufacturing Company labor contracts questioned at reform school
An investigation details issues over authority to place steam in the inmates dining room, missing bills, and the handling of extra labor supplied by Indiana Manufacturing Company. It cites a July 1 1897 agreement reducing work hours, five percent more labor, and potential $36 000 earnings over six years, plus illegal inmate discharges and a funded boarding house for officers at the institution.
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Indiana
Thendiana Manufacturing Company
A. T. Hert
Joshua M. Horner
Indiana Manufacturing Company
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Hert
Said Horner
M. P
Joshua Horner
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Board of Managers
Louis Slackwiseh
Fred Wilson
Webb Ray
Edward Eversole
Louis Jenkins
Thomas H. Jenner
Lee
Jenner
Louisville
Cook
Seeeeseses
John S. Hathaway
Indianapolis
Reform School Board Probe Exposes Misuse of Supplies
Investigation finds steward Jenner diverted institution storeroom goods to his home and charged officers kitchen, with unauthorized contracts and lax accounting. Proposal calls abolishing officer boarding, trimming payroll, and reorganizing to save about seven thousand dollars yearly.
Reform School Parole and Prison Health Concerns
A detailed critique condemns harsh punishment and overcrowded cells at Indiana's reform institution. It cites tuberculosis, unsanitary bedding, poor ventilation, and ineffective water supply. The report calls for humane punishment, segregation for TB patients, better cell design, and improved hospital facilities with sunlight and air. It stresses parole safeguards and emphasizes reform over punitive secrecy.
Reform School Inmates Deaths Compared To State Prison
A report notes higher sickness and death rates at the Reformatory, with inmates ages sixteen to thirty. It cites an Indianapolis article claiming confidential remarks by an administrator and emphasizes staff loyalty and political balance to maintain trust and support from the people.
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Ifey
Byers's Reformatory Report Endorses Reforms
Jeffersonville Ind Aug 2 At the board meeting superintendent J B Byers will present his eighth and last report detailing reforms he implemented at the reformatory. He cites improved confinement rules ration adjustments and staff changes while noting conditions beyond his control prompted his resignation. He thanks staff for service and a public statement is expected after turnover to new superintendent Whittaker.
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Jeffersonville
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The
Reformatory
J. B. Byers
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Terhune
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Remarkable jury verdict in Maryland school extortion case
The Baltimore American reports a Pennsylvania town formed a notable jury that tried school directors accused of extortion from teachers. It found them not guilty and sentenced them to be reprimanded by the court. The piece notes the jury should be preserved, humorously proposing alcohol as a Smithsonian token for future observers.
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Courage and Duty Highlight Redwine in Kentucky Courts
In districts of Kentucky the presiding judge faces danger from prowling assassins while upholding law. Redwine has shown extraordinary courage in administering justice amid threats, a trait Napoleon praised as morning courage.
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Redwine
Napoleon
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