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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
9
Weather forces postponement as the Hoosiers and Saints cannot play the scheduled double header. Kellam and Ford were set to pitch as Toledo hosted Milwaukee. Scores reported include Columbus 3, Milwaukee 1. Milwaukee 6. Milwaukee 19 elsewhere.
Baseball roundup with multiple city games. Waddell strikes out eleven in a defeat as the Blues and Tigers, plus other teams, endure rain and rescheduled double-headers. Highlights include Cleveland defeating Detroit, Philadelphia vs Boston pitchers’ duel, and New York edging Washington in a slow late-season slate.
The Western Polo League directors met with Marion and Elwood represented by J. R. Page and others. The season opens November 16 with games scheduled in Elwood Richmond Indianapolis Muncie Racine Marion dates to be selected, referees to be announced.
San Francisco August 5 James J Corbett announced he would do little work until the fight and focus on rest Jeffries remains active at the gym and boxing with Fitz Rene and his brother Jack He is deemed physically sound by a physician and is awaiting final conditioning at the Yosemite Athletic club.
Kansas City Star recounts Bob Fitzsimmons sharing inside details of the Sullivan Corbett bout. Corbett presses the pace, Sullivan bleeds from the nose after round five, and Sullivan struggles while Corbett dominates. McAuliffe warns Sullivan’s corner to act, but Sullivan sinks in round twenty one and concedes defeat amid reaction from ringside.
In Vosnessenskoye near Stavropol a clash erupted after officials ordered cattle inoculation against an epidemic. Forty women seized the veterinary surgeons, beating them as others protested the inoculation as poisoning. Ringleader Katherine Kasatchkova and fifty seven others were arrested for trial.
Chicago won 9 to 2 as eight hits came in two innings while the field stayed wet and slippery. Attendance 1,800. Slagle, Evers, and Tinker led Chicago with multiple hits. Kling and Harley contributed for Pittsburg. Weathered by rain elsewhere, Brooklyn at Boston and Philadelphia at New York were listed games.
In Fort Wayne Wheeling outbatted and outfielded, a wild throw by Hooke in the ninth enabled Wheeling to score twice. Batteries Alberts and Ostdick vs Fox and Schriver. Dayton beats South Bend in ten on Moffitt wild pitching. Marion defeats Evansville as Evansville’s defense falters. Schedule shows Dayton at South Bend, Wheeling at Fort Wayne, Marion at Evansville.
Birmingham 1 against Nashville 5. New Orleans 2 over Memphis 4. Montgomery 3 versus Atlanta 2. Shreveport 8 over Little Rock 7. Regional standings show tight margins and varied wins by city rivals.
First round of the Open Championship at Riverside today with top players entered. Field includes Percy Sharpe versus Phil Kirkland and other pairings noted. Women records also highlighted by Miss Elizabeth Rawles and Miss Lois Dyer with strong Riverside performances.
In Indiana a matron seeks separation claiming country life hides her fine clothes. Another requests freedom arguing cruelty and desertion as grounds for divorce reflect commonwealth standards. The New York Evening Sun notes the era's diverging attitudes toward marriage and separation.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Muncie defeated Richmond by 12 up in the State golf series. The feature was John McNaughton of Muncie beating Dudley Elmer of Richmond 3 up. Other results include Walker 6 up over Hibbard and Dreyer up over Star, with Muncie and Richmond close in overall match.
The Western amateur golf championship narrowed to sixteen after a weather perfect second day. Egan brothers of Chicago and Louis James lead contenders with Byers of Allegheny and Stickney of St. Louis as strong rivals. Chandler Egan defeated H Bond in a tight finish, clinching the match on the eighteenth hole.
CHICAGO Aug 5 Miss Bessie Anthony of Glenview Western champion and Miss Johnnie Carpenter will contest tomorrow morning for the Glenview cup. Anthony beat Elizabeth Congdon 5 up 4 to play and Carpenter beat M Morris 5 up 3 to play. Also in the second flight cup J Slaughter Evanston vs Sallie Ainslee Westward Ho for the trophy and Mrs De Wolfe vs Mrs William Herrick in the first fight cup final.
Logansport Indiana on August 5 hosts Logansport day with over five thousand attending. Ruby Mack a Logansport horse wins the 2:08 pace in three straight heats while American Bell takes the 2:20 pace and Topsy wins the 2:18 trot. Heavy track and bookies favoring American Bell and Shade On in parts of the card.
Chicago August 5 feature event at Harlem saw Gregor K. lose to Warte Nicht a 4 to 1 shot with Sidney C. Love third and Sardipe among starters. Wolfram at 150 to 1 won the second race by three lengths as weather stayed clear and track slow. Harang and other results listed with times and longer odds for Thursday Harlem entries.
At Delmar Park judge Brady halted all bets after suspect betting on Untrue a two year old found to be a four year old causing the scratch. The program featured mud soaked track and upsets with favorites falling. Race results highlighted Potter Easter Walters Tenny Bell Never Such Fitzkaner Brancas Memphian and a sprawling list of entries for Thursday races.
Harlem and Chicago track stewards banned Linde & Co of San Francisco and riders J Treanor James Lynch and James Harris after alleged race fixing. Reports say Orsina was pulled to favor Postmaster Wright, and Bondage may have received tampering powders from the Linde stable, tied to Arthur stable involvement.
A Dresden translation denounces Kishinev massacres and US intervention vows by President Roosevelt with Bnai Brith delegates. It condemns mobs murdering Blacks, anti Jewish and anti Black hatred, comparing East and West in a lament on humanity, culture, and politics. It ends with the pseudonym Janus critiquing the cycle of oppression.
The text jokes that a wife of an author is more visible than the husband of an authoress, noting authors' poverty and large families. It contrasts the fame expected of authors with the rarity of recognition for authoresses, hinting at the gender norms of the era.
Saratoga Springs Aug 5 Castalian led from the three-eighths and stayed head of Toscan by two lengths in the Seneca stakes for three-year-olds as Virgin Soil was third. The heavy track shaped a busy program with several close finishes and detailed race summaries including Castalian time 1 17 1-5 for six furlongs.
Buffalo, Aug. 5. Close finishes across races. Banekart edged by Adams in the mile event. Little Boy beat Albula by a nose in the first race. Trocadero beat Ariah Gowan in the mile and a furlong. Winners: Little, Banekart, Trocadero, George Perryn, Louise Collier, with times around 1:19 and 1:18.
Pierce Thaxton of Millersburg Kentucky, nineteen or twenty, a son of a wealthy family, was found dead in his Atlantic City hotel room after gas apparent suicide. He had just arrived with five friends, asked a bellboy to show how gas works, and was last seen alive after midnight. Authorities and family in Kentucky reported no known motive or trouble.
Hay fever sufferers may gain relief from a new line of research by Professor Dunbar of Hamburg. He isolated a toxin from certain grasses pollen that triggers hay fever symptoms and, in animals, produced an antitoxin. When the antitoxin is applied to patients after toxin induction, symptoms subside within minutes. Grasses appear to be the main culprits.
Atlantic Highlands N J Aug 5 The Shamrocks stayed ashore at Sandy Hook today with a half head wind and rain. Morning fog delayed trials but officials will conclude the Shamrocks tests on Saturday and devote remaining time to bringing the challenger to her best condition before the cup races.
Buffalo track dries to fair condition for Kenilworth card led by Jonn Pointer in the Iroquois Hotel stake 248 pace. He is driven hard in each heat for a strong finish. Other notable trots and purses include 2:12 pace with 1000 and 2:18 trot for 2000, featuring Yankee Boy and Queen City entries.
Attilio Monaco proposes a water powered heat and light system in Chicago. He claims 15 cents of chemicals yields 100000 feet of heating gas and a quarter more produces superior gas. He envisions lake or ocean fuel for ships and even salt extraction, but lacks capital to commercialize.
W L Alden challenges Miss Corelli that Stratford faces no threat to Shakespeare’s home from demolition for the Carnegie library. Sidney Lee’s London letter argues the alleged vandalism is not occurring, praising Corelli's preservation efforts yet urging caution and accuracy about Stratford’s future.
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