Brighton Beach Grand Circuit meet ends with tame racing
New York August 22 closing day at Brighton Beach featured fine weather and a strong card but routine racing. Mazetta won the 2:13 trot heats, Joe Pointer swept straight heats, and Major Delmar was barred in the 2:04 trot though Monte Carlo and Prince of Amie fared poorly. Saugus track finale saw unfinished 2:25 trot and Fanfare John Hooper returns with slow times and mixed results.
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Beck
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Hewitt
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A Brady
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Dore
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Palmer
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Tata
Hartford City Prospects For Indiana Tennis Title
Hartford City president of the Indiana Lawn Tennis Association Joseph Van Cleve defeated Arthur Thornburg of Montpelier 6-2 6-1 to loom as a favorite for the state championship. Local players Fulton Cronin Moffett schedule matches with McMahon Shiveley Redfield and a Hartford City Muncie Country Club clash set for Sept. 7 as Hartford seeks to rebound after a recent setback by the Muncie squad.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Joseph van Cleve
Indiana Lawn Tennis Association
Indiana
Arthur Thornburg
Montpelier
Thornburg
van Cleve
Thomas Fulton
McMahon
Anderson
Muncie
William Cronin
Shiveley
Marion
James Moffett
Redfield
Muncie Country Club
Skyscraper and Pens Defeat Union Stockyards 6 2 at Brighton Beach
Stevenson Building Baseball Club beat Union Stockyards 6 to 2 yesterday at Brighton Beach. Patterson and Bohnstadt led Stevenson with strong hitting and pitching, while Curtis stood out for Stockyards. Kelly fanned eleven, and Bohnstadt eight, with a notable running catch by Cullen and a hard one hand stop by Curtis.
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Croquet League Discussed for Wayne County
In Wayne county Indiana a croquet league is proposed with clubs from Richmond Cambridge City Centerville Dublin Williamsburg Hagerstown New Castle Knightstown Muncie and Winchester. Championships and exhibitions are planned with organizers Wes Harris Walter Commons and Frank Geisier handling the project.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Richmond
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Roosevelt Jr and Cousin Visit Black Hills Camp
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and cousin George Roosevelt are guests of Captain Seth Buller. The captain plans a month long triby and camp wagon journey through the Black Hills forest reserve near trout streams. The boys are in excellent health.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
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Black Hills Forest Reserve
Vesuvius Eruption Subside Seen as Victory Over Krull
Rome reports Vesuvius steady and possibly easing its eruption. Neapolitans claim a victory over Professor Krull of Munich, asserting that their signals and charms are stronger than scientific predictions.
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Vesuvius
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Race Card For The State Fair Grand Circuit Attracts Many
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture offers liberal purses drawing top harness racing entries. Entries close Sept 7 with Secretary Charles Downing busy amid letters from prominent horse owners. The twelve races total purses range $600 to $1,000, promising strong competition as Westward shipments bring crack horses to Indianapolis. M S Claypool leads the speed department as the program lists pace and trot events for September 15 and 18.
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Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Indianapolis
M. S. Claypool
Claypool
Indiana
West
Kindest Kind wins 2:18 trot at Elwood fair
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Elwood Ind Aug 22. A crowd of about two thousand witnessed the Friday races at the fairgrounds. One heat settled each race Lazarre won the 2:17 pace by a nose Miss Coleridge pressed him hard Kindest Kind took the 2:18 trot with ease finishing 2 13? 2:14 times noted as the 2:13 2:14 marks. Afterward exhibitors and horsemen headed to Muncie for next week’s fair.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Fair Grounds
Lazarre
Miss Coleridge
Kindest Kind
Muncie
Leland Stanford
Padgitt
Topsy
Almonarch Rimmer
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Axtell
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G. Ideaway
B. m
Coleridge
Ella Redd
Dick Redd
Wolverton
Eight One Eyed Men Hoodoo on Board Switzerland
A Philadelphia Press tale reports the steamship Switzerland returning with eight one eyed sailors aboard. Sight of the men prompts gloom then comic relief as the crew contemplates fate. An overdose castor oil dose quiets mutiny until the crew realizes they survived by luck.
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Switzerland
Capes
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Ucky
Henderson man dies after posses attempt to arrest
Henderson Tex Aug 2 Joe Sanders a Negro accused of attempting criminal assault on a young girl last night was shot to death today by a posse of citizens who went to arrest him Sanders was standing in his door when the men approached holding a shotgun.
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Joe Sanders
Sanders
RECORD IS AT HER MERCY
Lou Dillon, C K G Billings's great mare, has dominated the grand circuit this season amid speculation she may beat the record. Backed by trainers and horsemen, hopes rose that she would clip the record on big tracks, though questions linger about speed lasting a mile. Indy plans and Memphis ties rise as owners debate timing and venues. The State Board of Agriculture also discussed upgrading the fair's tracks and starting arrangements for the upcoming races.
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Memphis
New Or
Nan Robert N. Newton
Yorkville
Mr. McDonald
Lebanon
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Newton
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Fair Grounds
Free Schools at State Fair Led by Purdue Experts
The State Board of Agriculture offers two free instruction schools at the State fair week of Sept 14. Mrs Helen Armstrong teaches domestic science with daily talks and cooking demonstrations in the Art building. Prof J B Van Norman leads a butter making school in the Dairy building with about twenty Purdue students and several dairy authorities. Lectures run 11 to 12 daily. butter display and competition ribbons will draw butter makers, large dairies, and consumers.
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Helen Armstrong
Art
Indiana
Indianapolis
J. B. van Norman
Purdue University Dairy School
Purdue
van Norman
Nuns Look at Lace Windows in Boston Transcript
The Listener sees two sombre middle aged nuns gazing into a leading lace store show window. Their absorbed expressions spark reflection on beauty, faith, and the lure of fashion. The columnist calls such reverence for beauty a wholesome sign in religion or life.
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Boston Transcript
Indians Back Home After West Trip Aiming For Series Win
Indianapolis returns from a two week Western swing with improved pitching and strong play. Kellum limited the Millers to two hits, Newlin allowed one run, and managers seek new players for next season. Betting on baseball draws criticism from President Barney Dreyfus as pools operate in multiple cities. An eastern writer advocates a blacklist for players who turned pro.
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Millers
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Xuxw
Louisville club suspends pitcher for dissipation
The Louisville baseball scene reports Pitcher McCord suspended for dissipation. Alonzo Hedges signs with Milwaukee Americans for 1904. Duesseldorfers visit Connersville. next Sunday game set at Shelbyville. McFetridge, released by Philadelphia, signed by New York Americans. Fohl, a Des Moines catcher, joins Cincinnati. Cincinnati leads in games vs New York with ten wins in seventeen. Giants have not released or acquired anyone since starting South. Rumor: Connie Mack seals four top Eastern League players for next year. New York Nationals buy Ames of Ilion for 1500. ONeill of Duffy’s Milwaukee becomes Boston utility man in 194. Comiskey signs Donahue, first baseman. Tom Fisher to trial with Reds next year. he currently stars for Shreveport. Double-header today at Capital City Park. Brightwood versus Indianapolis Hoyts first game. Danville Browns meet Harlans second game at 3:30. Jack McCarthy, ex-Indianapolis left field, now with Cleveland, shines with timely hits. Last Tuesday McCarthy’s run down play vs Boston saw him throw out Cy Young at second after tagging Collins at home.
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Cy Young
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Young
Convicts as Ball Players at Charlestown Prison
The Boston Advertiser reports Charlestown State Prison inmates have formed two baseball teams the Resolutes and the Hustlers. Games run Saturdays May through October with all players and umpires being prisoners. The sport relaxes life, improves discipline, and provides a public pardon through pride in performance, with every game covered by the Mentor newspaper.
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Mentor
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