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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1902
Page
21
Indianapolis triumphs 3 to 1 and 3 to 0 in a twin bill with Toledo. Killen and Kellum star on the mound, Hoghever is ejected after arguing a fair call, and Louisville loses to Columbus, heightening interest in the next series.
Wagner shone for Louisville allowing four hits as Columbus yielded twice to errors. McFarlan’s ninth inning double play ended the game with Louisville rally, attendance 4,027. Also, Kansas City beat Milwaukee 4 2 as Gear received a silver service. weather halted St Paul vs Minneapolis after four innings due to rain.
Cincinnati rallied behind strong defense and Phillips clutch on base hits to top St Louis 6 4 in a back and forth game. Donlin Seymour Beckley and Calhoun led the hitting parade as ONeill struggled with control. Attendance 3,500. Time 1:40. Umpire Empile.
In Evansville Indiana on August 30 Evansville swept Terre Haute in four games highlighted by sharp fielding and strong hitting. Umpire Hickey presided as Craig and Cross along with Weigand and Krebs starred for Evansville.
Mrs Charles Lay of Summer Hill nearly fainted during a Courtland county fair Ferris wheel ride when her false teeth dropped about thirty feet. They struck a woman on the ground, knocking her senseless and causing a deep cut to her nose and cheek. Dr Paul T Carpenter attended to the wound.
The national circuit meet ended with Major Taylor winning the five mile professional handicap at Manhattan Beach. Bedell and Lawson were disqualified for unprofessional conduct after pocketing Taylor in the first heat. Kramer overtook the field to win the one third mile final heat.
A. A. Hansen of Minneapolis completed a 24 hour ride on a Garfield Park track, covering 63.44 miles twice around the clock. He rode from yesterday afternoon until 2:04 pm, refueling every 10 miles, and faced a night ride in darkness after 11 pm, losing about 100 miles but finishing safely. He already holds the 1,000 mile motor cycle road record with a two horsepower machine. The best human powered 24 hour bicycle mark is 64 miles by A. E. Walters of England.
Roger Bresnanhan, who left Baltimore to join the New York team, displays a contract from New York management promising a $5,000 salary next year. The deal places him among the top earners in the profession, alongside McGraw, Kelly, Lajoie, and Griffith.
Mercer allowed thirteen hits and a triple while Boston collected thirteen singles in a 11 to 7 Detroit victory witnessed by Ban Johnson. McCarthy finished strong for Boston after Mercer left in the seventh, with notable fielding by Harley and Parent and a fine catch by Dougherty. Local attendance reached about 2,000 as Detroit earned its four straight win over Baltimore in a quirky box score showing early hitters and late runs.
SAVABLE THE WINNER RACE IS CLOSE. HONORS DIVIDED. CHICAGO Aug 290 Philadelphia and Chicago played two of the hottest contested games ever seen on the home grounds. The locals won the first game by hitting and Griffiths pitching. In the second game Waddell delivered a key threebase hit in the eighth. Isbell homered and Jones to McFarland turned a double play. Attendance 12,264. The St Louis Baltimore series followed with Wiltz, Harper and fielding contributing to a St. Louis win. The Indianapolis race looms with multiple games forthcoming as the season nears its close.
Savable the Western juvenile by Salvator won the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay in 1 minute 14 seconds over six furlongs, edging Lord of the Vale by a narrow margin with Dazzling third. Lyne rode the winner for John A. Drake as fifty thousand spectators watched a dramatic race and a large field contest the laurel.
Dense fog near West Point led to a deadly crash between the steamer Charlotte and the schooner Annie N Harris. Drowned are Lee Robinson of New Kent County and Elvin Randall, a colored seaman aboard the schooner. Captain John Carlton, Joseph I.
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