Marion Bowlers Lead Indianapolis Averages With Browns On Top
Seven Marion players rank in the top nine of the Indianapolis Bowling League averages this week. Ben Browns leads at 183. Cooper and Carter follow in second and third. Kirk Hoff of the Washingtons sits fourth as the league resumes after a two week break with Buchanan now leading and Allen rising to third.
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Indianapolis
Ben Browns
Cooper
Carter
Kirkhoff
Washingtons
Washamngton
Turner
Marienbaum
Washington
Capital One
Comstock
Capital City
F. Gatetang
Mputad City
Ashington
Havelick
Atl Potter
Yorger
Turner Ans
North Side
Wie
M. Earey
City
Bauer
Gay
Talbert
G. Mueller
Echsler
Mueller
Canin
G. Mannfeld
Se Peak
Marcie
Peters
Buchanan
Graff
Allen
Fesebansa
Tish-i-Mingo i
Pier
Tish-i
Ridge Bowling Championship Dominates Pastime Alleys
A large student crowd watched Shortridge Bowling League action at Pastime alleys. Scores were modest with no sensational records. Delectables Sow clinched first, pulling Shree ahead of the Mayers. Hoot Mone won two of three against the Trentons as second place remains hotly contested between Hoot Mone and Mayers.
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Shortridge
Mayers
Trentons
Y M C A Football Team Could Be Formed With Noted Players
Y M C A officials discuss forming a fall gridiron team despite zero temperatures. Prospects include Sutphen of Yale and Ellis of Amherst, with many local and ex-college players expected to join. Key obstacle is securing practice time as members are busy with business duties.
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Newby Oval
Sutphen
Yale
Ellis
Amherst
Gavin
Purves
Chicago
Mace and Young
Butler
Beavern West
Raffensperger
Pickett
Masters
Shortridge
cGaughey
Atention
Budd wins Hazard cup in wing shot title shoot-off
Charley Budd of Des Moines beats Frank Parmalee of Omaha in a decisive shoot-off at Blue River Park to claim the Hazard cup and world wing shot championship after a tied 25 birds apiece. Barton Lewis wins the Dickey Bird shoot with 145 points. Also Rochester postpones Canada's cup race to 1993 due to class eligibility delays.
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Kansas City
Charley Budd
Des Moines
Blue River Park
Frank Parmalee
Omaha
Budd
Parmalee
Dickey Bird
Barton Lewis
Norborne
Boston Boxer Suffered Surprise Loss in Woolwich Fight
Sandy Ferguson of Boston lost a five round decision to Ben Taylor of Woolwich in a tight bout. Ferguson carried extra weight and reach but Taylor neutralized his rushes and finished strong, earning the victory.
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London
Sandy Ferguson
Boston
Ben” Taylor
Woolwich
Ferguson
Last day marks success of first Ladies' Kennel show
New York on December 21 reports the final day of the inaugural show by the Ladies' Kennel Association of America. Attendance was excellent with only top class dogs competing for prizes. President Mrs James Kernahan said the officers are gratified and plan to make the event annual.
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New York
Ladies’ Kennel Association of America
James Kernehan
Yale Boat Crew Declines Henley Trip With Dublin Meet
Yale boating authorities refused invitations to row at Henley and the Irish meet in Dublin. Manager Potter announced a new launch costing 19000 dollars to be funded by subscription, and said a foreign trip is not affordable next season.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Henley
Dublin
Potter
Muncie goalie Harris leaves post in polo loss
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Muncie Ind Harris Muncie's goalie forfeited his goal in a polo match against Richmond The visitors won by a score of 4 to 2 or 4 to 1 unclear in the fragment leaving the post early and the home team unable to recover the setback
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Harris
Richmond
Senate delays Knox case spark political jibe
The Hartford Courant notes the Senate shows unusual leisure in acting on Attorney General Knox and questions whether Cabinet confirmations are being delayed with scant civility toward the President and Knox or with unusual deference to the Anti trust League.
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Hartford Courant
Senate
Knox
Anti-trust League
Shortridge Narrowly Beats Butler In Y M C A Rivalry
Shortridge High School edged Butler 22 to 21 in a tightly fought Indian apolis Basketball League game at the Y M C A gym. La Follett starred for Shortridge with timely fouls and field goals as Huggins struggled for Butler.
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Butler
Pet
Cy Biss
Ccc
Cnassword
MT. E. B
Indianapolis Basketball League
Y. M
C. A
Fair Rooters
Irvington
Higgins
Kelly
Huggins
Gibbs
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Mehring
Murray
Holdson
Masters
Barbee
Ovid Butler
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Longley
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Huggins Barbee
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Hergsch
Holiday Games Set for Saturday at YMCA Gym
Shortridge High School meets Crawfordsville High School while M. T. H. S. five faces Wabash College. Crawfordsville is the defending interscholastic champion and the M. T. H. S. squad seeks revenge after a gridiron defeat. Shortridge eyes Rose Polytechnic and Danville High School matchups.
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Shortridge High School
Crawfordsville High School
Wabash College
Wabash
Shortridge
Rose Polytechnic
Danville
Butler Coach Plans Opener Schedule With Nearby Opponents
Manager Long of Butler revises a slate adding games with Rose Polytechnic State Normal and Washington University. The schedule lists January 17 Indiana University at Bloomington and Wabash College at Crawfordsville, January 28 Purdue at Indianapolis, February 7 Wabash at Indianapolis, February 8 Indiana University at Indianapolis, February 19 Purdue at Lafayette, February 21 University of Cincinnati at Cincinnati, February 22 Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, February 24 Kentucky State College at Lexington, February 28 Kentucky University at Lexington, and March 1 Chicago Athletic Association at Chicago.
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Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Purdue
Indianapolis
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio Medical College
Kentucky State College
Lexington
Kentucky University
Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago
Hoosiers Triumph Over Primroses In Narrow 22 19 Win
The Hoosiers beat the Primroses 22 to 19 in the intermediate league. Key players include Riddle with four field goals and Batchelder one, Barcus six fouls, Hoag four fouls, plus Hendrix and Morgan contributing field goals for Primrose.
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Primrose
Morgan Henderson Barcus
Prelate Ayres
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Hendrix
Hoag
Morgan
Young Crescents Top Germane Team In Close 9-8 Victory
The Young Crescents defeated the Germanance team last week by a score of 9 to 8. Butler girls arrange a game with Harlham at Richmond, Earlham set to play Butler here in March. Purves of the Y M C A team received a Chicago Ravenswood request for games. Ralph Jones works to start a Greenfield girls and boys basketball class despite space and post issues. Efforts aim to spark interest in indoor sport.
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Germnance
Butler Young Ladies
Harlham Young Ladies
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Earlham
Butler
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Chicago
Rin g Chatter and Pugilists on Tour Worldwise
In Indianapolis men plan to travel to St Louis for a White Bernstein bout while Jeffries pursues a New York path joining a Gotham show. Parson Davies reports boxing thriving in New York and hopes to stage Sharkey against Schoenfeldt in New Orleans. Sharkey and Fitzsimmons staged a brief three round exhibition in New York with both men knocked down before a theatrical crowd.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Tommy White
Joe Bernstein
Uese
Benny Yanger
Jim Jeffries
New York
San Francisco
Jeff
Gotham
Parson Davies
London
Parson
Tom Sharkey
Professor Schoenfeldt
New Orleans
Thomas Sharkey
Robert
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Fitzsimmons
Pettigrew Brother of Ex-Senator Dies After Road Accident
Sioux Falls Dec 11 Fred W Pettigrew, brother of ex Senator R F Pettigrew, died tonight after being found unconscious on the road near his home two weeks ago. He is believed to have been run over by a team driven by an intoxicated driver. He had hovered between life and death for two weeks.
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Sioux Falls
Fred W. Pettigrew
R. F. Pettigrew
New Union Organized In Toledo Mills
Toledo on December 21 saw the formation of the Toledo Coffee Spice and Baking Powder Workers Union the first such union of its kind in the city plans to spread to all coffee and spice mills nationwide aiming to unite workers in the trade.
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Toledo
Co and Spice
Watkins Signs Kellum For Indianapolis Season
Manager Watkins announced he signed W A Kellum as a pitcher for Indianapolis next season. Kellum starred for the Hoosiers in 19, pitched 18 games for New Orleans in the Southern League, winning 16 before illness ended his season. Watkins denies reports that Mordecai Brown signed with Omaha and says Brown’s contract remains in his safe with thirteen others.
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W. A. Kellum
Indianapolis
Kellum
Hoosiers
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Mordecai Brown
Terre Haute
Brown
Rourke
Omaha
Walter Wilmot Named Minneapolis Amer ican Baseball Franchise Owner
Walter Wilmot will own and manage the Minneapolis franchise in the American Baseball Association. He completed consultations with President T. J. Hickey and George E. Lennon in St. Paul and will finalize the deal before Hickey departs for St. Joseph. The move returns Wilmot to Minneapolis as plans for a new park and local control are outlined amid leaguewide franchise shifts.
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Beall
Mineapolis
Omaha
Hickey
Kansas City
Tebeau
Quinn and
Havenor
Milwaukee
Columbus
T. C. Bryce
Strobel
Toledo
Watkins
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Walter Wilmot
Minneapolis
Baseball Player Moves and Rumors Across Leagues
A burst of player moves and contract chatter fills the pages, naming Kid Levee, Hugh Duffy, Jimmy Barrett, Bailey, Coggswell, McGraw, Rube Waddell, Pink Hawley, Perry Werden, Colonel Rogers, Hansen, Dwyer, Edward Siever, Andrew Freedman, Ban Johnson, Jim Hart, Patsy Donovan, and others. Signings span Kansas City, Boston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Detroit, and New York, with talks of ownership, pennants, and league dominance amid a noisy offseason.
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Tebeau
Kansas City
Hugh Duffy
Boston
Jimmy Barrett
Bailey
Coggswell
Columbus
McGraw
Rube” Waddell
Los Angeles
Pink Hawley
Boston Nationals
Hawley
Perry Werden
Milwaukee
Quinn
Colonel Rogers
Hansen
Northwestern University
Utah
Dwyer
Detroit Baseball Club
Edward Siever
Siever
Detroit
Andrew Freedman
New York
Ban Johnson
Jim Hart
Pittsburg
Fellows
Patsy Donovan
St. Louis Nationals
Clevelands
Davis
Hickman
Warner
Selbach
Buelow
McAllister
Miller
Yeager
Cronin
Mullins
Gleason
Eberfeld
Causey
Barrett
Holmes
Clingman
Everitt
Chicago Nationals
Kleinow
Kid Speer
Hallman
Bone
Friel
Milwaukee Americans
St Pauls Cathedral A Checkered Tale Through Fires And London Life
St Pauls, a site of national significance, has burned three times and endured centuries of upheaval. From Pepys’s fear to Wrens rebuilding, the cathedral’s history intertwines with London life, including fires, improvised explosions, and homes built against its walls turning into houses of daily bustle.
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St. Paul's
Samuel Pepys
Ludgate Hill
Pepys
London
Boyiand
St. Paul’s
Oliver
St. Pauls
Evelyn
Wren
Paul's Walk
When to Fight and the Danger of Mouth Punches
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece recalls a discussion on fighting and cautions against striking in the mouth. A man shares injuries from a mouth blow, noting a hand scarred and unusable, and reflects on a belief about blue gums and death. He favors dog bite risk over being bitten by a human.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sea novel plot unfolds in storm aboard submarine
In a Philadelphia Record excerpt a reader and narrator discuss a sea tale where a violent storm jeopardizes a vessel. The conversation reveals the plot centers on a submarine amid rising danger as characters brace for peril at sea.
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Philadelphia Record
Kienry
Eop
Training Quarters Sought for Harness Horses at Indianapolis
Secretary Downing received letters from Ed Benyon of Walnut Hill stock farm Donerall Ky and John Hussey of Terre Haute seeking training quarters at the Indiana fair grounds. A plan to build a half mile track inside the mile ring aims to make Indianapolis a thriving harness center with reliable year round training facilities and improved footing for all weather use.
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State Board of Agriculture
Ed Benyon
Walnut Hill
Donerall
Lexington
Indiana Fair Grounds
Benyon
Indianapolis
Fair Grounds
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Claypool
Muncie
Mile Ring
Ingianapolis
Middle West
Driving Club Meeting Postponed by Cold Weather
The Business Men's Driving Club postponed its meeting planned for last week to discuss next season. Members were occupied with sleighing races and other business, and the weather was deemed unpropitious for summer racing plans. A new meeting will be held within a few weeks.
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Business Men's Driving Club
May Allen Sprints to 2:10 Class Fame in 1900s Circuit
Indianapolis horse May Allen rose from obscurity after a Columbus Grand Circuit debut, winning multiple heats including a 2:10% mark and earning strong earnings. Despite defeats at Readville and Hartford, she won a five heat race at home and two heat wins at Terre Haute, finishing tenth in total wins on the Grand Circuit with six victories and earnings of 5.1. Her sire Que Allen was a noted racer, and May Allen is described as a solid, speedy five-year-old likely to be a significant factor in next season’s 2:10 classes.
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Horse Review
May Allen
Indianapolis
Columbus
M. J. Reardon
Country J
Neva Simmons
Vic Scheller
May
Bonner
Eleata
May Aten
Hartford
Alan
Dorothy Redmond
Terre Haute
Lexington
Blue Grads
Que Allen
Prudy Allen
Simms
Clark Chief
Colonel Matson
Matt Wilson
Andy MacDowell
Washington Park Jockey Club Announces Summer Stakes
The Washington Jockey Club announces the summer meeting at Washington Park starting June 11 and ending July 1. The entry close date is Wednesday January 4. The first event is the Derby with 20,000 added.
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Washington Park Jockey Club
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