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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1903
Page
24
Milwaukee will host Kansas City Tuesday after a rain affected day. Brewers and Saints won yesterday. Louisville beat Columbus 8 to 7 with Paul scoring 10 and Columbus 3. Rain affected other games.
Fifth straight shutout claimed as Pittsburg organizes a white washers union limited to Pirates only. Chicago loses to New York 7 0, Brooklyn defeats St Louis 4 1, and Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia in a series of scores reflecting early season baseball results.
Weather sank the Kansas City hopefuls as Tom Williams aimed to celebrate a return with a win but a heavy rainstorm at 2 o'clock flooded the field. Crowds still gathered despite gloom as Milwaukee and St Louis played, producing several results across a slate including Washington 10 St Louis 0 and Boston 10 Chicago 2.
Notre Dame defeated Purdue 2 to 1 at Stuart Field in the season finale. The Irish scored both runs in the third inning on two hits and a walk, with Salmon contributing two long hits. Purdue failed to hit Higgins until the eighth, Cohen delivering the sole Purdue run on a long drive. Palmer prevented further scoring with several key plays at catcher.
Terre Haute won 7 to 4 over Fort Wayne with Beechers errors and light stick play by Terre Haute contributing to the defeat of Fort Wayne. The game took place in Marion after heavy rain. Teams listed include Wheeling, Terre Haute, Grand Rapids, Evansville, Dayton, and South Bend with various matchups noted.
Community leagues issue requests for games in the city or state with various clubs such as the Parks, Mickies, Marott, Coulter Reserves, Duesseldorfers, and Greenfield. Details include player lineups, pitches, park leases, and game locations like Spring Lake Park and Lafayette today. The piece notes a 16 to 13 Mickies win over Western Beau ties and a 5 to 3 Griffith Beethers versus Fahnley McCrea game with Cassidy pitching and Jordan batting.
The American Association adopts a plan to take a portion of receipts and fund a mutual protection reserve to aid clubs facing weather related losses this season. Loans require collateral and 6 percent interest, but no club has yet drawn on the fund. The plan aims to prevent embarrassment during bad weather by providing quick access to needed cash.
Indianapolis fans will see twenty four fast rounds at the Empire Theater next Tuesday as Hugh McPadden of Brooklyn meets Eddie Santry of Chicago in a ten round featherweight main bout. Both fighters expect to weigh in at 125 to 128 pounds after forfeits set for 3 pm. The undercard includes four fast preliminaries with Kitry Henderson and Brune among contenders.
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