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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1902
Page
19
Indianapolis leads 6 to 4 when rain ends the second game early in the fourth inning after Milwaukee. First game a clear win for Indianapolis as Hogliever stars with a tumbling catch and key plays. I W Woodruff and Killen drive Hoosier offense while Herman struggles for Milwaukee in damp field conditions.
Indianapolis 10 Milwaukee 1 as hits hogrever Kuhns Killen sacrifice hit on bases. Umpire Tindal. Time 1.4 innings attendance 1 500.
Indiana and Milwaukee staged a tight game with early inning hits by Hallman Clingman and Heydon as Sutthor and Elliott pitched into a rain ending. Indianapolis built leads on Kuhm Fox Heydon and Coulter while Milwaukee tied it with two third inning runs and Woodruff RBIs before a late Heydon triple and rain ended the affair 6 to 4 for Indianapolis.
Louisville bats Foreman for multiple hits and Coons stays effective as rain ends play after seven innings. Attendance around 4,000. Final score 4 to 2 in favor of Louisville with notable contributions from Ganzel McBride and Tanne, while Kerwin Nance Clymer Grady Lewes Flournoy Reville Gear Rothfuss and McBride also factor in.
Two new players joined the Indianapolis team yesterday. Smutty Matthews of Cincinnati is a catcher and Hutchinson, a Pittsburg youth, can catch or play outfield. With Babb’s jump forcing Woodruff to third, a catcher to relieve Heydon and a versatile outfielder were needed. Both were highly recommended to Manager Watkins for today’s exhibition at Muncie with Matthews handling receiving and Miller pitching.
Philadelphia defeats New York 12 innings 9 to 6 in a rain effected game noted for poor fielding. Mathewson debuts at first base. Attendance 3,332 as Philly edges NY in a long contest.
The Commercial League schedules Kahn against Post Office at Fairview Park Ayres faces Marotts at Driving Club Park and People Outfitting Company meets Blocks at Capital City Star Store plays Wassons at Forest Park Umpires assigned are Anderson Forest Park Yates Fairview Hibble Driving Club Kirsh Capital City.
Harvard beat Yale 6 to 5 at the Polo Grounds to win the deciding three game series. Yale led early, Harvard tied in the seventh, and the winning run scored with two out in the bottom of the last inning. About nine thousand fans attended as Harvard's fielding faltered with six errors yet timely hitting carried the victory.
A Philadelphia Record piece quotes a parlor maid who says she would rather work for a moderate family than a rich one. She explains in large mansions with many servants the staff get poorer fare, while smaller households offer dishes like ice cream and fresh vegetables, mirroring the master’s meals.
106000 008 francs actually lay under seal in Mme Humbert's safe. But soon it was Mme Humbert herself who, although she
Baltimore game forfeited to Boston in eighth after McGraw disputed umpire Connolly decision and refused to leave. final 9 to 0 Boston. Scores list players and misc. game details. attendance noted.
The Manhattan Beach track hosted the season opener drawing 3000 spectators. Albert Champion led from start to finish in the twenty mile motor paced race with Freeman one lap back and Hall two laps behind. Champion set a new one mile track record at 1 27 4 5 and the twenty mile time stood at 20 45 4 5. Rockowitz won the amateur mile handicap while Lewis Bennett topped the five mile amateur lap on points.
Irish Lad ridden by Turner defeated favorite Mizzen in the Great Trial stakes for two year olds at Sheepshead Bay, with Golden Maxim and Whitechapel among the early leaders. Whitney & Duryea own Irish Lad, bought from Madden, and he has now won three straight races including the Great Trial. Mizzen, backed at 6 to 5, held second with Martie Lewis close, as the race highlighted strong East Coast racing and track conditions.
Aladdin the Bennett colt, after a Derby third, wins the Oakwood handicap at a mile and a furlong in heavy mud. Six Shooter finishes second with Rose Tree third as Coburn rides a flawless race. Early betting favored Aladdin at 5 to 1, trimmed to 7 to 2, amid many scratches reducing the opener to three of five starters.
A color guard servant and another man attempted to swim their horses across a small stream near Vincennes but the report cuts off before the creek’s fate or outcomes are given.
H H Hackett ex Yale champion claimed the metropolitan tennis championship with a straight sets win over R D Little of Princeton on the West Side courts. Hackett and E P Fischer then won the men’s doubles final against Semp Russ and J C Cresson of San Antonio. In Revere Massachusetts Bobby Walthour edged Hugh McLean and Nat Butler by a quarter lap in a motor paced race of thirty nine miles six and a half laps.
Salt Lake City witnesses two records brought down at the Salt Lake Palace saucer track as William E. Samuelson clocks 52 3-5 seconds for the half mile unpaced and Jim Chapman posts 57 3-5 seconds for the half mile competition. In Plymouth, Victor Rigal sets a new world standing start mile mark at 1 87, eight seconds faster than prior.
Heavy rain turned the fair grounds into mud as seven events ran. Very Light won the Country Club steeplechase in a hollow fashion, with Eva Moe the favorite finishing last by 135 lengths. Tickful was the lone winning favorite. Next stop Delmar Monday. Winners in order: Ed Layson Lynch Menace Very Light Salve W B Gates Tickful.
The Washington Post recalls a voyage where Senator Depew and Mark Twain shared a crossing. Twain delivered humorous remarks at dinner, then Depew followed with a speech that drew laughter. Depew later sat down as Twain’s own zinger drew further amusement aboard.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a person or entity Cc W. Kriel and an inscription or monument. The readable portion is limited to incomplete names and a partial phrase about an English block.
The yearlings from the Nursery stud, property of August Belmont, were sold at Sheepshead Bay today. Also sold was the three year old Leonida by Hastings Leopold, William Barrick paying $2.5.
Louisville reports plans to add a team to the National League. Couriers say Louisville is a likely new member as executives Hart Pulliam and Clark visited town amid discussions of the circuit’s expansion. Readiness to extend the league to twelve clubs was underscored by recent meetings.
The Hamilton Club trophy was won by the Cleveland Whist Club over the American Whist Club of Boston 16 to 13 in the finals. The American Whist League challenge trophy went to the Philadelphia Whist Club over Baltimore by four tricks. Minneapolis match unfinished at midnight and Milwaukee trophy play tied Knickerbocker Athletic Club of New Peaks with Seagate, Coney Island.
At Kiel June 2 Emperor William hosted the regatta with 100 boats including British American and French entries. The Uncle Sam, owned by F B Riggs of New York, won the Kaiser's gold cup by eleven seconds over the Mimosa with Hansa close third amid a strong international field. A protest by Mimosa over a buoy start was withdrawn after a photo mix up showed the John Bull was the competing vessel.
The Henley entries reveal only a few non British crews in key events. The Grand Challenge cup features the Argonauts of Toronto, while Ghent’s Nauque competes in the diamond sculls with Titus of New York and Scholes of Toronto in pursuit. Desomville and Van crombrugge of Ghent enter the silver Goblets. Titus trains at Putney, with Scholes at Bourne End. The Argonauts are viewed as a strong, fast threat for the Grand Challenge cup.
Miss Helen Gould, famed philanthropist, spoke to East Side poor women about meat cuts and using beans. She distributed small parcels of beans as experiments, and the women treasured them as precious gifts from a wealthy benefactor, not simply food.
The Washington Bowling League wrapped its season with 33 games played last week. The Orientals topped the standings by winning 30 and losing 3, the Indians close second with five losses. H. Whitey led averages at 12 in five games, G. Kirkhor second at 11 2, Bryson third.
Russell Sage of 5066 Fifth avenue New York and Elbridge T Gerry own adjacent land and house. Sage pays ground rent to Gerry. Renewals over 22 years rose from 100 dollars to 3900 then 12600 yearly. Sage and wife refuse to move, though Sage’s house declined in value while Gerry’s land value surged due to community growth. The dispute echoes English cases on land and improvements and suggests owners gain from area development.
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