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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1901
Page
20
Preliminary field day events at Newby Oval featured M T H S and I H S with Sommers posting a 19 foot broad jump and Bowers leading morning trials. Results hint at future track team selections as captains and ill health sidelined some athletes ahead of the spring season.
The concluding games for the Individual bowling championship will be played tomorrow and Thursday at City Club alleys. Each of the four contestants will bowl nine games per night. Bryson leads as Washington Alley League players post high averages with many above the 1 mark.
Earlham College held May 4 field day events at Richmond to select teams for the state field day and a dual meet with Miami University. Sophomore class earned the most points, securing the silver cup for a year, with multiple winners across sprints throws hurdles and jumps and top placing in bicycle events.
The Country Club lists a full season of golf events from May to Oct with monthly gold medal handicaps for classes A and B, qualifying rounds for men and women, Nebeker and Lockard-Miller cups, open play, mixed foursomes, and championship rounds. The calendar emphasizes medal play, match play, and qualifying procedures, plus notes on entry scores and committee decisions.
Dave Fair a saloon keeper at Kentucky avenue and Illinois street and Dan Smith operator of The Club at U7 North Illinois street were arrested early this morning and charged with violation of the Nicholson law prohibiting the sale of liquor to inebriates.
Indianapolis tops Columbus 13 to 2 in a game featuring a new Columbus lineup with many unfamiliar faces under manager James Gardner. Bey led Indy with four runs and five RBIs, while Barnes and Wilhelm combined for a strong pitching effort despite early relief. Attendance near 1,600 as fans praised the fast, error light play and Hoosier bats that hammered Wilhelm and Coffman.
O'Brien started for Marion but left in the first inning as Bradley finished. Wicker pitched well for Dayton in a victory over Louisville. Marion’s schedule shows a week of games here, with Indianapolis opening at Marion next Sunday. Various local school and club teams dominated with notable pitching, hitting, and early-season action across the Indianapolis area.
About seventy five Indianapolis Aquatic Club members attended the first smoker at the Broad Ripple boathouse. The meeting amended the constitution, raised membership from 18 to 28 percent, and increased capital stock from 1500 to 2000. Delinquent members are barred from office or voting. Entertainment included songs, dancing, and sparring exhibitions. Main event featured Sam Murburger vs Jack Ryan in a three round bout. A battle royal closed the program. President Havelick to name two directors for a joint entertainment and house committee. Some members plan to acquire shells for more regattas and summer interest races.
Kingston reports say Haiti's exchange rate has risen amid merchant and bank fears Germany may retaliate over Haiti's refusal to grant Germany the same concessions as France. Haitian papers claim France coerced Haiti into the accord and favor extending concessions to Germany, seen as more profitable than to France.
A fire probably started by a careless smoker destroyed the center grand stand pavilion and office at National League Baseball Park in St. Louis. The blaze halted the St. Louis Cincinnati game tied 4 4 in the tenth. Loss estimated at 30 000 with spectators safely evacuated as flames spread to the track fence before firefighters arrived. Tomorrow’s game moved to Athletic Park.
Bloomington May 4 Indiana won from Wabash in a game marked by brillant plays and errors. Indiana benefited from clustered hits and featured Thornton's one hand catch in center field Clevenger's bat and Posten's and Means's home runs. Batteries Boyle and Simon Smith and Kint.
Clarence H Mackay's Banastar defied early trouble to win the Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park in front of about 25 000 spectators. Contestor led late before Banastar surged ahead in the stretch edging Contestor with All Green finishing third. Blue Girl won the Juvenile Stakes in a record 59 seconds. Churchill Downs and other tracks reported strong crowds and notable winners including Ben MacDhui at Bluegrass Stakes.
Cleveland seized the lead early and held on behind a superb pitching performance by Moore. The final score shows Cleveland ahead of Detroit with strong support from Batterymen McGinnity and Robinson Piatt and Powers.
MILWAUKEE May 4 Dowling started but subpar support in the first two innings cost the home team. Chicago posted six runs early aided by three hits five errors and a miscue. McFarland stood out in the field as Milwaukee fell behind 9 to 9. Attendance listed as 3,000. Rock Island and Evansville games noted with mixed results and standard battery pairings. Decatur win credited to Davenport’s inability to bat, score 9 to 0.
In Toronto last night Martin Duffy of Chicago knocked out Dan Duane of New York in the ninth round before about two thousand spectators. The event concluded a hard and fast bout with Duffy emerging victorious.
In New Orleans a secret service team captured a man trying to pass a counterfeit quarter. The suspect, an ignorant tool rather than a principal, was searched and found with two soiled items, a hoodoo bag and lead coins. A watchman spotted him, and the frightened man warned he would hoodoo the guard if touched.
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