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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1902

Page

3

Record crowd at park as Hoosiers beat Colonels 11 to 2

Washington Park drew a record crowd with 1 555 paid admissions for the Indianapolis and Louisville game. Indianapolis won 11 to 2 after trailing 4 to 5 earlier, aided by Williams sharp curves and a big hitting display. Gannon and Schaub misplays blamed for some Louisville errors. Hoosiers capitalized on miscues and fielding slips for a decisive victory.

Washington Park Indianapolis Louisville Ohio Street Grounds Hoosiers Tom Willams Williams Schaub Clymer Kerwin Ganmon Crilliant Eaeraie Colonels Gannon Spies Flourner Fox Hoghever Dunkel Flourier Khuns

Athletic Meet Weather at Newby Oval Today

Washington reports weekend forecast for Indiana Illinois and Ohio with Saturday showers and Sunday fair and warmer. Winds variable to fresh south, temperatures rising from a May normal mean. Blythe notes section director.

Washington Indiana Mlinois Ohio

Bad Fielding Errors Hurt Indianapolis in Loss to Louisville

The morning game proved costly for Indianapolis due to numerous errors and misplays. Blunders in the ninth tied the score, and Louisville capitalized as O’Brien misplayed a ball, Babb erred, and Clymer scored the eventual winning run. Fox begged for a catch that wasn’t, Kihm’s bunt play opened the door, and poor locating by Kellum and subpar umpiring added to the Hoosiers’ woes.

Indianapolis Louisville O'Brien Babb Clymer William Fox Flaherty Kihm Pinherty Schriver Schaub Kerwin Hoosiers Kellum Siab Heydon Dunkle Coulter Fox Abilene Tex Amarillo Woodruft Santa, Ga Hogriever Kuhns Hogry N.riever Kuhm Ian O’brien Kubm Sec Ss Rabb Moines City Duln Minn Guannon Spires Flourner Tannehill Smith Ark Gannon O’brien Spies Hoghever R. H. GO A. E. Kerwin Fiourner Dunkel Fae Williams Dunes Wloutsville Ramsey

Hogriever Leads Rally as Indianapolis Beats Louisville

Indianapolis bats explode in a 11-2 win over Louisville. Hogriever clouts a three base hit and scores, Kuhns drives in two, Coulter collects two bases, Fox and Heydon add runs. Williams allows 11 runs despite 5 strikeouts as Dunkel keeps Louisville in the game briefly before collapse.

Indianapolis Louisville Williams

Nine Runs Smoked Toledo in Columbus Morning Game

Columbus hammered Toledo 9 to 8 in a high scoring morning clash. Knoll Burns Meany Nattress Fox and others drove in runs as Columbus built a lead, Toledo surged back but fell short in the late innings. Attendance 2,566.

Columbus Toledo Cornibus R.H.O.A R.h.o.ale Knoll Burns Meany Lally Meyers Evans Oo Turner Nattress Oo Fox Gilkes Wagner Graffus Mack Meaney Fox Graffius Mock Ebright Coges McMackin R.lo.a.e RHO AE. Knoll Miller Smith Kieinow Ds A Evans Turner Foutz Nattre Gilka Gramus Carl Po McNeal Mumia Myers Coggswell Haskell and

Kansas City Split Two with Milwaukee in Doubleheader

Kansas City and Milwaukee played two games before 5,600 fans today and each side won one. In the opener Grady made a spectacular stop at first as both pitchers were hit hard, with O'Brien, Thiel, and Nance among the notable hitters. Milwaukee took the second game 7 to 4, led by O'Brien and Thiel offensively, while Clingman and Beville sparked Kansas City with timely hits.

ST. Paul Twins R.H.O.A.E Minn R.H.O. AE Morris’y Phyle Lynch Werden Wilmot Shannon M'F Lumiey Cassil'ne Pierce Zatusky Suimmel Figgem McFarland St. Pawoc Minneapolis Lumley Geler Stimmel Figemeier Lumiley Elley Huggins Shay Kelley Ward Sporer Quillin Chech Ferguson Dillard Byers Morrissey Uillins Jusky Boorer O Fe Rguson Kansas City Milwaukee Grady K. City REALE O’brien Thiel Nance Fase Runkle Smith A. McB Reville Dungan Rothfuss Dr’s Geter McBride M'D'nald O'Brien Hallman A. McBride Gear Elliott Omn McDonald Eliott Methousia McDonald Tindill K. Otty R.H.O.A Milw Kee R.H E. O'Brien Beville McRae Speer Foreman Thomas MecBride Clingman McAndrews Lewee Balla Foreea Moe Thomas Baltimore Baltimores Cleveland Bresnahan Detroit Boston Miller

Louisville game day at 3 45 p m with Killen vs Tebeau

Louisville to-day features a 3 45 p m start as Killen opposed by Tebeau's squad. Belated hitters arrive with safe hits while Columbus eyes a lead as Strobel's misfits play. Early victory would have pleased, Indiana fared better at stick work against Dunkle than Kerwin.

Louisville Killen Tebeau Columbus Strobel Indianapolis Dunkle Kerwin Schaub Manual Training High School Louis J. Bohnstadt Frank A. Abbott T. J. Hickey Haskell Ebright

Butler Beats Earlham At Spring Lake Park Crowd Cheers

Butler defeated Earlham at Spring Lake Park yesterday by a score of to . Batteries Thornbury Dodson Graves and Ratcliff contributed in the morning. The 7 565 attendance drew a smile from Secretary Ruschhaupt and suggested the American Association’s vitality.

Essary Umps Tom Ray Butler Earlham Spring Lake Park To & Batteries Thornbury Dodson Graves Ratcliff American Association Ruschaupt Indianapolis Journal Greenfield Ind Butler University Earlham College Spring Dake Park Bueller Thornberry Eastham Gray Spencer Tom Cleary

Latonia Decoration Day Handicap Won by Adalante

Large Latonia crowd witnesses a mile and a quarter handicap for runners three years old and up. Adalante bursts through late to win by five lengths at odds 8 to 1, with Death and Hunter Raine fading. Other notable results include Pat Dunne sweeping Hawthorne stakes with Toad and J. W. Kirby, plus Contend winning at Gravesend in New York.

Cincinnati Latonia Hunter Raine Death Wain-a-Maine Wain-a-Moinen Adalante Hohenstauffen Chorus Boy Chicago Hawthorne Pat Dunne Toad J. W. Kirby Lord Quex McChesney Lucien Appleby Hildreth Red Tip Jaubert Henry Zilt Abe Frank Harry New MacLaren Farrell Precursor Sardonic New York Five Nations Africander Contend Colonel Padden Lady Albercraft

National League Games Split Between Two Pairs

St Louis and Cincinnati split four games today under poor weather with St Louis taking the first, Cincinnati the second. In New York, Philadelphia shut out the Giants at the Polo Grounds as Evans relieved. Pittsburg blanked Chicago in the morning. Brooklyn swept Boston in a doubleheader at Washington Park, with Flood delivering the key homer.

Broklyn Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Evans Bowerman Barry Jacklitsch Clark Lauder Dunn Jackson Thomas Douglas Duggleby Matthewson Ee Duggleby Emslie Polo Grounds Taylor Yeager Frazer Washington Park Kitson Pittsburg Prater Brooklyn Ub Cincinnatia Tom Jenkins Clevela Charlie Wittmer Jenkins Wittmer

Norfolk Union Backs Warship Building in Government Yards

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers session adopted a resolution by A. M. Cousins of Norfolk urging naval construction in government yards and seeking three warships to be built there. Los Angeles was chosen as next convention site. E. A. Stevens of Los Angeles elected third assistant grand engineer, succeeding Cousins. George R. Doherty of Boston was re-elected grand chaplain.

Norfolk Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers A. M. Cousins Los Angeles Cal E. A. Stevens George R. Doherty Boston

Syndicate Purchases 50,000 Acre Elder's Ridge Coal Lands

Indiana Pa May 30 The Hon John McCaughey representing over three farm owners in this and Armstrong counties and E D Carter of Erie Pa representing a syndicate of Erie New York and Boston capitalists completed a 2 200 000 sale. Total acreage exceeds 50 000 acres with 4000 in this county and 1000 in Armstrong county. Land later assigned by Dr J C King and W H Stomey of Reynoldsville to E D Carter. The Elder's Ridge field coal lands brought a little over 0 per acre.

Indiana John McCaughey This Armstrong E D. Carter Erie New York Boston J. c. King W. H. Stomey Reynoldsville E. D. Carter Armstrong County Elder's Ridge

Southern cotton yarn mills mull merger for uniform pricing

Atlanta May 30. A meeting of 207000 spindles worth cotton yarn mill owners from Alabama Tennessee and Georgia approved a plan by F L Underwood and Leonard Paulson New York to form a merger with one management for South mills. The aim is a standard price for all yarn goods. Underwood to meet South Carolina mills in conference tomorrow.

Atlanta Alabama Tennessee Georgia F. L. Underwood Leonard Paulson New York City South Underwood South Carolina

French Mission Arrives in Boston for City Visit

The Count de Rochambeau and the French mission arrived in Boston at 5 o'clock from Newport Rhode Island. They were welcomed by M J Curran private secretary to Mayor Collins and taken to the Somerset Hotel. Tomorrow a call at the Statehouse and a Harvard visit are planned followed by a city dinner.

Boston Count de Rochambeau Newport R. I M. J. Curran Collins Somerset Hotel Statehouse Harvard University City of Poston

Mother Kills Daughter and Self in Gas and Poison Tragedy

New York May 3 Mrs Rose Fregm ow wife of a news dealer fatally asphyxiated her six year old daughter Bertha with gas and then killed herself with carbolic acid. She had suffered from sees one for several years and was temporarily insane.

New York Rose Fregmow Bertha

Franklin College Downs Rose Polytechnic 9 to 4 in Franklin

Rose Polytechnic Institute was defeated 9 to 4 at Franklin College. The Indians showed errors but strong base running and hitting. Branigan Stoddard and Hampton led with key hits. Umpire Schoaler. attendance 200. Other scores from Indiana and Yale in a broad regional baseball day included Rushville, Noblesville, Yale over Princeton 10 to 6, and Butler over Earlham 9 to 7.

Indianapolis Journal Franklin Ind Rose Polytechnic Institute Franklin College Collegians Rivers Hill Ached Ball Roach Daily Cox Branigan Stoddard Hampton Walden Webb Schuller Bland Nicholson Bowsher Reed Schoaler

Lajoie and Bernhard sign four year Cleveland deal

From Washington, W H Armour reports Lajoie and Bernhard signed ironclad four year contracts with the Cleveland club. Lajoie to earn 7000 dollars annually and Bernhard 3000, to be paid as permitted by the courts.

Cleveland, O W. H. Armour Cleveland the Plain Dealer Washington Lajoie Bernhard Kilfoyle Somers Jary

Memorial Day Baseball Roundup Showcases Mixed Results

Washington opens with a win over Chicago in a fielding and timely-hitting performance. Chicago rebounds to win the nightcap in a tight battle with notable plays from Sullivan and Kellogg. Baltimore sweeps Cleveland in a doubleheader highlighted by Bresnahan’s three homers across both contests. Philadelphia, St Louis, Detroit, and Boston report varied outcomes with uneven defense and pitching. Attendance figures span 4,028 to 9,221 as clubs chase momentum.

Chicago physician arrested in Miss Thompson death case

Dr E Wesley Johnson, who treated Miss Mae Thompson before her death, was arrested in Chicago and held for investigation. Police say he practiced medicine without a license and may have contributed to the girl’s death, though no formal charges yet.

Chicago E. Wesley Johnson Mae Thompson Iwung

Laxative Bromo Jets Box Must Bear EB W Grove Name

The advertisement insists that the name EB. W. GROVE appear on the box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine, the celebrated Cold and Cure remedy. It emphasizes authenticity and brand protection through proper labeling.

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