Preparations for feather weight bout reach completion
Louisville hosts a staged 20 round title fight between Young Corbett and Terry McGovern at the Southern Athletic Club in two weeks. A floodlit arena with 180000 candle power lights, film work by American Metascope, and police-sanctioned event draw big crowds from New York Chicago St Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati Memphis Cleveland and Nashville with many notable spectators and special trains planned. Corbett trains hard with Mack and Fitzgerald while Cain to box preliminaries. strong interest from Wall Street and boxing luminaries boosts attendance prospects.
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Indianapolis Journal
Louisville
Southern Athletic Club
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn Whirlwind
Hartford
Little Giants
Squared Circle
Board of Safety
Corbett
McGovern
Charles F. Grainger
American Metascope and Biograph Company
James J. Corbett
A. E. Johnstone
New York
Coney Island
Johnstone
Cincinnati
Gray
Harry Tuthill
Willie Mack
Willie Fitzgerald
Pio
Fitzgerald
Eddie Cain
Cain
O Corbatt
Tage
America
Tre Nager
Ray
Jimmie Wakely
Brooklyn
Jimmy Carrol
John L. Sullivan
Honest John Kelly
Gotham
Louis Man
Chicago
Jack McKenna
St. Louis
Dave Sullivan
Dave
Southland
Kentucky
Entries Close Tomorrow at State Fair Horse Races
Entries for all races at the state fair close tomorrow as prominent horsemen rush to file. Officials will be announced midweek. a large field is expected with strong purses and high pace. Notables include Bell Kuser, Dumont W, Carl Wilkes, Lady Thisbe, and Roy Wilkes. private bets circulate despite no public wagering on the Cup.
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Downing
State Fair Grounds
Indianapolis
Mason Nibiack
Bell Kuser
Hudson & Gatecomb
Dumont W
Carl Wilkes
Lady Thisbe
Coate
C. A. Durfee
McKinney
Maysville
Cal
Village Farm
the Abbott
Lord Derby
the Monk
Fantasy
Monarchist
Rex Americus
Chimes
Walter Dunn
Charleston
Ill
M. W. Savage
International Stock Food Farm
Minneapolis
L. A. Davies
Roy Wilkes
Roy
Pearl C
Royal Victor
Apie Are
Ok Renin
McKerron
Seymee Bie Sages
Bowling Leagues Form To Fill Indianapolis Weeknights
Indianapolis bowls for winter with independent, fraternal, commercial and bankers leagues planned. A mass meeting at the Grand Hotel sets eight clubs for a Commercial League, plus a ten club Independent League and new All Stars club. Season opens Sept 24 as organizers target national tournament next February in the city. Minnesota State Fair Races conclude with 2:40 pace.
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Indianapolis
Bankers
South Side Social League
Grand Hotel
Starstore
People’s Outfitting Company
Wasson’s
New York
Reliable
Bankers’ League
Com Rs
Stone Palace
Alcazars
Washington
Marion
Turner
City
Harry Hearsey
Baron” Rothschild
All Stars
Pace results highlight card with multiple fast heats
Guy Caton won the pace in straight heats with times 2:11, 2:13, 2:13. A consolation purse for horses outside the money in the 2:13 class pace went to Game Cock with times 2:11, 2:11, 2:11. King Lorain trotted a mile in 2:23, aiming to beat a 2:8 record. Kingman lowered her pacing mark from 2:35.
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Guy Caton
Game Cock
King Lorain
Kingman Pe
Angry Words at Furnas Place Church Meeting
Tempers flared during Furnas Place M E Church board session on Tenth Street and Keystone Avenue. B H Richardson was chosen Sunday school superintendent, provoking George Young who challenged Richardson as a good Christian. Police were summoned as Sloan waited outside for an arrest warrant, but officers refused to intervene.
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Board of Trustees
Furnasplace
M. E. Church
Tenth Street
Keystone Avenue
Simon and
Morgan
B. H. Richardson
George Young
Richardson
Sloan
Simon
John Schubert Dies After Broken Jaw At City Hospital
John Schubert, middle aged, died at City Hospital yesterday after being brought in with a broken jaw. He walked into the City Dispensary Sunday under the influence of liquor and could not say where he was injured. Delirium tremens developed Monday morning and continued until his death yesterday.
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John Schubert
Schubert
Laura Spencer Held for Grand Jury in Larceny Case
Laura Spencer, detained with a younger woman named Lulu May last Sunday, was sent to the grand jury yesterday by Judge Stubbs on charges of grand larceny. The pair are accused of stealing from George Bennett, a railroad mail clerk, by heat.
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Laura Spencer
Lulu
Stubbs
George Bennett
Bodies of Mr and Mrs Fair Returned from Paris Road Death
The steamer St Louis arrived from Southampton and Cherbourg carrying the bodies of Mr and Mrs Fair who were killed while automobiling in Paris. The coffins are hermetically sealed and placed in a mortuary chapel specially prepared for them. The chamber is lavishly adorned with flowers and black drapery, and no mourners accompany the remains.
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New York
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
Public Riverside Park golf course opens with new links
The enlarged Riverside Park golf links by F W Lennon open today with new holes added to the former nine. The 18 hole layout totals over 4800 yards with hazards and improved access. A small admission fee was introduced last July and has increased play, prompting the expansion.
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Riverside Park
F. W. Lennon
Park Board
Riverside
Board of Park Commissioners
Riverside links to host new golf club and courts
The Park Board outlines fee limits for lessons and caddie services and reports on planned Riverside golf club formation under United States Golf Association rules. A new nine hole course opens with a handicap tournament. New clay tennis courts, unused fees, and East Coast interest boost city play amid rising popularity.
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Park Board
Lennon
United States Golf Association
Indianapolis
Riverside
Dogherty Brothers
Pim
England
Most Interest Shown in the First Fall Tournament
The first fall golf tournament at the Country Club drew a large crowd yesterday with strong entry numbers. Dr. Page won the McGowan cup for men from fifteen competitors with a score of 100.
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Page
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Doherty
Atlantic
Commercial League
Independent
ST. Paul
Minn
New Riverside Park Golf Course
Country Club Golf
Sporting Goods
B. G.I. Golf Goods
New Riverside
GH. Westing
Massachusetts Avenue
Columbia
COLT
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington St
Morton Buffet
Sears John N. Matz
Miss Jameson
Miss Neely
Miss Parker
Miss Closterman
Miss Banks
Rebekah
Grand Lodge
Olive Branch
Daughters of Rebekah
Mary Walker
Paul H. Krauss
Washington Street
Merchants’ Association
Make and Repair Clubs
Frank V. Lennon
Ste. Union
Willig’s Cash Furniture Store
Ml West
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