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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
2
An old advertorial note touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for lame back kidney liver and bladder trouble. It promises free sample bottles by mail to newspaper readers and cites hospital and private practice use with a purchase option at varying sizes from druggists.
Abe Frank, famed 1901 sensation, is retired from public racing for the season by Bennett of Memphis. The three year old, once slated for western derbies and the American Derby, is kept in training but will not race again this year due to prior planning regrets and barn lameness concerns. Bennett admits a misjudgment in endurance development and notes Ed Aus Un and Brennen worth are sidelined or out for the season.
Francesco ridden by Charles P. Dwyer won the $10,000 Saratoga handicap by four lengths over Herbert and Articulate as Blues led early. The mile and three-sixteenths clocked 1:59 on a drying but capricious track. Blues faded. Advance Guard and Carbuncle followed.
A long field of eleven horses faced delays with Dan T taking the pole and speed, winning three straight heats against Border. Reports from St. Louis note Delmar winners, adjusting odds, and a heavy rain affecting going. Wax staged a remarkable late surge to overtake Tickful near the finish in the fourth card.
The contact for the erection of the arena in New London Conn for the Corbett McGovern boxing exhibition dated August 25 has been awarded. Construction starts today with interior dimensions 440 by 260 feet and a seating capacity of 50 000. Boxes surround the ring with tiers of seats encircling them. Arrangements proceed despite claims the fight may be stopped.
Brooklyn held Cincinnati to a late seventh inning push as Philadelphia and Chicago played a tight game aided by errors. In New York Pittsburgh defeated the Giants 7 to 0 as McGinnity struggled. Standings show Pittsburgh atop the league with Brooklyn, Chicago, and Philadelphia close behind amid varied results across the circuit. Attendance figures noted for several games.
Baseball notes cover multiple games with Omaha and Springfield scoring wins, Kansas City and Minneapolis contests, and Elk City beating Fredonia. The writeup notes pitchers like Culp for Scottsville and various battery changes, plus manager feuds and umpire resignations. Headlines recount amateur Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois play by result, with details on batteries and line scores.
Fragmentary notes describe Saratoga race track features and a plan to take more notes in the near future. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or events to confirm specifics.
Fragmented sports notes report bickering between Joe Kelly and New England league figures Catcher Doran and Pitcher Hooker. Mentions of Tim Mortaine of the Boston Globe, Chicago and Baltimore contract talks, and potential NL and AL pennant shifts. References to minor leaguers, a Detroit offer, and a Missouri Pacific rail fare promo.
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