The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-08
SPORTING NOTES

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CHICAGO, April 8.-President Thos.
Chivington of the American Associa-
ton is meeting his umpires in Mil
waukee today and give them final in
structions regarding Interpretation of
the rules the coming season. From
Milwaukee the umpires will go to the
cities in which the opening games will
be played. President Chivington will
attend the opening at Kansas City,
where new plant" will be dedicated
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April S.
John HARRISON, a local distance runner,
will be entered under the auspices of
the Minneapolis Athletic club in the
Boston Marathon race, to be held in
that city April 10. This announcement
was made today by Secretary Gen.
singer. Fred Karlson, another we'll
known runner of this city, will also be
entered.
BOSTON, Mass, April S.-Opening
matches in the all-comers' tournament
for the national amateur court tennis
championship were played yesterday
at the Tennis and Racquet club.
The tournament will close on Fri
day, and on Saturday Jay Gould of
Lakewood. N. J., the champion for the
last six years, will defend his title
NEW YORK, April S.-James E
Gaffney, president of the Boston Nat
ional League baseball club, is recover
| ing from an operation for intestinal
trouble performed last Wednesday, it
was learned last night. Physicians in
attendance said that all danger is
passed.
BOSTON, Mass, April S.-The Red
SoX baseball champions of the world,
arrived home last night after month
of training for the American League
pennant race. All the men were re-
ported in good condition, particularly
the pitching corps.
I'VE are out to repeat, we hope to
repeat, and We all believe we will re-
peat" said Manager Stahl, regarding
the teams chances.
| The annual game with Harvard to-
morrow and a contest with Holy Cross
Wednesday will precede the opening
on Thursday of the American League
season here when the Red Sox will
meet the Athletics.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April S.-Infielder
Walter Rehs and Catcher Miller have
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| Clarke of the Pittsburgh Nationals to
the st. Paul American Association
baseball team, according to telegram
received today by George E. Lennon,
owner of the local team.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, April S.-Eddie
Keevin, manager of Jimmy Walsh, the
Boston bantamweight, filed charges
with the New York Boxing Commits,
sion against Abe Attell for the latters
alleged "eye-pecking" tactics, when
Walsh and Attell met in the ring last
Thursday night. Keevin asks the
commission to suspend Attell for all
time Attell used his thumb in an at
tempt to blind Walsh, according to
keevin.
BROOKLYN, n. Y. April S.-The
New York Americans, by score of
to 4, turned the tables on the Brook
Ign Nationals here yesterday in the
arranged between the two teams. II
was costly victory, however, as
Chance and Derrick were hurt
Chance twisted his ankle while turn
ing first base after a base hit in the
second inning, and was forced to re
tire. Derrick was spiked on the band
by Wheat when the latter slid into
second in the fifth and was badly cut
Neither man may be able to start the
championship season Thursday. Ster
rett took Chances place. Young, who
succeeded Derrick, set the crowd wild
with brilliant stops and throws.
| PITTSBURG, Pa, April S-Pedro
Mupome Of st. Louis defeated
Charles McCourt of Pittsburgh in a
National Three-Cushion Billiard league
match, so to As. Each player made d
high run of 5. The game went seven
ty-three innings. If Pittsburgh should
win the next two games of the series
with ST. Louis it will be tied with
Chicago for the championship of the
National Three-Cushion Billiard
league II. however Maupome should
win the three games, st. Louis and
Chicago would be tied for first place
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