1909 Indianapolis A.B.C.s

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1909 Indianapolis A.B.C.s

1909 Indianapolis A.B.C.s

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

February 27, 1909

Chicago, IL
"RAN BUTLER PLEADS GUILTY. - A.B.C.s Baseball Team Owner Confesses Terrible Crime. - With handcuffs tightly clasped, Ran Butler, owner of the A. B. C. baseball team, was dragged to his home by two city patrolmen last week. Butler was quietly seated in his saloon in West Fiftieth street thinking over the future prospects of his fast team, when he was suddenly pounced upon by the police in whose district Ran's place of business is located. Again his will he was forced to leave his place and go with the police. With tears flowing down his cheeks, pleading for his wife and children, saying that he did not know whaf thev would do for the necessities of life if he were placed in jail, Butler was seen mournfully bidding his bartender farewell. He was taken to his home, where his wife, praised the Police for capturing her husband, and asked that they do all in their power to force him to plead guilty of being 50 years old. On his arrival home Mr. Butler was surprised by a large number of friends and relatives from all over the citv who were assembled in honor of his fiftieth birthday. Speechless and dumbfounded he stood, his tears of sorrow turning into those of joy. The house was decorated in a tasteful manner, and a large bell on which hung fifty small ones swung overhead in the center of the parlor. Everything imaginable to eat satisfied the palate in the dining-room, in which stood a well-filled and beautifully arranged table. Speeches of congratulation were made and an enjoyable time was had. Though the affair was for the men folks, several of their wives occupied the rear rooms. Pipes and small jugs tied with blue ribbons were given the guests as souvenirs."

March 6, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The Indianapolis team will travel 8,071 miles this year."

"If it had been left to the mayor of Indianapolis, we would have had Sunday baseball."

"The A.B.C. squad is getting together and it is expected that there will be a lot of new material to try out when the weather will allow spring practice."

April 3, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Owen Bush, of last year's Indianapolis team, will succeed Shortstop O'Learyu, of the Tigers."

"Elmer Grimes, who fights at 112 to 118 pounds, has arrived at French Lick, Indiana from the South. Kid Chenault, an ex-A.B.C. backstop, will put Grimes in active training in a few days, and expects to develop his student into a top-notcher. He has the punch and is a clever boxer. Both Grimes and the Kid say that they will meet all comers."

April 9?, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Indianapolis lost its first exhibition game to Philadelphia by a score of 4 to 3, but won the second, 4 to 1."

April 11, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s and the T.T.s will clash tomorrow in a double-header at Northwestern baseball park. This will be the first of the games to be played at the park."

April 25, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Win Two Games From Shelbyville Ramblers. - Ranites Too Much for White Boys - Visitors Lacked Team Work Real Knowledge of the Game. - The double-header between the A.B.C.s and the Shelbyville Ramblers, Sunday, was a one-sided affair, so much so that the games, from the spectators' point of view, were uninteresting. The Ranites swallowed both games, and made 17 runs to the Ramblers' 1. Griffin pitched the first game, which ended with a score of 10 to 1. Griff allowed the visitors but one hit. Shawler was easily the star of the game, crossing home plate for four runs. Errors allowed the Shelbyville boys to escape a whitewashing. Merida caught in both games, while Lolla played all around second base. With a score 7 to 0, the second game ended in the fifth inning. Davis pitched, and gave the Ramblers one hit and fanned six men."

April 26, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The Danville, Illinois boys will meet the local team tomorrow at the Northwestern Park."

May 1, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The lineup of the Danville Unions, who cross bats with the A.B.C.s Saturday and Sunday, with a double-header on Sunday, is as follows: M. Mitchell, 2b; E. Lee, lf; B. Woods, cf; F. Goliah, 3b; C.W. Bryson, ss; William Bradley, rf and p; Gus Johnson, 1b; William Noelan, c; L. Johnson, p; M. Johnson, p. Johnson, the famous pitcher of the Danville Unions, who recently shut out the Wabash Clerks of St. Louis to the tune of 7 to 0 will be on the firing line for the visitors. The first game will be called on Sunday at 1:30. Take Indiana Avenue car.

"The action of Catcher Primm, who jumped the A.B.C. team last week to go with the New York Giants, without warning to the management of the A.B.C. club, and apparently without provocation, is causing much comment in baseball circles. The action of the player is generally condemned."

"Ran Butler, manager of the A.B.C. team, is very much incensed over the treatment he and his players received at the hands of the club at Louisville last week, under the management of Ed Lancaster. Mr. Butler claims that the decisions of the umpire were a disgrace to baseball, and could only tend to utterly destroy the sport in Louisville if such tactics are kept up. Owing to the general dissatisfaction among the local players, Manager Butler feels that it will be rather hard in the future to get the home boys to consent to play the team under Mr. Lancaster again."

"The Waldors, of Cincinnati, Ohio, are booked to appear at Northwestern Park some time during the regular season."

May 2, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Divided with Danville, Illinois Unions - Ranites Win First Game, but Visitors Take Second by a Score of 7 to 5, with S. Johnson in the Box. - Five hundred fans saw the A.B.C.s and the Danville, Illinois Unions break even in a double header Sunday afternoon at Northwestern Park. Talbott pitched the first game and won it by a score of 5 to 2. Talbott the visitors four taps and made several good plays. While the Ranites made five runs the Illinois boys were credited to the same number of errors, which accounted for their poor showing. Talbott fanned eight men and walked but one. Griff pitched the second game, but couldn't win. L. Johnson pitched for the Unions and seized the game by a score of 7 to 5. Johnson is an old A.B.C. star and worked earnestly to show the locals that he was as strong against them as he was when with them. The Unions found Griff for seven hits, but the little pitcher, with the smile, never lost his head. With five errors marked against the visitors, the localites should have won this game. The A.B.C.s played good ball, but luck was against them in the second game. Only four times did the home boys misjudge the sphere, while the visitors lost heads on ten different occasions. Lolla played first base and held it down without a single bad play, while his opponent lost his grip for more errors than the A.B.C.s made in both games. The games at the park are now beginning to take on class and the Ranites are determined to hold their own with all comers."

"The A.B.C. Base Ball Club, Ran Butler, Proprietor. - Northwestern Park. Games played at home and abroad. We bar no good team. Correspondence solicited. Address, 462 W. 15th Street, Ran Butler, Indianapolis, Indiana."

May 9, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Wet Grounds. - The A.B.C. - Atkins game was not played Sunday on account of rain. The Atkins are the fastest players in the State of the white semi-professionals."

May 13, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Win and Lose. - Rain Prevents Third Game with the New York Cuban Giants. - The Cuban Giants were defeated in the first game of a series of three games that had been scheduled to be played with the A.B.C.s. The score was 7 to 3. Talbott pitched a splendid article of ball, allowing the visitors four scattered hits. The best the Giants could do was to score in the second and fifth innings. Both teams played fast ball."

May 14, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Friday's game went to the New Yorkers with ease, by a score of 9 to 2. Higbee pitched for the local boys."

May 15, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Wet grounds prevented the Saturday game from being played."

May 16, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"St. Louis Black Sox Win Two Games Out of Three. - A.B.C.s Lose First Two Games, But win the Last Gmae of Series by a Score of 17 to 10. - Scores of 5 to 4 and 10 to 1 tell the story in short of the double defeat of the A.B.C.s by the St. Louis Black Sox, Sunday afternoon. This is the first double-header that the local team has lost this season, though they made a desperate effort to win the first game. That the Sox didn't make a much larger score looks funny, when it is noted that they thumped Griffin, who pitched for the A.B.C.s for twelve hits, four of which were three-base hits. Both teams were quite active in base stealing. Lolla, Herron and Board chalked up five errors, while the visitors' infield made three. Thompson caught behind the stick, and is credited with as many putouts as any other man on the local team. Big boy played at short, and made four assists, two putouts, two hits and one run. Merida plays well in any position. Higbee pitched six innings of the second game against Dixon, of the Sox. Only seven innings were played. Though not hit quite so much as was Griffin, the visitors swamped the A Bee Sees with ten runs. Talbott pitched the last inning, and fanned one batter and was touched for two hits. This game was too one-sided to create much interest. Adams and Bauers were umpires. First Game A.B.C.s 4, Black Sox 5. Second Game A.B.C.s 1, Black Sox 10."

May 17, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The A.B.C.s won the last game of the series with the St. Louis Black Sox, Monday, 17 to 10. Both pitchers were innefective, and each was hit freely. The same teams will play another series of three games May 29, 30 and 31."

"The Cuban Giants were spectators in the grandstand at the game last Monday afternoon between the St. Louis Black Sox and the A.B.C.s."

May 22, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Rain prevented the playing of the A.B.C. - St. Louis Black Sox, Saturday."

Indianapolis, IN
"Police Interrupt Home Run of Henry Kuebler. - Manager of St. Louis Black Sox Makes for Home with Board Bill On Base - Umpire Whallon's Ruling. - Henry Kuebler, manager of the Black Sox baseball club, of St. Louis, must have felt like a pitcher knocked out by a bunch of bingles when Judge Whallon swung on him in the Police Court last week, with a score of $10 and costs for ten days in the workhouse for jumping a board bill with his husky players. The usual luck of the tailenders was smeared on Kuebler almost from the time he got off the train from St. Louis until he made a quiet getaway in the direction of home. The Black Socks, or Sox, is a colored organization of ball tossers, and Kuebler is a white man. They came to Indianapolis, twelve strong Saturday to play the A.B.C. club at Northwestern Park. Games were scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Kuebler was to get 50 per cent of the gate receipts. The kizosh on the Black Sox first appeared when the train arrived too late to play the Saturday game, and as the Black Sox had to eat Kuebler saw a crimp appear in his share of the gate receipts. The club took up its lodging at Sam Herron's home, 453 West Fiftieenth Street, and prepared for the Sunday games, as it was decided to play two games for a single price of admission. - Black Sox Win Game. - The A.B.C.s had been touted as hot stuff and the Missourians laid away from any propositions to back their judgement of the score. Two warm games were pulled off before a crowd of ordinary size and the Black Sox gave the locals a cleaning. They were greatly elated, but sorry they did not get a few of the loose dollars that seemed to be about the park in handfulls. Monday the excitement between the two teams was great. Encouraged by success the Black Sox boasted they had another wallop for the Indianapolis bunch and were willing to back up their judgement. To make a long story short they got together and what the A.B.C.s did to them was plenty. There was no direct evidence that there was any gambling on the game, but there is a suspicion that some of the St. Louis boys would have had to go home in barrels if the A.B.C.s had wanted their clothing. When a settlement was made Kuebler received $87.50 as his share of the gate receipts for the two days. The railroad fare home meant twelve times $7 and Kuebler paid his men railroad money and told them to hike for the train. - Headed off at Terre Haute. They certainly went south with the money and Kuebler arranged plans for himself. He owed Herron $37.50 board bill, but Herron did not get to stroke the back of a quarter. Kuebler hit the trail for St. Louis at the Traction and Terminal station as it was somewhat cheaper by trolley than train. It did not take Herron long to get wise to what was going on, as he hustled down to the police station and got a warrant for Kuebler on the charge of violating the hotel law. Kuebler left some track that the police found and they headed him off at Terre Haute by telephone. Captain Hyland went after him and the Baseball manager ate supper out of a tin plate at headquarters. By the time the game was called in the Police Court Kuebler had telegraphed his brother in St. Louis and a piece of money large enough to settle Herron's claim was sent to him by telegraph. The action did little good, as shown by Judge Whallon when he went to the bat. To add to the trouble that came toward Kuebler was the news that Ran Butler had kidnapped three of the star performers of the Black Sox. The term kidnapping meant that Butler had induced the ball tossers to stay in Indianapolis and cast their fortunes with the A.B.C.s."

Indianapolis, IN
"The St. Louis Black Sox are said to have left the city owing a $35 board bill. If this is true, it is going to make it hard on other teams who, perchance, may hit the city before the conclusion of the season with light purses."

"A.B.C.s Secure St. Louis Players. - Outfielder Arthur Tiller, catcher Ambrose Marris and catcher Nathan Knight, of the St. Louis Black Sox, have signed with the A.B.C. team. Manager Butler is jubilant over the aquisition, and says that the new players will greatly strengthen his club, and will put them in the front rank as contenders for the local semi-professional championship."

May 23, 1909

Newcastle, IN
"The Strong Newcastle team comes for a double-header with the A.B.C.s Sunday. It is expected that they are going to prove a tough proposition for Manager Butler's sluggers. The Newcastle boys are reported to be a fast bunch and going at a sizzling gait."

Newcastle, IN
"Newcastle Defeats A.B.C.s. - Newcastle, Indiana. - Newcastle shut out the A.B.C. colored team in a game Sunday afternoon. Lacey featured for the locals by striking out twelve men. Newcastle 4, A.B.C.s 0."

May 25?, 1909

West Baden, IN
"A.B.C.s Beat Sprudels. - West Baden, Indiana. - The A.B.C.s of Indianapolis defeated the West Baden Sprudels in the opening game of the series 9 to 3. Batteries - Sprudels, Lyons, and Gordon; A.B.C.s Higbee and Knight."

May 29, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"May 29, A.B.C.s vs St. Louis Black Sox."

May 30, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"May 30, A.B.C.s vs St. Louis Black Sox."

May 31, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"May 31, A.B.C.s vs St. Louis Black Sox."

June 6, 1909

Louisville, KY
"Cubs Win From Hoosier Boys in the Ninth - Lousivilleans Beat A.B.C.s in Fast Game - Herron, Davis and Booker Made Home Runs. - Special to the Freeman. - Louisville, Kentucky, June 6. - With a few Indianapolis rooters, 2,000 thirty-fourth degree fans saw one of the fiercest battles of recent years. Both teams were strong at the bat. Davis carried off the fielding honors for the A.B.C.s; in fact, he gave the best exhibition of left-field playing seen here this season. Pitcher Talbert kept the hits well scattered until the last inning, when he let one man walk. Brisoe made an unusually good bunt; then Collins hit safe to right center, filling the bases. Watson, coming to the bat, received the glad hand from the fans, and set the crowd wild by smashing the ball for two bases, bringing in two scores and winning the game. West pitched a grand uphill game, and deserved to win. A fast double play was pulled off by Wallace and Martin, which put a crimp in the A.B.C.s run getting."

"Gossip of the Game. - Herron is a good base runner. Martin played a fair game at first. Collins caught a good game and threw well to bases. Merida caught a good game, but could not get his famous long hit. Left Fielder Davis made a hit with the crowd by his good, all-round playing. Say, boys, that was a hard game to lose, all right. Better luck next time. Watson robbed Marcus of a hit when he sprinted and nabbed the ball in the seventh inning. Wallace is playing good ball. He made several good stops which called for Louisville's applause. Emory is getting his batting eye trimmed. He got two bingles out of three times up Sunday. West pulled out of two tight places. That's right, old boy use your head as well as your arm. Captain Booker is swatting the ball in a la Hans Wagner style, and he is playing some ball at short. Talbert has one ball that is a daisy. It appears to stop, then starts out fresh with the speed of a cyclone. Briscoe, Robinson and Emory did not have much to do. Still, they took care of everything in reach. Nice catch you made, Emory. Old Jack Nutter seems to please the most skeptic, and as an umpire he is hard to excel. Remember that an umpire is human. We all make mistakes sometimes. Herron and Davis thought it was very funny when they both made home runs by knocking the ball over left-field fence. Captain Booker thought he would try the same thing. Well, you know what he did, and that is the second one."

June 7, 1909

West Baden, IN
"Ranites Take Three in a Row. - After losing to the Louisville Cubs, the A.B.C.s went to West Baden, Indiana and played the spring water boys in a series of three games, winning the same. The scores were: Monday 4 to 0, Tuesday 2 to 0, Wednesday 2 to 1."

June 8, 1909

West Baden, IN
"A.B.C.s Win Game. - West Baden, Indiana. - The West Baden Sprudels were shut out Tuesday by the Indianapolis A.B.C.s 2 to 0. Batteries - Sprudels, Brown and Pierce; A.B.C.s Higbee and Meredia."

June 9, 1909

West Baden, IN
"A.B.C.s 2, West Baden Sprudels 1."

June 11, 1909

West Baden, IN
"A.B.C.s Shut Out. - West Baden, Indiana. - June 11. - The West Baden Sprudels shut out the Indianapolis A.B.C.s Thursday, 2 to 0. Batteries - Sprudels, Lyons and Gordon; A.B.C.s, Talbott and Merida."

June 20, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Ranites Beat Colts. - The A.B.C.s defeated the Thompson Colts, Sunday, by a score of 19 to 2. Griffin and Tiller pitched for the home boys. The Chicago boys couldn't hit. Davis, of course, made a home run."

June 27, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Baseball - Old Enemies Clash Again - Atkins vs A.B.C.s - At the Atkins South Side Park, Sunday, June 27, in a double-header. - This will be the opening of a series of seven games between the two teams for the City Championship. Admission 25c. Take Shelby Street or Garfield Park cars to end of line, where busses will transfer patrons to and from the park free of charge."

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Win Two Games from Standard Giants - Tennessee Tossers Hit a Losing Streak at Louisville, West Baden, Indiana, and Indianapolis. - The A.B.C.s won two games from the Standard Giants of Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday and Friday. The first game resulted in a score of 9 to 4. Tiller and Higbee pitched for the locals and Church for the visitors. The second game ended with a score of 14 to 7. Talbott pitched for the A.B.C.s and Moorman and O'Neal for the Tennesseans. As the score shows, the home boys doubled the total marks on their opponents. Davis made a home run with two men on bases in the eighth. Herron and Coleman also made the circuit. Higbee stretched a two-bagger into a three-base hit, and then walked in home while Watkins, the Giants' catcher, stood waiting for him - having fun with the visitors."

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Win First Game; Lose Second to Atkins - Score of First Game, 5 to 1; Second, 3 to 0 - Higbee and Davis Pitched for A.B.C.s - Two More Games. - The A.B.C.s and the Atkins played the first two games of the annual series Sunday at the South Side Park. This series for the season consists of four games, of which two remain to be played. In case of a tie a fifth game will be played to decide the city championship. Sunday's game attracted much interest, as there is a great rivalry between the white boys and the Ranites. Both teams have been holding their own, both in and out of the state. The two teams both broke even Sunday. The A.B.C.s taking the first game, with Higbee in the box, and the Atkins the second, with Noffke on the mound. Higbee pitched a good game and continues to do his part in putting the team on a winning streak. Only once did the sawmakers cross the pan for a single score, while the Northwestern tallied five scores with the aid of nine well placed timely hits. The hold in the willow was too large for the losers and eight of them kept cool by fanning. Higbee had good control over the ball as well as getting two hits. Morris, Lolla Allen and Merida circled the bags, Allen making it twice. Thompson, Merida, Davis and Higbee touched the ball for two-baggers. Board's mit had the glue in it and he cut them down in first class style, as did Merida at Home. Herron, as usual, put the steal on with Allen and Higbee doing the same. Only one error was made by either team. The infield of the A.B.C.s played like clockworks and kept things going all the time. The second game went to the Atkins without allowing the Ranites to score. Noffke gave them three hits, while Davis, who pitched for A.B.C.s, was bumped eight times. Either chalked up three errors. Though Davis had better control over the ball than his opponent, the latter received better team support, which accounts for the Sawmakers' victory. Davis and Merida stole bases. Thompson caught a good game."

July 3, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Home runs are becoming common for Davis, of the A.B.C.s"

July 4, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"The Cubs play at Indianapolis, Sunday, July 4, and Monday, July 5, with a double header on the 5th."

"Louisville Cubs Play A.B.C.s - The Louisville Cubs are here for a series with the A.B.C.s, Sunday and Monday. The Cubs recently beat the local team at Louisville, and the home boys expect to play the trick on them during the series. Both of these teams are in good shape, and strong contenders for the independent championships of their respective States."

Indianapolis, IN
"A.B.C.s Lose Double Header to Louisville Cubs - Visitors Defeat Local Team by Scores of 4 to 1 and 10 to 4 - Martin and West Pitched for Cubs. - Before one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a baseball game at Northwestern Park, the A.B.C.s were defeated for a double-header by the Louisville Cubs, who claim the championship of Kentucky, by score of 4 to 1 and 10 to 4. Both games were fast and snappy, the little bears showing some unusual semi-professional class. From start to finish of each game neither team was willing to concede victory to the other until the last innings. The Cubs brought a delegation with them that was not afraid to use lung force and that rooted hard for the visitors. Griffin pitched the first game, and although losing, did credit to himself by his splendid showing. Griff tried hard to beat the Louisvillians, but they set a pace too fast for his support. He executed the kind of headwork that goes to win a game. While he made four assists, the infield, which did not put up its usual performance, chalked up five errors which practically gave the visitors their best chances to score. Lollo's arm was a little too strong and high to first base on two different occasions, each proving costly. Big Boy did the grabbing behind the sauces, but for some reason he could not united the stick with Martin's, who pitched for the Cubs, tantalizing curves. The Fall City boys made but one blunder and that was when Robinson, in right field, misjudged a fly in his territory. The A.B.C.s easiest feat was base stealing: Morris, Lolla, Allen, Davis, Board and Griffin did the swiping. Wallace at second and Carter short were the sensation of the Louisville infield while Mitchell created comment among the fans on his quickest and squeeze the sphere behind the bat. Both pitchers did honors to the mound, although Martin walked three men. Morris scored the only run for the A.B.C.s in the first inning which from a financial point of view this was a features with Manager Butler as the Cubs would have won twenty-five dollars on a shut-out. In the second game Talbott, for the A.B.C.s, and West for the Cubs, were sent to the box. Talbott started the game, which only lasted seven innings, by walking the first man up, as well as giving others bases on balls; he was retired in the fourth inning by Higbee. The Kentuckians scored five runs on each of these slabsmen while four runs were tallied by the home team. Every man on the visiting team made one or more putouts, and with two exceptions, every man got a tap or two. A general change was made in the A.B.C.s lineup. Merida was switched from catcher to second base and then to first base; Tiller relieved Herron at center field; Morris played first base for a while; Thompson caught, and Griffin played in right field. Even then the infield again made blunder after blunder and played a ragged article of ball, but never once gave up the battle. For four innings West, who is an ex-A.B.C. star, pitched gile edge ball until the local boys rallied for three runs in the fifth and then slipped in another run in the seventh frame. Hard hitting piled up the score for the Cubs. They recently beat the Indianapolis team in Louisville. A double-header was scheduled for the fifth, but was postponed on account of rain."

"From Off Home Plate. - The seating capacity was crowded. - Allen had an off day and so did Lolla. - The Cubs certainly had good support from the fans. - Dallas at short surprised everybody. He played an errorless game. - Robinson is still one of the best outfielders in semi-professinal baseball. The Mighty Demas secured only one scratch bingle in the two game. Watson was a stone wall at third. He jailed everything that came his way. - Manager Butler said that he had never before seen his boys play such poor ball. - Best drawing card and double header of the season. More such games, if you please. - One of the Louisville rooters offered a wager of 10 to 7 that Bubs would take the series. - Davis knocked the ball over left field fence three times each time sending it outside the foul line. - George Abrams, the game keeper must have had a hunch, as he failed to place a bet on the locals. - Centerfielder Emery looks good. He had his batting eye, securing a single and a double in the last game. - The change in the lineup of the A.B.C.s in the second game made no difference in the Cub's slugging feast. Stringer Black, the genial manager of the Cubs, was brim full of confidence, but failed to un-mit his dough. - I am strong for you A.B.C.s, but Oh, you Cubs. - an admirer of the local team, but he is from Kentucky. - Wallace the mighty Demus, played all around second and everywhere else. On the ground, in the air, over here, over there, one handed and bare handed, he eats them alive. - Ed "Kid" Lee is said by the management to be no longer connected with the Cubs in any capacity whatever. - The Cubs would have gotten $25 besides their share of the gate receipts had they scored a shut-out in the first game. - Bud Hicks was among those present. He is perhaps one of the staunchest friends and rooters the Cubs has in all Louisville. - When things got interesting, you couldn't tell who played second for the Kentuckians, Wallace, or Carter, a pair hard to beat. - Jack Tatters, in his light suit was a busy man. The game, in his mind, was sewed up for Louisville before the fray was called to arms. - The Louisville Cubs ball team were royally entertained by Messrs. Wilson, Kurykendall and Jones at their dancing class July 5. - The Mighty Demas received a cordial hand when he came to the plate in the first game. Demas is popular with the Indianapolis buggs. - Captain Booker was on the job but created no sensations around the initial sack. He is a good captain, however, and has his men well disciplined. Griffin exhibited headword as well as good use of his speedy wing. Had all the A.B.C.s played Griff's style the results would have been different. Martin and Mitchell, the first battery introduced by the visitors, made a good impression. Their work was consistent and of a high order throughout the fray. Briscoe, the erstwhile brilliant left fielder of the visitors did the village school boy stunt by muffing an easy fly that fell directly in his mitt, to the disgust of everybody. West and Collins, who were in the points for the visitors in the second game cleaned up. West, who is an ex-A.B.C., served up a brand of slants and benders that kept the local sticksters swatting the atmosphere. Jesse Palmer, the Freeman representative was an interested spectator in the stand. He was a demon rooter throughout the contest for Louisville and was continually drawed up in a knot and did not relax until the last A.B.C. warrior had been scaplped."

July 5, 1909

West Baden, IN
"Cubs Bow to Sprudels. - Lose First Game of a Series with West Baden's Crack Team. - West Baden, Indiana. - After defeating the A.B.C.s of Indianapolis in a double-header Sunday, the Louisville Cubs lost to the Sprudels in the first game of a series by a score of 5 to 1. Batteries - Sprudels, Lyons and Crow; Cubs, Martin and Mitchell."

July 17, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Four A.B.C.s are making good with Chicago Giants. They are: Shawler, Washington, Young, and Hutchinson."

Indianapolis, IN
"Jim Shaler, formerly of the A.B.C.s, is captain of the Chicago giants. They recently taxed Sterling's all-star team (white) for two games by scores of 5 to 4 and 11 to 0."

July 18, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Danville Smoked Off. - A.B.C.s Take Early Lead, Followed by Rally in the Eighth Inning. - The A.B.C.s defeated the Danville Browns Sunday by a score of 7 to 5. The visitors made a late rally in the ninth, but could not overcome the lead of the local team. Score: A.B.C.s 7, Browns 5."

July 23, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Browns Lose to A.B.C.s - Timely and Hard Pounding of Sphere Give Ranites Victory. - Danville, Illinois. - The Indianapolis A.B.C.s defeated the Danville Browns at Wilson Park Friday afternoon by the score of 4 to 3. The features of the game were the heavy hitting of the A.B.C.s and Ayers' pitching for the Browns. The same teams played at Northwestern Park, Indianapolis, Sunday."

July 31, 1909

Indianapolis, IN
"Passes Through City. - Charles Stephens, manager of the Eagles of New Orleans, was in the city two days of last week to arrange for a game with the A.B.C.s. The Eagles are on a northern tour."