Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 154, Hammond, Lake County, 17 December 1908 — Page 3

Thursday, Dec. 17, 1908.

THE TIMES.

EAST GHICftGO I! I iiIiMioe

.'PORTING MOTES

EAST CHICAGO. The home of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Ross , waa the scene of a delightful BUr" prlse Rarty on Tuesday evening, when the ladies of the Thimble club surprised Mrs. Ross on the occasion of her birthday. The . evening was pleasantly spent and the guests presented their hostess with a beautiful -Indiana" souvenir spoon. Miss Edna Wlckey of Magoun avenue is a Valparaiso visitor this afternoon. The Misses Elsie Trowe, Helen O'Hara and Josephine Jewett of Whiting were East Chicago visitors last evening. Don't forget tf.e Stirling dance at I. O. O. F. hall on Thursday evening. Admission 25 cents. Good, music assured. 3t ... Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fichter of Olcott avenue are contemplating a visit at the home of the former's parents

In Monticello, Ind., and will prooaDiy leave the early part of next week. Miss Eda Friedman, formerly of this city, has returned to her home In Chicago after a few days" visit at the home of her brother, Julius Friedman, of Olcott avenue. Miss Friedman's "friends will be pleased to learn of her ' engagement to Morris Lazar, a Chicago ladies' tailor with large shops on !the south side. The engagement was .announced in Chicago Sunday evening. Del Funkhouser was a Chicago and Whiting visitor yesterday afternoon. E. "W. Wickey spent yesterday in Crown Point, attending the sessions Of the legislative contest. ' Attorney W. E. Roe is transacting business in Valparaiso today at the - Porter superior court. When you want a perfect fitting suit made call on O'Connel, the tailor. tf A banquet has been prepared for the reception of Mrs. Pauline Summers of ; Valparaiso, who will visit the local chapter, O. E. S., this evening In her official capacity of grand worthy matron of Indiana. Mrs. Summers will be the guest of Mrs. Abbie Thomas while in this city. Mrs. E. T. Davis entertained the Ladies' Aid of the Congregational church ' vpaterdav aflcrnnnn at her home on

Magoun avenue. Mrs Abe Ottenheimer of Magoun avenue visited her mother, Mrs. F. Unger, In Chicago yesterday. Mrs. Unger has now left the Chicago hospital and Is reported as vastly better In health. When you want a nice nobby overcoat made at the right price see O'Con- : nel. the tailor. . tr Miss Maude -Mitchell of Olcott avet .,, was . slJ Chicago -.business - visitor ' yesterday ' afternoon and evening. Mrs. Peter Stirling of Magoun avenue is a Chicago visitor this afternoon. Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer will entertain Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Unger of Chi

cago at the Eastern Star banquet this

evening, returning to Chicago tomorrow evening. :, - Mrs. Mose Specter of Olcott avenue was a Chicago visitor yesterday. Mrs, James Galloway of Olcott avenue ' visited friends in Chicago yesterday afternoon and evening. Mesdames H. H. Clark and Whitesitt spent yosterday afternoon in Chi

cago. . , Attorney J.. D. Kennedy is transacting

business in the superior court at Hammond today. , If you have any clothes that need repairing and pressing why not bring them to O'Connel, the tailor, and have

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Murphy Declares He Would

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DRISCOLL IS TOO -CLEVER FOR HAYES

English Champ Defeats Chicago Pug a. Second Time by Superior Skill.

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Clark Griffith, the new manager of

the Reds, stopped 6ver in Chicago yesterday a few minutes en route to Mon

tana, where he is going to look after his cattle interests. Griffith called on President Murphy of the Cubs and the new Cincinnati leader was closeted with the west side chief for some time, during, which, it Is said, he broached the subject of trades and made an offer for Manager Chance. Neither he nor President Murphy would

give out much of the talk and when

Although defeated by a Whiting , asked whether Griff had asked for

team by a score of 24 to 5, the basket- j Frank Chance Manager Murphy said ball jubilee,- given in the Coliseum rink j he wouldn't exchange the Cub leader last evening, was a huge success. The Jfor the whole of the Cincinnati team, hall was packed early in the evening j Griffith is rather confident he will and following the playing of the game make the Reds a first-division team, at

skating was indulged in until a late; least, but would not make the predic-

hour. The music was excellent, and ition that he would land the pennant.

Landefield's new heating plant added greatly to the comfort of the evening.

Los Angeles, Dec. 17. The aftermath of the Papke-Kelly battle is all of a peaceable nature. Papke evidently realizes that he was a very lucky young man to get away with half of the decision. He is saying very little outside of the fact that he has stated that in a finish fight he believed he

INDIANA HARBOR. Jubilee a Success.

Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 17. After a lapse of ten days Jem Driscoll of Eng

land and Grover Hayes of Chicago met! would be the survivor, last night in a return match before Neither Kelly nor

i?errettl,

the National Athletic club. Driscoll Silvie

again showed that he was Hayes' su

perior, although the latter put up " a better fight than he did .in the first contest.

Hayes was clearly afraid of the Brit

on and did little except cover up in the

first and sixth rounds. Grover did a

Assessor Bert Escher visited friends in the Harbor yesterday afternoon and evening. B. C. Lukens of the Central drug store has placed a mechanical toboggan slide in his window, advertising his Christmas trade. Small dolls on miniature sleds ride down the incline. The design, which was arranged by H. G. Baughman, is attracting plenty of attention and Lukens is gaining quite a reputation as a "hurry-up" druggist. Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of Matthews, Ind., are spending a few days as guests at the Galvin home on Fir street. Frank Williams of Springville, 111., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Henry Marlow, of Pennsylvania avenue. The Lake County Department Store company, 3507 Deodore street, is now open for business in their large new

stores with all new goods at lowest

prices in Indiana Harbor. Dry Goods,

Hardware, Furniture, Shoes, Crockeryware, Clothing, Clocks and a large line

of holiday goods to gladden the heart

of all. . 9t J. L. Springer of Decatur, 111., is spending a few days in the city, transacting business with the Inland Steel company., ; l .. . : . . Manager Little of the Harbor Athlet-

STEFFEH IS PICKED

CAMP'S ALL-AMERICAN. Left End Scarlet, Pennsylvania. Left Tackle Fiah, Harvard. Left Guard Goebel, Yale. Center Norse, Harvard. Right Guard Tobin, Darthniouth. Right Tackle Horr, Syracuse. Right End Sehildmlllrr, Dartmouth. Quarterback Steffen, Chicago. Left Halfback Tibbott, Princeton. Right Halfback Hollenbach, Pennsylvania. Fullback Coy, Yale.

have

his manager,

been fit to cry

is notaltogether off the boxing game in ; Wisconsin was shown last night when, at the last moment,, the fight between Toung Mahoney and Eddie MeGoorty was called off,, owing to a threat, of the humane agent to cause arrests.

YALE TO PLAY FORD HAM

AND AMHERST NEXT SEASON.

New Haven, Conn., Dec. 17. Yale has decided to give Fordham and Amherst football dates for next season. Both teams will play at Yale field. The Amherst Agricultural college has been dropped. Yale has declined to take on the Carlisle Indians.

ASK PREMIER TO STOP BURNS-JOHNSON FIGHT.

"stop, thief," but instead have accepted

the draw decision In a sportmanlike manner. "Unquestionably Jeffries gave the decision as he saw it," said Ferretti. There is a strong probability that the

little better in the second round, and again. Both the Los Angeles and San in response to Jack McGuigan's re-j Francisco promoters are working to

peated cries of "don't let him set," beat ' get papke and Kelly together a fourth the clever Englishman to the punch ' time.

on several occasions and also held his

own in some of the mix-ups. Hayes AT.,TT,A tta-ot7o rnnrv

Sydney, Australia, Dec.1 17. Members of the Angelican synod are attempting to have the Burns-Johnson fight scheduled for Dec. 26 prohibited. A protest has been filed with the premier of Australia, and the Anglicans hope that the

world's championship pugilistic con

test will be forbidden.

DR. MESSAGE, SPORTING

PROMOTER, A BANKRUPT. Dr. John G. Message, one of the best

known sporting promoters in Chicago,

did very well, indeed, for about a minute of this round.

The third was the best round of the

fight. After taking a few lefts, Hayes dodged one of them and landed a righthander on Jem's nose that started the blood. With this to encourage him, Hayes rushed into mix-up after mixup with great spirit and landed more

blows than his opponent for a time.

KENSINGTON & EASTERN "JOKER" ON TRIAL TODAY.

AND L0NB0AT TO MEET JAN. 8.

Chicago Runner Challenges Star Long Distance Men for Race in Coliseum.

Captain Walter Steffen of the champion Maroons is the only western football player selected by Walter Camp for his regular All-American team which appears in the current number of Collier's. Steffen is placed at quarterback and is highly praised by the eastern critic. On the second and third teams selected by Camp are found three other

ic association .reports that enthusiasm western stars. Messner of v isconsin in the new organization is growing is placed at tackle on the second daily, and that, .actual athletic, workieleven wihle Page, the scrappy Maroon will commence very shortly. jend and captain-elect is rewarded with Miss Saddle Barker of the Harbor an nd position on the third eleven. entertained friends from Hammond last I wthll Van Hoo th? J1""?1" f,ant' iS , .placed at guard on the third team.

Roland Summers of Aldis avenue arrived home yesterday to spend his Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Summers. Attorney , and Mrs. J. A. Patterson spent yesterday with friends In Chicago.

Carlisle.-; Pn. Dec 17. Little Bov.

The Misses Ella Klose and Margaret captaIn of tne Carlisle Indian football

team for next year, has been declared inelibible to play another year, and another election will have to be held. The athletic committee of the Indian school found that Little Boy played

Transportation Committee to Consider Franchise Ordinance. Considerable of the Kensington & Eastern railroad ordinance, said to contain a "Joker" giving away the city's rights to Front street, will be taken up by the Chicago council committee on local transportation Saturday. At the meeting Alderman Dennis J. Egan will attack the section of the ordinance

containing the "joker." The transportation committee yesterday recommended that the council pass an agreement between the Calumet & South Chicago and the Southern Electric Railway company, whereby the Calumet company will be allowed to rehabilitate the system of the Southern and collect the expense out of rentals at the rate of $3,000 monthly.

Albert L. Corey, the Chicago Marathon runner,' has secured backing to the amount of $5,000 and yesterday is

sued a challenge to the world, directed especially at Dorando, the Italian run

ner; Tom Longboat and Johnny Hayes

The trio have been Invited here to take part with Corey in a twenty-five-mile event on the track in the Coliseum. It

is planned to hold the race Jan. 8. Corey believes he can give the win

ners a hard race. An effort will be

made to get Forshaw, the St. Louis Runner, in the event. With a field of five of the best Marathon runners in the world, the race should be a good

card.

New York promoters are trying to bring together Longboat and Alfred Shrubb, but it Is said that the conditions which the English runner wants a series of three races, one of ten, one of fiteen and one of twenty miles are not acceptable to the Indian.

was declared a bankrupt yesterday. lis scheduled assets of $392 and .liabilities of $3,501.58. The descent of the "lid" upon Chicago, the stopping' of fighting in :the city.' and neighborhood towns

brought Message,- who lives at' 224 Schilfcn street and has offices at 145 State street, into the bankruptcy court. Last winter. Dr. Message lost trying to run a skating rink and wrestling shows. Recently he has been striving to promote fighting in West Hammond, but about ten days ago a battle between Frankie White and Danny Goodwin was stopped by the police, which ended the club's career.

. . INDIANA POSTAL AFFAIRS. - , . Washington, D. C, Now 15. The following fourth-class postofflces will be advanced to the presidential class Jan. 1: Earl Park. Ft. Branch, Medaryvllle, Newburg, Ossian, Poseyville, Rosedale, q Wakarusa and Wanatah. The salaries paid in each instance will be $1,000 a year except the postofflces at Earl Park and Ossian, which will pay $1,100 per year. Leroy Shuppert was appointed a city letter carrier at South Bend. The following appointments were moia tn fill vnansla In tha rural Jctta.

carrier force: Battle Ground, Harry Martin; Coal City, John S. Smith; Jacksonville. Elmer Sheets.

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H0PPE CHALLENGES THE WORLD

Crack Billiard Player Will Ran Independently Hereafter. .

17. Willie. Hoppe,

Cbairman of Baseball Commission Keeps l"p Good Postponing Work. Cincinnati, Dec. 17. The same old stall about the national commission's report in the world's series ticket scandal was handed out , yesterday, when the chairman, Mr. Herrmann, an

nounced that the decision of the corn-

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Sinnock, the Illinois quarter back, comes in for honorable mention. On the whole, the team, as usual, is very much of an eastern affair.

now manage himself. He has severed

, his connections with any concern and

will run independently. Hoppe deplores the lack of championship class players and believes that the day is coming when there will be a number of top-notchers.

! LITTLE BOY FOUND INELIGIBLE.

Griffith visited friends in the Harbor

last evening. Willis Sanderson of Greensburg, Ind., was a visitor at . the South Bay hotel yesterday afternoon and evening. Attorney I. Leon Gould will spend tomorrow with friends in Chicago. .. Judge G. E. Reiland and wife of Elm street wera Chicago business visitors yesterday afternoon and evening. . Buy your Christmas gifts at the Arcade and get a chance on the beautiful Doll to be given away free, on display in show window, 3416 Pennsylvania avenue. 6t Manager Landefield will shortly com-

ENGLEW00D ELEVEN TO ARRIVE AT BUTTE TODAY.

of Sept. 23, when Brush buried the National league directors with affidavits to prove his club had won that disputed game.

FLYNN AND LANGF0RD END THEIR HARD TRAINING.

San Francisco, Dec. 17. Sam Langford and Jim Flynn, who are to box twenty rounds before Sam Berger's club next Monday, are putting the finishing touches on their training and for the rest of the week the work at

Billings, Mont, Dec. 17. Captain Stelt of the Englewood eleven received encouraging information yesterday from Clvde "Rlflir. n. frrmr TTnlvArsltv

'of ChWtro snrintr who U on ft rnnnh!both camPs wil1 b of tne Sht order.

in some of the minor games in 1905, and jat Sheridan, "vTyo. Blair stated that j Lan&fori says ne ,s below the weight

Butte's team, which Englewood plays jal wmcn ne wanls lo enler lne rln Sftturnftv. i not waII vPrRo In h an for that reason Will slack up his

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He verified the fact that the miners were of the lightweight variety. The team reached Billings at 7:30 last evening and after a fifteen-minute rest the special car was backed on the North

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