Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 233, Hammond, Lake County, 22 March 1909 — Page 3

Monday, March 22, 1909.

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EAST CHICAGO. Deputy Street Commissioner Peter Stirling received a letter last Saturday from Thomas R. Cummins, the engineer of maintenance and way of the South Bend interurban notifying him that a force of men -will arrive today to put that part of Chicago avenue traversed by the lnterurban's railroad, from Railroad avenue to White Oak, back into the same condition in which they found it before putting in their double track. The city has been after the company hot and heavy ever elnce the laying of the tracks to get them to do this work, but until Saturday the authorities had not succeeded in gaining a definite promise of when the men would begin. As the city Is engaged in puttin Chicago avenue, east from Railroad avenue, in repair by filling In the worn places with crushed stone, the work to be done by

the railroad company Is doubly welcome. W. C- Hutton, formerly manual training instructor at the McKinley school and now located at Lake Geneva, Wis., has been in East Chicago for a few days, transacting buciness and visiting friends. Mrs. A. I Armstrong and brother, Mr. Jack Murphy of South Chicago, were, the guests of Mrs. R. H. Alexander of the Reiland hotel Sunday. Mr. Harold Murphy of Englewood apent Sunday in East Chicago visiting old friends. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wickey left at noon today for an indefinite visit in Monte Vista, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore of Homerlee -venue left today for a four weeks' visit in Waukesha, Wis. Tour taxes are now due and may be paid at the office- of the Ladd agency,

First National Bank building, East Chicago, Ind. Mr. Ted Warren of South Chicago, accompanied by Miss Myrtle Alexander of East Chicago saw "The Prince ot Tonight" at the Princess tfeeater, Chicago, Saturday evening. Harry Patton, who has just been discharged from St. Bernard's hospital, and John Doyle, both of Hegewisch, were East-Chicago visitofs yesterday. Nassau & Thompson are re-decorat-Ing their store on Forsyth avenue preparatory to the spring rush. Charles Fihter has the contract. 1 ,Dr. A. G. Schleiker is putting in a new sheet steel ceiling and In other ways remodeling his drug store on Chicago avenue.

INDIANA HARBOR. , William Masey, employed in the open hearth department of the Inland mill, left Saturday for Benton Harbor, Mich., where he will take treatment for rheumatism at the sanitarium there.

Joseph Kroupa of Chicago was the guest of his brother and sisters at the Lake Shore hotel Saturday and Sunday. Mr. I. Meyer saw "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" in Chicago, Saturday night. " C. C. Shaw spent Sunday with his parents in Elkhart, Ind. Messrs. Walter Eikins and Christopher Hoffman were in Chiago all last week assisting in dismantling the Coliseum after the electric show. John Kamradt was in Chicago Saturday on business. The pastor of the Christian church presented a particularly attractive program yesterday, and was rewarded by a large attendance. Sunday school was called at 10 a. m., and was followed by a communion service at 11 a. m., after which the pastor delivered an eloquent sermon. His subject being "The New Life." The Junior Endeavor society met at 2:13 p. m., and the minister delivered another preachment at 7:30 in the evening on "Seeker of the Lost." The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church will give their annual supper and bazaar at the Auditorium on April 16th. The supper, given Saturday evening at Cline's hall, was not their annual affair, but one given at the request of the public. Mrs. Maude Singer of Grapevine street, who has been ill with typhoid fever for the past five weeks, is reported muh betetr.

Mr. L. Neff of Elm street has the

typhoid fever. The Ladies' Aid solety of the Christian hurch will meet with Mrs. Curtis Mattox next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. This will be a missionary meeting. Mrs. Albert Ehret is recovering from a three weeks' illness. Her brother. Mr. Boyd Stauffer, is now suffering from the typhoid fever. You can get it at Spiegel's, South Chicago's leading furniture store. tf

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Paul Solendy of East Chicago Suffers Broken Leg. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., March 22. Paul Solendy, of Kennedy avenue, a nephew of Andrew Fuzy of this city, suffered

a broken leg last night when he fell over a guy wire belonging to the South Shore line. The accident happened at the corner of Chicago and Todd avenues. Solendy was removed to St. Margaret's hospital after the bones had been set by Dr. Schlieker.

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Kansas City, Mo., March 21. In discussing his decision not to play with the Cubs the present season. Catcher Kling said today: "I have quit for no reason other than that my business here is worth more' than I can make in baseball." Kling has leased a large building here and uses two floors for billiard rooms. His lease on the building has nine years to run and he has about $75,000 invested. Kling is perfectly satisfied with the contract offered him by the Chicago management. He is going to organize a semi-professional team here and join a city league. "Kid"

Nichols, another former National league

star, also will have a team in the field

CALENDAR OF SPORTS FOR THE WEEK.

STAGG 'PAT' ON RULES

Maroon Coach Will Oppose

Change in Football.

Coach Stagg of the University of Chicago la on a "stand pat" crusade. The Midway director, who will represent the west at the meeting of the football rules committee Friday and Saturday in New York, declared yesterday that he would held out against any changes in the 1908 statutes. He expects some sentiment to be brought out against the forward pass as it exists at present. The Maroon coach has written to the "big eight" football coaches for an expression of their views and those who have replied are all in favor of the present rules with

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MONDAY, World's championship 1S.2 balk-line billiard toorantent begins In New Yrk. Opening of automobile sIiOtts In Indianapolis aad Toledo, Jack (Twin) Sullivan vs. Sailor Burke, 10 rounds, at Brooklyn. Hartley Connolly of America vs. Andrew Jeptba, 25 rounds, at London. TUESDAY. Opening of seventh annual automobile race at Dajtona, Fla. Flat racing: season In KJitilaml opens tvlth the Lincolnshire handicap. Packer McFartand vs. Leach Cross, 10 rounds, at Sw York. WEDNESDAY. United north and south golf championship for -women begins at Finehurst, N'. C. Opening of horse show at San Antonio, Texas. THURSDAY. Annual meeting of intercollegiate football rules committee at 3Vew York, Thomas Hueston and Charles Weston begin match at Chicago for world's pool championship. Opening of championship basket-ball tournament at Detroit. Opening of annual tournament of Texas Golf association at Galveston, FRIDAY. Maurice Sayers vs. Lew Powell,, 15 rounds, at San Francisco. Wrestling contest between Got eh and John Perrilli at Omaha. Stanley Ketchel vs. Jack O'Brien, 10 rounds, at TJew York. Intercollegiate fencing championships at Xew York. Indoor Marathon race at Portland, Ore. SATURDAY. Amateur boxing championships of Middle Atlantic States at Philadelphia. University of Michigan-Chicago A. A. dual track meet at Ann Arbor, Bell stakes at Oakland; Los Angeles Oaks at Arcadia.

BATTLER TO HAVE MATCH IN ANTIPODES

Promoter Mcintosh Secures Him to Meet Britt. Battling Nelson was last night matched by Promoter Mcintosh to meet

Jimmy Britt in Australia some time next fall, and the Battler will return with Mr. Mcintosh when the latter starts home. The affair probably will take place in the same arena at Rushcutters' Bay as that in which Burns and Johnson boxed. Several other matches are also in

prospect and it is planned to revive the game across the water on a big scale. Stanley Ketchel may be one of those to go across the ocean and try his fortune in the Intipodes. WIllus Britt, manager of Ketchel, who was expected in town last evenfailed to arrive. He had wired that he would be here and would stop at tba Sherman house, but did not appear.

JlflY HAS THE PUNCH

Clabby Routs Bob Slavin at New Orleans in Three Rounds.

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List for Kentucky Classic Includes 1,251. Lexington, March 22. With entries of several California breeders and others now in Europe who annually make their own entries to be heard from the list for the twentieth renewal of the Kentucky futurity for foals of 1909

will be far in excess of last year. IT. W. Wilson, secretary of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' association, said tonight that the entry list this year had so far amounted to 1,251, which number was in itself far in excess of that of last year and that with breeders at a distance yet to be heard from the number would run over 1,300, which will be a record breaker.

Who said that Jimmy Clabby hasn't

a punch. It took just three rounds for

him to whip Bob Slavin from Del Rosa, i Cal., in a fight at New Orleans, and it did not overtax him at that. From all accounts it appears that Jimmy ran up against something surprisingly easy when he took on Slavin. As this fight was for the championship of the west Hammond now may boast of a real live pugilistic champion. That Jimmy is rapidly climbing over the heads of his competitors is shown by his recent performance. A dispatch from New Orleans describes the fight in a very unique manner. It Is as follows: New Orleans, La., March 22. Bob Slavin, recently from Del Rose, Cal.

tried to commit suicide at the Royal Athletic club the other night by going into the ring with Jimmy Clabby of Milwaukee for a ten round bout. The

referee prevented the contemplated violent-death by giving Jimmy the fight in the third round. The men were billed to fight for the welter-weight championship of the west. Slavin had never been seen in a ring here before. The Californian was beaten into a pulp and dropped to the floor with an uppercut to the chin in the third round. George Kitson New York, and Bert Garic, New Orleans, drew in a ten round bout.

Films Show the French-Canadian Fought Foolish Battle Against the" Man Who Conquered Him at Sydney, Australia..

Chicagoans yesterday got their first have gone several more

glimpse of the Burns-Johnson fight, in action of the authorities

rounds, th in stopping

SUMMARY OF SATURDAY SPORT Daneball. Johnny Kling wired in his resignation to Manager Chance, telling him he would not play this year. The Cubs, with a patched up outfield, defeated Shreveport, 5 to 1. White Sox did gqod work with the bat and defeated Los Angeles, 10 to 3. The White Sox second team was held to a 6-to-6 score at San Francisco. Athleilcs. The Central A. A. U. indoor cham

pionship was won by the C. A. A. squad

at Bartlett gymnasium. W. F. Hamilton, formerly of the C.

A. A., won the eighty-yard dash at

Louisville. Coach Stagg planned sending the track squad over the Marshall field speedway the coming week. Racing. Nadzu won the noted Thornton stakes over the four-mile route at the Oakland track. Rocky O'Brien scored in the San Gabriel handicap at Los Angeles. Aquatics. Members of the C. A. A. team de

feated the Missouri A. C. team in St Louis. Water polo title of Ilinois was won by the 1111 n i squad. Howling. Secretary Langtry of the American Bowling Congress became tired of the criticism and tendered his resignation as the tournament closed. Billiard. Calvin Demarest paired with Louis

Cure in the IS. 2 balk-line tourney In New York. Boxing. Promoter Hugh Mcintosh of Australia reached Chicago and announced that Jeffries would positively box again.

Memphis, March 22. What was generally regarded as the fastest preliminary tryout for this year's Kentucky Derby was witnessed at Montgomery Park when W. J. Young's Warfield accomplished a mile in less than 1:45 with plenty of weight up. Direct from the same string stepped an easy five furlong In fast time. The first of several shipments to Jacksonville is booked for tomorrow when G. J. Blssell's stable will leave, embracing fourteen head.

YANKEES WIN

MacFarland and Moran Cop Six Day Race at Berlin. Berlin, March 22. In the presence of the crown prince and an immense throng of spectators the American team, composed of Floyd MacFarland

and James Moran, finished winners of the six-day bicycle race at 10 o'clock last night and received a magnificent ovation, the cheers of the crowd mingling with the strains of "The Star Spangled Banner." The Americans won by a full lap. The track measured fourteen laps to the

mile. Stol of Holland and Berthet of France finished second. The total distance was 2,425 miles, 312 less than MacFarland and Moran made when they won the six-day race in New York in 190S. The Americans said that they finished fresher than in the New York race and were never pushed to win. The crown prince will receive them at the races tomorrow night.

PLAY THEFiRST 6AHE Pickups Defeat the Hammond Athletics on the Diamond.

The first baseball game played in Hammond this season was played yesterday afternoon on the State Line

grounds in which a picked team defeated the Hammond Athletic club's baseball team by a score of 10 to 7. The score was close throughout the game and in the seventh inning the score was tied 7 and 7. Then Buehrlng. pitcher for the pick-up team, let loose and frightened the Hammond Athletic team so that they couldn't hit the ball. In the eighth inning the pick-up team brought the score up to 10, and by holding the other team down they made them think that they were up against something. The Hammond Athletic club will be out practicing this week and will probably play the same team again next Sunday. There were about fifty people who witnessed the game and were not at all disappointed at the outcome.

which Johnson wrested the championship of the world from the plucky French-Canadian. The films of the now historic battle at Rushcutters' Bay, Sydney, Australia, were shown in Chicago for the first time at the Auditorium and the battle as thrown on the screen shows the accounts of the famous encounter to have been true in practically every detail. The one thing that was brought out plainly was that Burns, overmatched in every way, lost his head and fought

a foolish battle. The white boxer, though manifestly the inferior of the

giant African in strength, chose to clinch at every opportunity and consequently was worn down until he was as a toy in his opponent's hands. That the better llan won the bout in the Antipodes December 26 last cannot be doubted after one has had a glimpse of the pictures of the battle. Johnson was the superior of Burns in every particular. Towering above his opponent until the Canadian, who held the world's championship by virtue of several cleverly executed fakes and easily won battles against second raters, looked like a toy in his hands, the present champion simply played with Burns from start to finish.

it was but an ordinary workout for Johnson. The big negro was so superior In strength that he did not need to protect himself in the clinches, but spent his time when locked with his foe in Jeering at the men In Burns' corner, and in allowing the Canadian to

sap his strength by useless and foolish! that he intended to match the light-

efforts to rough matters. j weight champion with Johnny SumBurns, according to Promoter Hugh mers, who recently beat Jimmy Britt D. Mcintosh, ia more highly esteemed in a twenty-round encounter before the today in Australia than before his de-( National Sporting club of London. The feat, and right well he might be, for , Dane last night refused to state whethhis effort was surely a game one. He j er or not he had entered into any comnever quit fighting from the tap of the' pact with Mcintosh, but said that he gong until the police stopped the en- would leave for San Francisco in about counter. He always was willing to ten days to start to work for hl bout

fight, and although he probably could with Dick Hyland.

the go in the fourteenth round no doubt was the right thing and saved the then champion from much needless punishment. The pictures show the contest well in every detail and make the Australian criticism that there was too much Infighting appear to be a fair complaint. The boxers are locked, in clinches more than half the time and it is this close work that paved th way for Burns' defeat. Johnson yesterday received a tettr from Jim Coffroth, the Colma, Cal., promoter, offering to stage a JeffriesJohnson bout if the negro champion is able to persuade the undefeated white boxer to enter the ring. Coffroth Informed Johnson that he would come east to close the match as soon aa Jeffries made a noise like a fight. Johnson opened his week's theatrical engagement at the Trocadero yesterday and played to two packed houses. He

boxed three spirited rounds with Kid Cutler in the afternoon and repeated the dose in the evening. Johnny Thompson will get back into the ring tonight at the Washington Sporting club of Philadelphia. The "Cyclone" is billed to box bIx rounds with Adam Ryan and should prove an easy winner. m Battling Nelson was closeted yesterday with Hugh D. Mcintosh, the promoter of the Burns-Johnson fight. Mc

intosh declared when he left England

JEFF REFUSES TO COVER FORFEIT OF JOHNSON

TINKER'S SHOW ENDS

New York March 22. Jim Jeffries snorted In a peculiarly nasty way when told that Johnson had called off his match with Ketchel but was willing to leave his $5,000 forfeit up for thirty days for the boilermaker to cover. "That's just what I expected," said Jeff, ignoring the latest defiance at himself and thinking only of the middle-weight who took the big black's offer of a match in good faith. "I thought it was furtny he would risk so much money on anything. "I do not believe that he would even bet that much he is alive. Britt and Ketchel were foolish to think for a

moment that he was acting on the

square."

"But you can put up $.".000 right away and make him forfeit if he

crawls," was suggested.

"Tell him to go and throw the money in the Chicago river or out into the

he is In the best of condition right now J lake. He can't force me nor hurry me. and that Chance need not worry about When I get ready to talk 1 11 have him. plenty to say," snapped the big fellow. And no amount of persuasion could AOVERTISIJro MAKES MA.tT rU make him utter another word on the P9SSIB-I2 TUISGS POS3IBLS . subject of Johnson.

Cub Shortstop Says He Is in Fine Shape. Cincinnati. O., March 22. Joe Tinker, the Cub shortstop, who has been starring in "A Home Run" closed his show here today and left for Chicago. He says he will make a bid for hi3trionic honors again next year and that he has had a successful season. He says that

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Marshall of Indiana must give his per- I mission for the state militia to patrol the Crown Point-Lowell road course before a sanction may be secured from the American Automobile association for the conduct of the Cobe trophy road race, officials of the Chicago Automobile club will this week visit Indianapolis to talk the matter over with the Indiana executive. This declFlon was one of the outcomes of the visit to Chicago last week of Chairman Frank B. Hower of the contest committee of the American Automobile association, but was a small matter compared with other demands made by the easterner. Ae decision on the part of the hoard of directors to make the big race a strictly western event instead of a national is approved by those who believe that now is the time for the west to demonstrate that it is capable of running a race of this magnitude. Through making it western in character the club is enabled to manage the affair from start to finish, is able to name Its own officials and dors not have to share any possible profits with any one. Weather More Favorable. A change from May 23-31 to June

that the weather will be more settled late in June than in May, which will make It all the more agreeable from the standpoint of the spectators, who probably will have to sit for eight hours each day while the race is in progress. Then, too, the roads will be in far better shape. At the present time they are lightning fast because of the frost being still In the ground, but by May they will be In such condition that even the expenditure of $15,000 on them will ont make the course as good as It now Is. As the plans of the club go now. the light car race will be run on June 18 and the Cobe trophy race on the following day. Just what the engine limitations wll be is not known now. for the A. A. A. will lay down the conditions. Chairman Hower of the A. A. A. contest board, after a consultation with the Chicagoans, agreed to take up the matter of rules with Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the rules committee of the Manufacturers' association, and let the local club know aa to the sizes at tiie earliest possible moment. It is believed that the small car event will be for engines slightly larger than those that ran at Savannah about four Inches by four and one-half seecna to be the ta-Dt bobc