Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 146, Hammond, Lake County, 7 December 1910 — Page 3

THE !nHES. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1910. '3

EAST CHICAGO AID IMDlfti HARBOR

EAST CHICAGO. Husbands of "lady Elks' were royally entertained last night at a sumptuous supper that was served at Elks' hall. There were fifty-six present and all had a rattling good time. Ibe affaJr was under the chairmanship of Mrs.- Peter Stirling, who was assisted by six other members of a committee appointed to have the affair in charge. The tables groaned under the assortment of choice viands. A program of songs was a feature of the entertainment, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stirling contributing a number to-the program, as dd also A. G. Lundquist. who sang in Swedish, and Albert Lewis. Stirling's orchestra played. The Order of the Eastern Star auxiliary will hold a meeting at the horn's of Mrs. Victor Badeaux, 0:ie Hundred and Forty-fifth street and Todd avenue, tomorrow afternoon. The library board met last right and routine business was transacted. State Secretary MUeham attended the meeting and left this morning for Valparaiso. Mr. and Mrs. John O'Neil gave a slt-

course dinner Sunday evening to a

number of Mr. O'Neil's East Chicago

friends at . their home on Harrison

street, Gary. The dinner was in honor

of Mr. O'Neil's birthday and the fol

lowing gentlemen were present: Frank Keep. George Standish, Herbert Daub,

"Dish" O'Neil, Owen Reed and Joe

Meade. Mrs. ONeil received many com

pliments on the uniqueness of her

menu cards.

Get your Christmas money from the Calumet Loan company, 212 Hammond

building. Hammond, Ind. rhone 323.

Come early. 28-tf

GRIFFITH. The Griffith Gun club held their reg ular shoot yesterday.

P. J. Griffin of Chicago Heights was

a pleasant caller here today.

John Anderson of Valparaiso was here a short time this morning on his

way to the county seat.

Swetz, who has been seriously sick

for the past week, is no better.

Robert Olnev of Chicago transacted

business here today.

4RK VOtl tAKIXG THE TIMKJI

Free!

After Decembsr 19th we will give away a bottle of Wine with every purchase of $1.00 or more. Our prices for Christmas Goods will be the same as usual.

INDIANA HARBOR. The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth

odist church will hold another one of their experience socials at the home of

Mrs. J. C. Dickson on the, lake front

week from, tonight. The social will

be given for the husband and friends

of the members, and each member of

the aid is expected to earn a dollar in

the meantime and tell at the affair next Wednesday evening how she

earned It. .

Rev. H. P. Ivey attended a revival

meeting in Wheeler, Ind., Monday

eening, and assisted in the work. He

reports much enthusiasm shown.

Miss Harriet Stormont and Miss Lil

lian Collins will spend the week end

with Mrs. Walker at her home in La-

porte. '

-ine woman s Home Missionary so

ciety or tne jvietnoaist church send a box of clothes, fruit" and so forth to the Marcy Home In Chicago every year and all who have contributions to

make to this year's box will please get

them to Mrs. Ben Roop's home, 3804

.Fir street, before 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon, as the box will be packed

at that time.

The attendance at the revival meet

ing held In the Church of Christ last

night was twice as larg as any of the previous meetings. Charles' Kindred,

the eminent divine of Chicago, spoke and his address had the effect of adding several ew members to the church. Mr. Kindred will be present at all the balance of the meeting this week. Merrill and Newell Ivey, the sons of Rev. H. P. Ivey, are sick with the measles. Merrill is nearly recovered from his attack, but Newell Is still pretty sick. The Sunday school t bokrd of the Methodist church will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the home of D. W. Dupes, on Fir street. All members are requested to attend, as business of importance will come up. Get your Christmas money from the Calumet Loan company, 212 Hammond building, Hammond, Ind. rhone 323. Come early. 28-tf

LONG TORTURE OF SIX-DAY ENDURANCE AND SPEED CONTEST SOON TO BE STARTED IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, BY BICYCLISTS.

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THREE I LEAGUE TO MEET IN JANUARY Al Tearney. president of the Three-I league, leaves Sunday for New York to attend the meeting of the major leagues next week. The annual winter meeting of the Three-I league will not be called by Tearney until the beginning of the New Year. The Three-I boss has been on the sick list for the past few days. He Is recuperating from his illness and expects to join the baseball colony today or tomorrow.

Hard riding on the raised track in Madison Square Garden, New York, in the annual six-day race, begins December preparing for the race, which la a teat of endurance, primarily. In which several riders collapse each year.

The contestants now are

NEW WALKING RECORD New York, Dec. 7. News of the establishment of a series of new world's walking records, made a,few days ago in Milan, Italy, has just reached this city. The new title holder is H. V. L. Ross, an Englishman, who was entered as a scratch man in a twenty kilome

ter -walking, handicap. The distance in statute measure Is 12 miles 752 yards, and Ross won in 1:35:16 '1-5, a new worlds record for the distance. Other r'ecords were: Ten miles, 1:13:15; It miles, 1:23:52; 12 miles. 1:31:56.

Golden Gate Wine House

Nathan Levy, Prop.' 3412 Mich. Ave. Ind. Harbor

Articles of Incorporation.

Articles of incorporation have been

nied in the office of the secretary of

state for the following: The American Tobacco Co., New Jer

sey; capital stock. $118,931,500; certified

in Indiana for $,362.82; to store leaf

tobacco? C. C. Dula, vice president.

The Empire Tire company. New Jersey; capital stock, $500,000; certified in Indiana for $8,277; to sell automobile

tires; C. H. Se.mple, president.

Button &-" Konsinger Co., Terre Haute; insurance agents; capital stock,

$5,000; directors, F. C. Kensinger. W. H,

Button, Evelyn A. Kensinger and Min

nie R. Button.

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RUNG NEWS

CYCLISTS HAVE

RUSTY SPILL, 3 IN TUMBLE

JNew York, Dec. 7. In the most

sensational sprint in the six-day bicycle

race in Madison Square Garden, which was started by Walter Rutt of the

German-Holland team, at 3:45 p. m. yes

terday, three men were thrown from

their wheels and one team was lapped

Gordon walker of the Australian

team, ueorge Cameron of the cost-to

coast team, and Alfred Halstead, his teammate, were thrown. Halstead's pedal struck the .track. He fell and

the other two men, who were In his

wake, piled up on top of him. Halsteaa

was cut over the right eye and knocked

unconscious for a moment. He was the

only man injured.

Frank Galvin of the American

Swedish team lost a lap. The biK

crowd went almost mad with excitement. At noon the racers began to fall behind the records for the first time since the start. At 4 p. m. twelve teams had covered 815 miles and 5 laps, Galvin and Anderson were one lap behind. The record is 818 miles, 3 laps. At 1240 this afternoon Julien Pouchois of the French team refused to relieve his teammate, Leon Georget. The latter stopped riding, but still had four hurs in which to secure another

mate before finally being declared out of the race.

At 2 o'clock the thirteen contestants

were still tied, having- 774 miles and 8

laps to their credit. The record Is 779 miles, 5 laps, made in 1909.

PLANS OF INDIANA TEAM SPOILED Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 7. The rule

adopted by the "Big Eight" conference colleges at Chicago last Saturday prohibiting any of the elevens from play

ing any other team east oi tne con

ference thwarts the plans of Athletic Director Hutchins of Indiana to 3end

the crimson eleven to Pittsburg for a game next fall. Hutchins had decided

on such a game to take the place of one of Indiana's contests with secondary colleges. . Indiana will play two games of baseball with the Waseda, Japan, college nine next spring, one at Bloomington ajid the other at Indianapolis. Entire booking of the Japs' American tour is in charge of the University of Chicago.

HARRIS IS ELECTED

PRESIDENT OF DOVES Stockholders Name Pittsburger Head of Boston Nationals.

ARTHUR HOWE YALE CAPTAIN New Haven, Conn., Dec. 7. At the annual election of a Yale football captain for next season Arthur Howe of South Orange, N. J., was chosen unanimously. He Is a junior In the academic

department and has been varsity quarter back for two seasons. He prepared at the Hotchkiss school at Lakeville, Conn., with Ted Coy and Pop Corey. His brother, Henry, captained the Tale crew two years ago. '

HARVARD GETS GAMES IN SOUTH Memphis, Tenn., , Dec. 7. Hamilton Fish Jr., acting for an all-star Harvard eleven, has booked a game with an all-southern eleven to be played here on Dec. 28. This will be the first

1 appearance of any athletic representa

tives of Harvard in the far south. They also will play at New Orleans on. Dc 31.

Sporting Briefs

NEW OFFER FOR PACKEY M'FARLAND

Boston, Dec, 7. -John P. Harris was elected president of the Boston National league, club af he, annual meeting of the stockholders yesterday. Harris is the Pittsburger who recently purchased the Dovey interests in the club from John Dover. John Dovey was elected treasurer. The story which was circulated yesterday that James Phelan, a local banker, had bought the Doves, acting for a local syndicate, proved to

be erroneous.

AMERICAN TURFMEN

"WIN RACES IN PARIS Auteuil, France, Dec. 7. American owned horses won two events of the racing card run off . here yesterday. Frank J. Goulds Cavero' won the Prix Perth and Moncauchols, owned by Nash Turner, won the Prix Saint Bris.

LANGFORD KNOCKS OUT MORRIS HARRIS Boston, Dec. 7. Sam Langford made short work of Morris Harris, the New York heavyweight, in their scheduyld

twelve-round bout last night, flooring

the big fellow in the second round for the count. A right and a left to the jaw turned the trick.

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Tom O'Rourke, matchmaker of the National Sporting club of New York, yesterday wired Packey McFarland, the stockyards lightweight, offering him $3,000, with a privilege of 35 per cent of the gross receipts, if he would agree

to meet Abe Attell, featherweight

champion, before his club on Dec. 23.

Packey said he would accept this offer

unless Billy Gibson, matchmaker of the

Fairmont club, gave him a similar offer.

Johnny McFarland, a cousin of Packey. who is looking after the manager

ial affairs of the fighter, talked with Gibson over the loog distance telephone

and the promoter asked the manager

to hold off until 3 o'clock today before

accepting O'Rourke's offer. McFarland

agreed to this and the matter will De settled definitely before night.

McFarland and Attell have agreed to

terms and the ngnters win enner meet.

at the Fairmont club on Dc. 19 or be

fore the National Sporting club on Dec. 2S- - . .

MOTOR PARTY

NEAR DEATH

Tuscumbla. Ala., Dec. 7. After losing their way and wandering aimlessly

for more than twelve hours in a snow j and rain storm, the American Automo- j bile association scouting party, headed by A- L. Ferguson of New York, was! rescued today and brought into this; city. The party, including Ferguson,! Hugh Finney of Columbus, Ohio, and1 Charles Thatcher and Fred Clarke of( rsnHrnatl were in an exhausted con-;

dition. The party is en route to Francisco by the southern route expects to reach Its destination Christmas.

GOPHERS TO TOUR JAPAN

Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 7. Arrangements are now under way for the Uni

versity of Minnesota baseball team to tour Japan next July or August. Local authorities are communicating with

several of the leadlnr universities in

Japan and expect to reach a definite

agreement shortly.

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It Is said that Secretary William H. Locke of the Pittsburg club will be

elected president of the Boston Na

tionals.

Detroit fans claim that Evers and

Tlker of the Cubs have nothing on the

old Tiger combination 6T "Kid" Elberfleld and "Kid" Gleason. Coach Percy Haughton of Harvard la in Europe, taking a well-earned vacation. Georgetown defeated the "University of Virginia this season for the first time since 1901. Not a touchdown has been scored In the Yale-Harvard games for the past three seasons. Captain Fred Daly wound up his football career with a great game against Harvard. By their great work again at Minnesota the Michigan eleven have been proclaimed champions of the west. "Knockout" Brown is laid up with a broken hand and will not be able to box for quite a while. Digger Stanley, the English bantam champion, will not come to this country for several months on account of matches in England.

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BOXER COTTON Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 7. In police court this morning Frank Moran, the heavyweight -mgilist who, with Referee Eddie Kennedy, was arrested last, night for fighting in the rink at the Princess auditorium after Moran had been counted out, was fined $25. while Kennedy was discharged. George Cot

ton of Chicago, the otner puguisv, wa.

not served with a warrant, and effort is being made to hush the matter up. The Princess club, where the riot occurred, serves notice that Cotton and Moran are barred from its ring, and there are rumors the police will stop both fighters from appearing in Pitts-

Thomas J. Lynch.. The re-election of President Thomas J. Lynch, of the National League, In the December meeting in New York City, now is assured. He has not lifted a hand for the job, but New York, Boston, Cincinnati and Pittsburg already are aligned for him, making his selection certain. H may be giyen a three-yeur job, instead of a cne-year election.

CALESDAB OF , FOR

SPORTS THE WEEK.

WEDNESDAY. Wrestling match between George Hackenschmidt and Jess Westergaard at Chicago. Annual indoor track and field meet of the Seventh Regiment A. A., Chicago. THIRSDAY. Tournament for open golf championship of the south begins in Atlanta. Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeannette, 12 rounds, at Armory A. A., Boston. Phil Brock vs. Jack Redmond, ten rounds, at Akron, O. r Annual field trials of Texas Breeders' club, Taylor, Texas, (postponed). ' SATURDAY. Finish of the six-day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden, New York. Opening of two days' automobile race meet at Ascot Park. Los Angeles.

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