Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 11 August 1911 — Page 9

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Friday, August 11, 1911. THE TIMES.

SOX LOSE "JINX;"

BEAT fil

5-4

Ed Walsh Proves Hero in Grueling Ten Inning Game.

CUBS. BY VICTORY,

AGAIN TOP HEAP

Chance Uses Three Pitchers to Vanquish Orphaned Spffragets, 7-5.

the enemy was not belngr fooled to any

great extent,1

TWO WORE CARS FORiLGIII RACES Mercer and Cino Named for National and Kane County Events.

HAPPY CHARLEY HICKMAN QUITS NATIONAL GAME

Standing of the Cluba.

w. l. ret. Philadelphia ,...67 36 .650 Detroit ,...66 39 .629 Boston 54 51 .514 New York 54 51 .514 Cleveland 53 53 .500 Chicago ...SI 53 .493 Washington ...42 63 .400 St Louis 31 73 .293 YetTday' Result. Chicago. 5; Philadelphia, 4 (ten innings). New York, 12; Detroit. 5. "Washington. 9; St. Louts. 8.

0jnea Today. Boston at Philadelphia. New York at Washington. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 11. In a desperate game of ball, In which it seemed fata was bound to bring defeat to the Whit Sox once more, they ! aanaged to keep up their spirit against all iinds of odds and beat the world's Champions out in the tenth inning. The final count was 5 to 4, and it was a see-taw affair all the way, the Sox battling hard for their points, while the Athletics generally had theirs handed to them. Good hitting and base running helped the Sox to their

runs. Mistakes on the part of the Sox gave the Athletics most of theirs. Big" Ed "Walsh was on the slab for Chicago and played a gallant and desperate game of ball, for besides pitching in , great form, only to have the ball thrown away by his mates, the big pitching star scored three of the five runs and made two base hits.

Jack Doyle is now umpiring in the Eastern league and making good.

SPARTAN.

Standing of (lie Clubs. W. L. Pet. Chicago 4h 37 .619 Pittsburgh 61 39 .610 New York 58 40 .592

Philadelphia 57 43 .570 St. Louts 56 45 .554 Cincinnati 45 53 .459 Brooklyn 3S 61 .384

Boston ; 22 79 .218

terday' Result. Chicago. 7; St. Louis, 5. Philadelphia, 4; Pittsburgh, 3. No other games scheduled. Gamra Today.

St. Louis at Chicago. Philadelphia at New York. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Boston. Back into first place clir.ibed Chi

caga's Cubs yesterday by trimming the

orphaned Suftragets, 7 to 5, In a long

drawn out, listless contest that would have been a discredit to a couple of teams playing for the cellar pennant. Chance's men bunched four hits with a pair of bases on balls on Sallee in the fourth inning, and that fortunate combination scored enough tallies to give them the victory that meant first place when the battle at Pittsburgh was decided. To win the game the P. L. had to use three pitchers, and not until M. Brown, captain of the life saving station, got on the job was there any assurance of winning or even of finishing the game. Because of Hichter's fine work as a finisher in recent games Manager

Chance decided to give him another

chance as a, starter, but Reggy appar

ently let the weight of responsibility thus placed on his shoulders interfere

with the display of his pitching goods.

In two innings the visitors grabbed

off six hits and three Tuns, and the

Two additional entries for the Elgin

National and Kane county races were . recel-'ed yesterday by the Chicago Mo

tor club from the Mercer Automobile! company of Newark, N. J., and Hab-1 erer & Co. of Cincinnati for the American Automobile association's stock chassis race .championships, which Willi

be run at Elgin Aug. 25-26.

A Mercer and a Cino have been drop

ped into the Elgin National, while two Mercers are entered in the Kane coun

ty. Hughle Hughes will drive a Mer

cer each day, while the other Mercer

driver in the Kane county event Is to

be V. F. Barnes Jr. of Rockford, I1L, a youngster who will drive his father' car, which has been entered.

Toledo, Aug. 11. Cheerful Charley Hickman, noted slugger and everybody's friend, has quit the national game after all these years. Owner W. R. Armour gave him his unconditional release yesterday and Hickman has closed a notable career on the diamond. Hick entered, the game years ago as a pitcher, but aoon went to the outfield because of his hitting ability. He played the gardens for many seasons, hitting above .300 all the time. Of late years he has been a pinch swatter, playing on the bench most of the time. Toledo wished to retain him in that capacity, but Hickman wanted to retire arid enter the . brokerage business, which he has. already completed plans for doing. He was one of the most popular men in the big leagues while there, and is well liked in the American association.

60TCH TRAINING TO MET 'HACK'S' BULK

Champion Has Rogers Work

Behind Him and Hurl His Weight Against Him.

She says there Is not a chance in world for Frank to lose.

the

MERCURIES VS- COLTS. The East Chicago Mercuries of East

Chicago and Wabash Colts of Ham

mond will be the attraction of the north side fans next Sunday at the

north side grounds. The batteries for

the Mercuries will be Morgan and Mc

Coy. The game that was to be played between the East. Side of South Chi

cago and the Mercuries was postponed

last Sunday, but later date.

will be played on a.

Humboldt, Iowa, Aug. 11. Following

his announced intention of cutting down on at least a portion of his training stunts, Frank Gotch started today by shortening his usual morning run. Here, however, the cutting down process ended for his work on the mat later in the day was as long and vig

orous as at any time since he. started in. Asbell. Rogers and Westergaard were Frank's mat partners today and all three were treated to plenty of the rough stuff. Gotch worked both offensively and defensively. In order to accustom himself to Hack's bulk the champion had Rogers work behind him a.nd throw his weight upon him as much as possible, thereby in a measure preparing himself for the tactics which the Russian is expected to pursue. The cheerful Influence of Mrs. Gotch Is relieving the monotony of the grind noticeably for Frank and the coming match is eagerly discussed by her with the other members of the training crew

WHITE SOX BUY

A SOUTHERN STAR

The -White Sox yesterday purchased the star pitcher of the South Atlantic league. Theiyoungster, who is to get a trial with Vne south side team thi3 fall, is Bill Douglas of Macon, Ga. Douglas has been burning up the South

Atlantic league, having a record of twenty-four victories out of thirty-one games. He is but twenty-one years old. President Comlskey has instruct

ed the recruit to report to the Sox at the close of the South Atlantic league season. '

record price for catcher. I

O'Toole protestations that he need- i

ed Kelly to insure hln success as a

pitcher and the showing made by Mar-'

ty against the Minneapolis club when he lacked Kelly beh;nd him. it is believed, led Dreytus to pay the record price demanded.

The total demanded and received for

the famous battery is now $35,000. Dreyfus will forward his check to Owner Lennon of the St. , Paul team

at once.

NAVIN PLANS $300,000

PARK FOR DETROIT, Detroit. Mich., Aug. 11. With the re-!

turn of President Navin of the Detroit

baseball club from the east today, it was announced that work on the new $300,000 concrete stands at Bennett

park would start after the close of the playing season. I

The council today granted Mr. Na-' vin's request to close an alley running through a large piece of property adjoining the park. This was the land which he recently acquired for the park extension after several years of unsuccessful negotiations. The new stands will -be of concrete and steel and will be single deckers, giving the park a total seating capacity of about 23.000. E. S. Barnhart, the vice president of the Cleveland club. It is announced, will superintend the work.

WALTER HAYES IN TENNIS FINALS OmahA, Neb., Aug.- 11. Walter T. Hayes of Chicago and Percy Siverd of Pittsburgh were winners in the semifinals of the national clay tennis championship tournament here yesterday. Hayes defeated H. J. Randall of Pittsburg, 3-V 6-8, 7-5, 6-2. 6-1. Siverd defeated J. 11. Winston, Norfolk, Va., 7-5. 8-3. 6-2. Melville Long of San Fran

cisco will not be here to defend the

cup and the winner of the finals be comes the national champion.

BALKEOUTTO

GET REVENGE

Becoming desperate at losing ' five races to members of an opposing team, Charlie Balke last night wired to his team mate, Ed Hasha, at Denver to return to him the famous number "23" machine, which is the fastest of its make in the world. This is the ma

chine which Balke used during the opening mdet at the Rlverview rdotor-

drame, and which cleaned vy the other riders, being used at timet by- Hasha as well as Balke. So su're was he that he could defeat Graves, Mitchell and the other stars at Rivervlew with his other machine, that Bilke loaned' number. "23" to Hasha when the Texan went to Denver a few weeks ago.

WILL WRESTLE RAIN OR SHINE Chicago, Aug. 11. Arrangements have been made to cover the wrestling arena at Comlskey park with a tarpaulin, so that in case of a drizzle or regular rain the match between Frank

Gotch and Hackenschmldt need not be postponed. Word from Hack today says that neither rain nor cold weather should be permitted to. Interfere with the test.

If Dr. Ruckel cannot cure you ha will not take your money.

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CATCHER KELLY SOLD TO PIRATES

noise of bat hitting ball indicated that who are living at the Gotch residence.

St. Paul. Minn., ' Aug. 11. The sale for $12,500 of BUly Kelly, star catcher of the St. Paul American association team and battery mate of Marty O'Toole, St. Paul's $22,500 pitcher, which has been pending for some time, to the Pittsburgh Nationals, was definitely announced today. Billy William Murray, scout for the Pirates, who engineered the O'Toole sale to the same club, put through the Kelly sale at a

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