Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 48, Hammond, Lake County, 13 August 1912 — Page 3
Tuesday, August 13, 1912. THE TIMES. MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS Sensation f 1?2 Pitching Recruits. AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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EAST CHICAGO Mrs. Alfred Berquist and her guests, ' Rev. and Mrs. Jones of OskbsTc, Wis., are spending today with friends in Chicago. Mrs. Lester Murphy of Beacon street is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Purcelle and daughter, Irene, of Fon-du-Lac, Wis. They arrived yesterday. Miss Ida Philips and her guest. Miss Mabel Nold, left this morning for a lake trip to St. Joe. Miss Blanche Jones of Girard, Ohio, arrived Saturday for a few week's visit with Mrs. George Reus's of Beacon street. " Mrs. Alfred Berquist will entertain Thursday afternoon in honor of her guests, Rev. and Mrs. Jones. Tea will be served on the lawn. Martin J. Smith of South Chicago, was a business visitor in Kast Chicago today. Mrs. Sarah O'Mally of Pullman Is visiting East Chicago friends this after noon and tomorrow. Mrs. George Stev"ensen, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Havill, of Bering avenue, for the past month, will leave the fore part of next wee,k for her home in Columbus, Nebraska. Mrs. Kenneth Mcintosh, (Edith Evans), who went "West for her health In June, after being secretly married a few days before her departure, is ex
pected to leave ror nere on Sunday, arriving in East Chicago the Sunday following. Mrs. Mcintosh, who has divided her time between Monterey and Ijos Angeles, Cal.. Is much improved in health, her letters to her friends indicating that she never felt better in her life. She is now in Los Angeles. Mrs. Charles Donovan, Miss Belle Donovan and Carter Donovan, spent last week at Hudson Lake. Mr. Donovan and Miss Let tie went down ot Saturday and the entire party, drove back In the family auto Sunday, reaching East Chicago in the evening. Mrs. Nick. Snyder spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Rochester, Ind. A beach party will be given tonight
VICTORY BY CUBS
CUTS GIANT LEAD
in honor of Miss Mary McDonald of
Brazil, who has been visiting Mlsa'
Leila Mercer. About six or eight couples will go
to Robertsdale where they will toast Despite SllSPeilSiOIl Of EverS
toes. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Davis and daught
er, Marie, of Akron, Ind., spent the
week with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Snyder of
Forsythe avenue.
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IffllllL UUA LUOL TO CLEVELAND. 3-1
and Fine for Zim Chance's
Men Gain Ground.'
INDIANA HARBOR A party composed of Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Dubbs. Misses Ann Galvln, Ollle
Boston, Mass., Aug. 13. "And then
there were six and a half."
Despite the demoralizing effect of a
Cal's Men Stop Off For a Game With Naps and Draw Defeat.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 13. The White Sox hesitated here long enough to
drop another game to Cleveland by a
three last named ladies of Chicago, Dr. Frank Stephens. James Galvln and
James Donahue of Chicago, spen
week end at Geneve lake. The party made the trip In the Stephen's and Galvln automobiles, leaving the Harbor Saturday morning and returning Sunday evening. There will be a stated meeting of the Indiana Harbor chapter t-f the Order of the Eastern Star Jomorrow evening. A large attendance is requested as business of importance will be transacted. Little Virgene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Hembroff, who Is sick with typhoid fever Is reported somewhat better today.
Airs. rea Stephens of Alois avenue
left Monday for a two weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. J. W. Aldstadt of
Muncle, Ind.
Mrs. B. D. L. Glazebrook, who has
W. L. Pet. Boston ....73 34 ,S2 Waahtagton 6 42 .611 Philadelphia .' 43 .594 Detroit 54 55 .495 CHICAGO 52 54 .491 Cleveland .. .-. 51 56 .47T St. LouIm 35 71 .330. New York 32 71 .311
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e .,. t .,ta rAa tr Tv,am ,v. bunch of telegrams from the Metro- score- of 3 to 1. The defeat was with-
poman lower in Jew YorK which de- oui us neiaing virtues, lor ine &ox aia
prived John lvers of his liberty for not make an error,
t the I "ve aya an( too,t a $50 wrapper oft Incidentally, Capt. Harry Lord made
neine Zimmerman s roil, me cuos "o ueoui as an uuioeiaer in xne major
went out and won the third straight leagues. Manager Callahan figured
cheesy game from the Beaneaters. that It might help Lord to give him Score, 10 to 7. Incidentally it might an opportunity in th outfield. Ac-
be mentioned that Umpire Flnneran cordlngly Lord went to right and Zel-
drew a $25 fine. . ; der to third. The switch worked O.
The aforesaid telegrams from Presl- K but 11 dld not helP th 801 ln the
dent Lynch arrived Just after lunch final re8ult- Zeider made one great and created quite a stormfest at the stoP and throw. Cubs' hotel. The fest waa still fester- Both Walsh and Kaler. started aus-
ing in their systems wnen the game Piously, retiring their opponents started, and for a time was a fright without damage in the first inning, of . hattlfl on hnth sMo Calalhan's men had an excellent
In the first inning Rrldwell and chance to score, but were cut off by
Campbell muffed Blmple files and gave Lajole's brilliant work. Ole stopped
the Cubs four runs. In the second in- ",lru ana easily inrew ning. when Miller was shifted to cen- h,m out with men on second and third.
ter because Tommy Leach had pur- closing that Inning. Lajoie, the big chased Sheckard's horse named Char- noise of the Naps, made the first hit iov a fu- coo Afin. off Walsh, but that was all. as he
been quite Sick in the Englewood hos- Sf,hu)te and I)owns pave the Beanies tightened up and prevented further
pimi mr ome Time, is . recovering ,,, t ,v, , flamaee.
u na ouc v vc orougm Pchulte and Downs all went after an,
oacK to ner nome in Guthrie street. other fly anJTthe two outfielders co
unoay evening.
Yesterday Reaulta.
Cleveland, 3; Chicago, 1. No ether games acheduled. Gamea Today. Chicago at Washington. Detroit at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE. v. ."r. L New York ........73 29 CHICAGO 7 3 Pittsburg .BO 40 Philadelphia .......50 49 Cincinnati ............. .4 57 St. Louis. :..'.47 59 Brooklyn -;3S 67 Boston . 28 74 Yesterday's Results. Chicago, 10; Boston, 7. St. Louis, 8j New York, 6. Pittsburg, 5; Brooklyn, 3. Cincinnati, 2; Philadelphia, 1. Gamea Today. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. ,' Cincinnati at Philadelphia.'
Pet. .716 .r.o .oo .5C5 .457 .443' 32 .275
4 CALENDAR OF SPORTS 4 FOR THE WEEK.
Mrs. George Orf who has been visit
ing her mother for about two weeks
in Henderson, Ky. will retuurn on Fri
day or Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Sauer will leave Thursds
for Pontlac, Mich, to visit her mo
in Pontiac, Mich, for a few days.
which she will go on to Buffalo where she will spend a few days more. On
her return she will stop ln Pontlac enroute and get her children who have been in Pontlac the most of the sum
mer.
lided, so that the fly went for th
bases forOtto Hess and that cos
CUBS. TORNADO-LIKE,
RUSHING FOR PENNANT
ri 250 GOLFERS START IN
CITY TOURNEY TO-DAY
WANT NEW GAMES. Following a successful season the 8t. Mary's baseball team of ant-Chicago would like to schedule games with any team ln Lake county, especially the Gary Midgets, who lay a claim to the county championship. The St. Mary's team also has a "right to the championship, having been defeated only once out of fifteen games, which la some classy record. The St. Mary's are anxious to book up with the Gary Midgets and should a game.be arranged an Interesting battle should result.
Now Only 6 1-2 Games Be-
Nert Sunday they will meet the Calu
met juniors at Sawmill park. For
games address M. F. Keenan, 4728 Tod
avenue, ast Chicago, Ind.
hind Giants, Who Start on Western Invasion.
"Chick" Evans, 1911 Champion, Not to Compete in Tournament.
The decision of Woodrdw "Wilson that he will not resign the governor-
snip, dui remain in ornce, follows a
Six and one-half games behind and
precedent set by Governor Hayes of I comln& like a Texas tornado that's
Ohio ln 1876, by Grover Cleveland, who what the Cubs are today ln their great
In 1884 .retained the governorship of uphill fight for the 1912 National New York, an by Theodore Roose- league pennant. velt, who was a candidate for vice With the likelihood of taking' the president ln 1300 while governor of ,ast same of the series from the
Kraves today, the Cubs have made a wonderful showing on this eastern
trip. Out of seventeen
New York.
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More than 250 golfers will today
j take part ln the preliminary skirmish
ror the city golf championship at the Jackson park links and It Is expected
that some record-breaking scores will be made before the close of the tournament. From the Indications yesterday afternoon the field will be the largest ever entered In the Chicago series. Generals Jjm McGInnls and Charley Essen will be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock this morning to staretthe big concourse of would-be and other ex
perts and from this hour until the go-
Tl'ESDAY. 4 Opening of grand circuittrot-
ting meeting at Fort Erie. Opening of Michigan short ship
trotting circuit meeting at Jack-
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son, Mich. . tv j . -".vwn Opening of great western trot- . ,3t (vT, . S... " j S4rS$ J ting circuit meeting at Akron. O. I Kelt f C-S.tS I t'- &f$h Opening of annual- exhibition M ZwQfZi Y V t12lH of Coburl (Ont.) Horse tehow as- ISlBM MlCiS
soclatlon. Annual tournament of the Natlonal Archery association opens In Boston. Third In the series of interna-
tlonal yacht races ln Chicago. , . WEDNESDAY. Ped altogether, but that the lnforma- "WORLD TOUR IS
New York Yacht club races for l,cn now " lne government s nanas
SURE TO BE TAKEN
New York, Aug. 18. Roger' Bresna-
the Astor cups off Newport, R. I. WU1 e presented to the fall federal!
Annual tournament of Wtscon- grand Jury for action.
sin Woman's Golf association The government did not desire to I
opens at Kenosha. disclose any testimony that will be han, manager of the St. Louis NationAnnual western handicap trap used against the pugilist In the com- als, had left the city at the time of shooting tournament opens at ,nS trial for smuggling on the crlmi- i the arrival of the Chicago dispatch ln Kansas City, Mo. - nal charges, and hence dismissed the which Charles W. Murphy, president
preliminary case. of the Chicago ciud, was quotea m The prize fighter announced at the criticism of Bresnahan's reported infederal building his decision to fight terest ln a world tour of the New York Joe Jeannette. He declared that he Giants and All American league stars, was going to fight once more, and on- ' Bresnahan's connection with the plan ly once, in order to appease his wife. Is said to be only ln a way of pro-
Fourth ln the series of lnternatlonal yacht races at Chicago. THURSDAY. 1 Annual tournament of the Na-
tlonal Association of. Scientific
Angling Clubs at Chicago.
New York Yacht club races for w'h has been Insistent that she wants spectlve manager of the All-American
engagements lng down of the sun ,t ,s ex ted th t r n I Yr r n V-a a
firing will be heavy and exceedingly furious. Charles CChlck") Evens, who last
times, once by the Giants and twice
by the Phillies.
Today's came nut nf th ...
Cubs will renew the battle for 'lead- W" th? clty chamP,nshlP CUP-
ershlp with the Giants on their home " " """ e '
lot on Thursday. The winner of the series will probably be the winner of
the pennant. The Cubs may not take
outcome of the contest Is decidedly uncertain, there being no partlculafr favorites. Even Jim McGinnls, who
the series of four games by more than kn very player in the west by
inn urni name unu can usually aope the field, would not pitk any one as a.
one, but the effect of losing three bat-
tlfA tft t Vl i r- Hvala let , . 1 v
Giants so hlcrh v a yriuaoie cnampion.
t naiu iiin.L i (in
pieces won't be worth much lrr'the re- ' Amon pra exPeld malnder of their western invasion. qual,,jr wl" b,!,f erZy f Calumet,
ine i-irates, who, no matter what
others may think, have not counted
themselves out of the flag race, are certain to make things Just as interesting for the leaders In their own back yard as they did on the Polo grounds. Rog Bresnahan likes nothinsr hetter than t r y,anrt V, a n .
r a trimming and he's going to make an l"J?T''itJ'l0
attempt to repeat the dose administer
ed ln New York. The Reds tnav take
game, though Hank O'Day's crowd
thus far have been the Giants' meat. Still, ln baseball you never can tell.
alist ln 1906; H. Rldgely, winner of the western lnterscholastlc and Cook county championships; Iven Webster of Homewood, S. Powell Griffiths of Lagrange, H. A. Fleager of Skokle, J. N. McDonald of Lane high school. Dr. W. E. Code of Westward Ho, Lee Mlda
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TY COBB STABBED
BY DETROIT THUG
Famous Baseball Player In-
juredvin Battle With Holdup Men.
1909; the Rev. T. D. Magill, runner-up
ln 1908; Jimmy Brewer, Patrick McCann, Dr. C. Caldwell and other veterans. ' In the semi-finals for the club championship Jimmy Brewer yesterday defeated Pat McCann. 3 and 2. Ivan Webster, ln a match with Lee Mlda, made the course in 74, which is unusual for Jackson park.
JACK BRITTON WHIPS SMITH IN GOTHAM GO
That's why Everybody
Subscribes fo The Times.
Chicago Lad Has Shade Over Easterner After Ten Hard Rounds.
Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 13. Ty Cobb
was attacked and stabbed ln the back by three men in Detroit early this j morning while on his way to the train
I which was to bring the Tigers to this ' N" York. Aug. 13. Eddie Smith
city for an exhibition game. Cobb's broke into fast company last night at
Nearly Everybody in Lake County reads THE "TIMES" . The Number Increases Each Day.
agility saved him from serious injury
and possible death. His Injuries are I slight.
Cobb was driving his- automobile to
the train, accompanied by his wife,
when assailants appeared from behind a building at the corner of Trumbull and Bagg streets and ordered the car
to stop. The men were partly under
the influence of liquor. When the machine came to a stop Cobb Jumped
the Garden A. C. when he met clever
Jack Britton of Chicago. About the only thing that Smith accomplished was the instilling of a little comedy Into the evening's entertainment. Britton broke all records for the number of blows landed, but for all Viat Smith quit the ring at the finish as fresh and unmarked as when he entered it. Smith was a disappointment after
VMM LOOKS GOOD j TO COAST FIGHT FANS
the King's cups off Newport, R.I. to see him add laurels of another bat-
Fifth in the series of Interna- tie to his pugilistic- career.
tlonal . yacht races at Chicago.
Grand r American championsfttp
motor boat race at Chicago.
First ln the series of yacht
races for the Lipton cup at Chi cago. . FRIDAY.
Biennial tournament of the
North Pacific Sharpshooters' Un-
Ion opens at Portland, ore.
Middle west championship ten-
nis tournament opens at Omaha, O Neb. Swimming and diving championshlps of the Central A. A. U. at Chicago.
Second ln the series of yacht
races for the Lipton cup at Chi-
cago.
SATURDAY. Tennis tournament for the championship of Ontario opens at Toronto.
Annual bench show of the
Gwynedd Valley Kennel club at
Ambler, Pa. .
Annual ten-mile river swim of
the Missouri Athletic club at St. Louis. ;
Southern Boxer Goes Six Rounds For Benefit of Critics.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Aug. 13. After his sparring exhibition at Doyle's
team. It Is understood that the woria
tour, for which a managing company was Incorporated at 'Albany last week, will be undertaken regardless of whether the ; Giants win either the league or world's pennant.
Sporting Brief s
"Home Run" Johnson, the Trenton outfielder, Is some hitter. He leads th Trl-State League batters with an average of .395. The Boston Red Sox dropped five of their first seven games on thn first trip west, and on the second trip won flva of the first seven. Manager Fred Clarke of the Pirates will place Jimmle Vlck in Wagner's
camp yesterday afternoon, Joe Mandot j place when the big Dutchman decides did virtually no work today. The ' to give up baseball for good, southern boxer went three rounds Johnny Evers has been a bear with each with Harry Thomas and Hobo j tne stick of late. About three hits in Dougherty yesterday for the benefit j a ga.mo is John's Idea of doing someof the big crowd of holiday sports, , thing to help the Cubs, who were anxious to get a line on his l , rt-her Geortre McConnell ot the
stock of fisticuffs as compared with J HlKhianders Is now showing some of
Third in the series of yacht foe R'v""' who 7"1 W opponent
in a LHcui'ivuiiu ugui &i vcrnon on Labor day. Mandot showed nothing but class In his exhibition workout. His style reminds one of Tommy Ryan, and he is sure some bear at Infighting. He weighed today at 132 pounds, stripped, aqd expects to fight around 128 pounds. Mandot says the change in climate has not affected hlai in the least. Joe Rivers, who has been rusticating ln the mountains around Wheeler Springs for the past two weeks. Is
races for the Lipton cup at Chicago. Swimming marathon of the Illinois Athletic club. Chicago. JOHNSON FREED , ON A FEDERAL CHARGE The government yesterday afternoon
dismissed the prosecution of Jack ! back ln Los Angeles and will reopen
Johnson, champion heavyweight pu- j his "Venice quarters on Wednesday, glllst,- on charges of intimidating a' The Mexican Is in good shape, and government witness in the smuggling ! will start by doing only light work. Indictment against him and his wife, j Rivers will have the same training
the' fancy stuff that made him famous in Rochester last season. "Reindeer" KUllfer makes a clever understudy for Charlie Dooln. The Quaker catcher has a great wing, and he can hit with about any backstop in the league. The Business Men's League of Montgomery, Ala., has guaranteed a supplement fund of 12,600 per year for three years to retain Southern League baseball in that city.
Ktta Johnson. Prosecutor Childs declared that the request to dismiss did not mean thai the intimidating charges will be drop-
staff that he used tn his training for the Wolgast fight. Manager Levy, who Is ln Chicago, Is expected to return by the end of the week.
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from the machine and began to argue all the good things that have been
with the men.
The trio demanded money from the
ball player. With the demand all three
made a lunge at Cobb. The latter at-
said about him. He spent most of the
time covering- his bull-like head with his gloves, and Refused to fight. Britton always was trying to figure ways
tacked the trio arfl then, began a bat- to get Smith to unbuckle
tie royal. One man was knocked down with a blow on the chin. One of the others began to run, while the
third grabbed Cobb around the neck
In the fourth round Britton hit
Smith on, the back of the neck, and Smith did a forward flip before he hit the canvas and rolled across the ring
and the pair clinched. While the pair ! like a hoop. In the sixth Smith
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were wrestling the thug pulled a knife and inflicted a wound in Cobb's back.
Ty finally shook off the assailant be
brought cheers from his admirers. When he made a real show of fight he caught Jack a pretty right-hander oh
GREAT WATER CARNIVAL3ENAVAI REVIEW GRANT PARK, CHICAGO.
tore he could cause any further Injury. I the jaw, and when the ball rang he
had Britton In a corner and was giving him fiddlesticks. Packey Kommy and Toung Reilly
Cobb would not closed the show. It went ten rounds I with Packey having the best of it. '
Cobb was treated by Dr. F. W. Van
Lengen today on the arrival of the De
troit team. Two stitches had to be
taken in -the wound.
' discuss the attack. .
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS, THIS WEEK. THROUGH EXPRESS TRAINS.
SOUTH SHORE LINES & ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO GRANT PARK