Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 218, Hammond, Lake County, 14 February 1913 — Page 9
Friday, Feb. 14, 1913.
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manager, James Maloney, gave out a; statement today in which he says that ; A ells, having come here on the under- ' standing that McCarty would te will- '
j Ing to sign for a match, he, Maloney,
win now agree to take 55 per cent or the gross receipts and will guarantee, McCarty $ 10,000 in cash the moment he
steps into the rinR with Wells in Madison Squar.e Garden. "Any sane person," .says Maloney',
"knows that it is better to get 110,000 4 for a ten-round bout than for a twen- ) ty or twenty-five round bout, for there j is less chance of defeatC For that reaj son I cannot see how McCarty can refuse to box the British champion, who
j was aeieaiea last year Dy I'alzer.
"If McCarty should be outpointed, ac-
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basket ball game of the season will be !
played at Whiting this evening, where ; cording to the opinion of critics, and
trie Whiting high school basket ball , uecision in tne warteam will meet the Gary high school den- w! win B,so asree to fight him team at the local gym. The Whiting ' twenty rounds or more in California on team has played at Gary and was de- R winner take all basis, with a $5,000 feated, owing to the fact that the iocal j side betteam at the time carried only one of 'i "Wells is open to meet any man in the regular members, all the rest being! thp world, white or black, McCarty preill. Pedersen has now been given per- f ferred. We are going to wait a few mission to play by his physician and'jda'8 for a definite answer from McCarall the other members having recov-i tv's manager, and if the Garden A. C. ered. Whiting, will be there with a is unable to secure Gunboat Smith to
strong lineup and intend winning the game by a large margin. A big feature of the game will be the presence of "Ixmg John" Schommer, who will do the referee act.
Schommer was elected last year by the j commission to represent the United j States In the Olympian games, and is a regular referee at conference games.
Coach" Stagg of the Chicago university says of Schommer: "He 's the greatest athlete in the world." For the purpose of having an unbiased decision Schommer was engaged as this also proved satisfactory to the Gary team. ' who are also confident of being victorious.
box Wells we will go out on the road and publicly challenge McCarty. in every big city where he is showing. Wells wants to prove that he Is the best heavyweight in the world, and we
i take this means of proving that we
and Ja.k won the desperate encounter.
jaut ne caugnt aiurpny wnen the latter was- sick and way off his stride. Ever since Murphy has been begging Manager Mickey McBrlde to" get him a return date with the fleet north side Irishman. While Britton was on the rubbing table yesterday McBrlde held a brief conference with him which ended in Britton promising to box Murphy near Chicago if suitable inducemetns were offered for the battle. That was all McBrlde wanted. He knows Chicago fans are dying to see Britton in action, and that Murphy ia the one Vnan, outside of McFarland, they would like to see him stick his hands up against. S3 Mickey Is confident that he will be swamped with offers for the mill during the next few days. There will be no trouble in picking out the date. Britton boxes Young Erne in Philadelphia Feb. 21, and is tentatively matched with McFarland for New York March 14. But no articles have been signed for that contest and Tackey is sick at present. So the McFarland affair ia far from being an assured thing. For that reason Britton is willing to battle Murphy again wherever the, money is. The north side thinks Britton is the best in the world of his inches, and he will depopulate that part of town any
time he fights in this vicinity. Murphy is an idol on the south side be-i cause of the two great fights h made ; against McFarland. And Murphy has1 proved his drawing worth around here, J
as in each bout with Packey the fans were turned away at. the doors in droves.
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mean business."
WELLS OUT WITH A fiVCARTY DEFI English Fighter's Manager Offers Luther $10,000 for 10-Round Bout.
New York, Feb. 14. In view of the refusal of Luther McCarty. through i'.a manager, William McCarney, to accept an offer from Billy Gibson, manager of the Garden A. C. to box Bombardier TTgHs t,e British heavyweight cham. on;-'rIadlson Square Garden. Wells'
ED MURPHY AND ' BRiTTON READ Y TO SIGN
Jack Agrees to Return Go and Several Clubs Will Be in Field for Match.
Eddie Murphy and Jack Britton in a return battle near Chicago that is, the
latest match broached in local boxing circles. It's an attractive windup from several viewpoints, too. and promoter hereabouts are bound to get busy today bidding for the plum. The thing got started when Murphy and Britva' worked out in the same gym" m yesterday and eyed one anr' efully during the proceedings. Britton boxed nine rounds at O'Connell's, while Eddie was skipping -the rope and punching the bag. Eddie kept one eye on Jack and vice versa. ; It ': will be remembered that Britton and Murphy fought in Boston last year.
CINCINNATI FANS BUY12,000 SEATS Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 14. The Cincinnati National league club has established a now record In seat sales for the opening game. Although the start of the 1913 session is two months away 12,000 reserved seats, all in the park, have been sold for the opening game between Chicago and Cincinnati. The seat sale started soon after the first of the year, and there was a rush for reservations, blocks of seats being reserved for fans in nearby towns and Chicago. Besides the 12,000 reserved seats. League park will accommodate 20,000 persons.
O'ROURKE SUES LONDON PAPER London, Feb. 14. Tom O'Rourke,
New York pugilistic promoter, today brought suit for libel against the sporting paper Boxing, because of articles published over the signature "Darkden," which dealt with boxing in An-ica, The articles In question, according to counsel, alleged among other things that O'Rourke had made fraudulent arrangements for certain contests In order to bring off a prearranged . result and win considerable sums of nioney. The defendants put iri a plea of Justification. 1
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the quarter-mile squad for the honor of making the relay team. Coach Gill has entered Henderson, half-mile star, In the relay squajd, and he may supplant one of the 440-yard men. CHANCE SAILS FOR BERMUDA TOMORROW New York. Feb. 14. Final arrangements were completed today between
Frank Chance, tht new manager of the New York American league club, and Business Manager Arthur Irwin for-the change In this year's training, plans. Chance and Irwin, accompanied by Hal Chase and Roy Ht rtzell. leave for Bermuda on Saturday. The pitchers and catchers havq bet n ordered to sail on Feb. 22. Thejbals nce of the team will leave on March 1.
the Wisconsin swimming team left today in a crippled condition for Evanston, where it will tackle Noithwestern in the opening conference engagement. Coach Hyatt was discouraged today in commenting upon the situation. He had not decided what men will represent the Badgers with the exception of Taylor, star of the 1915 freshman team. .
DEATH TAKES YOUNG FIGHTER Hazelton, Pa., Feb. 14. Johnny Durkin of Avoca, Pa., 21 years old, a boxer who was forced to stop after the first round of his fight with "Young" LatEko here Monday night as a result of what Durkin claimed was a foul blow, died from peritonitis at the Haeleton hospital today. He complained of a pain In his stomach since a fight with Jimmy Tighe of this city at a Scranton theater ten' days ago.
WILL TAKE DENTIST ON TRAINING TRIP New York, Feb. 14. Manager McGraw of the New York Giants announced today that he would take a dentist on the team's training trip. McGraw says this will be the first time a major league team has taken along a man to care for the players' teeth.
McGraw resented the suggestion of a wag that the function of the dentist would be to sharpem the players' teeth so they could bite the Southern league umpires and get in practice for the regular season." According to McGraw, the stomach troubles with which many young players are bothered on the training trip are entirely due to poor teeth, and he intends to take preventive measures against any bar to efficiency.
.CALENDAR OF SPORTS
JOHN DUSSMURE. With the "Little Boy Blue" corns any, at Hammond Theater on Sunday.
RING NOTES., New York, Feb. 14. Ned Carpenter of Wisconsin, an aspirant for the heavyweight championship, was knocked out in the first round last night by Jim Coffey, the "Dublin Giant." ; Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14. Phil Harrison of Chicago and "Knockout" Eddie Webber of Indianapolis went ten rounds to no decision at the Auditorium last night. Up- until: the fifth roundHarrison was;; leading, ; but Ixf this' session a vicious Heft 'swing, sent
him spinning to the mat ' and slowed htm up for the" remainder of the bout.
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BEATS INDIANA Bloomington. Ind., Feb. 14. After playing Wisconsin to a standstill In the first half, 10 to 0, Indiana weakened near the close of the last session in the most exciting basketball game ever played In the local gymnasium and lost, 30 to 19. The Crimson had the best of it in the first half except for enduranpe. Indiana was compelled to take time out twice while Coach Powell's men rested. The Badgers did not seem to be at all tired and played the entire game with only one change in their lineup. Johnson registered seven goals for the visitors and Barnhart four for Indiana.
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OF WINNING Champaign,' 111., b. 14. Chicago entries for the dual meet with Illinois here Saturday night, received today, total thirty-seven, three more than are entered by Illinois.' Despite . the loss of Fish and Noonan Illinois is confident of defeating tha laroons decisively. Agreat battle Is .betnglfought by
MOVE FOR HORSE RACING IN MISSOURI Jefferson City. Mo., Feb. 14. A bill was Introduced In the house today providing for the appointment of a racing commission to have char&e of all fairs and racing. A clause In the bill that it is said will permit the parl-mutuel
system ; of betting reads: "The com
mission may grant privileges not inconsosltent with other statutes as may be necessary for the successful maintenance of such fairs."
WEEK.
. ' FRIDAY, . ' Annual meeting: of United States National Lawn Tennis association,
New York City. - Opening of annual tournament
of the Central "White association, at Omaha. Opening of annual St. Valentine's golf tournament at Hot Springs. Ark. . 'Packey McFarland vs. . .Tommy
Sheehan, 10 rounds, at Superior, Wis. . Joe Thomas vs. 'Blink", McClosky, 10 rounds, at Lowell. Mass. ' SATURDAY.
Opening of National Motor Boat show, Madison Square , Garden, New York City.
- Annual Indoor athletic meet of Columbia university. New v York City. Specialty show, of American Foxhound club, Baltimore. Md, Annual indoor meet of . Johns Hopkins university. . Baltimore, Md.
BADGER TANK TEAM; CRIPPLED - Madison. Wis. Feb.,-. 14. With j two point getters joat at:,the eleventh, hour
- Vermont, called for years the political barometer of the United States, soon may lose this distinction. The legislature now in session has adopted an amendment to the constitulton which provides that state elections be held in November and that the legisla
ture meet in Jiinuary. in past years the elections have been held in September. The voters wlirbe asked to decide on' the amendment at the next election. . . .'"
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