Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 48, Hammond, Lake County, 13 December 1913 — Page 3
December 13. 1913.
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aP- 1TO- WEiIE-rJIirdlUTE SP&CSYS (BY THE SQUIIMTBR)
WITH ONE element maintaining that , but not native born. Should there ever
be enough foreign salaried men a three-cornered contest would be arranged. Naturally the three most prominent homebreda would be selected first, John J. McDermott of Atlantic City, twice the open title holder; Thomas L. McXamara of Boston, the former metropolitan champion, and Michael J. Brady of Wollaston.
the American Kennel club In the handa of an autocratic or despotic management and with whispered hints there will be an Investigation of certain features of club matters, the last meet
ing of the olub for this year, which
takes place this week, promised to be interesting. It is said by close observers of the aralrs of the kennel world that If the dissenting element
ie.i iaw me government OJ. American FRED M'KAY, the Canadian heavyKennel club is being perverted by an weight. has quit "fighting" to become
time to let others Know It. The chief grievance occurred on March 12. It was said, yet no statement was made at the subsequent meeting and no denunciation has been made until now. The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Kennel club, No. 1 Liberty
Claims He's a Lightweight
and Refuses to Consider Bouts With Welters.
matchmaker for a new club in Staten
pland. He'll probably make a better matchmaker than a white hope.
street, and will be followed immediate- j ly by a meeting of the board of dlrec-
tors.
SINCE JOHNNY Dundee defeated Charley White at New Orleans he is receiving many offers. ' His manager,
; Seotty Montieth, accepted two more
bouts for him today. His first will be with Johnny Griffiths at Akron, Ohio, for ten rounds at Canton. O.. on De-
THE basket ball players are getting ' "mer, 15' and h's '"tK?? . iMn v- h n.ni of th m. Ketchel, the western lightweight, for
tercollegiate league season next month. ; n rounds at Rcln. AVis.. December
Practically all the colleges have begun j " their schedules already, but it will not I
be until next month that the sports t ED KONET, the big first Backer, will get well under way. From then ; wa the leading run getter and base until March the basket ball tossers ; stealer for the Cardinals during the
will be busy
1913 campaign, but ranked only fourth in hitting, with a .26 mark. Koney
crossed the pay-oft station 75 times,
27
In
NO MORE Bermuda for Frank
Chance. The Chancemen will take the . while his stolen bases totaled
kinks out of their arms at Houston ; muggins gave rim a close run
Texas, next month. The Peerless Lead- counting the tallies, with a total of 74.
er wtll put his charges through a strict ; while Hug and Magee, with 23. were
course of training and thirty exhibl- ; second in piirerlng. tlon games have been arranged. The j
most Important of these will be with j CLARK GRIFFITH has hopes that
the Dodgers and Phillies. The Chance- 1 Acosta will turn out to be the slug' men will report at Houston about ging outfielder for whom he Is long'
Ma'ch 1. They are due back on April ing. The little Cuban is playing ball 2 for a game with the Dodgers. Sev- ; with Almeida's Havana team and Is
eral of Chance's pitchers will be sent . hitting the pill at a great rate. Against
to Hot Springs, Ark., early in Febru- , Brooklyn, touring Cuba, Acosta was
ary. IT IS unfortunate to say the least that the Amateur Hockey club should
spilt on the dock of six-man team. Some good may come of it all, but Just j when and how It is net easily seen. ' The root of the trouble, as usual, lies on the commercial side. The lack of outdoor Ice necessitates the use of a rink, and rinks cannot be run on love alone, even love of hockey. The sport ; ' thrives In Canada because most everybody spends part of the time on skates. ' ' HARVARD went through He second season without a defeat. The eleven as it played against Tale was one of the strongest and most finished ever "developed by Percy ,D. Haughton. It 'may have lacked the scoring punch, by straight rushing, although that la an open jquestion, but it did not lack power to march down the field three times and wind up with a goal from; ' th s Held by Brickleye. The players wre of a kind to absorb a lot of football and to use this knowledge when
" not developed to the high point, shown
by the army, but apart irons this, it. t
was a finished eleven and a brainy one.' GOLF PLANS for next year are very
ambitious ana leaders who are not
links are busy helping to work plans for 1914. Arrangements are being made to hold an extra event at the next national open golf championship in the shape of a team match to be run off previous to the regular tournament. It has been suggested that a team of ten homebreds meet a team of ten professionals residing In America,
the bright battling light. klaus"qets"return
BATTLE WITH CHIP
Pittsburg, Pa.. Dec. 13. By keeping on the trail of George Chip for over a
month, Frank Klaus has finally sue
ceeded in getting a return bout with the Newcastle middleweight, who one night last month, when everything appeared to be going nicely, slipped over
a knockout punch to the Jaw of the
East Pittsburger.
That one punch was the means of
placing Chip at the top of the middle
weight division, .and also the cause of Klaus losing considerable of the prestige he had gained during the last
three years. Now they are going to do It all over that is, the two rivals are
to face each other once m.re, and
again is this. city to be awarded the
plum. .',",
. Yesterday the match was consummated, articles being signed which call
for the two to be In the ring In Du
quesne Garden before 10 o'clock oa
Tuesday night, December 23.
JACK JOHNSON
STILL HAS TITLE
"Paris, December 18. The newspaper Auto says that the announcement that
the International Boxing Union had de
prlved Jack Johnson of the title of
world's heavyweight champion was
erroneous. It declares that the union
only proposed that he should be de prlved of the title, and that this pro
posal was rejected by the English and
American delegates.
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ACKEY ANSWERS BOXING CRITICS
Stirred by the reports published
about hi weight and the rumors that he would meet either Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul fighter, or Jimmy Clabby of Hammond, Packey McFarland yes
terday denied he Is a full-fledged wel
terweight and declared he would not entertain offers of matches with any of
the leading 145 pounders.
McFarland said he would fight in the
welterweight division as soon as he
takes on more weight. He expressed
his willingness to make 135 or 187
pounds for any of the leading light
weight, but will not make this figure for fighters who are not in his class.
He declared he had no Intentions of
boxing Gibbons or Clabby.
I showed the publio two years ago
that I was a legitimate lightweight,"
Packey said. "At that time I was
matched to box Ad Wolgast In Mil
waukee. The weight agreed upon was
133 pounds. Two days before the contest was called off by the authorities
n Milwaukee, I weighed 133 pounds.
It was not much of an effort to get
down so low.
"I do not weigh any more at present
than I did two years ago. I realize it
would be harder for me to take off the
extra poundage, but I will make 135
or 137 pounds for any of them. When
boxed 'Harlem Tommy' Murphy In
New York early in the fall, I made 137
pwunds for him with hardly any effort.
"This talk about me weighing 145
and 150 pounds when I boxed Brltton
is rot. After I had eaten two heavy
meals I stepped on the scales in the presence of W. H. Liginger, chairman of the Wisconsin boxing commission.
and tipped the beam at 141 pounds. If
was then ten pounds heavier than
Britton do you think I would have
been allowed to box
They talk about me bbxing fighters
of my own weight. Why, I have met
and defeated fighters pounds heavier.
'Young Erne, Harry Brewer and Ray
Bronson are some of the fighters I have beaten who weighed more than I did. I will box the welterweights as
soon as I get to be a legitimate 145-
pounder, and not before.
"How about Willie Ritchie, He In
sisted on 133 pounds after he won the lightweight championship. Now he has moved the notch up to 135 pounds, and I doubt if he can make this weight
at the ringside and go twenty rounds
with a rough, strong fighter. - I will
make 185 pounds for him three hours before the fight and bet him a neat
sum I can beat him.
'I am tired of having the public
criticise me for not meeting fighters of my weight. I am the goat. They pick on me because they can't find any one to knock my block off. I amrnot
killing any tins in the ring and hare not ' done anything to hurt the fight
game. As long as the fighters want to box me and agree to meet me at catch-
weights that Is their business.
'I do not Intend to engage In any
more bouts until after the holidays.
After the first of the year I intend to any more bouts until after the holidays. After the first of the year I intend to box four or live times a month until I start on my trip around the world early In the spring. When I return I may be heavy enough to box In the welterweight division. Then I shall be only too glad to meet any fighters of my weight." Frank Mulkern, promoter of the National A. C. of Milwaukee and manager of Jimmy Clabby, who was in Chicago on business yesterday, said he would not allow Clabby to make 145 pounds to meet McFarland. Mulkern said he did not Intend to let Clabby weaken himself by making unnatural weight.
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WHITING OWLS, 42;
GARYYM.C.CA, 14 (Special to Thb Times.) Whiting, fcid.. Dec 13. The Gary T.
M. C. A. basket ball team went down to defeat before the Whiting Owls at the Owls' club gym. The Whiting
team outplayed their heavier Opponents in every department of the game. The score at the end of the first half stood: Owls club, 15; Gary Y. M. C A., 8. Whiting came back strong in
the second half, running up 27 points
to Gary's 6. Lineup:
Whiting Duggan, rf; Greenwald, If;
Griffith, c: Bartuska, rg; Exton, lg.
Gary T. M. C. A. Kria-Norton, rf ;
Anderson-Lawrence, If; Dehler-Tanhill, c; Thatcher, rg; Vicar, lg.
Field goals Duggan,; 4; Greenwald,
4; Griffith, 7; Exton, 4; Kris, 1; And
erson, l; Dehler, 1; Lawrence. 1; Nor
ton, 1; Tanhill. 1. Free throws Dug
gan, 1; Greenwald, 8; Dehler, 2. Fouls
On Owls, 4; on Gary, 7. Carlson,
referee; Whltmer, timekeeper.
GUN FIGHT AT
SIXJAY RACE
New York Gangs Stage Bat
tle Royal Outside Madison Square Garden.
WILL NOT BAR "DODO."
Toledo, O. Dec. 13. -Following the lead of Cleveland bowlers, who refused to bar the "dodo" ball, Toledo players
have threatened similar action. President Howard of Chicago and Secretary
Langtry of the American Bowling Con
gress arrived today to confer with the
Toledo officials and endeavor to
straighten out the trouble.
SOCIETY WOMEN
TOPLAYPOLO
San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 18. Society women, of San Mateo and Burlingame, fashionable suburbs of this city, have arranged to play a series of polo games in the San Mateo club's field, the first of the contests to be held In about
a month. The San Mateo players, who
made the challenge,' are: Mrs. Thorn
as A. Driscoll, Mrs. Felton B. Elklns, Mrs. Christian . De .,, Gulgne Jr., Mrs. Charles W. Clarke and Mrs. Robin
Hayne. The five who will represent Burlingame are: Miss Tsabelle Chase, Miss Lee Glrvin. Mrs. Oscar Cooper, Mrs. Ward Barron and Mrs. Eugene
Murphy.
New York, Dec. 13. Fifty shots were
red this morning near the Fourth
avenue entrance of Madison Square
Garden in a battle royal between two
gangs that have infested the garden
urlng the six-day bicycle race. A
Madison avenue street car was com
mandeered by one element as a barri
cade, while bullets whistled in all directions. Passengers threw themselves face downward on the floor.
The police were prompt in reaching
the scene, but the combatants jumped into automobiles and escaped. So far as is known no one was hurt, a remarkable fact in view of the promis-
cous shooting. It Is said the battle started in a row. over the right of rival leaders to furnish ""strong arm" men for special police work in the gar-v den.
A record which has stood for four
teen years was broken early today, when the nine leading teams in the six day race had pedaled 1,994 miles flat
in 101 hours. In 1889 when the six-
day bicycle races became team affairs
for the first time. Miller and Waller established a record of 1,961 miles 8
laps for 101 hours.
There was an early morning sprint
today, in which Hansen and Anderson lost several laps, and finally withdrew from the race.
BILLINGS' HORSES .
TAKEN TO FARM
Lexington, Ky., Dee. 13. Charles
Tanner arrived today from Cleveland
and Is making preparations to ship
thirty head of C. K. B. Billings' trot
ters, including The Harvester. 2:01,
Lou Dillon, 1:68 M, to Curls Neck farm.
in Virginia. Rudolph Max of Vienna, Austria, Is here to take back the trotting mare Tenara 2:05 Mu recently sold
by John E. Madden to Leopold Houser.
He intends to leave here Christmas
day. Charles Dean'Af Palatine, III.', to
day bought of J. O. McAllister the 4
year-old pacer J. O., trial 2:07.
CAST LEAD KEEL FOR SYNDICATE YACHT Bristol. R. I.. Dec. 13. Disregarding the old time sailors' superstition attaching ill luck to Friday, the builders of the Vanderbilt syndicate yacht, which is to be a candidate for the defense of the America cup, cast its keel yesterday. The cast is believed to have been
successful and today 124,000 pounds of lead were cooling within the molding frame. By Monday it Is expected the
metal will have cooled sufficiently to permit the smoothing. - A little ceremony added interest to the casting of the keel when Miss Agnes Herreshoff. daughter of the de
signer, tossed Into the melted , metal several bright new pennies. The coins had been given her for the purpose by
Cornelius Vanderbilt and other members of the syndicate.
EQUALS WORLD TURF RECORD Juarez. Mexico, Dec. 13. Manasseh,
C. E. Rogers' 4-year-old filly, by Star Shoot-Mistrust, yesterday equaled the world's record of 1:37 1-6 in winning
the handicap event of one mile. The
record was established by Center Shot
at the Santa Anita track in Los An
geles on December 22, 1908. In that
race Center Shot had 105 pounds up,
whereas Manasseh yesterday carried only 93 pounds. The Rogers filly was
touted as a good thing on the strength
oi -a last worKout recently, and was
backed from 6 to 1 to half that price. The winner was off in front and led
all the way finishing with a length to
spare over John Reardon, a long shot. Bert Getty, another outsider, took the show money.
In Washington it used to be considered patriotic to buy stock In the
baseball club. Recently a dividend of
20 per cent was declared and stock
holders . have become convinced that
the combination of Clark Griffith, Wal ter Johnson and publicity pays.
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PLANS TO SELL
PELICAN CLUB
Cleveland, O., Deec. 13. President C.
W. Somera of the Cleveland American league baseball club today admitted
that negotiations are pending for the sale of the New Orleans Southern
league club, which Somers owns, to A.
J. Helnemann of that city. Somers de
nied. however, that the sale has been consummated and declined to forecast
when the transfer would be made, If
at all.
HOOSIERS TO
HOLD MEETING
Terre Haute. Ind., Dec. 13. A special
meeting of the Indiana College Ath letic association, composed of second
ary colleges, will be held Monday in
Indianapolis. Two important amend
ments to the constitution will be pro
posed. One that undoubtedly will be
adopted requires chairmen of commit
tees to submit two weeks before each
athletic contest to the opposing lnstl
tution a certified list of he players
eligible- under he rules, and a protes
on. eligibility must be made within ten
days before the contest. However, if
not filed within ten days, the player'
college may make an investigation and
if Ineligible the college may remove
him prior to the contest or immediately
afterward. The other amendment
cnanges the order of events at the state field day.
TIIER SOLD TO BROOKLYN FOR
: JOE TO GET SI 0.000
125.000
That's His Share of the Purchase Price if He Signs Contract; Garry Herrmann Says That Deal Is Closed.
SPORTING BRIEFS. New York, Dec 13. Nine teams were
still tied for the lead at 1 o'clock this morning in the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden. They had
traveled 1,922 miles and five laps and
were twenty-six miles and nine laps
ahead of the record.
Paris, Dec. 13. Jack Johnson, the
negro pugilist, while traveling at high speed In his automobile " yesterday dashed into the barrier of a level crossing at Arras. His. skull was injured and his white wife, who was
with him In the car, had two teeth knocked out. A military physician
rendered first aid and sent the negro
and his wife here for further treat
ment.
St. Louis, Mo. Dec. IS. Less than
300 fans applied for admission tickets to the boxing bouts scheduled last night at the Queensberry Athletic club and as a result McNamara brothers, the managers, indefinitely postponed the bouts between Tommy Bresnahan and Ollle Kirk, Mike Morris and
Eddie Meiers, and Frank Whitney and
Jack Shelton. Poor location of the club caused the failure.
New York, Dec 18. Joe Tinker, deposed manager of the Cincinnati Reds, was yesterday sold to Brooklyn for $25,000. '. This Is the greatest sum of money ever paid for the services of a professional baseball played and all the more sensational in view of the fact that the clever shortstop is a veteran of thirteen years' experience. The deal ratified by the interested parties and witnessed by a score of outsiders is the first transaction of such a sensational nature ever effected In public
President Charles H. Ebbets of the
Brooklyn club ..made good his record
offer in spite of a written warning from Tinker that he would not play in
the east. In order to assure the good faith of Tinker, August Herrmann,
president of the Reds, did a little record-making on his own 'account. He
incorporated into the terms of sale a
promise to turn over to Tinker a bonus of 810,000 for signing -a Brooklyn con
tract and reporting to the Dodders. This is the highest cash bonus ever offered a diamond athlete to talk terms and it is not believed that Tinker, who has bflt a limited career before him, can refuse the tempting proposition. The deal, by the way. Is contingent upon Tinker reporting to Manager Wilbert Robinson. .Otherwise the veteran shortstop will revert to Cincinnati and Ebbets will get back the $25,000.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 18. Freddie Dlggins and Al Nelson put up a fast six-round bout at the Broadway A. C. last night with Dlggins on the winning end at the final gong.
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SWEDES STUDY U. S. ATHLETES New York. Dec 13. The team of thirty picked gymnasts of Stockholm's gymnastic society who are Just concluding an American tour will carry abroad some more American ideas and methods pertaining to athletics. The visit of the Swedes and of German and Austrian athletic envoys to this country during the last few months has brought to light more than ever before the importance which European athletes are attaching to American methods. While the Swedish gymnasts came here primarily to display their own physical perfection, they have made It a point to study all around athletics here. The Swedes, who finished a close second to the United States in the Olympic games at Stockholm last year believe that with more specialization in athletics they will prove a greate rfactor than ever during the next Olympic g-ames.
Jockeys Willie Dugan and Eddie Dugan have returned from a successful campaign In Russia. Both, won many races while abroad and in several stake events Willie beat out his brother in nose finishes. The brothers will go back next year and with them will go Clinton Dugan, another brother, who some racing men think Is the best rider of the three. Clint Dugan Is at present on the Pacific coast. He has not ridden in a race In eight years, but can make 118 pounds and is anxious to wear colors again.
EAST
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The readers attention is called to the substantial developement of the Gary Land Company's properties East of Broadway in the First Subdivision this year. During the summer months over. a score or more of beautiful apartments and residence buildings have been erected on the East Side. This Company has improved the East side area and next spring it contemplates further work in making the East Side as an attractive residential section as any in the city. There are still a number of East side lots for sale facing this area in close proximity of Broadway. These lots will not last much longer. Next spring it may be impossible to secure one of these lots and prices may ad
vance.
If the reader is contemplating the erection of a residence in Gary, why not choose the East Side. Call at this office and obtain a list of vacant properties. Lots S350.00 to and up.
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