Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 152, Hammond, Lake County, 14 December 1916 — Page 7

Thursday, Dec. 14. 1916

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Enthusiast Reaches Out the Glad Hand for Hammond's Star Football Eleven and Wants in on Blocker TestimonialThis Ought to Make the Boys Happy.

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of the Calumet region: Rensselaer. Ind.. Dec. 13. 1916. Sporting Editor, Hammond Timer, Hammond, Indiana. Dear Sir: I noted jour suggestion in Thb Times, of a recent date, in which you advocated that some sort of a fitting testimonial be ax-corded Captain Frank Blocker, of the Clabbys, for the services he has rendered so unselfishly, to the team throughout the present football season. Although I am not a resident of jour city. I have taken a great deal of interest in your so-called prairie football team. end have been an ardent follower of them throughout the entire season. I have admired them for their .aportsman-like qualities, which they hive shown to all of their opponents. They have displayed football ability that is rarely seeu on a football field, and many times against opponents that have outweighed them many pounds to the man, and showed a fighting spirit that could not hut help win for them the admiration, of their op-

ponents. Anyone who " Mir the grame at Lafayette Sunday, could not refrain from being a Clebby booster, for they were against an eleven that towered above them. Battered and bruised they forced the famed Villager, backod by a millionaire's pocket book to resort to the air route for their only score of the game. Clab-by gameness kept them Trowi crossing the Hammond goal line. Pine Village can take but small credit for this victory. They were outplayed and only their superior numbers and weight saved them from defeat. Throughout this Ibattle Captain Blocker fought as ho fought at Purdue, never once shirking toe duty that was before, when he was in such a condition that a less gamer man than he would have Quit. I have been an admirer of Blocker ever since I saw him play his first game at Purdue. nd the spirit lie has shown 'this season cannot but help arou-se the feelings of gratitude of Hammond people. Please allow me to add rhy name to the list of Blocker boosters for some fitting sort of tribut to him. Another year and this team will sweep all ibefore them. Sincerely yours. LE.FTT, CLARK. Rensselaer Republican.

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WELLING HAVE FANS GUESSING

WELSH-KILBANE BATTLE MAY BE STAGEDIN HAVANA VEW YORK, Dec. 14. Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion, and Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion, will meet in a tout at Havana to run twenty rounds or to a finish, if plans which Harry Pollok has under consid' eration materialize.

CHICAGO, Dec. H. Tt's funny how forcibly fans and critics are impressed occasionally by the work of a boxer who makes a winning fight. Joe Welling came back home after a long stay in New York, where he went to get a fresh start after Ever Hammer mussed him up -one night at Kenosha. Joe had hoxed a whole lot while away, and with tough parties, too. When he returned he had a lot of stuff in the fighting line that be never showed hereabouts 'before. Welling unlimtocred at Uacine against Hammer, the man who showed him up some months before, and did things to Hammer nobody at the ringside anticipated that he could do. Thr;n he came back a few weeks later and stopped liankie Whitney, an Iowa ivaruoree who never hit the mat fnr the count previous to that time. Folks came home that night talking to themselves and muttering over the wonderful improvement in Welling. One on the train coming back to Chicago aXter the Whitney quarrel could hear remarks like these: "Why, that Welling hoy can whale Charlie. White." weisfS?clas and will foe champion inside of a year." "Talk about Benny Leonard! Welling Is the ibeat boy boxing out of New York today.".

67 ok CLUB 21

(Special to Ths Tistce.) WIITTIN'G. I"T., Dec 14. The Whiting Owls swamped the Vnity club of Chicago in a one tided basketball game tonight. 67 to 21. The score at half time was 32 to 21, the Owls preventing the opposition from counting in the second half. Lineup: Whiting Owls (67.) B F P T 3errard. rf . 14 0 10 ...Gebirtz, If . ... 5 1 0 0 Vater. c 9 0 0 0 Gxton, rg 10 0 0 p'gate. Is 0 0 0 1 H. B'f ka. rf , 3 0 1 0 sharp, Ig I 0 0 0 Vnity Club 421). B F P T .Mson. rf 0 0 0 G. M'fleld. If 3 1 0 1 Firalyo, c 2 0 0 0 L. M' field, rs 0 0 0 0 Kramer, lg 2 0 0 0 Oouer, c 0 0 0 0 In the curtain raiser the Whiting Owls' seconds defeated the Vnity club seconds, C8 to 0. Bowling League News. In the Hammond Young Men's League the. Dodger A. C. team took the fast Am. Express Co. team into tamp last night for two out of three ga.roes. The feature of the games was the bowllnj of Galik of the Dodgers who had to go clean from the seventh frame out in order to wli fnr his team in the third game. Toe West Hammond all stars sprang a surprise on the E. & F. team and won two out of three very interesting Karnes, II. Stelling getting high ore for the winners when he topple 1 the maples over for a 208 count his first game. S Thursday night the Gassmaa Ero meet the Hopman Cleaners and the hankers meet the Daly Bros. u. . the McCool alleys in the city league. Friday night the Kid team who have been the surprise of the Young Men's League will r.-.eet the Nor. Ind. Gas. Co. team. Captain Abe tells the boy? to watch his team as he ha3 had thert in secrt practice all week.

J. KILBANE TO RETIRE FROM RING CLEVELAXD. Dec. 14. Johnny Kilbane. featherweight champion. announces that he will retire from the ring- permanently at the end of, this yev and go Into business here. Kilbane has no rival in sight in his 0w class. He would 11k a to fight Freddy Wlsh for the lightweight title, but Welsh wants to come in as . welterweight if he -fights Kilhane at all. As Welsh fears to meet Kllbane at the lightweight limit, there may be no match. Kilbane is twenty-eight years old, has money enough, and 1s a little bit weary of 'being a champion without an opponent in sight.

I HE'D HAVE DONE BETTER WITH CRUTCHES

"Speed is a handicap in baseball sometimes," remarked Arthur Irwin, former Yankee scout, lapsing into a reminiscent mood. And then he recounted the famous "btier" in which Harry Niles figured as the nanny. It happened a number -f yara ago, when Xiles. a fleet-footed person,. and Babe Danzig, a pic.no mover on the bases, both were on the Red ox roster, with the team battling against the Senatorr. Danzig was on first base when Niles came to but. He poled a terrific drive to center, and like a madman raced around to third base., beating the throw ten feet. , Imagine Niles' amazement when, upon arising to his tootsies, the umpire sai to him: "You've out." "Out? Out?" he shrieked. "Whatcha mean, out? was safe by a mile, you lvorsethief." "Oh, I'm not disputing the fact that you beat the throw. little one." returned the umpire sweetly, "but rules is rules, and so you're out. The rules specifically state that one runner cannot pass another In circling the bases. And. my dear sir. if you'll take a look over there at second you'll see Mr. Danzig, whom you passed en route to this bag. So you're out. GUI"

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CROWN POINT. IND.. Dee. 14. the Crown Point high school- basketball t am will go to East Chicago tomorrow evening for thei rfirst same away from the hoivie grounds tlii.s season. Several changes have been made in thii schedule of the games to be played, the. latest list being given as follows: C. P. at K. Chicago, De-. ir,. C. P. t Froebel, Dec. 21. Lowell at C P., Jan. 5. C. P. at Emerson, Jan. I-. Valpo at C. P.. Jan. 1.1. C. P. at Hammond. Feb. 2. Froebel at C. P., Feb. 3. C. P. at Whiting, Feb. U'. Hammond at C. P.. Feb. it;. C. P. at Lowell. Feb. 22. Emerson at C. I'., March 2.

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FACULTY TEAM TO PLAY H. S. HIE

In a game with a faculty team, the Hammond high school basketball squad is to have a test of strength Friday evening at the Irving gymnasium. The teachers are able basket ball players, many of them having played the" game in college, and things look black for the youngsters, who will have to make up for lack of experience by condition, wind and sppd. Coaches Ellis, Kenney and Mead are on the high school faculty squad together with Principal McElroy. Unserferth. Williamson, Hallam. Whitaker, Rupp and Mair. The school team includes Potts, Oltz, Gavit, who have had previous training, and Hess, Robbins, Vearing. Searles, Foley, Prommer, Newman .and Khind.

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Billy Miske, the remarkable young light heavyweight of Minnesota, has created a sensation by his first appearances in the east. He not only whipped Battling Levinsky twice, but he decisively beat Boh Moha. the toughest and sturdiest customer in the ring today. These photographs show the start and the finish of his terrible right hook, .which he uses much as did Bob Fitzsimmons. the greatest of pugilists. It will be noticed he swings his entire body from the knees with that punch, thus getting all his weight except that of his legs below the knees into it. ;

Dillon to Battle Miske. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. Jack Dill.-.n. Hoosier man killer, will Investigate the ring abilities of Billy Miske. the new light -heavy sensation, at the Broadway Sporting club in Brooklyn

Tuesday night.

Chief Bender a Manager. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. A Inert (Chief) Bender, former pitcher for the Athletics and last year with the Philadelphia Nationals, has been appointed manager of the Toronto International league team for next season, succeeding Russell Blackburn.

PAT MORAN WANTS SCHULTE NEW YORK, Doc. 1 i. Pat Moran of the Phillies last night announced that if he can make a trade for another right fielder, Cravath, the famous extra base hitter of the Philadelphia

team, will be permitted to go to the Pacific Coast league, where he has an offer to manager team. Moran 1s try

ing to make a trade with Pittsburgh

for Outfielder Frank Schulte.

Vean Gregg. Vean Gregg, once the leading southpaw of the American league, claims that he would be a winning pitcher and in his old-time form u he were playing anywhere else than with the Boston Red Sox.

CHIROPRACTORS TO MEET (By United Press.) TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 14. The Indiana Chiropractors' association will hold a district meeting here tonight to discuss the proposed bill for a separate board of chiropractic examination. Martin Thomas, president of the Terre Haute association, will preside at the session. The bill, as has been drawn up, will create a board of five examiners, who will meet twice yearly. Each successful applicant will be required to pay a license fee of $23 and a renewal of $5 each year. A penalty is provided for practicing

without a license. The board. It Is

planned, will he self-supporting from

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Fight fans of Hammond and Whiting will be interested in the outcome of the ten round bout before the Moose in the former city tomorrow evening when Tommy Tague and Joe Bishoi go ten rounds at 133. There are enough admirers of the two boys to assure a splendid attendance at the Moose Hall on State street. Two other affairs are on the bill. Mike Oswego of East Chicago and Larry McClelland of Whiting are to box six rounds at 11S and Zolly. the Hammond newsboy, will take on Ai Parker of West Hammond fjr s n rounds at 118. The general admission is one ir and ringside seats J2.

WUISCU. TO PILOT J PRINCETON

PRINCTON. N. J.. Dec. 14. Mariuii Orr Wilson of Binghamton, N. T.. was chosen to pilot the Tiger football eleven next year at a meeting of the members of this year's team yesterday afternoon. Wilson comes from a family of stars. Alex Wilson, captain of last year's eleven and Tom Wilson, a member of Eddie Hart's championship team of 1911 and considered ailAmerican guard that year, being his brothers. Wilson plays at right end, and although he weighs only 15a pounds, is consistently aggressive and fast.

BOWLING SCORES At the Perrin & Sommer alleys Tuesday evening the Perrin & Sommer team took three straight from the Morleims and the M. & M. team won two out of three from the McCools in the city league.

BRONSON HAS WARNING FOR BOXERS Ray Bronson. the Indiana boxing promoter and manager, believes the boxing game is getting Into the seer and yellow. He professes to see the time coming when the aport will be entirely dead, unless boxers mend their ways. Ray's reasons are that the boxers themselves have hurt their own business by demanding purses that are too high; that champions and near-champions will not fight, except in no-decision bouts, and that, generally speaking, they are doing their best to Mil the goose that lays the golden egg. It behooves men like Willard and Welch, Bronson says, to fight real fights at popular prices for reasonable purses, so that the public can believe that they are In boxing because it is a business, and not as a means of making them sideshow attractions.

Badgers Win Game, 30- 7. MADISON. WIS.. Dec H. Badger basketball players were given a hard rub by Ofstie's crack Ripon athletes last night, but managed to win. Ju to 17. At the start of the second half Ripon opened with drive' and pushed its score up to 12 to the Cardinals' 18.

Carl Morris vs. Weinert. KANSAS CITY. Ma. Dec 14.--Carl Morris. Oklahoma heavyweight, and Charley Weinert. New Jersey heavy, will battle fifteen rounds to a decision in Convention hall here New Year's night.

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