Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 236, Hammond, Lake County, 19 March 1917 — Page 8

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THE TIMES Monday, March 19, 1917

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LOSES TO LEMON For First Time in State Play History Northern Indiana Five Reaches Title Game. &NAL DAY'S SCORES. Rochester, 26; Richmond, 21. Gary, 19; Vincennes, 9. I,ebenon, 43; KenaallYllle, S. Martinsville, 26; lokomo, 21. Gary, 27; Kocheeter, 17. Lebanon, 30; MurtintTille, 1. Lebanon, 34; Emenon (Oary), 23. LEBANON TAKES TITLE. BLOOMINOTON, INC, March 18. In th final fame for tha atate high school basketball championship last night the Lebanon High School five came out the victor over the Emerson (Gary) qnlntet after an interesting- struggle before a monster crowd. The score was 34 to 26. Enthusiasm ran high and players on both teams were cheered throughout the deciding contest. The first half was in Lebanon's favor, 23 to 12. BL'IUMIViJTON. IN'P.. Mareh TJ. After th- smoke of se eral weil-foucht lintMes lad .-leared away laie Saturday . !'t rii' ."-n two teams were still in the st-? high school basket hall championshin running, and these teams were Anileon. 'lary and Lebanon. The latter ii won the title in 1912. hut it was the f est ti'rv th northern Indiana o,uintot had ev r qualified for a strife meet. t;.r Pi-ransr into instant favor richt at -!i fart of the present tourney be- , of us splendid work in its first " 'oaoh I,owmfn of the Indiana 1 t; rt r . -rsuy basket ball squml stated to a i-t.r Saturday afternoon. after hi-ie all the teams, that the Oary ;. ti,!. ;es had real basket ball instinct. !.'!' non was not without its friends and t'n-re were many who predicted that the Koone county lads would be out in front 1 v .oofl margin w hen the fin il were : .1. Chicago Man Is Coach. Ail the members of the tjary quintet nre either sophomores or juniors except 'apt. Kyle, the floor guard, who will be 1. .st next year by graduation. There are f-n even dozen second string men who f re sajd to be as good as the first team . tHet.es. The '..ary five was the light r ( ih tourney, the wighf averagincr 12.". The team is coached by J. K. Kili who liails from the t riiversity of 'hi. 'ago. and who is n rhargK as sup'-r-i?'ir of physical training of all the :ary playgrounsd. The pverage weight -f the l.fb'jiinn t-am members is 143 and the ages range from 16 to IS. apt. Frame Little, who plays t back guard, is the heaviest man. tipping' the meam at 16S. 'Jardner. a diminutive forward weighing a SAM AGNEW IS IN MID-SEASON FORM i ? i - f n 1 ft r"'J5 -i. t. Sa rti Sox rathcr. ha.? Ark.. ?!nce early in Y-A i r v. He is p.s pa;- as an u;irro;:c-M colt, to tne f-nvy of the oth?r Boston players at Hot Springs. He says he is in midceason form and he certainly looks the part.

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.dlM rTLYNN AND 'Indies and gentlemen." said Jim Flynn, the battler, who is now recognized as the toughest and hardiest pugilist in the ring, "let. me present to you Jim Flynn, Jr., the greatest battler for his years and weight the Ameri Han ring knows. For every year of his Iitle more than 120. hns n record this seas'.n for his sen itiopul hmtf rhoJs. Lebanon's coach is A. 11. Staegs, who conies from the school where they turn out noted athletes. Wfbash College. Ho is also head of the Enrlish department in the Lebanon school. Rooms Are Guarded. After the two teams had eliminated all other Saturday afternoon, their managers took them to their stopping plas and put them to bed to rest their tired and excited nerves before the final struggle. The managers of both squads guarded the rooms where the players were sleeping and no one was allowed to engage any of the players in conversation. Shortly after 6 o'clock, the winning athletes were given a light lunch and were then required to remain at their respective chapter houses in cuiet until they were called for a few minutes before the time of the deciding battle. The concluding games of the most exciting and by far the most successful tourney ever staged in Indiana were the best, as each of. the teams seemer to be an all-star aggregation. The one big surprise of the afternoon was the overwhelming score piled up by Lebanon over Martinsville. The Artesian City crew slowed up considerably as compared with the place it set in the Bloomington contest Friday night and this was explained by its supporters as being due to the. loss of its star forward. Tipp, by illness and Sanders, who was crippled in the rtloomington game. Worked up to a high pitch of expectancy by the victory of Martinsville over the Monroe county aggregation Friday night, a lerge number of Morgan county people came to the tourney Saturday and the defeat of their team was a stinging blow to them. Martinsville has battled hard for the state flag for the last two years and each time reached the semifinals, only to he nosed out on the home stretch. Many Stars In Tourney. The moot question now agitating the minds of the fans is the selection of an all-state championship team, and this job appears to be no easy one because so many good men stood out prominently in Saturday's deciding battle. it was thought by many close nhr.ervets that the contest f"r floor guard wouid be thrashed out Friday night between Kyi" of Gary and White of Lebanon. f:olh men play lightning games and were pronounced the fastest nien on the floor. For center Tarker of Kokomo, Arnold of Rochester and Curtis of Mxri msv ill" were prominently mentioned. Althougn lacking in weight. Curtia made record shots in the early games, but was carried from th" floor in an exheustd condition in the semi-final fracas against Lebanon. A nuinler of small men. including Karey of Hloomington. McDonnell of South Herd and Harris of Gary, all des'-r e ie:.t rrr-dii, tnii probably will be left out .if the list of all-state eligiblos because .f thijr size. Another tveoro -brcn i; i ng crowd was again on hand long hi for" the doors to the immense building were opened early Saturday niornig and eyening it was impossible to obtain even standing room, a crowd in excess of 4.00("i being present. All-State Selection. The three officials of the tourney. Merle Abliett. Bert Westovcr and Ray Mowc. made select ions last night for All-State team r,s follows, Curtis, Martinsville and White ,-,r Lebanon, forwards; Arnold. Rochester, center: Kyle. Gary, floor guard, and Miller. Rochester, back guard. Honorable mention: Fsnrey. Bloornington : Parker. Kokomo; Kixmiller. Yincer.nes: Harris and McLennon. Gary: Adams and Pevol. Le" anon. ENCK SCORES K. 0. M I L W A 1'KKK. Mar. h 1f. A dispatch from F.ishane. Australia, today, says Freddy Km k. featherweight of Aurora. 111., knocked out Hector Melville, champion of Queensland, in the . fifteenth round. Jimmy Clabby of Hammond. Ind.. has been matched with Tommy I'ren for the middleweight champion ship of Australia.

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4 CO iiM FLYNN JR life he is going to hold that title. By the time he is 21 he will be the heavyweight champion of the world if the mollroodddles don't kill the grand old game. For niiiny years, seventeen now, I have been fighting-. DEFEAT MAKES WOMN WEEP RICHMOND, IND., March 19. The popularity of the Richmond basket ball team in its home town was attested here Saturday when women shed tears upon learning that the team had been defeated by Ro. Chester in the state tournament at Bloomington. Basket ball is one of the favorite winter sports of Rich, mond, as many as 3,000 persons turn, lag out to see high school games. HERE'S ft COMEBACK; NELSON KNOCKS OUT MATTHEWS IN EIGHTH ST. LOOS. March 13. With a heavy right to the body. Battling Nelson knocked out Pierce Mathews in the eighth round of their hout here Saturday night, which had been scheduled to go twelve rounds. The final blow came after Nelson had delivered a continuous battering to all parts of his opponent's face and body during the earlier rounds. Mathews was twice before. knocked down, once in the third for a count of four, when Nelson landed a left hook, and again in the fifth, when a right to the jaw landed with telling effect. The only round in which Mathews showed well was the second, when honors were ahount even. Mathews appeared scared nil through the eight rounds, and as a rule confined his effe.rts to left jabs, by means of which he succeeded in closing Nelson's eye. The fight from the Battle's standpoint was an old-time slugging match. Mathews was forced to take a lot of punishment from the Battler's quick, hard punches, which lie seemed to land almost at will. There never was any question about Nelson losing the fight. After his second knockdown he appeared rather groggy and Nelson battered him around the ring continually until the fnal blow. It was a grand comeback for the veteran and ox-champion. OWLS LOSE T6 OKLAHOMA ! ( H V fit M. i WHITING. INI)., March 19. In (lie speediest .ird betst passing game seen .in WbiCnji this year the Owls lost to jtlie little Oklahoma team. 2i to 27. The I Owls : . t the Normal team with their .own sty'e of camp working in a long !pas ,-) times, with a little lurk at the j basket, on their long or shot shots, it would :,n e been a different story. The onwpunrhers' cener made about five long lucky ringers from the vicinity of the center circle, and the only shooting on the Owls' side that approached this was Sharp's long basket from beyond the center. Gevirtz and Naef showed much speed, while Springafe at center and back guard played his famous steady game. R.irtuska is steadily improving on his dribble, and landed a couple shots terminating- long dribbles. OWLS (24) Gevirts Naef Springga te . . . Ba rtuska OKLAHOMA (27( . R F .L F C . . R G L G . .McKitri. k . . . Stewart . . . . Wilkie . . . MoOlure La n e Bart uska Sh arp I Baskets Gevirts 5. Naef, ' :t. Sharp. Stewart 5. Wilk'e 5. M -0'hire, ! Lane 2. ; Free throws. Gevirtz 4, Wilkie. t Referee ;as. YOAKUM STOPS M0HR. NEW. YORK. March lfl StanleyYoakum of Denvor stopped Walter Mohr of Brooklyn in the f.fth round last nisht.

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NKW YORK. March 17. Baseball, just recovering from a terrible struggle with Dave Fullr. and his cr ow.1 of fraternizrs. is in a fine fx today. Evf-rv maior league baseball club the country contains is miles nnd miles from homo and the railroad m sn say they're going to Btop running trains. Thus, thrown right up to them, there is the prn.ipcrt of no train.'' horn' for th ax victims and no trains north for those who stick. Also, there is the prospect of the middle west worrying along without having seen the Red Sox and the Dodgers stKe a repetition of last autumn's world's merles.

BASKET S STATE (Note Th" following .story was writ - ten for The Times hv Bernard C.i vit, son of Attorney and lri. Oavit of Hani-I mond, rspt.-iln of the Wabash traik t-nm of l!iir, and for a year editor of AVabash Ha' h. lor. ) the BT BERNARD OAVIT.) The Wabash college basket ball five brought to Indiana this year the glory of a ft ve-st,-,t.. championship' team. Xineteen games won out of t wcuty-f.no j played is the record the "Little. Giants" j set this year. They include decisive wins over Illinois. Purdue. Indiana. J Notre I amo. Ji.-I'suw and Miami. The I teams ,,f U ss importance taken info the! .M-arlft camp by comfortable margins j are i '.eorge-own. Indiana Pental. Illinois ; Wesleyan, F.m-Rors of Indianapolis, St. Mary's. Karlham and Rose Poly. The two defeat1 were suffered at the hands of the Illinois Athletic club and Michigan Agricultural college. The sanies were played in Chicago and Lansing. Mich., the first being decided by a score of ;s to 2ti and the second. 20 to Ifi. Neither of these fixes are beatable on their home floor, and dope lias if that Wabash could easily take them across on a neutral floor. For M. A. C. beat I. A. C. at Lansing, but the latter doubled the score on the Karmers when they appeared in Chicago. M. A. C. also heat Notre Dame at Lansing, but the Irish doubled the score on them at. South Lend, while Wabash trounced the Catholics both at South F.end and at. Crawfonh-viile by a good margin. The Cra wf ordsv i lie live finished the seas. n Miami last week by at Indianapolis. t victory oer the Miami five Ill," HER A MARVEL BY H. C. HAMILTON NEW YORK. March 17 So much has been written of Hans Wagner, his record, his' habits and his all-round sterling qualities, that it. seems futile to add to the miles of columns that hav--been used in his favor. ' "Wafrner, however, is getting ready to enter his twenty-sixth season of baseball, and the marvel of it is. he is counted on to play a most important part in the hopes of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagn r is a wonder. His remarkable ball playing isn't the only thing that holds him up to fandom on a pedestal few players ever have reach"! and none surpassed. Wagner began to be a ball player before many men now In the game were born. In was in 1S!H that he did bis first work for the Mansfield. Pa., club. He branched from there to Ohio, finally getting his name Into the records for the first time in 1S!3 when he played with Steiibenville as an outfielder. He hung up a mark of .in; for forty-four gn tn es. Wagnet spent a couple of seasons in the Atlantic league, playing with Patterson, and then went to Louisville, which then boasted a club in ihe National leogue. He played three seasons for Louisville and then was taken with the club when j was transferred '" Pittsburgh. He plnyd first, base, third base and in the ou; field for Louisville, hammering the ball cech year for averages for ahead of .3 "'. once attaining .373. Wagner first dropped from the charmed circle of batsmen when he hit only .252 in l'Ht. just after he had barely stuck in the class by hitting an even .2.00. Wagner is failing. He isn't the same old ball ph-yer at all. He isn't through because t.r ,. m admit it. and his smr-rtie: m the held and at bat makes him to h.. -I. si;- ,j over younger players, who pr. ,r:bly would over more ground. He ndtr.if.-.-l a vear ago it was becom ing hard ;'-r I 1 :. to see the ball, and this prohahlv means he will be on the. bench a pi-at deal of the time this summer. Indications are h" will not be used in bis old position of shortstop, but will take care ,,f first base for Jimmy Callahan's ' tit rv. FOUR FIGHTS AT SUBURBAN CLUB j CHICAGO. March It Four boxing bouts were held at Sammy Wolff's Su- ; burban Club yesterday before a packed house. Rabbit ITedlin got th- decision over Jimmy Gales after six rounds. They weighed Iris pound--. Billy Oebek ! beat Yi-utig 'iro-vn jn four round.- at 1 26 ' pounds. Ti:e rrferee stopped the Walter ' Jacobsen-Inimmy Walters bout in the' first. Jacobson being too good for the: Dummy. They sealed 1"0 pounds. Sail-, or Freeman was awarded the verdict j after ix rounds with Battling Mueller i at. Itl2 pounds. Ed Purdy r,.f..reed.

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jbf in j ' the acitnow lerlgefl title-holder of The score was 4 1 t 17 and left little doubt as to the calibre of Coach Sh-eks" men. The defeat of Illinois university, champion of Illinois and tied for that honor in the "Western Confer ence, and of (leorgetown, champions of j Kentucky, and by dope the defeat of! I M. A. ('., champions of Michigan, to-i gethcr witli the sacrifice of the best j opposition Indiana could offer places; the Walwish quintet the, lu st in the j central west. j The Scarlet Institution lias ever been j represented with championship material' in basket ball. but. this year's team Is1 in the opinion of many one of its best ' yet equal to the famous undefeated, team of 1307-S. which won from Minn- j sota, Columbia and Vale, and won thp , title if world's champions. v During the present season the "I.ittle Giants" scored a total of 760 points and their opponents are credited with S:. chief among- the cogs of such a wonderful scoring machine is Stonebraker. the giant center, with 3."9 points to his credit. The other members of the "Wonder Five." as it. has been named by the Indianapolis papers, are Cauldwell, guard, six foot two and. weighing 2f0 pounds: I'.acon. guaTd, 180 pounds: Clements, forward, IM'. and PeVol, forward. 14-". One all-state selection has placed Stonebraker, Cauldwell and Bacon on its list, the forward positions being held by Mcpermott of Notre Pa me and Smith of Purdue. The "Wonde- Five" loses Cauldwell and Clements by graduation this year, but a wealth of material assures the Scarlet institution of another season as successful as the last. Here's the Old Argument Again. Some sportive scientist has again opened the argument as "to the most important club in golf." The putter would seem to win by acclamation, as from thirty-fve to forty strokes are made with the putter in every round ranging from 25 to 4 5 pep cent of the entire allotment. On the other fin. we know of more than one golfer who, without the aid of a niblick. Would never get a chance to use the putter. Which opens up a n-w field for debate. WHITING TO START BASEBALL LEAGUE (Spe, t0 The Time.) " MM l.i;, IN p., March 19. The uniting j'.asehall league met at the owl (lub rooms yesterday morning and nia.de joans for the ensuing baseball season. Considerable interest is being manifested, six team having Joined, they being the K. of P., the K. of . the K. o. T. M . , the C. O. F . , the owls and the Tigers. J. H. Fetterhnff was elected president of the league, Audrey Rodney, vice president, Arnold Fxton, secretary and James Griffith, treasurer. There will be twenty league games, nir.king two eacli Sunday and usually a same on Saturday afternoon. The grounds h,iv not yet been sesnred, there being very few sites to select from. These team contain some very fine players and great enthusiasm is being shown. A fund will be raised to purchase a trophy and medals for the winning team. FIGHT IN CHICAGO. Sporting Editor Time: i K. O. Meyers last night K. O.'ed Joe Tick in one round before a private club I in Chicago. Meyers of Whiting weighed in at 105. Pick at 10Sn. Meyers is the! next coming champion of the world. His j manager. FYankie Banner, is getting; letters from promoters all over the; country askincr for Meyers to show at i the next fieht they stage. Would like to hav- M. vers on at the next Gary show, to show his many friends he has the goods for- a champion, as stated. j Meyers' can be addressed and his man- ! agi-r can be found at ! FRANKIE BANNER. j Cherokee A. C, 108 and Green Bay Ave.. Chicago, 111. FULTON TO MEET MORRIS APRIL 10 NEW YORK. March in. Fred Fulton and Carl Morris were finally matched yesterday. They will meet at the Manhattan A. C. on the r.icht of April 10. Fulton was inclined to sidorack both Morris and Moran. and in order to force him into a meeting Moran and Morris agreed te box for the privilege of besetting Fulton's heels. That did not materialize. a; Grant Hugh Browne did not secure Madison Square garden. he had contemplated. Tom McCardlo. mat hmakf r of the Fairmounv A. "., has arranged what . j should prove to be a (racking good bat- j tie between Knockout Joe Burman of j Chicago, the latest sensation among the bantams, and Frank ie Italy, the little Staten Inland boxer, who has been making rapid strides to the front of late.

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ST - Waite Hoyt. tVaite Hoyt. the Giants' hoy pitching wonder, will be the youngest recruit in southern training camps this spring. Hoyt is only seventeen years old. lie is now on his way with the rest of the Giant twirlers to Marlin Springs for the early workout. EAST CHICAG The Ptage Is set for the big bowling match Tuesday night. March 20, at the McCool alleys and Wednesday night. March 21, at the East Chicago alleys, between Hammond's All Stars and Dr. Clark's experts. The team will roll six games for a purse of Jl.'uiO, the largest purse ever rolled fur in this part of the i country. J he teams will roll three games in each set of alleys, total pins to count. The fans are anxiously wait ing for the hour to come when they can see their favorites in play. Hammond will send five of the best bowlers to be found in the city against the East Chicago team. Owing to the small amount of space and the large crowd that will be on hand the management of each house has decided to charge 25c admission to all except the ladies who will have the privilege of seeing this great match free ; of charge. The alleys are now being ' rt r.,-t! 1 1 1 e,l and Tvttt trt the Kect ef condition when the teams toe the foul 1 i n e. These two teat. is have been rival for many years but could never come to terms for a match until this year. And the fans shruld feel proud that they have bowling teams that are able to compete for th" largest purse ever offered for a bowline match. The games will suirt at S o'clock sharp. Stonebreaker Seriously 111 CRA WFORPSV1 1.I.E. IND.. March 17. H'Hiyr Stonebraker. center on the Wabash college championship basketball five during the season just closed, and also center on the Scarlet's football team for the last thre years, is seriously skk of laryngitis and pharyngitis. He has been unable to attend classes since lact Saturday and it iv feared that pneumonia may deveh.p. Stonebraker is one of the most famous athletes in fhr middle west

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I0W IT What Is the Reason That Willard Hugs Circus Ring and Abandons the Fight Ring The Plasterer Is Quite Wroth.. By H. C. HAMILTON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK. March 19. Fred Fulton, the ponderous plasterer from Minnesota, who has lived up to his trade with considerable vigor in New Tork performances, -wants to know why in urn bill .less Willard prefers the life of the sawdust ring to one with a canvas spread over the soft spots. Fulton figures that a few thousand dollars a minute or some such inducement of an allied nature should at least be sufficient to make Willard put a ten day clause In his contract fo he could fight once in a while instead of Just showing the circus patrons what a guy he is. "Look here." he said. "There's a champion who isn't, not by no means. He rants around the country showing the curious multitude how he knocked Jack Johnson Ftiff. and then he disappears. He wears a lot of leather breeches and other things that remind the old timers of the Rio Grande, and gets away with it. He don't show' 'em how he knocked out anybody since he and Johnson pulled off their little Havana meeting. And the reason is there ain't no other." Fulton wants to fight. He's just aching for a chance to get Willard. He's almost as tall as the big Kansasan and ha carries a teriffic kick in his left tentacle. He's the right man to fight Willard and it does seem a little strange that Willard Isn't willing. Of course Willard might dispose of Fulton in a round. If he did would become a lot more popular than h now stands. If Willard lost, well, the public would just heave one long sigh and hop that Fulton would be more of a champion than Willard had been. Big Jess would just simply gently slide into pugilistic oblivion, for everyone knows there wouldn't be a ohntice for him to whip another title holder. Looks lik a chance for Jess to die the happy fisti. death he has been waiting for. or mak" himself so solid with the public that he never will be dethroned in popular favor. It is the inherited duty of a heavyweight championship to defend his title whenever a good man appears. The popularity of many of the old time bruisers lay in the fact that they willingly vaulted the ropes of a ring and hammered some opponent for a dozen or so rounds. There is just one man who stands out now over the many contenders for Willard's crown and his name is Fred Fulton. He is the man who mui eventually meet Willard. Let's have !t. DRYDEN AND FITZ LEARN TIME AND CLOTHES FLY OAKLAND. CAL.. March 19. Twenty years ago Saturday Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Jim Corbett and now Bob is knocking out his wheat cakes ill the two-a-day and living in the same hotel here with the Cubs. Wonderful how time flies. Thirty years ago Charles Dryden's first tailor-made suit was built in a little shop across the bay by Rudolph Bremler. Saturday morning Rudy ailed on Hryden and was shocked to leain that the suit was worn out. Wonderful how- clothes fly.

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