Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 281, Hammond, Lake County, 10 May 1917 — Page 8

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STAR PITCHING STAFF IS ONE REASON WHY INDIANAPOLIS -LEADS IN A. A. RACE

REFEREE O. E. Stiehm, Noted Football General, Will Officiate at Lake County Track and Field Meet Saturday in Hammond.

O. E. Stiehm, the noted football coach of Indiana. tTniversity who won national

fame by turning out a championship ' eleren, at Xebraaka U.. is to act sa rfere and starter of th Lake County Track and Field mwt of Gary, Hammond. East Chicago. Whitingr. Grown' Point and Lowell high schools at Ham-j mond. Saturday. George Finneo of the Gary "t'" is to be clerk, and the judges of the finish

are J. Rittenger of South Bend, H. E. Jesse of Valparaiso, and IT. C. Mur

ray or Michigan City. Hollus Hunter.

of Hammond will act as announcer. Fifty-six athletes are entered. Stiehm, because of his supremacy as a. coach, will be guest of honor and the football farts of the region are anxious to see the renowned gridiron general. The Hammond Junior Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices the meet is being held, has hired- a union band to lead the parade from the Chamber of Commerce to Harrison Park. At nine o'clock Saturday morning there will be a meeting of the principals of I-ake county high schools at the Chamber of Commerce rooms which are tfce headquarters. All athletes, coaches, students and visitors are expected to report at the Chamber of Commerce upon their arrival in Hammond. The parade of automobile led by a detail of police, the band and Company F, of the National Guard, will start promptest one o'clock. Mayors of the cities represnted In the meet, officials of the

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Table Wins; .Cards and Ttpes To 3e Excluded Ministers and Church Work ers of Hammond Conduct Campaign Against Two Items in Red Cross Comfort Bags List.

new victory has been Avon by the Testament. It will have a place of I

strueted the Red Cross not to put thesi in the comfort bags to be sent to boys

honor in the comfort bags which the' who vere members of his church. Rev. Fd Cross chapter is making for the ! C. .J. Sharp of the First Christian soldier boys of Hammond and "West church raised $S0 by telephone in threeHammond who are now in training at i quarters of an hur. ordered 500 Xew

I the various forts of the country, j To make room for the Xew Testa. -; ment of the Bible, playing cards, pipes I and tobacco will in nl! tirobahilitv he

Testaments, and shortly after had secured pledges to cover the entire cost. $126. The Xew Testaments will be here today, he stated this morning when

"Left to right; K&ittlehner, Nabors. Fillingim, Rogge. Dale, Northrop and Dawson. i ' A staff of high-class twirlers is an important factor in the prreat pace the Indianapolis A. A. team is making in its pennant race this season. The Indians have seven twirling stars that seem to comprise the greatest pitching staff a minor league team has yet been proud to possess. These

men are shown in the photograph. Jack Hendricks boys are so well out in front now that quite a few A. A. fans believe they have the pennant on ice.

excluded. This is to be determined to-lca,lpd a reporter. He was able to oej- by the directors of the Rod Cross j K' f 20 New Testaments bound in khnki chapter at the behest of ministers and! 8nd others are of a different binding. Protestant church people who are aid-! Kev- Sharp is of the opinion that the 'in the movement. j xw Testament carries with it a rner. MThile playing cards, pipes and tobac- i ',;t V"S sentiment than cards. pips and

Lake County Athletic Association, directors -of the Chamber of Commerce, and athletes are to rtde in automobiles. , The Junior Chamber of Commerce! wants as many automobiles donated for the parade as possible. The meet starts promptly at 1:30!

with the trials for the hundred yard dash as the first event. In the evening at the Chamber of Commerce the Junior Chamber of Commerce will give a dance to athletes, students and the other guests and fans.

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AJIESICAN LEAGUE.

MAT STABS TO INVADE EAST "Wrestlers from Chicago and Gary

will compete in the Xational A. A. U. ! championships Friday and Saturday at j Atlantic City. X. J. Director George W. Pinneo of the Gary T. M. C. A. will !

start east today with a complete team'

with high hopes of landing the national title.

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Detroit . Washinglpn 1 Philadelphia 6 Testerday's Besnlta. Chicago. 4: St. Ixuii. 2. Detroit. 4; Cleveland. 1. ' Detroit, 0: Cleveland. 1. Roston, 4; 'Washington, 1. "Washington, 4; Boston, 3.

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The Indiana Harbor Triangles defeated the Booster A. C. by the score of S-2. The Booster A. C. dropped but three hits of." of St '-if en the ttrr Tiiangle pitcher The Triangles are out to meet all nft"!i year oM teams, i-or games .ldress Jme (Suliiver, .1320 Fir street. Phone Indiana Harbor 667-M.

co had not been officially stricken from the list of articles to be included in the comfort bags it was understood this morning that they would be. It was argued that the Xew Testament carries with it a sentiment every soldier appreciates. It is a substitute for the presence of mother, the minister and the sweetheflrt. The soldiers can easily obtain playing cards and materials for smoking. It is said. The agitation was started yesterday when it becarr.j gePTa'ly known that cards and tobacco were on the list for the comfort b--!gs. rt'.-v. Thirr.ns J. Bas-

tohacoo. He said today that the boy;

who have enlisted feel the seriousness of war and know they rnay be sent to France. Thcy can easily obtain playing cards if they desire to." he said. '"To put playing cards 4n their comfort bags appear frivolous. The boys who smoke can now secure tobacco without any trouble. If the time comes when they are where they can't get it that's enother proposition."

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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Krone to Make $500 Bet. According to Doc Krorv?, he has agreed to bet $500 with Jack Perlson that Spike Kelly can trim Jack Robin

son fn a twenty-round battle. Krone i insists AI Bloom hold the money.

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Do you think you're hard to fit? Do you thiak you have to pay a custom tailor a big price for clothes because you can't get a good fit ready made? There are a lot of men who feel that way about clothes; and we're not surprised that they do feel that way. . But we're prepared to prove with Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes that such men can be correctly fitted; these designers have developed a perfect system of models by which there is rrovided a fit for every figure. ' We'd like to prove this to any man who thinks he's hard to fit; we'll give you fine quality, perfect style, best of tailoring and an economy price S18.00 to S30.00 V Just through our buying power we have prepared for this sale only. Suits for young men at S12.50 S13.50 and S15.00 They are made up in new English models, pinchbacks and belted. They are just the kind you want

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SrRIXGFIKLD. ILL,., committee boxing bill.

hearings in Chicago at which all possi-j

hie safeguards were injected to keep I the sport cJean and respectable, nasi rassed by the House today, S3 to 51. There were no party division wets and j

drys. Republicans and Democrats voted together in its favor. Pleas were made on behalf of the bill that it is in the nature of preparedness measure: that the state and nation now need something to inspire young men to take care of. their bodies and lad decent lives. Representative Hruby told of a club of which he is a member containing 225 youths. "Last fall," he said, "when I told them there was a chance for legalized boxing in Illinois they all went into training. Since we have been at war with Germany thirty-one of these boys have " enlisted. And they were such splendid specimens that the recruiting officer in our district has been around repeatedly asking for more just fike them. He'll get them, too." T.ee O'Xell Browne pointed to John II. Lyle as a slight looking man who probably had been puny in boyhood, but who had by careful living and training built himself up "until he could probably beat any man In this House with the gloves, on th mat or any other way."

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NEW SPRING SHIRTS AND NECKWEAR Here are all of the newest 'shirts In the latest stripe effects, silk and cord madras. The most beautiful line of Manhattan and Wilson Eros, makes- Colors guaranteed and prices exceptionally low. 50 dozen Men's Dress Shirts $1.50 quality, made of fine eatinette. fancy combination stripes; various colorings, with Eoft turn-over French cuffs. Specially priced at . 95 Special Large Assortment of Men's Sample Dress Shirts 'lade from neat fast, color percales, cheviots and madras, $1.25 and $1.50 values, at 85

Men's Novelty Shirts In plain shades, sncli as blue pink, white and lavender- Priced at only .. g-o Others in plain and fancy tubs silks up to $6 50.

SHOES FOR MEN, BOYS, LADIES AND GIRLS Men's Dress Shoes Gun metal calf uppers and solid leather soles, spring style lasts, either in lace or button, at unadvanced price of Bargains in Boys' Shoe3 Sizes 2VS to o1,. $2.25 values. They are gun metal and calf. button and lace, at .. -, 1.95 $1.75 Discontinued Line of Shoes for Girls Sizes from 13 to 2, vici kid lace with patent tips. Special price for this sale, at - - $1.39 White Shoes the Vogue Smart styles in white cloth, plain toe, 9-inch tops, lace, Walk-Over..:.... 5.00 The New Military Boot in white cloth, high arch, but straight heel .of moderate height. Walk-Over........ 5 White Kid Pumps Louis heel, Walk-Over... 6.00

SHAMROCKS TO OPEN SEASON NEXT SUNDAY The Hammond Shamrocks will open .their season Sunday, May 13, at ReidMurdock's grounds. Frank Hoeppner will twirl the opening, while "Jip" Rleck will do the receiving. Frank Bellheimer, the shortstop, will be at his regular position: "Wallie Hoeppner will be at the first sack, while I.. Uewandowski will be at second and H. DeFradie at third. "Grimmie," as he is more commonly known, will play left field, II. Kehelik. center field and H. Kehelik. right field. The lineup: II. Kehelik, rf; M. Kehelik, cf: G. Grimberg. If; II. PeFradie. 3b; I Lewandowski, 2b; W. Hoeppner, lb; F. Bellheimer. ss; F. Beleck, c; F. Hoerpner, p.

BOXIN IN K. C. KILLED BY POLICE KAXSAS CITT, MO.. May 10. Rasing his action on an opinion handed down by the city counselor, Thomas F. Flahive, Kansas City's recently appointed chief of police, last night stopped a boxing match between two bantamweight fighters and announced that In future no matches would be allowed unless before an incorporated club with a bona fide membership, and not for gain to cither of the contestants.

BOB M'ALLISTER OUTPOINTS LEVINSKY XEW TCRK. May 10. Bob McAllister and Battling Levlnsky went ten rounds at the Fairmont A. C. last night and the brilliant Californian. although outweighed sixteen pounds, managed to outpoint his old time foe. It wa one of the finest exhibitions between big men seen here recently. .

MOTOR RECORD IS BROKEN IXDIANAPOLIS, IND.. May 10. E. G. Baker broke all records for the auto trip from Columbus, O- to Indianapolis yesterday when he made the trip of 168 miles In 3:35:00, an average of 47V mlle an hour. Trains make the trip between the two cities in five hours.

MEDALS AWARDED Andy Spisak. Andy Koschak and Frank Radloff finished first, second and thfrd,"- respectively in the two and a half mile race at the Indiana, Gardens for the Dan O'Leary medals. O'Leary awarded the medals. The time of the winner was 10 minutes and 1 second.

Kilbane vs. Leonard.

XISW "YORK. May 10. That Johnny Kilbane and Benny leonard will be i matched in the near future seemed practically certain today. Kilbane stlpu-j

lated leonard must make ijj pounus ringside. Leonard has agreed.

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