Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 300, Hammond, Lake County, 1 June 1917 — Page 8

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Hammond's Baseball World Looking Forward to Sunday With Anxious Eyes Two Dates Lost to Parduhn 's by Rain.

All eyes of Hammond baseballdom are turned upward, watching anxiously the leaden skies, hopinsr against weather predicitions that Sunday will be the day of days for baseball. With expectations of a "sure enough real team" to contest Sunday. Owner Paul Parduhn and Manager William Howard are arranging odds and ends in preparation to receive the lauded West End club of Chicago and beat them decisively. A victory would mean Hammond's sixth straight in the Chi-

Giants Get Ed Walsh; Job if Arm Improves NEW Y03K, June 1. Ed Walsh, former star pitcher of the White Sox, has become a member of the New York Giants, It was stated heve yesterday. Walsh worked out with the Giants yesterday and has been given over to the care of a physician by John McGraw, who says he will give Walsh a trial If his arm can be Improved.

cago City league and a substantial Inroad to the championship. Manager Howard is combing over the fast semi-pro ball players around this section of the hemisphere for three good men to take the vacant places of Palmer. Wilkinson and Solliday. So far he has landed several players but little in known of their caliber. The men that plar Sunday will have to make good or the berths will remain open for someone who can. At a meeting of the City league's bosses last Monday night the manager of the West Enders tipped it off that he was going to bring a pitcher to Hammond that "had it on Henning." And unknown wing artist, the Enders' boss said, and he wouldn't divulge his name. If this is true no doubt it will be a game of games, but the fans are inclined to feel differently about it. Not that it would be a regular game, but that there isn't a pitcher around Chicago playing semi-pro ball that has anything on Henning. The fact that the West End's have played air-tij;ht

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ball so far this season assures the conservative that they're a ball club to be feared, and if Jupe Pluvius permits the stands will be crowded Sunday. Paul Parduhn has put Hammond on the baseball map but little in his pocket. Inclement ' weather this season has hurt the attendance, although there has been fairly good crowds at all games. The last two games, the Chicago Giants and tlarden City, had to be called off. If the weather is fair Sunday a record should be made in Hammond baseball attendance figures. White Sox In Jane. On either June 21 or 26 the Chicago American league club will play at Parduhn park. As yet arrangements have not been completed with Charles Comisky. the White Sox owner, but on either of the above mentioned dates Hammond will entertain the American league stars. It is proba-ble that if the game is secured the merchants and factories will be asked to give their employees a chance to see it. Garden City, July 4th. Garden City, champions of the Chicago league and with whom Hammond was scheduled to play Memorial Day. will come to Hammond July 4. This, next to the White Sox game, is proball one of the most important. The Chicago Giants will be secured

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Bantam Champion Pete Herman Claims Exemption from Draft.

PHILADELPHIA. FA.. June 1. Pugilist Tete Herman of Xew Orleans, who recent won th world's bantam weight championship from Kid Williams, registered yesterday under the selective draft act and his registration card was forwarded to his home city. Ha claims exemption on the ground that he is the sole support of his parents. Herman is training to meet Williams in a return six round fight here June 13. ST. PAUL. MINX.. June 1. Registration cards were received from Mike and Tommy Gibbons. St. Paul boxers, by officials in charge of the draft registration here. The registration cards were mailed from Los Angeles. Cal. Neither claimed exemption. Both gave their occupation as "real estate business." Mike is 29 years old and Tommy 27.

PETER MAHER TO WORKHOUSE NEW YORK. June 1. Peter Mahcr. widely known as a heavyweight pugilist twenty years ago. was arraigned in Harlem police court yesterday charged with intoxication. He gave his age as 47 years. Shabby and unkempt. Maher was picked up in a Ixington avenue doorway early yesterday morning. The magistrate sent him to the workhouse for thirty days. Maher offered no excuse.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. June 1 Charley White, the Chicago lightweight, and Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis will meet in a ten round, no decision bout at en open air boxing show here on June 9.

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CINCINNATI. ., June 1 Ira Vail finished second in the 250 mile international automobile sweepstakes race at the Sharonville track Wednesday, according to official announcement from the judges of the race yesterday. The official- statement places Gaston Chevrolet, announced as having finished second, third. The electric timing devices, which were not fully computed untli today, also showed Karl Cooper had finished fifth instead of seventh, as, announced. The official standing of the fourteen cars follows: 1 Louis Chevrolet,. Frontenac. 2 Ira Vail, Hudson. 3 Gaston Chevrolet, Krontenae. 4 Tom Milton, Peusenberg. 6 Earl Cooper, Stutz. 6 Otto Henning, Ogren. 7 Eddie Hearne. Deu3enberg. 8 A. H. Patterson. Hudson, p Barney Oldfleld. Delage. ' 10 Ralrh Mulford. Hudson. 11 Or-.ir T-Ct, Omar. 12 William Taylor. Newman. 13 Joe Thomas. Mercer.

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THREE GUB8YS FOLLOWING FLUE Blair and Talbot in Regular Army and Palmer at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

Out of the Clabby football team which electrified Lake county last fall two men have joined the regular army and one is at Fort Benjamin Harrison in the officers' training camp. The first to enlist was Plair. a halfback, formerly of Northwestern University. Blair was a main stay of the team. The second is Talbot, also a half-back, who was schooled in the game at the University of North Dakota. Palmer, signed to play with the "labhys the coming season ana a m-o-ber of the Hammond baseball team, is at Fort Harrison. Both Blair and Talbot were noted for their line plunging. Talbot was a bulldog football player. If these stars are able to scamper out of a. trench and across a field under fire, as well as they made holes in the line on the gridiron and fought their way towards the opponent's goal, they will be mentioned in dispatches.

WOMEN GOLFERS WILL HAVE II BUS! SEASON

With the western championship scheduled this year at Flossmoor, play for the par trophy on September 1, the city championship at Midlothian in July, three team matches and twentyone open tournaments, local members of the Women's Western Golf Association have a long program ahead of them. In addition to these events. Calumet, Exmoor, Glenview, Hinsdale, Midlothian. Onwentsia, Olympia Fields, South Shore and Westmoreland have one or more guest days listed. The first event will be played Monday at Edgewater.

FREEMAN MAY BATTLE JOE BISHOP AT RACINE

Sailor Freeman and Joe Bishop of Whiting prohably will be added to the George Chip-K. O. Brown boxing card at Kacine on June S. Promoter John Wagner was in town yesterday and made this pair an offer. Freeman has accepted and Bishop will give his answer tomorrow. Brown is down to hard training. Chip will be here Monday. Al Bloom is selling tickets.

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AMEEICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Boston 27 10 .730 CHICAGO 27 13 .675 New York 20 IS .556 Cleveland 22 21 .512 Detroit 15 21 417 St. Louis 15 23 .395 Philadelphia 13 23 .361 Washington 13 25 .342 Teterday' Basalts. Detroit, 2: New York. 0. Boston. 5; Cleveland. 1. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. New York 20 11 .645 Philadelphia 21 13 .61S CHICAGO 25 16 .610 St. Louis 19 17 .52S Brooklyn 13 17 .433 Cincinnati 17 24 .413 Boston ... --12 17 .414 Pittsburgh 13 2 -342 Yestorda.y's Results. Pittsburgh, 8; Philadelphia, 2. Cincinnati. 4: St. Louis. 2. No other games scheduled.

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