Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 141, Hammond, Lake County, 5 December 1917 — Page 6

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THE TIMES "Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1917. ESS

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HANUU CAPTAIN

Four Gary, Four South Bend and Three Hammond Men on First Team,

Times' All-Northern . Indiana Selection Ham. School. Position. Cogley Gary, Emerson End Dunleavy Gary, Emerson Tackle Kovascy Hammond Guard Donavan South Bend Center Maruuardt-Gury, Kroebel Guard OHz Hammond Tackle V"arne(C.) -Hammond End Mohn South Bend Quarter Kllpatrlck -Gary, Froebel Halfback Sabo South Bend Halfback Olsen South Bend Halfback

(By CASSOLL S. SUCK.) Once more It has been proven that football cannot be prognosticated. Not under-estimating the chances of Coach Hess" Hammond high school team at tbe start of the season I do not believe the most enthusiastic Hammond - fan reslly believed his team would win the Northern Indiana championship. Not until the Hammond-South Bend game did the purple's hopes look encouraging and even then after Gary walloped the Benders the week following Hammond was anything but the favorite at the crucial contest when in the last quarter Fullback Schillo carried the oval oer Gary's line for the winning touchdown and the championship of Lake County and Northern Indiana. ! At the start South Bend and Gary were deped to be the likely contenders for the title. Then Hess proteges beean to show class and after holding the Bend aggregation scoreless and wal- j loping- Rensselaer, 14 to 6. the purple! fans felt hopeful of defeating Gary, although little Hammond money was In! evidence the day of the game. j Hammond's try for a state scholastic title game was met with a storm of protest from Kentland and other dowifptate schools although a half dozen central and southern teams attempted to schedule the game. Kentland wpn from Hammond in the season's Initial contest but comparative scores put asunder any hopes of the small town team laying claim to any championship honor. 80 the season rests with Hammond holding the undisputed risht to the Northern Indiana championship. Gary School ejected. For amalgamating players from Froebel and Emerson high schools both Gary schools have been barred from participation in state athletics until Sept. 1. 1918, by the state board of control. Thi3 decision was purely one of animosity against Principal Spaulding of Gary and has stirred up a storm f'f prtte?t among all Northern Indiana schools. Attack And Style Same. This has not, beyond the outcome, been an unusual year in the Northern Indiana football. Few new styles of play were developed and the teams carried cut the old style of straight foot-i tall most of the time. Gary had an edge on forward pass attacks, using the aerial way considerably with decided nuccess. Hammond won the championship with the old method. South Bend had Its usual number of trick plays hut failed in both the Gary and Hammond games to show anything out of the ordinary. Mishawaka. East Chicago, Elkhart and other teams all stuck to the line and around end offense. Few individual stars developed during the season. Now comes the picking of the mythical All-Northern Indiana eleven to give the fans acmethlng to wrangle over. I do not pretend to be an authority on football or in a position to act as a judge of the men playing, but being personally acquainted with practically all the members cf the Suth Bend, Mishatsaka, Gary and Hammond teams, have picked eleven men whom I think have played the better consistent game and are best fitted and deserving of places on the honorary team. On the ftrst team material did not warrant the choosinsr of a second eleven numerically South Bend and Gary lead with four men each. Hammond furnishes the remaining three. Besides the star selection an honorary list has been picked and on it are men who came near grabbing the coveted positions of several of the selected. ns Easy to Pick. The ends this season were rather easy to pick inasmuch as not a team had a pair that could be called good As It is two men have been chosen for the positions who have not played on the flanks continuously but have spent part of their time in the backfleld. Captain Warne of Hammond' probably was behind the line more times than on it and Captain Cogley of Gary was pulled back repeatedly for plunges. Nevertheless while playing Warne and Cogley took care- of the job very satisfactorily. Both men were fast and were speedy in handling punts. Few gains were made around their ends as both men were fearless and hard tacklers. Warne as captain of the championship team is elected captain of the honorary eleven. This is but hi9 second year on Hammond varsity and his showing so far is considered remarkable. Dnnlsary A Star. One really greet tackle was developed this year. Dunleavy of Gary, Emerson, stands out as the best of the lot. His deadly consistency in breaking up plays behind his opponent's line loom him as one of the surest linemen in the scholastic game. Few gains were made through his side of the line and he had a mystifying way of getting behind the other fellow's defense. I have given the other tackle, position to Oltz of Hammond because of his weight which foreboded ill when line charges came his wnyand his ability to carry the hall in 'line bucks. He weighed 130

Last year Hammond pet a record by playing football Pecember 10. By playing Massillon a week from Sunday it will break its own record by playing December 16, outdoors. The weatherman has the final say, how'ever.

of Wheat every Wednesday next season.

It is said that some of the ball players in the American league threaten to enlist without even asking Ban Johnson.

Earl Chetney objects to beiny called

an American-French-Canadian. Leave 1

the French-Canadian part off, sex heJust plain American.

Pine Village has retired from the sporting page until after the holidays when its basketball team starts the season. At the present prices there la more money in farming than in promoting sports. Claire.

Hammond high school will play basketball this winter In the auditorium of the Central school where a goodly number of fans can be acomodated. The Irving school where the games were played last year was too far from town.

Now that the football season has closed a watchful bug presents statistics proving that at least two military elevens did not have one or more Notre Dame men In their lineups.

Wilbert Kobinson faces the task of grooming an outfielder to use in place

Just when Dave Altizer was on the verge of retiring along comes the war draft and makes him a prominent Minneapolis citizen again.

A man has been discovered in Sacramento who is anxious to purchase a franchise in the Coast league. Somebody had better tip him oft that a war is on.

Don't be surprised If Cy Young Is back pitching next season. He escaped the draft.

Eyelid won a race at Bowie turf meeting the other day. His Jockey probably gave him the wink to go ahead and he did.

Joe Choyinski, Foe of Fitzsimmons, Very 111 TITTSnt ItGII, r... Dee. 5 Joe f horlnskf, vi ho gait nob Fltsslmnions one of the hardest fights of kin career, U tonlaht battling for hU life with the some disease that rnrrled oil the ( ornlahnuin m ferr weeks uao. Chorlnnkl Is at hla home here with a aerlous ease of pleuro-pneunvunla and tbe Pbjslrinna at hla bedside ore working strenuously to pull him tbrouKh. He fmf here about flte years ago as physical Instructor at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.

WORLD

M'GOORTY HANDS SELFAKN0CKOUT Australian Sport Papers Say Bright Lights "Got" Oshko3h TeiTor.

Perhaps Jess Willard Is waiting for some one to give him a purse for retiring.

Fred Fulton continues to win but the public remains skeptical. There's been too much camouflage connected with his bouts.

pounds and played a fairly consistent game. Xoraacy Best Guard. Kovascy of Hammond is the only guard out of all the teams this year that can justly be put on the eleven. The only way to strengthen this ptirt of the line is to bring Marquardt of Gary, Froebel la from fullback position. Marquardt proved a good line plunger and showed well on second defense. However, he is not the man for the fullback job on the selected team that Olsen is. So Kovascy is the only guard worth mentioning this year. He was a hard smashing player and succeeded in getting into a majority of the plays. His side of the line was impenetrable. Doaarin At Center. There will be little dispute among the fans over the center selection. Captain Donavan of South Bend is acknowledged the most proficient. Although he was ejected from both the Gary and Hammond-South Bend games for squabbling with officials the lanky veteran is given preference. He showed up better than the rest and was a good defensive player. On the offense his man was well taken care of. Nearly A 8. B. Backfield. The N. I selection nearly has the South Bend backfleld, with the exception of one man Kilpatrick of Gary. There was not a back in the game this season that can compare with this hard, driving player. He is of the ideal type. South Bend undoubtedly had its greatest backfleld this season. But for its weak and miserably trained line it would In all probabilities have made a much stronger bid for the championship. In Mohn the Benders have a fast heady Quarter that can run well, call signals and pilot cleverly and use the aerial way consistently. Howatt of Hammond played good ball but was not in the veteran Mohn's class, not having the necessary experience. Mohn hes lead the gold and blue for three consecutive years. To John Sabo. South Bend, Is alloted one of the halfback position. His snappy passing, zig-zag field running as well as his defensive play make him worthy of the honor extended. Kilpatrick of Gary was a tower of strength to his team both on the offensive and defensive. He proved a hard man to stop and invariably made substantial gains. He is credited with tnaklng eleven of Gary's IS touchdowns this season. "Sweds" Olsea At Tail. Darting, fearless "Swede" Olsen of South Bend is the fullback choice. He excelled in kicking, passing and open field running as well as line plunging. Schillo of Hammond has played but one year on his school's first team and his style of play, although fairly good, did not compare with the all-around work of the more experienced' Olsen. Tha Honorary List. Following are twelve men representing six schools who deserve honorable mention. Smith. South Bend. half, would have gained one of the coveted positions this year but for injuries; Swanton. Hammond, showed up well at center; Skrentney, East Chicago fullback, was the individual star of that team. A coming star is "Beanie" Harris of Gary, a halfback. This fleet little midget in his first year of varsity play displayed remarkable talent; Hammond's Quarterback, Howatt, looked good throughout the season as did his center, Swanton. The honor roll: Swanton, Hammond, center. Findlay. South Bend, tackle. Crum, Mishnwaka, halfbacu. Schillo. Hammond, fullback. Howatt. Hammond, quarter. Skrentney, East Chicago, fullback. Bennett. Kendalville, halfback. Miller, Mlshawaka, quarterback. I'hrommer, Hammond, guard. Harris, Gary, halfback. Smith, South Bend, halfback.

I Fight Decisions. J a Decisions of fight representatives on Monday werei At Pittsburgh Buck. Crouse defeated Wbltey Wensel (10). At Philadelphia Harry Goeb beat Willie Median ). At rw Orleans Kit! Black and Youug Chancy fought draw 20). At Salt Lake City Bjll Young and Young Acvrdo fought a draw ).

Cline Is Matched With Benny Leonard NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Irish Patsy Cline is to have another go at the lightweight championship title. Benny Leonard, present holder of the precious honor, having agreed to meet him in a six-round, no-deelsion bout at the Olympia Club of Philadelphia on December 12.

"Let Us Pay With Our Bodies For Our Soul's Desires." Roosevelt,

GFORD SAYS

SMITH IS SURE TO

T WK

CHICAGO. Dec. 5. Sam Langford gave Homer Smith his first real workout a the Arcade gym yesterday afternoon, boxing four rounds with him arid whn the -match was over declar

ed, "hell do." Then he add that

Smith is a sure. winner over Bill Erennan Friday night at Kacine. "This giant of twenty-two years is the best material I have ever seen and I boast of having seen many champions come and go. In four fisrhts he'll

be ready for Fred Fulton and I will

suarantee in six months he can beat

Jess Willard for the championship,"

said Jnjrford.

Much interest Is being displayed in

the n?ht, according: to Al Bloom, and already over 200 tickets have been sold. Brennan will be here tomorrow. Langford has been matched for a twenty-round bout with Kid Norfolk

the Panama darkey, at the stock yards

stadium at Denver cn December 17. Promoter Jimmy Hammll announced yesterday.

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VALPARAISO, IXD.. De:. 8. The sporting editor of the Eveninc Messenger is in receipt of a letter from the manager of the Dungeon-Knights, a fast basketball aggregation from Hammond, stating that the Knights want to book some games for basketball this winter. They guarantee all expenses to any team cf 130 to 135 pounds If they will come to Hammond and they want to be treated the same. They would like to play out-of-town until after the middle of January and then they will play return games at Hammond. In the line-up that they hope to play, some of the names are familiar to the local basketball men. Here is their line-up: Al Arnold, r. f.; Dan Boyle. 1. f.; U Hanlon. c: H. Meyers, r. g.: TS'm. McLaughlin, 1. g.; utility, TV. Arnold and C. Dub. BOWLING SCORES. M. M. Club. Hohde 133 175 173 Bates 143 224 179 Moll 20?, 21 150 Gill 178 183 209 Goehringer 115 15S 145 Totals 7S SS3 85a Team average. $39 1-3. Rodney Club. CI. Johnson 210 123 173 O'Brien 123 133 135 Kowal 145 142 134 Canner 10 Kfl 162 Muldoon 168 137 165 Totals 791 TOO 770 Team average. 753 2-3. Bank of Whiting. Barsich 160 15 ' 167 F.e 162 IfiO 156 Miller 18 l.'g .168 Spanburg "...124 lfiS 183 Wilkinson 16S 92 140 Totals 762 S37 S14 Team average, 804 1-3. Elks of Ilnmmond. Whitaker 164 177 209 Enright 180 172 174 Kuhn IS 151 145 Ecklund 126 135 169 McCumsey 227 175 178 Totals ...T 811 S10 173 Team average. 828 2-3. Allison of Notre Dame ' Team Joins Army Flyers NOTRE DAME.. IND Dee. 5. William (Tex) Allison, dancing quarter back of the Notre Dame varsity foothall squad, hai left for his home in Texas to enlist in the aviation corps. When Capt. Phelan was drafted Allison filled his shoes. Allison also was the varsity catcher on the ball nine.

According to Australian newspapers just received In the United States. 'Eddie McQoorty has been put out of the fighting game by his own folly. The white lights have told the old. old st-ty. and Eddie may be expected back in Oshkosh soon. Eddie made a big hit In Australia, an" his passing is told regretfully by the Kangaroo fight critics. The folJowing. clipped from one of the leading Australian sporting Journals, tells the story: "Rumor hath it that Eddie McGoorty, once the Oshkosh terror a brand of rlnsr f rightfulness manifested strongly whn he knocked out Joe Bonds one round), Billy Murray ffour

rounds). Harry Reeves (six rounds) and Mick Klni? (twelve rounds) in quick succession without really preparing longer than a day for any one of those efforts purposes leaving us shortly and turning his footsteps toward the family home in Wisconsin. V. S. A. Eddie has left the bones of a great career In Australia, a career al! too short. Such a ring fighter should still be a strong factor In the game with promise of enduring on the top plane for at least another half-dozen years, but: When all the world Is younc. lad. And all the trees are green. And ev'ry goose a swan. lad. And ev'ry lass a queen. Then hey fr hoot and horse, lad. And round the world away Toung blood must have Us course, lad. And ev'ry dog his day. "The cause of a recent operation put Eddie out ot his winnlg vein for a Ion while. The effect of the operation has been to lay Ijim upon the shelf for the time being. How much longer he will stay there depends upon the man. There is yet a good deal of ring usefulness in McGoorty, and not one among his many well-wishers in this country would be better pleased than myself to see or hear of him making the most of the fact."

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ROLLER SPEEI

GS RACING

Indiana Gardens Rink Scene of Big Events Thursday Night Which Will Draw Fans From Near and Far.

The Indiana Gardens Rink is once again the mecca for the hundreds of roller skaters of the cities of Hammond. East Chicago, Whiting and South Chicago. Joe Laurey, styled "the present champion roller skater of Europe, and the coming champion of the world," Anton Leondowsky, Polish champion of America, and several other of the best skaters of the country are entered in races Thursday evening. There will be a one-mile amateur race, class S, and a two-mile an.ateur, class B. as well. The big race is to go three miles. Morris ' Champagne Is to act as referee, James Claby sr. as timekeeper, and Judge Green as Judge of the race.

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Abstracts of Title furnished to all Lands and Lots in Lake County. FRED R. MOTT, Pr. ALB1RT MAACK, c'y-Trwa. FRANK HAMMOND, VIc Prea. EDWARD J. EDER, Manager. Crown Point, Indiana. Branch Offices at Hammond and Gary.

This Grid Judge Makes Short Work of Baiters It behooves & football official always to be the cock o' the walk In any game in which he participates, and rule with a firm hand. Tom Thorpe, the famous Columbian line man, tells the followinr story on the method once used by "Tiny" Maxwell cf Pennsylvania to instill a proper respect for officials in a game where one of the teams was a notorious official baiter; "I'm going to penalize those fellows on their first three plays." said Maxwell. The first play brought the premeditated penalty, and Immediately there was a roar from the reputed referee baiters. Maiwell refused to budge an Inch, and cn the following play penalized the team again. What for? What for?" howled the enraged "bad men." "To show you who's running this game." retorted the Pennsy mastodon: "and. furthermore, 111 tell you you're going to be penalized on the next play, too." They were. But the officials were the lords of the day thereafter, and not a peep was heard out of the eleven that previously had been making life miserable for the officials.

FROEBEL SENIORS TRIM FRESHMEN

The Seniors trimmed the Freshmen at Gary last night in the interclass basketball tournament at Froebel high school, cAry, score 17 to 16. The Seniors played excellent team work and out-played the yearlings. Frazure was the individual star of the game. Slick of tho losers played stellar ball. Lineup: , Freshmen. Juniora. Slick R. F Frazil re Duke - L. F Flashman Migatz C Gordon Alexis R. G Elumenthal Levy L. G Jensen

Britton Bests Tillman.'

1 BOSTON. . Dec. 5. Jack Britton of Chicago beat Johnny Tillman, the Minneapolis welterweight, on points in a fast twelve-round bout here last night. The men were in the pink of condition. Britton showed a little epeedier footwork and better generalship.

Fulton Ready to Claim Jess' Title

NEW TOP.lv, Dec. 6. Unless Jess Willard accepts his challenge before December 20 by covering a forfeit of 11.000, the heavyweight championship title goes by the board, according to Fred Fulton, who again appears as aspirant for . the premier pugilistic honor.

Junior Bowling Team, j A Junior bowling team has been or- i gantzed at the McCool alleys and a game arranged with the Whiting Juniors at Hammond. Edwin Liplnskl is one of the mem- ' bers of the Hammond team which averages 133 to 140 each. ; If You Think THE .TIMES Is1

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Henry Palzer Indicted.

1 FERGUS FALLS, MINN., Dec. 5.

Henry Palzer. alleged slayer of his son, Al Palzer, the heayweight boxer, was indicted yesterday on a charge of murder in the first degree by a grand Jury which investigated the killing at

the Palzer home here last turner. M

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