Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 304, Hammond, Lake County, 9 June 1919 — Page 8

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WRITER Training So Far Has Been Extremely Farcial, Says Critic. (BUXX.ETX1T.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ITSVT TOKJC, Jan. 9 Announcement w-as mad her today on good aatthority that William Brown. New Tork's famous referee, has teen selected to officiate at the Wlllard-TJempiey heavyweight championship batttle at Toledo July 4. It Is understood her that the choice was made by Tex Kickard and approved by both contestants. By ntAWTC G. KZNKE STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE TOLEDO, O., June 9. Those who are vitally interested in the welfare of Jess Willard are urging today with increasing vehemence: "Get. a trainer and get him quickly." But the giant Kansan, who is sole boss of his own conditioning operations, -refuses in this fashion : THEY TAKE ISSUE WITH HIM. "I'll train according to my own ideas. I know a whole lot more as to That I should and should not do in fitting myself ready than anyone else. Perhaps my methods are not meeting- with unanimous approval of my friends at this time, bur IT. promise the thv I'll be in the best fighting shape of my career on the Fourt'n." Maybe, so. and maybe not. Fistic experts right now are almost a unit !n taking issue with Willard. They xpress freely the opinion that If the king of pugilists doesn't change his present program he is sure to be dethroned cn July 4 by the mauling youth from Utah. EXERCISES TARdAX.. Through the first week of training here Wizard's exercises have been little more than farcial. He simply has loafed along and hasn't permitted his corps of sparring partners to force him to take a long breath. The daily session of fisticuffing as demonstrated hereabouts in the champion's camp hasn't

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A. E. F. MEN PROTEST AGAINST TOLEDO BOUT

FA HIS, June 8. -Sixteen members of tha A. S. T. boxing' and wrestling teams who are In training for tha tnter-eJlled fames bar written an open latter protesting against tha Jess Willard -Jack Dempsey fight July 4. The latter saysi "As we trained for oar last trip orer tha top at a wage of only a few francs a month par man, wa protest against tha proposed fight for which each of tha principals will receive thousands of dollars." It adds that Tax KJckard offered $1,000 each to soldier boxers to fight In the preUmlnarles to tha WUlard Dempsey bout, but that the soldier boxers preferred to remain la Trance, exceeded In Intentional violence those affairs that Jess staged during his circus days. Up to the present time the champion has boxed an average of about five rounds a day which has exhibited no more action than will be crowded into the very first round with Jack Dempsey. And boxing one full round a day in preparation for a twelve round clash that is three weeks off isn't according lo Hoyle on pugilism. TXMTNO IS POOJL Willard's skin is smooth and soft and his muscles haven't toughtened. Oirty hard work can do that. Jess Is much slower of foot than he was when he swapped punches with Johnson and Frank Moran. But. worst of all from the viewpoint of Willard enthusalsts. the timing of the champion, both in defense and attack. Is atrociously poor. The champion has been the easiest sort of target for his sparring partners. Jack Hemple and Walter Monahan ntt him almost at will. Jess has been a mark for almost every straight left they have pushed at him. Jess has taken those punches not because he wanted to but because his blocking, ducking and sidestepping apparatus have grown rusty from disuse through the years. JUDGMENT IS LACKING. And bear in mind those wallops come from men who have boxed so often with the champion that he should be able to avoid their leads with blind-folded eyes. In punching it is easy to see that WI1lard's judgment of distance is sadly lacking just now and his muscular control is extremely poor. He misses with startling frequency for a champion sparring with men whose every trick of defense is an open book to him. The very fact that he knocked out Monahan the other day. spilled Hemple on Saturday and put out Soldier Scanlon on Sunday is a "tip off" that Jess cannot gauge his blows at this time. No champion in full control of his muscular forces puts his partners to sleep. But that's what Willard is doing, not because he wants to, but simply because he is swinging wildly and occasionally a lead lands with knock-down force. NOT TIT TO XIOHTINO. Jess isn't fat. He beams only 15 pounds or so beyond the poundajre that VEEI

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NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Tct. New Tork 15 11 .634 Cincinnati 23 18 .530 CHICAGO 20 IS .526 Brooklyn 20 13 .513 Pittsburgh 18 21 .462 Philadelphia 15 19 .441 St. Louis 15 22 .403 Boston 13 23 .361 yesterday's Kesults. Chicago. 9; Boston. 2. St. Louis. 6; Philadelphia, 3. Cincinnati, 4; Brooklyn, 1. AUSUCAN LEAGUE. Won. Iost. Pet. CHICAGO 25 13 .658 Cleveland 23 13 .639 New Tork 21 12 .636 Detroit 18 1 .500 St. Louis 18 18 .500 Boston IS 17 .485 Washington 12 23 .343 Philadelphia 7 2fi .212 Testerday's Results. New Tork, 4;' Chicago, 0. Cleveland, 2; Philadelphia, 1. St. Louis, 2; Washington, 1.

marks his best weight. Jess Is In good physical condition but he Is not in fighting condition. And between the two there is a vast chastn. Jim Corbett and Jimmy Britt are in splendid physical condition but no one will say they are in fighting condition. And so it is. although not In such an etrreme way, with Willard. Jess can get into the required shape by July 4th but only by throwing himself heart and soul into training; only bv cutting loose during the ensuing weeks and observing the rule that "practice makes perfect." If he doesn't if he continues strolling along j through training camp days Jess Is likely to become a cropper before the greatest "Knock 'cm dead" warrior pugilism ever has known. CASIMIRS DEFEATED. Hessville Stars defetaed the St. Casimlr. Nort hHammond team. Sunday, by a score of 15 to 16. It was" a heavy hitting game. Struck out by Jones, 14: by Mike, 5. They play a return game at Douglas Park. Sunday, June 13. The lineup for Hessville was as follows: Dick, lb: Rhoda. 3b: Jens, p; Stuhr. If; Ruhl. 2b: Losher. c: Dedelow, ss; Mueller, rf: Prahlow, cf. MISKE TO FIGHT LEVINSKY NEAR TOLEDO ON JULY 3 TOLEDO, O.. June 9. Billy Mlske. the St. Paul light heavyweight, and Battling Levlnky of New Tork. have been matched for a twelve round contest at Rossfcrd, just outside of Toledo, on the night of July 3. An open air arena seating 10.000 persons will be erected. Are you reading The Trmes?

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In a game filled with opportunities for both sides Hammond came out winner yesterday over the Hawthorncs. the score being 4 to 3. Hammond still remains the one undefeated team In the Chclago league. Hammond started out to take the game and it looked as though they had Cantwell'a dimensions for a while. They pounded him liberally but he tightened up after the first inning and held the home boys down until the seventh nnlng. In the meantime the Hawthornes. due to loose pitching by Buckeye and assisted by errors of his supporters, managed to slip in a run occasionally until they had three against Hammond's two. Then Kennedy who had several bad errors to his credit, redeemed himself by slamming out one for two bases with the bags loaded. O'Nell's steady fielding and timely hitting was the real feature of the game. Next Sunday the Ragen A. C. comes for the second game this season. They defeated South Chicago yesterday and are a much stronger team than when they played the opener here this spring. Beloit continues ricking off the headliners of the league and has lost only one game thus far. Hammond. r. h. ro. a. O'Neill, rf. i 2 j Kennedy, ss. o 2 12 Blank. b. o 1 1 o Walsh, cf. j 0 2 1 Callahan. 2b. n i i Callan. If n i o I Thompson, lb. 0 0 6 1 Rhode, lb. o 0 3 0 Hudson, e. q 0 9 i Wa'.lace. c. 1 0 1 0 Buckeye, p. 1 in; Totals 4 g Hawthornes. r. h. pn. a. Naperstek. rf. 0 100 Connell. 3b. 0 12 1 Hora, 2b. 0' 1 1 3 Moore. If. 0 030 Kelly, lb. 1 1 fi n Layden, cf. 0 0 3 0 Genr,es. ss. 0 111 Asmussen, c. 0 073 Cantwell, p. 2 3 11 Totals 3 8 24 9 Hammond 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Hawthornes 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 03 Two-base hits O'Neill. Callahan? Kelly, Callan. Bases on balls Off Cantwell. 4: off Buckeye. 3. Struck out By Cantwell, 6; by Buckeye, 7. Umpire-Pollard.

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SEES ROMEO IN SHUT OUT By "ABE" CBATKEK. Playing before a large crowd at Harrison Park, the Columbia team defeated the K. of C, 4-0. Romeo showed good form by letting the K. C. team down to four scattered hits and only allowing one man to reach third throughout the whole game. Romeo struck out seven and did not allow a frte' ticket. T'ie game was a thriller from start to finish. Columbia teim out-hit their rivals, 8-4. and got their blows al the opportune time. It looked like a pitcher's battle between Flynn and Ror.iey, until the third when three solid scored two runs, enough to win the game, but again in the seventh after two down, a hit, a base on balls r.nd a timely Texas leaguer by Krug scored two more. The Columbia team played a brilliant defense not making any cirors. This make'? five st.vsint for the Columbia, who are goln out o c : the bacon this Vt&r. Next Si.ndav the tam will travel to East Chicago to play the Victory A. C. whom they defeated once. Score: C. A. C. 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 I K. of C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stolen bases Krug. Romeo, Herrlck, Tatrick. Double plays Chandler to R. Prendergrast. Sacrifice hits Krug, Patrick. Chandler. Bases on balls Off Flynn, 2. Struck out By Romeo, 7; by Flynn, 10. Umpire T. Lietzan. SHOP TEAM WALLOPS OFFICE In the last practice game of the season the shop team of the Illinois Car & Mfg. Co. took the office team Into camp by the score of 6 to 1 Saturday afternoo rat Douglas Park. Nearly 300 spectators turned out to watch the sensational Bob Lowery perform but owing to a "Charley" horse he was unable to take rart. Carl Lute for the shop team pitched a wonderful game of ball receiving 14 strikeouts and allowing but 4 hits. The batting hanors of the day were won by .L. Lute and Barnes, receiving a home run apiece. This was the last practice game and a team will be picked from all players to represent the shop. Several challenges have alreay been received and If any industrial teams would like to arrange for games kindly write to Manage R. Lowery, North Hohman st. Following is the batting order of Saturday's game: Shop. Office. B. Shafer. rf. C. Lind. rf. L. Colleys. 3b. M. Pelzman. 3b. L. Lute. 2b. J. Wilson. 2b. B. LewandowskI. ss. ..J. Chambers, c. S. Badowskl. If. F. Luffler, lb. J. LewandowskI, cf. G. Krueger, ss. E. Barnes, r. E. Conney, cf. L. LewandowskI, lb. J. Filas, if. C. Lute. p. E. Seibert, p. ROT

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TAGGING ALL THE BASES By JACK VEIOCK I. N. S. Sports Editor

"WflMP TJT-V" DltTPD . those things his first this season and xanaa lei me v nite sox down, 4 to 0. Peckinpaugh ambled home ahead of Baker on the circuit wallop. WALTER JOHNSON and Sisler met at the capitol yesterday and "Sis'" won, 2 to 1. The Brown slugger put across both runs. FLACK'S homer with two on made the going very soft for Alec the Great. The Cubs tickled the Northrop and Keating for nine tallies. GROH had a large time until too much rain caused a short circuit In the sixth inning of the Red-Dodger's game. He gathered a triple and double in two trips to the plate. WHO said they don't return Red Ames twirled the Cards to victory while his friends waylaid Mr. Rlxey. GUT MORTON ran his own show In Cleveland. After holding the Athletics to one run he poled a single in the ninth that sent across the winning tally. JESS WILLARD'S WIFE IN AUTO ACCIDENT; NURSE BADLY HURT IAWRENCE, Kas., June 9. Mrs. E. B. Post of Chicago, nurse for the Jess Willard family here, had three ribs broken on the left aide and suffered other serious internal Injuries In an auto accident here yseterday afternoon. A big car driven by Mrs. Jess Willard and a machine driven by Deputy Sheriff Charles Crowder of this county collided. Sheriff on Way to Tire. Mrs. Willard was driving to the ranch Just west of the city limits after a visit at the home of her parents in East Lawrence. At Tennessee street, she encountered Deputy Sheriff Crowder racing south to Investigate an alleged incendiary fire at Baldwin, just south of this city. Both drivers saw each other Just la time to swing the cars Into the curbing, so that a more serious accident was avoided. Mrs. Post, who was la the rear seat with Allen Willard, youngest son of the champion, was thrown with great force against the front seat. Mrs. WUlard Hot Injured. Mrs. Willard, with her sister. Miss Delhna Evans, was in the front seat. They were uninjured. The Willard oar knocked off a concrete and steel sewer top, but received only a bent right front axle and flat tires.

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OIL ONLY ONE LEFT Saturday's games made a decider change In the line-up of the clubs in the Calumet Industrial Baseball League. The Standard Oil is the only undefeated club in the league. The Graver club having been pushed oft the ladder by the Sinclair Oil. The Graver lads were very confident and- grew a bit careless. Morgan for Gravers struck out fifteen men and surely should have had a victory to his credit but poor support led to defeat. Haines for Sinclair struck out seven men but was given perfect clubs are going good and the loss of a few games will not discourse" them In the least. Standing of tha Zag-ue. Won. Lost. Pet. Standard Oil 5 0 1.000 Graver Tank 4 1 .800 General American 4 1 .800 Sinclair Oil A.3 2 .600 I. H. B. 2 2 .BOO Standard Steel 2 2 .400 Edwards Valve 1 3 .250 Universal i 1 4 .20 American Steel 1 4 .200 Grasselli Chemical 0 5 .oo Saturday's Sesults. Universal, 6; American Steel, 5. Standard Steel. 12: Grasselli, 7. Graver Tanks, 3; Sinclair, 7. Edwards Valve, 5; Genl. Amer., S. I. H. B 2; Standard Oil. 16. ALSCHULERS WIN AGAINST CHICAGO ROVERS In a game of ball played between the Alschulers of Gary and the Rovers of Chicago Sunday the Rovers were defeated by a score of 7 to 6. Attention! Don't" forget the Baseball Dance, Wednesday evening, June 11, at Columbia Hall, West Hammond, m. Jazz music will be furnished.

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