Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 51, Hammond, Lake County, 7 February 1920 — Page 3

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Paddy Priscoll. -well know nto every en in Hammond, will probably piay .with the Log ion tonight in the congest against Chicago Heights. DrisH'oll. who plays regularly with the Red 'Crowns, will not play with the Whtting Cum tonight at Detroit, as tne ;Xf troit-Kay Is. who were ti play the Crowns have called off the came on account of the flu. which is prevailing ,;in the auto town. Manager Chayken ..left for Chicago this afternoon to see -only Tacitly." , In the process of tuning up jv the whether he could get the cne and comipnff championship games with the ifWhlting Owls which still is the talk fof the hot stove fandum, the Hammond (American Legion basketball five will 'liied some terrific opposition tonight at the Central gym, when the Chicago Heights Y. M. C. A. will oppose the locals in a contest that promises to xeell any that has been seen on a pocal floor in years. The Legioneers Tiave gradually gotten together a competent five and with the addition of two new men the service team should put up a great batUe. Ilitclvison. of -the new players was a star down state and for two successive years he made the All-State high school five. Oitz, the other new addition, is well known in Hammond. His past performances "on the indoor floor having won many "a game for the Hammond high school, pits has developed rapidly boti phyfcically and otherwise and should show Sip splendidly at one ot the guard positions. I Although the Legioneers were unable to defeat Gary last Saturday !n their annual clash the showing of the team work was satisfactory and losing three points is no disgrace to any team. Hammond followers believe that If Gary were to play the loegals again s. different story would have to be written. If the Legion players can 'Iip a win over the Chicago Heights1 aggregation they will go after Gary again and if the Steel City five is to leary to havln ganother contest the "Whiting Owls will be cien a chance to thow their wares. The winners of the contemplated three game tourney youd then have the right to the county jehamp-ionshlp or any other champion-j Ship authority that they would want, to claim. f Due to the fact that the DetroitSvayls have called off heir ciest Kt-jth the Red Crowns at V.'hiting. there should be many fans from the Oil City to pee tonight's clash, and as a. record-breaking crowd is expected .the management has gottn 100 extra ichair seats so that no one will have

ti stand up. The contest will start at t o'clock srp. HAMMOND BOYS ON FIGHT CARD Two Hammond boys will furnish the atraction for local fight fans at the! Beit boxing show of the George Osego boxing club in the Indiana Harbor , Auditorium next Friday. Feb. 13. Macey Roberts is scheduled to go ten rounds in the semi-wlndup with Tommy O Neil of the Stockyards and Dick dabby will mis in the six round preliminary with Toung Forky of Keneincton. The main bout of the evening will; be bet ween Denis O'Keefe of South j f:hic?o aiii Charlie Dunn of Pitts-j lAirgh. They will go ten rounds at 145! pounds. The semi-windup between! Kobberts. of Hammond, and Tommy O'Neil of the Stockyards will also be k ten round go at 136 pounds. Clabby nd Porky will fight at 116 pounds for six. rounds. PLANSJOUR INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl NEW TORK. Fob. 7. Joe S'echer will go on tour, appearing in exhibition wrestling bout in many Eastern cities, following his match her tonight with Ivan Tadoubney, the Russian. Pr vnu rarjlne The TmS EYES- . . BcientificaEy Examiuci Glasses Pitted. Satisfaction Guaranteed Hammond Optica! Parlor Ml fc- tat t. Hammond, lia ITS HTnTSWTT

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AMERICA WILL BE MEMBER OE I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) NEW TUKK, Feb. 7. Oflucals of the array, navy and civilian board of boxing: control stated today that since the International Boxing Union has agreed to more equitable voting representation for America, England and France, and since England has taken an active part in the formation of the new body the chief objections of the new board to joining the . organization have been removed They indicated that favorable action is to be taken within a day or two on the initation to join the new boxing body. The action of the International Boxing Union in awarding six world's championships to America, has removed the prevalent belief that it would attempt to discredit the claims of several American champions. Each of the three major boxing nations have ten votes, Belgium four. Australia, three, Switzerland and Italy two each, and Denmark. Norway, Sweden. Holland, Brazil, and the Argentine one apiece. The congress officially recognized the following champions: Heavyweight Jack Dempsey. Light heavyweight Vacant. Middleweight Miko O'Dowd. "Welterweight Jack Britton. Lightweight Benny Leonard. Featherweight John Kilbane. Bantamweight Pete Herman. Flyweight Jimmy Wilde. 1 The union will have its headquarter in London. The next congress will meet at Antwerp after the Olympic games. All the members of the congress expressed the hope that America would be represented.

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CRYSTALS BEAT ST. JOSEPH TEAM The Crystal A. C. basketball team defeated the St. Joseph team Friday night M the Presbyterian gym in Hammond by a score of 26 to 19. Following is the lineup and scores: Crystals: Schultz, vf. 3 baskets. I T foul;. Sehmid. If. 4 baskets. 1 T. 1 P foul; MeVay. c. 3 baskets. 1 T. 3 P fouls; McQuade, rg. 1 basket. 1 P foul; Cardner. rg. 1 P foul; Swcilzer, 2 baskets. 1 P foul. St. Joseuli: Tonke, Ic 2 X. i P fouls;

The close of this Sale is hovering in sight. There's but three more days in which to share in the wonderful bargains offered, so before it conies to a conclusion, all the goods it still has to offer must make its way from our counters. And that there will be nothing to prevent them from doing it, and doing it in double quick time; the reduced prices they've been selling for heretofore have been again reduced thus affording savings greater than have been offered heretofore.

FAMOUS THE Poer who Expects To Put KlPUNG Out op "Business SHE Scherer. -rg, 1 T, 2 P fouls: Lauerman. c, 2 baskets. 1 free throw. 2T. 2P fills; Young, rf, 3 baskets. 1 T. 2 P fouls: Beiker, rf. 1 basket; Zellar. If; 3 baskets. The Crystals want more games and request .teams desiring dates to phone 91IR and ask for William Prang, between 6 and 7 o'clock. They would like to hear from the Betz team. Prang's home address is 265 E. State st. WATCHMAN SHOT DEFENDING PLANT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I CHICAGO. Feb. 7. Defying a band of six armed safe blowers in an attempt to protect his employer's property. Thomas O'Donnell, sixty-seven years j eld and the father of three grown child- ! ren, was shot to death at the plant of the Western Shade Cloth Co. Three or the bandits wore army overcoats. Te crime was termed by the police

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AMD l?EYEy SyES LOOKED AT ME" !.M MiLP SURPRISE UNMiNTOFUL OP THE SMOK.EV AIR. - DRCW M CLOSE" fXK(SSEO rP THERE-3 TH SJJH SHONE OH rtE SINulNC SETA AH Mr. AH M,E AM-H ME as one of the most cold-blooded in the loirtr crime record of this ity. The widow of the slain man lias not been told of the murder in the fear that the news would kill her. LEONARD IS READY t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE j NEW YoKK. '!. T. Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee wound up training here today for their eight-round bout before the Arena A. C. of Jersey Citynext Monday night. MEXCAN GENERAL WITH FLU REBELS I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI MEXICO CITY. Feb. 7. Gaudencio d? la Llave. former general in the federal army, who joined the revolutionary forc- of Majiue.l Pelaez. has been cap

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Handrix. X TriEV I 1 it I m fc-a r a I l LK& Lincoln! f bounds good T' tl a Pre ft. -that: tured by government troops in a sharp engagement near Nautl. state of Vera Cruz, and is being taken to the city of Vera Cruz to stand trial before a court martial, said a Vera Cruz dispatvh today. It is believed that I. lave will be sentenced to death. He is sixty-nc years old. GREB WINS BOUT WITH ONE ARM INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 KALAMAZOO. Mich.. Feb. 7. Harry Creb. Pittsburgh light heavyweight, last night won a draw with Mike Lemair of New York, deyr-ite the-fact that he sustained a fractured arm in the fourth round. He finished the ten-round bout with one arm and held his own. Don't "throw youx paet array without readme the want tti. Daze.

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? N OUR FIGHT DECISIONS AT NEW ORLEANS. LA Dick Load-m-m won decision over Battling Barrcre in fifteen rounds. AT ST. PAUL Pinky Mitchell beat Ca! Pelany in ten rounds. AT MILWAUKEE Bryan Downey bested Navy Rostau in ten round?. AT KALAMAZOOO Harry Grebe and Mike Demair fought a-ten-round draw. JUST A QUEER PRANK OF FATE r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) NEW YORK. I'tb. 7 After scrv-Lii-ut. Col. Frank L. Davidson, of the Twenty-second . infantry. met his denth in New York's blizzard. A snow-laden theatrical sign fell upon him. ing fifteen months in ' Franco as a matnihc gun oftVer, where he took part in three great battles, was gassed and decorated for bravery,

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34 IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CII NEW TORK, Feb. . Thirty-four players are entered in the annual championship tournament of the National Tennis Tournament Association, which was scheduled to begin at the Columbia Club here this afternoon. John W. Appel Jr.. of the Harvard Club, who won it he patriotic) championship lait jear. is out to win a leg on the championship bowl.

DEMPSEY OUSTED FROM THE LEGION t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. T. Jaek Dempsey, heavyweight cliampion, no longer is honorary commander of Gordon Barber Post of the American Legion. The post today voted that while not J qualified for honorary membership in the Legion, Dempsey is unjustly accused of being a slacker. GENEVA. Feb. T. The American bride of Prince Christopher of Greece formerly Mrs. William E. Leeds is sick in bed with bronchitis in a hotel at Caux. She became ill three days after her wedding. rMs. Leeds and Prince Christopher were married one week ago.