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L. Ul II I ill STAIt JAliN f ( Gil City High Shows Class, in Victory Over Strong j Title Contenders or spoivrwniGHT. ! trj-HTlNC. Ind-. b. Wh W!i:- , H'gh school basketball team has , r , irnfd from a trip down state Where i t,-. V,-hltlnK out.lt tri-mmed three t.r; .,) better teams In the stale. And In ; ... ,:ng thin the Woitsns Ua.m has not j . -'y attracted considerable attention ( v downstat foUt.ers. but many or j -oS who have it-en the Whiting team j ,r act'on on this trip are enthusiastic 1 (Vbitlng fans at least for the balance ; ,.' the ' basketball season. Whit Ing's for tho remainder of the year . ;l be watched nil tver the state. I m the first gimo cn the trip at la- 1 M;a Whiting showed tho rusuls ' ..lAch Hart's training by playing bas- j ..etbaU the entire game and coming ; - i:t on the long nd of a 31 to 23 score. : 1-e.dog-a. had already beaten Wingvate. j ho always have n good team, Craw- j ' ..rdsvllle. Grencasih and doubled the j s.ore on Brook. This was a. great Vic- j t.ry but both Tlurka and Stow ell wore : art neecssiating the use or tsgers ..nil Wickhorst a great de-o.1 of the r.ie. On Thursdiy t.e W hitlnff boys were .-ft Uel'auw University as the quests of ,;ich r.uss. They ran through their Sj'.tys for the benefit of the varsity i K.:n and were cervplimenU d .for t!i iuat'.ncr in wh!c. they executed these p' aysFriday evening they stacked up psainst Lapel high school, a team that has not been bealin In the past live -.tars on their own floor. The floor at I .a pel has no out of hounds and the j ,,f liinel -have mastered the i ?rt of playin? tho bail for the wall. '! us handicapped the Whiting boys for a bit, but with the stellar gua.rU- : n g-ame-of Nedj'. they were unable to count very much and Whiting i -mped in ahead by three points, the s ore being- 17 to 14. The Iapel guards w ere good arVo for this was the f.ma'1e:.t score tliat ih-; Whiting tea.ui jias Jctn able to ring up. Saturday at Itrook, the Whiting tram found more competition than Coy had expected since Iadoga had o-atert I'rook by a large score. Owing to injuries it wa.) nrH.cesary to play Wickhrst all th" way and while he played a good game it kept Whiting's e..re down. In tins ga.me too Xejdl starred with hi3 guarding. V.'hlting ,.as leading all the way from three to t: points uht'l just before the close : h'.n Brook naxic two baskets bringing tham within one point of victory, l.ut Nedjl and Thelsen guarded beauti.fully and Brook wtu unable to go uirther. N'edjl' playing lias attracted considhe is j f oot attention ant; aireaoy ne is i : r u.i.. ,h Th.l..,, has been going well altho he Is not! oring as well aa he has earlier in i he season. Hggers has been playing A v. hale of game and Coach Hart is i -ipect!ng great things of him. .Stotvell I who has been shifted to forwarded promises to add manv noints to Whitngs score.-?. I-urke was wonderful in i i ip Hadoga gam but the injuries received kept him from doing his best in the other games. Iloskins playing has been a disappointment to Co.ach Hart. He hasn't the weight nor the rta.mnia that fs required. However, he is a valuable man when he gets going, ""ling Wickhorst performed well n t ie trip and will ir.fke a great forward m another year. ED LEWIS AGREES TO BAR HEADLOCK FROM MAT BOUTS VrcW TOnK, Feb. 2 Ed (Strangler) j l.e-vii, champion heavyweight wrest1 r, has consented to discard the headlofk, the punishing hold w-hk.h gained h i ni the title. l."ws and his manager, ! i;'lly Kandow, bv- assured Curley ; thry are prepared to direontinue the j l-old because of the public objection to : : ? use. lust to flnw there Is no feeling of ! ir of the heailock by one big fellow, Tex Kickard last right Issued a chs.1-ii-ngii to Lewis on bhalf of Martin I'icstlna. who offers to permit Iewls to use his favorit-s bold. Try Our Business Men's Lunch, 65c HEE HOTEL RESTAURANT James Congles, Prop. FAMOUS FANS VJVA0 QfOS VANS N fAt rVP - M,5 FCMDS rjov V-0M TMPST - v. . l j

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M AUCI S t l l 'l t Ilajivm ond sllia.-d fans have a tare tr(at ,n ,toTC lor them Friday evening: j when .Marcus Cotton of San Francisco. world's champion at all styles of b'lI liards. pives an exhibition at the Perrin blillard parlor- In connection witn the Monnett fx.'ko Shop. Cotton Is the sorj of X. H. Cotton, world's thrfc-cui'iii'n t-hamp who was nvor defeated. He holds the world's -troio-ht mil reenrd of 2.634 and comes direct from the N.itiona.l Academy of San Francisco where he spent four ycara. The exhibition heplns at S o'clock Friday ,-venip at'd promises a lot of -t -t - - - WHITING SPECIAL TO THE TIME31 ISO. ind.. Feb. The ba. win TIN ketball fm." of the county are 'tin Whitinuward this we K turn 5. 1 tl - - ,i nrenarinc t hoinsc Ives for the greatest treat ever placed at the d's- ... . ... . fTcrOsal of f ii? oublic in uic mo.-.. and termpting of all winter nating sports. witii Ma.vor Thompson's r.oosUT team o-f Chicago finnishim.- the traction for Saturday night at cmnitv Center followed by the the Vew Tork Nationals on Monday and the Big Five of Chit ago next on the schedule and t'.v: Owls with no acie,!...i. - halked to their r rd giving- their a,. to keep the slate lean, t.io exist in thi mind- of tno patron to the class cf basketball which will be on display. Thp Ouls are confident that th Boosters and Fi r Five can be nosed i,v an unusual exerci:e of sup -r-hu-rnan effort but the .Mf York Nationals. a cominnaiion ot best are tau..ini them some concern. Will this, game be an exhibition of basketball perfection on the part c-T the eastern team as it was six years ago or are 'lie western team3 of loday able to hold thir own with any and all of them? The management of the Owls Is loath to state. The New York National organization consists of 22 men. Of theso ft', eight are picked to make the tour through the states They are proud of their wonderful rtcord and none but the stars are sent out and from the I results of games lxlng played ana re ceived daily as the team draws closer to Whiting thert is the same class of team that performed here on the last visit just six years ago. No man is eligible to a place in this organization until his record r.s a star Is established by puM Wily and otherwise. Scouts fire sent out to view him in action. He is if leportcd upon favorably given a try-out. His name, is put before the members of the organization who have watched him closely in his initial try-out and who are each t-henwelves an outstanding star and then he is voted upon. He must bo elected by the- body of players unanlmously. One vote cust arainst him for any reason at all and he is not accepted. The manager of the New York team advises in that no m:."takps are

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mndo by this .system t.f selecting play- 'days before the transfer is actually cis and the Owls are n.lisfieti that in 1 accomplished. Mcr.nwhll no word has presenting the New York Nationals as ' come from Georges Carpentler regarda feature game for the season the pa- I ing Richard's new proposal in the mattrons of the g?.me can be assured triat J tr of a guarantee and a percentage tho percentage column is secondary of the receipts.

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. M lilsi MAN A UF.lt. thrills for the b.g crowd wliivu tvlli undoubtedly lie p'ti acted. The work will consist of 1S.2 balk line, straight rail. 1 o 0 or no count cgainst the best played that Hammond can kirm!sh up. three cushion billiards and a d. riionstrati m of mase and fancy shots that have n.vcr been excelled. F.d Verrin Is now looking for the man who will b-i pitted against the chnvnp In the exhibition match. He Is Koinir to considerable expense In hrinfeing- Cotton hire and wants to give tihe expert a run for his money. If Perrin's effort pulls the crowd which it merits other events of like nature may be expected. when taken in collection with the Interest o.f the fans. Monday. F-eb. 7th. is trie big day. Don't rot get t h F.ooster n next Saturday night. II ill Thompson's Hoost Chiearro team. Stats are on sale for both games at Hitlers Drug Store In Whiting. The capacity of the hall Is limited and very few .scats are left for either gn.me. There have been many requests frcm out of the city fans and a block of tick'13 are held out for Hammond patron:: for the New York National game. They can be obtained from Frank W. Inispin at 100 IlufT Hidg.. phone Hammond 2200 ifr call In person until noon .Saturday, Feb. 6. SETTLE BIG ' FATE T nr .IACK VEIOCK (In'Ttiational N. S. Sporting F.ditor.) Xr:W YOUN. Feb ;. The fate or the St. Fntricv s clay bout between Jack Heinpsey and Jess Willard may be settled today Tex Hlekard wauls to go ahead with his plan to stag? tVc affair in Madison Square Garden bu the outlook for Us financial success is none too rosy with the top prices for seats limited to $15. Kickard has conferred with Jack Kearns. manager of Hempsey. and knows that th? champion's demands a.re for giving Willard a return match. He has also wir' d Willard. who Is now in the middle west, regarding the bout and is waiting for an answer from the former champion. Krarns is dubiouj about staging the fight here. He noes not believe the receipts will b large enough to pay the champion his price, w-hich is said to be J10O.000, thi equivalent of the sum given Willard for meeting Dempey at Toledo. Several offers ifrom promoters outside c-if New York are said to have attracted Kea.rns' Interest. The latest, from Fromoter Floyd Fltr.slmmons, of Kenton Harbor, Mich., may interest nickard Inasmuch a Fitisimmons offers to buy the match. In case RlckarJ. decides that the match will not nay in New Tork he may ccenbine. with some outside promoter in stagtn-r it elsewhere. The Deimpsey-Carpentler bout is being rearranged Kickard will go ahead with plans to tal; over the Bradyit ocn ran interests out n win no vriiii By Hopp I-VOltJl t pHirvn. i -.''I . . . , .. i r a ""- y'-' t-- ' I.; t t-t-'- ' X .r-,.y 1 Ivty

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s'.ated yesterday tlat he will promote the n.mpsey-f 'n riunt ier tout alonf. .Messrs. I'.rady and Cochran have wash ed thpir hands of tho entire affair. -Their derision to rr tifge on the pr. position is flat an! final, asserted Kick - : ard, "1 can now go r.i.ead on my own hook and launch immediate preparations -for the conMst. I'ntll Cochran ntid Brady mado a Cnal decusion I have been up a tree a-i to what I could do I'm all set now and you can expect to know the exact time, place and conditions of tho bout at a very early date,'' Tex said. This menns thit the sporting- world can rest assure J that tho widely discussed Franco - Am c r i ca u clash is u certainty. TEAM WANTS GAMES A i I J-'ainls team uould like to hear from any team f-o or 10t pounds. We would like to hear from Si. John IJoy Scouts, Troop 3 ! Whitinp or Troop 4 of Hammond. For all srnrtirs phone. 2357 or write Lost?;- Kelly, oil lngrah.stn avenue, Hin-mond, Ind. The A i Saints boys claim the charnpionytrip of Iake ootmty for Lit; pound teams. W: h.ivo won 13 Ran es and lost n ne. This. Is a reputation to be proud of! RENOWNS GET ' FIRST DEFEAT SPECIAL TO THE TI.HESI ' WHITING, Ind., Feb. i. The clippers from Dlvlsl Street "Y" liantled the Renowns their first defeat of the season at Community Center gym Saturday night. 34-13. K. Berg with seven baskets to his credit was the out standing star whi'e IHiggan was Whiting's big bet with four baskets. Line up: Hrnowna 10. II. F. I'.T. Co-lr., If 2 1 1 1 Iloskins. rf 0 0 1 " llerry. rf I 0 1 " Lynch, c : T 0 2 1 Morrison, lg Z n 2 1 Duggan. rg 4 0 T - Griffith, lg 0 ! t n Mathews, rg 0 0 1 0 fllppera (... B. F. I'. T. Kaplan, rf 5 4 0 n Scott. If .1 0 2 0 n. Herg. c 7 0 o ' F. Berg. rg. " n 1 Kraus, lg 0 0 2 0 WITH 1 UK FANS. It wa-s the first, defeat for the Renowns and suro a Utter pill to swallow, but they will have a chance to redermi thnmsclvis later In the season as they meet the Clippers March 3 at the Broadway armory. Cole only made I free throw out of 5 which was something unusual, Puggan was about the only one to put up the game that he was capabl of well never mind Gc-orge, thoy will redeeim theimse! ves. Manager Griffit'i tried to get th Clippers back for the 17th of Feb.. the Clippers refused lo come. They sure were wise, we say. Next Saturday might the Uenowa play the Terrlplns which should be a good game. The Chicago Roosters. Mayor Thompson's team will be the big attraction next Saturday night and then conies Monday night. Have you made your reservation yet? Old -man Bauer, who played center for the Independents, sure can stand an awful roug'hlng: A sigh of relief was let out by the fans when th;y learned that Harry Frlellng had gone back to New York and would not be with the big five when they ca.me down. ICnowles, the new guard for the Owls, sure looks to bo the goods as he played a nilgh'j' good game while he was in. IT'S formerly played with the I. A. C. Booster Saturday night and New York Nationals Monday night. So, let's go. Brennan Knocks Out Rice in Second Roun'i r.CFFAIO. N. '., Feb. !. Bill Brennan, Irish heavyweight, last night defeated Bandsman 1'iek Rice in the second of fifteen-round fight.. In the first round Brennan floored Rice and made hl.m groggy. In the se-cond round he floored him again with a right hook to the jaw. Rice tried to rally, but another riffht to the Jaw ended the fight. DETROIT GREETS RETURN OF COBB IN GREAT STYLE DETROIT. Mich.. Feb. 2. Detroit belonged to Ty Cobb yesterday. The Georgian returnel to be the center of a full day of ceremonies In celebration as manager ef the Tigers. A large number ( f ba-seball enthusiasts met him upon arrival this morning and it was one testimonial gathering after another until- last night, when the program ended with a big banquet arranged by civic leaders and local baseball men. Nearly 800 were at the affair. Among the no'r.l.les to attend tho baniurt were Ran Johnson. Gov. Groesbeck. President Navin, anel Hug'hey Jennings. Judge Landls sent t egrf ts. You will enjov a new Rubtnl cigar, especially after . jou meals a m!!d Havana. , , 1-31

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Boxer in Twelfth Day of Coma After Fight r.lSADEN'A . Feb. - 'Jlv rtawson. Seattle. Wn.sh.. club-man. today in the twelith day of a state of c.mma. His londition followed a friendly boxing l,ut here. After a consultation of physicians yesterday it was dcei l-d not to operate. A concussion and henurrhage of tho brain were declared to lc the cauo of his cond ition. OUR FIGHT DECISIONS FIGHT DECISIONS llrrlKiuns f liuting reprrstnlathr" nrt i At IlulTalo mil llrennnn knotknl out Ilnndamnn Hick. Itlee (2. t IltMton Joe Hurmnn beat Abe Krlctlmnn IOt. At rhilndelphla Jimmy Jordan beat Gas Knnchettl (St. At HnrrlKlmrg, I'n. Ulllte (K. ). I.oiighlln brat MiUr Fnnlson IIOl. Ruth Loses Appeal to j Prohibit Showing Pictures' ALBANT. Feb. "Babe Ruth. home run hitter of the New Vork j American I'nein Club, will not he able to restrain a film corporation from showing pictures -f him In aclion. The Court of Appeals yesterday denied an applicator, mail" by. counsel for Ruth for leave to appeal from a derision of the Appellate Divsion, which held that th. exhibition of these Alms did not infl'ct any personal injury or da.mag"s upon Ruth. . Pigmy figs. j The smrllest known species of hog j ire the pigmy swine of Austria. They j ire e.-aeily like other Iiog- In every . i. r . . i: rtiei.iar rxiTr; si.o. in-iiig no longer o r;o, l-si?oil house raf. BURKET THE DENTIST will continue to give the people of Hammontl Good, Honest, Re- j liable Dentistry at the following J low prices: i Gold Crown. 22K $5. 00 rip' White or Porcehin Crown. . .$5.00 up Bridge Work, per tooth $5.00 up i Gold Fillings $2.00 up; Silvern-Fillings $1.00 up! Full Plates, upper or lower . . $ 1 0.00 up ! Paniless Extracting $1.00 Gas or Somnoform Given We Guarantee All Work BURKET THE DENTIST Room 116, Over Woolworth 5c & 10c Store Hammond, Ind.

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