Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 15, Hammond, Lake County, 8 July 1921 — Page 7

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Soma Great Racing Will Be Seen On Sunday At Old Race Track.

SPECIAL TO THE TIKES ROBT SPEEDWAY. Ju'.y 8. The old P.oby race course presented an animated appearance today as gangs r workmen were busily engaged In tamping in the lor spots, leveling up 'ho track and putting the finishing 'ouches in the tanks at the turns. Hoy Seo of the See Teaming Co., was m charge of the work. As soon as the- track was in condition, his oil sprinkler, the same as used in putting top dreesinjrs on dirt streets, was hauled out. By evening the course was durtproof and when the crowd turns out for the first big automobile race meet of the season next Sunday !t will have the satisfaction of watching .peed events without the suffocating clouds cf dutt. George St. John brings the information today that Louis Disbrow will not be a.b'.e to drive n!s o-.vn racing car Sunday as it is now lr. "Michigan for repairs. Louis r.as promised to le here and may drive ono of tha local ars. Capt. Kemp who has been carrying passengers with his aeroplane at 113th.

street and Sheffield avenue, has agreed to remain over for the races and will do some stunts and carry passengers at the track. The events on the race menue to date a.-e two ten mile numbers, nothing in these two over 1700 pounds admitted; a twenty-five mile race and the 25-mile amateur state championship grind. In addition there will be a special match race about which the promoters are maintaining much secrecy. Besides Doc Yak and Kirkman the promoters have five other entries from drivers of dare-devil reputation. They include Bill Harris, East Chicago, who drives Bunnell's No. 8, the "red devil";

Em.l Huff, Hammond, with an Essex; Louie Freeman, who pilots the "Jilllion Dollar "White Streak"; Bill Winston. Chicago, in a special built Ford which Is about tre rastest chariot of this make turned loose on a dirt tracK this season; Dick Johnson, with a Ford racer. 1

Legion Repudiates Johnson-Dempsey G-o LOS ANGELES, Julr S. Hot repudiation of n proposal to raise funds for world wjr veterans by stsglny bout between Jack Denit.oy and Jack Johnson, Xegro puslILst, wai made today ny tbe e lenitive committee of tbe American Legion Tost here A resolution denouncing: tbe proposal and osaertinj; that Capt. J. M. McCraw, formerly of the British air service, acted without authority from any American Legion post was adopted by the committee McGraw, whose borne ia in I' a sail en a, addressed a telegram to Jack Kearns, Deuipsey's manajjer, proposing the bout with Johnson on Labor Day

. least four days before the fight, j Joe Burman left yesterday for New j York, where he meets Charles Ledoux. I French bantam champ. July 12. ; Georges Carpentier will be in Ledoux's I corner. i Al Bloom will run a special train over the Illinois Central to the East ' Chicago fights .

Winston and Huff were the drlvrs who were bruised in the spill at Hobart Speedway last Sunday. Winston's car was badly jammed, but he has promised to have h'.a great little boat in the Koby race or some other car if he cannot have hlo best bet repaired in time for the Sunday meet. In the Hobart thirty rni';e race Winston had first money within his grasp when the accident occurred and Huff was almost sure to cap second or third. All drivers must report to Georpre St. John at 498 Hohman street tonight and receive their instructions. The entry fee will also be collected at this conference . The race starts at 2:30 o'clock daylight saving time.

GOV. EDWARDS FAVORS BOXING

JERSEY CITY. N. J.. July 8. "As long as boxing is on the statute books it may be continued in New Jersey when conducted in accordance with the law. "Shall we stop boxing because some one wants us to stop? Would we stop the banking business because some ono who could not borrow money wanted the banking business stopped? "There is no change in New Jersey. As regards boxing, my altitude is the same that it haj always been." Thus Governor Edws.rds replied today when asked what he thought of the probability of bouts between Jack Dempsc-y, Jack Johnson and Harry

Wills or Carpentier and Gibbons in New Jersey.

the Marks Nine by the sore of 8 to 6. It was a hard battle from the start to finish. The star batting was of Johnny Lewandowski and Joe Fisher. Eah one came with a home run, a double and 3 singles. Credit must also be given to Louis Lute and Buck Shaefer. ' hnday. July 10, the North Side A. C. will travel to West Hammond and play the White Eagles at the West Ham mond bail park and we expert a big Vrowd. The North Side A. C. would like to make a rorreition where the Liberty A. C. made a mistake. They played' tho North Side A. C. Jr. team and not the first team. The Nor'h Side A. C. expects a big rrowd Sunday afternoon to back them up. For games call Hammond 1566 jand ask for Bruno.

MAROONS WIN The Hammond Maroons won their seventh consecutive game of the season Monday when they defeated the E. C. Minas ball team to the tune of 15 to 1. Sreen pitched his usual game of ball.

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hit. The Minas team got their only run in 'he venth when the first man up reached first on an error, stole second, was sacrificed to third and scored when Fromm got the only hit allowed by Green. The Maroons did not play Calumet Sunday as scheduled becase rf a misunderstanding of dates bftween the managers of the two teams. The fcore by innings: E. C. Minas 000 000 100 1 1 7 Maroons .. 731 012 01 15 19 1

The sentence also carried a $1,000 fine, j which, it is said, will be deposited to- j

day by Johnson's wife. All other arrangements for the colored pugilist's release have been made, it is said.

NEW TICKET PLAN

CHICAGO

New arrangements for handling tickets were made yesterday by Promoter Harry Hyams for the boxing show to be staged at East Chicago on July 22. it was announced last night. To avoid confusion a block of 4.000 of the cheaper seats will be held in

reserve at the park, until 6 p. m. thej

night of tne fight, when they will be placed on sale. First coma, first served, will be the rule, and Promoter Hyams stated that plenty of clerks will be on hand to sell the tickets,. Joe Burman, who gave bantamweight Champion Joe Lynch a trimming at the last Chicago show, will be the headiiner on the coming card. He will meet Midget Smith of New fork. Jack Sharkey of New York and Young Montreal of Providence and Bud Christiano and Red Dohin will complete the card. All bouts will go ten rounds, and all of the fighters must be in c:iTcago for training- at !

NATIONAL LHAGlii. V . L. Pet. Pittsburgh 50 25 667 New York 44 28 .611 Boston "0 'i'l .54a St. Louis ." 33 35 .527 Brooklyn 33 36 .520 CHICAGO 32 37 .4 til Cincinnati 27 46 .370 Philadelphia 20 51 .2S2 Yesterday's Results. Boston, 8; Cincinnati. 2. Brooklyn, 7; New York, 6. St. Louis. 15; Philadelphia 2. No other game scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE. W, L. Fct. Cleveland 4S 27 .640 New York 16 2 8 .622 Washington 13 37 .533 Detroit 10 .IS .513 Boston 33 40 .452 St. Louis 32 44 .421 CHICAGO 30 44 ' .405 Philadelphia -....20 41 .4 05

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scries from the Sox. The Yankees chajged the series had been "handed" Detroit to make second place otrtain for the Tigers. This series is ntw brought up by the defence with the connotation that if the "Black Sox" arc guilty they learned to fake games from persona higher up. Henry A. B-. rger, attorney for several of the deftndants. indicated members of the White Sox and Tigers of 1317 might be called and questioned regard, ng the possibln-.y that the alleged faking was done with the cognizance of the club managements. Four jurors had been acepted when trial of the case was resumed today.

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

No Tides in the Great Lakes. There are no recognized tides in tho Great: Lakes similar to what occur in the oceans, for the reason that those bodies of water are too small' an3 Irregular. Occasionally,' however, ticifi! waves occur in one or more of the lakes, due to atmospheric conditions, such as great dlf -ences Jn atmospheric pressure and the prevalence Of gales.

Ray Schmidt's home run In the tenth inning broke up the Giant-Dodger battle and the slipping Giants slipped a bit further. The Tigers grabbed a brace of victories off Chicago long enough to please 20.000 by losing to the Pirates in an exhibition game. With Moore pitching nice bail the tail end Mackmen routed the Indians in the first game of their series in th forest city. Joe Oeschger held the Reds In chcK while the Braves hammered Donohue, Marquard and Napier. Twenty hits off George Smith enabled the Cards to wallop the Phillies.

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NORTH SIDE A. C. WINS SUNDAY

Manager Heimbach cf the Hammond K. of C.'s treated his team to a love feast last evening in 'celebration of last Sunday's victory over Pullman, which landed the local club in second place in the K. of C. Suburban League . The members oi the team assembled at the club rooms, from where they It ft promptly at 6 o'clock headed for Fred Berg's pavilion at the lake front. After cjijoying a big chicken and fisn

dinner the crowd drove down to tlii

to wind up the evening. Everybody reported a fine time and at the conclusion of the party Heimbach was unanimously voted a regular fellow. Next Sunday afternoon Hammond plays at Bessemer Park in South Chicago, where they stack up against the l-:sders of thu league in their biggest and most important game to date.

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nNTEFNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 CHICAGO, July S. Ghosts of the 1917 baseball season are to walk at the trial of the "Black Sox", it became evident today as selection of a jury to try the accused p'.a-ers an-1 alleged gamblers for conrpiracy to "throw" the 1313 world series was r?sumtd. Attorneys for the defense, it was indicated, will endeavor to show that in 1917, after the White Son hal cinched the pennant in the: American League Detroit, which was fightins the New York Yankees for second

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