Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 74, Hammond, Lake County, 16 September 1921 — Page 13

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THE TIMES. Page A Week of Opportunity FORESTERS IN G000 SHAPE FOR MICH. CITY THE WHITE HOUSE OF DOGDOM

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Ton-hoc, Sklnnay, ya. goln? Whrre? Why to Mlchlg-an City to help tho Foresters won thr gme with PtSoto Foresters and bring the pennant to Hammond. Everybody's Koiny. How much does it cost! Oply $160 round trip and ma rays If I work hard and study my lessons all week ho will give me the money o I ran gfo. I got a dollar and a half In my bank, o tell m Bill, where can I get the tickets' Welt. Sklnnay, you can buy them at Sbragias Ice cream parlor, the home of the good Ice cream: Georpe Soniers recreation par!or or George Kussmaul'a fimoua cigar stand. 1 bought mlno at Soraers, the Forester team's real club bouse where all ood fellows meet. Be sure and st your ticket before Friday night Sklnnay, or you will be alt outa luck. Yes, folks, things are all set to make Punday's game one of the blggrest games of the year and If they are successful It means that the Hammond Foresters will bring home the championship of tha middle-west. To all who wish to accompany the team the train leaves on the South Shore at 8:27 city time and the are Is $1.60 a round trip. Tickets must be secured before Friday night. So come along folks and help the Hammond boys bring home the bacon.

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Here they are, the first dogs of America, outside their owtj "Whita House'' on President Harding's lawn- Laddie Boy, the Airedale, belongs to the president, while Oh Boy, the white English bulldog, is Mrs. Hardinsr'e property.

JSPECIAL TO THE TIHES1 WHITING, Ind.. Sept. 18. The Whiting' Traarhooters Club will give another one of their regular club

Shoots on fiunday. Sept. 18. There! will be three events, the main event I will consist of 60 targets, scores will apply on all trophies. The other two i events the management is not naming until the shooters assemble on the . grounds. Shooters who were out at j the last shoot declare it was the best shoot ever held over the Whiting park j traps. The attendance was so large' that it required an extra effort on the ,

part of club ofiloiais to take care or the shooters. Traps will be open for pr.'ic'ite at 100 p. m . Events start at 2 p. m. Kverybody welcome.

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Ruth Sets New Home Run Record With 55 NEW YORK, Sept. 16 Babe Ruth the mightiest swatter of bapeball. set a new world's home run record here this afternoon when he drove out his lifty-llfth home run of the season in the first game FY a double header with the St. L.ouls Browns. The home run came in .e fifth Inning with one man on base. Bayne was pitching for the Browns. Bob Meusel, slugging Tankee outfielder, also hit a homv run in the third inn?ng of the game with two men on base. It was his twentythird homer of the season. Approximately 5.000 rabid baseball fans worked themselves fijto a freniy of excitament when Ruth smashed out his home run. Hats were thrown into the air, ' score cards torn into shreds and perfect strangers embraced. The "Babe" received an" ovation when he smilingly crossed the home plate that could be heard for blocks.

PNTERNATICNAL NEWS SERVICE KEW YORK. Sept. 16. With the leading teams racing down the home stretch and the schedules fast playing out, the battle for the pennants still Tagea today with no immediate phospect of any team clinching a championship. t Th New York Giants added another game to their lead in the Nationnl League race when they trimmed the Reds while the Boston Braves- gave Pittsburgh a Jolt. This gives the Giants a two and a half game advantage to McOraw's team as it starts a crucial series at Forbe's field with the Buccanneers this afternoon. Th percentages ehojr the Giants and Pirates line up something like this: W. U Pet. Xew York 88 64 .620 Pittsburgh 84 55 .634 In the American league both the Yanks and Indians won double headers yesterday, the Tanks taking the Browns' measure twice while the Indians maltreated the lowly Athletics In Philadelphia. The New Yorkers still hold their lead of a little more than half a game over Cleveland. They stand as follows: W. U Pet. Nw York 88 51 .633 Cleveland 88 52 .629 The Indians open a series in Washington today. The Yanks continue with the Browns at the iv.lo grounds.

TAGGING ALL THE BASES By JACK VEIOCK L N. S. Sport Editor

Ruth's 55th homer and a twin victory for the Yanks over St. Louts was a fine day's work on the part of Huggins' men. King Cole's fine pitching for the Tigers gavs Detroit a victory over the Ked Sox.

The Giants trimming the the mound.

boosted their lead by Reds with Barnes on

Smith's home run In the third with Lavan on base gave the Cardinals a victory over Brooklyn. The Phils bumped Stueland, a Cub right hander, in Ms first start for Bili Killifer. The Indians kept pace wrth the Yanks when they took two games rrom the Athletics with Malta and Cadwsll In form.

Orpheum School for DANCING 152 STATE STREET Phone Hammond 3328 Private lessons every day from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS Monday and Friday Evenings PUBLIC DANCING THURSDAYS

THE BOYS CLUB MEET DEFEAT Sunday. Sept. 18. a good game io promised to tho fans of Whiting when the Chicago Chapman will face thWhltlntr Newsies at Whiting park at 2 o'clock . The Whiting Newsies wll play Saturday, Sept. IT at Chicago. Lawnda'c park, when they will stack up agalnct the strong Chicago Hoys Club Seniors. The Chicago Chapman have played twenty-four games and .lost but tow

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JERSEY CITY. Sept. 16. The New Jersey boxing commineion yesterday adopted a resolution accusing Johnny Wilson of failure to put forth his best

effort in the Labor Pay match here j

with Bryan Downey of Clevealnd. The commission decided to place the Wilson share of the pure In a depository pending further consideration of in final disposition. Wilson told the commission that a blow on the chin In the'flrst round or the bout had kept him In a .lazed condition for five rounds. He further declared that the crouching 'position assumed by Downey thrDUghout the encounter failed to givf him an opportunity to do much Infighting. Charges that Wilson's seconds had warned him from the corner to be cautious were vehemently denied by Harry Myers and Harry Kelly, who handled the champion. Kelly declared he had told Wilson to try and get Downey up from his crouching position. Wilson In his statement declared he thought he was the aggressor throughout the bout, and Chairman Doherty of the commission pointed out that previous testimony showed that

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Chairman Doherty said after the hearing that h had been willing to let the matter drop, but the other two members of the commission Insisted upon the resolution, and it was finally adopted unanimously.

Laughing Gas an Old Discovery. Lnugblnp rii was discovered In 177 tnt It was not until 25 ypurn later that Sir Humphry Davy made the Biigpstlon thnt it mlfcht he u?"d for ciiri?1e;l operations. It was not really employed as an anesthetic until nearly half a century later.

League Lineup NATIONAL LEAGCIi W. L. Pet. New York 88 64 .620 Pittsburgh 84 55 St. Louis v7 82 -557 Boston f 64 .543 Brooklyn 70 69 .504 Cincinnati 6S 77 .450 CHICAGO 54 8 .388 Philadelphia .- 48 94 .338 AMERICAN LEAdlfi. W. L Pet. New York 88 51 .833 Cleveland SB 5? St. Louis 72 'n -51'7 Washington 6" ' -4fl6 Boston 65 70 .481 Detroit 8 74 .47J CHICAGO -410 Philadelphia 47 88 .348 PREP BREAKS LEOKKNOSHA. WIS., Sert. 16 The first gridiron accident of tVe season occurred here yesterday when Edward Forkin. member of the high School squad, sustained a double fracture of the left leg.

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VALPARAISO STARTING LATE VALPARAISO. Ind.. Sept. la. Coach Karl Goheen and his assistants at Valparaiso University are getting everything In readiness for the football quad, fifty strong, who are expected for the initial practice, September 30. There is an abundance of material on hand, and Coach Goheen will have a strong lot to pick from, despite the loss of several of last year's veterans. Captain Sawyer, Eklund. Campbell. HiKpold. Cook and possibly Cearing. will he on hand from laat year's squad. Eklund's great drop kicking la txpeeted to hold materially, while Cearing'3 speed l expected to dd many touchdowns.

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Old Formula Beat. There may be some new-fangled tnf thorl of achieving success that lookt pood for a time, but we don't believe that any man has ever Improved on

the old formula of hard work and hon- ' tBty. Searcy (Ark.) Citizen.

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fully, as he patched his parent collect his notes and arrange the slides for a parish entertainment, "why is it that when you spend your holiday In the Holy land you always give a lantern lecture on It? You never do when you have been to Paris!" Loudon Morning Post.

Make? Kingdom Seem Small. The combined area of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 49,417 square miles. Is more than three times the area of the kingdom of Denmark.

Excellence Accounted For. "Mother," said little Hosier. "I know why Norah'8 cookies taste so good. Fhe always sings when f-he Is mH!ns and the song gets Into 'em." Boston Transcript.

Championship Auto Races At Hobart Speedway Park Hobart, Indiana Sunday September 18 Track has been especially oiled, Should be dustlcss ADULTS ADMISSION $1. CHILDREN FREE

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