Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 114, Hammond, Lake County, 2 November 1921 — Page 10

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AFTER BALI FOR PRIDE BY JACK VCTOOK f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE NKW YOHK, Nov. 2. Balm lor wounded personal pride, spelled with a capital "B". This Is what Jess "Willard would I ke to get out of pugilism before he "Langs up his gloves for nil time. And tnis. despite the fact that he has just made a rich oil strike out west. Will AVlilard really fight Demrsey -" pgain? "Win he actually accept a ..he. will. fr K-o- fallMi' .V.n I - "-.H 1 I . . . . - , ' " ii'' 13 w tuiun I life III a golden pool of oil, he declares he wlil . tart working any time Dempsey t :frns. "Pretty busy here In Kansas right row with oil." his message read, "but ? will start working: in California duri n rr t Via -1 n a w T i ... , "imri i uruiysy will Slifll 4,.nnd give assurance that ho will be .here this time. Family Is wintering ' n California, and I expect to go there before long." Tex Rjckard. who brought TVlllard and Dempsey tog-ether at Toledo, has Willard lined up for a return bout for the title. The promoter recently in--. terviewed Dempsey and his manager. . - Jack Kearns in Chlcat-o. but did not succeed in signing the champion. He . 'eturned east pretty well satisfied with .prospects of putting the match ' through however, and he expects to '- tage the bout before next July. -mm io seek PlVI I 4 I III a : IIILh bUUi IN UUIHAIVl " Sailor FYeedman. west side light--weight, who made a favorable im-i-vrpssion In the east last week when be stopped Ernie Rico, the English 135 " p 'under, will leave for Xu- York on iday to press perwlfng matches. .s.i!or Is bent on securing; a match with Benny Leonard for the liphteight championship and wants to be 'n the ground when any talk of such match is rnaie by eastern promoUrs. BABE RUTH IS RIDING FOR FALL, IN OPINION OF MR. TYRUS COBB AURORA, Hi.. Nov. :.Ty Cobb doesn't think that Babe Ruth's barnstorming trip Is going to get Mm anything, according to a letter he has written to Mike Cantw ell. a gymnasium proprietor. "Guess Judge Landls will take a fall out of hfra when the time comes." Ty writes. "To my way of thinking this young man and noble athlete Is riding to a very hard fall." Cantwell Is going on a huntingtrip with Cobb In December. He and Cobb became great frifnd? after he treated one of fhe ball Player's five youngsters for a minor physical ailment. IDEMPSEY DENIES SIEGEL CHARGE NTW YORK. Nov. J. Denial that he ole the love cf "Bee" Palmer, an exicnent of the shimmy danc, was niaJe today by Heavyweight Cham- "'. ;jion Jack Dempsey In his answer to the 1100,000 alienation suit brought ty Cue dancer's husband. While the latter, Alfred Slegel. Is ".; uing Dempaey for alienation. "Bee" .7 Palmer, who Is Mrs. Siegel has fi'.t-d divorce action against Siegel. charg- J Itng cruelty. 't Dempsey. in his answer, which was filed yesterday, admits that he traveled !n the same thvatri(.l company with "".Miss Palmer," but denies all of the charges, while "Bee," In her divorce ;ult, alleges that her husband wa? j-alous of every man who applauded her dancing. "!? In his complaint Sleg-el said: "I decided to have Dempsey and my ,1 wife trailed and the results of my inT1 vstlgatlons convinced me that I "would be justified in sninrr Dempsey."

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(SPECIAL TO THE TII4ESJ "WHITING. Ind.. Nov. 1. All the fighting powers of Whiting high will be hurled as a phalanx into Forsyth field Saturday afternoon when "Whiting: and Valparaiso high school elevens line up. Dead by Cheer leader Ernie Canner, Whiting high rocters, tired to a white heat by an enthusiastic gang which will whirl through the yells, will shout as one person the yells of the "'Green and White. - Every ounce of energy will be summoned during the week to tighten up the morale of the students and to command a spirit on the sidelines that will compel victory. VICTORY MV!T COME. If every student will fight like madmen to the final whistle there can be no defeat for Whiting high. If the entire student body will captain the sidelines on the field and Whiting fighters roaring: behind the team all opposition must fail btfore such a spirit. CRY "BEAT VAl.ro." "Beat Valpo" will be the war cry of the "Green and White" forces as they circle the gridiron. "Beat Valpo" will be the challenge crashing between the sidelines until the timer's last whistle ends the great battle. ClIAXCB TO IIRK.tK EVKV. Saturday will be Hart's performers chance to break even in their season's contents. Two setbacks will be handed the Hartmen. but one of their games turnea out on fhe bright side of their ledger. JAMES MILLIKIN NEXT ON WABASH SCHEDULE Little Giants to Entertain Illinois Team Before Old Grads at Home-Coming. CF.ADFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Nov. 3. Out cf the Butler game with nothing but a few scratches here and there, and looking forward to the James MiHikin battle Saturday as one that will make them step. Coach Vaughan and his band of Little Giant grid warriors have moved the speed throttle up another notch. Coach Vaughan rpent yesterday afternoon In correcting the few errors that cropped out In the Butler contest, and from now on he will be driving his athletes forward with a lot of. new tricks. Saturday's will fce the home coming affair for "Wabash old gTada. and If the Milllkin boys do not make the Little Giants get up and huetl. then the game Is going to "be somewhat of a disappointment. Mlllikin has held the championship of Illinois' "Little- Nineteen" for the last three years, and the Scarlet griddera have them listed as a pretty tough lot. Jllllikin recently walloped Augnstanna, 23 to ft, and tho Scarlet crew had to stet some to beat this club. 7 to 0. This was Wabash's first rame cf the season, however, and Vaughan's men are ready to give a btter account of themselves in the coming- pcrap. SEE Advertisement Page 2 EMODELING t m I! EPAIRING lfcrtf ELIN1NG f Tt j EFRESHING I i it -1 YOUB CLOTHES AT THE J iGHT PRICES Pressing While You Wait ONE DAY SERVICE ON CLEANINGSANITARIA CLEANING SHOP Rear Majestic Hotel Phone 2298 ; 7 ' . -".IT

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DRISCOLL READY TO BATTLE AGAIN Paddy Driacoll, quarterback and captain of the Chtcag-o Cardinal football team, once more ia In condition for playlnr- Paddy suffered a couple of torn liga-ments in a game with Akron two week ag-o, and haa kept out of competition nines. The famoua openfield runner had expected to play In the game scheduled with the Hammond professionals laat Sunday, but rain caused postponement of that contest until nest week-end. The Cardinals took their first workout last night and Driscoll ran the eleven. FottlnRer. Sieger and Koehler were hia running mates In the tiackleld. SPORT BRIEFS Boston, Mass., Kov. J. The drafting by the Boston American league base ball club of Thomas J. ("Zip") Sloan Jr. of Pittsburgh, pitcher last season ifor the Tvartrord club of the Eastern league, became known here today. Jack Helnen, heavyweight. Is training at the Arcade for his tilt with Fred F'ulton at Rochester, Minn., on Nov. 11. Jack Toxea five Interesting rounds with Bill Tat yesterday. Englewood High school's basketball team, which has been drilling for the last week, won its first practice game yesterday, defeating Iuther Institute, 34 to 9. at Englewood. Caspar, Wyo., Nov. 2 John Pesek of Ravenna, Ne., won a referee's decision over Jack Taylor of Casper last night after three hours and four minutes of wrestling. Olivet, Mich-, Nov. 2. The grand stand at Reed field, the Olivet college athletic field, was destroyed by fire Monday nlghl. The origin of the fire is not known. Hlp From tha Neighbor. There are few thlngi more tantalising to a man than to go heme with eomethlng on his m!r4 he wants tn cold abont and find company visiting there and be obliged to act agreeable, Havensvllle (Kan.) Review.

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