Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 225, Hammond, Lake County, 16 March 1922 — Page 14

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First Annual Lake Co. Basket Bail Tournament Starts Tomorrow

Kit i n v n;nr sniUDiw; 7:10 i). ra.-A! Saints vs. X. K. Comet?. S:0.)p. m. Whiting Owl? vs. St. .Tocphs . 9 :t'0 p. m. St. Mary s C. P. vs. Whiting I.'odgers. STIIU.VV MOHMNCS. P:13a. ro. Tn"p i vs. P.ire lovils. I1 !ja. in. I.y:ich Five v?. Hebrew Jrs. 11:15 a.m. I.an.mond Hookers vs. All Saint Micks. SA11U1W AKT KK00. 1:00 p. in. Co!umMa A. C. v-. Zeko Travelers o. I ml. Harbor. -:00 p.m. Gary Works lights vs. K. Ciicago DoUyera. The firs annual lako county basketball tournament, under the auspices of the Hamran-J American Legion will --1 ;i ft en It? first lap tomorrow evening. The winners of Friday evening's jramea All! pet another start Saturday afternoon, and with tho sixteen teams evenly divided the varl uis quintets will l ave a m;rry time compfting for high horors. Thrcn Hammond entries w!!T start the evenings gsitey. The trio 1 i 1ST the All Saints regulars who play tho X. K. C.)m?u in tho opening contest while the t. Joseph C. O. F. will meet a touch ton in the Whiting Owl Juniors. Crown Point will be represented by the i't. Mary's church team which has made a wonderful reci.ru this season, tho Hub boys will have a struggle cn rhcir hands against the famous Whiting- lodgers who ara considered !o"c tho cleanest bunch of athletes in northern Indiana. Saturday morning the Hammond Boy Scouts Troop 1 as their representatives wl!j clash with the Dare Devils and if tho latter live up to their names the name should prove a corker. The Lynch Five struggling along: this .-.-sn with a victory now and then are tilled ag-aJnst the renowned Hebrew Jur.iors who have won most cf their big scraps this yoar. High school fans will be represented by the Boosters of the- Hammond high school, the entire lineup of the knocked about purpla and white will meet the All Saint Mi'-kys of whom little is known. On Saturday afternoon out of town clubs will show their championship aspirations, the Indiana Harbor Zeko Travelers meeting the much touted Columbia A. C. five cf West Hammond, while the Gary Works Assosiation lights will have the famous advertised East Chicago Dodgers to contend with. Kvery team entered expects a hard time and the outcome of most of the (.arac; is really problematical . Several of the fives are considered "dark hordes" and if there be such an animal the well-known teams will have to watch out. The fa--t that the American Iglm tournament is for teams of 135 poundage Is attracting much attention from the younger generation and the If'iy:tto school will be packed to every nook and cranny when th flrsit games Ftart. Admission for the games will be 53c for adults, 23 cents f ir th eyoungsters. 5e;x.on tickets for $1.51 on sale at the Colonial .

GRF TTTVCH OF ROOKIES AT CAMP PLE ASE GRIFFITH

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aark Griffith and Clyde Milan, Wasrttneton bosses, are enthusiastic over the unusual bunch of rookie they have under their wine at thp eprtnir tramtui camp at Tampa these days.

At least two or three these youngsters both Griffith and Milan believe will be recu lars this neasoo. Above are a half dozen of tlese likely looking tad. Brillhart ia - soutnI

Six of the promising rookies phou graphed at Tampa. Above, left to rifiht, are Pitcher Tom Phil lipa and Slim McGrew, Catchei Freddy Noone and Hlcher Uoj Francis. Below, Pitchers Brill hart and Joe Gleason. paw hurler. Ray Francis a lefthander from Seattle. "Slim" McGrew a hurler from Galveston, Tom Phillips a right-hander from New Orleans, Joe Gleaaon. a mound star for Shreveport last year and Freddy K'oone a youthful backstop.

'IAVF(ItI.SVIIK, IXD.. March U Couch Harry Schooler, or tne Wabusli baseball cr-v today announced a schodul. of Neventien games, two of tlicm tentative, for his athletes to call tiirmgh thiM sensi.n. The tentative Kent's are with Ohio St. to and lle1'nuw ('diversities. Ohio, la all probability, will be played here on May i', In the only game between the Scarlet and Buckeye teams. Wabash and DcI'li.iw ore scheduled in two regular ga-n:-n, and a tentative date, the seventeenth on the Scarlet card, lias been hooked In tlx; case of a tie necessitating :i plny-tf. The I, It tie Giants will open their ffigumr playing season Ar-rll 1 ! at l-'rankllu, then run through the following card: April 10, iiratlloy Tech here; April 25. Ko.o I'oly, there; Atril 21, Michigan Agglt.s here; April 2it. I'urd.ie here; Hay 3. licst I'oly here; May 5. Ohio Stale here (tentative); May 10, Sutler here; May 12, Franklin here; May K. Ix-5'auw there; May 18, X'otre name here; May 22. Bradley Tech. there May I'.l, James Mijikln there; May 26, JJoI'auw here; June 2, T'urdue there; June ,1, Mutkr there; June 3, leTauw (tentative). -

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PIASTERS CHOSEN BASKET CAPTAIN FOR PURDUE FIVE

Tj.A FA VKTTM. 1 ;,).. March 15. A. B Masters cf Tlvrnton n. Ind.,' wna yesterday chorrn captain rurdun's lC-2a haketha!l i.-;im. Mat rs I a junior in the school science i nd hns been fl regular forwnr.; on th-- varsity dmln? tiie last two vears.

"Intercollegiate foot Sal I Is growing: beyond fill tasnab tiound?," sail Dr. reiirce. "The foutbill season wis intended to ciosu Thanksgiving- day, and games after that tend to comintlcialize the --po:t ."

i BAMBINO IS HIT ON

HEAD BY WILD PEG

GREB LOOKS FOR TUNNEY'S TITLE

NKW OULMANS, March 16. Babe 'u!h got a "big heal'' yesterday, bnt It wasn't because he's Just been a;IK.in'ed captain of the New York Yankees. it was bcatiHe he fell ns'eep off third bane. Catcher Iloff-

MW YORK, March If,'. Harry Oreb ,nan whll-prd the pellet to third and

is losing no time challenging Gene I th sphere hit Bambino on the head.

Tunny for the l itter's ;irie of Xmer1-' A lump as big fes an fgj decorated tho

fan lifcsht r.ca vy weliihl chamulon.

iunny is n-porte i to be wii'tng to give Greb a cliance i,rid the fi n h t may bo handlt-d in the Gardon b fore the open air season begins. The Garden management wants the fl.rht for a date in May. It would be u ndi l'ttood that the winner would get the next American match with Georges Carpcntitr.

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The Northern. Indiana championship will be decided tonight, when the powerful Whiting Ked Crowns quintet face the Hammond Colonials at the Lafayette gym. corner Sibley and Calumet are. The Whiting aggregation have held tho state honors for the past four jears and are out to win it again this year. Hammond will have their strongest

appointment to local followers who havo backed the Colonials this year. The team who will represent Hammond tonight will be the strongest this year. Manager Chakyen has his men in great form, end with Harris and Hunt in the, lineup the team will be hard to stop. The advance sale of tickets Indicate that the largest crowd of

Dempsey to Europe For Carpentier Bout NKW YOltK. March IC. Jack Dempsey will go to Kurope next month to fight Georges CarpTilier, it was announce! yesterdny. The latest lure for the heavyweight champion Is a project by C. B. Cochran, theatrical producer and fight promoter, to t-tage a return match with the Frenchman in on? of the huite, Hngllsh stadia capable c f seating 150.00" . While Jack Ivearns, Dempsey's mapifer, would not ty thn match had been arranged. It was btlieved the huge purse which Cochran could offer would be acceptable to the champion.

COMETS DEFEAT ST. JOSEPHS

In one cf the most exciting gamer, of the sesrtn the N. H. C unets nosed out a victory over the St. Joseph's A. C. at the Irving school gym. both teams wore about evenly matched with the

Comets holding the ed;o. if there wa any. St. Joe h;d the better tam"'ork t times, they phiyed rings around lae Comets, but tilt Cometj mr.de up for the poor passing by better baski tshooting. he Comets tool; the lead right from the Jump and were never headed. The final score was 24 to 20. In the first nrne of the evening the Itlue Devils scored a victory over Harvey, 10 to 4. The Devl.s took an ear'y lead and held it throughout the game.

Both the ComH.s and B. Deviis showed,)

lots of pep in their games,. It seemed as though the music livened up the players for they never peemd to tiro out. A large crowd turned out to see

th games. ! N. xt hursday. March 2.t. the Comets twill play the Calumet A. C. at the 1 Irving gym. The Calumets are clihnI ii t thJ county cbampbn:-h;p .

Sf-'OKANK. Wash., March 16. America's present football standards art "childish," p ct-.-ea'-.oii games should not be permitted, and high salaries for football coach os nhould r.' t be allowed. Dr. S. B. r. Vcnrcre, president of Whitman colter. h' re ys'e-'hiy

Babe's dome as a result cf the wild, peg. It also Inflicted ft slight cut.' But Babe continued In the game and in tht early evening played a round of yA!. ''

OUR FIGHT DECISIONS

lec!hi,ina vf l.oxius : iv't' -'Uut i d ' are: . At Boston Young Montreal beat Dauny Hdarua (10). . . At Eldorado. Ark. Harry Foley beat Texas Tate (10). At Shawnee. Okla. bailor Owenby bc?t K i'1 'T mo 11!')

the season will be on hand to watcll

lineup against the Whiting five, ami to of the best basketball teams In actwill fight every minute of the fray, as Ion. A preliminary contest between

It means a great deal to the local teams ! the Columbia A. C. anil South Ohicairo

if thev should hatr,en tn nut oni waJi

on the Oil city quintet. Fans from the local city will b out In gTeat force to root for the best team Hammond has turned out in years, should the local team be defeated it will be a great dls-

wlll open the big show, this game will start at 7:r0. The big clash is scheduled for S:C0. Fans desiring seats are requested to he on hand early, as a great rush is expected when the doors open at 7:00 o'clock.

TW LIGHT

FOURTEEN NATIONS TO ' PLAY FOR DAVIS CUP

Intelligence and Athletics Conflict in Case of Romney

LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING

Match IS. Milton

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ney, captain of next season's University of Chicago football eleven, and

NEW YORK. March 16. A record-jOIla of sta" athletes of the Wetbreaking list of thirteen nations en-lern Conference, mav not be eligible for tered for competition, marked thel,w la,o ,v,, , . . , , Davis cup international team tDi.lslft0 "'2 a'h!eUc '" 11 developchampionship t )urnam"iit entry closed ' et toda'- Strangely, Koniney, if he is ct noon yesterday. The drawings will j barred, will be ineligible through havbe made on Friday and the varioM , j ,.... .... . , ' . e anoj.w jjjg. done too well in h!.-3 clarscs and

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First meeting of the Hammond Twillsrht League met last night at the city

Rom-1 council room?, representatives from

the Police Dept.. Hammond American I-egion. F. S. Bets Co., W. B. Conkey Ct., Bell Telephone Co.". Northern Indiana Gas &. E'.e-tric Co.. Simplex Works and i . O. Kresters. It was decided to hold the next meeting on Thursday, March 2.1. at the Hammond

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DAL.UA 3. Tex.. March 16. Wltil; Walter Mails, port slabber. at top; form, as shown by his one hit game v-enterdav and Barton. Kentucky re-i

cruit. showing Manager Speaker a line

line of goods, the Cleveland leader l," certain today that tho hurling, a weak! spot last yesr, has been greatly

strengthened. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 MINtvi'AU WrtLUS, Jtx, March 16. Pat Motsn'a Uedleg" will cross hats again today with the Dallas 'Marines, the boys th"y walloped yesterday to the tune of 11 to 2. Moran and owners of the New York Yankees have agreed upon plans for u "Bftbe" Ruth day in Cincinnati, the heme run king being scheduled to appear there July 24.

ed of results. The present list of thirteen, aside from the United States in the position of cup defending country, Is one in excess of the 1921 entry. The list consists of Australia, Britl.-h I.--1 Canada, India, lunmark. Franco. Spain, Italy. Belgium, Czffho-Stoxakia. Japan. lU.timanla snd Hawaii. Iast vent Jspan defeated Australia, three matches to two. at Newport, in the final round and was n turn defeated by the United States team, flvo matches to none. In the challenge round at Forest Hills, N. V.

not through the usual reason of low gra.lep. Dean David A. Robertson, of the college of junior arts, explained today that Romney, if he remains in school this semester, will have so mavy credits that he will graduate in June. Holding a degree would make him ineligible f or athletic om pet i t ion.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SKGl'IN. Tex.. Marcu 16. The pitching of Charlie Robertson ond the manner in which the players clubbed the hall in their game with the Giants yesterday caused much elation to Kid Gleason. White Sox pilot, despite the fact that the Cisrts won 5 to 2 . Bad throw's by Johnny Mostil. an outfieldci Ftibbing at F-oond ha.-", aided the Gianta In accumulating their runs.

court house. M. K. McKay was elect-i

ed temporary recietary and John Millet temporary chaittr.an. who announced that he would give the winning baseball te.mi a large loving cup at the end of the sea-ion. Doctor Alva Young living Chayken end Frank Fowler were the spokesmen who were in favor of Hammonds first Twilight league. Captatn Hunloi ind Chief Bunde rep-;-r.er.fed the pc,ice fo'ce.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! ! CATAU1NA INUAND. Cain., March; 16. The Cubs will journey to ' the I mainland again today for a series of games with Coast Bcague chibs. he; Bruins will rn-ct the Angels en Friday, and Osborne. th tall right-hander from Atlantawill Mart the game. Grover Alexander will get his firt test of the season in one of the games of series.

f INTERNATIONA! NtTWS SERVTCEl NKW YORK. March 16 Freddie Welsh, former boss cf the lightweight

division who came within an ace of', being knocked out when lie fought j

' 'harlie White, believes the Chieagoan Is th- hardest hitting lightweight in tho game today. Welsh believes that Johnny . I "m,e will be in for the fight of bis life when he enters tne ring tn -Madison Garden to battie Charlie torn rrow night. "Mverybody thinks White has nothing but. a left hook." says Welsh. "But take it from me. he has a good right as a left. I foolishly traded rights with him in one of our liattles and it took me a couple of rounds to recover trorn the shock." Both White and Dundee are here preparing for the battle, the third they hnve engaged in Now York In a little over ii year. In one of these Dur.doe held Whito to a draw.

WHITING CIRCLES DEFEAT FRANKLIN HIGH

The Wise and the Thoughtleia, I have many Mvtft arrows in my quiver which speak to the wise, though they npod nn interpreter to thfl f t.oii "?!'. I 'ind nr. I

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SPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING. Ind., Moreh 16. The Whiting Circle ndded another victory to their stri.tnr ond !;e;.t on to the!;-

championship march by defeating the ! famous Franklin school of Roberts'lale. I The gem" was played on FranU tin's j floor. It was in ex :iu'ng srtd thrilling j game throughout with many foil's callI ed now and then. The Fianklin schoil

was held to one haslet through the first half, but the rolling of fouls on the Circles re-cue, I th'-m from beiii

1 STflmncd The ucoiv at fleet r.A

cd 12 to R in favor of the Cicb-s. Final score ended 2 7 to tfi. Rodney of the Circles showed hi usual speed an dan accurate eye for the basket by linking six fi 1.1 Bw.; BcrdM foil wl close behind him bjcaging four field goals, while Chf'stowski and Gaylor played briliant ball plso. Spar ier and Umaub shincd for Franklin high i.chool . The Circles have not hist a game yet this season and are still claiming the champ. irjshlp for the 103 lb. division. Any tms wishing tt. take a crack it the t.'l-i flo so by cal'.lnc; Whit ing 138-'1'' end jM for Johnny. Ducky Five an j Morr:,t A. C. take notice. Box . WHITIXG tlltf'MlS.

B. F. T. P. Rodney. G 6 0 3 3 8erdls. F 4 1 3 l Chrlstowski, F 3 0 3 2 Gaylor, C 0 0 0 1 Bednar, G Vi 0 0 0 1 ICozacik, F. 0 0 0 1 otala ..13 1 9 12 1RA.MCL.IX HIGH. B. F. T. P. Hamon, F 0 3 11 Peterson. G 0 0 10 Bor.ess, G 00 0 fi Spanier, C 4 3 0 0 Cmlaub. F 2 1 1 2 Kaiser, G 0 0 0 1 Totals 7 3 4

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