Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 10, Hammond, Lake County, 25 March 1922 — Page 10

TTTE TIMES

March 25. 1922

ATHLETICS ACE IN COMING DRIVE

EVANSVILLE MEN BACK RACE TRACK

HYJLNSYXLJ-K, lad., March 25. Xt a meeting- of tho Itttail Merchants' Association held Thursday, th proposition of the. Green River Jockey Club to build a race track on Kentucky land on this side of ti flhla rlvt-.r was Indorsed una.nl-

rmoualy. TU club w&a Incorporat

ed thim wmX with a capital stock ot 500,OQO, the articles of Incorporation having been filed at Frr.nkfort, Ky. ' Bradloy Wilson, ot Madlsonvlile.. Ky on o the Incorporators and toacaiflngr director of the. Devom Devonshire, race course at 'Windsor, CJLnada, was present and explained to the merchants the plan o fijaaaclnr the affair. Ho explained that the controlling stock would be 3alil by Kentucky people, that some of it woud be sold to EVanavlll and southern Indiana people. He pointed out that the building- of the

race track, would mean much fi

nancially t the business Interests of JEvansvUle It Is expected that the stock La the company will be

disposed of In, short order and that actnal worton tha race, -tracis. will

tart soon.

News From Training' Camp

tlNTER NATION AY. NEWS SERVICE

LOd AXOELKS, .March 2o. Tinware will beyln . tinkling1 In the

oamp of the Cubs today and tomorrow. Eight athletes are to ba cast

adrift but their names have not

been made public. The Cubs will

end their stay In southern Call

fornla with frames against the Ixs

Angeles team today and tomorrow They beat Vernon yesterday 6 to 5.

riNTERNATICNAL NEWS SEKVICE1

DAXJjAS, Tex.. March 25. The

White Sox and the Giants will re

new hostilities here this afternoon.

Don Jose Acosta, the half-portion Cuban, will be aslred to stick through a full nine innings for the

sox If 'he can. "Shovel" Hodgre

pitched nine innings against the

Cnlverslty of Texas team yesterday and accomplished an 8 to 4 victory.

McGRAW nOPES TO MAKE FIRST SACKER 1 OF THIS LANKY PACIFIC COAST PITCHER

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George Stanton working out at first at San mio. Jolv. McGraw, Giant leader, has decided that the future holds mors for George Stanton, lanky southpaw hurler, as a first baseman than as a pitcher. Stanton has two assets a pood first baseman noeds rangy uild and a southpaw whip. He came from tho Pacific Coast league and itands 6 feet 6& inches in height.

FRENCH PLAN RACE 10 SUPPLANT BENNETT CUP

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! rAKIS, March. The Aero Club ot France has fixed September 30 as tho date for the Henry De-utsch de la Mourthe Cup. The race is a speed contest and is international. It replaces the late Gordon lU'nnett Cup. won outright in 1920 by Sadl Ijec-olnte, France's speed king. The race is to be run over a circu .t of fifty kilometres instead of 100 as heretofore, and compet itors must cover the circuit six times. Only one attempt Is allowed, each competitors, although preliminary flights over the circuit any day foefore the race will be authorized.

I-Ast year Georges Kirsch, of

France, won the race, covering the

distance of 800 kilometres In one hour, four minutes and thirty-nine

seconds. Hopes are entertained

that this year American machines will compete. British. Italian and

French entries are practically cer tain.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERViCEl ZAMPA, Fla.. March 25. Clark Griffith is certain today that he has picked a real Infant phenora. He suspected as much when left Brillaeart. a 19 year old youth. held regulars down to four hits. Tesierday the youngster did It again. All the Nationals are crowing over thier infant prodigy.

.INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITV, Marcil 25. 'till feeling the effects of the 3e;eat administered yesterday by the ?ort Worth Cats who were victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Pat Moan's Cincinnati Redlegs arrived ;.ere this mornlrig- ind prepared to Tosp bats this afternoon with the "jwaj club.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW ORLEANS, March 24. len Killing''r's Immediate hopes of ;trrinT In tha bis leaerues were

dissipated today when he was farmed out to Jersey City by Manager Huggins. Killlnger, an all American quarterback at Penn State last year, needs more seasoning and the Tanks will retain an option on him. Five other rookies were sent to the minors In the paring process.

HIT "ON HEAD BY A BALL, SCORES, DIES BILOXI, MISS.. March 23 After having "been struck a terrific blow on the head by a thrown ball In a game here yesterday, Peter Lamarque, 22 years old and married, continued to run the bases, scoring a run before he fell unconscious, "dying afterwards from hemorrhage of the brain.

FLACK'S SKULL IS BROKEN

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.. March 25 Max Flack, veteran outfielder, will not be seen in a Chicago Cub uniform when the National league rennant chase gets under way on April" 12. This was assured when an X-ray specialist here stated that Flack was

suffering from a fractured skull. Flack was "baned" by ctio of Percy Jones' fast balls while playing a practice game at the Cubs training camp at Avalon, Cal., on March 14. He will remain at his home here until he completely recovers from the injury.

BOWLIN GSCORES Scores of the Superheater Bawling League: LOCOMOTIVE DEPT.

Downs Birmingham True Vokman ... Milier ;

.121 .135 .111 .129 .151

120 123 136 140 214

S3 137 134 140 i61

Totals 647 MARINE DEPT. Massaro -. 1 5H Bertram 129 lauyer 143 Gordon 122 Linz ...125

733 681

122 101

169 89

"With a guarantee of $100, win, lose or draw, the scrapping Red Crown basketball team today debates whether to accept tho offer of the Hammond Colonials to meet the latter team in a finish fight on one of the finest basketball floors in northern Indiana. This Is the handsome auditolrum of the new Orak Masonic Temple. Hammond. Manager Chayken of the Colonials announced today that his offer to the Red Crowns made a couple days ago had not yet been accepted. Veil, maybe this Red CrownColonial contest will remain a thing of perpetual debate and paper battling. Vhat the fans want, though, is action.

FORM BIG AMATEUR LEAGUE SOUTH BEND. Iol., March 25. Rather than take part in an electric railway, league, South Bend's leading Industrial concerns are arranging a local league to be composed of eight clubs. The schedule of games will cftit for Saturday and holiday contests. Each team will have Its own dlamcnd. Sufficient taent is available In the various factories to make one of the strongest amateur leagues in the

state. The league will represent an industrial w-orking force 'of more

than 20,000 men.

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DEMPSEY ON COAST

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LOS ANGELES. March 25. Jack

Dempsey, accompanied by Teddy Hayes, arrived in Loi AnReles yes-

rd3y for a visit with his mother.

While hero Dtmpsey will attend to business affairs an 1 ce his family settled In the new homo recently

purchased here. Jack Kearns, the

hampion's manager, is also on his

way to Los Angeles. The European

trip planned by the champion and his manager 1 not definite itirt

and If the trip is made they may

postpone ineir start for a month or more. A $100,000 s-.ilt trt,i

Alexander Pantages for alleged

ortacn or it theatrical contract

greeted Impey on arrival her".

Ed Rommel, photographed a few

days ago at Mackmen's camp.

Ed Rommel is counted on to be Connie Mack's pitching ac this vpar. With Hnstv. Harris and th

pick of a bunch of rookies he"jl carry the pitching load for th.9

sopeiess Macks.

FAMOUS RACE TRACK

PLUNGER IS DEAD

TEXAS DAREDEVIL MAY CLIMB THE . EIFEL TOWER

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! PA H lb, March. cWbb William Strother. of Houston, ( Texas, succeeds in pulling various political and other strings he is likely to find his attempt of scaMng the Eiffel Tower, abo-Jt 1,000 feet high, on its outside framework nipped In the bud. Strother. who came to Paris recently from New York, with a record of hair-raising stunts, believes he can get the necessary permits to scale the Kiffeffl Tower, providing he undertakes to do It in aid of a French war fund. The authorities, however, will probably forbid such a stunt, considering It to be far' too dangerous. Since a well-known parachuiet was killed 'some yeaers ago the tower 1 guardians have refused to ailow any stunts to be performed.

Signs That Indicate One is Growing Old HUNTINGTON, V. Va., March. When did you first notice that yo were growing old? A reporter here set out to laai4 the answer from different HuntiniT ton people, with some interesting results. Here are some of the J0 swers: When I noticed the first K,rS hair. When I met my son for tae f.rst time walking with a girl. When a girl friend told me she wsj In love with some other man, Vhtn I lost my first tooth. When I lost my breath while golng up hill. When a mother asked ace to her young daughter home. When the presence of many peo pie began to bore me. When I began to find more pleasure In staying home than in golntr out In the evening.

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Totals 677 SSS 637 FEED WATER HEATER DEPT. ShPiidan 1 43 168 1 85 Sehultz 12S 141 130 Iandon 129 12! 129 Troppman 141 118 9 Huber 132 145 163

Totals 679 7M 703 STATION A III" III: FT. Shanda 174 1S8 129 Muha 135 129 128 Gardner 131 135 118 Winters w .....lit 128 113 Ityblcke 149 188 149

MILWAUKEE. Vis., 25. Two new world'? records for women

swimmers were set at Milwaukee

Athletic club la?t night. Sybil

; Bauer of Illinois A. C. of Chicago,

swam the 100 yard national A. A. I, back stroke for women in 1:16 1-5. breaking: her own former record of 1:17. Eleanor Coleman of Milwaukee A. C. broke the record for the 50 yard breast stroke with a mark of :J 1-5.

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BILLIARD NEWS

SOUTH BENT), Ind.. March 2U. Jake Schaeffer, Jr., who is to meet Willie Hoppe In thi 18.2 balkline billiard championship at Chicago March 27, 28 and 29. is training for the match with Charles Tennes and N. K. FVltes. the latter of .South Bend. Mr. Feltes i.s treasurer of the Studebakir Corporation and h" went to Vest Baiin, to help net SchaefTer In conditlui. The latter is confident that he will win the contest .

OUR FIGHT DECISIONS

PecisJons of boxing- representatives are: On the Commodore Ever Hammer beat Joe Puwson (10); Mexican Kid heat Eddie Falkine ); Gene Morgan knocked out Bete (Neill (I): Kins P.ollo heat Billy O'Brien (6). At Bheidaliibi.i Al Verbecken heat Tommy O'Toole (S). At Pavenport, la.- Morrte Cchalfer heat Ienn!s O'Keefe (10). At letroit Tony Ziil knocked out .lohnnv Mack (4).

NEW YOTIK, Marrh 25. "Jack" McGuinnes. who ams.ssed a fortune by some of he most daring plunging known to the lace track, lies dead in his Brooklyn home. McGuinnes. who was born In Brooklyn fifty-three years ago, was In the racing game for many years before failing health caused him to sell his ptring of winning horses. "Jack" often told with a touch of pride the story of his first "killing" at odds of 50 to 1, mads with Tribes Hill, a scraggly, ung-ainly 3-year-old he bought for $100 at a

weedout sale of the Sanford stable, where no one offered to bid for him when he was placed on the block. McGuinnes trained the horse himself, as he continued to do with tne strings that followed Tribes Hill. Before the colt left the track he had brought his master $62,00'). Other winners which carried the McGuinnes colors wire Frank Gill. Monet. Collector Jesup, Sam Jackson. Sweet .Mice and Inspiration. McGuinnes, who was christened John Ico. invariably bet on his own racers. For years be was a terror to bookmakers and liked nothing better than to take their monev through "outside" betting. In which they did not know ho was the principal.

This latest addition to the business section of Calumet avenue is located at 809 Calumet. Of course I feel a little chesty about it, now that I am all set and ready to serve you better than ever, but all this would not have been possible with out the splendid cooperation and recognition my friends have given me. With a fine new stock of decorating materials of every kind, a fleet of trucks and a large force of expert decorators, I am in a position to serve you more efficiently than in the past. Get My Figures on that next job of decorating. They will be low, I'll assure you that, but not at the sacrifice' of quality. I do jobs cheap but have never been known to do a cheap job. My work has always advertised itself. No jobs too -small nor any too large.

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HOME LUMBER COMPANY Columbia Avenue at Summer Street Telephone Hammond 265

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Chief photographer Evan Francis. V. h. operating tt.e long rant movie camera. A long ranjre motion picture camera is now being used by tr U. S. navy to photograph the landing of shells on or near tarReta dui frjj maneuvers. The camera proved of preat value to navy authentic durinp the bombing of the German war vessels in Chesapeake Bay. I obtained clear pictures of the bombing that oould not have be-i taken by the ordinary movie camera without endangering the life of tn operator. Its taupe is from 200 to 300 yards. The operator sight, throush a telescope beside the cannon-shaped camera.

WHTING MABOONS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

WH1TIX0S, lnd March 25. In a hard foujrht name at Community Center, the Whiting Maroons defeated the fast Cyclons by a score

of 18-10. At the half the Maroons

10-7. but- when the whistle .blew

they wcr rear'y to ri into it apain.

Dwan. Vorward for the Cyclones

played a stellar game. Kellcher was

ih helf noint maker with three

haskets. Vargo was very fast at floor guard but was not fast enough for the Maroons. Ward, at left forward, piayed a pretty good game, but was always in his own men's' way and didn't" get any baskets. The Cyclones are a very fast team, but not strong" enough for the Maroons who have s. better team. The Maroons xlacd all season but have only lost one game. This game was lost to Franklin, the score being 6-. but the Cyclones were defeated by Franklin, 1S-3. The Maroons are credited with their fast, passing, which won the game for them. (VDonnell and Broderick i; tar red for the Maroons, while Dwan and Kelleher starred for the Cyclones. Broderick. at right forward played a great game, Moore plso. in bis position, played good ball. Ktack, at left forward, was always after the Cyclones. O'Donnell was very good at center. Kraley and McUority played a good game at "back guard. Oliver play?d a good game at floor guard. Lineup: CY CLOSES. B. F. P. T. Dwan, R. F 1 ' 0 ft 1 Ward. U F. 0 0 0 Kelleher. C 3 0 0 1 Vargo, R. G 0 2 0 Monyihan, U G 0 0 0 1

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Totals 4 2 0 S M ITiOOVS. B. F. P. T. Broderick. R. F 3 0 0 0 Stack-Moore, K F 2 1 0 2 O'Donnell. C 0 1 0 I Miver, TL. G 2 0 0 7 Kraly-McGorty, LG.. 10 0 P Totals 8 2 0 4

Foul nade: ; .Stack. 4.

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HAMMER WIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I CHICAGO, ."Mai'ch L'o. Kvft lammcr. Chicago lightweight nsulcd Joe Jawcin of Milwaukt n ten hard-fought rounds sboarr he V . S. S. Commodore here las light.

jTlamlngts. the beautiful birds -rhlch breed tn the Bahama islands ire tn danger of becoming extinct.

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lower Spring prices:

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