Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 235, Hammond, Lake County, 29 March 1922 — Page 7

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 1922. THE TIMES Pasre Seven

SPORTING

NEWS

WALLIE REID OFFICIALLY ENTERS RAGE

Famous Movie Star to be One

of Entries for Famous Speedway Event

JURY FINDS RICKA

"TEX" RD NOT GUILTY

[SPECIAL TO THE TIMES] INDIANAPOLIS, IND., March 29 Wally Reid, famous movie star, has officially entered the International 600 mile race to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tuesday, May 30, according to the statement of T. E. Myers, manager of the Indianapolis race course. "His entry is on file at our office," said Myers, "and we have definite information that he will arrive here May 4th to start training- and practicingfor the b'e event. Held, although a movie star, has many qualities and experience that appear to make him worthy of a mount in the International Sweepstakes. This la our first announcement that Reid has entered the race, and we made a thorough investigation before making a confirmation from this office. Jesse Lasky, head of the organization for which Reid ha? been filming pictures has made an earnest effort to keep Reid out of the affair because of the dangers of automobile racing.

However, we have evidence which makes us confident that Reid will be

at the starting tape on Decoration Day." Reid has driven in competition with America's best drivers in moving picture races. However, the same conditions exist in any race, except, of course, that It was determined before the event who was to win. Otherwise the hazards, skill in driving-, nerve and daring were just as evident as in a professional race. The popular Wally has always been a favorite around the racing camps, and he was a godfather to the plucky Roscoe Sarles, before the Indiana driver leaped In the limelight. Eddie Hearne, Jimmy Murphy, Joe Thomas Kddie Miller and others have taken part in Reid's movie races. He will be pitted against them in his professional debut at Indianapolis, but all the directors in America couldn't wave them down to permit Reid to pass in the 500 mile battle, for approximately $100,000 will be hanging on the finish wire and they all want the first grab. "Wally plans to be in Indianapolis

the entire month of May, so that he

will have the advantage of daily re

hearsal at the track before race day. Reid has always been an outdoor

movie star and It is said that he

[INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] NEW YORK, March 29. Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand Pecora was silent today on the question of whether any of the three indictments still pending against George L. (Tex) Rickard, will be pressed, following tho sporting promoter's acquittal early today of charges of criminal assault upon 15-year-old Surah Schoenfeld. Meanwhile. Rickard is out on mail, following his nine day incarceration in Tombs prison during his trial . One of the Indictments still outstanding charges criminal assault upon another young girl, while the other two charge abduction. Max D. Stuer, Rickard's chief counsel, said today that Assistant District Attorney Pecora had told him if the former president of Madison Square Garden were acquitted of charges n the first indictment, the others would not be pressed. Rlckard today was receiving the congratulations of his many friends who have stuck by him since the charges were first preferred by the young girls through the Children's Society on January 21. Those who remained to await the jury's ver

dict early today carried Rlckard down the steps of the Criminal courts building on their shoulders. "God bless that jury," exclaimed the freed man after the verdict was pronounced and he had thrown his arms around he neck of his counsel. "God bless the court and every one who has been so good to me." The last hour of waiting for the Jury to come out of Its room and indicate that a decision had been reached was a strenuous one for the defendant. "I have shot craps for as much as $35.000 a throw, but in all my experience I never put in an hour such as the last," he said. "It seemed like an eternity." Not an inkling of the Impending words of the foreman of the jury could be gained from the faces of the twelve men as they filed into the jury box ater sending word to the court that a verdict had been decided upon. "That jury has the best poker faces I have ever seen," said Rlckard. "I couldn't read them for an instant. "That 'Not guilty were the sweetest words I ever heard."

owns the largest stable of automobiles in California. Speed cops have played a big part in his cross country journeys and he is forever being cautioned for speeding, but he won't have to worry about that ,in the Indianapolis course.

HOPPE STILL CONFIDENT

OF WINNING

(Editor's Note: Here is the second of Willie Hoppe's articles on the world's 18. 2 balkline billiards championship match, 1,500 points, now being played in Chicago by Hoppe, the challenger, and Jake Schaefer, Jr., the title holder. The score now stands: Schaefer 1,000, Hoppe 952. Schaefer scored 500 points to Hoppe's 465 the first night and last night 500 to the challenger's 486. The last block will be played tonight. The match is drawing capacity crowds.) By WILLIE HOPPE Former Billiards Champion of . -. the World. (Written for the International News Servrce) CHICAGO. March 25. I expect to win back the title tonight. I want to pay this as modestly as I can. I feel that I am going to

win. I will be greatly disappointed if I do not. It is anybody's contest now. The 48 points difference between our scores really mean very little. The issue will be decided, I am sure, by the question of who gets going first tonight. I think it's my turn. I'm due. Both nights I have started late and have had to stage a come-back. My brilliant opponent on each occasion got away to a big head start. The first night he had me 446 to 190. Last night he ran 300 points while I was registering 97. I was 272 points behind Schaefnr last night when I finally got started. It was good that I did, for all he needed was one fair-sized run to go out. and I would have been in a bad hole for the finish tonight. But runs o 13 and 167 permitted me to pass Schaefer, the score standing; 952 to 942 when he took up his cue to shoot after my miss. Then he clikod iff 58. So you see h"w close it is Schaefer's best runs last night were his first two, 157 and 142. My two best were my last two, 134 and 167. I started miserably both nights and, if I may say it. finished grand, ly. It will be up to me tonight to get started early. Schaefer's shooting at times last night was dazzling. His round the table shots were magnificent, and he repeatedly drove into fine position after bad lays. I did my best work at close range. Toward the finish I was nursing the spheres in great shape, if I do say It myself. I was just getting going right.

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The threat of Big Fritz Ebert, coach of the Walther League Senior basketball team, had the desired effect. His team defeated the Walther League Seniors of LaPorte, 11 to 9. Ebert had laid down the law to. his basketiers. He let them understand that that he would lick every one of them if they failed to trim LaPorte. They fought like regulars arid came through victorious although during the opening minutes of the game they kept an apprehensive eye on the stern face of their coach. It was a neck and neck affair. The score was tie nearly all of the last quarter and was upset only during the last two minutes of play. Sallhassen for the visitors former star of the University of Michigan five, was easily the stellar man of the evening. He shot field baskets from almost impossible angles. In the preliminary' game the Hammand Juniors defeated the LaPorte Juniors 37 to 4.

CADWALLADER GETS VALPO COLLEGE HONOR

[SPECIAL TO THE TIMES] VALPARAISO, IND., March 29Robert J. Cadwallader, of Monroe st. Hammond, was one of seven men to receive sweaters in Chapel last week. President Roessler presented the men with sweaters and complimented them on the excellent playing during the past season. Cadwallader played forward and was one of the best consistent players on the team and could hold his own against any opponent, scoring many of the points for Valpo and helping to make the good showing this season.

COMMISIONER LANDIS LOOKS OVER BIG LEAGUE CLUBSt VISITS DODGERS

RIVERSIDE TAKES SCALP

In another of the series of elimination contests now being player by Hammond grade schsool basketball teams to determine the elementary school city championship. Riverside school last night out-fought the hardy bseketeers of Maywood to the tune of 10 to 7. It was an exciting contest and in view of the fact that the Riverside boys, flushed with their recent victory over Lincoln school, pranced out on the floor last night confident of snowing under the Maywood quintet, the lads from Maywood put more than ordinary vigor into their playing and a possible over-whelming victory for the north siders was turned into honorable defeat for the south eiders. But the Riverside basket team is more than ever sure of copping the city championship. Their next contest will be with the Irving school team which last week defeated Central school, 12 to 6. Here will be a game worth going far to sec. Without thought of discouraging the Riverside boys, one may hazard the guess that Mr. Courtright's aggregation of stellar athletes will continue to evidence their superior training and ability. But in Eugene Lew, Louis Conger, Thomas McLean, Lloyd Merrill and Herbert Ross the Maywood rooters have a bunch of players worthy of support. Robert Lawrence, the young man at Riverside who tells the public about athletic activities at his school, says baseball and basketball teams desiring information about the Riverside can get him between 4 and 5 p. m., at Hammond 2627. Herbert Cortright, principal of Irving school and director of athletics in the elementary schools, is supervising the inter-school con-test.

OUR FIGHT DECISIONS Decisions of boxing representatives are: At Pine Bluff, Ark. Sailor Freedman knocked out Ray Rivers.(4). At Mansfield, O. -Joe White knocked out Gus Camp (6). At St. Louis Harry Kabakoff beat Harvey Bright (12). At Philadelphia Willie Jackson beat Frankle Rico (8); George Chaney beat Jimmy Hanlon (8); Jim Holland beat Sergt. Kay Smith, foul (7); Joe Jackson beat Willie Ryan, foul (3); John Mealy beat George Young Erne (8). At Reading. Pa.-Bob Martin knocked out Pallor Townsend (2).

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HIGH SCORE BOWLING TOURNAMENT IN APRIL

Roy McCool, proprietor of Ham mond's bowling alley, today announces on the blackboard at his place a special inducement to bowlers for the month of April. McCool states that Otto G. Fifield, a bowling enthusiast who is also a candidate for county treasurer on the republican ticket, will award three prizes to the men getting the highest individual games during the month of April on the McCool alleys. The prize competition is open to all bowlers in the county. Scores will be posted on the board at McCool's. The prizes follow; First prize-New bowling ball, value, $15.25. Second prize-A pair of bowling shoes, value, $7.00. Third prize-Bowler's watch fob, value, $6.00.

McKENZIE HARDWARE. Yulll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 17 10 Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 178 16 Chayker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 148 193 591 496 t519 INTERSTAT IRON &STEEL Krill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..150 183 183 Olson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 143 132 Wllllaml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 173 187 539 467 438 EAST ChICAGO STATE BANK. P. Whelan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 143 168 Rahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 181 212 J. Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . 225 176 1S 544 449 549

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LIPS INTO TOWN

2,004 TO ROLL 'EM AT CHICAGO MEET

When the second annual tournament of the Chcago Industrial Bowling association, under the auspices of the Chicago Association of Commerce, gets under way at the Ben-

Commissioaer Landis shaking hands with members of Brooklyn team. High Commissioner Landis, freed of the added task of presiding over a federal court, is now swinging around the southern training camps of the big league, "just to get acquainted" with the members of his family. He is shown above calling on the Brooklyn Dodgers at Jacksonville, Fla, just before the Dodgers broke camp for Pensacola, Fla,

ON WAY TO JAPAN

The University of Indiana baseball squad on its way to Japan slipped. into Chicago unannounced 1ate last night and departed for Seattle as silently as it arrived. The squad reached Chicago over the Monon line shortly after 11 o'clock and left at midnight for Seattle, from which port the Hoosiers will embark for the voyage to the land of Nippon. The squad was given a big demonstration on departing from Bloomington. Classes at the university were dismissed early and several hundred students escorted the men to the train.

singer Randolph alleys, April 8, there will be found on the slate 444 five men teams, 1,027 two men teams and 2,004 Individuals. The officials of the tournament desire to thank the various plants and their bowlers for what they have don to make the second annual tournament a success.

Twin City Bowling Scores Scores Twin City Bowling League week ending March 23, 1922, Lyric bowling alleys, East Chicago, Ind.: NAGDEMAN'S TOGS. Batchelor . . . . . . . . . . . .196 170 159 Ludeking. . . . . . . . . . . . 187 169 198 Cooksey. . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 167 222 607 506 579 COLONIAL SPORTS. Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 146 197

Austgen Martin .

175 186 158 160

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437 492 13 EAST CHICAGO GARAGE. Sunberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 142 172 Lundwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 137 170 Marclnek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 207 143 407 486 491 REID'S DRUG STORE. Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 157 153 Barnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 171 148 Higgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 163 196 472 01 499 COHEN & DECKER. Hall . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 164 179 C. Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 188 193

Jack Whelan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 182 180 678 534 554

(Additional Sporting News on page 3.)

Canada Subsidizes Hogs CALGARY, Alta.. March Premiums of 10 per cent will be paid by organized Canadian packers on bacon hogs this year. This is the announcement of G. H. Hut ton. president of tho Western Canada Livestock Union. All the large packers in the "West, it is declared, haves agreed to the plan. The premium, it is believed, 'will give a great impetus to hog raising and tend to counteract the menace to the export trade caused by the new tariff rates of the United States. The bacon hog has been a favorite of Canadian breeders since the beginning of the country's agricultural history. This is doubtless due to some extent to English tradition and to the fact that originally Canada found its best market for hogs to the British Isles.

Those Lights in the Train

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