Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 20 May 1922 — Page 8

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FOR BENEFIT OF SOLDIERS For the benefit and entertainment of the -wounded soldiers of Ft. Sheridan, Patsy Rocco, East Chicago's -welterweight fighter will meet Iitw McCarthy of Irondale in a 10-round bout at the American Legion headquarters, TYhiting, on May 24, according to the match arrangements of Trainer Tim O'Neil. With the mixed bout card Kuple Trimble, another East Chicago fighter and charge of Tim O'Neil, heads the program for the same evening to meet Ollie O'Neil of South Chicago. The following night. May 25, Trimble will go six rounds with Lyle Castle at the Columbia Hall, West Hammond, while Oilie O'Neil and Dick dabby, well known Hammond boxer, will mix for 10 rounds. Through the courtesy of Dodgers club, permission has been granted Manager Tim O'Neil to establish permanent "training quarters for Patsy Rocco at their club rooms on Olcott avemie, East Chicago. A SPEEDWAY CANDIDATE INDIANAPOLIS. May 20. England's candidate for the international speedway honors has arrived in lndianspolis, with his Bentley racing car and crew. The hopes of the British fans for winning the tenth annual 500 mile international sweepstake race of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 30, are pinned to W. Douglas Hawkes, of London. Mr. Hawkes in ordinary everyday life is engineer of the Bentley Company but decided to take a vacation from his drafting board and essay an attempt to take home a draft calling for $20,000 or more In British pounds. He came over, on the Cedric, accompanied by his mechan1cs Herbert S. Browning and Leonard Ford, both from the London factory. Brow.iing is an expert on radial engines and was an aviator during the period of the -war. He pent most of the war period instructing pilots. Ford was not old enough to "Join up" until early In 191$ and just missed getting his wings as an aviator by two weeks when the Armistice was signed. The Bentley is making Its debut in American racing circles although Mr. Hawkes has driven with success In the class races on the famma Brooklands track In England. Before shipping his car to Indianapolis he gave it a. final test on the bis cement course at Brooklands and is well satisfied with his chance to win' for -England Its first Indianapolis race. The car is not a great deal different from the stock production of the Bentley factory, except as changes were necessary for a race i of 550 miles over the brick course J of the Indianapolis Speedway. The I Bf-ntley is powered with a four) cylinder 16-valve engine. In former) years the majority of foreign driv- I aeje frro-j-ght their own tires with ttiem but Mr. Hawkes decided to use American tires and fitted his car -with wire wheels to take the straight side American cords. During the great war the Bentley factory gained prominence in Europe through its manufacture of radial engines for aviation and when the entry of the Bentley was announced many American fans thought that perhaps Mr. Hawkes was coming over with an engine where the cylinders revolved around a stationary crankshaft. This will be the seventh time that England has bid for the Indianapolis honors although its previous entries have always been Sunbeams. The Bentley crew expected to start practice before the end of the week and to appear in the "stunts" put rn Safurday when the drivers will entertain the fans, with driving tests and speed, the proceeds to go to the lap prixe fund, which Indianapolis' citiiens are raising to pay the leading driver $30.00 on every one of the 200 laps of the race. The American Leg:on Is now all set for their encounter with the strong Dolton Legion which is echeauied for Harrison Park. Hammond, tomorrow. Due to rain last night, Tague was unable to have his men out for practice, but ordered his squad of twelve men to the club rooms for a two hour skull practice. The game will be one of the fastest ever seen at a local diamond, as the visitors are coming to Hammond with six victories to their credit. Manager Tmrue Is confident of putting over a victory on the Dolton aggregation, and is banking his hope on Sammie Creasbaum. the star twirler who has pitched some wonderful ball in Ti:s last three starts. Creasbaum Is In great shape and has advised Managsr Tague that he will set the visitors down with little trouble. The local Legion nine are strong at every position on the team and th; team that puts one over on that bunch of athletes will do so only after a hard struggle. The Wakikuyu tribe of East Africa believe thtat death is "catchir.g," 'and therefore that no one should touch a dead person. If one of thetrlb 4s about to die. he is carried out of the village by his relatives and is left to die in the ODen,

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VETS

TO MAKE TRIP TO LOWELL SUNDAY

Fully recovered from defeat at Gary last Sunday, Hammond veterans are off for Lowell to add another victory to their record. With the addition of Myers at first base and Stelow at right field the exservice men expect to come out on top. The Veterans have one of the strongest nines In Hammond, and are anxiously looking forward to taking the base ball honors one by on 3. They have realized the benefit of defeat, and consider the team all the stronger after Gary's game, also prepared for all obstacles. The Vetsrans of Foreign Wars la a strong organization, composed of overseas ex-service men, and are confident that they have a winning team, playing a clean game, free from arguments. Hoping for a strong following of Hammond fans tha Veterans are going to Lowell with their permanent lineup, at their best. May 28th the Vets nine meets Chesterton A. C. at Chesterton. Chuck Zolla. as a pltchr. Is show SPORT Sand-Lot Baseball BRIEFS COLtMBI AS READY FOR RIGGIE 0 MORAY'S K. OF CVS j . j BT CHUCK LIESENFELT 1 The Columbia A. C. 'baseball team, 1 under the management of A. F. Liet- ' zan. is all set for the biggest semipro baseball game ever held at Hammond. The local fans promise an over-flow crowd when the Co lumbias and the St. James K. of C. under the management of Biggie Moran, take the field Sunday afternoon at the West Hammond ball park. Biggie Moran's team comprises K. of C. players. Some of Biggie's men are-said to be the best semi-pro ball players in Chicago. Captain Rhode gave the local boys a little skull practice last evening and with the experience which the home boys received w?iile playing against the Armours and the Delwoods, both victorious teams the Columbias are sure of a possible winner and chalk down their sixth victory of the season. Romeo, whose twirling has caused great interest to Hammond ball fans,-will be on the mound for Sunday's game, with Shapp, former catoher of the Southern League, as Romeo's receiver. Capt. Rhode will take care of the Jlrst sack. Baker i wi'.l handle the keystone position with Barbalen at short and Kechie Moll of the Romeos of the Mid-West League at third base. Johnny Lietzan at left field. Flip at center field and Jabbo at right field. Flowers and Ziemkowski will be used as vtility men. Th:-s game will be umpired by Mr. Sullivan, an official umpire of the Chicago League. The ball grounds are situated on the corner of Wentw-orth avenue and lolnd street, and is only a five minute walk from the Hammond four corners. COLTS TRAVEL SUNDAY. The Wiening Colts of West Hammond will travel to Burnham Sunday to play the Burnham Tigers in a return game. The Co'.ts won the first game by a score of 7-6. Manager Ed. Weinir.g of the Colts lias signed three new players, Ernst "Swede" Walker, pitcher; A. "Dotes" Eggebrecht, catcher; V. "Top" Einsele, second base. This boy Walker can pitch. He pitched for Wentworth high school last year and turned in some victories. "Dots" Egglebrocht caught for the Watertown Colts last year, and Einsele played second for the W atei u.vn Colts also. Batting order for Sunday's game: "Datej" Ktrebrecht, c; Ed Eggebrecht. l.f.; Ed. Welnlng. ss. ;, "Swede" Walker, p.; "Pete" Wiening, 3b.; "Iefty" Koernef, lb.; "Top" Einsele, 2b.; "Fritz" Herman.

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i i -Us 'i stir ing up better at each game. With his wonderful pitching and the strong support the Veterans are reaHy to meet Lowell, or any other semi-pro teams of this vicinity. Have booked ahead several games out of town owing to difficulty in arranging for ball park to play at home. Will play at Harrison Park, Memorial Pay. meeting the strong K. of C. team, and promising Hammond fans one of the best base ball games played in Hammond. The following is the lineup for the Vets at Lowell: V. North, ss; E. Metcalf. 3b; G. McCarthy, 2b; J. Baron, If; H. Meyers, lb; C. Hilton, cf; E. King, c; Zolla, p; S. Stelow, rf; F. O'Donnel and Calahan utilities. Arrangements have been for buses to be at the E. Z, Store, 173 State St., across made Cigar from Minas." Will leave for Lowell at 12:30 p. m. The fare will be one dollar round trip. Bus will stop at Cedar Lake on trip to Lowell, for a while, for dancing. A good ime is looked forward to. rf.: A. Renke, cf., and Gardner, 8elan and Bernhler. utilities. MORE CRABBING! Hammond, Indiana, May 19,1922. Sporting Editor: I In vour is.crii of fav 1 fi. I. th manager of the North Side A. C. baseball team , read an article written by one James A. Breen who gave n's address at 7912 Brandon avenue, Chicago. In that article he stated that . he was visiting his brother-in-law in Hammond and to pass the time away went to see a game on Sunday. May 7, at Douglas Park between the C. O. F. and the N. S. A. C. THE PLOT In that article he stated that he was disgusted with the brand of baseball the N. S. A. C. displayed THE TIGEP HAS 3 Manager ly Cobb, left, and two valuable members of his crew. Bobby Veach. center, and .larry Heilmann. The most talked of club ir the big league? todav is Detroit. Ty Cot.h's Tiirers have hit a dizzy Dse ami a re trivinir every club in the league trouble. Three victories out of four jrames from the Yankees indicates the speed at f

because they would not abide by the rules of- the umpire. He said the umpire ordered both teams to play and abide by his decision, but the North Siders picked up their equipment and walked off the field. SucTi, however, is rot the case. The misunderstanding arose 1n the eighth inning with North Side to bat. Cole who was on third raced for home when Krolak hit between the pitcher's box and home plate. The C. O. F. pitcher fielded the ball and threw to the catcther to make a put out. While this play was in progress Calahan, the umpire, was watching the runner going to first, and did not see the play at home. Everybody took It for granted that the runner was safe at home. Before the next batter came to bat Calahan went to Filas who was -umpiring bases and asked him whether the runner was safe or out. In the meantime a C. O. F. player went to

Calahan and said to him that the runner was out. So Calahan ruled Cole out. Filas who saw the play ruled otherwise. Since Calahan did not see tihe play he was ineligible to make a decision, according to rules. 'The North Siders would not abide by Calahan'a decision, because they were positive he was mistaken. Since the North Siders were leading at that time 2-1. and the C. O. F. being a hard bunch of losers, the latter would not abide by the decision of Filas, and refused to play, thereby forfeiting the game to the N. S. A. C. I'XRAVELIXG THE PLOT. In my statement that Calahan did not see the play, I am supported by Filas, the North Side Athletic Club and all the followers of the N. S. A- C. team. CalaTian who has a son playing with the C. O. F. nat'jrally would side with them. Mr. Breen also stated that the A. C. team continually argued the umpire's decisions. I wish to show where Mr. Breen was wrong by telling the following incident that happened in an earlier inning when the C. O. F. were at bat. Moll while stealing second ipurposely interfered with the ball, and Calahan, Jr., who was on third raced for home and Moll advanced to third. Filas, according to rules, ruled Moll out. The C. O. F. team, however, argued his decision and would not give in until the rule bock was consulted. I now will tell you a surprise F. Mikulski, a member of the North Side Athletic Club, and I out ol curiosities sake, went to Chicago to learn if James A. Breen lived at 7912 Brandon avenue. We were disappointed because we . found an empty lot at the above .address. On inquiring at the homes of people who live in that block we found that no one knew a Jas. A. Breen. I think that the C. O. F. in order to get out of this difficulty, and not wanting the fans to know that they were blackmailing the North Side j Athletic Club -used a fictitious name and address. For cleaner sports, I remain, B. SHAEFFER'. X. S. A. C VS. I. H. WHITE EAGLES The next opponents of the North Side A. C. will be the atrong Indiana Harbor White Eale Nationals. Cole will do the twirling for the North Siders and S. Gratwick will do the receiving. Cole has won two games in as many starts and will be out to win his third. So fans, if you want to see a good game umpired by an official, come to Douglas Park Sunday. The game will be called at 3 p. m. ROCCO AND TRIMBLE TRAIX AT E C DODGERS By LARRY GEORGE The ring in the East Chicago Dodger club rooms Is the select host of this region's most promising youngsters In the prize fighting game. Pattsy Rocco, 142 pounder, and Lyle "Kewpie" Trimble, US pounder, are the boys In question. Tim O'Neil. their manager and instructor, has chosen the Dodgers' club rooms because of its convenient location as fitting training quarters for his proteees. He will cart ,11s EATEN MEAT; WATCH

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equipment there and then set it up for use. . ' The items in his inventoried list read: One rubbing table, one stand bag with, htationary stand, one punching bag with stationary stand, one chest tipander, one rope for (jumping, one set of weights, one large pair of gymnasium boxing gloves, and such miscellaneous items as stomach bands, turkish towels, hand bandages, rosin, and a first aid kit. A shower bath with an automatic gas heater is being contracted for. When this is installed the Dodger club rooms will be the most thoroughly training quarters this side of Chicago's Arcade. Beginning with next Monday, Tim will hook his understudies to their traces and then Jump off with them into a fast season of boxing and fighting. He will not give them too free a rein, however, because of their tender youth. Ho will put Just enough ballast on their climb up to the heavens of stardom to make it as slow and as easy as their years demand. At present Tim hao a couple of nice Juicy matches under his wing for both his boys. And he claims that he .will have them in perfect condition tut every fight they go into. This means a heavy training

grind for the next montn. Incidentally, the Dodger club rooms will receive a large play from fighting fans all over the region. As Caesar said, "All roads lead to the Dodger club rooms." The public is welcomed. HAMMOND PIRATES VS. PEGGY A. C. Manager John Harder of the Hammond Pirates will take his hardhitting and slugging crew of fence busters over to Whiting this Sunday where they will take on the highly-touted Peggy A. C. The Pirates have had a stiff practice this week and are in fine condition and are hopeful of bringing home the bacon and cut another notch in their long sword of victory. As the Pirates did not play last Sunday they will have the veteiiin southpaw Herman Rachel Sweeney to do the hurling and Red Toung the receiving. With Rachel in gooa condition to hurl this game, the Pirates will have little trouble in downing this outfit, as they have the reputation of being one of the fastest teams in this part of the country for their great fielding and possess some of the greatest hitters in this county. If the weather man permits, this will be cne of the best games of the season. The lineup for the. Pirates will be Kalina lb, Kuschel 2b, Slavina s. Potts 3b, Reinert If, LaCombe cf. and Dutch Martin, th. millwright, tinner and helper, rf. WHITING INDIANS VS. HAMMOND JUNIORS ISPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING, lnd.. May 30. Next Sunday afternoon the Whiting Indians will cross bats with the fast Hammond Juniors, who defeated them earlier in the season. Al Bunezyk will be on the mound for the Indians, and "Tubby" Kellar will do the receiving. Jack will be on the mound for the juniors, and Pete Bereleos will do the receiving. The lineup lor the Indians Sunday will be Kellar c. Bunciyk p, Michnar lb. Wood 2b. Walsko ss, J. Adam 3b. Pustek If, Mihalso cf. Concevich or Kender rf. The game will start promptly at 1:30 P. M. and the place Is at the White Circle diamonds. Cmon you Whiting bunch come and root for your home town team. GRASS ELLI ORGANIZES LEAGUE The employes of the Grasselli Chemical Co. have organized a twilight, league for the season of 1922 with the following officers elected: H. H. Urhahns, president; F. N. Vanderhoof. vice president; O. Radford, secretary; J. Walsh, treasurer; F. B. Doherty, ground supervisor. The league will consist of the following teams: Bailey Colts. F. Bowers, captain; O'Brien Invincible. J. Hart, captain; Gronemeyer Specials, B. Williams, captain; Graves Stars, A. Natke, captain. Tuesday night. May 23, the season will be officially declared open by a short ceremony, and as nothing has been overlooked in the way of finance and equipment, the 1922 Twilight Baseball League promises to be the best that the boys have ever had. OUT FOR HIM! which the Georgia Peacii has his outfit sroins:. The terrific bitting of Heilmann and Veach, Cobb's brainy management and spectacular pitching by his rookie hurlers are Che main factors in the team's climb.

K. C. SLATED FOR S. CHICAGO

A big crowd will accompany the Hammond K. of C.s to Bessemer park tomorrow afteinoon, where they tackle the strong South Chicago aggregation on their own diamond. This is the first meeting of these two clubs this season and the many followers of both teams will be on hand to pull for their favorites. Last year Hammond and South Chicago were both contenders for the pennant in the K. of C. Suburban league, the local club finally nosing out their closest rivals at the tall end of the reason. South Chicago ptt't up a good game fight right to the finish and as they have a much stronger team in the field this year it Is expected that they will be prepared to battle Hammond all ' the way in tomorrow's scrap. Manager Heimbach announces his batting order for tomorrow's tilt as follows: O'Rourke or Buddy 2b, Boyle If, Murphy lb. Handy cf, Harle c, McShane or Prendergast ss, Chandler 3b. Flynn rf, Hllbrlch or Dalton p. Major League Clubs Standing NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pet. New Tork 20 8 .714 S. Louis 18 12 .660 Pittsburgh 15 12 .556 Chicago 15 . 13 .538 Cincinnati 14 18 .437 Philadelphia 11 15 .423 Brooklyn, 12 17 .414 Boston 8 18 .308 Yesterday's Results Cincinnati, 0; Philadelphia, 1. St. Louts, 10; Brooklyn, 6. No other games played. AMERICAN LKAGUO W Li Pet. New Tork 22 11 , .667 St. Louis 19 12 .613 Philadelphia 15 15 .500 Detroit 15 16 .484 Boston 13 14 .481 Cleveland 14 18 .437 Washington 13 19 .406 Chicago 12 18 .400 Yesterday's Results Chicago. 7; Philadelphia, 4. New York, 12; Cleveland, 4. Washington, 3; Detroit, 2. St. Louis at Boston, rain. BALLPLAYERS TRY TO DRAG r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 20. In a further effort to show alleged dis crimination on the part of organized base-bail against banished ball play ers, an attempt will be mads to draw Kenesaw M. Land is. high com mlssloner of baseball. Into the "revived baseball scandal," it was announced this afternoon at the office of Raymond Cannon, counsel for the ousted ball players. If Cannon succeeds at the hear ing before Judge John J. Gregory here today in forcing Charles A. Comisikey, president and Louis Comiskey, treasurer, of the Chicago American League club, to appear In court to show cause why they should not be questioned concerning certain 1917 ball games involving the Chicago and Detroit American League clubs, an attempt will also be made, it was stated, to question Judge Land is. Landis. it was announced, would be questioned "regarding his dealings with the National and American Leapue baeball magnates following the 1919 world's series scandal and previous to the Judge's acceptance of the Job as high commissioner of baseball." The bearing today Is the result of an action brought by Cannon, in behalf of Oscar ("Happy") Felsch against the Comiskeys for back pay and damages. The banished ball players allege that discrimination was shown by organized baseball in ousting them "while permitting others whom publicity has not reached to remain in the game. ILLINI SMOTHER NOTRE DAME IN MEETDY84T042 URBANA, 111.. May 20. Illinois track team closed Its dual meet campaign yesterday by conquering Notre Dame, 84 to 42. The visitors won five of the fourteen events by the prowess of Bill Hayes In the dashes, Teseh in the low hurdles, in which he established a new field record of :24 3-5, and Lleb In the shot and discus. Doug Fessenden, Gill's sophomore quarter mller, ran the 440 yard event In :48 4-5. which' equalled the Illinois field record. Hal Osborne, jumping for the last time on the state field, defeated Johnny Murphy, his old rival, but was halted at 6 feet 5 Inches In an effort to break his own Illinois field record at 6 feet S inches. The mile run was a slam for Illinois. COLONIALS PLAY UMPLEBY'S AT GARY The Colonials travel to Gary Sunday to play the fan TJmpleby team at Gleason Park. This ought to prove to be a good game, as the Umplebys are planning to brace up their team in order te break the Colonials winning streak. Entire team and fan re leavlnr on 1 o'clock Gary & Interurban line. The Colonials lineup is as' follows: Babe Simon, 2b; E. Bloom, 3b; Meyers, If; Simon, rf. and p; Babln, lb and Foster lb; Sheridan, cf; Porky, ssiHudson, e; Bakaler, p; Kennedy,-cf. In the last forty years more than 8.00 acres of the Englsith coast has ali94 lta tta aaa.

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IDEA OF A REAL WIFE; HE WANTS TO BE BOSS NEW YORK. May 20. Jack Dempsey. w ho is going to marry an American girl Miss Edith Rockwell described the brideelect as having red hair and as weighing 134 pounds fifty-four pounds under his own catalogued weight. Asked if she possessed the disposition proverbially accompanying auburn . tresses. Jack said no, she was very gentle. Recalling the disappointment of hundreds of Paris girls, whose profera of romance and matrimony were somewhat curtly rejected by the American fighter. Jack was atked why n had decided to marry a girl of his own land. "I found those European girls knew too much about men," he answered. "I don't want that sort of girl. I want to be boss of my own home." The next question was as to Jack's main idea about marriage and home life. He thought but a second before he answered : "Twelve k.ds." EARLHAM WINS INDIANA MEET TERRE HAUTE, 1ND., May 20 Earlham College ran away with the Indiana College Athletic League meet here yesterday, winning with 77 points. Butler took 39 points; Rose. 19 Franklin, 17; Normal. 8; Nagu. 2. Two league records were broken. Dalton, of Earlham, ran the mile In 4:32 4-5, four seconds faster than the previous record. Ivey. of Earlham won the 120. yard high hurdles In 0:14 4-5. The previous record was 0:15 3-5. tVt Tin A TVTT Tit Dttrdnt Tubular Backbone

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NEW YORK. May 20-LIght--eight Champion Benny Leonard m VeVh5 Jud' decision over Soldier Bartfield. Veteran welterweight, in a four-round contest last night in Madison f-'q,are Garden Bartfield cut Leonard's nose with a left hook In the fourth round but was then sent to his knees 3 times by hard rights and lefts to the jaw. Bartfield appeared on the vorge of being knocked out when the round ended. DODGER - SHAMROCK The Dodgers will rrn. hat. jthe Shamrocks Sunday. May 21st at 3 o clock, on th Shamrock diamond. Erb will pitch and Aschemlery will do the receiving. The Dodgers would like to book gamss with any teams averaging from 12 to 16 years. For games call or write 27 Towle street. Call after 6 p. m. and ask for Ed. MOLLA SAILS TO PLAY IN BRITISH NET MEET TODOY NEW YORK. May 20 Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, women's tennis champion of the Uolted States, will sail tomorrow on the Cedric for England, where she will play in the British women's championships at Wimbledon, beginning on June '26. Accompanying her is Edith Elgourney, of Boston, who -was Mrs. Mallory's partner in her trip abroad a year ago. ffiJfc I