Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 313, Hammond, Lake County, 24 May 1922 — Page 9

THE TIMES

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MOM) LEGION OUT FOR REVENGE Gary Coming Back on Decoration Day After a Great Victory Tommy Tague and his fast-going American Legion baseball team will get their sweet revenge on Decoration Day afternoon at Harrison Park when the local veteran aggregation facoa the peppery GaryAmerican Legion nlno in a contest that will bs bitterly fought for. The visiting team with the famous "Ziggle" Miller on the mound defeated the Hammond Legion in the opening contest of the season several weeks ago, 12 to 4, and Tague's men will be out to avenge the stinging defeat In the second game for Legion supremacy. Baseball dopesters, those who are supposed to know, are favoring the Gary Legioneers to repeat, simply because of their record this season, which has been five successive victories by large scores. Only last Sunday the Gary vets ran awa, from the much-toutad Gary Street Railway nino. 14 to 3. It will remain for the local players to stop the visitors and while it will be no easy task, Manager Tague is confident that his players can bring victory to Hammond. The Hammond Legion team has won three out of the four games played thus far. Sammy Creasbaum's wonderful pitching is doing a world of good to keep the locals on top In spite of the fact that Creasbaum has faced every player In the county and those wise ones who are supposed to know his delivery are all shell shocked when they face the East Sider's dellvei. The trimming which he gave Dolton showed that he was In rare form, and only for the fact that his mates were in the lead did the local twirler ease up. Hudson, who is performing behind the bat, is handling his work lik a real veterant The Legion has a dandy first Backer in Green, who can field and bat with any of them. The handling of the second cushion is being well taken care of by the famous Shelton. On short, "Iggy" Urbanski cannot be beaten, while the third baseman's work is ably handled by "Abbie" Chayken. who in the last few games has shown well with the stick. The outfield has some wonderful performers In Smith, the Tague brothers,' and Louie Miller of hlsrh school' fame. Taste is a matter of tobacco quality We itite it at our honert belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette at the price. Liggett & Mjert Toiaeeo Ca PHONE 524

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LAST WEEK SPECIAL TO THE TIMES INDIAXAPOLI5. Ind., May 24. The final week of practice for the tenth annual 500-mile international sweepstakes race, on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Memorial Day, finds all the drivers trying to get the last ounce of speed developed for the qualification trials, on Thursday, May 25. This will be the first day for trials to determine the ororder in which the cars will line up for the start of the world's greatest speed classic. The majority of the drivers have not opened up their mounts for the benefit of the fans who throng the track every afternoon, but in the early hours of the morning those who are out "step on it' and reel off fast laps. Howard Wilcox, at the wheel of a French Peugeot, the winner of the 1919 race with a car of the same make, has been hltUng 100 miles an hour and .better In sunrise practice, spins. Jules Goux, the Parisian, winner In 1913, has been tooling his Baalot-elght around at the same rate before the "ra.il birds" Arrive. However when the fans are out the drivers seldom exceed 95 to 98 miles an hour. The Frontenac half dozen ha.s not shown 'its real speed, as the proteges of Chevrolet seem to have been Instructed to take It easy. in practice and not disclose the possi bilities of their mounts, but all have been a.ble to do laps at 95 miles an hour. In the Dueqenberg camp the drivers also have taken it very deliberately, although Ralph DePalma In a late spin Sunday evening almost hit the 100-mile mark with his new cream colored Duesenberg eight. One of the drivers .who 'has not shown any speed is R. Clifford Durant, the Oakland, Calif., millionaire. Durant as mot driven for two years and is merely conditioning himself for the long grind. He will drive an eight cylinder Durant Speoial. the car that tTomfny Miltotn used to win the 1921 driving championship. However, for his conditioning driving he is not using his fast car. On his way east from California Durant stopped in Chi Hammond fans are rallying to the support of the Legion team. Out of the twelve men on the Legion club, ten have seen service in the late war, what other veteran aggregation in the country can craim such a record? The fact that a double bill Is to be staged at Harrison Park Memorial Day is not worrying the Legion in the least. The contest between Hammond and Gary is scheduled for 1:30 P. M.. and when the two Legion teams finish the nine scheduled innings, the famous Cascys will lock horns against the Vets.

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i E OF cago and acq uJ red a Stutz speedster of the "vintage of 1916. It Is this car he is using'' to. re-familiarize himself with the "brick course and to harden himself for the long drive. Every morrklng, starting at 5 o'clock he goes out ajid rolls around the track for 200 miles, at not to exceed 60 miles an hour. The other drivers smile as they pass Cliff Durant, for his mount looks like the race cars of a decade ago, due to its height when compared to the race cars of today, and its comparatively long wheel base. Every one of tlhe cars entered will be at the track by Wednesday afternoon and the majority ready for a try qualifying Thursday afternoon. Every car must show an average of SO miles an hedr or more to start. The fastest car gets the pole in the front rank and the remainder of the field line up in order of their average speed In the 10mile trials. A.L GETS WHITING WHITING, May 24. In competition with nineteen shooters, Mr. A. L. Devore shooting In fine form, carried off most of the trophies and other remembrances at the Whiting park traps Sunday, May 21. From the 16-yard line In the 50 bird event he broke 49 x 50. some shooting. This score landed first trophy ror him. In this event" he made the long run score cf 44. He took home the long run spoon for doing It and in his flsrt string of twenty-five birds In the fifty bird event he broke them all and added a twentyfive straight bronze bar to his watch fob. This all done in one day and by a man whose shooting dome is getting gray. H. F. Eggers was awarded second trophy by 'breaking 41x50. "All trophies In this event were awared Lewis Class system. In the special event at twenty-five targets, W. E. Vater was high gun with a straight and H. F. Eggers and A. L. Devore tied for second with 23. Following are the scores in the fifty lrd event: A. L. Devore, 49; John Eck, 46; Wm. Timons, 45; H. Fetta, 44; W. E. Vater, 41; H. F. Eggers, 41; Ted James, 41; A. D. Buchanan, 40; Dr. Bicknll, 3S; Wickhorst, 38; Moran CRowe, 35. Practice scores at twenty-five targets: Wm. Timons, 25; W. C. Hofer, 25: L. X. Dunning. 23: Gua Ollrlch. 1

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Chas. Howk. 21; A. D. Buchanan, 21; H. F. Eggers, 20; Moron Rowe, 18; Dr. BIcknell, 18; W. E. Vater, 18; Gus Eggers, 16; Lloyd Darathy, 16; A. Nelson, it. SPORT Sand-Lot Baseball BRIEFS RED CROWNS WIS IX SIXTH By J. W. BINHAMMER in an exciting came that wa anybody's until the last man was out, the Whiting Red Crowns won over the Owl Athletic Association team of Chicago. Th score was to 8, the victory coming to the Red Crowns through powerful rallies in the seventh and eighth innings. The Owl team started out with bang in the first inning and when the dust had finally settled, five runs had crossed the plate In the! favor. This finished Christie, who started for the Red Crowns. Con nelly succeoled Christie and al though his hurling was a little more effective, the Owls succeeded In getting one run in each of the three innings that he pitched. This made the score 8 to 2 In favor of the visitors at the end of the fifth In nlng. But In the sixth things started to look brighter for the Red Crowns and by timely hitting tied the score at 8-all in the eighth inning, and by a final tally produced the win nlng run in the ninth, making the score 9 to 8 in favor of the locals, Dust took up the hurling end for the Red Crowns In the fifth Inning and by some snappy support held the Chicago Invaders to one hit In the last four Innings. Another Important factor In the local win was the hitting of Zart who drove in five runs with two time hits. Next Sunday the Red Crowns will cross bats with the Whiting K. o C.s. This announcement alone as sures you that a good game Is In store. This game will be played at Forsyth field. CpLOXIAM PLAY AT HARHJSOX PARK SUNDAY Sunday, May 28, the rfammond Colonials, with a record of having played five games without a single loss, will appear at Harrison Park asrainst the Gary Gray Sox, a col ored team. Without registering a particl. o conceit or over-confidence, the Co lonials feel certain of remaining the only unbeaten team of their class in Hammond. They aspire to the championship of the Calumet district, and considering their sched ule, which Includes games with the Gary semi-pros, Michigan City Grays, and the Lowell American Legion, those aspirations have some height. Bill Newman has succeeded In sending the team Into every game with practically the same line-up each time and" this has had no lit tie effect In producing smooth team play and confidence! Bud Kernedy was out of the last game on ac count of sickness In the family, but he will be In the lineup Sunday at his best along with Sheridan a-d Myers In the outfield. Babin will be at first base. Ebert at second and Bloom at third. Babe Simon, un excelled in this region as an In fielder, will hold down the short stop position. Homer Hudson will do the receiving. He was Parduhn's catcher back in the days when Ham mond was unbeatable. Buck $aka lar is scheduled to $o on the firing line and Judging by his past performances he will turn them back with ease. Buck displayed some of his wares before a Harrison Park crowd In the Gary-Hammond Amer lean Legion game, when he went In after the game had been thrown away and with a fine assortment of speed and curves made a fine showing. Frank Simon, credited with holding the Gary Umplebys to two hits and striking out fifteen. Is also prepared to pitch. Of the ability of the opposing team little is known. Colored teams which have played here this season showed little strength. However, this much is known: The Gray Sox are coming to Hammond backed to the limit. They ask no odds and with loud acclaim declarethelr team the coming victor. $Ll GOING Jf. S. A. C DEFEAT I. H. WHITE KAGl.ES Pounding Llnd and Edgear for twelve hits, totaling sixteen bases, the North Side A. C. easily defeated the Indiana Harbor White Eagle Nationals. 10 to 1. The features of the game were the excellent twirl Ing of M. Cole, who struck out four teen batsmon and allowed only seven hits; the hard hitting of MacMurray, wh; made four hits in as many attempts; and the base steal Ing of Bud Badnwskl. Customer

The Harbor boys ot their lonely tally in the first Inning on an error, a walk and a timely hit by Batchhelor. After that. Cole tightened up and they never had a chance to score. Tho North Slders came right back in their half of the first and scored three runs on an error, a walk and two doubles. This score

was large enough for the North Siders, but they kept up their good wor kand cored one In the fifth, and six more in the eighth. All the players of the North Side team showed fine spirit, and if they keep up their good work, they will have one of the best teams In Lake county. Next Sunday the North Side A. C. will travel to Gary to play the strongest team In Gary, namely the Gary A. C. This game will be pi.y ed at Gleason Park, so if any fan wishes to travel with the team, he should make arrangemonta with B. Shaeffer, the manager. Tho trip will be made in trucks. Last Sunday's tcore by innings: White Eagles .100 000 000 1 7 N. S. A. C 300 010 06x 10 12 5 Two-base hits: MacMurray 2, L. Gratwlck. S. Clark. Stolen bases: Badowskl 4. Double plays: J. Grat wlck to L. Gratwlck to O'Reel, Ed gear to Kollna to Hedwall. Struck out: By Cole 14. by Llnd 3. by Ed gear 3. Base on balls: Off Cole off Llnd 3, off Edgar 1. Umpire: Frisk. LOWELL SCORES SHUT-OVT VICTOR V Lowell scored their first shut-out victory of the season last Sunday when .they defeated the Veterans of Foreign Wars team 4 to 0 It was a pitchers' duel all the way. Lowell's hits produced runs as three of their four hits drove the four runs across the pan. The visitors got three hits In the game but never two In an inning, Minninger, the Lowell ace., was a fine pitcher all the way. He had almost perfect control, issuing on ly one pass, allowing three hits, and striking out eight. Zolla pitched a very good game for the visitors, al lowing only four hits, two walks and striking cut ten. Kroupa, Lowell's star backstop of last year, was behind the bat for the first time this season. He put pep in the old gang and caught a whale of a game. , A hit batsman, a sacrifice, an er ror and a double was good for two runs In the first. A hit, a sacrifice and an error was good for another run In the third; an dan error and a hit scored the last one in the eighth. Something unusual happened in the first inning, Minninger pitched three balls and retired the side. Every one was a hot grounder to short and the runner was thrown out at first, Uiper to Alyea on each occasion. Lowell plays the St. Viators team again next Sunday. They defeated the Lowell team earlier in the season before Lowell had their present lineup. The boys are out for revenge. The tame will b$ called at 2:30. LOWELL AB H C 12 4 3 2 11 0 3 1 3 39 C 2 2 0 11 1 9 4 0 Alyea. lb 3 2 1 Petrie, 2b 2 0 0 Piper, ss 4 10 Waters, cf 3 0 1 Kroupa, c 4 1 1 Loyd, rf 3 0 1 Brounell, 3b ........ 3 0 0 Glegg. If 4 0 0 Minninger, p 3 0 0 29 4 4 HAMMOND AB R H North, ss f 4 0 Metcalf. 3b 3 0 McCarty, 2b 4 0 Baun. If 4 0 Meyers, lb 3 0 Callahan, cf 3 0 King, c 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zolla, p 2 0 Stelow. rf 3 0 29 0 3 32 WHITING INDIANS DEFEAT SOUTH CHICAGO The fast Whiting Indians won their fourth straight victory )by defeating the South Chicago Arrows by the close score of 2 to 1. J. Adam pitched his first full game and did well. He allowed the Ar rows seven hits, having twelve strike-outs to his credit. Malloney was easily the star of the day, allowing the Indians but five hits, and striking out fourteen men. The Arrows were the first to score. Two walks, a wild peg to home brought In the first and only run In the fifth Inning for the Arrows. The Indians came right back In the sixth. Two walks and a stolen base tied the score. From then on t was a pitchers' duel, but J. Adam was victorious in the end. "Tubby" Kellar caught anottier brilliant game in addition to getting wo of the Indians' hits. The score by innings: South Chicago ..0('O P10 000 1 7 8 Indians OfO 001 0012 5 2 Base on balls: Oft Adam 3, off Mal loney 3. Struck out: By Adam 12, by Malloney 14. BUFFALOES WIN The Buffalo A. C. won their fourth game when they defeated the Ham mond Thorns. The score was 6-5. It was a tight game, but It takes the Buffaloes to do It. The Buffalo A. C. would like to book games with any fast team. 11 to 14 years Of age. For games call 1S27W and ask for John or call 3433 and ask for Raymond. HUNINGTON BASEBALL HUNTINGTON, Ind.. May 24. G. R. Hackett, 28 years old. who was a pitcher for tho Hunting Spe cials baseball team, was found dead in the bathroom at tho home of Mrs. Sarah C. Van Camp. Mr. Hackett roomed at the home of Mrs. Van Camp. It Is believed that he died shortly after going to the ro6m Sun day evening following a twelve-in ning baseball game In which he pitched for the local team against a team from Mentone. Dr. F. B. Morgan. Hunting coun ty coroner, is conducting an invtigation, as it is not believed that Hackett was ill before going to the Van Camp home. The coroner is

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GENE TUNNY LAST NIGHT NEW TORK, May 24 Harry Greb, the flashy Pittsburgh scrapper, won the American light heavyweight championship in Madison Square Garden last night by defeating Gene Tunney, the pride of Greenwich village, in fifteen spirited, although not very scientific rounds. There never was a time during the journey that Greb eased up in his whirlwind attack on the local boxer. Greb Is surely a busy person, and he pegged more punches at Tunney than the litter probably ever had to accept before In his boxing career. There were moments during tne bout that it appeared Greb was resorting to foul tactics, the crowd accusing him of holding and using his head continually in the clinches. The fans booed and hooted the Plttsburgher for his foul work, but the referee did not pay any attention to it. Major League Clubs Standing AMERICAN LRAGUE W L Pet. New York 24 13 .649 St. Louis 21 14 .600 Philadelphia 16 16 .500 Cleveland 17 18 .486 Detroit 16 17 .485 Washington 16 20 .444 Boston 13 17 .433 Chicago 13 21 .382 Yesterday's Hesolts Washington, 3; Chicago, 2. Detroit. 6; Philadelphia, 5. Cleveland, 6; Boston, 3. St. Louis, 11; New Tork, 3. NATIONAL LEA GUIS W L Pet New Tork... 20 12 .625 Pittsburgh 18 12 .600 St. Louis 19 15 .559 Chicago 16 16 .500 Cincinnati.".. 18 18 .800 Brooklyn 15 18 .455 Philadelphia 11 18 .379 Boston 11 19 .367 Yesterday's Results Brooklyn, 6; Chicago, 2. Pittsburgh. 10; Philadelphia, 3. Cincinnati, 6; New Tork, 5 . Boston, 8; St. Louis, 6. OUR FIGHT 1 DECISIONS Decisions of the boxing representatives are: At New York Harry Greb beat Gene Tunney (15): Jack Hark beat

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Patsy Scanlon (4); Harry Martin and Harry Leonard, draw (6); Piet Hobln stopped Moe Herscovich (5). A3 Easton, Pa. Johnny Krause and Bobby Williams, draw (10). At Akron Eddie O'Dowd and Jackie Palmer, draw (10); Sd. Brennan knocked out Jack Humphreys. (3); Tommy Kllrain'and Billy Mears, draw (6).

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BOUT WITH EITHER WILLARD OR ILLS NEW YORK. May 24 Because the matches would be purely commercial propositions, with no sporting element, the New Jersey boxing commission has ruled Jack Dempsey will not be permitted to fight either Jess Willard or Harry Wills in the Rickard bowl at Jersey City. Louis J. Messano, chairman, announced the decision. "Willard Is at lea3t 50 years old," Messano said. "And it is absurd to believe he Is physically ablo to provide a match for Dempsey. There does not seem to be any genuine publio sentiment for a match between Dempsey and Wills. Canada can have that kind of a championship match if she wants It." The commission thus upset fairly mature plans of Tex Rickard, Willard, and Jack Kearns. Under cover, the promotion of the. Willard match had arrived almost at the point where Rickard was ready to spring formal announcement of the bout. Joseph Cover, a painter employed In the railroad shops at Crestline, O., has been retired on a pension, after heaving served the company fifty years and eleven months.

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IS NEX1 NEW YORK. May 24. The a claim for a new American llgf heavyweight champion had not die in the recesses of Madison Squar Garden last night before the firs step was taken towards arranging . world's championship bout betwee Harry Greo, new American cham pion, and Georges Carpentler, hold er of the world's title. Tex Rickard announced he woul cable the French boxer today au or fer of $150,000 to come to this coun try and defend his title. Rlckar said he planned the world's tltl battle as an attraction at Boyle' Thirty Acres. Jersey City, either 1 July or August. The exact date wil be contingent upon Carpentier's ar rival here. A prize of 1,000,000 francs ha been offered by the administrate council of the committee for aer or.autical propaganda In Franci for an airplane engine which wil give satisfaction In sever tests o durability, reliability, swift dis mantling, erecting, etc. Tests wil begin In June, 1923. Competltloi 1 sopen to the world. BUSINESS MEN'S LUNCH Substantial Choice Dishes MEE HOTEL James Conglei Res tor ant 5 i ! i I

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