Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918

                             

       

Tuesday, August 1, 1916

Two Hit Game For Reggie     Baseball     South Chicago player pitches a two-hitter in win over the Ideals     2 paragraphs     local

Grand Prize At Speedway August 19     Auto Racing     Details upcoming auto races in the mid-west     2 paragraphs     regional

Links Ready At South Bend Soon     Golf     Public anxiously awaiting the opening of new “state of the art” course in South Bend     4 paragraphs     local

Favorites Are Badly Beaten at Kalamazoo      Harness Racing       Story of underdog horses beating the projected winners             1 paragraph     local

Bobby Wallace Is Back With Browns     Baseball     St. Louis baseball team signs 41 year old infielder to play for injured starter       1 paragraph     national

St. Louis Plans Racing Revival     Horse racing     St. Louis plans on return of horse racing to their city     3 paragraphs     National

Ever VS O’Leary In Boston          Boxing          Story of Chicago fighter’s match with the Canadian light heavy weight champion        1 paragraph     metropolitan

League Reorganizes: Dr. Howatt President     Baseball       Newly elected president restores hope in failing league                         6 paragraphs     local

 

Wednesday, August 2, 1916

Return Battle Sunday          Baseball         Story of Hammond team’s upcoming game against Chicago’s toughest team                     5 paragraphs     local

Hammond Lady Golfers Turn In Good Scores    Golf       Story of area women golfers scores at the Hammond Country Club         3 paragraphs     local

Laporte Prepares For Tourney     Golf     Laporte course prepares for scheduled tourney even though record heat has effected conditions     3 paragraphs     local

Auto Crosses The Continent In High Gear     Auto Racing     Performance car travels from San Diego to New York                      4 paragraphs     national

Eddie O’Connor To Coach At Purdue   Track/Football      Famous coach to become new track coach and football trainer                1 paragraph     regional     

‘Flying Finn’ To Enter Big Race     Track & Field          Famous foreigner to run in race in Boston     1 paragraph     national

Jockey Hack Dies From Fall Injuries    Horse Racing        16 year old jockey dies from fall during race at Hawthorne                     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Wants Hinkel As Referee     Boxing          Famous fighter to referee upcoming fight in Wisconsin     1 paragraph     regional

Browns Sleep On Grandstand          Baseball         Players from the Browns are sleeping in the grandstand to avoid heat                   3 paragraphs      national

 

Thursday, August 3, 1916

These Stars Of Ring Have Shone But None Has Ever Worn Crown      Boxing     Story and caption of great fighters whom have not won a title     1 paragraph     national

Mabel Trask Lands $10,000 Harness Race     Harness Racing    $10,000 purse won in race in Kalamazoo, MI.   2 paragraphs     Regional

O’Leary Wins Over Ever Hammer       Boxing      Gives account of Chicago boxers loss in Boston          5 paragraphs     metropolitan

Ninth Year For Johnson     Baseball     Pitcher reaches his 9th year in the majors for the Washington Senator     1 paragraph     national

Coulon After Campi      Boxing      Rematch wanted between boxing foes       1 paragraph     national

Kelly Knocks Out Celmar     Boxing          Fight details of match held in Missouri      1 paragraph      national

Sure, Hammond Has It’s City Serious     Baseball     Anticipated match-up between Hammond teams, winner will be city champ     7 paragraphs      local

Artie Hoffman Signed By New York Yankees     Baseball     Former Cubs infielder picked up by the Yankees     2 paragraphs     metropolitan

 

Friday, August 4,1916

Dalgleish On Course Under Par     Golf      Area golfer plays round with Chicago golf writer and plays great          2 paragraphs     local

League Has New Opening     Baseball     Area team looking for new team to fill an opening     4 paragraphs     local

Referee Blocks Kilbane-Cheney Go          Boxing          Anticipated fight held up failure to find a suitable referee     1 paragraph     national

Fast Game Is Promised At Harbor     Baseball       Anticipation of local junior game between Hammond team and S. Chicago          3 paragraphs     local

Football Outlook Is Bright     Football     Anticipation of upcoming area football schedule. Teams are said to be very talented            1 paragraph     local

Babe Adams Let Out By Pirates     Baseball     Baseball player released by Pirates after poor showings     1 paragraph     national

Speaker back In Harness Sunday     Baseball     Baseball player set to return to Indians lineup after ankle injury     1 paragraph     national

Australian Woman Swimmer Coming     Swimming     Top woman from Australia’s swim team set to tour U.S.     1 paragraph     national

Hammer To Fight O’Brien In Boston    Boxing      Chicago prize fighter set for fight in Boston     1 paragraph      metropolitan

Dundee’s Auto Kills Youngster     Boxing      Lightweight champion kills young boy while driving in New York, he is in jail               2 paragraphs      national

M’Carron-Mantell Draw     Boxing        Fight outcome of professional fight        1 paragraph     national

 

Saturday, August 5, 1916

Select Denver Haines   Baseball         Local pitcher hopes to beat Chicago's best    2 paragraphs    local

Miss K. Sharrer Wins Ladies Event     Golf     Story of winners great shooting at the Hammond Country Club’s tournament            1 paragraph     local

Willis Davis, Tennis “Bullet,” Is Latest Court Star From Coast     Tennis          Story and picture of tennis’ newest star               1 paragraph     national

Golf Championships      Golf     Anticipation of Hammond Country Club’s men’s tournament     1 paragraph     local

Whiting Basketball Star Heard From          Basketball     Former Whiting star player sends letter to Times praising the city              1 paragraph     local

Many Clubs Are After J. Sherman     Boxing          Anticipation of Chicago boxer to set up fights     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Huggins Says Cubs Still Have A Chance     Baseball     St. Louis manager says the Cubs still have a chance to win division              1 paragraph      metropolitan

Bowlder Saves Mulford’s Life     Auto Racing     One professional racer saves another after an accident on route to the race            1 paragraph     national

Scatena Colts After Win Over Whiting     Baseball     Anticipation of game between local teams     1 paragraph     local

Evers Wants To Quit The Braves     Baseball     Star player wants to resign from team after disagreement with manager                   1 paragraph      national

 

Monday, August 7, 1916

Clabby Defeats Holland     Boxing      Update from an American boxer fighting in Australia. He claims the Americans are not receiving decisions     4 paragraphs    national

1St Round Played In Golf Tourney   Golf    Details scores and highlights from Hammond Country Club tourney   1 paragraph     local

Trap-Shooting Champion Kills Self; Accident     Trap Shooting    Story of accidental death by gun shot by champion trap-shooter     2 paragraphs     national

Biggest Crowd Of Year sees Gilligans Win 4-1     Baseball     Explanation of game between Chicago and Hammond teams             8 paragraphs     local

Harbors Take Colts In Neat 1-0 Fashion     Baseball     Game summary of game between local Hammond teams     2 paragraphs     local

Standards Beat American Steel     Baseball     Game summary between two local industrial teams     2 paragraphs     local

Whiting Falls Before Scatena Colts          Baseball     Game summary between local teams     2 paragraphs      local

Sunday Morning Baseball Flivs     Baseball     Details the lack of fan support for Sunday baseball in Hammond     1 paragraph     local

Young Girl In Big Shoot     Trap Shooting          Local 16 year old girl to attend national meet in St. Louis     1 paragraph     local

Peru Forfeits Game     Baseball     Peru forfeits a game out of fear of missing their train     1 paragraph     local

Tennis Honors To Ketchum          Tennis          Chicago star captures NW Indiana tourney title     1 paragraph     local

Laporte Beavers Win     Baseball     Game summary between local teams    1 paragraph     local

Foresters Win Two Games     Baseball     Game summary of double-header between local teams     1 paragraph     local

Beat Lansing          Baseball     Game summary between local teams           1 paragraph     local

South Chicago Is Beaten     Baseball     Game summary between two area teams    1 paragraph     local

 

Tuesday, August 8, 1916

Speed Kings Ready For Big Race     Auto Racing     Anticipation of big race held in Colorado springs, CO          5 paragraphs national

Mikama, Jap, Stars In Tennis      Tennis    Story and caption of tennis great who happens to hail from Japan     1 paragraph     national

Grays Lose At Black Oak     Baseball     Game summary between local teams    2 paragraphs     local

Burdick Wins At Tennis     Tennis           Story of Chicago tennis star winning regional tourney     2 paragraphs     metropolitan

Many Challenge Ring Champions     Boxing     Details how the current boxing champions are due for tough fights with some new up and comers          2 paragraphs   National

Officials Will Trace Explosive Golf Balls     Golf       Police will be after the manufactures of golf balls that have an acidic core. Children have digested the acid and died        1 paragraph     national

Who Wants A Game?          Baseball     Local team looking for game for August 13th       1 paragraph     local

White Will Leave For Battle Scene     Boxing       Chicago boxing star leaves for fight in Colorado Springs, CO     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Central Clubs In Hot Race- Crowds Small     Baseball     Teams may drop out of competitive league because of lack of fan support     2 paragraphs      local

M’Graw To Quit After Next Year     Baseball     Pro manager to retire after current season      1 paragraph     national

Snow And Cold In Pike’s Peak Auto Trail          Auto Racing     Details snowy conditions in race held in Colorado                          4 paragraphs     national

Indiana harbor, 1; Lawless, 0          Baseball     Game summary between local team     1 paragraph     local

 

Wednesday, August 9, 1916

Shake-up on Hammond Team Prior To Battle     Baseball     Details of anticipated city championship series     6 paragraphs     local

Golfers Entertain Visitors     Golf          Anticipated match between Michigan City golfers and Hammond golfers      2 paragraphs     local

Gives Columbia Team A Forfeit      Baseball     Letter from commissioner of league granting a forfeit win to local team                      2 paragraphs     local

English Boxer Is Killed     Boxing          English boxer killed during fight in Britain     1 paragraph      international

Joe Yeager Near Death At Niagra     Track & Field    Famous jockey in hospital about to die of natural causes       3 paragraphs     national

Chaney Signs For Bout     Boxing          Anticipation of match      1 paragraph    National

Player Hit By Ball Dies     Baseball     Player it by pitch in game dies   1 paragraph     national

Hammer Is Fouled In Boston Bout          Boxing     Chicago boxer wins in the 8th after suffering a low blow     1 paragraph     national

 

Thursday, August 10, 1916

3 coast Net Men Put Out     Tennis           Highlights from Chicago tourney       2 paragraphs     metropolitan

Kowalski In Hammond To Twirl For Parduhn?     Baseball     Local star pitcher deciding between area teams      6 paragraphs     local

Roseland Eclipse Versus Hammond          Baseball     Anticipation of game between local teams     2 paragraphs     local

64 Start Qualifying Over Kenosha Links     Golf     Anticipation of regional golf match to be held in Wisconsin                                2 paragraphs     regional

Hammond Grays Are After Game           Baseball     Area team trying to secure game     1 paragraph     local

Thomas To Train White For Fight     Boxing          Chicago boxer to train contender    1 paragraph      metropolitan

Flies 110 Miles In 64 Minutes      Aeronautics      Details flight from Buffalo to Hammond      1 paragraph      national

 Football Practice is Here   Football    Clabbys begin practice on Sunday    1 paragraph    local

 

Friday, August 11, 1916

Clabby To Fight Darcy     Boxing      Anticipation of boxing match    1 paragraph      national

Clint Flynn To Box Enck     Boxing      Anticipation of boxing match     1 paragraph      national

Physician Makes A Record Catch     Fishing      Story of huge fish caught by physician     1 paragraph     local

Yeager Famous Plunger, Dies          Track & Field          Famous track star dies of natural causes     1 paragraph      national

 

Saturday, August 12, 1916

Kowalski Will Twirl For Parduhn Sunday     Baseball     Baseball star will pitch for local team     6 paragraphs     local

Golf Match Will Be A Hummer     Golf          Anticipation of match between local golf clubs     1 paragraph      local

White Starts West To Box Welch     Boxing      Local fighter prepares for bout on west coast     1 paragraph      national

Allis Get In Final With Cavanaugh     Golf           Local man gets in final at mid-west tourney     1 paragraph     local

Columbias Want Game     Baseball     Local team searching for game    1 paragraph      local

Central A.C. Busy     Baseball          Anticipation of local double-header    1 paragraph     local

Shamrocks Vs. Centrals     Baseball      Anticipation of local game     1 paragraph       local

Jess Says Yes To $50,000     Boxing          Heavyweight champion agrees to fight in Denver          1 paragraph      national

Another Golfing Luminary     golf         Reports on women's tournament at Hammond Country Club  2 paragraphs local

 

Monday, August 14,1916

Mich. City Trimmed By Hammond          Golf          Story of match between local country clubs          2 paragraphs          local

Large Crowd Sees Hammond Defeat Lawess Colts          Baseball     Game summary between local teams     3 paragraphs    local

League Leaders Lose To Supers, 7-2          Baseball     Game summary of local industrial league teams     3 paragraphs           local

Central A.C. Trimmes Irish Shamrocks     Baseball     Game summary of local teams           2 paragraphs     local

Hammond Man Enters Championship   Golf     Hammond great travels to Milwaukee for golf competition   3 paragraphs     local

Frank Moran Training Hard For Morris Go     Boxing      Anticipation of heavyweight 20 round fight    1 paragraph      national

Hammond Will Not Enter Contest      Golf      Anticipation of local tourney       2 paragraphs     local

 
Tuesday, August 15,1916

Pros Assemble For Western Open Meet At Milwaukee     Golf     Anticipation of Milwaukee tournament     2 paragraphs      regional

Brown Is Busy At His Camp          Boxing          Anticipation of area match    1 paragraph     local

Begin Indiana Golf Meet     Golf     Anticipation of area golf tournament          1 paragraph      local

Motor Bikes Race Along Pikes Peak          Auto Racing     Race summary of contest in Colorado Springs     2 paragraphs     national

Nagdemans Beat Scatenas     Baseball     Game summary of local match up    3 paragraphs     local

Hooisers Play Tufts     Baseball     Anticipation of local game      1 paragraph    Local

Ball Player Dies As Result Of Fall     Baseball     Player dies after being tagged out at 3rd base     1 paragraph     regional

Ban Suspends Bobby Roth     Baseball     Professional Player suspended after throwing bottle into stands     3 paragraphs     national

Hammond Man In Chicago Match     Golf     Area star competes at Chicago course   1 paragraph     local

 

Wednesday, August 16, 1916

Chicago Colored Giants Play Hammond Sunday     Baseball     Anticipation of game between black and white teams                      7 paragraphs     local

Powell Shines At Golf     Golf     Article on star player winning Indiana state championship     2 paragraphs      local

Langford and Hutchinson Win Golf Team Play     Golf     Match summary of local tourney     2 paragraphs     local

Hammer Leaves For Training Camp          Boxing          Chicago boxer leaves for boxing match     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Frank Blocker To Captain Clabby A.A.     Football      Former Purdue standout to coach Hammond’s professional team                 4 paragraphs     local

Columbia A.C. To Play At Dolton      Baseball     Anticipation of local game    3 paragraphs      local

May Stop Kilbaine Battle     Boxing          Fight summary of professional bout    1 paragraph     national

 

Thursday, August 17, 1916

State Golf Tournament Is Exciting      Golf     Summary of state championship held in Mich. City     3 paragraphs     local

Barnes Breaks Record          Golf     Golfer breaks course record in Wisconsin tourney     2 paragraphs     regional

American Ties In Sweden     Football     Game summary between different countries    1 paragraph      national

De Palma To Try For New Record Today     Auto Racing      Anticipation of Chicago auto race     2 paragraphs      metropolitan

Dundee To Fight Welling     Boxing          Anticipation of lightweight bout    1 paragraph      national

 

Friday, August 18, 1916

Hammond Pro Has A Fine Score     Golf     Hammond athletes amongst leaders at Milwaukee tourney     6 paragraphs     local

Young Athletes Galore To Try Their Points    Track & Field    Local youngsters compete in city events     17 paragraphs    local

Calumet Cup Golf On The Card     Golf     Anticipation of local tourney    1 paragraph      local

 

Saturday, August 19, 1916

Dalgliesh Shoots Fine Game At Blue Mound     Golf     Local star plays great game in Wisconsin tourney      5 paragraphs     local

Hammond Team Ready For Giants     Baseball     Anticipation of local game   1 paragraphs     local

Plasterers Vs. Plasterers      Baseball     Gary and Hammond teams to face off   1 paragraph     local

Football Practice Is Here     Football     Practices starting for Hammond pro team    1 paragraph     local

O’Dowd Winner Over Sheridan     Boxing          Fight summary of pro fight    1 paragraph      national

Columbia A.C. Team Signs Thilmont     Baseball     Local team signs star player    4 paragraphs      local

Leonard Hands Azevedo Licking     Boxing          Fight summary of pro bout    1 paragraph      national

Shamrocks Vs. Robertsdale A.C.     Baseball     Anticipation of local match up        1 paragraph      local

 

Monday, August 21, 1916

Kowalski Only Gives Four Hits     Baseball     Star pitcher shuts down opposition        3 paragraphs     local

Martin Gets Third Golf Win          Golf          Summary of match up between two Chicago golfers     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Scatena Colts Win Slug Fest From Griffith     Baseball     Game summary between local teams      1 paragraph     local

Resta Wins Against Field In Chicago      Auto Racing     Summary of race held in Chicago     2 paragraphs     metropolitan

Standards Beat Conkey Printers     Baseball     Game summary between local industrial teams     2 paragraphs     local

Jaw Broken In Ring Bout     Boxing          Fighters jaw broken in bout held in California     1 paragraph     national

Jimmy Murphy Is After A Battle     Boxing      Lightweight boxer looking for match    1 paragraph      national

 

Tuesday, August 22, 1916

S. Chicago Defeated Romeos          Baseball     Game summary of local teams     1 paragraph      local

Hammond Boys Enter Championship     Golf     Area youngsters compete in junior golf tourney     4 paragraphs     local

Mitchell To Hurl Defi At Title Bout          Boxing      Anticipation of boxing match    1 paragraph     national

Thousands To Honor Fallen Johnny Poe     Football     Fans expected to honor deceased hero          2 paragraphs     national

Duffy Louis Has Slumped At Bat For The Red Sox This Season     Baseball     Major league star not hitting very well                  1 paragraph     national

Ertle-Kaufmann To Go      Boxing      Anticipation of pro bout      1 paragraph      national

 

Wednesday, August 23, 1916

New Football Coach For Hammond High     Football     Ralph C. Kenney to become new coach at H.H.S     3 paragraphs     local

Hammond Boy Gets In Race           Golf          Area kid shoots well in junior golf tournament     4 paragraphs      local

White To Change Plan Of Attack     Boxing      Pre-Fight hype of anticipated match    4 paragraphs      national

Haskell-Barker Team To Play Hammond     Baseball     Anticipation of local game    2 paragraphs      local

They Want Games     Baseball     Hammond Grays looking for games       1 paragraph     Local

Wolf On Card           Boxing      Anticipation of local fights     1 paragraph      local

Thousands to Honor Fallen Johnny Poe    football    Princeton football star honored following death in WWI     2 paragraphs     national

 

Thursday, August 24, 1916

3 Chicago Women Are Left          Golf     Match summary where 3 Chicago women continue play in Michigan tourney                      1 paragraph     metropolitan

Beckman Defeated At Hinsdale     Golf     Match summary where Hammond youth was beaten in Hinsdale tourney                          3 paragraphs     local

Golf Clubs May Hold Tournament      Golf      Neighboring Indiana golf club set to sponsor area golf tourney     1 paragraph      local

Grid Manager To Meet     Football     Meeting set up for football managers to discuss scheduling in group setting     1 paragraph     local

Notes Of The Boxers          Boxing          Schedule of upcoming boxing events     3 paragraphs     national

Loses $1,000,000 On Turf     Horse Racing          Horse racing tycoon faces courts after he loses his fortune      1 paragraph     national

Jack Blackburn Wins          Boxing      Black featherweight champion retains belt after knockout victory          1 paragraph     national

Trained His Opponent          Boxing          Pair matches up in bout unexpectedly after training with one another for months                  4 paragraphs     national

Athlete Has Switched          Tennis          Former college football player becomes tennis superstar     6 paragraphs     national

Tommy Ryan After Boxers          Boxing          former boxer in Chicago scouting local boxers in hopes of becoming trainer                1 paragraph     metropolitan

Brown To Get Fit For Levinsky Go     Boxing          Chicago boxer in town to train for upcoming match     1 paragraph     metropolitan

 

Friday, August 25,1916

Lawless Team Stronger For Sunday’s Big Game     Baseball     Local team preparing for Hammond championship by signing new players     3 paragraphs     local

Scantena Colts To Play E.C.A.C.     Baseball     Anticipated match-up between two local teams     3 paragraphs     local

Golf Trophy Events For Sunday     Golf     The Little Calumet Cup will be on the line at the Hammond Country Club                         1 paragraph     local

Inner City League Games     Baseball     Anticipation of match-up between local Hammond teams     2 paragraphs     local

Welling Beats Moore          Boxing          Fight recap between professional boxers   1 paragraph     national

100 Play In Masonic Golf Tournament     Golf     Chicago golf tournament draws large numbers     2 paragraphs     metropolitan

Gun Club Shoot     Firearms     Local club promoting contest          1 paragraph local

A Rattling Big Day At Speedway! – Fords To Race    Auto Racing     Chicago’s Speedway Park to host Ford race at track          3 paragraphs      metropolitan

Miss Kaiser VS Mas. Letts In Golf Final     Golf      Chicago native gives hope to city in Michigan tourney     2 paragraphs     metropolitan

LaGrange Club To Hold Tourney     Golf     Chicago country club to hold tourney at home course     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Leaders To Play American Steel     Baseball     Anticipation of game between two industrial teams     1 paragraph      local

Marksmen Ready For Grand American      Firearms     Missouri gun club gets ready for huge entries in gun competition                  1 paragraph     regional

Arena Nearing Completion     Boxing          Colorado Springs, CO prepares to unveil it’s new boxing ring     1 paragraph     national

May Stop Kibane Fight     Boxing          Cleveland officials attempt to stop scheduled fight because of laws against prize fighting        1 paragraph     national

 

Saturday, August 26,1916

Lawless In Second Fray With Hammond Team     Baseball     Anticipaton of 2nd game in best of three series for Hammond championship     6 paragraphs     local

Will Play At Crown Point     Baseball     Anticipation of game between Hammond team and Crown Point          2 paragraphs     local

Being A Few Kind Words For Cardinal Ball Players          Baseball     Story of admiration for St. Louis players George Sisler and Roger Hornsby          7 paragraphs      national

Mrs. Letts Wins Title By 3 And 1          Golf      Chicago women loses in golf tourney held in Michigan     1 paragraph     metropolitan

Antipodes Trip To Brown If Wins Bout     Boxing          Chicago fighter will get big payday in the future if he wins local bout            3 paragraphs     metropolitan

Callahan Beats Ad Wolgast          Boxing      Fight summary of pro bout held in New York     2 paragraphs     national

Jim Jeffries May Lose Arm      Boxing      Pro fighter may lose arm because of blood poisoning after incurring cut on finger              1 paragraph     national