Wednesday, August 1, 1917

Chemicals Defeat The Founders   Baseball   The General Chemical Co.  defeated the Hubbard Steel Foundry Co. , 8-1                  1 paragraph   local

Gravers Still Lead The League   Baseball   The standing of the Industrial league teams      local

Lose To Gen. Am. Car Co.   Baseball   Making errors at critical moments during the game with Gen. Am. Car Co. caused N.I.G. & E to loose      1 paragraph   local

Kilduff Shows He’s Real Major Leaguer   Baseball     Pete Kilduff, who recently came out of the Western League, is building a reputation under the tutelage of  Charley Herzog the article also criticizes recent batting averages for the Phillies and the Dodgers           6 paragraphs     national

Marsans-Magee Trade May Revive Old Averages   Baseball      Since Lee Magee joined the St.  Louis Brown’s and Armando Marsans joined the Yankees, the games of both players have improved considerably            7 paragraphs   national

No Title   Baseball    The teamwork of the Red Sox has put the team on top      1 paragraph   national

Shamrocks Defeat Federal A.C.   Baseball     The Hammond Shamrocks defeat the Federal A.C. , 13-10 and the Shamrocks are also advertising for additional opponents       2 paragraphs    local

Tanks Defeat Chemicals   Baseball   The Graver Tank Works defeated Grasselli Chemical Co. by a score of 14-0     1 paragraph   local

The Standing   Baseball      A ranking of the National and American baseball teams along with the July 30^th scores      national

Walsh Is Premier Slugger   Baseball     Austin Walsh, the Hammond clubs centerfielder, is considered the teams best slugger            3 paragraphs    local

Hudson Promoters Want To Revive Boxing There   Boxing     The Wisconsin State Boxing Commission is considering letting Hudson Wis.  hold  boxing matches once again      1 paragraph   regional 

Whole California U. Squad Joins Colors   Football      Twenty-eight members of the University of California Football squad have joined the colors     1 paragraph   national

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports   general      Gregory Mitchell has leased the bull-ring in Tia Juana, Mexico for bouts, boxing may be revived in the Western part of the country, the old Western baseball league is floundering and may need a make over, Miller Huggins of the Cardinals believes there will be a close finish in the National league, and finally Hugo Bezdek is not expected to retain leadership of the Pirates through next year       5 paragraphs     national

Grand Circuit At Kalamazoo   Horse Racing     The 10,000 Mills stake will be the centerpiece of the Grand Circuit   1 paragraph   regional

Favorites Win First Days Races At Kalamazoo   Horse Racing   The results of the days races at Kalamazoo   1 paragraph   regional  

Davis Meets All Comers   Wrestling   Wrestler Curley Davis of Hammond and Boxer Young Denny of New Orleans have an athletic show going on in connection to the Carnival, the two are meeting all comers      2 paragraphs   local

Thursday, August 2, 1917

“Artie” Anderson Drowned   Baseball     Local Semi-pro baseball player, Artie Anderson of the Chicago Magnets baseball team dies of drowning at Camp Lake, Wisconsin       3 paragraphs   metropolitan

American Association Leaders Are To Lose Several Stars In Draft   Baseball    Jack Hendricks, Gossett, Steve Yerkes, Jack Leary, Northrop Zwilling, and Dawson are six American Association players that are drafted into the U.S. army     1 paragraph   national

The Standing   Baseball   The official team standings for the American and National baseball teams     national

I. H. Nationals Win From Kasper Colts   Baseball     The Indiana Harbor Nationals defeated the W. Hammond Kasper Colts by a score of 11 to 4     4 paragraphs     local

Tiger Juniors Beat Saint Stalislaus   Baseball     The E. Chicago tigers beat St. Stanislaus by a score of 11 to 2, the Junior Tigers pitcher Frank Simon is credited for the win   1 paragraph   local

Suggests Bomb Throwing As Feature At Ball Games   Baseball   Australian Lieutenant introduces the art of bomb throwing at baseball games, bomb throwing consists of throwing a bomb from home plate on to second base     1 paragraph   national

Kilbane After Leonard Again   Boxing   Johnny Kilbane is once again challenging Benny Leonard to another twelve round match, in their previous match Kilbane was knocked out by Leonard      1 paragraph   regional

Willie Ritchie vs. M’Carthy   Boxing   Willie Ritchie will box against Johnny McCarthy in San Francisco     1 paragraph   national

Enough Glory To Go Round   Football     To local football teams, the E. Chicago Gophers and the Colonial A.C. lightweights both give up players to the draft          2 paragraphs  local

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports   Baseball   The New York American League needs strong outfielders,  Lee Magee has performed badly in the Federal League, and Bill Donovan needs to trade pitchers for outfielders     6 paragraphs   national

All American Trap Shots Are Honored At Peru   Trapshooting     The Hoosier classic shooting tournament was held in Peru, Indiana   3 paragraphs   regional

Friday, August 3, 1917

Hammond Slated For Hard Game   Baseball   Hammond baseball team are to play the Chicago Ideals, Hammond has already beaten the Ideals once but that was considered a lucky win   3 paragraphs   local

Pres. Wilson Favors Continuing Baseball   Baseball   President Wilson has assured Charles Comiskey and Charles Weeghman that the 1917 baseball season will not be cut short due to the war so there will be a world’s series   1 paragraph   metropolitan

Rudolph’s Another Worry For Braves   Baseball   Boston Braves pitcher, Dick Rudolph has not been pitching well for the team because he is out of shape   1 paragraph   national

Supremacy Question Unsettled   Baseball   The score of the game between the Hohman street and East State street business men was settled by agreement of those who had money invested in the game when the score keepers could not decide on the final score, the final score was 7 to 7                2 paragraphs   local

Players Start Fund For Worthy War Relief   Baseball     The Brooklyn players held a meeting in order to form a war fund that will aid the families of any players who are drafted into the armed service     1 paragraph   regional 

The Standing   Baseball   The official rankings of the American and National baseball leagues      national

Scatenas Schedule A Game   Baseball   The Scatenas will play the Chaltanham A.C       1 paragraph   local 

Leonard Can Get 10,000 To Box White   Boxing   A local boxing club offers boxer Benny Leonard 10,000 to box Charley White or Ritchie Mitchell in a ten round no decision contest      1 paragraph   local

Covers 1900 Miles In 24 Hour Auto Trial   Car Racing   Joe Dawson broke record by driving six-cylinder Chalmers car 1,900 miles in twenty-four hours on a New York track       1 paragraph   national

Dalton Family Wins Two Titles In Hoosier Shoot   Trapshooting   The Hoosier classic tournament closed in Peru, Indiana with D.J. Dalton of Warsaw winning the Hoosier handicap and his wife won the women’s championship      5 paragraphs   regional

Saturday, August 4, 1917

Pat Moran Takes Misfits And Wends Speedy Ball   Phillies manager Pat Moran has taken a group of castoff players and turned them into a team that is contending for second place honors in the National league   1 paragraph   national

Sherwood Magee Due For Waivers   Baseball   Players Sherwood Magee of the Phillies and Ed Konetchy of the braves poor performance may lead to a waiver of their contracts soon   8 paragraphs   national

No Title   Baseball   There are rumors that Toronto, Canada was going to become a major league city in 1918, supposedly talks were under way to move the Washington club to Toronto   1 paragraph   national

Home Run Record   Baseball     E.E. Calbert, of the Western Association club hit thirty-five home runs for the season in Muskogee, Oklahoma   1 paragraph   national

The Standing   Baseball   The official rankings of the American and National league baseball teams   national

Her Boy!, Mother Of Alexander Watches Him Hurl To Defeat Against Cubs   Baseball   National league pitcher, Grover Cleveland Alexander’s mother watched her son loose to the Cubs at Weeghman park   1 paragraph   metropolitan

Whiting City League   Baseball   The official standing of the Whiting City league   local

What will Mamaux Get   Baseball   Al Mamaux of the Pittsburgh clubs contract called for him to pitch good baseball and behave himself or he would not get the full balance of his contract at the end of the season   1 paragraph   national

Shamrocks N. S.  Twisters   Baseball   On Sunday the Hammond Shamrocks will play the North Side Twisters   1 paragraph   local

Roberts Boxes “Bobby” Cough   Boxing   East Chicago boxer, Mace Roberts defeated two men and Curley Davis also defeated two heavyweights wrestlers at the carnival in West Hammond, Roberts was scheduled to box Mace Roberts and Davis will wrestle Fred Whiton   1 paragraph   local

Milwaukee Seeks Leonard-White Go   Boxing   Milwaukee boxing promoter, Tom Andrews made a 10,000 bid for a Benny Leonard boxing match   1 paragraph   regional

Golf Tests Begin This Afternoon   Golf   The Hammond Country Club Championship begins and the first prize is a handsome traveling trunk   1 paragraph   local

Mrs.  Letts Wins At Golf   Golf   Mrs.  Fred C.  Letts Jr.  beat Mrs.  Melvin Jones at the Chicago Championship   1 paragraph   metropolitan

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports   Baseball   Baseball is boasting some fine short-stops these days in Kopf, Dugan, and Witt and even the veteran short-stops, Fletcher, Maranville, and Olson are doing well,  baseball also has some good fielders this season in Chuck Wortman of the Cubs and Ward of the Pirates, Ty Cobb is having an excellent year, and Earl Neale is a sensation in Cincinnati   7 paragraphs   national

100 Bike Riders In Races   Bike Racing   The Irish Countries Social Union of America will sponsor five bicycle races for all ages in Chicago on August 11, 1917   3 paragraphs   metropolitan 

  Nix On Women Drivers   Car Racing   An automobile race involving women to be held in Cincinnati on Labor Day was canceled when the American Automobile Association refused to endorse any race involving women   1 paragraph   regional

Warsaw Man High Gun In Big Shot At Peru   Trapshooting   J.P.  Dalton of  Warsaw won the Hoosier classic marksmanship prize at the tournament held in Peru, Ind.   3 paragraph   state

Monday, August 6, 1917

Scatenas Easily Beat Cheltenhams   Baseball   The Scatenas defeated the Chaltanham A.C. by a score of 12 to 2  and the Scatenas are advertising for future opponents             paragraphs    local

Ray Schalk Is The Biggest Gun That Rowland Has Trained On Rival Clubs   Baseball   Chicago White Sox manager, Ray Schalk, is unleashing pitcher Ray Schalk on the rival American league teams   1 paragraph  metropolitan

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the National and American league teams   national

One-Armed Athlete Is Good Batter   Baseball   Charles Foley, a one armed outfielder for a Windham Me. semi-pro team hit .428 this season   1 paragraph   national

Hammond Defeated Ideals   Baseball   The Hammond club defeated the Ideals in front of a crowd of  eight hundred   4 paragraphs   local

Kilbane Through, Manager Says   Boxing   Johnny Kilbane has announced that he will retire from the ring and the search for a new opponent for Benny Leonard has begun   4 paragraphs   national

Has New Bantam   Boxing   Frankie Banner will introduce his new bantamweight fighter, Lawrence McClelland at the new hall in Whiting on August 23^rd   2 paragraphs   local

Minnesota May Call Off Dakota Football Games   Football   Due to the late start of the school year, the University of Minnesota will most likely call off its first football games of the season with the Universities of North and South Dakota      1 paragraph  national

Fishing And Camping Season’s Full Swing   General   The fishing, camping, canoeing, and hiking season has opened in the north country to good weather which is excellent for night fishing       2 paragraphs   national

Noted Athletes Will Compete In A.A.U.  Championships At St.  Louis   General   America’s most famous athletes will converge upon St.  Louis for the American Athletic Union championships, among those competing will be two Chicago natives Joie Ray and Avery Brundage       1 paragraph   national

Joe Ray’s Chance To Set A Record   Distance Running   Joie Ray will attempt to break a record when he competes in the two-mile distance run at the American Athletic Union Championships in St.  Louis       2 paragraphs   national

Tuesday, August 7, 1917

Elks Win From The Columbias   Baseball   The Elk Juniors defeated the Columbia A.C. of Hammond seven to six in a close game   2 paragraphs   local

Sailors Get Ball Outfit   Baseball   The National league has donated a large amount of baseball equipment to the Navy and the other branches of the U.S. armed services           1 paragraph   national

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the National and American baseball leagues   national

To Win Flag In 1917; Worries About 1918   Baseball   Henry Barry, owner of the minor league baseball team the seals is worried that his team will not do as will during the 1918 season as they did during the 1917 season   1 paragraph   national

Four Straight For Polish A.C.   Baseball   The Polish Athletic Club beat the West Hammond Athletic Club 14 to 9, the Polish A.C.’s next opponent will be the Peerless boys   2 paragraphs  local

Dollas & Garber 7; Triangles, 6   Baseball   The Indiana Harbor Triangles were defeated by the Dollas and Garber nine, despite their defeat the Triangles are still in contention for the Lake county championship   2 paragraph    Local

Evers Finishing Fifteenth Season   Baseball   Johnny Evers of the Phillies is completing his fifteenth year of his baseball career          1 paragraph   national

Probably As Close As Jess’ll Get To Service   Boxing   Jess Willard will give an exhibition boxing match for 5,000 enlisted men in Plattsburg   1 paragraph   national

Crowds At Darcy Funeral   Boxing   The funeral of Lester Darcy drew a crowd of over one hundred thousand, the largest ever in the history of Australia   1 paragraph   international

To Fight Feathers Only   Boxing   Johnny Kilbane has decided that he will not retire after all, instead he will only fight within his own class of featherweights   1 paragraph national

 Stars At Checkers Play To Compete For Title   Checkers       The American Checker Associations annual tournament will be held in Cedar Point, Oregon this year, Newell Banks of Detroit will play Alfred Jordan of London for the championship     3 paragraphs national

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports   General   The promising performance of western American league teams like the Cardinals, Reds, and Cubs could put a Western team in the 1917 or 1918 world’s series, and Goodwin pitches shut out against the Phillies           6 paragraphs   national

1 Dead, 5-Hurt Auto Race Toll   Automobile Racing   An auto racing accident at the Wisconsin fairgrounds injures four drivers and kills one spectator   2 paragraphs   regional

Wednesday, August 8, 1917

Waukegan Coming On Sunday P.M.  Baseball   The Hammond club will play post season games against Waukegan, Albany Park, and possibly Michigan City, these upcoming games along with the teams successful season have brought the enthusiasm of fans to a fever pitch     5 paragraphs   local

Some Good Games In The Industrial League   Baseball   The official ranking of the Industrial League teams along with the numbers foe three industrial league games    2 paragraphs   local

Here’s Real Challenge   Baseball   Last Sunday the Central A.C.  of Hammond won a two inning game against the I.H. Internationals, The C.A.C is now searching for a team to play this coming Sunday   2 paragraphs   local

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports    Baseball   If the White Sox win the pennant the pitching of Eddie Cicotte will have played a large role   7 paragraphs   metropolitan

“Yea, Bo”, Benny Yanger-Remember Him?-Lands One Punch On “Smart Guy” Annoying a “Down And Out.”   Boxing   Former lightweight Benny Yanger is involved in a scuffle with Chicago hoods   4 paragraphs   metropolitan

Freddie Enick Wins Over Jimmy Gary   Boxing   Freddie Enick of Aurora beat Jimmy Gary of Chicago in a ten round match          1 paragraph   metropolitan

Quits Pulpit To Be ‘Brakie’   Boxing   Former boxer turned preacher, Fred Wedge leaves his ministry for a better paying job with the Northwestern Road   3 paragraphs   national

Clabby’s Plan An Eleven   football  The Clabby’s will play this fall despite the war       1 paragraph   local

Ouimet’s Bit For Country Playing Golf For Red C.   Golf   Even though professional golfer Francis Ouimet has been called for a physical exam by the draft board, he believes he can best aid the cause of the war by playing exhibition matches for the Red Cross         3 paragraphs   national

Draft Board Rejects Caddock Mat Champ   Wrestling   Wrestling champion, Earl Craddock was rejected by the draft board because of his diseased tonsils and defective teeth   1 paragraph   national

Gelder A.C.  In Outing   Baseball   The Gelder Athletic Club held its annual outing in Hammond on Sunday   1 paragraph   local

Thursday, August 9, 1917

Well Here’s Another Explanation   Baseball   The Peerless boys are claiming a victory against the South Side A.C. by forfeit, the South Side A.C.  left their game with the Peerless boys during the seventh inning claiming that their pitcher had to play for another team   6 paragraphs   local

Masked Marvel Latest Baseball Attraction   Baseball   The Masked Marvels baseball team, a team that plays in masks and Jersey sweaters, are looking to play the Peerless A.C., Dollas & Garber, Standard Colts, or the Triangles   5 paragraphs

Pitching Great Ball For Stallings   Baseball   Arthur Hehf, Tyler, and Barnes are all playing good ball for the Boston Braves, while Tom Hughes and Rudolph are not   1 paragraph   national

Colts Beat Hessville   Baseball   The Kasper Colts of West Hammond defeated the Hessvilles in a close game by a score of 1 to 2   1 paragraph   local

Baseball Men Slackers?  Two Macks To Enlist   Baseball   Ray Bates and another player from the Philadelphia Americans have decided to enlist in the armed services  1 paragraph   national

The Standing   The official ranking of the American and National league teams   national

Sheldon Wins K.O.   Boxing   Jimmy Sheldon knocked out Kid Wille in the first round of a scheduled ten-round bout   1 paragraph

Fight Decisions   Boxing   The official results of national boxing contests    national

Ouimet Denies Avoiding Draft   Golf   Western Golf champion, Francis Ouimet denies story that he claimed he could be of better service to the war effort by playing exhibition matches for the Red Cross, Ouimet says that he did not claim exemption and he will go if drafted      3 paragraphs   national

Century Ago Three-Minute Mark Was Goal   Horse Racing   During the early 1800’s, the goal for trot horse racing was to reach the three minute mark, in the early 1900’s it is the two minute mark      3 paragraphs national

Hayes And Hardy Win   Tennis   Walter Hayes and Samuel Hardy were both winners at the Missouri Valley patriotic tennis tournament          1 paragraph   national

Friday, August 10, 1917

The Old Orioles   Baseball   The Old Baltimore Oriole baseball team players are now spread out all over the world of baseball, former short stop Hugh Jennings is now leader of the Detroit Tigers while backstop Bill Clarke has been baseball coach at Princeton for many years      1 paragraph   national

No Left Handers   Baseball   Brooklyn pitcher, Rube Marquard was the victim of a practical joke by his team mates, Rube wanted to enlist so he went to a Doctor to be examined and he was told by the Doctor that he failed the exam because he was a left hand pitcher and left handers are not normal      1 paragraph   national

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the American and National league baseball teams   National

Eclipse Defeat Peerless   Baseball   The Whiting Eclipse defeated the Peerless A.C. of East Chicago by a score of 13 to 8, the game had to end during the seventh inning because the teams were playing to close to public buildings and there was the threat of a window being broken, the Eclipse would be interested in playing the Triangles now       3 paragraphs   local

Attaboy, Colonel, Old Scout   Baseball   Captain Hank Gowdy, captain of the fourth regiment ball team, signed his colonel to the team after he hit slammed out five hits five times at bat       3 paragraphs   national

Jackies In Close Battle   Boxing   Great Lakes Naval Training welterweight champion, Leo Witt  nearly lost his title to Duggan during a fierce three round match      2 paragraphs    regional

Dundee And White Are the Logical Candidates For Leonard’s Next Bout   Boxing   Charley White and Johnny Dundee are both potential candidates for a bout with Benny Leonard      1 paragraph   national

Hamilton’s Gossipy Stuff About Sports   Boxing   Recently two professional boxers have been killed, Al Palzer died of a gunshot wound inflicted by his father and Luther McCarty was killed in the ring during a bout with Arthur Pelkey      3 paragraphs   national

Cornell To Play Michigan This Fall   Football   The annual game between Cornell University and the University of Michigan will take place as scheduled in Ann Arbor this fall   1 paragraph   regional

Saturday, August 11, 1917

Hot Tilt On Diamond Tomorrow  Baseball   There is a lot confidence in the Hammond clubs ability to beat Waukegan in their upcoming came, the betting circles are active in favor of the Hammond club     4 paragraphs   local

Things They should Remember   Baseball   A response to the Peerless A.C. claim to the championship of the Twin Cities, a fan of the Triangles claims that the Triangles have a good record and they would like to play the Peerless A.C. again     3 paragraphs   local

The Standing   Baseball   The official rankings of the American and National league baseball teams     national

Will Play Two Games   Baseball   The East Chicago Tigers are going to play a double header against Company G of the Indiana National Guard and the Hammond Little Rocks      2 paragraphs   local

Soldiers Invade Semipro Parks To Get Recruits   Baseball   The Chicago Federalized militia will be visiting Semi-pro baseball parks during games for the purpose of securing new recruits      2 paragraphs   metropolitan

Whiting City League   Baseball   The official ranking of the Whiting City league teams and a summary of upcoming games                  3 paragraphs   local

Marsans, Yanks Breaks His Leg   Baseball   Armando Marsans, the Cuban outfielder for the Yankees broke his leg in the game against St.  Louis      1 paragraph   national

Interest In Golf Is Very Low   Golf   The first round of the Hammond Country Club’s golf championship begins today but interest in the game is so low that there are barely enough players to play      1 paragraph   local

Golf Title Captured By Wright   Golf  Fred J.  Wright Jr.  of Boston beat R.  Allen Haight of Long Island in a close match at the Western Junior Golf championship      2 paragraphs   national

Monday, August 13, 1917

Hammond Bests The Waukegans   Baseball     The Hammond club won the City Baseball League of Chicago championship when they defeated the Waukegan team in front of a crowd of three thousand     4 paragraphs   local

Clark Griffith Will Also Send Baseball News To France   Baseball   The American Baseball league is sending five hundred copies of the Sporting News to France for the U.S. troops that are stationed there     2 paragraphs   national

Grand Rapids Shortstop Badly Hurt When ‘Beaned’   Baseball   Shortstop, Harry Brant experienced hemorrhaging after he was hit in the head by a pitched ball during a game between Grand Rapids Central and Evansville     1 paragraph  regional

East Chicago K.  Of P.’s Win   Baseball   The East Chicago K.  of P.’s beat the Scatenas Sunday by a score of 3 to 0                     1 paragraph   local

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the American and National league teams   national

Mace Roberts-The Winner   Boxing   Macey Roberts of Hammond knocked out Young Burke in the second round of the match       1 paragraph   regional

M’vey Easy Winner   Boxing   Sam McVey beat Jim Johnson in a twenty round match      1 paragraph   international

100 Enter Play For City Golf Honors   Golf   The city golf championship that is taking place at Jackson Park in Chicago has attracted over 400entries   1 paragraph   metropolitan

Tuesday, August 14, 1917

Tiger Jrs.  Win Over D. & G.  Nine   Baseball   The East Chicago Tigers defeated the Dollas and Garbers of Indiana Harbor by a score of 4 to 3, and the Tigers are looking for additional opponents     2 paragraphs   local

The Standing   Baseball   The official scores of the American and National league baseball teams   national

E.C. Tigers Win A Double-Header   Baseball   The East Chicago Tigers won a double header, beating the Co.  G, First Indiana Infantry 4-3 and the Hammond Little Rocks 5-2     2 paragraphs   local

Shamrocks Defeated Kasper Colts   Baseball   The Hammond Shamrocks defeated the Kasper Colts by a score of 6 to 1 and the Shamrocks will play Dyer High School on Sunday   1 paragraph   local

Polish A.C.  Defeats The Peerless A.C.   Baseball   The Polish A.C. won its fifth game in a row with their 7 to 6 victory over the Peerless A.C., the Polish will play Hessville next       5 paragraphs   local

Rejected !   Baseball   Athletics second baseman, Otis Lawry was rejected by the army     1 paragraph   national

Barry Trying To Strengthen Champs   baseball   Boston Red Sox manager, Jack Barry is attempting to strengthen the team by using Agnew as pitcher, and Connie has replaced Lawton Witt with a new recruit named Dugan        8 paragraphs   national

City League   Baseball   Waukegan and Hammond are getting ready to play a second game for the City League Championship, if Hammond wins they will advance on to play Albany Park      1 paragraph   local

Sisler The Great   Baseball   George Sisler of the St.  Louis Browns is playing magnificent ball, he can play infield, outfield, and he is also a left handed pitcher      1 paragraph   regional

Several Major Clubs Cast Eyes At Carrigan and Heinie Wagner   Baseball   Bill Carrigan and Heinie Wagner are considered top choices for management positions on major league teams      1 paragraph   national

Red Dolan Bests Russell   Boxing   Red Dolan beat Frankie Russell in a New Orleans boxing match      1 paragraph   national

Pal Moore Wins Easily   Boxing   Pal Moore beat Jimmy Murphy in a Bantamweight match   1 paragraph   national

Tom Gibbons Fails To Pass Army Test   Boxing   light Heavyweight boxer, Tommy Gibbons was rejected by the draft board            1 paragraph   regional

Middleweights At Milwaukee   Boxing   The Milwaukee fall boxing season will open in September with a bout between Jeff Smith and Harry Greb, the winner of the match will go on to mike Gibbons at a later date   1 paragraph   regional

Fighters Post Forfeits   Boxing   Jack Dillon and Mike Gibbons both posted one thousand dollar forfeits to guarantee their appearance at a ten round match in Terre Haute on Labor Day     1 paragraph   state

Golf At Country Club Sat.   Golf   The winners for the first round of the Hammond Country Club Golf Championship were H.C.  Groman, J.F.  Coleman, and W. A.  Hill       3 paragraphs   local

Evans And Sawyer To Play At Muskegon   Golf   Chick Evans and Ned Sawyer will play an exhibition golf match to benefit the Red Cross in Muskegon, Michigan                 1 paragraph   regional

Indiana Women In Shooting Honor   Trapshooting   Mrs.  D.J.  Dalton will be the first women to enter the women’s event at the Grand American handicap, which is to be held at South Shore Country Club      1 paragraph  metropolitan

Wednesday, August 15, 1917

Ricky Picks Few Flivers   Baseball   Scout and Cardinal manager, Branch Ricky has brought some very talented players to baseball, players like George Sisler, Ernie Koob, and John Lavan       8 paragraphs   national

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the American and National League teams   national

Gravers Win Their Twelfth   Baseball   The Graver Tank Works defeated the Betz Company 11-0, this is the Gravers twelfth consecutive victory and if the Gravers win their next game against the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.  they will clench their league pennant      2 paragraphs   local

Fifteen Years In Organized Ball   Baseball   John Hummel, first baseman for the Buffalo club is in his fifteen year in baseball              1 paragraph   national

Kasper Colts, Are Victors   Baseball   The Kasper Colts beat the Central A.C.  13 to 7, the Shamrocks were not able to play the Kaspers on August 12, because they played the West Hammond Stars who they defeated 6-1, so the Kaspers would still like to schedule a game with the Shamrocks and any other team that is interested      3 paragraphs   local

Hammond Lucky Says M’Cann   Baseball   Waukegan team owner, Mcann says that the Hammond victory over Waukegan in the first game of the two game series was just luck       3 paragraphs   local

Mike Gibbons, Not Tom, To Fight Jack Dillon   Boxing   It is Mike Gibbons and not his brother Tom who is scheduled to meet Jack Dillon in Terre Haute on Labor Day       1 paragraph   state

Peter Herman, Bantam Champ, Goes In Army   Boxing   Peter Herman has been drafted and excepted by the draft board and he has no plans to claim exemption       1 paragraph   national

Tortorich After Victor Of Fulton-Morris Go   Boxing   New Orleans fight promoter, Dominick Tortorich will go to see a match between Fred Fulton and Carl Morris and he will sign the victor to a match at his club        1 paragraph   national

Fulton Now Training   Boxing   Fred Fulton is training for his boxing match with Carl Morris in Cleveland Ohio   1 paragraph    regional

Finnerman Is After Scalp Of Kilbane   Boxing   Featherweight, Leo Finnerman is challenging Johnny Kilbane to a championship fight   1 paragraph   national

College Athletes Farewell At Fort Sheridan Camp.   Football   College Athletes from the Universities of Chicago and Illinois received commissions at Ft.  Sheridan                      5 paragraph   metropolitan

West Tops Field In City Golf   Golf   George West won the medal for low qualifying score at the city golf championship at Jackson Park in Chicago     2 paragraphs   metropolitan

Plan Western Open Golf   Golf   The program for the Western Golf Championship has been announced, a purse of seven hundred and twenty-five dollars has been put up and three hundred dollars for the lowest total for two days, the event will take place on September 13 and 14 at the Westmoreland Country Club       2 paragraphs   national

Girl Is National Back Stroke Champion   Swimming   Dorothy Burns of Los Angeles is the lady swimming champ of the Pacific coast and she is also the national back stoke champ        1 paragraph   national

Thursday, August 16, 1917

Second Game Of City Champ Series   Baseball   The second game of the Hammond-Waukegan series is on Sunday, Hammond is the favorite, and on Saturday the Roseland Eclipse play the Chicago Giants at Hammond       1 paragraph   local

Peerless A.C.  To Play Masked Marvels   Baseball   The Peerless boys are confident that with the addition of “Brochy” Madura to their roster they will defeat the Marvels    2 paragraphs   local

How Cobb Entertained The Yankees   Baseball   Ty Cobb’s tremendous batting average for the year and his skill on the diamond prove that he still has the title, king of baseball   6 paragraphs   national

Hubbards Defeated Conkeys   Baseball   Hubbard Steel defeated the Conkey’s 14 to 9      1 paragraph   local

White Sox Will Have To Play Ball   General   If the White Sox want to make it into the world’s series they will have to play the best ball of their entire season, especially when they play against the Boston Red Sox, and Harry Greb of Pittsburgh is the logical next choice to fight Mike Gibbons since Gibbons has defeated Jack Dillon, and Jimmy Clabby has returned from Australia so he may also be a potential opponent for Gibbons                5 paragraphs   metropolitan

Claimant For County Honors   Baseball   The Whiting Eclipse will play the Dollas and Garber team in Whiting, the Eclipse would like to schedule more games with local teams     3 paragraphs   local

Rossner Lands Knockout But Is Disqualified   Boxing   After knocking out his opponent, Steve Flessner, Young Rossner was disqualified from the fight      1 paragraph    national

Ad Wolfgast Unfit For Army Service   Boxing   Former lightweight champion, Ad Wolfgast was declared unfit for military service by the draft board on the basis of his past mental history      1 paragraph   regional

Injury In Bout Fatal To Evans   Boxing   Dummy Evans died after a match with George Brown in New York, Brown has been arrested for the death      1 paragraph    national

Bouts In Columbia Hall Tonight   Boxing   There will be three boxing matches at Colombia hall in West Hammond, the first is a light heavyweight contest between Young Denny of New Orleans and Jack Clements of Canada, Battling Barney and Mac Roberts will go eight rounds, and lightweights Bobby Gough of Memphis and Young Gans of  Baltimore will also go eight rounds     5 paragraphs    local

Former Champ In War Relief Play   Golf   Miss Georgianna Bishop, former women’s golf champion took part in the war relief competition at Englewood New Jersey    1 paragraph   national

Martin Wins His Match   Golf   R.B.  Martin defeated Frank Burgess at the Chicago golf championship   1 paragraph   local

Big Crowd At Dental Tourney   Golf   The Hammond Country Club was the location of the annual Dental golf tournament                  2 paragraphs   local

Friday, August 17, 1917

The Standing   Baseball   The official ranking of the American and National league teams   national

Umpires Often Can Avoid Trouble   Baseball   Umpire, Billy Evans claims that umpires can avoid trouble if they just turn their backs and walk away from bad situations, and American league President Ban Johnson has said that their will be a world’s series this year after all       6 paragraphs   national

Interest In Games Is Unrivaled   Baseball   There is huge interest in the upcoming game between t