Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918

                         

           

Thursday, February 1, 1917

Brown To Box Smith At Racine    Boxing    George K.O. Brown and Jeff Smith must face each other in order to determine who will fight Australian champ Les Darcy    4 paragraphs    local

President Tener Favors Putting Clocks Outside    Baseball       President of the National League plans to back the proposition turning all clocks ahead for one hour 5 months of the year. He claims fans should support this bill which will provide more daytime for baseball and other forms of “physical and mental enjoyment”         1 paragraph    national

Gunboat Smith In Draw With Moran    Boxing    Gunboat Smith of New York faces Jack Moran of St. Louis in a twelve round match to a draw    1 paragraph    regional

Phillies’ Star Thinks Of  $15,000 Salary    Baseball    Grover Cleveland star pitcher has held out on his $7,000 a year contract in hopes of acquiring a 3 year $15,000 contract. President William F. Baker states the team needs to cut “expenses” starting with the player’s salaries.        1 paragraph    metropolitan

Owls In Great Game    Basketball    Whiting Owls defeat the Phoenix Club of Valparaiso due to incredibly fast and accurate passing. The Polarines on the other hand were defeated by the Armour Missouri team   2 paragraphs    regional

N.Y. Governor Asks Repeal Of Boxing Law    Boxing         Governor Whitman as well as Senator George Slater will ask the state legislators to demand the repeal of the Frawley boxing law. The law permits legalized boxing under certain conditions and has come under attack due to the recent death of Stephen F. McDonald. He died after being struck in the solar plexus in a legalized bout.              3 paragraphs    national

Discuss Series Problem    Baseball    John P. Foster secretary of the New York National League Club discuses with other baseball owners how to go about distributing the revenue from the World Series    5 paragraphs    national

Whiting Skaters One, Two In Contest Of Two Miles    Skating    Whiting skaters take first and second place in a two mile race in the White City    3 paragraphs    local

Hammond And Crown Point Fives Play    Basketball    Hammond high school basketball team will play Crown Point for the first time this year in Irving gymnasium in Hammond    1 paragraph    local

Basketball Game    Basketball    The Dungeon Knights are to play the Irving A.C.     1 paragraph    local

Fight Decisions   Boxing    Recent fights     National 

Bishop To ox Before Eagles    Boxing    Joe Bishop, a Whiting lightweight, will box in front of the Hammond Eagles, promises to put on a show    2 paragraphs    local

Vic Saier Of Cubs Says He Has Not Signed    Baseball    Vic Sailer a Cubs player refuses to admit to local papers whether or not he has signed a new contract with his team   1 paragraph    metropolitan

Boxing Bill Is Up Wednesday    Boxing    Open forum to be held discussing the Epstein Bill in Springfield ILL. Discussion will feature both pro and anti-boxing advocates    1 paragraph    local

This Large Athletic Star Loves To Do Crocheting In The Evening    Football    Albert Pierotti star football athlete at Washington and Lee University tells a reporter he enjoys spending quiet evenings at home crocheting    1 paragraph    local

 

Friday, February 2, 1917

Flivver Champs Are Busy    Boxing    Freddie Welsh wants to box Charlie White for the lightweight championship    4 paragraphs    national

Girl Athletes Star In Great Winter Carnival At St. Paul    Winter Sports    Carnival in St. Paul Minn. Offers a variety of winter sports for everyone to enjoy    1 paragraph    regional

Brown To Fight Smith In Racine    Boxing    Knockemdead Brown will face Jeff Smith the New York middle weight in Racine         3 paragraphs    local

Governor Asks The Repeal Of Ring Law    Boxing    Gov. Whitman of New York appeals to the state legislators in the hope of removing the current law which legalizes  boxing     1 paragraph    national

Calumet Country Club Buys Ground    Sports    Officials buy land in ILL. to create a country club    1 paragraph    local

Comisky Sighs Buckner    Baseball    William C. Buckner will be the White Sox’s trainer this season    1 paragraph   metropolitan

Fight Bill for Indiana    Boxing    Thomas Brolley who is responsible for Sunday baseball will be promoting a bill legalized boxing in Indiana    1 paragraph    local

Basketball Schedule    Basketball    Schedule of local teams    1 paragraph    local

Owls Tonight At Huntington    Basketball    Owls will face the Huntington Athletes who have not been defeated on their own floor    4 paragraphs    local

Coe to Play I.A.C. Five    Basketball    Coe Collage Iowa state champs will play the Illinois Athletic Club at Michigan Ave. gymnasium    1 paragraph    metropolitan

Famous Dive    Swimming    Greek sponge fisherman dives 202 feet, believed to be a worlds record    1 paragraph    international

Joie Ray Makes A New Running Mark    Track    Joie Ray of Illinois A.C. sets a new worlds record at 6:45 in the mile and a half race. He was nearly 20 yards ahead of Johnny Overton who is considered to be Yales marathon star   metropolitan

Fight Decisions    Boxing     Boxing Statistics    National

 

Saturday, February 3, 1917

Whitman Raps Bouts And Bets For New York    Boxing and Horse Racing     Gov. Whitman states he is not against boxing but is against the way in which boxing is being carried out. Recently a boxer had been killed and was simply removed from the match and replaced by the next contenders. Governor Whitman believes this to be immoral. He also opposes a bill legalizing gambling at the race track contending the constitution prohibits it and does not see how that clause can be bent.            4 paragraphs    national

Whiting Owls Are Defeated    Basketball    Owls are defeated by the skills of the Huntington team who remain undefeated at home. Polarines will play in club gym tonight    2 paragraphs    local

Will Walsh Become A New Magnate    Baseball    Ed Walsh pitching star for the Cubs will more than likely be playing for the Des Moines Club next season    6 paragraphs   metropolitan

Bat Nelson To Pull ‘Patti’ At St Louis March 17    Boxing    Bat Nelson will face Pierce Matthews of St. Lewis on St. Patrick’s Day in front of Pierces home crowd in what Bat claims might be his last fight    1 paragraph    regional

Accident Coroner Decides    Boxing    William Hicks is released and cleared of the charges dealing with a Boxer whom he injured and consequently, died. The deceased was named Stephen T. McDonald and was struck in the solar plexus by the accused and died while in the ring           1 paragraph       national

Whiting Wins And Loses    Basketball    Whiting’s first and second teams lost one game and won the second against their competitor Froebel school of Gary    1 paragraph    local

Brown Booked for 3 Matches    Boxing    K.O. Brown looking forward to boxing Les Darcy but will have to wait until he defeats his upcoming opponent George in February    1 paragraph    local

Crandall Goes To Coast Next Season    Baseball    Karl Crandall who has played second base for the Indianapolis American League has been traded to Salt Lake City    1 paragraph    regional

Forms Baseball Team    Baseball    The Standard Colts a football team will create a baseball team that will consist of 14 to16 year olds    1 paragraph    local

Hammond Defeats Crown Point High    Basketball    Hammond defeats Crown Point 24 to 18 in the Irving Gym.    1 paragraph    local

Lowell Wallops Rensselaer    Basketball    Lowell A.C. defeats the Rensselaer team 34 to 12        1 paragraph    local

Will Play Woodlawns    Basketball    Hammond Community Gymnasium “Giants” will play against the Woodlawn Athletic Club of Chicago in their first home game of the season    2 paragraphs    local

 

Monday, February 5, 1917

All Star Hockey 6 Is Victor    Hockey    Indiana Whiting hockey team including the Williams Brothers defeated the Muncie Harmon Cooper All-Stars 9 to 0 in Muncie's first defeat this year    3 paragraphs    local

Nagdemans Win Two    Bowling    Nagdeman bowling team defeats the Baumgarten’s El Rector in two games at the Randolph Bowling League    3 paragraphs    local

Snodgrass Is Through With Baseball    Baseball    Boston Player Fred Snodgrass will not re-sign contract due to a salary cut of $4,000 dollars and therefore will go play for the Braves    1 paragraph    national

Why Not Steal First? Is Suggestion of Fan    Baseball    Percy D. Haugton president of the Boston Braves received a letter from a fan suggesting that players be allowed to steal first base whenever they can, to liven up the game    2 paragraphs    national

Rollie Zeider Old Cub Star, Will Be Minor League Owner And Manager    Baseball    infield star will finish season off and become manager of the Fort Wayne Central League    1 paragraph   metropolitan

Here’s One For Pine Village    Football    Bernard H. Koyle will play football for the University of Iowa and is considered a fantastic prospect    1 paragraph    regional

South Bend Piles Up Good Sized Lead    Basketball    South Bend defeats East Chicago high 36 to 21    local

Bike Riders Start For Chicago Today    Bicycling    Bicycle riders from the east coast head for Chicago’s annual 144 hour bike ride    1 paragraph    metropolitan

Dreyfuss Is Loser In Three Years    Baseball    Barney Dreyfuss owner of the Pirates has lost $70,000 in the last three years as owner of the ball club    1 paragraph    national

Whiting Owls Strike Snag At Ft. Wayne    Basketball    Whiting Owls were defeated by the Fort Wayne Lyceeum Feds, at Fort Wayne on Saturday    2 paragraphs    local

After Thirteen Years    Baseball    Jack McFetridge dies in his Philadelphia home and is remembered for coming back to play baseball from a 13 year retirement    1 paragraph    national

Bowlers Back President In Break With Germany    Bowling     Bowlers gather at the hotel La Sale and discuss electing bowling delegates to a bowling committee as well as Wilson’s break with Germany    1 paragraph    local

Badger Commission to Bar Welsh for Life    Boxing        Freddie Welsh supposed to have boxed Ritchie Mitchell and did not show up in Wisconsin, therefore the Wisconsin Boxing committee will plan on barring Welsh from ever stepping foot in the state                     1 paragraph    national

Darcy Fails To Arrive In Chicago    Boxing    Les Darcy supposed to have arrived in Chicago but is forced to remain where he is in New York due to a storm    1 paragraph    national

 

Tuesday, February 6, 1917

Big Game Scheduled For Owls    Basketball    I.A.C. will face Whiting in their Auditorium. Jack Gilroy an Umpire from Gary will work the game    6 paragraphs    local

The Polarines Win    Basketball    Polarines defeat Presbyterian Church 23 to 20    1 paragraph    local

Fight Decisions    Boxing   Fighting Decisions    National

Says He Belongs In Ananias Club    Basketball    Newsman claims the Crown Point vs. Gary basketball game did not due the justice to Crown Point because of main referee’s biased opinion on his home town of Gary             4 paragraphs    local

Seeks Bout    Boxing    Jack Nejson manager of Vincent Ketchek of Cicero asks the Times to promote his featherweight fighter, whom he believes can take the championship    1 paragraph    local

Advocate Changes In Baseball    Baseball    John K. Tener president of the national league reviews propositions intended to make baseball more exciting    5 paragraphs    national

Coulon Beats Sharkey In Ten Round Bout  Boxing    Johnny Coulon boxer from Chicago fights Jack Sharkey in a ten round match metropolitan

Bantam Champion To Fight Ertle    Boxing    Pete “Kid” Herman bantamweight champion of the world will fight Johnny Ertle of St. Paul on 2/16    1 paragraph    local

Both Sox And Cubs In Trades    Baseball    Comisky owner of the White Sox and Cub owner Weeghman are looking to acquire new players for next seasons roster    2 paragraph    metropolitan

Waidner Again Heads Western Tennis Body    Tennis    Western Lawn Tennis Ass. Reelects Harry Waidner to be their president    1 paragraph    local

Troy A.C. Program    Boxing    Five matches will be held in the Troy Athletic Club in Troy hall on Sunday    1 paragraph    local

Darcy Shows In Chicago    Boxing    Les Darcy arrives in Chicago. He is 5’6 inches tall yet has hands that are claimed to be as wide as bricks    5 paragraphs    regional

Darcy Wants To Talk About Jeems    Boxing    Jimmy Clabby and Les Darcy want to meet and have a conversation about Clabby’s future    1 paragraph    regional

 

Wednesday, Feb 7, 1917

Gibbons To See Darcy In Chicago    Boxing    Mike Gibbons who is considered America’s greatest middleweights wants to have a meeting with Les Darcy who is ranked Australia’s finest middleweight in order to promote a fight      4 paragraphs    national

These Two Pirates Are Called The Most Graceful Batters In The Game    Baseball    Bill Hinchman and Frank Schulte play for the Pirates and are considered to be the two best hitters in the game    1 paragraph    national

To Play Joint Game    Basketball    Double header for the price of one, the Owls will play the Laporte Y.M.C.A and the Whiting High School Team will play a Chicago team    1 paragraph    local   

Here’s The Stove League Well Won    Baseball    Stove League will more than likely start consisting of 6 cities and will play games on Sundays    1 paragraph    local

Cutshaw Is Ready To Quit    Baseball    George Cutshaw has decided to quit playing baseball for the Dodgers as their second baseman. Rumor is that he has been blamed for teams losses    5 paragraphs    local

Lowden Orders Fights At Ottawa Called Off    Boxing    Governor Lowden of ILL. needed to call the deputy sheriff to prohibit a boxing match from being carried out in a public building which the governor states is illegal    2 paragraphs    regional

Ted Lewis Knocks Out Kid Graves    Boxing    Milwaukee welterweight Kid Graves was knocked out by Ted Lewis at the Sporting Club of Brooklyn    1 paragraph    national

Indiana Beaten By Purdue, 24 To 18    Basketball    Star of the game Smith helps Purdue defeat Indiana    1 paragraph    regional

Chicago Hockey Stars To Meet Hoosier Team    Hockey   Chicago All Stars are set to face the most “aggressive”  hockey team in the league the Richmand Indiana team        

Big Game At Whiting    Basketball    Illinois Athletic club will face the Whiting Owls on their home court, game is expected to decide the long awaited rivalry between the two    5 paragraphs     local

Big Games This Week In League    Basketball    Emerson High School will face East Chicago in E.C. this week    3 paragraphs    local

Fight Decisions    Boxing     Boxing Decisions        National

T. Gibbons Beats Moha In New Milwaukee Club    Boxing    Tom Gibbons out boxed his opponent Bob Moha in Milwaukee       1 paragraph   regional

 

Thursday, February 8, 1917

Owls Are Bagged By I.A.C. Team    Basketball    Owls are blown out by the I.A.C team of Illinois 59 to 19    3 paragraphs    local 

Toll The Bell    Boxing    A bill which will repeal Minn. Boxing law is pushed forward by the State Senate    1 paragraph    national

War Claus In Coach’s Contract    Football    Coach Robert C. Folwell of the University of Pennsylvania had to sign a new contract with his University which includes a war clause stating in the event of a war he must halt all athletic activities    2 paragraphs    national

Hammond Motorcycles Start On Losing Trip    Motorcycling    Motorcyclists leave Hammond Ind. On a long trip heading for South Bend    1 paragraph    local

Two Baseball Bugs Will Get Together    Baseball    Patrick Riley and Billy Clifford two baseball promoters will join forces to promote the White Sox baseball team    4 paragraphs    metropolitan

Entry Blanks For Tournament Out    Basketball    A secretary for the Indiana high school Athletic Assoc. has sent out blank entries for the Basketball Tournament which is being scheduled    1 paragraph    local 

Darcy To Appear At C.A.A. Show    Sports    Chicago Athletic Club will feature a host of champion boxers and wrestlers amongst them will be Les Darcy of Australia    1 paragraph    metropolitan

Darcy And Gibbons In Chi. Talk Here    Boxing    Les Darcy and Mike Gibbons make admirable comments about each other and focus on the future match    3 paragraphs    metropolitan     

 

Friday, February 9, 1917

Gary Bout Set For Feb. 23      Boxing    The Elks Lodge will cosponsor the up and coming Hammer-Milburn Sayler fight                  6 paragraphs      local   

Hammond On The Basketball Map    Basketball    The Community Giants Hammond’s All Star basketball team will face the Hammond High School in the community gym in their second game of the season      2 paragraphs    local

Carpentier Condition Is Very Poor    Boxing    George Carpenter suffers wounds in trench combat and is therefore not going to be able to box for at least 6 months    6 paragraphs    national   

20 In Ice Skating Race    Ice Skating    20 of the fastest skaters in Chicago will compete in a 1 mile race in the White City                  1 paragraph    metropolitan

Another Bid For Darcy    Boxing    Promoter Jack Kanner will offer Les Darcy and Jack Dillon $20,000 dollars each if they agree to fight in a twenty round match    1 paragraph    national    

Zuppke Loses Fullback    Football    Bob Knop will not be able to play for Bob Zuppke this season due to “examinations”                1 paragraph    regional

K.O. Brown Keeps Busy    Boxing    George Knockout Brown will fight Battling Levinsky in New York    1 paragraph    national          

Illinois Man Winner    Trap Shooting    Ira Galbraith has been declared the trap shooting winner in the Pinehurst N.C. trapshooting contest prize was $1,000    1 paragraph    local

Doyle Made Captain Of Club Team    Baseball    Larry Doyle has been appointed captain of the Cubs by their manager Mitchell     1 paragraph    metropolitan 

Hammond Fans Hail City Assn.    Basketball    Physical director Meade of the Hammond School and H.E. Wilson of the community gymnasium have started a city league and are looking for teams to participate    2 paragraphs   local

Laporte Y.M.C.A. Will Be Next For Whiting Owls    Basketball    Whiting Owls will play the ILL. Athletic Club on 2/10                3 paragraphs    local

Harvard Cornell Crews Will Not Meet In Race    Rowing    Cornell will not row against Harvard this year due to the inability of management to agree on a date    1 paragraph    national

West Virginia House Passes Boxing Measure    Boxing    Lower House of representatives voted on a bill legalizing boxing in the state of West Virginia    1 paragraph    national

Dungeon Knights VS Irving A.C.    Basketball    Dungeon Knights will play against the Irving A.C. at All Saints Hall on 2/9               1 paragraph    local

Basketball Games    Basketball    Hammond vs. Froebel and Hammond vs. East Chicago will be played are to be played on Friday and Saturday night    2 paragraphs    local

Coffev Beats Devere    Boxing    Jim Coffey defeats Bob Devere in a ten round match at the Clermont    1 paragraph    national

Peters Victor Over Caldwell    Boxing    Jimmy Peters out pointed Chuch Caldwell in a ten round bout on the west side                      1 paragraph    regional

West Hammond Fans Enthusiastic    Sports   The Columbia Athletic Club in Hammond has built a money pot that has been describes as “boiling over” with money in the hopes of starting a semi pro baseball team as variety of other sports    4 paragraphs     local

Philadelphia to Draw    Boxing    Tommy Jamieson and Joe Walsh fought a to a total of 6 rounds on 2/9    1 paragraph    regional   

 

Saturday, February 10, 1917

Emerson Retains The Top    Basketball    Emerson School of Gary defeats East Chicago  44 to 20 on 2/10   1 paragraph    local

Hammond Quintet Swamped    Basketball    Gary Froebel Five defeat the Hammond High 37 to 20 on 2/10 was considered to be one of the best games of the season    6 paragraphs    local  

Brown Cancels Bout.    Boxing    George Knockout Brown refused to fight Battling Levinsky because he claims Levinsky wanted an unfair amount of the split, he will fight George Clip on 2/19    1 paragraph    national  

6-Day Bike Riders Try Out Track    Bicycling    Bike riders will ride in a 6 day race will start in Chicago in Dexter Park                   4 paragraphs    metropolitan

Owls To Meet The Laporters    Basketball    Whiting Owls will face the Laporte Y.M.C.A. team who won the Laporte county Championship the game will be tonight    3 paragraphs    local

Dungeon Knights Victors.    Basketball    Dungeon Knights defeated the Irving A.C. 27 to 19    3 paragraphs    local

Gary Elks Sign Up Boxers    Boxing    Joe Deutsh signed Ever Hammer and Milburn Saylor to box at Gary Theater    1 paragraph    local

Moore to Fight Wolfe.    Boxing    Young Pal Moore will fight Kid Wolf in a Bantam match in Cleveland on 2/20    1 paragraph    regional

Willard Denies Match    Boxing    Jess Willard will fight Fred Fulton in New York on 3/20    1 paragraph    national

Robinson Trounces West.    Boxing    Tommy Robson defeats Chick West in 12 rounds in Mass.    1 paragraph    national

Joe Burman Winner    Boxing    Joe Burman of Chicago defeated Johnny Solzberg in the Harlem Club last night    1 paragraph    national

Fight Decisions     Boxing      Boxing decisions    National

Darcy Will Insist On 20 Round Bout    Boxing    Les Darcy states he will fight Mike Gibbons only if Gibbons posts his share of the match as a forfeit in order to guarantee a re-match. Rumor is that Darcy fears Gibbons Speed and wants insurance against losing their in their first fight       1 paragraph    national

$7,000 Won By Clabby.     Boxing    Les Clabby in Australia gambling on horse racing and wins $7,000 dollars in a day                     1 paragraph    national

Oh, You Sunny South!    Football    American Giants shut out the Lincoln Giants 2 to 0    1 paragraph    national

Yokel to Defend Title.    Wrestling    Mike Yokel the recognized middle weight champion of the world will defend his championship against Ben Reuben    1 paragraph    national

 

Monday, February 12, 1917

2,500 See Start Of 6-Day Race    Bicycling    Two athletes are injured when they collide on the 144 hour bicycling tournament that went underway yesterday from Chicago    3 paragraphs    metropolitan

Pelky Knocked Out    Boxing    “Kid” Norfolk champion boxer of Panama knocked out Arthur Belky in 13 rounds    1 paragraph    national

Brooklyn Dodger’s Star Outfield Is Holding Out On Boss Charley Ebbets    Boxing    Charley Ebbets Brooklyn Dodger owner will cut his players salaries in order to cut spending some players are refusing to sign new contracts    1 paragraph      National

Nagdemans Roll Stiff Set Of Pins    Bowling    Nagdeman bowling team defeated the Mineralities in two separate games                  2 paragraphs    local

Pugilistic Pointers    Basketball    Joe Smith defeated Joe Murphy of Chicago and Joe Bishop a featherweight will have 5 matches in the next two months    2 paragraphs    regional

Art Staff makes Wonderful In Big Chicago Amateur Skating Derby    Skating    Art Staff wins two mile skating competition at derby held in Chicago    1 paragraph    metropolitan   

Welling Claims An Overshot    Boxing    Jimmie Johnston claims his boxer Joe Welling should be considered the American Lightweight Champion of the World considering there is no one else left to beat in his boxers weight class of 133 pounds                       8 paragraphs    national

Hub Team Beats Whiting    Basketball    Crown Point defeats Whiting High 19 to 15 at Whiting    2 paragraphs    local

Mulkern Is After Darcy Gibbons Go    Boxing    Frank Mulkern a Milwaukee boxing promoter flies to New York to see if he can arrange a Darcy Gibbons match    1 paragraph    national   

Fulton To Battle Weinert Tonight    Boxing    Fred Fulton will fight Charlie Weinert tonight in New York    1 paragraph    national

Nate Lewis Now Has Carl Morris    Boxing    Nate Lewis is now promoting Carl Morris matches    1 paragraph    national

Flossmor Gets Golf Event For Westerners    Golfing    Woman’s Western Golfing event will be held in Chicago on 8/27                  3 paragraphs    metropolitan

Whiting Defeats Laporte    Basketball    Whiting Owls defeat Laporte 40 to 16    1 paragraph    local

Hammond Battles For Third Place    Basketball    ILL. Armour Mission team  will battle against the Giants of the Hammond Community Gymnasium    4 paragraphs    local

 

Tuesday, February 13, 1917

Knock Off Mission 5 With Ease    Basketball Giants of the Hammond Community defeated the ILL. Armour Mission team 42 to 27        3 paragraphs    local 

Herman Defeats Sammy Sandow    Boxing    Pete Herman defeats Sammy Sandow to become the bantam weight champion of the world in Cincinnati.       1 paragraph    regional

Root Hands A Trimming In Six Rounds    Boxing    Artie Root of Cleveland defeats Willie Jackson in a 6 round bout                      1 paragraph    regional

Is Yingling Going To Retire Or Not    Baseball    Earl Yingling pitcher for Minneapolis will retire after this season    1 paragraph    national

Whiting Plays At Hammond Wednesday    Basketball    Whiting high will play Hammond at Whiting High School gymnasium           2 paragraphs    local

Fight Decisions    Boxing    Boxing Decisions    National

Stagg To Teach Football In West This Summer    Football    (Old Man) Stag of the University of Chicago Athletic Ass. will teach football at Washington School state collage         1 paragraph    regional

Baltimore. And Buffalo   Boxing    George Thany defeats Willie Jones and Knockout Bronon defeats Harry Greb    2 paragraphs    regional

Shed Weight, Golf Advice Stars Of Pastime Slender    Golf    Discussion of body sizes and height regarding to the skill of a golf player    15 paragraphs    national

Tennis Men Have Scrap On Hands    Tennis    United States National Lawn Tennis Association will discuss methods in how to conduct affairs    5 paragraphs    national

These Pretty Hands Belong To Pug And He Has Them Valued At $20,000    Boxing    Bernard Leonard a New York lightweight has hands insured at $10,000 dollars    1 paragraph    national

Why Boxing Is Passing On    Boxing    A critique of the system of boxing in which it often places fighters in easy win situations and does not give the fans their money’s worth (uses the Fred Fulton vs. Weinert as example)   3 paragraphs    national  

Fulton Wins In Round 2    Boxing    Fred Fulton defeated Weinert in Two rounds and the fight had to be stopped by the referee who felt Weinert was being mauled    7 paragraphs    national   

 

Wednesday, February 14, 1917

League Magnates At Meet    Baseball    The rumors that the players were going to strike seems to be void league owners will meet to discuss up and coming events    6 paragraphs         national   

Davenport Of The Browns, Hurt    Baseball    Dave Davenport of the pitching crew of the St. Louis Browns accidentally shot himself threw the chest and is laying in a hospital bed in Texas    1 paragraph    national

Leonard Ready For New Chance    Boxing    Benny Leonard proves to New York fans he should be given a chance to fight the champion Freddie Welsh after proving himself most recently in a series of matches    7 paragraphs    national   

National In Break With Frat    Baseball    The National League severs itself from the Baseball players fraternity and will now await Dave Fultz president of that “union” to make the next move       4 paragraphs    national

Bike Pair Loses Lap In Big Jam    Bicycling    Two cycle’s drop behind in the race yesterday named Ohrt and Grimm making their chances of success more difficult        2 paragraphs    metropolitan

Purdue Five Beats Maroons, 16 To 13 Tops Big Nine Again    Basketball    Purdue Boilermakers defeat Chicago 16 to 13 and are therefore once again ahead of Minn. In the overall rankings    2 paragraphs    metropolitan

Harry Pollok Sued    Boxing    Harry Pollok fight promoter sues Freddie Welsh and manger stating that they owe him $560 from a $1,100 purse Welsh had won    1 paragraph    regional

Fast Game For Owls    Basketball    Loyola University will play the Whiting Owls tonight in their gymnasium    3 paragraphs    regional

Boxing In Sunday School    Boxing    Boxing license issued to a Sunday school in Wisconsin    1 paragraph    regional

Olympia Fields To Build Clubhouse    Golf    Olympia Fields Country Club will attempt to purchase land and create a golf course     1 paragraph    metropolitan

Freddie Yelle Wins    Boxing    Freddie Yelle defeats Harry Carison in a two round fight    1 paragraph    regional

 

Thursday, February 15, 1917

Hammond Scalped Whiting    Basketball    Hammond High defeats Whiting 35 to 8 at Irving Gymnasium 2/14    6 paragraphs    local

Indiana To Have Boxing?    Boxing    Representative Newman T. Miller proposed bringing in legalizing boxing provided that it be “kept on a higher plane” oh, and that it be taxed 8 ½ percent, by the state       3 paragraphs    local

Les Darcy Signs To Box Gibbons; $50,000 Purse    Boxing    Les Darcy will fight Mike Gibbons for a 50,000 dollar purse in Milwaukee the purse will be divided up equally    4 paragraphs    regional

Fight Decisions      Boxing   Boxing Statistics    National

Bishop Lays Frankie Cold    Boxing    Joe Bishop of Whiting defeats Frankie White in Hammond in the lightweight division               2 paragraphs    local

Baseball Team Is Organizing    Baseball    Hot Stove League has started acquiring players and teams and has recruited the Harry Portz’ All Stars    2 paragraphs    local

Fulton Gets Bid For Morris Bout    Boxing    Fred Fulton might fight Carl Morris an Oklahoma heavyweight    2 paragraphs    regional

New Outlaw League Seen    Baseball      Baseball Player’s Fraternity has decided it might have to go on and create it’s own league if the management will cooperate    4 paragraphs    national

Banner Quits Game    Boxing    Freddie “Kid” Banner from East Chicago and the Harbor has decided to quit boxing and become a manager    1 paragraphs    local

Discuss Sunday Golf At Onwentsia Club    Golf    Onwentsia club may soon start having Sunday golf , vote by the board of directors at the Lake Forest Club voted 181 to 103 for Sunday golf    2 paragraphs   metropolitan

Team Of Six Footers    Baseball    Cleveland American team will boast next season that it will have 10 six foot tall players                  3 paragraphs    regional

Ritchie At Springfield To Boom Measure    Boxing    Ex-lightweight champ Willie Ritchie went to Springfield in order to promote boxing legislation    1 paragraph    local

Glen Oaks Gets Chicago Golf    Golf    The Chicago District Golf Association will host a gathering in Glen Oaks June 21-22             1 paragraph    local

 

Friday, February 16, 1917

What Will “Cubs” Do This Year?    Baseball    The Cubs have a new manager Fred Mitchell and are expected to do well in the up and coming season    12 paragraphs    metropolitan

Boxing Measure Holds Interest    Boxing    Fans throughout the state help push boxing legislation    1 paragraph    local

Darcy Denies He Has Signed For Gibbons Go    Boxing    Darcy claims he never signed anything stating he would fight Gibbons in Minneapolis or any where else for that matter he stated his manager might have signed something but that was without his consent and he will not live up to that contract. Undecided whether or not the match will take place.        6 paragraphs    national

Sinai Coming To Play Giants    Basketball    Hammond Giants will play the Sinai of Chicago on 2/17    3 paragraphs    local   

Owls Are After Revenge    Basketball    Owls will face the Triangles tonight in the High school gym    2 paragraphs    local

L.A.C. Beats St. Joe Collage    Basketball    L.A.C. defeats St. Joseph 28 to 20    1 paragraph    local

Diamond Stars Will Keep Step To Martial Airs    Baseball    The American Baseball League will start to perform military drills as part of their regimen    2 paragraphs    national

 

Friday, February 16 , 1917

Jones To Get Darcy, Is Hot Tip    Boxing    Thomas Edwards Jones is now Les Darcy’s new manager and promises to try and solve the dilemma of a Darcy and Gibbons fight    2 paragraphs     national  

Richie Fights At Richmond In March    Boxing    Richie Shebert formally of Hammond is announcing he is the “undeclared featherweight champion” indicating he will return to the ring after recovering from severe head trauma due to his last match                     5 paragraphs    regional

George Will Have To Work This Season    Baseball    George Chaimers of the Phillies has been traded to Kansas City and is expected to play many more innings    1 paragraph     national

Indiana Gary Beats East Chicago, Joe    Basketball    East Chicago five lost to Emerson High and the New East Chicago Club was beaten by the Community Giants of Hammond       2 paragraphs    local

Cubs At Home       Baseball   List of games to be played at home     1 paragraph  National

Crown Point Lays It Over Hammond    Basketball    Crown Point defeats Hammond High at the local gym      6 paragraphs         local

Saylor To Box Joe Welling    Boxing    Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis will box Joe Welling of Chicago in a long awaited match on 2/19 in Indiana       1 paragraph       local

Dillon Is Given Decision Over Gunboat Smith    Boxing    Jack Dillon of Indianapolis defeated Gunboat Smith of New York in New Orleans    2 paragraphs    national

Owls Out For Revenge    Basketball    Owls face the Hammond Triangles tonight in a return game here at the high school gym           4 paragraphs    local

Emerson Gets It’s 12th    Basketball    Emerson high School wins it’s 12 straight victory against East Chicago High    4 paragraphs    local

Outplay The Rileys    Basketball    Dungeon Knights defeat the Riley’s    2 paragraphs    local

Johnny Ertle And Herman In Draw    Not legible

 

Monday, February 19, 1917

Owls Of Whiting Challenged    Basketball    Hammond, East Chicago and Gary teams all want to challenge the Whiting Owls to determine who is the best        4 paragraphs    local  

Frankie Whitney Wins.    Boxing    Frank Whitney defeats Earl Henderson in 7 rounds    1 paragraph    local   

Evans’ Conquer on Links Killed In War.    Golf    C.B. Mac Farlane has passed away in war, he was considered a tremendous golfer    1 paragraph    national 

Fans Watch Giants As Season Nears    Baseball    New York Giants will leave for Marlin Texas for Spring Training                      12 paragraphs    national

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