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Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918 |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Knock Off Mission 5 With Ease Basketball Giants of the Hammond Community defeated the ILL. Armour Mission team 42 to 27 3 paragraphs local
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Toledo Fans Glad To Greet Sweeney Baseball New York Yankees catcher Ed Sweeney will has been sold to the Toledo Mudhens 1 paragraph national
Cubs, Not Robins Hailed By Fans Sign Of Spring Baseball Chicago Cubs will be leaving tomorrow night for their new California training camp 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Elaine Rosenthal Wins Florida Golf Title Golf Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Chicago has one the Florida state golf championship 1 paragraph national
Chief Benders Car Kills Man Baseball A man by the name of James Curban was killed in a car accident the owner of the car that called hm is believed to be Chief Bender a pitcher for the Athletics 1 paragraph national
New Quintet For E. Chicago Basketball New team formed mainly from students from East Chicago named the Calumet A.C. their coach will be J.T. Rosenthal 3 paragraphs local
Peerless Win Again Basketball Peerless A.C. defeat the Invincibiles 11 to 5 1 paragraph local
Darcy On Carpet Boxing State Boxing Commission will hear the complaints of Mulkern and Andrews against Les Darcy. They want Darcy to honor the contract to fight Gibbons if not be expelled from the state of Milwaukee for life. Evidence has shown that Darcy never signed the contract the only one who has is O’Sullivan 1 paragraph national
Welling Vs. Saylor Boxing Joe Welling and Milburn Saylor will fight in the Palace in the Bronx 1 paragraph national
Basketball Games Basketball Community Giants of Hammond defeated the Sinai Basketball Team of Chicago 40 to 18 1 paragraph local
Charly Schmidt Is Expert Bonesetter Baseball Charley Schmidt the Red Sox captain has recently started setting “bones” for is players whenever they break or dislocate one 1 paragraph national
K.O. Brown Tries To Get A Hard Nut Boxing George Chip a New Castle miner defeats K.O. Brown in Yougstown, O’Keef defeats Kid Williams and Joe Welling Defeats Saylor 6 paragraphs national
No Spring Shooting Hunting Federal law states there is a closed season on waterfowl in between Feb 1 to Sep 6 2 paragraphs national
Rivers Scores K.O. Boxing Joe Rivers knocked out Frank Murphy in 2 rounds in Columbus, Ohio 1 paragraph regional
Vicious Mat Bout At Lasalle Wrestling Curly Davis of Hammond and Billy Schober of Indianapolis wrestled to a draw at Moose Hall in ILL. By the time the match was over they were both covered in blood and both had to be carried from the ring 3 paragraphs local
War Would Not Hurt Baseball Baseball Baseball Player’s Fraternity declares that if war would prevail over baseball and that all hostilities with his players and management would have to be placed on hold 7 paragraphs national
Darcy’s Manager Still A Mystery Boxing The State Athletic Commission is currently pending whether or not O’Sullivan has any authority in signing contracts dealing with Les Darcy. O’Sullivan claimed to be Darcy’s manager at the time of the signing. Darcy Claims O'Sullivan was not and is still not his manager and therefore does not understand why he should have to live up to a contract he never signed. 2 paragraphs national
Hammond Vs. East Chicago Basketball Hammond High vs. East Chicago tonight and expects to win 1 paragraph local
Chief Bender Held For Auto Tragedy Baseball Charles A. Bender the Indiana pitcher was held without bail after allegedly killing a man with his vehicle 1 paragraph local
Darcy M’Coy Fight Is Off Boxing Darcy and Mc’coy fight is off due to contract difficulties which are currently plaguing Les Darcy 1 paragraph national
Yanks Start All Over With The Seasons’ Trip Baseball New York Yankees will hope to attempt a run at the pennant this year at consider themselves to be in the perfect shape to go for it 11 paragraphs national
Giants To Play Hamilton Parks Basketball Hammond Community Giants will take on the Hamilton Park Flye at the community gymnasium 1 paragraphs local
Volley Ball Tournament Volleyball Community Gymnasium begins a volley ball tournament starting out with two local teams the Eagles and Kites 1 paragraph local
Alex Sees Philly Head; Both Mum On Circus Bid Baseball Grover Cleveland leaves negotiating committee without signing a contract and saddened by the lack of progress made, when asked about the Circus contract he shook his head and refused to talk 1 paragraph national
L.A.C. Wins Again Basketball Lowell Athletic Club defeats the Hudson Brothers team of Hammond 1 paragraphs local
Dundee Boxes A Drew Boxing Johnny Dundee boxed a draw with Frankie Callahan in New York 1 paragraph national
P.Village Out With Challenge Basketball Pine Village team will face the World Champs the Orioles of Buffalo New York 2 paragraphs national
Break His Arm; Pal Moore Quits In Fourth Round Boxing Pal Moore boxed Kid Wolfe until he broke his left arm hitting Moore in the Jaw. Wolf continued to fight with a broken arm until there was so much damage done to the broken arm that the Ref had to stop the fight 2 paragraphs regional
Indiana Boxing Bill Fails To Pass; May Be Up Again Boxing Lower House of Legislator refused to pass the Indiana Boxing Law legalizing certain types of fights 1 paragraph regional
But He Can’t Get Gay With His Folks Boxing Fred Fulton statistics are compared to that of his siblings and parents 2 paragraphs national
Illinois Senate Gets Boxing Bill Boxing Senator Denver of ILL. will try and pass a boxing bill in his state allowing legalizing boxing 2 paragraphs regional
This is What Conductors Do in Their Spare Time Playing Cards Charles Conklin a Wabash conductor in his own time has played 100, 000 games of solitaire and is going for a record 3 paragraphs regional
East Chicago Wins Basketball East Chicago defeats Hammond at McKinley gym 27 to 24 1 paragraph local
Ice Skaters To Hold Big Carnival Ice Skating Western Skating Association will hold a skating competition at White City and all are invited to attend 1 paragraph metropolitan
Chief Bender Is Given His Release Baseball Managers at Philadelphia release Albert “Chief” Bender from their ball club starting this coming season 1 paragraph national
Chief Meyers’ Fix Baseball Chief Myers who played for the Giants will have a tremendous pay cut after being purchased by Brooklyn 1 paragraph national
Hammer And Saylor Box At Gary Tonight Boxing Ever Hammer will box Milburn Saylor In Gary. Hammer came out of retirement for this match 4 paragraphs local
Zbyszko Beats Veteran Rival In Mat Contest Wrestling Zbyszko defeats Jess Westergard of Des Moines in Chicago 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Stecher Defeats Santell Wrestling Joe Stecher of Nebraska defended his Champion wrestling title against the German Ad Santell 1 paragraph national
Big Games In Ass’n. Tonight Basketball Emerson in the regional lead for state championship and believes the up and coming games are going to be the toughest 4 paragraphs local
Basketball Fans Attention Basketball Dungeon Knights will play the St. Cyrils College of Chicago in a much talked about game 2 paragraphs regional
Jess Signs With Circus Boxing Jess Willard the heavy weight boxer will sign a contract with a circus performing feats of strength, 1 paragraph national
Bat Puts ‘Em To Sleep Boxing Bat Nelson writes Times a letter about what he is planning on doing in the ring 1 paragraph national
Murnane Recalls Memories Baseball Editorial featuring commentary on the passing of Sports editor Tim Murnane 7 paragraphs national
Hatch Fourth In Marathon Track and Field American by the name of Hans Schuster sets a record in a New York exhibition 1 paragraph national
Bowling League News. Bowling M.M team defeats the Gasman Bros. In three games straight in Hammond 3 paragraphs local
Burns Whips Zulu Kid. Boxing Frankie Burns defeats Young Zulu Kid in New York 1 paragraph national
Indians Want Joe Wood Baseball Joseph Wood a pitcher for Boston might be sold to Cleveland pending negotiations 1 paragraph local
New York Boxing To Die Jan. 1 Next Boxing Governor and Whitman and others have convinced legislation to end legalized boxing due to the unfortunate deaths of many young athletes. New York will end its legalized boxing circuit Jan1 4 paragraphs national
Pine Village Shines Some At Basketball Basketball World Champ Orioles will battle the Pine Village team in Indianapolis on Sunday 3 paragraphs local
French Lick Wants Tourney Golf French Lick Golf Club wants to have a regional tournament 2 paragraphs regional
Tigers In Running This Year Baseball Detroit tigers look to be a terrific prospect in the up and coming baseball season 7 paragraphs national
East Chicago Bowling Notes Bowling Dollins and Carber five defeated the Calumet Landers in two separate games 2 paragraphs local
Dodgers Uncertain Quantity As The Season Approaches Baseball Dodgers deciding on how to mange the lineup they currently have in order to produce the best season possible 10 paragraphs national
Darcy Says He’ll Battle M’Coy For Red Cross Fund Boxing Les Darcy claims he will show the world money does not mean everything to him if M’Coy fights him he will donate his purse to the Red Cross. Only if M’Coy vows to do the same thing. 1 paragraph national
Frank Moran, Expert Naval Gunner, Will Enlist In Case Of War Boxing Charles Francis Moran ex-boxing champ will join Navy in Case of War 1 paragraph national
Mitchell Leonard Match Is Closed? Boxing Benny Leonard and Ritchie Mitchell fight is canceled 1 paragraph regional
Is This Youngster Another H. Chase? Baseball Fred Henry of the Chicago White Sox has been called the H.Chase of the minors 1 paragraph national
Plan Big Games At Whiting Basketball Mystic Athletic Club of Chicago will face the Whiting Owls at home, Polarines defeated Whiting High 21 to 14 Owls defeat Naperville Y.M.C.A. 28 to 19 last night 3 paragraphs local
Breaks World’s Record In 24 Hour Skate Race Skating Robert Weeler of Denver breaks world record in roller skating race in Denver 1 paragraph metropolitan
38 Rounds Of Boxing At Racine Boxing Joe Bishop of Whiting will face Billy Kantz in John Wagner’s Auditorium which is said to be every boxers dream 10 paragraphs local
Nagdemans Lose Three Bowling LeftingWells defeat the Nagdemans 3 games straight 2 paragraphs local
Levinsky In Town On Way To Miske Go Boxing Levinsky and Miske fight scheduled in Chicago 1 paragraph regional
They Do It at Lyons Basketball Lyons High defeats Spencer High ?? to 17 1 paragraph local
Froebel To Clash With Hammond Five Tonight Basketball Gary Froebel five will face the Hammond High School in the Irving gym 8 paragraphs local
Bender Is Exonerated In Auto Tragedy Baseball Charles Albert “Chief” Bender was exonerated by coroner after being arrested for the murder of John C. Curran who died after being hit by the Chief. No foul play was found. It was simply a terrible accident 1 paragraph national
Big Game For Whiting Wednesday Basketball Mystic A.C. will face the Whiting Owls tomorrow night in the H.S. Gym 5 paragraphs local
Darcy Is Not Well Matched Boxing Les Darcy the middle weight and heavy weight champion of Australia will face M’Coy who is considered to be America’s champion middle weight. Many feel if Darcy does or can not defeat him quickly he has no match against Gibbons 5 paragraphs national
Coulon Gets A Draw Boxing Johnny Coulon draws against Steve Flessner in a bantamweight match 1 paragraph regional
Brezzy Sport Gossip Picked Up While Going The Rounds Boxing Regional Boxing examines some of the latest in Boxing News 5 paragraphs regional
Decision To Mandot Boxing Joe Mandot a New Orleans lightweight will drew against Willie Magnum of Memphis 1 paragraph regional
Headline---Hammond Lowered Froebel Colors By 32-19 Froebel Met With Defeat Basketball Hammond High defeats Gary Froebel 32 to 19 and places a dent in their running for the championship 7 paragraphs local
Fielder Jones Is Against Holdouts Baseball Fielder Jones claims any baseball player who has not signed a contract is an “undesirable” a few members have still not signed in hopes of receiving the pay they feel they deserve 1 paragraph national
Levinsky Shades Miske At St. Paul Boxing Billy Miske won by decision over Battling Levinsky in Minn. 2 paragraphs regional
White To Advertise For Sparring Mate Boxing Charlie White places ad in search of sparring partners 2 paragraphs local
Golf Not Robbing Game, Says Mack; Takes Issue With Hendricks Baseball Connie Mack manager of the Athletics claims golf and other sports are not taking away from baseball attendance 6 paragraphs national
Ridiculous Says Jack Baseball Jack Hendricks of the Indians who stated that “golf was robbing baseball of attendance” and has since been rebutled claims he said it in a trivial way and did not intend it to be published 1 paragraph national
Racing Car Overturns; H.B. Hutchinson Dead Racing Howard B. Hutchenson was owner of an auto company was traveling in a sports car when it turned over causing his death 1 paragraph regional
M’Cumsey Wins In The Big Match Boxing William M’Cumsey defeats Max Kuhn in Hammond 3 paragraphs local
Dillon Defeats M’Coy; Showing A Disappointment Boxing Jack Dillon defeats M’Coy in an upset 3 paragraphs local
Sunday Bouts At Track Opposite New Orleans Boxing Jefferson Parish Association would like to hold boxing events and considerations are being made 1 paragraph regional
