Monday, January 2, 1917 

Quakers Defeated By Oregon    Football     Oregon upset Pennsylvania by an amazing score      4 paragraphs    national

“Little Giants” Of Wabash College Give K.O. To Big University Teams    Basketball    5 Wabash College players defeated Purdue and the University of Illinois out of the “Big Nine”    1 paragraph    regional   

Baseball Review For 1916    Baseball    overview of the American and National pennant races    9 paragraph    National 

Kitty Bransfield Comes Back To The Majors As An Umpire    Baseball    former Phillies and Pirates first baseman signs on as umpire in the National League    1 paragraph    National 

Three Clabbys Named On All-State Pro Elevens    Football     three Hammond football team members elected to the first All State Pro Team, includes list of players    local 

Gunner Smith Sorry Relic Of The Past    Boxing    tells of Gunboat Smith, once great fighter, no longer in his prime losing to Frank Moran    4 paragraphs    National    

BlackBurns Makes A Hit In Toronto    Baseball    former White Sox player now plays in Toronto turns down job as their new coach    1 paragraph    National

Spike Kelly and Doig Box A Draw    Boxing    two boxers fight ten rounds and are declared a draw by the referee    1 paragraph    Professional                                             

Jimmy Clabby Loses To Fred Kay In Australia    Boxing    two middle weights box in Australia    2 paragraphs    local

Darcy Watches Miske Wallop K.O. Brown        Boxing       George “Knockout” Brown is KOed by up and coming fighter             1 paragraph    National  

There Were Many Fights    Boxing     documents  numerous fights across the U.S.      1 paragraph    National 

Owls Win Close Game    Basketball    Whiting Owls defeat Julia Gay Memorial in close victory    3 paragraphs    local 

Chicago Fans Invade South For Race Meet    Horse Racing    Chicago horse racers received a thrill when one of their own took home first place in New Orleans racing event    4 paragraphs    metropolitan 

Sports Winners for 1916    Sports    listing of Professional Baseball, Football, Golf, Tennis, Horse racing (Turf), Automobiles, Trap Shooting, and Automobile and Boxing Champions    9 paragraphs    National 

Levinsky Beats Gunboat Smith    Boxing    after 10 brutal rounds Levinsky defeats his oponent    1 paragraph    National

Tuesday, January 3, 1917 

Football Season Was One Of Mysteries    Football    describes the 1916 collage football season and the upsets that impressed many    7 paragraphs    National    

This Would Be Football Treat      Football      Pennsylvania to play against the All-American Eleven in a newly proposed stadium      3 paragraphs    National

Offers Les Darcy $30,000 To Box Miske    Boxing    Jawn the Barber offers Darcy a large purse if he will fight the winner of the Weiner and Miske bout   2 paragraphs    National

 Al M’Coy Receives Darcy Challenge    Boxing    Les Darcey of Australia challenges an American Al McCoy, a one time middle weight champion, to a match    1 paragraph    national

 Hobby Has Had Many Bosses in Baseball    Baseball        player for the Reds comes close to breaking a record as a man who has played under record number of coaches    2 paragraphs    National      

 Jack London Fascinated by Battling Nelson    Boxing    famous author was fan of boxing and recalls a famous fight with heavy weight Jack Johnson   7 paragraphs    National

 Curly Playing Sleuth Abroad; Now In Paris    Boxing    Professional boxer Jack Curly fighting abroad, last seen in Paris where boxing is illegal    4 paragraphs    national

 Emerson At Hammond    Basketball    a top ranked player from Gary will now play for the Hammond basketball team which is predicted to be phenomenal this year, includes schedule    1 paragraph    local

Negro Boxer Wins U.S. Army Title    Boxing    private Rufus Williams defeats Private Whitney Burns and wins the Armies welter- weight championship after 20 rounds    1 paragraph    national

 Howard To Handle Mickey Sheridan    Boxing    new manager will direct welter-weight    1 paragraph    National

 Telegram Made M’Graw Peeved    Baseball    Manager for the Giants receives a telegram accusing him of throwing a game and is outraged    6 paragraphs    National

 Wisconsin Pastor Gets Boxing Club License    Boxing    Rev. Fred Wedge formally known as “Kid” Wedge a former lightweight champion now minister opens boxing club in Wisconsin    4 paragraphs    Regional  

 Polarines Trounce Collegians    Basketball    the Polarines defeat the Gary Y.M.C.A. Collegians in Whiting and will face Bessinger who is considered an extremely quick team, includes schedule    3 paragraphs    local

 Murphy Outboxes Brooks    Boxing    Eddie Murphy easily defeats Terry Brooks    1 paragraph    National  

 Wednesday, January 3, 1917       No Paper Available 

Thursday, January 4, 1917 

Willard To Box At Milwaukee, Andrews Says    Boxing    Heavy weight Jess Willard scheduled to fight undecided candidate in Milwaukee    5 paragraphs    National

 Good Start For New Year    Basketball    Whiting High School Owls off to a good season    1 paragraph    local 

 Golf Bugs Stir    Golf    golfers skate across lake and use red balls to play on frozen ice covered terrain    1 paragraph    regional

 Williams As Manager    Football    ex-football player picked to be the new coach of a newly created team    2 paragraphs    National  

 Navin Not Interested In Pro Football League    Football    President Navin of the Detroit Tigers does not want a Pro Football team in his city    1 paragraph    National

 Maroons Defeat Knox Five, 46-26    Basketball    Team defeats home team considered a great victory    1 paragraph    metropolitan

 The New Year Will Be A Hummer In The Fight Game With Les Darcy Here And Perhaps G. Carpenter Will Be Along Later    Boxing    one international fighter is arriving and many think and hope others will follow    2 paragraphs    International

 Richard Says Willard is Through With Ring     Boxing        Tex Richard a famous promoter claims Professional boxer is going to quit    4 paragraphs    National

 Now It’s $100,000 Purse For Willard And Georges    Boxing    promoters are adding to the purse of the fight    1 paragraph    National

 Miske Has Arrived     Boxing    Billy Miske an average middle weight has advanced to the light heavy weight class and is considered a up and coming fighter   5 paragraphs    National

 Coach We’re All Anxious    Basketball    local high school coach promises to send basketball score to the Times and does not         4 paragraphs    local

Cleveland’s Outfielders Rank As Best Throwing Trio In Baseball    Baseball    out-fielding trio of the Indians considered best throwers in the league   1 paragraph    National

 May Get Chance to Start In Majors    Baseball       Claude Cooper, a great outfielder who played for the Brooklyn Federals might play for the Phillies   6 paragraphs    National

Friday, January 5, 1917

Football Big Four In State    Football         professional footbal teams in Indiana, such as the Clabby’s, are making names for themselves    11 paragraphs    local

 Arlie Mucks And Meredith Big Guns In Year Of Field    Track     collage athletes from Wisconsin distinguish themselves on the athletic field    1 paragraph    regional

 County Games This Evening    Basketball    local teams are discussed and critiqued such as Whiting, Hammond and East Chicago    3 paragraphs    local

 “Joys” In Majority At H.H.S.    Basketball    new coach at Irving gives team optimism this season at Irving School in Hammond      3 paragraphs            local

 Jeff Overall To Pitch Against Cubs On Coast    Baseball    former Cub pitcher sets up exhibition game against Cubs using Semi-Professionals    1 paragraph    metropolitan

 Return Of Michigan Is Opposed    Football    Dean of Chicago University opposes Michigan to enter football conference in fear of causing unnecessary bad feelings between universities    3 paragraphs    metropolitan

 Clabby Defeated Les Darcy    Boxing    Clabby an underdog fighter whom no one had paid attention too defeats the Australian Les Darcy    5 paragraphs    local

Saturday, January 6, 1917 

Control Makes The Pitcher        Baseball       Grover Cleveland Alexander a pitcher for Philadelphia is dominating the league            5 paragraphs     National 

 Jimmy Wilde, English Flyweight Champ, May Come Here To Fight     Boxing    Jimmy Wilde, a bantam weight fighter is planning on coming to the U.S.   1 paragraph    International 

 Football Has Money Appeal For Comiskey    Football    baseball Presidents decide on whether or not to invest in a National Football League    4 paragraphs    metropolitan

 Schaefer Bunts On The Golf Course    Golf    baseball coach “Germany” Schaefer and friends play a game of golf    2 paragraphs    National 

 East Chicago Bowling League Sparklers    Bowling    East Chicago, Whiting, and Hammond face each other in a bowling meet      3 paragraphs    local

 Hub Takes Lowell In Camp     Basketball      basketball camp is run in order to improve the abilities of the local players                   3 paragraphs    local

Emerson Victor In First Game    Basketball    Emerson high defeats Hammond in their first game of the season    1 paragraph    local

 Barry Is New Pilot Of Red Sox    Baseball Jack Barry is placed as new head coach of the Boston Red Sox    3 paragraphs    National 

 All America Selections Of Collegiate Athletic Stars    Track and Field       displays the names, schools and track and field event the athlete has dominated  1 list    National 

Les Darcy Asks To Fight M’Coy In First Battle    Boxing      Darcy who has set his sights on defeating the American middleweight champion M’Coy     1 paragraph     national  

 Richard Calls $30,000 Darcy Bluff By Reisler    Boxing    a self promoter by the name of Reisler had offered to pay Darcy 30,000 for a fight which ends up being a bluff    1 paragraph     national

 Welsh To Tackle Mitchell At Milwaukee    Boxing    Welsh is a lightweight champ who has been scheduled to box Ritchie Mitchell    1 Paragraph    regional

 Harness Rules Made Uniform    Horse Racing    a universal code of laws will be enacted trying to minimize the differences between horse tracks    2 paragraphs    National 

 Indiana Defeats Rose Poly    Basketball    Indiana defeats competing team    1 paragraph    regional

 East Chicago Trims Whiting    Basketball    East Chicago defeats Whiting High    1 paragraph    local

 Trapshooting Most Democratic Sport     Shooting    describes the sport as democratic, allowing any man, woman, or child to become successful       4 paragraphs    local

Monday, January 8, 1917 

Say Hammond Fans, We Have With Us Tonight   Football     discusses controversies surrounding prospects for the 1917 football teams   4 paragraphs   local

 Corbett Gives Health Rules In Church Talk      Boxing  former      heavyweight pugilistic champions discusses his lifestyle.            1  paragraph   national

 Williams Is Picked To Win In Chicago    Boxing      discusses upcoming world championship match between former champion and the new contender.   1 paragraph    metropolitan

 Mystics Win From The Owls     Basketball     tells about the victory of the Chicago team over Whiting.     1  paragraph    local

 Willard To Fight In Milwaukee     Boxing     tells of an upcoming boxing match.   2 paragraphs     national

 I.A.C. to Meet Wabash   Basketball      discusses match between Illinois Athletic Club and Wabash College          regional

 Auto-Sled Is New Winter Sport, But There’s Always Hockey   Sledding and Hockey   presents the fast new auto-sled and compares it with the popularity of hockey.    1 paragraph      regional

 Jimmy Floored By Dan Cupid   Boxing  Jimmy Clabby marries swimming champion from Australia.    1 paragraph    local

 Les Darcey Enjoys Wonderful Popularity    Boxing    middleweight champ arrives in New York City and receives warm welcome    5 paragraphs    National     

 Indiana Football Dates Are Named    Football    dates for up and coming college games are set    2 paragraphs     regional

 Pugilistic Pointers    Boxing     boxing star Brown speaks of his fight with Miske    1 paragraph    National     

 Donlin to Manage Memphis    Baseball    former New York Nationals becomes a manager the Memphis team    4 paragraphs    National      

 New Orleans Gets Championship Goal    describes Gibbons in New Orleans    1 paragraph    National    

 Sport Briefs    Baseball    various sport brief headlines describing baseball    3 paragraphs    National 

Tuesday, January 9, 1917 

Father Time Stops Attel “Comeback”    Boxing      former featherweight champion goes down in the fourth round    4 paragraphs   National  

 Kid Williams In Bout With Herman     Boxing     compares the two bantamweight fighters scheduled to fight today    5 paragraphs  National 

 Singer’s Dad Was Once Diamond Star        Baseball         opera singer’s father was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Nationals.     1 paragraph   National 

 Whiting 2 Defeats E. Chicago     Basketball    discusses high school basketball game between these 2 cities    4 paragraphs   local

 Cycle Grind To Start At Dexter Park Feb 11    Cycling    24 countries will be represented in a bicycle race in Chicago                  1  paragraph    Metropolitan 

 Wabash College Defeats Chicago “Y” Five 61-42     Basketball        two college teams played at Crawfordsville, Indiana.             1 paragraph    regional

 Sporting Comment    Various Sports    National teams discussed    4 paragraphs    National 

 Nagdemans Win Two    Bowling    local bowling teams battle each other in meet    2 paragraphs    local

 Cowler And Fulton Battle Tonight          Boxing        professional boxers Fulton and Crowler will face each other in New York       3 paragraphs    National 

 Joe Welling Too Clever For Kopin    Boxing    lightweight Welling defeats his opponent in match    1 paragraph    National 

Morris Given Verdict    Boxing    Morris wins by decision   1paragraph    National 

 Battle Hard To Draw    Boxing    Dick Loadman faces opponent in a bantam weight match    1 paragraph    National 

 Army Books Notre Dame, Penn And Navy    Football    Army faces college teams in coming events    1 paragraph    regional

 Zbyszko Downs Roller    Boxing                    not legible

 Maul Betsch To Be Pro?    Football    great athlete to become professional football player    1 paragraph    National 

Wednesday, January 10, 1917 

Bantam Title To Herman    Boxing    Herman given bantamweight championship by referees decision    National Professional Sports 

 Charlie White Asks for a Mitchell Match Fight Decisions    Boxing      lightweight Charlie White asks to fight Mitchell for a $15,000 purse    1 paragraph    National             

 Will The Old Men On The Red Sox Hold Up Next Season?    Baseball      age is an issue for outstanding Red Sox players           1 paragraph    National 

 Notre Dame Vs. Wisconsin To Play Football In 1917   Football    teams that have never played Notre Dame will    1 paragraph    regional

 Eddie Murphy Beaten    Boxing    Joe Connolly goes the distance in a 12 round bout     1 paragraph    National    

 Schiffer Trims Kansas    Boxing    Schiffer defeats Rocky Kansas in match    1 paragraph    metropolitan

 Minnesota May Repeal Present Boxing Measure    Boxing    the state of Minnesota debates the sport of boxing in their courts    1 paragraph    regional

 Fulton Winner Winner In Round One    Boxing    Fulton defeats Crowler in heavyweight match    2 paragraphs    National 

 Fight Decisions    Boxing    championship results in different regions    Index of winners    Index of fights    National 

Thursday, January 11, 1917 

Friday, January 12, 1917 

Sporting Writer On “Box” Game    Boxing    Gary decides whether or not they want boxing in there region    7 paragraphs    local  

 “Strike!” Is Order Of Fultz    Baseball    the baseball players fraternity is considering going on strike    2 paragraphs    National 

 Tom Jones Sees Fulton As Jess’ Next Opponent    Boxing    promoter is against Fulton boxing Willard    2 paragraphs    National   

 Maroons To Play Purdue In Basketball    Basketball    Chicago will face Purdue at a conference game    1 paragraphs    regional

 Wails Of A Boxer    Boxing    Boxer speaks of the hardships of the sport     2 paragraphs    National 

 American Giants To Play Winter Season In South    Baseball    the American Giants will play Florida    1 paragraphs    National  

 Wabash Collage To Tackle I.A.C.    Basketball    Wabash will play Illinois    1 paragraphs    regional

 Lowell A.C. Wins First Game    Basketball    Lowell Athletic Club defeats Monticello    2 paragraphs    local 

Saturday, January 13, 1917 

Gary Seeking Berth In Central League Baseball    Gary would like its teams to play in the Central League    4 paragraphs    local  

K.O. Brown To Box Moha In Racine Arena Jan, 22    Boxing    Brown setup to fight rival    1 paragraphs    regional      

 Wabash vs. Y.M.C.A.    Basketball    Chicago will play Wabash      1 paragraphs    regional

 Ted Meredith Critically Ill    Track and Field    star athlete becomes critically ill due to pneumonia    4 paragraphs    regional

 Miske Whales Charlie Weinert    Boxing                 Not legible

 Getting Lonesome Without Them    Not legible 

 Fight Decisions    Boxing    Summaries of current boxing matches    1 paragraph    National     

I A C 5 Defeat Wabash Collage     Not legible 

 Owls To Clash With Seward Meteors    Not legible

 Mullen, Old Slab Star, Now Manager    Baseball    star baseball player quits to become coach    1 paragraph    National

 Prepare For Bowling Congress    Bowling                 Not legible

 Betz Team Defeated    Not legible 

 Quits Ring, To Become Mermaids Manager    Boxing    Jimmy Clabby quits boxing to become a manager     local

 Benny Is Saying Not Much    Not legible 

Monday, January 15, 1917 

Walsh Arrives To Finish Drill For Mitchell      Boxing      lightweight champion arrives in Chicago ready to fight Ritchie Mitchell        4 paragraphs    National 

 Magnates Have Plans To Improve Game    Boxing    Mitchell is crowd favorite in up and coming fight    3 paragraphs    National 

 Owls Triumph Over Meteors        Basketball       the Whiting Owls defeat Thornton Fractional Meteors in a high school game         2 paragraphs    local

 Culver Cadets Beaten.    Not legible 

 Wilson “Y” Teams Win Two At Gary    Boxing    the Chicago amateur heavy weights defeat the Gary YMCA team    1 paragraph    local

Bloomington Boy Dies As Result Of Gridiron Injury    Football    football injury leads a fatality    1 paragraph    Regional 

 Onwentsia To Ballot Friday On Sunday Golf    Golf      including information needed to attend golf outing   1 paragraph    local

 Gary Y. To Stage Wrestling meet    Wrestling    the YMCA will host a local wrestling meet between themselves and other local teams    1 paragraph    local

 Bill Miske To Meet Test Jack Dillon Tomorrow    Boxing    a professional boxer meets with rival to discuss a meet                       1 paragraph    National 

 Charley Nelson Gets 289 For High Game Of Season    Bowling    describes the score of a regional boxer    1 paragraph    local

 Wabash College Jolts Chicago “Y” Five, 40 To 32    Basketball    the local YMCA basketball team faces Chicago and does not achieve a victory  1 paragraph    Regional 

 Not Until May    Boxing    the father of the boxer Jimmy Clabby receives a telegram informing him he will come home in May              1 paragraph    local

 No Waste For Oregon Football         Football            Not legible 

 Hammond Wins From Lowell Five    Basketball    Hammond High defeats Lowell in a high school meet            local

 Police Shoot Despite Snow    Not legible

 Tuesday, January 16, 1917 

‘It Is More Blessed To Give Than Receive,” Says Kid Wedge, Now    Boxing     ex-boxer turned minister teaches his youth how to box    1 paragraph    regional

Freddie Welsh Stung By Odds Favoring Rival    Boxing    Freddie Welsh enters boxing match the underdog    2 paragraphs    National 

Dundee Knocked Out by Willie Jackson    Boxing    Olympic AA boxer losing to an underdog    3 paragraph    National 

 Whiting Victor Over Parker High    Basketball    basketball game in Whiting results in a win by the home team who was in the lead after the first half   4 paragraphs    local

 Michigan And Nebraska Apart On Grid Contract    Football    Two Collage teams face each other in a confrontation off the field    1 paragraph    regional

 Nagdemans In Big Match    Bowling    Bowling teams in the region face each other in tough meets    3 paragraphs    local

 Fight Decisions    Boxing    lists of winners and losers of champion boxers 1 paragraph    National 

 Fulton’s Manager In Debt To Willard    Boxing    boxers manager wants to create a fight with his champion    2 paragraphs    National 

Wednesday, January 17, 1917 

Mitchell Winner Of Bout    Boxing    Freddie Welsh is defeated by Ritchie Mitchell in a ten round match    4 paragraphs    National 

Milburn Sayler Beats J. Murphy    Boxing    Jimmy Murphy is defeated by Saylor an Indianapolis boxer    1 paragraph    regional 

T. Cobb Will Not Strike    Baseball    Ty Cobb will not go on strike as earlier predicted   1 paragraph    National 

Big Game This Evening     Basketball    local high schools will play                local

Owls Have Game Tonight    Basketball    Whiting High School will face competition in region    5 paragraphs    local

Indian Football Star Held On Girl's Charge    Football   former Carlise School star involved in court case   1 paragraph    national

Thursday, January 18, 1917 

Sports Column New Boxing Bill Is Introduced    Boxing    a bill to establish a state athletic commission will be introduced in the House of Representatives in Springfield, Illinois.    5 paragraphs    regional

 Boxer Gets Out Of Army To Work    Boxing      champion’s appeal to avoid draft on the grounds that he must mine coal to support family is granted   3  paragraphs     National  

 Act To Kill Boxing Comes Up In Minn.    Boxing    the first step to repeal Minnesota’s boxing law was taken    4 paragraphs     regional

 Hammond-East Chicago Game    Basketball    announced high school game, its location, and the referees    1 paragraph    local

 Michigan Will Play Nebraska    Basketball    announces the upcoming game, its date and location    1  paragraph    regional

 Levinsky Is Given Shade Over Moha    Boxing    Levinsky beats Moha with in what is considered a good match    1 paragraph     National  

Jimmy Floored By Dan Cupid   Swimming   Jimmy Clabby manages an Australian female swimmer    1 paragraph   international

Friday, January 19, 1917 

Some Of The Leading Big League  Stars Are Among The Hold-Outs  Baseball    many players have refused to sign their new contracts citing the salary is too low    1   paragraph    National 

 You’ll Get Half If Welsh Signs White To Lewis    Boxing    lightweight boxers White and Mitchell want a chance to dethrone reigning champion Freddie Welsh before he retires    5 paragraphs    National 

 Brown And Moha After Other Bouts    Boxing    tells about the upcoming boxing match between the two boxers and who the winner will face    1 paragraph    National Professional Sports

 Villagers Play Wabash Sunday     Basketball   Claire Rhode is organizing a basketball team.  2 paragraphs    regional

 Downey Fights Draw With Frankie Murphy    Boxing    two fighters battle it out to a draw    2 paragraphs    National 

 Kilbane Hooted After KO     Boxing              Kilbane is hooted for delivering the second KO to his opponent as he was rising from the first KO    1 paragraph  National

 Owls Are After Valpo            Basketball         game between Whiting and Valparaiso      4  paragraphs     local

 Mike Gibbons Now Wears Wristwatch        Boxing    well known boxer now wears a wristtwatch.   1  paragraph     national 

Saturday, January 20, 1917 

Wild Riot Of Pupils On Street    Basketball    basketball players, coaches, and fans, from both the Hammond and East Chicago high school teams begin fighting in the Irving gymnasium.  As the East Chicago team leaves the gym later in the evening, they are attacked by a Hammond gang         7 paragraphs    local

 School Heads Deplore Affair    Basketball    the superintendents of both Hammond and East Chicago vow to take disciplinary measures but cite aggravation caused by the Hammond gang    1 paragraph   local

 Owls Beat Valparaiso    Basketball    a very close game ends with an Owls victory    2 paragraphs    local

 Whiting Loses To Steel Boys    Basketball    Gary Emerson High School beat Whiting by a good margin    3 paragraphs    local

 Chip Or Levinsky To Battle Darcy    Boxing    Chip and Levinsky’s promoters are each offering big purses for a match with Darcy    2 paragraphs    National 

 What Is Huggins going To Do            not legible

 Hayes Counts On Knocking Out Dory         not legible

 70 Games  -  $1.50  B.B.Scheme In South Bend      not legible

 Exmoors To Battle Owls       not legible

Monday, January 22, 1917                                  Articles not Legible 

Darcey Critizes The Arenas               

 Moha And Brown In Return Go  

 French Boxer Killed In Army Aerolpane  

 Jimmy Lavender Is To Pitch For Phills 

 Doesn’t Want Frat To Join A. F. Of Labor                              Articles not Legible 

 Three Days Of Racing A Week At Juarez  

 Bat Nelson ‘Wakes’Em Up’ From Stage  

 Special Bowling Match Game 

 Honors in First Half Of Mat Tourney Go To Gary ‘Y’ 

 Crown Point Five Plays Great Game With Valpo                         Articles not Legible 

 SPORTOGRAPHS  

 Nadgemans Take Two 

 These Pretty Girls Put On A Fast Bout And Don’t Mind Raps On Chin  

Tuesday, January 23, 1917                                  Articles not Legible

Moha And Brown Go To Draw 

 Fight Decisions  

 Mitchell Injures Hand 

Wealth Trial Up February 5 

 Falkenburg Should Be Back In the Majors                                Articles not Legible

 Owls Trim   

 Now They Want Tax Sunday Golf  

 Gotham Bill For 20 Rounds Is Planed 

Wednesday, January 24, 1917                                 

Articles not Legible 

Biggest Entry In History  

 ‘Long Shot Morse’ Dies In Montana  

 Chicago Golfer Is A Loser In Florida  

 Billy Whelan Wins  

 Football Trophy For Next Season’s Victors Is Excellent Piece Of Art

Articles not Legible 

 Bill To Permit 10 Round Bouts Offered In Iowa 

 Biggest Entry in History     Basketball    214 high schools will compete in the preliminary rounds of the Indiana State High School Athletic Association’s annual tournament.      7 paragraphs     regional    

Welling To Box Leo Johnson, A Colored Crack    Boxing  announces that  Joe Welling of Chicago will box Leo Johnson                2 paragraphs   local

 Elgin Collegians To Play Whiting Owls        Basketball     former college ball players from Elgin IL will play against Whiting High School.  2 paragraphs     Local

 Herman To Fight Ertle In St.  Paul    Boxing    announces upcoming fight.    1 paragraph    regional

 Chicago Golfer Is A Loser In Florida    Golf    the only Chicagoan to qualify for the Belleair Golf Tournament was eliminated in the first round.    1 paragraph    metropolitan

 Bill To Permit 10 Round Bouts Offered In Iowa    Boxing    a bill to regulate the number of bouts and the duration of each bout was presented in the House of Representatives.    4 paragraphs    regional

 Football Trophy For Next Season’s Victors Is Excellent Piece Of Art    Football    J.L.Lambert, a sculptor has donated a statue glorifying football to the Eastern league.  Eastern schools will compete for the trophy.    1 paragraph    National 

 Billy Whelan Wins    Boxing   Whelan beat McFarland in three rounds.    1 paragraph    National 

 Resent Boards Action

Articles not Legible 

 Dead Iowa     

 Cubs To Figure In Big Deal    

 Darcey To Fight M’Coy March 5 In Gotham Ring  

 Former DePauw Gridiron Star To Fight For France

Articles not Legible 

 Big Game At Whiting Tonight  

 Mitchell Is Out With Broken Hand  

 Basketball Games  

 Northwestern Five Beats Iowa, 24-15

Articles not Legible 

 Tom Gibbons To Battle Bob Moha  

 Physical Instructor  

Friday, January 26, 1917

Articles not Legible 

Willie Jacson Now Tales Big Money And Wants To Grab-F. Wealsh’s Title  

 College Stabs To Play Pro Football Here  

 Ouimet’s Lost Is Nation’s   

 Britton in Draw With O’Dowd             

 New Gymnasium At Valparaiso       

 To Play Whiting          

Hoosier Middleweight Announces His Retirement From Fight Game                     Articles not Legible 

 Stick To Old Training Quarters  

 E. Chicago Defeated Lowell 

 Hammond Defeats Whiting, 19 To 11           

 Weinert To Fight Fulton On Feb. 12  

 Snodgrass Holds Out              

 Indoor Tourney For The Golfers    

 Articles not Legible 

 Emerson Defeats Frobel High  

 Two Cub Hurlers One Sox Infielder Send Contracts 

 Welling Victor Over Johnson  

 Alex Asks $15,000; Is Offered $8,000 

 Monday, January 29, 1917 

Racing Bid Is Now Up To Darcey     Boxing    Nate Lewis will meet with the Australian boxer to set up a match.    3 paragraphs    National 

 Burnham Making Good     Boxing     Burnham beats Willie Astey.    1 paragraph    National 

 E. Scott Is A Hold Out           Baseball           shortstop for the Red Sox has returned his contract unsigned.    1 paragraph    National   

 Richie Mitchell, Lightweight Star, To Battle Kilbane, Feather Champ    Boxing   due to an injury to his wrist, Mitchell postponed his fight with Kilbane.   1 paragraph    National        

 Whiting High Loses Two   Basketball     Whiting High School lost against Lane Tech’s 2 teams.    2 paragraphs    local   

 Willie Ritchie Here With A Bantam Star       Boxing       boxer will make Chicago his headquarters for the winter season.              1 paragraph    regional

 Darcey Junket A Flivver    Boxing    the American public did not show interest in the boxing exhibition planned by Darcey.              3 paragraphs    Professional National 

 Dallas Housetop Suggested Turtle-Back Diamond To Fabian    Polo    the surface plan of a new Polo ground was presented.      3 paragraphs    Regional Semi-professional        

 Gary Y. M. C. A. Again Wins A. A. F. Mat Tourney    Wrestling    article describes wrestling tournament with Gary Y.M.C.A. as winners.    6 paragraphs    local 

 3 Hammond Scraps Tonight    Boxing             Hammond police threaten to arrest all parties involved in upcoming boxing matches set with Chicago boxers. 2 paragraphs    local       

Crown Point Wins Game    Basketball      defeat of the Polarines by Crown Point High School.    3 paragraphs    local        

Nagdemans Defeated    Bowling      defeat of the Nagdemans bowling team by the Howard Majors team.    2 paragraphs    local      

Cigarette Habit Begins To Tell On Carpentier     Boxing    middleweight Carpentier was huffing during the third round at a benefit   3 paragraphs    National    

Whiting Owls Defeat Laporte Y. M. C. A.     Basketball    Owls travel to Laporte on Saturday evening coming home with a victory    4 paragraphs    local 

Ellis Second In High Jump Event      Track and Field       Luther E. Ellis member of  Hammond high faculty fights for track events.    1 paragraph    local

 Basketball Game    Basketball    the Hammond All star team wins over Gary Y. M. C. A.    1 paragraph    local 

Tuesday, January 30, 1917 

Whiting Boy Gets Shade   Boxing    Spectators cheer two young boxers      8  paragraphs    local

Darcey Refuses Bid To Go With Brownat Racine    Boxing    Darcey refuses this fight because he is offered a larger purse for a fight at Madison Square Garden.    3 paragraphs    National         

 Ed. Walsh Officially Released      Walsh is no longer a member of the White Sox team.    2  paragraphs    metropolitan 

 Old Time Catcher Victim of Highballs    Baseball         Former Cincinnati Reds player, Mike Haggerty was brought up on intoxication charges.     4 paragraphs  National   

Emerson Of Gary Leading     Basketball    Emerson school is leading in the Lake County High School Basket Ball Association          3 paragraphs    local 

Will Enter Women’s Western    Golf    the Hammond Country Club will apply to the Western Women’s Golf association.                 2 paragraphs    local

Wednesday, January 31, 1917 

Football Prepared Him For Work As Judge    Football    Judge Willie Heston believes football training in fair competition can create honorable citizens.   7 paragraphs    National

 Golf Dope Due For New Shock     Golf    article discusses older players and speculates about the younger players.    7 paragraphs    National  

Leonard Trims Bloom     Boxing    Leonard tries out his new uppercut on Bloom.    1 paragraph    National  

If Henry And Hoblitzel Strike Ban Johnson Says They’ll Get The Gate    Baseball          American League president allegedly stated that if Hobitzel and Henry participate in the baseball strike, he will boot them out of the league.    1 paragraph    National 

Old Time Fan Tells Of Indiana’s Longest Fight    Boxing       fan recalls longest boxing fight which ended in a draw.                      13 paragraphs    regional 

Michigan Should Fire Coach Yost, Professor Says    Football     professor alleges Coach Yost has peculiar characteristics that are detrimental to the team.      4 paragraphs    regional