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Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918 |
Thursday, July 1, 1915
Kitchell loses on points Boxing Chicago boxer Kitchell loses after 15 rounds of fast milling 1 paragraph National
Will McLean Play Again in Majors? Baseball Catcher Larry McLean of the NY Giants is suspended after failure to return to NY on designated day, use of intoxicating beverages, uttering threats of violence, and conduct unbecoming a gentleman and ball player 1 paragraph National
They Want a Game Baseball Robertsdale team, the Grays, looking for games 1 paragraph local
A Chance for a Game Baseball Lansing Greys traveled to Bernice and won 14-5 1 paragraph local
Purdue Star Fatally Hurt Football Richard Abrell, star halfback, was fatally injured when he became caught in the gears of a local factory. He is in critical condition. 1 paragraph local
Motorists at Sioux City Try Track For Contest Auto Racing First practice for the 300 mile race in Sioux City, IA. Twenty-one cars are entered for a $15,000 sweepstakes. Dario Resta, winner of the Chicago race is entered. Eddie Rickenbacher will also race. 1 paragraph National
Willard Will Insure His Arms for $100,000 Boxing Heavyweight Champion Jess Willard made insurance application to cover each arm for $50,000. 1 paragraph National
Arrest Gustave Touchard Tennis Touchard, former National indoor tennis champion, arrested for stealing from his place of employment 1 paragraph National
Welling Leaves to Meet Azevedo Boxing Joe Welling, promising Chicago lightweight, left for Memphis to face Joe Azevedo in an 8 round match 1 paragraph regional
Friday, July 2, 1915
Clabby Working For Bout Boxing Jimmy Clabby will fight Soldier Barfield in NY 3 paragraphs local
It’s ‘Pa” Johnson Now; Makes a Home Run Baseball Washington Senator’s pitcher Walter Johnson has a baby boy 1 paragraph National professional
Welsh Promises to Lace C. White Boxing Freddie Welsh and Charley White exchange quips on beating each other in upcoming fight @ Brighton Beach. 4 paragraphs National professional
Will Play Annual Outing Golf Lake County Medical Association plans for its outing in August 1 paragraph Regional Other
Tennis Schedule for N.I.T. League Tennis Local fans of Northern Indiana tennis league will have to travel to Valpo to see action this week. Next week Valpo will play in Hammond. 1 paragraph Local
Milwaukee Wants Big Go Boxing Milwaukee bids for Jess Willard-Jim Coffey match to place this fall. 1 paragraph national
Saturday, July 3, 1915
Many Fans to See Fight Boxing Hobart to host contest between Jack Morris Croak of Hammond and Joe Genail of E.C. and St. Louis. This is the first boxing match for Hobart. 2 paragraphs local
Jessup, the “Come-Back” Kid Boxing Jimmy Clabby’s trainer, Ted Jessup, will visit friends in Hammond on his return from Australia. 5 paragraphs local
Cycle Trips Motorcycling Members of the Yale Club will travel to South Bend on Sunday and Cedar Lake on Monday. 1 paragraph Regional
Cub Park Secured For Pythian Yearly Field Day Track Knights of Pythian of the Calumet Region will participate in a big field day on August 28 @ Cub Park, Chicago 5 paragraphs local
Seven Club League Baseball Order of the Moose signified its intention to enter a team in the City League. 1 paragraph local
Well Where Are They All? Auto Racing Hammond and Munster agreed to an auto race but now participants are nowhere to be found. The race was to prove their autos could go eighty to ninety mph 2 paragraphs local
Henning Watched By Friends Baseball Pete Henning of Crown Point is pitching well for the K.C. Federals and scouts may want to grab him next spring 3 paragraphs local
Newsies Play Games on Monday Baseball Three ballgames to be played by local newsies. One team will be made up of colored boys. 1 paragraph local
Monday, July 5, 1915 No Paper
Tuesday, July 6, 1915
Whiting Defeats Harbor Team Baseball Whiting defeated Harbor team for the third time this year.1 paragraph local
J. Croak Battles Genail Boxing Jack Croak defeated Joe Genail in Hobart fight 8 paragraphs local
Baseball and Boxing at Newsies Day Baseball Newsies played baseball at their picnic 2 paragraphs local
Wednesday, July 7, 1915
Welling Even with Azevedo Boxing Joe Welling of Chicago and Joe Azevedo of Sacramento boxing contest called a draw. 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Early Morning Golf Too Much for McGraw and Players Get Orders Baseball Manager McGraw of the Giants has had to fine his players if they get up too early. Players were golfing before arriving at the ballparks. 11 paragraphs national
Matt Sternberg Makes Denial Baseball Indiana Harbor team denies playing the Cuba Cigars of Hammond. The Cigars actually played the Nagdeman team. 1 paragraph local
Doc Powers Peculiar Chatter Finally Got Tim Hurst’s Goat Baseball Umpire Tim Hurst had to ask catcher Doc Powers to quit trying to call the pitches. 3 paragraphs national
Wants Another Chance at Ernie Wrestling Curly Davis wants another try @ Ernie Warner, who defeated Davis last week in Hammond. 2 paragraphs local
Amateur Games Baseball The Kindt Colts defeated the Zimmerman Colts of Hammond. The Lansing Greys will play a team from Gary next week. 3 paragraphs local
Rickenbacher Omaha Winner Autoracing Rickenbacher won the Omaha 300 race yesterday as well as the 300 mile race in Sioux City, IA on Saturday. He was driving a Maxwell. 3 paragraphs national
Griffiths and Mandot Draw Boxing Joe Mandot comes from behind to have match with Johnny Griffiths end in a draw. Match took place in Canton, OH 2 paragraphs regional
Thursday, July 8, 1915
New Arrangements Please Managers, Fans and Men Baseball The Hammond City League remains at 7 teams. Teams now have days off to free lance or watch other teams play. 1 paragraph local
Clabby Again Disappointed Boxing Clabby’s fight in NY is postponed a week. His fight last week in Evansville was called off because of a boxing ban in that city. 2 paragraphs local
Savage Has Shade of “Al” Reich Boxing Jim Savage defeated Al Reich after Savage’s long lay-off. 3 paragraphs National
Gotch May Meet Stecher Wrestling A Chicago club and an Omaha organization have offered a $25,000 purse for a match between Gotch and Stecher. Gotch is presently a retired heavyweight world champion. 1 paragraph national
Golfers to Start Title Play Today in District Event golf Charles Evans, the winner of the first amateur championship of the Chicago Golf Association last year, will be unable to play this year. 2 paragraphs Metropolitan
Friday, July 9, 1915
Hammond Loses to LaPorte Golf Hammond Country Club traveled to LaPorte CC and were defeated. Match was very friendly and golfers look forward to LaPorte playing in Hammond in August. Scores posted. 3 paragraphs local
Kinberg Exhibits Some Great Stunts Motorcycle Racing “Boss” Kinberg ran away from the field in a 25 mile race but slowed up on last lap and was passed by James Boynton of Chicago. 3 paragraphs Metropolitan
He Waits Warner’s Answer Wrestling “Curley” Davis waits for answer from Ernie Warner. Davis, who was defeated weeks ago, would like a rematch. Provision requested is the toe hold be barred. 1 paragraph regional
Matty’s Poor Form Laid to “Golf” Rheumatism Baseball Giant pitcher Christy Mattewson may be out due to golf rheumatism. 1 paragraph national
Cannon’s Cracker Turns Track in 32 Auto Racing Hammond mechanic proves auto can do 32 seconds on dirt track. 2 paragraphs local
Now Please Keep This Quiet Baseball Notice to baseball fans of upcoming game between The Times and the employees of the Hammond Federal Building 1 paragraph local
Gary to Play @ Hammond Tennis Gary team will play locals @ Hammond CC next Saturday. 1 paragraph local
Jack Didn’t Get Scratched Boxing Jack Croak came out of match with Joe Genail without a mark. 1 paragraph
Hoosier Golfers Survive in Event Golf Central States Golf Association tournament Upset when John Marshall, Kentucky champion, lost to Ed Zimmer of Indy. The finals will consist of 3 men from Indianapolis and 1 from Crawfordsville. 3 paragraphs regional
19 Race Horses are Killed by Storm Horse racing Train crash outside of Cincinnati kills some of the best horses that raced at Latonia. 2 paragraphs National
Amateur Ring Titles Awarded in City Tourney Boxing Sportsmen’s Club hosts tourney. 1 paragraph local
Saturday, July 10, 1915
Another Lake County Boy Climbing the Boxing Ladder Boxing Bantamweight Mike Oswego of East Chicago fought in NY and has yet to lose a fight. 3 paragraphs local
Jimmy Gets First Black Eye Boxing Jimmy Clabby received his first black eye in over thirty fights. He got in practice preparing for his match with Soldier Barfield. 2 paragraphs local
Hot Game On Today Baseball Kelly Speed boys and the Western Steel Car Foundry are battling for baseball supremacy in Hammond. 1 paragraph local
Want A Game Baseball Northside A.A. are looking for a Sunday game. 1 paragraph local
Golf @ CC for Today Golf Golf program @ Hammond CC will be match play 1 paragraph local
West End to Play Kindt Colts Baseball Kindt Colts of Lansing are playing the West End of Hammond (formerly the Zimmerman Colts). Last week the West End defeated them. 1 paragraph local
Hammond’s Pup Gets New Honor Dog Show “Don Monty” captured three firsts @ the Hinsdale dog show. 3 paragraphs Metropolitan
“Vets” Walk to Hammond Walking In preparation for a 200 mile walk in White City, George Stocks and Dan O’Leary walked from 12th St. and Wabash to Hammond. This was 22 miles done in 4:52. 1 paragraph local
Challenge Produces Results Wrestling Ernie Warner will give Curley Davis a return match. Both wrestlers are local boys 2 paragraphs local
Freddie Welsh in Chicago for Rest Boxing Lightweight champion Freddie Welsh will take a two months’ rest before beginning contests in September 3 paragraphs National
Watch the Moose Baseball Moose plays first game with vim, vigor, and clever ball playing 1 paragraph local
Cubans @ Harbor Baseball Harbor team will play the Havana Stars, a team from Cuba. Harbor is the best semi-pro but knows this will be a tough game. 1 paragraph local
Monday, July 12, 1915
Hammond Golfers Play Against Col. Bogey Golf P. A. Parry won match against Col. Bogey, who was at three-quarter handicap. 2 paragraphs local
Havanas Fall Before Attack of Harborites Baseball Harbor Team defeated Cuban team from Havana. 1 paragraph local
Course @ Elgin Like Speedway Auto racing Ralph DePalma, Italian, looked over this year’s improved Elgin course. He will defend the Chicago Automobile Club and Elgin National challenge cups in August. 5 paragraph metropolitan
Azevedo Due in NY Boxing Californian Joe Azevedo will arrive in NY to face Ralph Grunan. 1 paragraph national
City Fuels Herd Moose Baseball City Fuels, leaders in Hammond baseball, defeated the Moose team 11-2. 1 paragraph local
Baseball Results Baseball East Chicago beat the Hammond Knights of Pythias in a doubleheader. 1 paragraph local
Tennis Matches Are Postponed Tennis Valparaiso team fails to show up for match against Hammond. 1 paragraph local
All Saints’ Team is Defeated Baseball Robertsdale Greys defeated the All Saints’ team. 1 paragraph local
Dodgers Win Baseball Indiana Harbor Dodgers won after a late inning rally 1 paragraph local
Erie Beats Express Baseball Erie sluggers are unstoppable against Hammond Express. 1 paragraph local
Clabby Off for Oshkosh Boxing Jimmy Clabby will fight a 10 round bout in Oshkosh before meeting Soldier Barfield. 1 paragraph local
Diamond a Duck Pond; No Drains Baseball Games were cancelled due to flooding conditions at Harrison Park. Construction of a running track is to blame. 2 paragraphs local
Women Swimmers After World’s Champions Swimming Three women, Louise Debus, Josephine Bartlett, and Lillian Howard, will compete in the world champion Panama-Pacific Exposition. They will race with the men since no other women can give them competition. 2 paragraphs national
Johnny Evers Seems to be a Popular? Cuss Baseball Boston Braves Johnny Evers is back after being out with a bad ankle. He played well against the NY Giants in spite of all the booing. 8 paragraphs national
Prints in Terrific Drive; Batter Down Postal Force Baseball The Times adds to its long list of victories by defeating the post office. Refreshments were served between the 3rd and 4th innings and at the end of the game. 6 paragraphs local
Tuesday, July 13, 1915
Clabby Winner By a Wide Margin; Defeats Farmer Boxing Jimmy Clabby beat Frank Farmer 5 paragraphs local
Joe Bishop is Hungry For Fight Boxing Joe Bishop wants to box after being idle for six month. 3 paragraphs regional
Dillon Wins Tough Battle Boxing Exciting bout in NY sees Jack Dillon beat Jimmy Howard 1 paragraph national
Billiard Game For Cue Fans Billiards Hammond city tournament winner Harry Towle will meet Shorty Beall, the champion of the southern states. 2 paragraphs local
Curley Doesn’t Want the Toehold Wrestling Rematch between Curley Davis and Erne Warner has met a stumbling block. Warner will not bar the toehold 2 paragraphs national
Tom Gibbons Trims Miskie Boxing Legalized boxing opens in Minnesota. 1 paragraph regional
White Boxes Saylor Tonight Boxing Two good punching lightweights, Charlie White of Chicago and Melburn Saylor of Indianapolis, will fight in Boston tonight. 2 paragraphs regional
“Bat” Nelson Good Citizen He’s Told By Mrs. Young Boxing ‘Bat’ Nelson, a former champion lightweight pugilist, thanked his former teacher, Mrs. Young. She told him to honest and never smoke. 3 paragraphs national
Nagdemans, 8; White Oaks, 1 Baseball Nagdeman Colts defeated the East Chicago White Oaks 1 paragraph local
Wednesday, July 14, 1915
Hoosier Gets Draw Boxing Young Saylor, who was considered the underdog, was able to win 8 out of 12 rounds. Officials, however, called it a draw. 4 paragraphs regional
Motorists Race @ Chicago Track on October 16 Auto racing Speedway Park will promote a fall championship race. The race will be 350 miles for a $25,000 purse. 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Clabby Has Two Bad Eyes Now Boxing Jimmy Clabby’s fight with Soldier Barfield to be postponed because of his second black eye. Clabby got the first in practice and the second in his bout with Farmer in Oshkosh. 3 paragraphs local
Boxing Notes Boxing Levinsky a winner over Rosen in Philadelphia while Chuck Nelson beat Monk Fowler in St. Louis. 2 paragraphs national
Gets A New Pitcher Baseball The Columbia A.C. team representing West Hammond has added a new pitcher. 3 paragraphs local
Zimmermans, 8; Kindt Colts, 7 Baseball Kindt Colts of Lansing traveled to Hammond and lost to West Hammond. Colts looking to fill open days. 4 paragraphs local
Hammond Golfers are Invited Golf Hammond CC golfers are invited to a golf competition in Cleveland, OH. Eleven associations will be represented. At present, none of the Hammond golfers will be attending. 3 paragraphs local
Diddel Wins Golf Title Golf Crawfordsville CC delighted that Will Diddel won the Central Golf Asso. Tournament in Highland. 3 paragraphs regional
Wentworths Lose to Athletics Baseball Indiana Harbor Athletics defeated the Wentworth Juniors. 1 paragraph local
Star Golfer Shot in War Golf Scotch golfer Lt. Norman Hunter is on the British list of “wounded and missing”. He had visited the U.S. twice. 1 paragraph International
East Gary Has Some Team Baseball The Morrisons of Valparaiso lost to East Gary. Crowd felt game was cleanest and fastest ever played there. 2 paragraphs local
Thursday, July 15, 1915
Gibbons to Fight as Pro Boxing Frankie Gibbons will fight Willie Findley in ten rounds. 1 paragraph National
Girls to Battle for Ring Title Tonight Boxing Fourteen hundred women of Tulane Seminary will witness ring battle between Ms. Stevens of LA and Ms. Coleman of MS. Professor Hanson, the referee, was the only man allowed 1 paragraph national
Ex-Amateur Beats Azevedo Boxing Ralph Grunan defeated Joe Azevedo.Grunan is running for pro-championship of his division. 1 paragraph national
Plug Up The Knot Holes Baseball Boys will be admitted to all Western Baseball League week day games in St. Joe, MO for free. Plan will keep boys out of trouble. 1 paragraph national
Happiness and Health in Golf Says Evans Golf Chuck Evans says golf can be hard to break into. Land set aside will yield healthy, happy citizens. 4 paragraphs Metropolitan
Friday, July 16, 1915
Only Two Extras Allowed Baseball Lake County School League voted that only two ‘extra’ players can be picked up by teams. Teams must have seven regular players on the field at the start of the game or forfeit. 3 paragraphs local
They Have The Flag Staff Ready Baseball City Fuels & Supply still holds lead even though they are three games behind on the schedule. They have ordered a flag staff to hoist the pennant. 3 paragraphs local
Only Six Teams Now Baseball The East Sides and Moose team will band together. This will make them one of the best teams in the league. 2 paragraphs local
An All Star City League Team To Go Barnstorming Baseball Fans will pick All-Star players. The Times will aid the team with news. 8 paragraphs local
Umpire Alleges Conduct of Players Was Not Good Baseball Hammond team protests delay of game by East Chicago team. EC team was waiting for a pitcher. paragraphs local
German Derby To Be Run Sunday Horse racing German Derby will be run in Hamburg. Last year it was run on the day of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo. 3 paragraphs International
Jack White And Travers Draw Boxing There was a draw between Jack White and Jimmy Travers in a Chicago Heights boxing match. 1 paragraph local
Tener Says Evers Must Explain Baseball The league will investigate Captain Evers of the Boston Braves’ remarks reflecting the integrity of the game. 1 paragraph national
East Chicago Knights Play Whiting Sunday Baseball Hammond Knights of Columbus will stay in the K of C interurban league despite being invited to join Hammond Amateur League. 3 paragraphs local
Saturday, July 17, 1915
Wolgast to Box Welling Boxing Wolgast will meet Joe Welling in the opening bout in Minnesota under their new boxing law. 1 paragraph regional
Game For Gibson and Standards Baseball Game arranged for the Gibson and Standard teams. 2 paragraphs local
Zimmerman Colts vs. Kindt Colts Baseball Zimmerman Colts of Hammond will travel to Lansing to play the Kindt Colts. Each team has a 1-1 record with the other team. This will be a hard fought game. 1 paragraph local
Plymouth To Play Game Tennis Gary team has the fastest quartet. 1 paragraph local
Baker Pays Hometown A Visit Baseball Charles Baker stopped in Hammond to visit before continuing with the country tour of his all-star Indian team. The Indian team had trained in Hammond this spring. 2 paragraphs local
Dinner Golf Tournament On Golf Two teams were chosen for the golf Tournament. Losers will buy dinner for the winners and the ladies. 1 paragraph local
Gary Tennis Fans Get Schedule Tennis Schedule for Gary tennis tourney. 1 paragraph local
Tabor Sets a New World’s Mile Mark Track Norman Tabor, former runner for Brown and Oxford universities broke the world’s professional and amateur record in the one mile. He was clocked at 4 minutes and 12 3-5 seconds. 2 paragraphs national.
Monday, July 19, 1915
M. W. A. Camps Organizing For Pleasure Unknown Members representing the M. W. A. camps of Lake County met for the purpose of establishing a Tri-city Pleasure Hub. Lodges from Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago were present. The proposed organization would promote social and fraternal relations of the camps in the county. 5 paragraphs local
Keystones Win Two Baseball The Keystones of West Hammond defeated the West Hammond Stars 13–10 and then defeated South Chicago 9 –3. 1 paragraph local
Hammond City League results Baseball Results of league games 1 paragraph local
Giants Win Baseball Hammond’s colored team the Giants defeated Whiting in Whiting 7 – 6. 1 paragraph local
Flynn Pitches Winning Ball Baseball Bill Flynn pitched the Hammond Knights of Columbus to a win over the K. of C. team from Fernwood, IL. The game was played in Fernwood. 1 paragraph local
Federals Win From Columbias Baseball Federals beat the Columbias at the H.A.A. Park grounds in Hammond by a score of 6 – 5. Both teams hit a home run in the third inning. 1 paragraph local
Mistake Smoke of Yachts Watching Race For That of German Liners Yachting British patrols cut short the second of the yachting trials. Seeing smoke they thought that German liners were getting away. The Resolute who was leading most of the way lost because of time allowances for its shorter dimensions. 1 paragraph International
Michigan City, 5; Indiana Harbor, 4 Baseball Indiana Harbor suffered its first defeat at the hands of Michigan City Greys. The game was played in Michigan City. 1 paragraph local
Hammond Beats Whiting, 6 To 1 Baseball The home team, Whiting, was held to four hits in its loss to Hammond. 1 paragraph local
Indiana Harbor, 8; Bowen, 1 Baseball Indiana Harbor swamped Bowen. 1 Paragraph local
Racing Men Try To Prevent Gaming Horse racing In Windsor, Ontario officials will not let the results of the race released until 30 minutes after the race. This information should help to protect the public from swindlers. 2 paragraphs International
Golf Notes Golf The Mayfield Club in Cleveland, OH reported that Sawyer and Bankard defeated Neville and Davis. 2 paragraphs national
Gary Stars Fast Game Baseball Gary Stars defeated the East Side in the fastest Game played at Emerson this season. Gary won on a triple with the bases loaded. The game went 10 innings. 2 paragraphs local
Eries Defeated Baseball The Dahlkamps defeated Erie at Douglas Park in Hammond 6-3. 1 paragraph local
Joe Rivers Is Made Favorite Joe Rivers is favored to win the lightweight title over Italian Johnny Dundee. The bout will take place at Ebets Field in NY. 1 paragraph national
Tuesday, July 20, 1915
Fisher? Hunter? Why Yes Fishing & Hunting Art Schutz of Hammond shows that he is a very capable fisherman and hunter. Art owns a floral shop in Hammond. Anyone is welcomed to a contest casting with Art. 8 paragraphs local
Badger Commission Limits Mitt Shows Boxing Boxing commission took steps to clean up boxing in Wisconsin. There will only be one club in cities except Milwaukee where there will be 2. Clubs will not have more than 2 shows per month. In Milwaukee the clubs may have 3 shows per month. . 2 paragraphs regional
It Was A costly One Baseball The Indiana Harbors lost to Michigan City on Sunday due to an error in centerfield. Centerfielder was unable to catch the ball when he lost it in the sun. 1 paragraph local
Paul Hunter Ties Neville For Golf Lead Golf Jack Neville of San Francisco and Paul Hunter of Midlothian CC of Chicago shared the low scoring honors in the first elimination of the western amateur golf championship in Cleveland, OH. Only 12 golfers were able to score under 80. 4 paragraphs national
White Oaks Win Their Game Baseball East Chicago White Oaks defeated the Athletics of Indiana Harbor 16-1. The White Oaks are 12-2 for the season. 3 paragraphs local
Colts Hand One to Dodgers Baseball East Ridge Colts of Hammond defeated the Indiana Harbor Dodgers 2-1. Meyers of the Colts had 15 strikeouts. 1 paragraph local
Fast Harbor Team Beats East Side Baseball Nagdeman team of Indiana Harbor Beat the Hammond East Side 11-4. . 1 paragraph local
German Derby to Outsider Horse racing The winner of the Deutsches Derby in Hamburg, Germany was Haniel’s Pontresina. The prize was 125,000 marks ($34,250). 2 paragraphs International
Frank Moran Bankrupt Boxing Frank Moran, an American boxer, has declared bankruptcy. He owes $2,250 to hotels and other creditors. He has not won since he lost to Jack Johnson last summer in Paris. 1 paragraph national
Auto Injures Mickey Sheridan Boxing Mickey Sheridan, a Chicago lightweight boxer, was hit by a car. He was forced to cancel all fights for the next two months. 1 paragraph Metropolitan
Boxing Notes Boxing Jimmy Fryer, welterweight, defeated Henry Hauber in 6 rounds. Seesaw Kelly was knocked out in the third round by Tim Logan. Both bouts took place in Philadelphia. 2 paragraphs national
Saylor Knocks Out Wagner Boxing Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis knocked out Billy Wagner of Chicago in the sixth round. The bout took place in Cincinnati 1 paragraph regional
Twin City Team Loses Baseball Whiting Council Knights of Columbus beat the Twin City Council K. of C. 7-0. 2 paragraphs local
Wednesday, July 21, 1915
Beaches Thronged, Watch Undertow Swimming Last Sunday five lives were lost in Chicago at the Cornelia Beach due to an undertow. Although Hammond’s beach is considered an almost perfect beach, bathers need to be aware of the always present undertow when the waves roll high. Last year there were several close calls at the Hammond, Whiting, and Indiana Harbor beaches. 5 paragraphs local
Hunter Takes Prize With 150 in Golf Meet Golf In Cleveland, golfer Paul Hunter, a Midlothian player, won the qualifying round of the western amateur championship at the Mayfield CC 5 paragraphs metropolitan
Baptists Lead in S.S. League Baseball Hammond Baptist has a percentage of 1,000 in the Lake County Sunday School league. 1 paragraph local
Chick Gets Enough Clubs For A Fiji Chief Golf Chick Evans arrived in Cleveland for the western amateur championship without his clubs. Evans thought his caddie would make sure the clubs were on the train, and the caddie thought Evans had them. Evans was able to borrow clubs from fellow golfers and ended up with 16 clubs. The caddie returned to Chicago to retrieve the clubs that were incurring a storage charge. Evans qualified with an 82. 3 paragraphs national
Where Are “Them” Grapplers Wrestling They are still waiting for a wrestling date between Hammond wrestlers, Curley Davis and Erne Warner. Last week they were both hurling challenges at each other. Whether they get together remains to be seen. 2 paragraphs local
Boxer Darcy Wins Again Boxing Lester Darcy won the middleweight champion-ship in Melbourne, Australia by knocking out Mick King. 2 paragraphs international
Baldwin and Gallant Draw Boxing 4,000 Boston fans saw Matty Baldwin of Charlestown and Melbert Gallant of Chelsea fight to a draw. Baldwin had won the previous two decisions between the pair. 1 paragraph international
Feds to Try Slab Rookie Who Wears Specs on Job Baseball Mt. Vernon, IL pitcher, Frank Ellerman of the Egyptian league will be given a tryout with the St. Louis Federals. Although he wears glasses, Ellerman recently struck out nineteen men in a game. 1 paragraph national
Rain Halts Battle. Fred Nelson Quits Boxing Rain cancelled an open air match in NY between Johnny Dundee of NY and Joe Rivers of Mexico. 2 paragraphs national
Welling and Sherman Sign Boxing Joe Welling and Joe Sherman will fight in a ten round battle in August at the Clabby Athletic Club in Hammond. 1 paragraph local
Clabby to Take a Rest Boxing Jimmy Clabby will not fight for another month Because of a black eye, swollen ear and a sprained wrist. His fight with Soldier Barfield will not take place until late August or September. Clabby and his trainer will travel to Cleveland and visit as soon as Clabby repairs his racing car. 3 paragraphs local
Thursday, July 22, 1915
Monkey Contest Arranged Golf Hammond CC will have an unusual but entertaining match play for teams. At each hole the first person will use a brassie or wooden club, the second will use a midiron, the third a mashie, and the final will use the putter. These clubs will be used no matter where the ball lies. 4 paragraphs local
English Sent to Revenge Federals Baseball The Times will play the post office again this week at Morris Park. The Times feels they have nothing to worry about since they won the last engagement 8-3. 7 paragraphs Regional Other
Tennis Tournament For East Chicago Tennis A tennis tournament to be held in East Chicago on July 26. Participants must be at field on Friday @ 3p.m. to pick up their opponents. 1 paragraph local
Races at Petersburg Horse Racing There will be 8 races on Wednesday through Friday next week at the Pike county fair in Petersburg, IN. The race association has added a carnival for the second time in its history. 1 paragraph regional
Here’s Hot News: Johnson Cables He Sold Crown Boxing English periodical, John Bull is sticking by its story that Jack Johnson was to be paid for laying down in his fight with Jesse Willard. He is going public because he has not received his payment of $50,000. 3 paragraphs national
Sets Mark For Jackson Park Links Golf M. Moren, a member of the Jackson Park club lowered the amateur record for the course to a 68. Chick Evans, western amateur champion and William Rautenbusch, city champion, both held this honor with a 69. 1 Paragraph metropolitan
White Bout With Women is a Draw Boxing Prominent suffragists were guests for the Charlie White and Ted Lewis bout. Even though both fighters were trying for a knockout, the contest ended in a draw. 7 paragraphs national
1 To 6 Giants Will Win Flag Baseball Betting is up that the Giants will win the National league pennant. There is also a 1-5 chance that Brooklyn will win. 1 paragraph national
Whether Right Or Wrong He’s Right Baseball League President Frank O’Rourke of the Hammond Amateur Baseball league stands behind the umpire in a game that Columbia A. C. team protested. 3 paragraphs local
Friday, July 23, 1915
Lady Golfers Have Interesting Match Golf A very interesting and exciting tournament ended yesterday for 16 lady golfers. Mrs. P. A. Parry was winner with a score of 56. 1 paragraph local
Resta Accepts Oldfield Defi For Chicago Race Auto Racing Dario Resta has accepted the challenge to a 100 mile race with Barney Oldfield at the Chicago new record holding speedway. Race will take place on August 7. 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Evans, Sawyer, Bingham and Standish Are Victors Golf Four golfers, two from Chicago area, one from Cleveland, and one from Detroit, are still in the fight for the western amateur championship being played in Cleveland. If Chick Evans can win he will tie Chandler Egan at four wins for the western winner. 3 paragraphs metropolitan
Saturday, July 24, 1915
‘Chick’ Evans Beats Sawyer in Golf Meet Golf Chick Evans, Chicago, won his semifinal match against Ned Sawyer, Wheaton. Evans will meet Jim Standish, Detroit, for the championship. Western amateur is being held in Cleveland. 4 paragraphs metropolitan
Eddie Moha Wants Match Boxing Eddie Moha, lightweight, is looking for a match in the Hammond area. Eddie has fought some of the best men in his class and claims to be unbeaten. 2 paragraphs local
Hammond vs. Indiana Harbor Baseball Hammond Knights of Pythias will play Indiana Harbor @ Harrison Park tomorrow. Hammond is a game up on the Harbor team 1 paragraph local
K. of C. Team Home Sunday Baseball Hammond K. of C. team will play the Pullman K. of C. in Hammond tomorrow. 1 paragraph local
How Women Grow Fat From Swimming Swimming Women are being cautioned as to how swimming makes women fat. Swimmers, Nona Lehy, Louise Debus and Rose Pitonoff are pictured to show the affects of swimming. All three were small girls before they began their competitive swim careers. 4 paragraphs national
World’s Longest Golf Course Hole? Golf Although the longest holes are located in Africa, Woodmar CC is one of the world’s longest at 618. 2 paragraphs local
Young ‘Hack’ Loses Again Wrestling Frank Hackenschmidt, champion Middleweight failed to throw Curly Davis in twenty minutes. People have new respect for Hammond’s Davis. 3 paragraphs local
Kansas Beats Ad Wolgast Boxing Rocky Kansas, of Buffalo, beat Ad Wolgast, former lightweight champion, in Buffalo. The fight inaugurated the outdoor boxing at International Baseball park. 1 paragraph national
Monday, July 26, 1915
“United States Males” Are Victorious Against “Times” Baseball The post office was able to defeat The Times 8-7. Both teams are even with each other and will have to play again. 4 paragraphs Regional Other
One Throw to Plate Stops 2 Runners Baseball Two runners were put out on one throw in a recent game between Wichita, KS and Lincoln, NE. Lincoln had runners on second and third when a short fly was taken on the first bounce and thrown to the plate. Since the runner on second was faster he was right behind the runner of third. When the first runner was tagged out at the plate, the second runner tried to slide to safety but was also tagged out at the plate. 2 paragraphs national
Indiana Harbor Trims Riverview Baseball Papinau struck out 11 players as the Indiana Harbor team got another shut-out win against Riverview. 1 paragraph local
L. R. Keller Wins Shoot With 98 Skeet Hammond Gun Club held a shoot yesterday. L. R. Keller hit 98 out of 100 score. 1 paragraph local
Best Games of Season’s Play Sunday Baseball “Denver’ Haines pitched 22innings to help the City Fuels beat Columbia A. C.’s 3-1 and 6-3. 4 paragraphs local
Red Sox, 7; Giants, 5 Baseball In Gary the Hammond Giants lost to the Red Sox of Gary. 1 paragraph local
Tuesday, July 27, 1915
Grapplers Have Match in Prospect Wrestling Eddie Wagoner, claimant of the 133 lb. Wrestling champion, has challenged Hammond’s Curly Davis to a Finish match. Last Saturday a match between the two was stopped by the police when things got too warm. Wagoner is traveling with the Atkin carnival show. 4 paragraphs Regional Semi-Professional
Offering Five Iron Men For Home Runs Baseball A fan tells the reporter his thoughts on the double-header won by the City Fuels over the Columbia A.C. yesterday. First run for the Fuels was a gift as the runner on third scored on a passed ball. The first run for the Columbias was also a gift as the bases were loaded and the batter was walked. The fielding by Nagle of the Fuels saved the day for the Fuels. 6 paragraphs local
Hyde Park, 4; East Chicago, 3 Baseball One of the best games of the Knights of Columbus Suburban league was played between Hyde Park and EC. 3 paragraphs local
Crack Pitcher Strikes Out Baseball Lowell team lost to the Chesterton team in Chesterton in thirteen innings. The Lowell pitcher struck out 25 batters but lost 1-0. 2 paragraphs local
Tennis Tourney at E. Chicago Tennis A tournament among the boys participating in the public school playground work was held under the direction of Principal Judge Boogs of Harrison school. The winner will win a racket donated by Nassau & Thompson of EC. 1 paragraph local
Boxer War Victim Boxing Second Lt. George Mitchell, who fought Georges Carpenter in Paris last year, was killed in action. 1 paragraph International
Moran Pummels Sims Boxing Frank Moran defeated Gordon Sims in the sixth round in London. 1 paragraph International
Kindt Colts, 3; East Side, 2 Baseball East Side of Hammond traveled to Lansing Sunday and lost to the Kindt Colts. It was a good pitchers’ battle. Next Sunday the Colts will play in Hessville. 2 paragraphs local
Two Ex-Boxers Meet Death in Boat Disaster Boxing Ex- boxer Eddie Bartlett working as a bartender on the Eastland when it met with disaster Saturday. His body has been recovered. 3 paragraphs metropolitan
Fred Welsh to Battle Mandot Boxing Freddie Welsh will meet Joe Mandot in a twenty round fight for the lightweight championship in New Orleans. 1 paragraph national
Two Upsets @ Longwood Tennis Two upsets at the Longwood tournament in Boston saw Arthur Lahney, a leading eastern player, eliminated by George Wightman, club member @ Longwood. Ward Dawson, of Los Angeles lost toD. S. Watters of New Orleans. The rest of the celebrities have survived. 1 paragraph national
Hammond Not Represented Golf Hammond is not represented in the Women’s Western Golf championship held in Chicago. 1 paragraph local
Crack Shortstop Goes to Cleveland Baseball Nagdeman’s team lost their short-stop when he left for Cleveland to play on a fast amateur team. local
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Wednesday, July 28, 1915
Touchard Admits He Took Golf Balls Tennis Former national indoor tennis champion pleaded guilty to larceny of golf balls from his employment. Touchard has been under extreme stress with the death of his wife in childbirth and the accumulation of medical bills. Several tennis men have written to the judge in his behalf. 3 paragraphs national
Cowler Acts Like a Boxer Boxing Tom Cowler may have a tough time tonight when he fights Gunboat Smith at the St. Nicholas rink in NY. 1 paragraph national
Autos to Make 100-Mile Race Auto Racing There will be a 100-mile race in the two-mile wooden oval at Speedway Park on Aug. 7. Veteran Fred Wagner will act as starter for race and predicts that the winner will make 100 miles an hour. 2 paragraphs national
Chance For Mike Gibbons Boxing Jimmy Johnston’s protégé, Ted Lewis fought St. Paul wizard, Mike Gibbons. 1 paragraph regional
Saylor Shades Joe Azevedo Boxing At the end of a twelve round bout in Boston Saylor was given the decision over Joe Azevedo. 1 paragraph national
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Thursday, July 29, 1915
Cowler Is Shaded By Gunboat Boxing Jim Corbett introduced his Irish heavyweight to 5,000 fans at the St. Nicholas rink last night. He lost to Gunboat Smith. Cowler is new to the country and knew little about infighting. 4 paragraphs national
Rochester Trims Carlisle Indians Baseball In Rochester, IN the Rochester Sox Held off the Carlisle Indians. The Indians had the game until their pitcher was hurt. regional
Groom Speedway For 100-Mile Race Auto Racing Speedway Park agreed to put the park in the best condition for the 100-mile race challenge on Aug. 7. 3 paragraphs regional
Campaign to Boost Indiana- W. L. Game Football The Indiana vs. Washington& Lee University game will be publicized throughout the state. 2 paragraphs regional
Hessville Wins Baseball Hessville won its second game from the Zimmerman Colts at the West Hammond grounds. 1 paragraph local
Good Fight Billed Tonight Boxing In NY tonight a ten-round bout should determine the next opponent of lightweight champion Freddie Welsh. The fight will be at Madison Square Garden. 1 paragraph national
Chance For a Game Baseball Lansing Greys defeated the Globe 11-0. Lansing is looking for a game this Sunday. 1 paragraph local
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Friday, July 30, 1915
Elgin Race Will Be a Speedy One Auto Racing Auto racers are out to break road records now that all track records have been broken. Ralph De Palma, winner of the Indianapolis 500 this year, will participate. The Kane county course is the fastest road course in America. 5 paragraphs metropolitan
M. and M. Trot On For Today Horse racing Drivers who had horses entered in The $10,000 M. & M. stake will race today after yesterday’s rain postponement. 2 paragraphs national
Burman In Race On Even Terms Auto Racing Bob Burman has been permitted to enter the 100-mile race at Speedway this Saturday. He will drive a special Peugeot. Dario Resta will also pilot a Peugeot while Oldfield will drive a French Delage and Earl Cooper will be in an American Stutz. 3 paragraphs national
Bar Sunday Games Baseball Crawfordsville, IN will have a city baseball league. Teams that join the league include city employees, lawyers, bankers, clerks and employees of the Journal and the Review. Players are barred if they play Sunday baseball games. 1 paragraph regional
Equal 100-Yard Mark Track Carl Johnson, a seventeen-year-old Spokane, WA boy equaled the world’s 100-yard high hurdles record of 13 1-5 seconds. 1 paragraph national
Evans and Sawyer in Special Match Golf Park Ridge CC extends an invitation to Chicago and vicinity to watch the 36-hole match between Chick Evans and Ned Sawyer this Sunday. Eighteen holes will be played in the morning beginning at 10,and eighteen holes will be played in the afternoon beginning at 2. 1 paragraph metropolitan
Saturday, July 31, 1915 No Sports News
