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Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918 |
Thursday, March 1,1917
Here's First In The Field For Games Baseball The 1916 Champion Indiana Harbor Nationals expect a sensational season 4 paragraphs local
Notes of the Golfers Golf Jim Foulls, the first Scottish professional golfer arrived in the United States and joined the Olympia Fields Country Club 1 paragraph local
Wolgast In Sanitarium After Breakdown Boxing Billie Wolgast, former lightweight champion was taken to the hospital by Jess Willard the world’s heavyweight champion. Wolgast apparently had a nervous breakdown in the company of his fellow boxer and will more than likely never box again. 1 paragraph national
Governor Will Not Stop Darcy Dillon Scrap Boxing Governor Whitman of New York denies any intention of interfering with the scheduled Darcy vs. Dillon match. Gov. Whitman claims the match is under the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission 1 paragraph national
Bowling League News. Bowling M&M team defeats both the Perrin and Sommers bowling teams in Hammond 1 paragraph local
Darcy’s Alibi for “Slacking” Slipped a Knocked Wallop Boxing A Darcy myth is disproved. New reports from Australia prove Darcy is not in America fighting to support his “crippled” mother and father. The Al McCoy vs. Darcy fight has been called off and a new match between McCoy and Jack Dillon has been scheduled 1 paragraph national
Boxer Says Comedy In Ring’s Mistake Boxing Toughey Ramser an Ohio lightweight who used to be considered quite the comical show boat performer, claims comedy doesn’t pay and urges others to stop showboating 1 paragraph regional
C. White Finds Advertising Bring Results Boxing Charlie White the leading Chicago lightweight had recently advertised in a local paper searching for a sparing partner. He has received many offers from many different weight classes. His reputation as a great fighter had intimidated the majority of the sparring partners in Arcade Gym on Clark St. where he trains 2 paragraphs regional
St. Cyrils Win Game Basketball St. Cyril Collage of the Chicago City League defeated the Dungeon Knights of the All Saints Athletic Club 35 to 20 in Hammond 3 paragraphs local
Leonard Trims Regan. Boxing Benny Leonard defeats Johnny Regan in a 10 round bout in Manhattan 1 paragraph national
C. Webb Hakes Debut In The Role Of Violet Baseball Charles Web Murphy former Cub President turned down position of director to the new Chicago Baseball League 1 paragraph metropolitan
Morgan Keeping Scrappers Busy Boxing Dan Morgan a New York manager typically keeps his prize fighters Battling Levinsky and Jack Britton busy, scheduling as many matches as he can 1 paragraphs local
Lake Forest Squad Wins. Basketball Lake Forest Five defeats the Culver Military Academy 25 to 15 1 paragraphs local
Whiting Owls Wipe State Clean Basketball Whiting Owls defeat the Mystic A.C. of Chicago 34 to 26, Whiting High School defeated the Polarines 25 to 18 2 paragraphs local
Volley Ball Games. Volley Ball Eagles defeat the Hawks 2 out of 3 games in the Business Men’s League in the Community Gymnasium 1 paragraph local
“Warmup Ball” Latest Wrinkle Baseball Boss of the Cincinnati Reds C. Mathewson has added a “warm-up” ball to his teams equipment list. It consists of a standard sized yet it weighs an additional 2 ounces 1 paragraphs metropolitan
J. Lavan Of Browns Lands Kayo, Hurts Hand Baseball John Levan of the St. Louis Browns while serving as a city dispensary knocked out a patient who was trying to strangle him 1 paragraph regional
Maranville Of Braves Singns At Fancy Salary Baseball Walter Maranville has negotiated a contract with the St. Louis Browns who will pay him $7,500 which is more than any currently playing short stop in the league 1 paragraph regional
Murphy Brothers Anxious To Battle Boxing Three fingered Jimmy Murphy and his brother Johnny are searching for featherweight contenders in Gary 1 paragraph local
Emerson Wins From Froebel Basketball Undefeated Champions, Emerson High School defeats Froebel High in Gary 20 to 19 4 paragraphs local
Bishop Is Matched Boxing Joe Bishop of Whiting will face Teddy Oster, a down state champ in a 10 round match 1 paragraph local
Downey Prepared For Britton Test Boxing Bryan Downey will face Jack Britton for the welterweight championship at 145 pounds 1 paragraph local
Coulon to Box Jackson. Boxing Eddie Coulon will box Nate Jackson of Oklahoma in Arkansas 1 paragraph regional
Loadman Boxes Wolfe. Boxing Dick Loadman of Pitsburg will box Kid Wolf of Cleveland in a 10 round match in Milwaukee 1 paragraph regional
Golfers Given Lockers. Golfing Locker keys are given to 500 golfers in the 18 hole golf course of Jackson Park Illinois 1 paragraph metropolitan
East Chicago To Play Giants Basketball East Chicago will battle the Community Giants on Saturday 1 paragraph local
Wind Up Games Basketball Lake County Basketball Association is expecting to provide exciting games in the up and coming games 1 paragraph local
Lowell To Play Tonight Basketball Lowell will play the Hammond High School Five in Hammond tonight for what is expected to be their last game of the season 7 paragraphs local
World Champion Ski Jumper to Break His Own Record. Ski Jumping Walter Omtyedt will try and break his own sky jumping record in Colorado 1 paragraph national
Crown Point Defeats Emerson Of Gary: Big Win For Hub Quintette Basketball Crown Point High defeats Emerson High School at the local gym 34 to 21 3 paragraphs local
Championship Game Tonight Basketball Whiting Owls will play the Gary Y.M.C.A. for the first round in the Lake County Championship series 2 paragraphs local
Basket Ball. Basketball Rooster Club defeats the All Saints Team 32 to 27 1 paragraph local
The Cheese Champion Boxing Jess Willard the heavyweight champion of the world states he will not fight again until next winter because he has signed a contract appearing in the Circus. When asked about the champions decision he stated “The terms were the best I ever was offered and I couldn’t turn a deaf ear” 1 paragraph national
Darcey Barred As a ‘Slacker’; Flynn His Sub Boxing Governor Whitman of New York will direct the New York State Athletic Association to prohibit Les Darcy from fighting Jack Dillon on Monday. The Governor called Les a “slacker” because he feels Les has abandoned his own country in time of war. The governor went on to call Darcy “a runaway from his own country” and is in “disguise” in the U.S. 4 paragraphs national
Flynn to Fight Dillon. Boxing Jack Dillon, considered one of the greatest fighters in America will not be fighting Les Darcy on Monday. Instead, he will face a local fireman named Jim Flynn whom they substituted for the Australian Champion 1 paragraph national
Fight Decisions Boxing National Boxing Statistics National
Basketball Game Basketball East Chicago will play their first game tonight against the Giants in the Community Gymnasium 1 paragraph local
Jim Archer, Unique Figure, May Pass From Baseball Baseball Jimmy Archer former catcher for the Chicago Cubs will leave baseball forever. Archer like many other baseball players had refused to sign his new contract in the hope of obtaining a fairer wage. By refusing to sign he placed himself at odds with the profit-orientated owners. They had already stated that any baseball player who would not sign his contract by the date, which they set, would never play baseball again. Owners have declared war on any player who even questions a fairer contract. Archer was one of the many players who have lost in this continuing battle for decent wages. 1 paragraph metropolitan
S.O. Teams In Battle Yesterday Basketball The Pressure Stills defeated the Tower Stills 26 to 24 in Whiting 1 paragraph local
Business Men’s Volley Ball Volley Ball Crows defeat the Kites in a 3 game series yesterday in the Business Men’s Volly Ball League 2 paragraphs local
Here’s The First Of The Season Baseball Cubs defeat the Angels 9 to 7 in California 2 paragraphs national
Hammond Swamps Lowell Basketball Hammond High School Five defeated the Lowell Five 46 to 2 in the Irving gymnasium 7 paragraphs local
W.R.C. Wants No Sport Events Decoration Day Sports Local group in Logansport Indiana is petitioning to create a bill that will prevent sports from being played on memorial day 1 paragraph local
Hammond Wins From Gary Bowling Hammond All Stars defeated the Gary All Stars by 26 pins, at McCool’s alleys 2 paragraphs local
Golf Bug Gets Jennings, In South To Arrange For Tigers’ Training Golf Hughie Jennings the Tiger manager believes golf is a great game and spends as much time as he can playing it 1 paragraph national
Pins Fail To Topple In A.B.C. Bowling American Bowling Congress tournament in Michigan does not fare well for some Indiana teams 3 paragraphs local
Football Hero Dies Of Injuries Football Walter James Cavanaugh of the University of Chicago football team, dies of injuries received in an automobile accident 4 paragraphs local
Matt Brock Ready To Battle Kilbane Boxing Matt Brock wants a match with Johnny Kilbane on March 20 1 paragraph regional
Each Of These American League Bosses Has High Hopes Baseball Managers of several teams believe each of their clubs looks great this season 1 paragraph local
Gary Y.M.C.A. Is Toppeed By Whiting Basketball Whiting Owls defeat the Gary Y.M.C.A. 37 to 30 in what is considered to be one of the quickest games of the year 4 paragraphs local
M’Cumsey Defeats Whiting Bowling W. McCumsey defeats J. Canners in McCools Alley’s by 312 pins 2 paragraphs local
Red Sox Up To Barry Baseball Jack Barry new manager for the World Champion Boston Red Sox would like to bring home another championship with the help of their star player Babe Ruth 8 paragraphs national
Community Giants Hit E.C. Wallop Basketball Hammond Community Giants defeat the East Chicago Club in Hammond 51 to 24 2 paragraphs local
Dillon-Flynn Bout Off; Criticism Peeves Jack Boxing The Jack Dillon vs. Flynn the local fireman is canceled. Dillon received numerous letters and calls criticizing him for not fighting Les Darcy and for replacing the Australian Champ with a local boxer whom all agreed, was an uneven match. Dillon became furious and canceled the fight and rumor has it might be searching for a new manager. 1 paragraph national
On The Inside Baseball Discussion on whether or not the “pitch hitter” position is a necessary in baseball 6 paragraphs local
Phillies Seem To Lack Pep Baseball Star pitcher Alexander Cleveland will try and take the team to the pennant but rumors are his efforts might not be enough 7 paragraphs national
Dillon Will Make Hit By Refusing To Fight With Slacker Les Darcy Boxing The Times suggests that Americans should support Gov. Whitman’s decision forbidding Les Darcy to fight. The Times also urges it’s readers to support and encourage Jack Dillon as well as other boxers to refuse to fight Darcy who is considered a “slacker”. The article claims he “who deserted his country in its hour of greatest need” 1 paragraph national
Johnny Dundee Beats M’Govern In Rushing Bout Boxing Johnny Dundee the Italian boxer defeated Terry McGovern in Philadelphia 1 paragraph regional
Downey Victor Over Britton Boxing Bryan Downey defeats Jack Britton in a 12 round match 1 paragraph regional
Football Star On 25 Cent Diet Football C. Harley an All-American halfback for Ohio State, eats 25 cents worth of food a day 1 paragraph regional
Old Gang Back For The Braves Baseball Most of last seasons Braves have returned for another season including, Hank Cowdy and Bill James 7 paragraphs national
Scores Are Low In Bowling Tourney At Grand Rapids Bowling Muskegon and Detroit have experienced slow start at annual bowling tournament 2 paragraphs regional
M’Namara Hill Team Leads Grind Bicycling McNamara bicycling team leads the race in the San Francisco annual 1 paragraph national
Fans Are All Set For Set For Fray Basketball State basketball Banner championship will involve over 225 different competitors from over twenty different cities 3 paragraphs regional
Cutler Loses To Zbyszko Wrestling Charles Cutler of Chicago was defeated by Windek Zbyszko 1 paragraph metropolitan
Yes, Cobb Scored! Here’s Answer To Ball Riddle Baseball Ty Cobb scores in complex situation 5 paragraphs metropolitan
Whiting Owls Are After Dalaymple Basket Whiting Owls are attempting to schedule a game against Valparaiso 1 paragraph local
Run This Golf On Schedule Golf Pinehurst golf course is said to run on a strict schedule 5 paragraphs regional
Bill Mead Picks All County 5 Basketball William Mead the physical director of the Lake County schools has picked his selection for an All Lake County high school team. This will include a team consisting of Harris, McLennon, Kyle of Emerson, Sotock, Kollins, Kneisley, Marquardt of Froebel, Thomas of E.C., Hickman, and Hudson of Hammond 3 paragraphs local
Boxing Safe In Minnesota Boxing State Senate of Minn. Defeats the Legislatures attempt to pass a bill declaring boxing to be illegal, it was defeated 35 to 31 1 paragraph regional
Dillon To Battle Darcy In Denver Boxing Jack Dillon will box Les Darcy in Denver in a 20 round match for a purse of $20,000 dollars 1 paragraph national
Levinsky Beats Moran. Boxing Battling Levinsky a New York heavy weight defeats Jack Moran of Springfield ILL. 1 paragraph national
Downey Gets Gary Scrap Boxing Jim Duffy a Buffalo welterweight scheduled to fight in Gary. Promoters are deciding on whether or not to match him with Bryan Downy who recently defeated Jack Britton in Columbus, Ohio 1 paragraph regional
Clabby To Get Fight Boxing Jimmy Clabby will return to the ring to fight Tommy Uren 1 paragraph local
Griffo Bids O.S. Farewell With Show Of Skill Boxing At the Pioneer Sporting club in New York fans were able to witness one of boxing’s greatest named Young Griffo spar with three different contenders. After defeating them all he asked for a collection to passed around the arena in order to purchase his pass back to Australia. He collected $34670 and is heading home. 1 paragraph national
White Sox Intend To Cop That $500 Baseball White Sox plan on attaining the $500 prize intended to go to the best drilled team in the American league which was promised to them by President Johnson 1 paragraph metropolitan
Tough Outlook For Poor Old Cardinals Baseball Cardinals expect to have a poor season this year and are disappointed to have lost certain key players 5 paragraphs metropolitan
Gary Five Wins Meet Basketball Gary Five Defeat the Muncie All Stars 35 to 18 2 paragraphs local
Peter Herman Winner Boxing Pete Herman defeats White in a 10 round match in Albany 1 paragraph national
White Fights Joe Welling Next Monday Boxing Charlie White and Joe Welling from Chicago will face each other in Madison Square Garden in the 135 weight class division 2 paragraphs national
Volley Ball Volley Ball Eagles defeat the Crows and receive first place in the Business Men’s volley ball league 2 paragraphs local
Basket Ball Basketball Second Regiment of Chicago will play the Hammond Giants in Hammond on Saturday 2 paragraphs local
Lee Fohl Thinks These Lads Will Be Indians’ Winners Next Summer Baseball Lee Fohl boss of the Cleveland Indians declares his two players Fred Coumbe and Joe Bochling are going to become phenomenal baseball players 1 paragraph national
Cubs Lose First Game Baseball Tigers defeat the Cubs and so doing end their winning streak 1 paragraph metropolitan
Commy Shows Form in First Golf Game. Baseball Charles A. Comisky boss of the White Sox has attempted to play the “Scotch” game of golf 1 paragraph metropolitan
How They Will Line Up Friday Night Basketball Basketball tournament will begin in Valpo and will feature Emerson vs. Valparaiso 1 paragraph local
Yanger And Mowatt In Carroll Benefit Boxing Benny Yanger and Young Mowatt were considered legends in their time and are now being compared to some of the new and up and coming fighters 1 paragraph local
Clarence Green Taken By Death Billiards Clarence Green a man who ran the billiard events in the Chicago Athletic association died in the local hospital after contracting pneumonia 1 paragraph metropolitan
Willie Mangrum, Memphis Boy, Looks Like Comer Among The Lightweights Boxing Mangrum considered one of the best lightweight contenders in boxing 1 paragraph regional
Ross Specials Reorganize Baseball Ross Specials have organized their baseball team in Indiana and are ready to begin facing teams 1 paragraph local
Expect To Play Finals Basketball Hammond would like to see their team defeat the Froebel High five in the tournament 3 paragraphs local
“Jimmy Not A Slacker” Boxing Jimmy’s father states his son is no slacker and if Australia goes into war Jimmy will come home and do whatever is necessary 1 paragraph national
Gary Grappler Renders Rival Unconscious Wrestling Carl Nelson of the Swedish American A.C. was slammed down by a Gary Y.M.C.A. wrestler and was knocked unconscious 5 paragraphs local
Julia Gays To Play Owls Basketball Julia Gay Memorial M.E. team will play the Whiting Owls 3 paragraphs local
Suburban Boxing Show Postponed Boxing Sammy Wolftone postponed his boxing show for one week in order to prevent it from coinciding with an up and coming bout 1 paragraph local
New Home For Ridgemoor Sports Ridge Moore country club will have to add 10,000 dollars in expenses to their newly equipped country club which had been estimated at 30,000 but will now cost 40,000 to remodel 1 paragraph local
Pirates Are Dark Horses In National Baseball Pirates are unexpectedly doing well this season, many attribute success to their pitching staff 8 paragraphs national
Evans in California; to Try Courses There. Golf Charles Evans a National amateur will not attempt to start a golfing class because he believes this might violate amateur regulations 1 paragraph national
Twenty-Two Teams Enter In Championship Basketball National A.U. basketball championship will host 22 teams, 8 of them from Chicago 1 paragraph national
Archer, In Texas, Still A Holdout Baseball Jimmy Archer spotted in Texas and states his arrival has nothing to do with baseball and is solely looking into real estate investments 1 paragraph metropolitan
Whitman Refuses To Let Darcy Box Boxing Governor Whitman will never let Les Darcy box in the state of New York so long as he is governor. Whitman believes Darcy escaped Australia in order to avoid military service and that therefore he is a “slacker” 1 paragraph national
Fight Decisions National Boxing Statistics
Add---Horrors of War. Golf Golf accessories expected to sky rocket as a result of war time inflation 1 paragraph national
“Tourney” Underway At Valpo Basketball Froebel has defeated Hammond 45 to 18 in tournament and will continue in Valparaiso 4 paragraphs local
Baseball Notes. National Baseball Statistics
Owls Win From Sister City’s Team Basketball Whiting Owls defeat the East Chicago team a whopping 55 to 18 2 paragraphs local
Passing Of Bender Baseball The memory of the great pitcher Chief Bender is recalled due to his recent passing 6 paragraphs national
Bowling News. Bowling Max Kuhn will face J.Canners in Hammond in a 10 game series 1 paragraph local
Welsh Mitchell Go Almost Sure Boxing Freddie Welsh and Richie Mitchell will box in a 20 round match in New Orleans 1 paragraph regional
New Cue Champ Wins. Billiards Nathan Hall defeats E.W. Gardner to become the amateur billiard champion 1 paragraph national
Johnson’s Decline Hits Washington Baseball Washington Senators are expected to have a poor season due poor recruitment 11 paragraphs national
Volley Ball Volley Ball Business Men’s league consists of the Eagles, Crows, Kites, and Hawks 1 paragraph local
Burman A Winner. Boxing Joe Burman out boxed Billy Fitzimons in 10 rounds in New York 1 paragraph national
Rah Rah Boys Are Gathering Basketball High school teams have gathered at 20 divisional centers in the state to witness who will win the 255 team state championship 3 paragraphs local
M’Namara Hill Bike Favorites Bicycling McNamara team still ahead in the San Francisco tournament 1 paragraph national
No Evidence That Beauty Doctors Worked on Bat Boxing Bat Levinsky will not only defeat his next opponent but can not wait to fight Freddie Welsh 1 paragraph local
Fight Decisions. National Boxing Decisions
Gophers Issue A Challenge Basketball East Chicago Gophers are seeking challengers seeing as how the Polarines as well as the Dungeon Knights are unable to defeat them 2 paragraphs local
Basketball Basketball Second Regiment from Chicago will play the Community Giants tonight in Hammond 1 paragraph local
Badger Governor To Bar Les Darcy Boxing Governor Toni Andrews announced that the Governor of Wisconsin will not tolerate Les Darcy and will agree with Governor Whitman of New York that Les Darcy is a “Slacker” 1 paragraph local
Is Sam Langford Afraid Of Dory? Boxing Joe Dory the Racine boxer wants to box Sam Langford who is considered one of the best, but has recently refused to fight Dory 1 paragraph regional
Motor Club To Have Michigan Ave. Quarters Automobile Club membership has reached an all time high at 4,000 members and has caused the club to seek growth 3 paragraphs local
Welsh Vs. Leonard Boxing Freddie Welsh will box Leonard in a long awaited fight 1 paragraph regional
She’ll Be Welcome If She Comes Here Football Exhibition football match between two teams of girls will be held in Edinburgh for the charity of wounded soldiers 1 paragraph national
Emerson Tourney Winner Basketball Emerson predicted to win tournament after defeating Froebel 26 to 19 3 paragraphs local
Pete Herman Some Fighter Boxing Peter Gulatto sometimes called Pete Herman is the bantamweight champion and is looking for contenders 6 paragraphs regional
Net Cracks To Clash Tennis Tennis matches in California between local amateur female contestants 1 paragraph national
Leonard Vs. Tillman Boxing Benny Leonard is scheduled to box Johnny Tillman in a six round match 1 paragraph regional
Kilbane Boxes Droney. Boxing Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion is scheduled to box Droney in New York 1 paragraph national
Hot Springs Mayor Welcomes Return Of Thoroughbreds To Arkansas Spa Horse Racing Mayor J.W. McClendon of Arkansas welcomes back a thoroughbred champion 1 paragraph national
Thumpers Mix In Clashes At Racine Tonight Boxing Phil Harrison of the West Side of Chicago will try and defeat Joe Dory the Racine middle weight 2 paragraphs metropolitan
Whiting Owls Lose Game Basketball Whiting Owls are defeated by the Julia Grey A.C. 31 to 26 1 paragraph local
Stecher Wins Mat Go. Wrestling Joe Stecher defeated Henry Ordeman in a match in California 1 paragraph national
Lowell To Play Giants Basketball Hammond Giants defeat the Chicago Second Regiment and are facing the Lowell Athletic Club 6 paragraphs local
Frank Gotch To Referee Hot Springs Bout Boxing Eddie Coulon of New Orleans will fight Nate Jackson of Oklahoma in a 10 round match 1 paragraph regional
Five Conference Games On Wabash Baseball Card Baseball Baseball conference will feature five exciting games with regional baseball teams including Purdue and Indiana 2 paragraphs local
In Basketball Basketball Regional State Sectional Winners Local
Jackson Bests Coulon; But Gotch Calls Go Draw Boxing Frank Gotch the referee calls the long awaited southern vs. northern match of Jackson (Oklahoma) and Coulon(New Orleans) a draw. He believed the crowd confused him at times 1 paragraph regional
Expel Boys For Bets On School Five Basketball Four local high school students were expelled for winning up to $500 dollars on high school sport bets 1 paragraph local
Joe Dory A Morning Glory Now Boxing Harrison defeats Dory in what is considered to be the most savage beating this boxing season 2 paragraphs local
Notes To Golfers Golf Regional Golfing tips
Seventeen Contests On Wabash Schedule Baseball Wabash college baseball schedule is expected to be incredibly busy this season 2 paragraph regional
Owls In A.A.U. Tourney Basketball Whiting Owls have entered the A.A.U. tournament and are expected to be a contenders for the championship 3 paragraphs local
Benny Leonard Victor Boxing Benny Leonard defeats Johhny of Minn. in Philadelphia 1 paragraph regional
Kilbane Beats Droney Boxing Featherweight champion Kilbane defeats Tim Droney in York, Pa. 1 paragraph regional
Brown Loses License Boxing Boxing promoter loses license to conduct matches in Madison Square garden 1 paragraph local
Whitman Has Doomed N.Y. Boxing Boxing Governor Whitman is criticized for condemning Les Darcy in consideration of the many fighters such as Ted Lewis, Freddie Welsh and Tom Lewis who are from England and have not been barred from boxing. Many feel Darcy has been selectively been chosen as an example. Others acuse Gov. Whitman of starting an incident that never should have occurred. The article then states if boxing should be outlawed it will partly be because of men like Gov. Whitman 8 paragraphs national
Macks Begin Drills Baseball Philadelphia Athletics received lessons in military training 1 paragraph national
Matty Wants to Drill. Baseball Matty is deciding on whether or not to drill his team military fashion 1 paragraph national
Larry McLean Baseball “Bug,” Is Now A Real Moving Picture Actor Baseball McLean former Cincinnati Red baseball player is now an actor 1 paragraph national
Benders Look Best Basketball South Bend prepares basketball players for the tournament 2 paragraphs local
Add Horrors of Fame. Boxing Jess Willard was spotted in Kansas yesterday and was soon approached by a mob of fans asking for a speech. Willard escaped out a window and climbed down a tree to safety and fled the scene 1 paragraph regional
Herman Given Hard Battle By Flatbush Boxer Boxing Pete Herman barely defeats Dutch Brandt of Flatbush 3 paragraphs regional
Fight Decisions National Boxing Decisions
Warm Up Ball is Latest Invention by Mathewson. Baseball Warm up ball invented by Mathewson which is 2 ounces heavier than regulation 2 paragraphs national
Chip Knocks Out Moha In Fourth Boxing George Chip defeats Bob Moin in the 4th round in Oklahoma 1 paragraph regional
Burns Beats Shea. Boxing Frankie Burns defeats Tommy Shea in 12 rounds in New Haven 1 paragraph regional
K.O. Brown Is Beaten. Gus Christie of Milwaukee defeats George Knockout Brown of Chicago in New York 1 paragraph national
Senate License Body O.K.’s Fight Measure Boxing Boxing Bill is promoted by Senator Denvir of Springfield, ILL in order to legal boxing 1 paragraph local
Gandil’s Welcomed By The White Sox Baseball Chick Gandil will play for the White Sox this season 1 paragraph metropolitan
Al M’Coy Is A Tough Customer Boxing Al McCoy loses in decision in match with Jack Dillon. M’Coy given his credit as an incredibly tough boxer but could simply not defeat Dillon who is considered one of the best boxers ever 6 paragraphs national
Clabby Only Man Who Beat Gibbons Boxing Jimmy Clabby is the only boxer to have defeated Mike Gibbons in a decision match in a 10 round match earlier in Gibbons career 6 paragraphs local
Two New Managers Make Their Bows. Baseball Jack Barry becomes manager of the Boston Red Sox and Fred Mitchell will become manager of the Boston Braves 1 paragraph national
Chicago Triumphs Over Wisconsin Sports Maroons defeats Wisconsin in a wrestling, gymnastics and fencing multi-sport event 1 paragraph metropolitan
Brain Gymnastics Baseball Difficult situations in baseball boggle the mind 1 paragraph national
Hundreds Of Fish On Surface Of Ice Fishing Fisherman are upset that Lake George froze over causing the deaths of hundreds of fish 1 paragraph regional
Gophers In Big Winner Streak Basketball Thomas a Twin City High school star has joined the gophers and has added to their great basketball team 3 paragraphs local
D.&G. A.C. Has Line-Up Complete Baseball Dollas and Garber baseball team is ready to schedule this seasons games 1 paragraph local
Here’s Big Bowling Contest Bowling Hammond will battle East Chicago in a bolwing tournament 2 paragraphs local
Owls Lose To Mystics Basketball Whiting Owls lose to the Mystic A.C. 26 to 23 4 paragraphs 1 paragraph local
Fight Decisions National Boxing Statistics
Wants Go With Meyers Boxing K.O. Myers of Whiting is promoted by middle weight Frankie Kid Banner of East Chicago 1 paragraph local
Yale Quintet Is Eastern Champion Basketball Yale defeats Princeton 16 to 12 1 paragraph national
Hockey Players Fit. Roller Hockey Newcastle Ind. Roller hockey team will battle the Harmon and Cooper All-Stars 1 paragraph local
“Play the Short Tackle” Football Discussion concerning the “short tackle” 1 paragraph national
Kyle Star Of Tournament Basketball Kyle of Emerson is the Star of the Valpairaiso tournament 1 paragraph local
Another In Banner Stable Boxing Frankie Kid Baner is openly promoting matches with his new recruit K.O. Meyers of Whiting 1 paragraph local
Press Golfers to Meet. Golf Annual Press Golf Association will meet in Chicago 1 paragraph metropolitan
Can Nelson Come Back Once More Boxing Battling Nelson of Hegewich will fight in a 12 round bout with Pierce Mathews of St. Louis. Newsman are calling Battling Nelson the “Napoleon” of boxing. Battling Nelson is attempting to come back from retirement and face a much younger and quicker opponent. 7 paragraphs local
Basketball Tournament Schedule Basketball Regional Tournament Roster
Bessemer To Invade Hammond Basketball Bessemer Park basketball players will play the Hammond Community Giants in Hammond 5 paragraphs local
Developing Batting Eye. Baseball Techniques are discussed enabling one to become a finer hitter 1 paragraph national
McCourt Keeps Title. Boxing Charles McCourt of Cleavland retained the 3 cushion billiards championship against Horace Lean of Chicago 1 paragraph regional
Rube Beats Coombs. Baseball Rube Marquard pitched a fantastic game for the Coombs to defeat the Cheneys in Arkansas 1 paragraph national
He Balks At Military Training Baseball Joe Tinker owner of the Columbus club of the American Association feels military baseball training will not be taken seriously by baseball players. He had to insist over and over again that he was not a “pacifist” that “if there is a call to arms it would be a good thing” 2 paragraphs national
Emerson High In Title Tilt Today Basketball Twenty Indiana basketball teams who won in their districts met in Bloomington to decide the State Championship in a two day tournament Emerson being one of them 2 paragraphs local
Resta Plans To Quit Auto Racing Game Auto Racing Dario Resta who is considered to be one of the best race car drivers ever will retire from racing 2 paragraphs national
Rivers Goes To Battle Boxing Joe Rivers will box Johnny O’Leary in Philadelphia 1 paragraphs regional
Boxing Frankie Banner defeated Mickey Anderson and Knockout Mars defeated Joe Pick in Chicago 2 paragraphs regional
Gary Is Tourney Surprise Basketball Gary fans count is around 500 in a 3,500 fan opening in the Bloomington State Championship 10 paragraphs local
Basket Ball A La Carte Will Be Served At Whiting Tonight Basketball Northwestern Normal Collage of Okla. Will play the Whiting Owls in An exhibition match 10 paragraphs local
Volley Ball Volley Ball Six games already played at the newly created Community gymnasium volley ball league 2 paragraphs local
Coffey Scores Knockout. Boxing Jim Coffey the Dublin giant knocked out the Missouri heavyweight Joe Cox in New York 1 paragraph national
Parduhn Seeking Erehart Football Paul Parduhn of Gary announced he will start a Hammond Football Team which he would like see compete with any team in Indiana 7 paragraphs local
Alvah, Okla., And Whiting Owls To Clash Tonight Basketball Whiting Owls will play the Oklahoma Northwestern Normal School of Alva in Whiting tonight 1 paragraph local
Whitman Fires Wenck From Body Boxing Governor Whitman who had labeled Les Darcy a “slacker” and had barred from entering the ring against Jack Dillon performed another interesting stunt. Governor Whitman had previously stated that boxing events were the state athletic commissions responsibility and that he would not interfere with their job. Recently Gov. Whitman removed Frederick A. Wenck chairmen of the states athletic commission. Gov. stated that he removed the man because of his “character” 2 paragraphs national
Nixon Shades M’Rae Boxing Billy Nixon defeats Howard McRae both of whom are from Cambridge 1 paragraph national
Two Big Games Of Basketball Basketball Bessemer Park team of South Chicago will play the Hammond Community Giants in Hammond 1 paragraph local
Mulkern Urges Les To Box Mike Boxing Fight Promoter Frank Mulkern has wired Les Darcy a message asking him to fight Gibbons who is considerd the best middle weight in the U.S. Mulkern said if Darcy would fight Gibons it might bring him up in the eyes of many of his fans 1 paragraph national
Birks Take Haed; Set Pin Record Bowling Chicago team takes the lead in an American bowling contest in Michigan 1 paragraph regional
Fighting Decisions National Boxing Statistics
Coach at Rutger To Suggest Changes in Football Rules. Football George Foster Sanford coach of the Rutgers football team added list of suggestions for football rules which he would like to change 1 paragraph national
Racine Halfback Recalls Game But Not The Name Football Dory who is considered a great prize fighter also plays football for Racine. Racine recently lost to the Clabbys but was undeniably the best player on Racine. He played with a what appeared to be a broken hand, a broken nose, and had 2 cuts on one cheek. When asked how he felt, if he was hurt that is? He responded “Hurt? No, that’s silly I just ate a juicy steak and smoking a good cigar” 4 paragraphs regional
Gary’s Great Basketball Five Reaches Finals: Emerson Loses To Lebanon Basketball Gary’s Emerson school reaches finals and goes all the way to play Lebanon in the final game for the State Championship. After a spectacular performance Lebanon defeated Gary 34 to 26 in the Final game of the Bloomington State championship 4 paragraphs local
Sam Agnew Is In Mid-Season Form Baseball Sam Agnew is in top form for the up and coming season on the Red Sox 1 paragraph national
“Another Fighter,” Says Jim Flynn Boxing Jim Flyn one of the renown boxers of the area has a baby boy and names him Jim Flyn Jr. 1 paragraph local
Enck Scores K.O. Boxing Freddy Enck featherweight of Australia defeats Hector Melville in 15 rounds, Jimmy Clabby of Hammond has been matched with Tommy Uren for the middleweight championship of Australia 1 paragraph regional
Defeat Makes Women Weep Basketball Richmond is defeated by Rochester and is taken as a devastating loss by fans back home 1 paragraphs national
Here’s A Comeback; Nelson Knocks Out Matthews In Eighth Boxing Battling Nelson comes out of retirement and Knocks out his opponent Pierce Matthews in the eight round 3 paragraphs local
Owls Lose To Oklahoma Basketball Oklahoma defeats the Whiting Owls 27 to 24 3 paragraphs local
Yoakum Stops Mohr. Boxing Stanley Yoakum of Denver defeated Walter Mohr of Brooklyn in 5 rounds in New York 1 paragraph national
National Pastime In Fine Fix Baseball Railroad lines might stop running which would hinder baseball this season 1 paragraph national
Wabash Basket Ball Five Earns State Championships Basketball Wabash wins State Championship by defeating all other state collages 5 paragraphs state
“Honus” Wagner A Marvel Baseball Hans Wagner playing style is discussed in detail 8 paragraphs national
Four Fights At Suburban Club Boxing Four different bouts were held in Sammy Wolf’s Club in Chicago 1 paragraph metropolitan
Here’s the Old Argument Again. Golf Golf players discuss which is the most important club in a players arsenal 1 paragraph national
Whiting To Start Baseball League Baseball Whiting Baseball league will meet in the Owl club to discuss plans for a new baseball club 1 paragraph local
Fight In Chicago Boxing K.O. Meyers of Whiting defeats K.O. Joe in a one round bout in Chicago 1 paragraph local
Fulton To Meet Morris April 10 Boxing Fred Fulton will box Carl Morris in New York 2 paragraphs national
Boy Star Travels South With Giants Baseball Waite Hoyt the Giants pitcher will be the youngest baseball player in training camp 1 paragraph national
East Chicago To Bowl With Hammond Bowling Hammond All Star’s will face the Dr. Clark’s experts on March 21 in the McCool alleys 4 paragraphs local
Stonebreaker Seriously Ill Basketball and Football Homer Stonebreaker center for the Wabash collage championship team as well as a football player for the Scarlet’s has come down with laryngitis 1 paragraph local
F.Fulton Wants To Know It Boxing Fred Fulton wants to try and understand how a boxer like Jess Willard who is currently the heavy weight champ of the world goes off and joins the circus 6 paragraphs national
Dryden And Fitz Learn Time And Clothes Fly Boxing Bob Fitzsimons is currently living in hotel with the cubs 1 paragraph metropolitan
Sport Writer Praises Emerson Five And Kyle Basketball Sports Writer in Lafayette Indiana praises Emerson of Gary for going all the way to the finals in the state championship. He also feels after seeing Kyle of Emerson play he deserves his spot on the all state team that is being created 4 paragraphs local
Mike Gibbons Will Prepare For Darcy Boxing Mike Gibbons does not hold a title but is undisputedly the best middle weight in America. Les Darcy will have to face him in order to win the middle weight champion 1 paragraph national
Joe Rivers Stops O’Leary In 11th Boxing Joe Rivers of Memphis defeats Johnny O’Leary of Buffalo in the 11th round 1 paragraph regional
George Chaney Puts Out Hansen In First Round Boxing George Chaney of Baltimore defeats Larry Hanson 1 paragraph regional
Ted Lewis Knocks Out Moore In First Round Boxing Ted Lewis the British welterweight Knocks Willie Moore of Philadelphia out in 1 round 1 paragraph regional
Parduhn Signs P. Henning Baseball Pete Henning star baseball player will sign up to play for the Hammond baseball club 3 paragraphs local
Many Big Men Are Trapshooters Trap Shooting Many well known business men as well as royalty are renown trap shooters 5 paragraphs national
Kilbane Beats Shannon Easily In Quaker Arena Boxing Johnny Kilbane feather weight champion of the world defeats Eddie Shannon of California in Philadelphia 1 paragraph regional
Jack Dillon Stops Moran In Sixth Round Boxing Jack Moran of St. Louis is beaten and saved from a knockout by Jack Dillon in Memphis 1 paragraph regional
Atlanta Stars Beaten. Golf Paul Gardner of Chicago among others have had recent victories at the local Pinehurst golf course 1 paragraph national
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Fulton’s Big Demand. Boxing Heavy weight boxer Fred Fulton wants $10,000 to fight Frank Moran 1 paragraph national
‘Pacifist Champs’ Vote Against Army Drill. Baseball Brooklyn Dodgers voted on allowing military training to go on in their ball club. They unanimously voted they did not feel military training was going to work out well with their team and refused to allow it 1 paragraph national
Coach Scores Present Basketball Tourney System: Murray Sees Harm For Boys Basketball Floyd Murray director of Athletics of East Chicago agrees with the Times on Indiana Tournaments. They feel they tournaments are not run properly. Often having teams play consecutive game after game causing boys to occasionally pass out from exhaustion. Recently attendance has been monitored and it is noted that the boys who appear in the tournaments typically do not attend school very often the following 2-3 weeks 8 paragraphs local
Polarines Vs. High School Basketball Whiting high school will play the Polarines on the 23 4 paragraphs local
Boxing Forces Pool Strength To Pass Bill Boxing Legislature gathers strength to pass boxing bill in ILL. 5 paragraphs local
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Hammond Leads In Big Mid-Winter Sport Event Bowling Hammond All Stars are in lead in bowling tournament 3 paragraphs local
Whitman Backs Bill To Kill Fights In N.Y. Boxing Boxing bill introduced that would make boxing illegal in New York is promoted by Governor Whitman 3 paragraphs national
Joe Burman, Challenger Of Bantamweights Boxing Joe Burman bantamweight boxer from Chicago is having a great season 1 paragraph local
Tight Race Expected In League Baseball Tough teams are expected to increase level of competition in baseball season 5 paragraphs national
Championship Game Tomorrow Night Basketball Whiting High School will face the Polarines tomorrow night in the Whiting Gym 2 paragraphs local
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy Stands Alone In Womans Tennis History Tennis Sutton recently defeated Molla Bjurstedt to become the woman’s tennis champion 1 paragraph national
Bowling Tourney Ending Bowling Bowling Tournament in Michigan coming to an end, lists of the stats. 1 paragraph regional
Reuben Meyers Date Is Switched Boxing Ben Reuben will fight Johnny Meyers on a different date for the American middle weight championship 1 paragraph regional
Hammond Wins Bowling Tourney Bowling Hammond defeats East Chicago last night to with Michigan bowling tournament 1 paragraph regional
He’ll Get Another Chance At Majors Baseball John Rawlings will play for the Braves this season 1 paragraph national
Plenty Of Wood For Golf Clubs, Declares Maker Golf Golf club maker William Burke refuses to believe steel will replace wood for the component for the shaft of the golf club 6 paragraphs local
Gary Bowlers Want To Ally With Hammond Bowling Gary Bowlers would like to start a new team with certain Hammond bowlers 2 paragraphs local
New Fight Bill To Be Drawn Up Boxing New Boxing Bill will be promoted in ILL. legalizing boxing 1 paragraphs local
Gophers Play Tonight. Basketball East Chicago Gophers will play the Garfield A.C. at the Garfield gym 3 paragraphs local
Britton Matched With Spike Kelly Boxing Jack Britton will box Spike Kelly in Chicago 1 paragraph regional
Rollaway Rink Opens Satuaday Skating Mr. And Mrs. Eyre met and dated and married on skates 1 paragraph local
Jim Barry is Killed. Boxing Jim Barry the heavy weight boxer is killed in the ring outside the U.S. 1 paragraph national
Instructions To Pigskin Players To Be Barred Boxing New rules dictate coaches can not send information onto the field during the game 4 paragraphs national
Industrial Ball League Baseball Graver Town Works of East Chicago will participate in an industrial baseball league 3 paragraphs local
Gary And Hammond Battle Sat.Eve Basketball Hammond Giants will face the Gary Y.M.C.A at Hammond tomorrow 2 paragraphs local
Flyweight Championship Is Wounded. Boxing Young Dando of England was wounded in the line of fire in London 1 paragraph national
Will Have Good Course This Year Golf Jack Hoeg a golf writer believes this will be a good season for golf
Gophers Win, 42-17 Basketball E.C. Gophers defeat the Garfield A.C. team 5 paragraphs 1 paragraph local
Volley Ball Volley Ball Downs a team in the Men’s Business league did very well in yesterday’s meet 1 paragraph local
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W.A.G. Not To Publish A List Of Player Handicaps Golf Crafts W. Higgins announces he will not advertise golf handicaps 1 paragraph local
Leonard Lands Knockout. Boxing Benny Leonard defeats Packy Hommey in New York 1 paragraph regional
Mandot Lacks Punch To Knock Out Minor Boxing Joe Mandot of New Orleans defeat Jimmy Minor of Memphis 1 paragraph regional
Don’t Blame “Spring Fever” For That “Down-And-Out” Feeling Boxing Spring Fever can not be blamed for that “down and out” feeling 5 paragraphs local
Welling Vs. Jackson Boxing Joe Welling will box Willie Jackson in New York 1 paragraph 1 national
Bantams Collide Again Boxing Nate Jackson will box Eddie Coulon in Arkansas 1 paragraph regional
Oh Molly Cares Not Tennis Performance of the Miss Bujurstedt in recent tennis championship victory is discussed 4 paragraphs national
Collins Wins Case With Fred Fulton Boxing Fred Fulton heavyweight boxer is trapped in contract with former manager Mike Collins 1 paragraph regional
Tom McMahon Wins. Boxing McMahon of ILL. defeats Gus Christie 1 paragraph regional
Mind Over Matter Boxing Boxing is discussed from the difficult perspective of the boxer who has to cope with the onslaught of another pugilist 1 paragraph regional
Now That Woman Can Vote She’ll Pitch First Ball For Richmond Baseball a woman has been selected to pitch the first ball of the game in a Richmond 1 paragraph national
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Signey Hatch To Quit Chicago For Gotham Club Track Hatch a famous marathon runner in Chicago has quit and gone to New York city to join a team 1 paragraph national
War May Stop Net Contests Tennis National tennis matches might be postponed if the U.S. enters war 1 paragraph national
Britton to Box Lewis. Boxing Jack Britton will Box Ted Lewis ina 12 round match in Cincinnati 1 paragraph regional
Darcy Dillon Go Sure. Boxing Les Darcy will box Jack Dillon in new Orleans and “close” friends of the Governor there say he will not interfere 1 paragraph national
Another Scrap For Gary Boxing Phil Harrison defeated Joe Dory middleweight fights are becoming more popular 1 paragraph regional
Heine Zim Hits Homer That Goes Two Blocks. Baseball Giants face Waco and 8 home runs are recorded, New York won 13 to 9 1 paragraph national
Rivers Shades Duffy. Boxing Joe Rivers defeats Jimmy Duffy in a 10 round bout 1 paragraph national
Harvard First Of Big Colleges To Get Crews On Water Rowing Harvard rowers are first team to get crew on the water this season 1 paragraph national
Tommy Gibbons Beats Levinsky Boxing Tommy Gibbons defeats Battling Levinsky in a 10 round bout by judges decision 2 paragraphs local
Grapplers On Monday Wrestling Columbia Hall will host an exhibition wrestling match that will feature local as well as Chicago competition 1 paragraph local
Death Takes Buck Weaver, Once Catcher For Sox Baseball Weaver 37 dies in hospital after suffering from an old illness 1 paragraph national
Downey Beecher Go. Boxing Bryan Downey will box Willie Beecher of NewYork 1 paragraph national
Speedway Asks Memorial Day Date For Derby Automobile Racing David F. Reid asked the chairman of the automobile association if he could have the date on memorial day to host the derby that had been recently canceled 5 paragraphs regional
Caddock Hopes To Conquer Stecher With Head Scissors Wrestling Earl Caddock of Iowa hopes to beat Joe Steecher 1 paragraph local
Darcy After Gibbons. Boxing Les Darcy refuses to fight Jack Dillon in New Orleans and instead says he wants to presumably go all the way. Darcy wants to fight the best American middleweight boxer whom is none other than Mike Gibbons 1 paragraph national
Hammond Five Overwhelmed By Gary Y.M.C.A. Basketball Hammond Giants defeated by the Gary Y.M.C.A 38 to 26 7 paragraphs local
Cream City Bowler In Second Place Bowling Archie Rodeo lost his section in the bowling championship by a pin 2 paragraphs regional
Robertson Given Big Compliment Baseball Davy Robertson of the Giants is considered to be one of the best in the league 6 paragraphs local
Field Of 300 Preps Are To Complete In Purple Contests Gymnastics Athletic Director Lewis Omer is expected to make preparations for over 300 participants 2 paragraphs local
Darcy Says O’Sullivan Isn’t His Manager Now Boxing Darcy sent affidavit to state boxing commission asking them to exam any contract that obliges him to fight for O’Sullivan 2 paragraphs national
Hammond To Have A Nifty Nine Baseball Hammond Baseball’s opening day will more than likely fall on April 22, lists all the people that helped make this happen 13 paragraphs local
Pat Moran Puts Trust In These Baseball Pat Moran claims his team will win the Phillies will win the pennant and has fate in his three great pitchers Rixey, Lavender, Alexander 1 paragraph national
Evans To Play In Atlanta Today Golf A golf tournament will be held in Atlanta featuring many sensational golfers 1 paragraph national
Welcome Home Otto! We Need You Boxing Otto Yucknow in Panama and has returned home to box 6 paragraphs local
Foreign Flyers Among Probable Race Entries Auto Racing Postponement of Indianapolis 500 race will allow foreign competition to take part 3 paragraphs regional
Berry And Warren Called To Colors Sports Howard Berry a university of Pennsylvania has enlisted 2 paragraphs national
Miss Rosenthal Is Low In Golf Meet Golf Miss Rosenthal of Chicago has done excellent wining medals in the North and South golf tournament 1 paragraph regional
City League Sign. Baseball Teams sign up for the local Baseball league 1 paragraph local
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Anderson Stops Simms In Third Boxing Anderson defeats Jack Simms in Baltimore 1 paragraph regional
Ted Meredith To Enlist In Aviation Corps Sports Ted Meridith superb athlete will enlist with the Aviation dept. 1 paragraph regional
Matty M’Cue Outfights Maywurm Boxing McCue of Racine defeats Maywurm from Milwaukee in Racine 1 paragraph local
Two Football Teams To Line Up For Spring Practice At Purdue Football Local teams are invited to practice against Purdue 2 paragraphs local
M’Graw Signs For Five Years; Salary $50,000 Baseball Johnny M’Graw will continue to be a member of the Giants 1 paragraph national
Dundee Beats Tenler. Boxing Johnny Dundee defeats Tenler in Phil. 1 paragraph regional
Pekin Kid Herman Wins. Boxing Herman defeats Jack Douglas in 10 round bout in Peoria 1 paragraph regional
Whitman Will Stop Boxing Boxing Governor Whitman determined to push bill that will end boxing in the state of New York 6 paragraphs local
Come On Boy’s Water’s Fine! Swimming Photograph of local lady swimmer Marle Manly 1 paragraph local
Scatenas To Furnish The Team Baseball Scatenas will organize a team to compete in the new Hammond baseball league 4 paragraphs local
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Arizona Miners Pay $1 Each To See Cubs Win, 5-3 Baseball Miners in Arizona are willing to pay a $1 each to see the cubs play 1 paragraph national
Miss Rosenthal Is Pinehurst Winner Golf Miss Rosenthal of Chicago is the winner of the Pinehurst ladies golf championship 1 paragraph regional
Advance Bill In New York To Knock Out Ring Sport Boxing Assembly in Albany agreed 85 to 48 to pass Gov. Whitman’s bill ending boxing in New York 1 paragraph national
Sox Bombard Galveston In 14-4 Contest Baseball Sox defeat the Texas team by 14 to ? paragraphs 1 paragraph national
Leonard Postpones Bout With Walsh Boxing Freddie Welsh and Benny Leonard postpone their match 1 paragraph national
Boxing Bill Up In Senate Next Legislative Day Boxing ILL. legislation bill will be promoted legalizing boxing in ILL. 1 paragraph local
Atlanta Golfer Leads In Meet Golf Atlanta star leading the meet in his home town 1 paragraph national
World’s Record Is Set By Ross Swimming Ross sets national diving record 1 paragraph national
Speedway Race Depends On Congress Auto Racing Congress will decide whether or not to permit a derby in Chicago on May 30 4 paragraphs local
Nelson Matched To Box F. Welsh Boxing Freddie Welsh lightweight pugilist will box Battling Nelson in a 12 round match in St.Lewis 1 paragraph regional
Welsh-Leonard Bout Called Off Boxing Freddie Welsh vs. Benny Leonard match has been canceled 1 paragraph regional
Bushers With Indians Won’t Be Given Places On Regular Team This Year Baseball Clark Dickerson is considered to be one of the better ball plaers on this years Indians team 1 paragraph national
Foes Sought For Dolan And Harrison Boxing Red Dolan might fight Phil Harrison in a 12 round match in Chicago 1 paragraph regional
Pugilistic Pointers Boxing Regional boxing stats 1 paragraph regional
To Form League Among Industries Baseball Local industry workers are forming a baseball organization and are urging all to come and join in the league 1 paragraph local
Kilbane Is Unpopular In The East Boxing Johnny Kilbane went east to look for matches. He encountered a a contender and agreed to fight him as well as long as he met the requirements which were set at 133 ponds. When the fight approached and everything was arranged Kilbane’s opponent weighed in at 138 so Kilbane refused to fight. As a result he was booed and verbally heckled by the majority of the crowd 5 paragraphs national
Boxing Measure O.K.’D By House License Body Boxing Legislature in ILL. is considering adopting the boxing bill 4 paragraphs regional
Polarines To Meet Fast Team Basketball Michigan city Y.M.C.A. defeats the Polarines 41 to 37 5 paragraphs local
Reuben Favorite In Meyers Bout Boxing Ben Reuben will box Johnny Meyers for the middleweight championship 1 paragraph local
First Spring Football Game Is Carded Football Colorado State vs. Colorado Agg. 1 paragraphs national
Baseball Scores. Baseball National Baseball Scores National
Hot Scrap In League Expected Baseball Baseball Leagues expected to compete visciously this season 6 paragraphs national
Darcy May Find Haven In Ohio Boxing Darcy might be able to figt Gibbons in in Ohio 1 paragraph national
White Beats Crllahan In A Hot Battle Boxing Charlie White defeats Frankie Calahan in a great 10 round match 4 paragraphs local
Gassmans Look Like Winners Bowling Gassmans are doing exceptionally well in the Hammond bowling league 1 paragraph local
Darcy-Smith Contest Not Of Title Caliber Boxing Les Darcy will fight Jeff Smith for a middleweight title even though Darcy has already beaten Smith twice in other matches 3 paragraphs national
Badoub Beats Robson. Boxing Badoub of France defeated Tommy Robson in a 12 round match in Boston 1 paragraph national
Army Nine Routed By Cubs, 21-2 Baseball U.S. troops lose to Cubs in exhibition game 21 to 2 1 paragraph national
Professsionals On Whiting Team Basketball Michigan Y.M.C.A. will battle Whiting Polarines, Michigan City newspaper claims 2 of the Polarines might be professionals 6 paragraphs local
Miss Rosenthal Wins Golf Title Golf Miss Rosenthal of Chicago wins championship in North and South Tournament 2 paragraphs regional
Penn Athletes Must Take Part In Army Drill Sports Penn athletes regardless of sport must take part in military exercises 1 paragraph national
Hammond Drafts New Ball Sharks Baseball Hammond Baseball league is drafting any player that would like to play for them 8 paragraphs local
All Stars Lining Up Baseball Harry Portz of Hammond who usually creates an All Star baseball teams to play will do so again this year 3 paragraphs local
Memorial Day Speedway Races Are Called Off Auto Racing War or no war there will be no scheduled race on memorial day says president of race track 4 paragraphs regional
Postpone Move For Wolverines’ “Big 9” Return Sports Michigan is determining on whether or not to introduce military training to their collage 1 paragraph regional
Coach Stagg Against the Plan to Stop Athletes. Sports Director A.A. Stagg of the University of Chicago does not agree that all sports should be stopped in time of war 2 paragraphs regional
Ben Reuben Is Winner Over Meyers On Mat Boxing Ben Reuben defeats Johnny Meyers in Chicago 1 paragraph local
Darcy Calls Off Bout With Chip Boxing Les Darcy has called off his match with George Chip in Cleveland 1 paragraph national
Who Won This Fight? Boxing Controversial win in second round of Young Spike Kelly vs. Clint Flyn. Apparently Spike was declared winner on grounds of an illegal foul committed by Flyn in the second round 1 paragraph regional
Polarines Close Season Tonight Basketball Polarines will face Michigan City tonight in the Whiting Gym 3 paragraphs local
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Johnny Coulon Battles Frankie Mason To Draw Boxing Johnny Coulon Battle Frankie Mason and after 10 rounds comes out as a draw 1 paragraph regional
