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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
