Saturday, May 1, 1915

J. G. Ibach Presents Fine Cup     Golf    First official round of gold started today at the Hammond Country Club    4 paragraphs    local

Fournier Hits Aid Rowlands Score 3 Runs  Baseball     7,000 fans  saw the White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 4 to 1                       2 paragraphs       metropolitan

Boxing Leaders In Partnership At New Orleans        Boxing        In New Orleans Tortorich and Burns have agreed to work together rather against each other to make New Orleans the biggest boxing center in the country        4 paragraphs     national

Baseball Standings   Baseball     National, Federal and American League wins and Losses        6 paragraphs    national

M’Goorty After Australian Coin     Boxing       Middleweight boxer will go to Australia to fight. He will be pad $12,000                  2 paragraphs         metropolitan

Snyder Wants To Fight Red Watson    Boxing      Mike Snyder hopes to fight Red Watson in Kenosha        2 paragraphs   regional   

Ban Placed On Willard Films       Boxing    Willard’s home state of Kansas decided to bar the films     3 paragraphs    national

Tells Of Evils In Prep Sports       General     University High School principal gives his opinion of the faults of the athletic system       2 paragraphs

East Chicago Wins     Baseball      East Chicago High School defeated the Bowen High School 3 to 2    1 paragraph      local

Roseman Wins Trial Bout     Boxing      Fred Roseman of Riverview Park fought Bill Boulis welterweight class    3 paragraphs            metropolitan

Great Pitching Star Still Shines    Baseball        Walter Johnson of the Washington Cubs was re-claimed by the St. Louis Federal League Club       1 paragraph      national

Monday, May 3, 1915

Purple and White Win First Meet  Track   Whiting High School defeated Hammond High School 78 to 31      4 paragraphs       local 

Wedding Bells For Barney Jergens   Baseball       Jergens, a catcher to the Well Fargo amateur team,  got married              4 paragraphs       local

25,000 Fans See Sox, Whales And Cubs Battle       Baseball        Sox lost to Detroit, 4 to 3, The Whales won over the Pirates, 7 to 1, and the Cubs beat the Pirates, 7 to 1        4 paragraphs     metropolitan

Weather Hurt Games       Baseball     Only game finished due to the rains was East Side A. A., 7 and the Standards, 3                      5 paragraphs       local

Come On Boxers, Shouts Ritchie      Boxing       Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion is in Chicago going after the welterweight title            3 paragraphs     metropolitan

Hammond Goes To Lake Forest And Indiana St. Meets     Track      Six Hammond athletes will compete at the Lake Forest event while 4 or 5 will go to the state meet in Indianapolis            2 paragraphs     local

The Twisters Challenge        Baseball        Team of 14 to 16 year olds challenge other teams to play        2 paragraphs    local

Tuesday, May 4, 1915

Forty Cars Entered For 500 Mile Race       Auto Racing      Entry list closed Saturday, Drivers will start practicing soon                  5 paragraphs      regional

Visitors Play To Delay Game As Rains Tarts        Baseball     Cubs won against Pittsburgh, 5 to 1, rain shortened the game to 5 innings            2 paragraphs     metropolitan

Willard’s Eyes On Heavy Bout       Boxing       Winner of a Reich-Coffey New York fight will get the first chance to fight Jess Willard for the heavyweight championship      2 paragraphs      national

South Side A. C. Wins 3 Straight     Baseball       Whiting South Side A. C. beat the Harbor Athletics 7 to 3      3 paragraphs             local

Michigan City Wins    Baseball   Hammond's All Star team traveled to Michigan City to play the town team, Michigan won 8 to 4        1 paragraph      local

Speedway Will Be Ready In Time   Auto Racing      Illinois speedway construction will be done in time for next race                        3 paragraphs             metropolitan

White In Boston To Box Murphy   Boxing   Charlie White, Chicago lightweight will box Eddie Murphy in Boston  2 paragraphs         metropolitan

M’Goorty Leaves For Australia        Boxing        Middleweight left Chicago yesterday destined for Australia for 4 fights which he will be pad $12,000        1 paragraph     metropolitan

Al M’Coy Will Fight Clabby       Boxing       Al McCoy with fight Jimmy Clabby in New York tonight    1 paragraph      local

Griffiths Whips Phil Brock     Boxing     Phil Brock, light weight of Cleveland, was beaten by Johnny Griffith      1 paragraph            regional

Baseball Standings     Baseball     National, Federal and American League wins and Losses       6 paragraphs      national

Boxing Show At Oshkosh    Boxing       Largest crowd ever expected in this Wisconsin town to witness Cy Smith of Jersey city meet Bart Stanley of Oshkosh    1 paragraph    regional           

Pitched Ball Kills Batter   Baseball       First pitch of Sunday School league kills a boy in Indiananpolis     1 paragraph             regional

Benny Kauff Brings On Merry War   Baseball      Kauff, former American league player, has signed with a Federal league team            1 paragraph       regional

Wednesday, May 5, 1915

Golfers Decide On Handicap      Golf      Average handicap will be used at the Hammond Country Club for the Decoration Day          1 Paragraph        local

Jimmy Clabby Shades M’Coy      Boxing         Hammond’s Jimmy Clabby beat Brooklyn’s Al McCoy in New York                        5 paragraphs         local

Tennis Tourney Outlined      Tennis       Hammond Country Club will host a tennis invitational on the Decoration Day             3 paragraphs       local    

English Boxers Collide     Boxing      2 English boxers will fight in London for the feather weight title     1 paragraph            international

He Get Another Chance In Majors        Baseball         Fred Toney is trying out with the Cincinnati Reds after several unsuccessful attempts to join the Cubs       1 paragraph    metropolitan

Baseball Standings      Baseball      National, Federal and American League wins and Losses        6 paragraphs         national

Ertle Wins From Coulon     Boxing       Young Ertle of Milwaukee, Wisconsin beat Eddie Coulon of New Orleans, Louisiana in ten rounds        1 paragraph     regional

Charlie Shotgun Umpires Ball Game     Baseball       In Kansas, Missouri an umpire pulled shotgun on runner for not obeying rules            2 paragraphs            national

White Puts Outs Murphy In Seventh       Boxing      Chicago boxer, White knocked out Boston’s Eddie Murphy in Boston          5 paragraphs            metropolitan

Speedway Complete By June 4 is claim      Auto Racing       Chicago speedway only 1/3 completed, but promises to be done by June 4th         1 paragraph   metropolitan

Shubert Beat Pal Moore       Boxing         Bantamweight fight ends with Shubert of New Bedford victorious over Pal Moore for Memphis Tennessee         1 paragraph   national

Sheriff Get Jess; Smashes Window           Boxing       Sheriff smashes window of Willard’s private car.  Willard was sued for $20,000 for a contract violation         1 paragraph       metropolitan

Boxer Piet Dies In Battle     Boxing      Henri Piet, welterweight champion of France, died during a boxing match in Paris                   1 paragraph         international

Thursday, May 6, 1915

Jim Coffey Scores Knockout In Third     Boxing     Coffey beats Al Reich at Madison Square garden in New York after three rounds        5 paragraphs     national

Racetrack Men Ready For Test        Horse Racing      Suit will test the oral or memoranda system of betting at the track that has been in effect since the anti-gambling law went into effect            3 paragraphs      national

Rebe Evans Pulls Prize Bone Play       Baseball       The “Squeeze Play” makes Evans, a minor league pitcher, the most eccentric character in the game         6 paragraphs   national

Startling Finish Of Two-Mile Relay Race At Philadelphia Athletic Meet      Track      Philadelphia relay race ends with Princeton athlete falling over the finish line to beat Chicago athlete            1 paragraph      metropolitan

Games Wanted     Baseball      Lansing A. A. baseball team opened season and is looking for teams to play      2 paragraphs            metropolitan

Kauff Is Back With Tip Tops    Baseball        Kauff, who is suspended, practiced with his team before the game.  The suspension should be lifted in a few days            1 paragraph      national

C. Rowland Beats Recruit To Alibi          Baseball     White Sox Coach cured player of making excuses for bad performances          5 paragraphs        metropolitan

Baseball Standings     Baseball     National, Federal and American League wins and Losses         6 paragraphs   national

Earl Cooper Visits Track      Auto Racing       Earl Cooper, Grand Prix and Vanderbilt winner visited the Chicago track                    1 paragraph          metropolitan

Jess Willard Quits Tour        Willard quit his boxing tour and has joined a Wild West Show and will exhibit in Chicago on the 22nd        1 paragraph     metropolitan

Reach Semi-Final In Golf Tourney     Golf        Four golfers qualified for the Semi-final tournament today in Oakland, California        3 paragraphs         national

Walsh Well In Few Days     Baseball         Walsh, White Sox pitcher, will be alright, he was taken to a hospital in Los Angels on Tuesday            1 paragraph    metropolitan   

No Peace, Says Gilmore       Baseball  Benny Kauff will be punished long enough to set an example and then reinstate him                 2 paragraphs    regional

Misquoted Claims Ban     Baseball         President of the American League states that he has been misquoted, he said, “I believe baseball troubles should be handle out of court”     1 paragraph      national

Motor Race Injury Fatal To Pilot      Auto Racing        Driver was killed in a collision in Kansas      1 paragraph    national

Friday, May 7, 1915

Racing Cracks Are Undecided       Auto Racing        three Hammond candidates to compete in races, several more local drivers and expressed and interest         1 paragraph        local

Fight 11 Rounds, 0-0, In Ann Arbor Combat     Baseball      Syracuse and Michigan tie after 11 innings   1 paragraph    regional

Willard Pictures Are Allowed        Boxing      Quebec to allow fight films to be shown   1 paragraph       international

Baseball Standings      Baseball      National, Federal and American League wins and Losses     6 paragraphs       national

Argue For Films In Court      Boxing      Disagreement as to whether or not London fight films should be allowed in New York            1 paragraph            international

Colored Ball Opens Season of '15'   Baseball   Hammond Giants, an all “colored team,” opened season beating a scrub               team, 2 to 1            1 paragraph            local

Pugilistic Pointers     Boxing     New York, Wisconsin, Michigan boxing shorts    3 paragraphs         national

Badgers Beat Indiana, 5-4      Baseball     fourth consecutive win for the Wisconsin  Madison badgers      2 paragraphs            regional

Black Oaks Organize   Baseball        Baseball team wishers to scheduled games with “fast teams”     1 paragraph    local

Saturday, May 8, 1915

To Test Rules Of Auto Racing        Auto Racing      Indianapolis entry test rule of “only 3 cars of one make can enter”                      6 paragraphs      regional

Trio Of Star Contestants In Hoosier 500-Mile   Auto Racing       Grant, Huges and Mulford registered last minute for the race            1 paragraph       regional

Baseball Standings   Baseball         National, Federal and American League wins and Losses     6 paragraphs     national

Sunday Sport Calendar    Baseball       Hammond City league Schedule of games   6 paragraphs      local

Purple Beats Hoosiers, 2-1         Baseball       Northwestern University wins over Indiana University         3 paragraphs            Metropolitan

Monday, May 10. 1915

Walters Sets Hot Pace For League Nines    Baseball        Hammond city league baseball Shorts       4 paragraphs    local

Two More Sunbeams For 500 Mile Race   Auto Racing    Grant and Limberg entries turned in for the Chicago race                        3 paragraphs      metropolitan

City Fuels Won Umpire Injured      Baseball      The City Fuels beat Columbia A. C. 8 to 3, during the game and umpire was hit by a fast ball       7 paragraphs        local

Juniors Win Interclass Meet   Track     Gary High School inter-class meet held at Gleason athletic grounds   1 paragraph            local

Gun Clubs In Chicago Shoot     Gun        Chicago hosted inter state five man championship, Badger Gun Club of Milwaukee won      2 paragraphs       metropolitan

Hammond Loses     Baseball      Hammond Unity Council  lost against Genoa Council team, 9 to 8       1 paragraph   local

Baseball Standings    Baseball       National, Federal and American League wins and Losses        6 paragraph    national

Giants Are Progressing     Baseball       Hammond Giants to play Hegewisch Chicago west side start at Robertsdale ball park              1 paragraph     local

Traveling Team Beat At Harvey      Baseball     Traveling team was beat in Harvey, Illinois 4 to 1     2 paragraphs         local

Whiting Loses     Baseball    Santa Maria Council defeated Whiting 13 to 0 in Whiting        2 paragraphs   local

Blue Island H. S. Game     Baseball      Hammond High School Won it’s opening game with victory over Whiting 18 to 6     3paragraphs     local   

Trapshooters At Kindel’s    Shooting     Lake George Gun Club at Kindel’s Grove in Hammond show potential for successful season     2 paragraphs      local

Laporte Bests Jake Stahls    Baseball        Laporte team beats Jake Stahls 2 to 1 in Laporte       2 paragraphs       local

Chicago Greys Cop At Harbor   Baseball         Indiana Harbor defeats Chicago Greys 4 to 3        7 paragraphs       local

2000 See Cubans Win     Baseball     Cuban Cigars Defeat Lincolns 6 to 4 in Harrison park        1 paragraph        local

Tuesday, May 11, 1915

Steal Five Bases; Take Their Game  Baseball        Hammond high school wins over East Chicago high school 4 to 3                       7 paragraphs       local

Racing Teams are Fighting      Auto Racing     two racing teams at each others throat over attempt to disqualify one with the three car rule            4 paragraphs      regional

Bernie Boland Start Pickup of Year      Baseball     Detroit Tiger pitcher for the American league has won almost every game this year       1 paragraph        regional        

East Chicago The Winner    Baseball     East Chicago Knights win against East Chicago Race Team 13 to 5       4 paragraphs          local

Muff By Good Hands Enemy Four Tallies       Baseball    Cubs lost to the Pirates 10 to 7 even after the cubs took out to Pirate Pitchers       2 paragraphs       metropolitan

Huff’s Illini Beat Gophers By 10 To 6       Baseball         Minnesota University lost to Indiana University missing their chance to get among the leader of the big 9         regional

Players Still Denied Sport Courts Idle     Tennis     Outraged public write to park superintendent about condition of the tennis courts 3 paragraphs        local

A Challenge   Baseball       Wentworth Junior baseball team invites other 17 to 18 year olds to play a game       1 paragraph            local

Gun Club Shoot      Shooting         Hammond Gun Club held its opening shoot at Coy’s Park    2 paragraphs      local

Nagedmans, 10; Burnham, 7      Baseball        Nagedmans beat Burnham at Burnham 10 to 7      1 paragraph        local

Baseball Standings      Baseball        National, Federal and American League wins and Losses       6 paragraphs      national

Up-To-The Minute Sports       General      Sports shorts on Miscellaneous sports such as lightweight boxing , University baseball, boxing coaches etc.     5 paragraphs      local

Thinker Couldn’t Fool Benton..Oh, No!      Baseball      Cincinnati south paw didn’t know much two yeas ago but couldn’t be  fooled now    5 paragraphs       regional

Wednesday, May 12, 1915

Brown Earns Shade In Kenosha Go With Murray    Boxing    Chicago fighter O. J. Brown wins against Billy Murray in 6th round        6 paragraphs   regional

Teams To Donate Receipts      Baseball      Hammond city league teams donate receipts to secure a band on Decoration Day            2 paragraphs            local

Athletics Trim White Eagles  Baseball    Indiana Harbor Athletics won over the White Eagles 8 to 3      1 paragraph    local    

Old Idols Of The Prize Ring       Boxing          Article discusses the success of retired boxer Joe Choynsiki, who is a local salesmen       17 paragraphs       local

Died Fighting In Dardanelles      Tennis         Tennis player killed in the fighting in Dardanelles.  He was a second Lieutenant in the Royal Mariner.        3 paragraphs     international

Kilbane Whips Mel Coogan      Boxing      Johnny Kibane featherweight champion beats Mel Coogan of Brooklyn    1 paragraph       national

Boxing Bill Killed      Boxing      Lansing Michigan Governor vetoed the boxing bill     1 paragraph      regional

Interest In Match Is Notable    Wrestling    Fans show much interest in wrestling match between Curley Davis and Harry Petzinger   3 paragraphs        local

Ring Fatality Stops Battles     Boxing        Boxer Hall LaFouel’s death causes all matches to be cancelled in New Orleans                 2 paragraphs         national

Baseball Standings      Baseball         National, Federal and American League wins and Losses      6 paragraphs    national

Lake County Chances Unknown   Track   Only three days before state meet in Bloomington Indiana.     4 paragraphs    local

Thursday, May 13, 1915

White Knocks Out Stewart; Ohio Boxer Lasts 6 Rounds    Boxing     Charlie White of Ohio knocked out Hal Stewart in 6th round of scheduled 10        10 paragraphs   regional

Referee Puts Stop To Clabby-Chip Go    Boxing   Referee Billy Roche stopped fight between Jimmy Clabby and George Chip both middleweight contenders and declared “no contest” because of crooked fighting            6 paragraphs    local

Offer New Trophies For Golfing Ad Men     Golf     Two cups donated for seasons play at the Beverly Country Club                       4 paragraphs       national

Cheviolet Has Freak Race Car        Auto Racing       Louis Cheviolet to race in an unusually small car at the Indianapolis 500            3 paragraphs     Regional

Mitchell To Fight Wolgast On May 18   Boxing     Richie Mitchell to fight Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee Wisconsin  3 paragraphs           Regional

Fordham Beats Notre Dame      baseball       Fordham won 6 to 5 over Notre Dame in New York      1 paragraph  Regional

Dartmouth Downs Yale Nine, 5 to 4            Baseball        Dartmouth wins against Yale who was able to keep them hitless until the eighth inning         1 paragraph        national

Fans See Two Good Matches     Wrestling      Calumet Auditorium to host two matches, Davis vs. Peizinger and Roberts vs. Barfield       5 paragraphs        local

Judge Refuses Film Permit         Boxing              Federal Judge in New York rules that the lightweight championship films will not be permitted in the United States   1 paragrap      national

Friday, May 14, 1915

Boxing Bill To Pass.’--Santry      Boxing         The bill has enough votes to win in the House of Representatives, former boxer Edward Santry states        5 paragraphs   national

Gary High Wins From Hammond, 10-7       Baseball       Gary High School beat Hammond High School both teams got 5 runs in the 1st inning       4 paragraphs       local

Police Shoot    Gun      Hammond Police Department invited Whiting Police Department to shoot         3 paragraph      local

Big Entry For Long “Hike”     Hiking    Don O’Leary planned a hike from Chicago to Hammond. He has 45 entries.    1 paragraph    local

Maroons Accept Jap Invitation For Ball Games      Baseball      University of Chicago will go to Japan to play oriental college nines   2 paragraphs       metropolitan

Iowa Blanks Purdue   Baseball        Iowa University won against Purdue University 9 to 10 in Iowa        1 paragraph     regional

Indiana Co-ed Vaults to Record Height     track       New world record for the pole vault set in Bloomington Indiana                       1 paragraph    regional  

Benny Kauff Draws Big Fine      baseball       Kauff fined $1,500 for trying to jump to the Giants    1 paragraph      national

Saturday, May 15, 1915

Johnson in Paris; Seeking Passport    Boxing      Jack Johnson demanded passport to go to London    3 paragraphs    national

Wolfgast Card Rounded Out      Boxing       featherweight to “pre-line” Wolfgast Mitchell fight on May 18th        1 paragraph            regional

Welsh Calls Off Wolfgast Fight      Boxing      Welsh calls off the fight because he feels he can’t get into shape within two weeks.  The season is over in two weeks.     2 paragraphs            regional

Purple Victor; Juel Fans 15        Baseball       Northwestern University beat Purdue University 7 to 2      2 paragraphs   regional

C. A. C. Controls Speedway Race      Auto  Racing     Contract gives C. A. C control of the first 500 mile race in Chicago               3 paragraphs            metropolitan

Here’s Game For You To See       Baseball       Married employees verses single employees of Graver Tank Work in East Chicago.   1 paragraph      local

Joe Welling Shades Marto       Boxing       Lightweight Joe Welling of Chicago won against Johnny Marto of the west side                1 paragraph      metropolitan

Coach Ball Team    Baseball        Harvard University’s football coach will start coaching the baseball team     1 paragraph            national

McClelland Wins In First     Wrestling     Whiting wrestler defeated Chicago wrestler in Chicago        1 paragraph    local

Monday, May 17. 1915

Golfers in Spirited Foursome   Golf    At Hammond County Club, seven foursomes competed in an invitational    2 paragraphs          local

H. H. S. Leads In Unfinished Meet     Track     Hammond verse East Chicago high school meet called at dusk, Hammond, 52; East Chicago, 47        4 paragraphs   local

Clabby Issues Defense     Boxing       Clabby and Chip court case due to a referee declaring “No Contest” and threw both men out            6 paragraphs       local

Youth Finishes First In Hike To Hammond       Hike      60 start hike, 36 finished the 22 mile hike from Chicago to Hammond         4 paragraphs     local

Oldfield Indignant      Auto Racing        Barney Oldfield is upset that only a foreign car manufacture will pay him what he is worth to race       3 paragraphs    regional

Hammond Defeats Indiana Harbor    Baseball        Hammond won against Indian Harbor 5 to 4          2 paragraphs    local

East Chicago Loses to Harlem     Baseball      Harlem A. C. Team of Chicago beat East Chicago All Starts 2 to 0      2 paragraphs   local

E.C. Race Team Trims Whiting     Baseball      East Chicago Race Team beat Whiting 8 to 4       2 paragraphs    local

Hero Of Speedway Race To Compete     Auto Racing   Joe Dawson will race at the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race    1 paragraph        regional

Hammond Drops 13 inning Ball Game    Baseball        Michigan City High School Beat Hammond High School 4 to 3 after 13 innings     5 paragraphs    local

Johnson In Paris        Boxing        Johnson is trying to convince the American Embassy to grant him a passport to go to London          1 paragraph       national

Tuesday, May 18, 1915

Extra Inning Game Goes To Hammond H. S.       Baseball          Reported Monday Incorrectly 13 inning game ended with Hammond victorious            3 paragraphs            local

Ty Cobb Strikes Out; Divorce Suit Results            Baseball            A man in Detroit hit his wife out of frustration over Cobb striking out.  the wife filed for divorce    5 paragraphs     regional

Tennis Entries Are Coming In     Tennis       Hammond Country Club has 20 entire for the Decoration day Tournament                    1 paragraph       local

E. Walsh Rejoins White Sox Team     Baseball        Ed “Big Moose” Walsh, pitcher, is back to play for the White Sox again after being in Carolina        3 paragraphs   metropolitan

Burnham Wins Game      Baseball    Burnham A. C. Won over the West Hammond Colts 8 to 1          2 paragraphs    local

Baseball Standings      Baseball     National, Federal and American League wins and Losses       6 paragraphs     national

Standridge’s  “Fork Ball” Is Becoming As Famous As Mathewson’s “Fadeaway”  Baseball        Article describes Pete Standridge of the Chicago Cubs “Fork Ball” captured in pictures            1 paragraph    metropolitan

East Chicago Cleans Bowen      Baseball     East Chicago K. P. team won against the Bowen Team at East Chicago Park                 3 paragraphs      local

Athletic Jrs. Trim Harbor Colts 16-5   Baseball     Athletic Juniors of Indiana Harbor beat the Indiana Harbor Colts    2 paragraphs  local

Amateur Pugs In Fast Bouts   Boxing     Ferbes gymnasium to host an amateur boxing tournament on Friday   2 paragraphs            local

Wager $1,500 On Long Road Race     Auto Racing