Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918

                             

         

Monday,  November 1, 1915

Gilroys Lads Turn Big Trick    Football  Gary High School plays splendid football   9 paragraphs   Local

Murray's Pets Beat Valparaiso   Football   East Chicago High School beat Valparaiso   7 paragraphs  Local

Crown Point Was Unable to Score     Football   Team from East Chicago beat Crown Point   2 paragraphs  Local

Slim Chances of Hammond East Chicago Game    Football   game between the High School teams from Hammond and East Chicago will probably not happen.   1 paragraph   Local

Shevlin to Take Hinkey's Place As Yale Coach     Football   Yale University to get new football coach   4 paragraphs   National

Steel Works Team Beaten    Football   the steel works team from East Chicago loses to a team from Joliet, Illinois   2 paragraphs   Local

Goblers Play Farewell Match     Golf  local golf event at Hammond Country Club   2 paragraphs   Local

Willard Leaves Wild West Show     Boxing   heavy-weight champion Jess Willard quits a wild west show   2 paragraphs   National

Coast Man Wants Anderson's Contract     Boxing   contract for Chicago boxer Andre Anderson is turned down   3 paragraphs   Metropolitan

Clabbys Defeat Soldiers     Football  Hammond team beat a Chicago Armory team   6 paragraphs   Local

 

Tuesday,  November 2, 1915

Halcyon Days Are Gone By    Football   Harvard, Yale, Princeton no longer feared by little schools.   6 paragraphs   National

Notes Of The Golfers    Golf   local golf news   3 paragraphs  local

Pugilistic Pointers    Boxing   Reports of boxing matches from around the country   4 paragraphs   National

Bobby Gough In Hammond     Boxing   Fighter resides in Hammond   2 paragraphs   Local

Golfer Drives Ball 409 Yards    Golf   Kenneth Baldwin sets golfing record in New York   1 paragraph   National

North Shore Eleven Victor     Football   Chicago football team defeats St. Joseph team from Rensselaer, Indiana.   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

Dillon Punches Weinert About     Boxing   Fighter from Indianapolis, Jack Dillon, defeats New Jersey foe.   5 paragraphs   Regional

Campaign For "Gym" Underway   General   Promotion for involvement in new Hammond gymnasium   5 paragraphs   Local

Hoppe Makes Run of 400 Against Japanese Cueist   Billiards   Willie Hoppe broke world billiard record   1 paragraph   National

Solon Sold In Duluth    Football   Former University of Minnesota player makes mark as a professional   1 paragraph   Regional

Chum Bob's Sporting Talk     General  various sports topics   2 paragraphs   Local

Board Denies Ertle Claim     Boxing      Johnny Ertle of St. Paul not recognized as  bantam champion by New York State.               1 paragraph   National

Some Timely Comment On Sporting Matters By the "Outisder"  General   comments on various sports topics   7 paragraphs   Local

Welling Sherman Date Is In Dispute  Boxing   Joe Sherman and Joe Welling to fight in Gary   3 paragraphs   Local

 20,000 May See The Fight     Boxing   Upcoming championship fight in New Orleans   1 paragraph   National

Brown And Muskie Draw     Boxing   George Brown of Chicago and St. Paul fighter fight to a draw   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

 

Wednesday,   November 3, 1915

Resta Wins 100-Mile Race For Gold Cup     Auto Racing   Darlo Resta breaks 105.2 mph to win at New York speedway             6 paragraphs   National

New Champion Looms Up In Hoosier Fighter    Boxing   Indianapolis fighter Jack Dillion wins in New York, may get fight with Jess Willard   3 paragraphs   State

Hopman Cleaners Win Two     Bowling   local bowling results   4 paragraphs     Local

Ted Lewis Makes Saylor His Victim     Boxing   English boxer beats Indianapolis fighter, Milburn Saylor in Boston match.              2 paragraphs     Regional

Welling-Sherman Bout On Nov. 9     Boxing   Local boxers Joe Welling and Joe Sherman to fight in Gary   2 paragraphs   Local

Slow Bout To Benny McGovern     Boxing   fight results   1 paragraph   National

Harvard Has Hope   Football   Harvard star play to return for game against  Princeton   1 paragraph   National

Rube Oldring Quits Mack To Look After Farm     Baseball   Left-fielder for Philadelphia Athletics retires to New Jersey farm        3 paragraphs  National

Sends Maroon Suit To Fit 276 Pound Aurora Boy  Football  University of Chicago coach sends high school freshman a uniform big enough for him so that he can play on the team   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

Willard Signs For Mardi Gras Go    Boxing   Heavyweight champion Jess Willard agrees to fight for championship in New Orleans during Mardi Gras   3 paragraphs National

  

Thursday,  November 4, 1915

Gary and Hammond Feel Fit     Football   Gary and Hammond High Schools playing for Northern Indiana championship   9 paragraphs   Local

Notes On Clabby-First Regiment Football Game   Football   short paragraphs on various aspects of the game between the Hammond Clabbys and the Chicago armory team      18 paragraphs   Local

Notes Of The Boxers    Boxing   various items related to the national boxing scene      6 paragraphs   National

Baseball Men Talk Of Peace At Cincinnati    Baseball   Chicago Federal team officials meet in Cincinnati to discuss possible merger Major League Baseball      4 paragraphs   Metropolitan  

Scrimmage At Harvard     Football   Harvard prepares for game with Princeton     3 paragraphs   National

 

Friday   November 5, 1915

Decisive Battle Is Promised     Football   Preview of upcoming game between Gary and Hammond High Schools   7 paragraphs   Local

Scraps Arouse Interest     Boxing   Chicago lightweight Joe Welling to fight Joe Sherman in Gary    3 paragraphs   Local

State Champ Team Coming     Football   Greenfield, Indiana team to play East Chicago High School      2 paragraphs   Local

Notes of the Golfers   Golf   various golfing items  5 paragraphs   Local

 

Saturday,   November 6, 1915

Golphers Will Play Hegewisch    Football   East Chicago team to play team from Hegewisch   3 paragraphs  Local

Evans Deplores Rule Violation    Golf   Chick Evans of Chicago writes about the rules of golf and etiquette   11 paragraphs   Metropolitan

Blum And Sons Win Three From Buehler Bros.     Bowling   local results      4 paragraphs   Local

Fred Fulton Stops Keller FRED FULTON STOPS KELLER   Boxing   fight in Diluth, Minnesota   1 paragraph  National

Jimmy Reagan Beats Bat Nelson At Kansas City     Boxing   self-explanatory   1 paragraph  National

 

Monday,  November 8, 1915

Fearful Tackling Costs Hammond Championship   Football   Gary defeats Hammond in major high school game, 10-0                10 paragraphs   Local

Notes of the Game   Football   short items about the game between Gary and Hammond   28 paragraphs   Local

Why Hammond Lost   Football   analysis of the game between Hammond and Gary     1 paragraph   Local

Clabbys Swamped Gary Techs    Football   Hammond Clabbys defeat Gary Techs, 47-0   4 paragraphs   Local

Establishes Golf Record at Club     Golf   local golf news   1 paragraph   Local

Beaconsfield Nine Take K. Of P. Title     Baseball   Beaconsfield lodge defeats East Chicago in the Knights of Pythias Leagues championship of Indiana and Illinois   2 paragraphs   Local

Dundee And Rivers Will Box Tonight    Boxing   Lightweight boxing match in Milwaukee   1 paragraph   National

Three Hurt On Gridiron     Football   one Chicago and two Aurora, Illinois  football players  were injured in games over the weekend   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

 

Tuesday,  November 9, 1915

Dundee's Speed Shades Rivers     Boxing   New York fighter defeats Mexican in ten round lightweight boxing match in Milwaukee   6 paragraphs   National

Wolgast Beats Eddie McAndrews     Boxing   national boxing match  1 paragraph   National

Fred Gilmore Present:  Finds No Opponent     Jimmie Ahern does not show for fight with Chicago fighter   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

After The Whistle Blew At Hammond-Gary Tech Game     Football    various items about the Clabby game with Gary team       22 paragraphs   Local

Soldiers Vanquished By East Chicago     Football   Twin Gophers of East Chicago defeated the Company L Militia team from Valparaiso   5 paragraphs   Local

Gophers Trim Hegewisch 20 To 6     Football   East Chicago football team defeats Hegewisch  6 paragraphs   Local

Ertle Whips Friedman, Amateur Bantam Champ    Boxing   fight results   1 paragraph   National

Joes To Settle Row To-Night     Boxing   local fighters Sherman and Welling to fight in Gary tonight   2 paragraphs   Local

Navy Champion Will Box     Boxing   national boxing news   1 paragraph   National

Some Timely Comment On Sporting Matters By The "Outsider"     General  comments on various sports issues   7 paragraphs   Local

 

Wednesday,  November 10, 1915

Welling Wins Over Sherman     Boxing   Chicago boxers fight in Gary, Joe Welling wins over Joe Sherman   33 paragraphs   Local

McCools Stick To Bowling Lead     Bowling   local bowing news   4 paragraphs   Local

Greenfield A Favorite? Not In East Chicago    Football   Greenfield to play East Chicago on Saturday   4 paragraphs   Local

 

Thursday,  November 11, 1915

Last Day Of Stiff Practice     Football   preview of game between East Chicago and Greenfield High Schools   12 paragraphs     Local

White Talks Of Saylor Battle    Boxing   Boxer talks of upcoming match with Indianapolis fighter  3 paragraphs   Regional

Winters, Star Ohio Back, Paralyzed After Injury    Football   Ohio State player injured during practice   1 paragraph   Regional

Injured On Gridiron:  Dying     Football  New York High School player may be dying after injury   1 paragraph   National

 Some Timely Comment On Sporting Matters By The "Outsider"    General  comments on various sports issues   8 paragraphs   Local

Heavyweights To Stage Bout    Boxing   Chicago fighter Andre Anderson to battle Fred Fulton of Minnesota on Wednesday           2 paragraphs   Metropolitan

Grande And McMahon Draw     Boxing   national boxing results   1 paragraph  National

Bloom Wins Bout Easily     Boxing   national boxing results   1 paragraph   National

Williams To Box Frankie Burns At New Orleans     Boxing   national boxing results   3 paragraphs   National

 

Friday,  November  12, 1915

Lake County Basket Ball Season Opens At Gary   Basketball   preview of Lake County High School basketball   6 paragraphs   Local

Warsaw High School Is Barred From Athletics     Football   problems in a game with Goshen High School leads to Warsaw suspension   3 paragraphs   State

Harvard Drills For Yale Clash      Football   Harvard prepares for game with Yale   2 paragraphs   National

Blocker Out Of Lineup In Practice At Purdue     Football      Star player, Blocker, is out of game for Saturday due to injury           2 paragraphs  regional 

Basket Player Is Dead     Basketball   Texas college basketball player dies in game   1 paragraph   National

Johnny Kilbane Is Suspended      Boxing   Boxer suspended by Wisconsin for  stalling tactics   1 paragraph   National

Dies In Foot Ball Game     Football   High School player dies in practice game in Galesburg, Illinois   1 paragraph   Regional

Football Game Is Fatal     Football   Bucknell University player dies of appendicitis after injury in game   1 paragraph   National

Two Games For This Weekend    Football   two important games for Gary and Hammond High Schools   2 paragraphs   Local

$5,000 For Moran-Coffey Go      Boxing   Pittsburgh fighter Frank Moran offered bonus to fight Jim Coffey   1 paragraph   National

Draw For Johnny Wolgast    Boxing   Young White and Wolgast fight to a draw in Wisconsin   1 paragraph   National

Sporting Briefs PORTING BRIEFS   short sports items   4 paragraphs  Local

 

Saturday,  November 13, 1915

Outweighted By Fifteen Pounds East Chicago Seeks Blood Of Central State 'Champs'   Football   preview of big game between Greenfield and East Chicago High Schools      12 paragraphs   Local

 Full Year Of Sports     Basketball and Football  review of past football season and preview of basketball season for Hammond High School   7 paragraphs   Local

 

 Monday,  November 15, 1915

Murrays Put The Skids Under Greenfield   Football   East Chicago High School defeats Greenfield   27 paragraphs  Local

Clabbys Keep Up The Gait     Football   Hammond football team defeats Great Lakes Naval team   6 paragraphs   Local

Bat Nelson Sees Nix In Game Of Golf      Golf   Former boxer does not see any exercise value in golf   5 paragraphs   Local

 

Tuesday,  November 16, 1915

Heavyweight Mill For Indiana Harbor   Boxing   Heavyweight fight to take place in Indiana Harbor between Tim O’Neill and Pacific Coast champion Brant      5 paragraphs   Local

Sporting Briefs     various sports items   10 paragraphs  Local

Soccer Season Draws To Close     Soccer   Hammond public school soccer league ends   2 paragraphs  Local

At The Clabby-Navy Game Sunday     Football   observations about the game between Hammond Cabbys and Great Lakes Naval team    23 paragraphs    Local

 

Wednesday,  November 17, 1915

1 Punch May Drop Fulton Or Anderson      Boxing   fight in Milwaukee between Chicago’s Andre Anderson and Fred Fulton   2 paragraphs   Regional

Whiting Bowlers To Meet     Bowling       local bowling news     2 paragraphs   Local

Daly Bros. Win Two In Bowling League     Bowling    local bowling news     4 paragraphs   Local

Roosters Enter International Strife     Bowling    local bowling news      5 paragraphs   Local

All Stars To Challenge Clabbys    Football   All star team to challenge Clabbys after season ends   1 paragraph   Local

Mahan Punts In Great Fashion     Football  news about upcoming game between Harvard and Yale   5 paragraphs   National

Whaling Threatens to Join Feds    Baseball  Boston Braves catcher may jump to the Federal League   2 paragraphs   National

White Floors Young Saylor In First Round     Boxing   Charley White of Chicago defeated Young Saylor of Indianapolis in Boston fight     4 paragraphs   Metropolitan

 

Thursday,  November 18 1915

Neither Gary Nor East Chicago Will Play      Football   there will be no game between East Chicago and Gary for championship   16 paragraphs   Local

Hub Starts The Season     Basketball   Crown Pont High School to play Hebron in opening game   1 paragraph   Local

Wolgast And Murphy Draw     Boxing   Ad Wolgast and Jimmy Murphy of Chicago fight to a draw in Wisconsin   1 paragraph   Metropolitan

Heavy Schedules Made By East Chicago High     Basketball   East Chicago High School gets tougher schedule because of success in basketball and football       9 paragraphs   Local

Anderson Is Out In 4th    Boxing   Andre Anderson of Chicago lost to Fred Fulton in Milwaukee fight   4 paragraphs   Metropolitan

Well Bat Ne'er Was A Beauty   Boxing   Nelson has surgery on cauliflower ear     1 paragraph   national 

 

Friday,  November 19, 1915

Gopher Giant Next For Jess Willard    Boxing   Fred Fulton may face Jess Willard in heavyweight bout   6 paragraphs   National

Cheer, Boys Cheer:  This Fan Advises  

“Heavies” On The Fight Card      Boxing   upcoming fight in New York   2 paragraphs   National

Dillion Breaks One Of Farmer's Ribs      Boxing   fight results   6 paragraphs  National

 Some Timely Comment On Sporting Matters By The "Outsider"   General  comments on various sports issues   11 paragraphs   Local

 

Saturday,  November 20, 1915

Big Game May Fall Through     Football   Clabbys may play team from central Indiana rather than East Chicago on Thanksgiving     4 paragraphs   Local

Cyclist Kuehl Killed In Six Day Race At Coliseum     Cycling   Chicago cyclist killed in race   3 paragraphs   Metropolitan

New York Boxing Notes   Boxing   items about boxing in New York   4 paragraphs   National

Hammond To Play At Rensselaer      Football   Hammond Maroons will play St. Joseph’s college on Sunday   4 paragraphs   Local

 Cross Wins From Harvey:  Wells And Brown Draw  Boxing  boxing results from New York   3 paragraphs   National

East Chicago Ready For Basket Ball     Basketball   preview of the team and season   4 paragraphs   Local

Class Tourney Opens Monday     Basketball   basketball tryouts for Hammond High School   1 paragraph   Local

  

Monday,  November 22, 1915

Clabbys Lose Bitter Game to Pullman Team   Football   Hammond Clabbys lost to Pullman Tornadoes of Chicago  8 paragraphs  Local

Gary Cancels:  Slate Clean For Thursday      Football   game set for Clabbys and East Chicago on Thanksgiving   6 paragraphs   Local

Crown Point Defeats Hebron     Basketball   game results   1 paragraph   Local

Crown Point Arranges Schedule     Basketball   Crown Point High School basketball schedule   2 paragraphs   Local

Denver Makes Strong Offer For Title Tilt     Boxing   local boxers may have title fight in Denver   4 paragraphs   Local

 Notre Dame Champions Of Indiana    Football   Notre Dame best team in Indiana   4 paragraphs   State

Three Teams Share Grid Honors     Football  recap of college season   3 paragraphs   National

Cornell Is Certain Of Win     Football   Cornell and Pennsylvania game on Thanksgiving   1 paragraph   National

 

Tuesday,  November 23, 1915

Jess Offered $20,000 For 10-Round Go     Boxing   possible bout with heavyweight champion Jess Willard   7 paragraphs   National

Notes On The Clabby-Tornado Game   Football  notes on the game between Hammond Clabby and the Pullman Tornadoes         38 paragraphs   Local

Purdue To Retain Coach     Football   Purdue football news   1 paragraph  State

Gary Will Not Play Elkhart     Football   Gary team has disbanded and will not play Elkhart in championship game   5 paragraphs   Local

 

Wednesday,  November 24, 1915

Fulton To Box Jess Willard In Title Scrap     Boxing   title bout set for March 3, 1916 in New Orleans   4 paragraphs   National

Lewis Drops Duffy Eight Times In ONe Round     Boxing   fight results from Boston   3 paragraphs   National

Hoppe Still Is Billiard King     Billiards   billiard news from New York  3 paragraphs   National

Bowling Champions Win Three     Bowling   local bowling results   10 paragraphs   Local

Fast Bout To Young White     Boxing   boxing results from Wisconsin   1 paragraph   Regional  

 

Thursday,  November 25, 1915            NO PAPER - THANKSGIVING

 

Friday,  November 26, 1915

Turkey Day Game a "Peach"   Football    Hammond Clabbys defeated East Chicago because of two fumbles on Thanksgiving football game      9 paragraphs   Local

Frank Blocker Hammond Idol      Football   Hammond player stars at Purdue   2 paragraphs   Local

Brant Proved A Poor Duck   Boxing   East Chicago boxing match results   5 paragraphs   Local

Gary Will Not Play Elkhart   Football   Gary high schools chose not to play Elkhart for the championship of Indiana    5 paragraphs     local

Saturday,  November 27, 1915                   NO SPORTS PAGE

 

 Monday,  November 29, 1915                             NO SPORTS PAGE

 

Tuesday,  November 30, 1915

Downstate Wakes Up This Year     Football   football power in Indiana may be shifting north   10 paragraphs   State

Goffey Stops Smith In 4th    Boxing   fight results from New York   2 paragraphs   National

Griffiths Trim Wells In Scrap     Boxing   fight results from Ohio   2 paragraphs   National

Murphy Bests Wolgast In 6 Rounds    Boxing   fight results from Pennsylvania   2 paragraphs   National

Herman Wallops The Zulu Kid     Boxing   fight results from New Orleans   1 paragraph   National

$50,000 For Willard To Fight Langford    Boxing   potential title bout in Boston   1 paragraph   National 

Welsh To Box With Griffiths     Boxing   upcoming fight in Ohio   1 paragraph   National

Beecher Trims Jimmie Anderson     Boxing   Chicago fighter loses in Ohio   2 paragraphs    Metropolitan

  Chicago Feather Is Victor    Boxing   Chicago fighter,  Jimmie Sweeny,  won in Tennessee   1 paragraph   metropolitan