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Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918 |
Women Golfers to Regulate Par by New System Golf The Women's Western Golf Assn. has adopted a new par rating 3 Paragraphs National
Wants to Pit Harvard Boxer Against Willard Boxing Oran Kirkpatrick may fact next opponent Jess Willard 1 Paragraph Regional
Dillion and Manager Here Boxing Jack Dillion is visiting Chicago 1 Paragraph Metropolitan
Welsh Wants 26,000 to box Ritchie Boxing Welsh wants to fight 20 rounds against Ritchie 1 Paragraph Regional
Hoppe Defeats Sutton Easily in the 2nd Game Golf Hoppe wins against Sutton in their 3 night match 1 Paragraph National
Smallpox Hits Team Football Football Four players and coach get smallpox 1 Paragraph National
Northern Indiana Gets Recognition Athletes Control of High School Athletics taken from Indianapolis and divided among state 4 Paragraphs Regional
Wires are Hot Today Football Football Clabby’s have good news to give out; Teams with good reputations to be brought here 3 Paragraphs Local
Rensselaer is Loaded for Bear Football Rensselaer prepares for Hammond with hard practices 2 Paragraphs Regional
Shubert Shades Britt Boxing In 12 rounds Shubert beats Young Britt 1 Paragraph Regional
Thorpe Beats Hanlon Boxing Harvey Thorpe beats Jimmy Hanlon in 12 rounds 1 Paragraph Regional
Brown to Australia Boxing George Brown will box 5 fights in Australia 1 Paragraph International
Attach Jess Willards Cars Boxing Jess Willard’s cars were repossessed by the bank 1 Paragraph National
Plan Christmas Game Football A game is being planned between University of Michigan and Stanford 1 Paragraph Regional
Racine Coming Sunday Football Talks about the kind of team Racine is 4 Paragraphs Local
Purdue is Driven Hard Football Talks about scrimmage and drawbacks of Purdue 3 Paragraphs Regional
Hammond Bowling League Contest Bowling Hammond M&M beat the Morelines; shows scores 2 Paragraphs Local
Tibbets is some Booter Football Dave Tibbets highlights as kicker 5 Paragraphs National
Purdue Captain in Hospital Football Purdue captain out for the rest of the season 2 Paragraphs Regional
Thomas to Handle Frankie Whitney Boxing Joe Thomas’ trainer he will handle Frankie Whitney in the future 1 Paragraph Regional
Notre Dame Squad Off Football The team is leaving for West Point; lists players 2 Paragraphs Regional
Rensselaer Favorite at Indianapolis Football Hammond High is expected to Spring surprise 4 Paragraphs Local
Hammer Signs to Box Welling at Racine Nov 16 Boxing The fighters start to condition for match 3 Paragraphs National
Jeff Smith Signed for Go Boxing Jeff Smith will face Joe Herrick in 10 rounds 1 Paragraph Regional
Card 30 Basket Contests Basketball The schedule was announced for intercollegiate teams 1 Paragraph Regional
Dodgers Defeat the Columbians Football The East Chicago Dodgers beat the Hammond Columbians 32-6 2 Paragraphs Local
Hoppe Defeats Sutton by 1500 to 508 Boxing Willie Hoppe defeats George Sutton for world championship 3 Paragraphs National
One More Big Team Signs Up Football Melvin Monnett returns from Davenport IA with contract for game here Nov 12 with team that beat North Ends 5 Paragraphs Regional
Big Elevens Have Cover on Two Puzzlers Football Describes the on side kick and underhand pass likely to appear tomorrow 5 Paragraphs Local
Red Sox Go in Sale at 675,000 Baseball Harry Frazee with George M Anderson and Hugh Ward buys the world’s champion Baseball team outright 2 Paragraphs National
Duffy Wins from Saylor on Foul Boxing Duffy gets disqualified 1 Paragraph Regional
Last Home Game of Season Football Hammond is in great shape for last home game 1 Paragraph Local
Boilers leave for Chicago Game Football several hundred students accompany team 1 Paragraphs Regional
Stanford Head Says Football is a Curse Football Stanford President critical of football 2 Paragraphs national
Bowling Bowling winners of recent matches 3 Paragraphs Local
Chicago and Hammond All Stars to Meet Sunday Bowling Five of Hammond’s best are going to bowl 1 Paragraph Local
Good Game Promised Tomorrow Football A hard game is expected, Hammond was drilled hard 5 Paragraphs Local
Fighter is Married Boxing Jack Croak marries Nell Turner 1 Paragraph Local
Pine Village to Play Friars at Capital Football two of the best teams will play 2 Paragraphs Regional
Colonials at Gary Sunday Football Hammond is practicing for a hard game 1 Paragraph Local
To Play at Hegewisch Football The Heimke Steamrollers will travel to Hegewisch to play 2 Paragraphs Local
Hammer-Welling Bout Set Back Boxing The fight is pushed back one week 1 Paragraph Regional
St. Viator Team Beaten by Freshies Football The Notre Dame Freshmen beat St. Viator 1 Paragraph Regional
Remsselaer Answers Mr. Mead Football Rensalaer answers a comment made about them 2 Paragraphs Regional
Not Over Their Fright Yet Hunting A duck flies out and scares two hunters 1 Paragraph Regional
Hammond Licks Racine in Great Game Football Describes the game and the plays that were made 9 Paragraphs Local
Pine Village Won’t Come Here Football Pine Village was offered $800.00 to play at Hammond 2 Paragraphs Local
Gary Tech 7 Colonials 0 Football Briefly line ups in game 2 Paragraphs Local
Bowling League Notes Bowling young men’s bowling league winners 2 Paragraphs Local
Motor Club Polls Them on State Highway Law Auto The forecasts of State legislature on roads 6 Paragraphs State
Morocco has Best Claim Now Football Morocco has best claim to championship after beating Gary 2 Paragraphs Local
Davenport Victor 16-9 Football Davenport beats Moline 1 Paragraph regional
Gary and South Bend Tie Game Football A hard fought battle results in a tie 3 Paragraphs Local
Steamrollers Steamrolled Football The Hegewisch Lightenings defeat the Heimke Steamrollers 44-0 1 Paragraph Local
American Giants Win Baseball The final game of the season was won by the Giants 3-0 1 Paragraph Local
Another Football Injury Football Boughton of Huron College suffers a concussion 1 Paragraph National
Wabash Routs Wheeling Football The Wabash 11 defeat Wheeling W. Virginia 32-0 1 Paragraph Regional
Gophers Clean Up Suckers Football The Gophers massacred the Fosters 105-0 3 Paragraphs Local
Welsh Agrees to Battle Kilbane Boxing Freddie Welsh will fight Johnny Kilbane for the lightweight championship 1 Paragraph Regional
Charley White Easy Winner Over Nelson Boxing White knocked down Nelson 9 times 1 Paragraph Regional
Smith Lands K.O. Boxing Smith knocks out Miller in 3rd round 1 Paragraph Regional
Tinker is Out, Relative Says; Report Denied Baseball Frank Chance will succeed Tinker as manager of Cubs 5 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Detroit Beats Evanston Team in Last Period Football North Ends beat Heralds 21-9 2 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Tener Admits Weakness of National League Baseball Governor thinks National League will be strengthened in future 5 Paragraphs National
Nagdemans Whitewash “Old Styles” Bowling Nagdemans win 3 games against Old Styles 3 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Gibbons to Try for Early Kayo Boxing Dillion will fight Gibbons Friday night 3 Paragraphs Regional
Speedway Dates for 1917 Auto Racing speedway race dates announced and lists them 1 Paragraph regional
Ann Arbor Sought For Coming Sunday Football Announced that instead of Beloit visiting Clabbys, Ann Arbor will 6 Paragraphs Local
Whites Blows Floor Nelson, But He Sticks Boxing White knocks down Nelson 9 times 6 Paragraphs Regional
Dillion Plans to Make Gibbons Carry Fight Boxing Jack Dillion boasts 4 Paragraphs Regional
Victory For Pete Herman in Eggers Contest Boxing Herman knocks out Eggers 1 Paragraph Regional
Notre Dame Freshman Loses Leg Result of Accident Football Lodeski had to have leg amputated as a result of football injury 1 Paragraph Regional
Dodgers Get New Contracts Baseball Two members won’t have to sign contracts again 3 Paragraphs National
Championship of County At Stake Football The stage is being set for the big game 6 Paragraphs Regional
Mead Praises Renssalaer Football Hammond’s coach has good things to say about Renssalear 3 Paragraphs Local
Frank Whitney is In Demand Boxing many want to fight Whitney 1 Paragraph Regional
George Moore New 3—Cushion Cue Champion Billiards New Yorker Defeats Hugh Heal of Toledo by 150 pts to 125 1 Paragraph National
Curley Ulrich to Referee Big Fight Boxing Curley will referee Gibbons-Dillion fight 3 paragraphs Regional
Big Nine Race on November 25 Track The annual cross country run will take place at Purdue 1 Paragraph Regional
Ann Arbor Tough Nut to Crack Football Talks about Ann Arbor being one of the best 4 Paragraphs Regional
Dillion Take Hard Workout; Fight Tonight Boxing Jack Dillion trains and prepares for Gibbons 7 Paragraphs Regional
Gary and Hammond In Game Football Rival schools going at it tomorrow lists line ups 2 Paragraphs Local
Clabbys Give Big Gurantee Football $600 put up for Ann Arbor game 1 Paragraph Local
Kicks on Training Boxing Mayor tells Joe Walters not to train in Columbus 1 Paragraph Regional
Danny Maher Dies in London Horse Racing Famous jockey, Maher dies 1 Paragraph International
Charley White To Get Leonard Go Boxing Benny Leonard and Charley White to fight 1 Paragraph Regional
May Abolish Spitball Baseball A meeting will be held to discuss rules 1 Paragraph National
Betting Even at Ithaca Football There will be no even betting in the Cornell Michigan game 1 Paragraph Regional
Gibbons Wins Point Victory over J. Dillon Boxing The fight went 10 rounds but Gibbons wins 3 Paragraphs Regional
J. Smith Lands K.O. Boxing Smith knocks out Joe Herrick 1 Paragraph Regional
Great Material in Ann Arbor Eleven Football Reviews the team 7 Paragraphs Regional
Yoakum Pounded by Ben Leonard Boxing Benny wins in 10 rounds 1 Paragraph Regional
Two Player Injured as Coe Defeats Beloit Football One Players nose crushed and the other had turned ankle 1 Paragraph Regional
Harbor Star to Play Tomorrow Football Sternberg will play in Clabbys game 3 Paragraphs Local
Johnny Ertle Stops Byrne in Ninth Round Boxing It was a hot battle but Ertle wins 1 Paragraph Regional
Quail Season Open Hunting Large number of birds reported 1 Paragraph Regional
Clabbys win 30-0 Football Ann Arbor Eleven is Outplayed 6 Paragraphs Local
Pine Village Winner football Pine Village defeat s Wabash 1 Paragraph Regional
Cornell Eleven Wins Football Cornell beats Racine 1 Paragraph Regional
Notre Dame Fresh Makes Goal of 61 Yards Football longest drop kick recorded 1 Paragraph Regional
Antipodes Want to Get Dillion Boxing Austrailians are clamoring for a boat between Darcy and Dillion 7 Paragraphs Regional
Union Giants Win From West Sides Baseball Scoring in game 1 paragraph Regional
Fighter and Manager Win Boxing Billy Kramer defeats Alfred Badeoud 1 Paragraph Regional
Postpone Kelly-Doig Bout Boxing Fight pushed back a week 1 Paragraph Regional
Heimkes Win Football Scores and lineups of Steamrollers vs. North side eagles 5 Paragraphs Local
Drivers on Coast For Big Races Auto Racing Talks about famous racers 2 Paragraphs National
How they encourage the Boxers Boxing Lists sayings that trainers use to motivate boxers 13 Paragraphs National
Kenosha Attracts Ring Fans Boxing Big fights scheduled in Kenosha 3 Paragraphs Regional
Automobile Race; Two May Die Racing Two racers injured after colliding at 70 mph 1 Paragraph National
K. O. Brown Beats Buck Course Boxing Brown beasts Course in 6 rounds 1 Paragraph Regional
Davenport Hires Solid Pullman Special Train Football 225 travel to Davenport for Clabbys game 5 Paragraphs Local
Nagdemans Win Again Bowling Nagdemans right behind league leaders 3 Paragraphs local
Injury in Grid Game Fatal to Boy Stoic Football Boy dies from internal injuries 1 Paragraph National
Tex Rickard is Sure of Garden Boxing Deal to box in Madison Square Garden underway 1 Paragraph National
Line UP of Famous Iowa Team Football Shows line ups 3 Paragraphs Regional
Miske Under Ban in New York Boxing Miske refused to box Moha last night 1 Paragraph Regional
Down To Fast for Kelly Boxing Downey makes debut beats Kelly 3 Paragraph Regional
Yale Tutor Shifts Squad For Contest With Tiger Eleven Football Several changes made to line ups by coaches 2 Paragraphs National
Ritchie Draws with Haley Boxing 10 round draw fought 1 Paragraph Regional
Dundee to Meet Leonard Tonight Boxing Ben Leonard and John Dundee scheduled for 6 rounds 1 Paragraph Regional
Dodgers Defeat Whiting Team Football East Chicago beats Whiting 1 Paragraph Local
K.O Brown Whales Crouse in Short Go Boxing Brown beats Crouse 1 Paragraph Regional
Crown Point Defeated ‘Em Football Crown Point once beat Pine Village 1 Paragraph Local
Badgers Study Movies to Thwart Gophers Football After hard scrimmage the badgers go to movie 1 Paragraph Local
Fair and Warmer Sunday, For Football Football Good weather expected for Clabbys 6 Paragraphs Local
Martin Beverly “Pro”? Golf Chick Evan writes that Martin is a fine golfer 5 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Dundee Wallops Leonard in Six Speedy Rounds Boxing 5000 fans cheered Dundee to quick victory 4 Paragraphs Regional
Middies Have a Fine Team Football The Middies have a stronger scoring team this year 6 Paragraphs National
Schedules of County Given Out Basketball Shows the basketball schedules 4 Paragraphs Local
Tinker Thinks He Has Prize Baseball 19 year old prospect McGinnis comes to Cubs 1 Paragraph metropolitan
Prayers Aid this Football Eleven Football Captain of team says prayers helped them win 1 Paragraph Regional
M’Kinney Winner By Knock Out Boxing McKinney knocks out Bud Burmeister in the 2nd round 1 Paragraph Regional
Tague Whips Gough Boxing Popular lightweight stages comeback 4 Paragraphs Regional
Gophers Book a Fine Game Football Gives record of Gophers 4 Paragraphs Local
We’ll Win with Shuler, Davenport Fans Claim Football Iowa says they have as many stars as Clabbys 7 Paragraphs Local
Cup Race To Resta in Fast Time Auto Racing Dario Resta breaks records 2 Paragraphs National
Dillion Slipping, Critics Believe Boxing Critics believe Dillion should take better care not have such easy lifestyle 5 Paragraphs Regional
Morris Beats Battling Levinsky Boxing Morris wins last two rounds; beats Levinsky 1 Paragraph Regional
Miske and Moha to Meet in Battle Tonight Boxing Both boxers in great shape for match 1 Paragraph Regional
Gibbons Laces Herrick Boxing Gibbons beats Herrick 1 Paragraph Regional
Leaves At Midnight for Game Football Davenport calls up long distance to say its coming 130 strong for game tomorrow 6 Paragraphs Regional
Darcy Now a Soldier in Military Camp Boxing Les has been called to serve in home country 1 Paragraph International
Carl Morris Beats Battling Levinsky Boxing Levinsky out weighed and out boxed 3 Paragraphs Regional
$56,000 Purse for Willard and Fulton Boxing A fight is planned for Spring between Jess Willard and Fred Fulton 1 Paragraph Regional
Michigan and Penn Sure of victory Today Football Open Play to feature Intersectional clash at Ann Arbor 2 Paragraphs National
Ex Presidents Sons Play on Rival Football Teams Football Two sons of ex-presidents Charles Taft and Richard Cleveland will be on opposing football teams 1 Paragraph National
Fight or Box Which? Boxing State law allows only exhibitions 2 Paragraphs Regional
Monday, November 20, 1916
Davenport Won After ‘Twas Beat Football The Clabbys Nosed out in 14-12 game 16 Paragraphs local
Death in Grand Prix Race Racing Four Persons were killed and three badly injured in California 3 paragraphs National
Jimmy Writes Jim a Letter Boxing Jimmy Clabby writes a letter every 2 years 5 Paragraphs Regional
Gophers Win Again Football East Chicago beats Wallace 55-0 1 Paragraph Local
Fort Wayne Beats Wabash Football The Friars won in the last quarter 1 Paragraph Regional
Wrestling Season Here Once More Wrestling The first meet of the season will be in the Gary gymnasium 2 Paragraphs Local
Rensselaer Does Not Fancy It Football downstate high school says steel city gang is claiming state title 1 Paragraph Regional
Hammer Meets Joe Welling at Racine Tonight Boxing Hammer won in previous fight; fight again tonight 2 Paragraphs Regional
Darcy Sails Secretly; coming to United Boxing Darcy is on his way to Chile 1 Paragraph National
Groom Fulton for Willard Boxing Denver will hold next championship battle 1 Paragraph Regional
Fleming Holds Welsh to Draw Boxing Fight comes to draw 1 Paragraph Regional
Crown Point Team Gives Its Schedule Basketball Lists the schedule for the Crown Point High School team 3 Paragraphs Local
Elyria O. Will Play Here Next Football Describes the Elyria football team 6 Paragraphs Regional
Lose Two Games Bowling The Nagdeman Team lost two games to Hohenadel 2 Paragraphs local
Mermaids Win Fight in A.A. U. Swimming women swimmers won in the annual meeting of the amateur Athletic Union 1 Paragraph National
Gophers Defeat Chicago Leaguers Football The E.C. Gophers won 6-0 3 Paragraphs Local
Turf Revival is Sought By Business Men Horse Racing A meeting was called by William Golden discussing horse betting 3 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Does Foul Blow Abrogate Contract? Boxing Wisconsin supreme court is reviewing case about low blows 2 Paragraphs Regional
Welling Winner; Ever Outclassed, White is Beaten Boxing Chicago Lightweights put up fast ten round scrap at Racine-Hammer Just Escapes Knock out in the Eighth round 3 Paragraphs Regional
Owl Stag Attracts 300 Fans Basketball Whiting Club proves excellent host 4 Paragraphs Local
Davenport Papers Admit Clabbys Outplayed D.A.C Football Describes praise for the Hammond football team 8 Paragraphs Local
Joe Thomas Will Recover Boxing Thomas was hospitalized after head hits floor 1 paragraph Regional
College Team Seeking Game with Clabbys Football The Clabbys are in great demand 4 Paragraphs Local
Southpaws Will Be in Demand in 1917 Declares Huggins Baseball Teams need left handed pitchers 2 Paragraphs Regional
Cincinnati Celts, Who Defeated Pine Village Meet Hammond Dec 3 Football A great team will face Hammond 6 paragraphs Local
50,000 to See Army-Navy game Football describes how many fans will see game 1 Paragraph National
Bat Gives his Side of Racine Arrest Boxing Levinsky locked up after verbal argument with boxing commissioner 1 paragraph Regional
Andrews Denies Les Darcy Rumor Boxing Manager denies rumors of Darcy sneaking away 1 Paragraph National
Cornells to Play No. Shores Football The two teams are tied for the championship 1 Paragraph Local
Ben Leonard Wins By Knockout Boxing Leonard defeats Thorpe 1 Paragraph Regional
Auto Tragedies Cause Aitken to Quit Ascot Racing Johnny Aitken changes mind about racing 1 Paragraph National
Football Food Football Describes what Pennsylvania coaches give their Gridiron Men at training table 3 Paragraphs National
Get Cussed Either Way Football Friars find way of Promoter is a mighty tough one 2 Paragraphs regional
Waukesha Gets Ready for Gary Football Champs of Indiana are much feared in badger state 2 Paragraphs Local
Lewis Outpoints Griffith in Ten Round Go Boxing Lewis puts up great battle and wins 2 Paragraphs Regional
Elgin Player Dead from Grid Injury Football Pritchard gets blood clot on brain and dies 1 Paragraph Metropolitan
Matty May Be Red President Baseball Rumors about Mathewson becoming president 1 Paragraph National
Pirates Quit Springs Baseball Pirates’ spring training will be held at new location 1 Paragraph National
40 Men Try Out for E.C. Basketball East Chicago holds try outs for team 4 Paragraphs Local
Wilson May Not See Army vs. Navy Football President Wilson won’t be able to attend game due to cold 1 Paragraph National
Saturday, November 25, 1916
Ambrose Star for Elyria O. Football Describes Ambrose, quarterback of Elyrias statistics 4 paragraphs Regional
Hammer Has Quit Ring for Six Months Boxing Hammer gets married 1 Paragraph Regional
Knox Beats Lombard Football Annual game played 1 Paragraph Metropolitan
Moran Matched to Box Fulton Boxing Moran and Fulton will box 10 rounds on Dec. 22 1 Paragraph Regional
College Team Thanksgiving Football Clabbys will play college team 1 Paragraph Local
East Chicago To Have Big Ball Game Football Two of the best teams playing 6 Paragraphs Local
Gets K.O. and Then Wakes Up Boxing Snowy Baker was knocked out and thought he was asleep 5 Paragraphs Regional
Harry Pollok Calls Weinert Classy Heavy Boxing Pollok said he had the best heavyweight in the business 4 Paragraphs Regional
Evans Will Hand Onto Championship Golf Evans hits high point by winning championship 6 Paragraphs Metropolitan
Colts Play Hegewisch Football Will play game Sunday 1 Paragraph Local
Griffiths Gets Beating in Bout With Ted Lewis Boxing Ten round boxing match between Griffiths and Lewis 4 Paragraphs Regional
Football Strike is Called off Football Varsity team of the University of Washington calls off strike 1 Paragraph National
Hammond ‘Leven Loses to Elyria Football Describes game 7 Paragraphs Local
Pine Village Cops Football Pittsburgh loses to Pine Village 2 Paragraphs Regional
Scrappy Contest At E. Chicago Football The Pullman Thorns beat East Chicago Gophers 10 Paragraphs Local
Wealth of Material in Northern Indiana Football
