Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918
Monday, October 1, 1917
Elks Have Team - Bowling - Hammond Elks will be represented in both Hammond and intercity leagues - 1 paragraph - local
Bout Arranged - Boxing - bout arranged between 2 boxers - 1 paragraph - Regional
Gary High Defeated Wheaton - Football - Gary high school won 1st football game of season - 3 paragraphs - local
Hammond Trimmed Once More - Baseball - Hammond baseball club loses to South Chicago team - 3 paragraphs - local
Michigan City Loses The Golf Match - Golf - Hammond golf team defeats Michigan City - 1 paragraph - local
Two Fans Shot In Fight Over Play At Ball Game - Baseball - two men shot over ballgame dispute - 3 paragraphs - Regional
Pine Village Downs Peoria Socials, 6-0 - Football - Pine Village wins season opener - 1 paragraph - Regional
Weaver at Short Big Help - Baseball - Buck Weaver put in old position, short-stop - 6 paragraphs - metropolitan
Hammond High School Wins Season’s Opener - Football - Hammond wins season opener - 2 paragraphs - local
Tuesday, October 2, 1917
Fitzsimmons Is Coming - Boxing/Misc. - former champ and wife will appear in a sketch at the Orpheum theater - 2 paragraphs - local
Football Is Not Struggling For Life - Football - football is not just popular in the East, but also in Midwest & West - 9 paragraphs - regional
Hamilton Picked The Winners - Baseball - sports editor for the Times (through United Press service) picked the Giants & Sox World Series match up - 5 paragraphs - National
Sox In Final Defeated, 4-2, Then Go Home - Baseball - Sox lose last game of season - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
(No Title) - Baseball - umpire in Three-I League dies in Iowa 1 paragraph - regional
Hammond Football Eleven Plays At Detroit Sunday - Football - Hammond Clabbys take on Detroit team - 8 paragraphs - local
East Chicago Gophers Humble Chicago Champs - Football - East Chicago team wins 2nd victory - 3 paragraphs - local
Gary Sporting Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 6 paragraphs - Local
Sox Officials Warn Against Counterfeiters - Baseball - warning to ticket buyers to buy tickets through regular channels - 1 paragraph - metropollitan
Triangles Close Fine Season - Baseball - Indiana Harbor team closes season - 5 paragraphs - local
U.S. Football Club To Play At Toronto - Football - college football players serving in army will play an exhibition game - 1 paragraph - International/
Fan Offers Liberty Bond For First Homer - Baseball - a fan offers $50 dollar bond for 1st homer in World Series at the Polo Grounds - 1 paragraph - National
Here’s A Challenge - Football - a lightweight football team, the Arrows, challenging teams in the vicinity - 2 paragraphs - local
Grid Men Offer Help At Camps - Football - rules meeting in New York - 3 paragraphs - National
Wednesday, October 3, 1917
Harbor Team Is Winner - Baseball - Indiana Harbor baseball team wins game vs Plymouth - 6 paragraphs - local
Whiting To Have League - Bowling - meeting held to elect officers and arrange the schedule for the bowling league season - 2 paragraphs - local
World Series Betting - Baseball - “handicapping” for Series odds Sox/Giants - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
White Sox, Homeward Bound, Win - Baseball - Sox beat Cleveland - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
White-Leonard Battle At Milwaukee, Says Lewis - Boxing - fight scheduled for Benny Leonard - 1 paragraph - regional
Ouimet Beats Brady In Last Match In Civil Life - Golf - golfer Francis Ouimet wins Massachusetts Open - 1 paragraph - National
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Kelly Meets Malone - Boxing - Spike Kelly and Jack Malone fight 1 paragraph - National
Brady Trains Hammer - Boxing - Cubs trainer prepares fighter for fight - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Bowling Season Here, Spirit Lags - Bowling - no city league, not enough teams, lack of interest - 3 paragraphs - local
Facts For The Fans On The World Series Stars - Baseball - facts about baseball stars, Ewell Russell, Harry Leibold, C.A. Risberg, Claude Williams, and John Collins - 16 paragraphs - National
Carl Morris Blew Himself To A Bad Reputation - Boxing - fighter is blacklisted for foul style of fighting in recent fights - 5 paragraphs - National
No Title - Boxing - Benny Leonard says he will allow negroes to challenge for the world lightweight championship - 3 paragraphs National
Colonials Open Season Sunday - Football - Colonial A.C. football team to open season against Gary Tech - 1 paragraph - local
Thursday, October 4, 1917
The Army Is Ready Come On - Football - army Company G Second Indiana Infantry, in East Chicago, football team issues challenge to local teams - 5 paragraphs - local
Fishing? There Ain’t No Sich’ Thing - Fishing - fishing report looking bleak - 3 paragraphs - Regional
Gloom In Hearts Of Sox Fans - Baseball - people “blue” over the inability to get World Series tickets - 8 paragraphs - metropolitan
Gibbons Hired To Teach Boxing At Fort Dodge - Mike Gibbons and brother Tommy Gibbons to take part in sports carnival - 2 paragraphs- Regional
Beat Em’ By 56 Pins - Bowling - Elk’s of Hammond defeat the M & M’s city champions - 4 paragraphs - local
Scatena Colts Out For Revenge - Baseball - Graver Tank Works ball team will play Scatena Colts of Hammond - 2 paragraphs - local
Bars Slackers From Yale Grid - Football - Yale football coach bars men from team unless they are a member of reserve corps. or a member of some military service - 2 paragraphs - National
Donavan’s Berth Is Slipping - Baseball - Yankees manager, Wild Bill Donavan, may be losing his job - 6 paragraphs - National
Gary Sport Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 7 paragraphs - Local
No Tickets? Here Is Way To See Series Contest - Baseball - action series to be done on mechanical scoreboards at various Chicago points - 2 paragraphs - metropolitan
Friday, October 5, 1917
Pete Tops Hammond Sluggers - Baseball - story about anticipated Hammond & South Chicago matchup - 5 paragraphs - local
Hammond Baseball Bugs To Go On Sox Special - Baseball - 4 agents of life insurance company earned tickets (for hard work) to go the World Series - 5 paragraphs - local
Kirklin High Eleven To Play Six Games This Year - Football - schedule for Kirklin High football team - 1 paragraph - (regional
Champ Sailor Flint Wins From Soldier Rackowski - Boxing - accounts of boxing matches in Great Lakes, Illinois - 1 paragraph - regional
Fighting Spirit At Depauw - Football - practice review - 2 paragraphs Regional
Gary Sport Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 7 paragraphs - Local
West Is Looking Up Once More - Boxing - boxing returning to the West - 6 paragraphs - National
Renssalaer To Have A “Big” Team - Football - Renssalaer will have a “Independent” football team (independent football teams on the rise) - 3 paragraphs - Regional
Caddock’s Second Try Gets Him Into Honor Army - Wrestling - Earl Caddock, wrestling champion, goes into army - 1 paragraph - National
Gophers To Play Bill Howards - Football - East Chicago Gophers will take on another league club, South Chicago, Howard is manager - 4 paragraphs - local
Saturday, October 6, 1917
Giants And Sox Clash For Title - Baseball - Series game 1 played between Giants and White Sox - 6 paragraphs - metropolitan
Four Cites In League Contestants - Bowling - 8 teams from 4 cities, East Chicago, Hammond, Gary, and Whiting, will compete for bowling championship, season begins - 3 paragraphs - local
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 7 paragraphs - Local
T. Alley Looks Good For Race - Racing - racer Tom Alley to race at Speedway Country Club track - 6 paragraphs - Regional
Only Three Veterans In Opening Game At Purdue - Football - opening game situation for Purdue, lacking returning veterans - 1 paragraph - regional
Golf Bugs Near End Of Season - Golf - last match for Hammond Country Club golfers - 1 paragraph- local
Miss Deming Wins Club Championship - Golf - Marion Deming won women’s golf championship at Hammond Country Club 4 paragraphs local
Hammond To Play At Detroit - Football - Clabbys open season in Detroit - 6 paragraphs - local
Leonard Drops Another Lightweight Title Holder - Boxing - Benny Leonard wins fight - 1 paragraph - National
Macey Makes Hit In Milwaukee - Boxing - local Hammond fighter fights in Milwaukee - 2 paragraphs - Regional
White And Wells Chased From Ring - Boxing - referee ends fight because of holding and stalling between fighters - 1 paragraph - National
White Sox Coin Floods Gotham - Baseball - betting on World Series, 1 bet by a Tammany politician - 2 paragraphs - metropolitan
Press Army Of Three Hundred - Baseball - more than 300 newspapers are reporting from the World Series between Giants/Sox - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Al Jolson To Buy Bonds For Home Runs - Baseball - another fan posts $50 dollar bonds to anyone hitting home-runs during series between Giants and Sox - 2 paragraphs - National
Big Series Is Begun In Chicago - Baseball - anticipation of World Series, with match-ups and betting - 7 paragraphs - metropolitan
Hand Made Beats ‘Em All - Baseball - tobacco ad for McHie-Scotten Tobacco Co., the ad is guided towards baseball players (advertisement) - national
Monday, October 8, 1917
Sox-Giant Train Wrecked - Baseball - baseball officials, head of the National league and chairman of the National Baseball Commission, were involved in train wreck en route to next 2 games of Series - 3 paragraphs metropolitan
Rowland’s System Worked - Baseball - article over Clarenco Rowland’s system of baseball technique with the Sox’s - 7 paragraphs metropolitan
M’Graw Makes No Excuses - Baseball - Giants manager, M’Graw, has no excuse for Giants loss, written in by M’Graw - 3 paragraphs metropolitan
Gotch Leaves To Recoup Strength At Hot Springs - Wrestling - Frank A. Gotch, former wrestling champ, moves to Hot Springs, Ark. to recoup his body - 1 paragraph - National
Joliet Team Wins - Football - Joliet Steel Works club won second game of season - 1 paragraph local
Tigers To Resume Sports When They Pay Expenses - All Sports/football - Princeton says it will not have a football team, all sports will be played if expenses can be paid - 1 paragraph - National/
McCarty Beats Joe Rivers In Ten Rounds At Reno - Boxing - Johnny McCarty wins 10 round decision - 1 paragraph - National
Professional Trap Champion - Shooting - Homer Clark is the 1917 professional trapshooting champion, best in the U.S. - 4 paragraphs National
Wabash A.A. Wins, 20-6 - Football - Wabash wins football game, defeating the Anderson-Remys team, crowd of 3000 - 1 paragraph regional
Co. G In Win From Hegewisch - Football - Company G East Chicago won, challenges Hammond & Gopher teams - 4 paragraphs - local
Rodhe Makes Homer; South Chicago Lost - Baseball - Hammond baseball club beats South Chicago, Chuck Rodhe has game winning homer 5 paragraphs -local
Gophers Winners - Football - East Chicago Gophers defeat South Chicago team, 36-0 - 3 paragraphs - local
Team Wins The County Honors - Baseball - Graver Works Tank team defeats the Scatena Colts, 3-2 - 3 paragraphs - local
Pine Village Eleven Defeats South Bend - Football - Pine Village team defeats S.B. 14-7, - 1 paragraph - Regional
Call For Whiting Rooters - Bowling - practice game between Bank of Whiting team and Bodney’s team, call to fans to support Whiting team - 2 paragraphs - local
Kentland Defeated Hammond - Football - Kentland High School team defeats Hammond Hign - 1 paragraph - local
No Team Has Won Series 3 Times In A Row - Baseball - article about the fact no team has won 3 strait titles - 3 paragraphs - National
Hammond Eleven Loses - Football - Hammond team loses to the Detroit Heralds, 19-0 - 1 paragraph - local
Gary Seconds Beat Hammond Second Squad - Football - Gary High’s team defeats Hammond’s - 1 paragraph - local
Tuesday, October 9, 1917
3rd Game Postponed - Baseball - 3rd game of World Series postponed by rain - 4 paragraphs - metropolitanl
Whiting Bowlers Meeting - Bowling - meeting for Whiting City Bowling League, adopting by-laws and schedule - 1 paragraph - local
Punchy Is Not Quite Ready Yet - Boxing - anticipating boxing match with Punchie McCalland and Micky Madra - 2 paragraphs - local
Whiting Teams Are Beaten - Bowling - M & M’s, Hammond’s champions, defeat Whiting team in intercity bowling league, also Elks vs Bodney Club game results - 4 paragraphs - local
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Pioneer Gary Baseball Magnate On A Visit - Baseball - story on a former Gary baseball player, was present to watch Series, who took 1908 Gary baseball team west - 7 paragraphs local
Gary And Tener In Rail Wreck - Baseball - members of National Baseball Commission in train wreck - 2 paragraphs - local
38,100 Fans To View Third Big Series Game - Baseball - attendance of game 3 in New York - 1 paragraph - National/
Light Draft Shows League Managers Foxy - Baseball - report on minor league players drafted-(low numbers) and how baseball will compensate ball clubs - 8 paragraphs - National
Downey Gives Young Denny A Stiff Beating - Boxing - report on Downey/Denny fight - 3 paragraphs - regional
Coast Boy Dies Of Grid Injury - Football - George A. Blewett died in a football game, 1st at Cal. University, blood-clot in brain - 1 paragraph - National
$10,000 Bet On Schupp To Win His Next Game - Baseball - bet made by New Yorkers, that N.Y. will win next Series game that Schupp pitches 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Bart Macomber Signs To Play Pro Football - Football - Macomber (from Illinois U.) signs contract with Pro team - 1 paragraph - Regional
Wednesday, October 10, 1917
They May Have A Chance In Series - Baseball - article on Cy Williams and Al Demaree - 1 paragraph w/photo - metropolitan
N.Y. Fans Bump Into Hard Luck - Baseball - article about a New York fan waiting in rain for tickets to Series, others trying for tickets - 8 paragraphs - metropolitan
Hegewisch Looking For Victory - Football - matchup between Hegewisch and East Chicago Gophers - 3 paragraphs - local
Soldiers To Get The Scores - Baseball - arrangements are made so the soldiers in France can get latest Series news - 6 paragraphs - National/
Drenched Fans Think Of 1911 - Baseball - recalling the rain delays of the 1911 World Series - 3 paragraphs - National
Bleacher Fans Now Have Reserved Seats - Baseball - fans in bleachers of rained-out Series game will be able to enter as if they were reserved for make-up game - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Hoblitzel May Manage Boston Club Next Year - Baseball - Dick Hoblitzel may manage Boston Red Sox next year - 1 paragraph National
Intercity Book Games - Baseball - the intercity baseball association held its annual meeting - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Michigan Football Is Booming - Football - Michigan team showing a lot of pep and ability - 4 paragraphs -regional
Minnesota To Play First Saturday - Football - prospects of Minnesota’s season, draft effecting line-up - 3 paragraphs - regional
Welling Beats Duffy In Gotham Battle - Boxing - Joe Welling wins fight - 1 paragraph - National
7 Games Booked For Chicago Football League - Football - schedule for the Chicago Football League opening Sunday - 2 paragraphs - metropolitan
Thursday, October 11, 1917
Schupp Is Hero Of Fourth - Baseball - Schupp wins game 4 is Series 4 paragraphs metropolitan
Bakers Vindication Cleans His Record - Baseball - player for the Yankees clears up a misunderstanding about a suspension - 6 paragraphs - National(N.Y.)
Whiting Maccabees Winners - Bowling - Maccabees defeat bowlers from the Trust & Savings team - 1 paragraph - local
Three Bagger By Robertson Beat Cicotte - Baseball - World Series - 4 paragraphs - metropolitan
Normal School Hands Michigan Eleven A Scare - Football - Michigan wins football game - 2 paragraphs - regional
Gary Sport Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Wisconsin Has Five Veterans - Football - story about Wisconsin football team, line-up - 6 paragraphs - regional
Kirklin Team Strong - Football - Kirklin won football game vs Rensselaer - 1 paragraph - Regional
Three Swats Were Enough - Baseball - Michigan pitcher is given a chance to strike-out Ty Cobb after boasting - 4 paragraphs National/
Friday, October 12, 1917
This Editor Wants To Cut Out Football - Football - complaint about too many men playing sports instead of fighting in the War 3 paragraphs national
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 2 paragraphs - Local
Dodgers Versus Whiting - Football - East Chicago Dodgers win over Whiting All Stars, Dodgers respond to “Arrows” call-out 2 paragraphs local
Tornadoes To Play - Baseball - announcement of season opener for the Tornadoes of Roseland - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
35 Strikes, 40 Balls By Schupp - Baseball - pitching performance game 4 of Series - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Only Two Share Kauff’s Feat - Kauff 2 home runs in Series game duplicated by only 2 individuals in history - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Milwaukee Fighter Subs For K.O. Brown - Boxing - Harry Greb fight with a substituted challenger - 1 paragraph - regional
Harry Greb Wins 36 Successive Bouts - Boxing - Greb wins 36th straight fight - 1 paragraph - National
Army Game Is Canceled - Football - game canceled between Colonial A.C. and East Chicago team - 3 paragraphs - local
M’Graw Cans Good Manager - Baseball - N.Y. Yankee manager Jack Hendricks is fired - 6 paragraphs - National
All Will Use Forward Pass - Football - development and popularity of the forward pass - 7 paragraphs - National
Pine Village To Have Hands Full - Football - game of football between Pine Village and McKeesport Olympics - 2 paragraphs Regional
East Chicago High School Star Good - Football - Tommy Thomas of East Chicago is playing at Michigan - 4 paragraphs - local
Leonard Ambitious For 3 Titles - Boxing - Benny Leonard wants middleweight and welterweight title to go with his lightweight title 6 paragraphs - National
Saturday, October 13, 1917
Expect A Lively Ball Game - Baseball - article about the Hammond and East Chicago rivalry in semi-pro ball - 5 paragraphs - local
Hammond Is Out For Revenge - Football - article about the Hammond and Davenport game - 5 paragraphs - local
Giant Money Plentiful, Sox Backers Scarce - Baseball - article on betting action on Series - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Hammond Fans Noise In Spotlight - Baseball - 5 Hammond Sox fans are placed in the Woodland Bards-famous Sox rooting organization of fans 5 paragraphs - local
Gotch, Seriously Ill In Chicago Hospital - Wrestling - Frank Gotch, former world champion is ill, follow-up story - 2 paragraphs - metropolitan
Gotham Fans Offer Odds On New York - Baseball - betting action on the Series - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Harry Greb Outfights Gus Christie At Buffalo - Boxing - Harry Greb wins fight - 1 paragraph - National
Collins Offered Bouts With Willard And Morris - Boxing - Milwaukee heavyweight offer fights with Jess Willard or Carl Morris - 1 paragraph - National
Morris Is Out Of The Running - Boxing - Carl Morris is eliminated as a possible opponent for champion Jess Willard - 5 paragraphs - National
Hegewisch And Gophers - Football - upcoming football game - 3 paragraphs - Rlocal
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Monday, October 15, 1917
Giants Succumb At Last - Baseball - game 6 World Series - 5 paragraphs -metropolitan
Fine Team Stacks Up A Winner - Football - Clabbys beat Davenport 5 paragraphs - local
Hegewisch Canceled The Game - Football - Hegewisch cancels game with Gophers of East Chicago - 3 paragraphs - local
Commy And Ban Lead Party East - Baseball - train leaves for New York for Series game 6 - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Gary Puts Up Game Combat - Football - Gary and Mishawaka high school game tied 13-13 - 4 paragraphs - local
Robertson The Goat Of Giants - Baseball - Giants player is blamed for loss of game 5 - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Two N.W. College Boys Have Shoulders Broken - Football - 2 Northwestern football players were injured in game - 1 paragraph metropolitan
Oberlin Annexes City Title - Golf - T.W. Oberlin wins Hammond city title - 1 paragraph - local
Sheriff Stops Grudge Go Of Bishop And Freedman - Boxing - sheriff stops boxing match - 1 paragraph - Regional
Scalpers Get A Trimming; 4,600 Short Of Full House - Baseball - low turn out to recent Series games lower ticket value - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Cornell-Hamburgs Are Too Strong For Racine - Football - college football game - 1 paragraph - National
McVey’s Turn To Win - Boxing - 2 negro fighters fight 25 rounds 1 paragraph - Regional
Spring Valley, 18; LaSalle, 0 - Football - Spring Valley Moose defeated LaSalle Social Center - 1 paragraph - Regional
Tuesday, October 16, 1917
Hammond Sends Whiting To Cleaners - Bowling - bowling results from inter-city bowling league, Elks, M&M’s, Bank of Whiting - 2 paragraphs - local
Colts Lace Harvey, 6-0 - Football - Standard Colts beat Harvey Illinois team - 2 paragraphs - local
Rowland’s Example Good One - Baseball - article on Clarence Rowland - 5 paragraphs - National
Four Defeats For McGraw In Five World’s Series - Baseball - article over McGraw and his showings in the World Series - 1 paragraph metropolitan
Frank Gotch Ready To Leave Hospital - Wrestling - Gotch leaves hospital, former champ - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Garden City Nine To Play Hammond - Baseball - city league championships games - 1 paragraph - local
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Herzog’s Smart Play Goes Wrong - Baseball - botched baseball play 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Smoke Fund Show - Boxing - Gary boxing match - 1 paragraph local
“Chick” Evans To Be Guest At Ridgemoor - Golf - Chick Evans is going to be guest at Ridgemoor Country Club on Sun. - 1 paragraph metropolitan
Bout On County Line Is Stopped - Boxing - follow up story, fight between Freedman and J. Bishop stopped by deputies - 2 paragraphs local
Quarrel Of Teams And Comish Perils Game For Soldiers - Baseball exhibition between Sox and Giants, commissioner and players disagree about doing exhibitions - 4 paragraphs - metropolitan
Pine Village Holds McKeesport to 0-0 - Football - game ends in tie, 5000 attend game - 1 paragraph - Regional
Fort Wayne Friars Have Little Trouble Beating Indian Team - Football - friars beat Detroit team - 1 paragraph - regional
Wabash Wins Again - Football - Wabash defeats Toledo Navies 1 paragraph - regional
Jack Dillon Is Beaten - Boxing - Dillon from Indianapolis is knocked out in fight - 1 paragraph - National
Callahan Scores K.O. - Frankie Callahan wins fight - 1 paragraph National
Wednesday, October 17, 1917
Purdue Has A Fighting Chance Only, Says Coach - Football - upcoming Chicago/Purdue game - 2 paragraphs - regional
Welsh Wants To Fight Leonard - Boxing - Freddie Welsh wants a fight with champion Benny Leonard - 1 paragraph - National
Bets On Giants Rolls Peanut - Baseball - loser of bet has to roll a peanut 4 blocks amid jeers - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Wheels Sox Rooter Band Follows - Baseball - loser of bet wheels in a barrow for 2 miles - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Meehan Outslugs Dillon In Bout - Boxing - Wille Meehan of San Francisco wins fight - 1 paragraph - National
Odds Favor Benny To Beat Britton - Boxing - odds on fight 1 paragraph - National
E. Chicago Team Wins - Football - East Chicago High beats Marshall High School - 4 paragraphs - local
Hammond Opens Football Season At Home Sunday - Football - Hammond Clabbys open season - 5 paragraphs - local
Hammond Man To Play In Match - Golf - Indian Hill Country Club used by PGA, Hammond man plays - 5 paragraphs - local
Faber Wins With 114 Deliveries - Baseball - comparison of World Series pitching - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
East Harvey Beats Colts - Football - East Harvey wins 7-6 - 1 paragraph - local
Zim’s Race Costs Cap Herzog $1,700 - Baseball - ball player fined for gambling on game - 1 paragraph - National
Morrissey And Gilbert Draw - Boxing - fight to a draw - 1 paragraph National
Britton And Metrie Barred In Wisconsin - Boxing - boxer suspended by Wisconsin commission for fouling- 1 paragraph - regional
Bets Total Under $100,000 On N.Y. Curb - Baseball - pay out amount on Series bets - 2 paragraphs - metropolitan
Hammond To Play At E. Chicago - Football - Hammond Industrial High School team to play - 6 paragraphs - local
Thursday, October 18, 1917
Wild Mob Meets New Champions - Baseball - fans greet champion Sox - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Ertle And Thompson To Battle At Racine - Boxing - fight announced 1 paragraph - regional
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 4 paragraphs - Local
Bout With McNeill Costs Kid Williams Black Eye - Boxing - results of a fight - 1 paragraph - National
Champs Will Get Trophy - Football - trophy to Industrial League Leaders, Graver Tank Works East Chicago team - 2 paragraphs -local
Giant Players Blame Rariden For “Bone” Play - Baseball - a player foul-up in game - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Ohio State Will Make Them Hump - Football - about the make-up of the team - 7 paragraphs - regional
Gophers To Play Zinoras - Football - Gophers game - 4 paragraphs Regional
Murleys Defeat State Line Twister - Football - game results, Hammond team wins - 2 paragraphs - local
Benny Leonard To Get Lieutenant’s Commission - Boxing - Leonard will be boxing instructor at Camp Upton - 1 paragraph National
Kid Norfolk Outfights Miske In Boston Battle - Boxing - fight results between black/white fighter - 1 paragraph - National
Leonard Is An 8 To 5 Against Jack Britton - Boxing - boxing odds for a fight - 1 paragraph - National
Boxing Benefit For Soldiers - Boxing - benefit exhibitions for Jack O’Shea’s benefit for the War - 2 paragraphs - local
Friday, October 19, 1917
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 6 paragraphs - Local
Sox Forget It All Except Fletcher - Baseball - Sox team dislikes Art Fletcher, foul-dirty player - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Leonard To Scrap Britton - Boxing - article about upcoming fight - 6 paragraphs - National
Fans Ache To See P. Driscoll - Football - upcoming Racine vs Hammond game - 4 paragraphs - local
Star On Slab Is Club’s Best Hitter - Baseball - story on Crown Point local Pete Henning - 1 paragraph - local
Dummy Is Bad Bill - Football - Michigan changes dummy-bag from a girl to a man, “Bad Bill” - 3 paragraphs - regional
Golf Season Ends At Country Club - Golf - season ends at the Hammond Country Club - 1 paragraph - local
Three Sailor Champions Hold Titles; Two Draws - Boxing - fighters from the Great Lakes Naval Station - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
McCoy Cancels Greg Bout - Boxing - Greb loses chance at Middleweight champ Al McCoy - 1 paragraph - National
Former Champion Near Death - Boxing - Bob Fitzsimmons has pneumonia - 6 paragraphs - National/Professional
Spartan At Ohio State Takes Injury Lightly - Football - player breaks a leg in game - 1 paragraph - National
Whiting Scrapper Gets Bout - Boxing - a fight between Sailor Freedman and Joe Bishop will happen in Racine - 1 paragraph - local
Evans And Ouimet To Play For Soldiers - Golf - 2 golfers will take part in benefit for soldiers - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Saturday, October 20, 1917
Hist, He’s Here, Who Can It Be? - Football - a new “unknown” prospect will join Hammond team - 6 paragraphs - local
This Ought To Be Some Struggle - Football - high school game between East Chicago and Hammond - 5 paragraphs - local
Leonard Defeats Britton - Boxing - results of fight - 4 paragraphs National
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 6 paragraphs - Local
Fitz Making Game Battle For His Life - Boxing - condition of fighter, very ill - 3 paragraphs - National
Jim Jeffries Pulls For Fitz - Boxing - Champ Jeffries wishes Fitz the best - 3 paragraphs - National
Commish Warns Players Against Barnstorming - Baseball - the National Baseball Commission bans players from post-season exhibitions 1 paragraph - National
Leonard To Fight Ramser - Boxing - fight set - 1 paragraph National
Dreher, Champion Shot, Dies Of White Plague - shooting - a world champion revolver shooter dies of turberculosis - 2 paragraphs National
Snow Prevents Game Of Football Elevens - Football - game in North Dakota called for snow - 1 paragraph - National
Monday, October 22, 1917
Jinx Lays For Team; Beats It - Football - defeat of Hammond team and look to next game against Wabash A.C. - 9 paragraphs - local
Macey Is Getting A Reputation - Boxing - Hammond fighter getting a good reputation - 5 paragraphs - local
Straight Game Still An Asset For Grid Teams - Football - overview of local college teams ND, Wisconsin, Chicago, and Purdue - 3 paragraphs regional
Hammond H.S. Defeats E. Chicago - Football - Hammond High defeats East Chicago - 5 paragraphs -local
One-Eyed Slants At The Hammond Team - Football - coverage of game - 3 paragraphs - local
Golf Notes - Golf - Professional golfers will compete at Indian Country Club - 1 paragraph - Regional
Pine Village Wins, 2 To 0 - Football - 4,000 fans watch game - 1 paragraph - Regional
Gary Wins; Outweighed By Elkhart - Football - Gary High defeats Elkhart team - 4 paragraphs - local
Techs Win Over Big Footballers - Football - Gary Techs win football game against Hegewisch A.C. team - 2 paragraphs - local
Fitzsimmons Making Hard Fight For Life - Boxing - condition of ill boxer - 1 paragraph - National
Soldiers, With Moline, Lose To Rock Island - Football - Rock Island team wins 20-0 - 1 paragraph - regional
Tuesday, October 23, 1917
Hammond Expects To Take Bracer - Football - upcoming Wabash A.C. team vs Hammond - 9 paragraphs - local
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 7 paragraphs - Local
Leonard Only Earns $10,000 In Five Days - Boxing - earnings of Benny Leonard in 5 days - 1 paragraph - National
A Battle Of The Century - Boxing - recalling Fitzsimmons/Corbett fight in 1897 - 3 paragraphs - National
Hammond Corporal Makes Good - Football - Hammond local athlete, Fred Green, goes off to war- 3 paragraphs - local
Leonard Slips Kayo To 6 Straight Opponents - Boxing - Leonard knock-out streak - 1 paragraph - National
Rifle Shot Trophy Cup - Shooting - Peoples Hardware Club wins rifle league - 1 paragraph - local
Matty Sells Fleischman, $50,000 Liberty Bond - Baseball - subscription to bond by Cincinnati Reds manager through businessman 1 paragraph - National
East vs West On Links To Aid Athletic Fund - Golf - golf benefit 1 paragraph - National
Big Jeff Sorry Fitz Has Gone - Boxing - comment on death of fighter 2 paragraphs - National
Ford To Try For New Road Mark - Racing - racer trying for time record from New York to Chicago - 2 paragraph - National
Cady Badly Hurt, Friend Killed In Auto Accident - Baseball - Red Sox catcher injured in car accident - 1 paragraph - National
Ritchie Mitchell Draws Job As Army Instructor - Boxing - fighter will be fight instructor at Camp Doniphan - 1 paragraph - National
Sore Heel Shelves Morris - Boxing - fighter cancels fight because of sore heel - 1 paragraph - National
Here’s Something For Kid Banner - Boxing - sign up for fighters by promoters - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Wagond Barely Stays 6 Rounds With Leonard - Boxing - 5,000 fans watch Leonard win fight - 1 paragraph - National
Battling Jack After Few Bouts - Boxing - fighter writing to Times to look for fights - 6 paragraphs - local
Wednesday, October 24, 1917
Sheriff In Effort To Halt Races - Horse Racing - conflict over licensing for a race - 4 paragraphs - Regional
Spotlight On Michigan Tilt With Huskers - Football - upcoming college game, Chicago vs Northwestern - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Wants To Buy Pennant - Baseball - Cubs manager looking to attract new players - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 3 paragraphs - Local
Fans Association To Run Team - Football - Peoria Football Fans Association created to run Peoria Socials Football - 1 paragraph - Regional
American League To Take $100,000 Liberty Loan - Baseball - American League would subscribe to a $100,000 loan - 1 paragraph - National
Hub Team Wants Game - Football - Crown Point football team desires an opponent for next Sunday - 1 paragraph - local
Bowling Slummers In Hammond - Bowling - lack of interest for bowling inter-city bowling league - 4 paragraphs - local
Oklahoma Boxer Beats Hammer - Boxing - fight results 1 paragraph - National
Eddie Moha May Box Greb - Boxing - Milwaukee fighter to fight Greb - 1 paragraph - regional
Wells To Go Out Of Class - Boxing - Matt Wells, a fighter, boxes out of weight class - 1 paragraph - National
Investigate Stories Of Frame-up - Boxing - Wisconsin athletic commission to investigate fight - 1 paragraph - regional
Harvard Abandons Baseball - Baseball - Harvard will not have baseball for next Spring - 1 paragraph - National
Ertle Confident Of Beating Thompson - Boxing - upcoming fight 1 paragraph - Regional/
This Makes Hunters Envious - Hunting - a scene in a store makes writer feel “buck fever” - 1 paragraph - local
New Independent Eleven - Football - team in Frankfort created, Frankfort Tigers - 1 paragraph - National
Football Team Wants Games - Football - the East Chicago Gophers want to fill up some of their open dates with games - 1 paragraph local
Thursday, October 25, 1917
Big H.S. Football Games For Saturday - Football - a look at upcoming games in area, South Bend vs Hammond & East Chicago vs Gary High - 7 paragraphs - local
Yes, Johnny Can Fight - Boxing - son of local fighter, Clabby, will join army - 1 paragraph - local
Young Fitz Shows He’s Far From Being Chip Off The Old Block - Boxing - family quarrel between Fitzsimmons Jr., and widow of ex-champ 6 paragraphs - National
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Szold Star At Depauw - Football - local Gary football star will play at Depauw - 4 paragraphs - local
Owls Prepare For Basketball - Basketball - James Griffith is re-elected as manager - 2 paragraphs - local
Eddie Cicotte Denies He Uses “Shine Ball” - Baseball - story about White Sox pitcher and “spit” ball - 8 paragraphs - metropolitan
Gary Puts Elkhart Out Of Business - Football - Elkhart cancels rest of season due to serious injury to a player - 1 paragraph - local
Varsity Stars Clash In Semi-Pro Game - Football - results of Pine Village game - 1 paragraph -regional
Yale Decides Not To Have Football Team - Football - Yale will not have team because of lack of supplies - 1 paragraph - National
Kelly Meets Sheehan - Boxing - local fight - 1 paragraph Regional
Old Pals Act As Pallbearers For Ruby Bob - Boxing - account of funeral for Bob Fitzsimmons - 8 paragraphs - National
Here’s A Football Challenge - Football - Gophers seeking games 3 paragraphs - local
Chayken Waits To Be Sent Abroad - Sports Writer - Irving Chayken, Hammond sports writer awaits being shipped to France 1 paragraph local
Friday, October 26, 1917
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 5 paragraphs - Local
Figures Prove That Fighting Spirit Is Left In Baseball - Baseball - article about differing views about baseball between “old-timers” and the new players of the day - 8 paragraphs - National
Hammond Must Beat Wabash A.C. - Football - analysis of 2 upcoming games for Hammond - 6 paragraphs - local
Huggins Signs To Lead Yanks For Two Years - Baseball - Miller Huggins new Yankee manager - 3 paragraphs - National
Charlie White Goes To Rockford As Army Instructor - Boxing Chicago fighter to be boxing instructor for Camp Grant - 2 paragraphs Regional
Took 307 Punches - Boxing - Eddie Wagond takes beating from Benny Leonard - 2 paragraphs - National
Nebraska Sore But Confident - Football - article about Nebraska, Iowa, and Midwest teams - 5 paragraphs - National
Players Have It Easy In These Times, Says Vet - Baseball - article about how fans beat up a back-up pitcher in a Boston/Baltimore game 7 paragraphs - National
Gary To Be Sporting Center - Boxing/Wrestling - promoter and head of the board for Bell Athletic Club wants to stage shows in Gary - 5 paragraphs - local
World Series Contests Create No Ill Feeling - Baseball - no ill feelings after Series between managers - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
Leonard Adds Ramser To His Knockout List - Boxing - Leonard wins fight - 1 paragraph - National
Saturday, October 27, 1917
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 6 paragraphs - Local
Wabash To Play At Hammond - Football - Hammond vs Wabash 5 paragraph - local
Froebel Versus East Chicago Today - Football - high school football 2 paragraphs - local
Gary Techs To Battle Thistles - Football - Thistles of Pullman take on Techs - 2 paragraphs - local
No “Informal” Grid Games For Yale - Football - story on Yale shelving football season - 3 paragraphs - National
Welling Busy In Navy; Cancels Bout - Boxing - fight canceled 2 paragraphs - National
Wartime Finds Gridiron Game Making Gains - Football - increase popularity of football, despite war - 2 paragraphs - National
F. Russel Made Boxing Instructor - Boxing - Frankie Russell new instructor at Camp Pike - 1 paragraph - National
Huggins Spurns $10,000 A Year From Cards - Baseball - Huggins turns down managerial role for St. Louis - 2 paragraphs - National
Fitzsimmons Widow Opposes Monument - Boxing - the widow of champ does not want monument build for husband - 1 paragraph National
Basketball Game - Basketball - season begins in Hammond 1 paragraph - local
How It Came To Be Called “Solar Plexus” -Boxing - history of the expression “solar plexus punch” thrown by Fitzsimmons - 5 paragraphs National
A Challenge - Football - Indiana Harbor Monitors want games 1 paragraph - local
Many Take Out Hunting Licenses - Hunting - licenses issued 1 paragraph - local
Bowlers To Meet - Bowling - meeting announced - 1 paragraph local
Game Postponed - Football - high school game between South Bend and Hammond post-poned - 1 paragraph - local
Monday, October 29, 1917
Hammond’s Great Team Trapples Wabash A.C. In Mud - Football a recap of game - 10 paragraphs - local
Gary Techs Even With Thistles - Football - 7-7 tie in game - 4 paragraphs - local
Gophers Win Twice In One Day - Football - East Chicago team wins 2 games in 1 day - 4 paragraphs - local
Good Bowling At Whiting - Bowling - female bowling action - 1 paragraph - local
Half Backs Take Count - Football - Rock Island team defeats Racine 1 paragraph -regional
OH, Boy! - Hunting - annual raccoon hunt in Terre Haute - 1 paragraph - regional
Weeghman Now Ready With More Ideas - Baseball - editorial criticism of Charley Weeghman, who runs the Chicago Cubs - 8 paragraphs metropolitan
Pine Village And Cincy Celts In A Tie - Football - tie in game 1 paragraph - National -
Fort Wayne Friars Lose To Pitcairns By A 10 To 9 Score - Football 1 paragraph - regional
K.O. Meyers In Knock-out - Boxing - flyweight champ of Indiana wins bout - 1 paragraph - Regional
Gotch Of Few Champions To Retire With Title Tucked Away - Wrestling - wrestling champ retires as champ, review of career 12 paragraphs - National
E. Chicago Trimmed By Gary - Football - recount of game 4 paragraphs - local
Honors Hang In Balance - Football - speculating on upcoming game between South Bend and Gary, account of S.B./Hammond game 13 paragraphs - local
Bowlers Wanted - Bowling - attempts to organize Hammond city league - 1 paragraph - local
Tuesday, October 30, 1917
Gary Sports Brief - Various comments on local sports - 6 paragraphs - Local
Bishop Met With The Kayo - Boxing - Sailor Freedman KO’s Bishop in 4 rounds - 6 paragraphs - Regional
Race Meet Is Off; Mayor Refuses Permit - Horse Racing - Mayor will not allow race - 1 paragraph - Regional
Giants Retaining Camp - Baseball - Giants will give exhibition 1 paragraph - National
Prep Player Hurts Spine; His Condition Critical - Football - high school football player injured - 1 paragraph - National
Jones Asserts He Will Manage Browns In 1918 - Baseball - Jones will not leave St. Louis, rumors suggest - 1 paragraph - National
One-Eyed Slants At Pigskin Dope - Football - a look at upcoming game between Hammond and Pine Village - 8 paragraphs - local
Kramer And Joe Eagan To Box At Milwaukee Nov. 1 - Boxing - boxing match set - 1 paragraph -regional
Special Train To Carry Fans To The Game - Football - a train for fans will be supplied - 1 paragraph - local
Wrestling Matches For Gary - Wrestling - wrestling matches at Turner Hall - 3 paragraphs - local
Evans And Maxwell Defeat Professionals - Golf - amateur stars defeat old pros at war benefit game- 1 paragraph - National
Betting Is Held Legal - (gambling) - a court ruling allows local meetings to have sports betting - 1 paragraph - National
Jackson Saw First World’s Series This Year - Baseball - article over Joe Jackson, “Shoe-less Joe” - 4 paragraphs - metropolitan
They Look Like Champions - Football - Ohio State team 3 paragraphs -regional
Hearne Takes 168 Mile Race At Uniontown - Racing - racing results 4 paragraphs - National
Anderson Gets Match - Boxing - Chicago fighter Mickey Anderson gets bout in Gary - 1 paragraph - local
Wednesday, October 31, 1917
Gary Sports Briefs - Various comments on local sports - 4 paragraphs - Local
Neither Team Did Scoring - Football - about the Hammond/Pine Village game results - 6 paragraphs - local
Redland Rooters Dig Deep In Jeans For Soldier Game - Football Camp Sherman plays university of Cincinnati team - 2 paragraphs regional
Colonial A.C. Beats Crown Point Eleven - Football - game review 6 paragraphs - local
Old Timer Picked Flaws In White Sox - Baseball - editorial critique of White Sox in Series - 5 paragraphs - metropolitan
Weeghman Auto Kills Baby Boy - Baseball - chauffeur of Charles Weeghman, president of Cubs, hits child and mother while avoiding a crash into another child, accident - 3 paragraphs - metropolitan
Hammond To Play At Rensselaer - Football - Hammond high game scheduled - 2 paragraphs - local
Leonard Hurts Hand; Cancels Two Bouts - Boxing - injuring postpones fights, and prevents Leonard from doing his duties at Camp Upton 1 paragraph - National
Cornell-Hamburgs To Meet Strong Racine Team - Football - game announced - 1 paragraph - regional
Three Kayos At New Orleans - Boxing - fight results, 3 KO’s 1 paragraph - National
Colorado H.S. Boy Succumbs To Grid Injury - Football - boy dies from football spinal injury - 1 paragraph - National
Knockout Blow Kills Ohio Boxer - Boxing - Young Epstein dies from fight - 1 paragraph - regional
Depaul U. Cancels Games - Football - Depaul cancels games because of a lack of material for the team - 1 paragraph - metropolitan
