Sport's Page Index, 1915 through 1918

                             

      

Friday, September 1, 1916

M’Cool To Open Bowling Alleys Sat.          Bowling            Local entrepreneur Roy M’Cool renovates and opens a bowling alley located on the corner of Hohman Avenue and State Street      8 paragraphs    Local

Harvard Plans Night Practice In Football        Football            Harvard University is planning to become the first college to have a lighted football practice facility            2 paragraphs    National

Kirdt Colts Under New Management      Baseball     The Colts, now managed by the Bernice Local Union No. 2, are getting set to play their first game under the new management         3 paragraphs    Local

Passing Of Historic Field Is Mourned To Soon       Football/Baseball          The new stadium which will play host to Indiana University’s baseball and football teams, will not be completed on schedule, which means the historic Jordan Stadium has not seen it’s last games              2 paragraphs                Regional

Shamrocks Want Game         Baseball           The Hammond Shamrocks are attempting to schedule games with the East Chicago Tigers and the East Chicago All Stars over Labor Day weekend                  1 paragraph      Local

Levinsky Here For Brown Bout        Boxing         Battling Levinsky will be in attendance to watch the fight between George Brown and Dan Morgan this weekend in Chicago, Levinsky hopes to face the winner                  2 paragraphs    Metropolitan

Intercity League Games Tomorrow  Baseball           W.B. Conkey will play American Steel and Locomotive Superheaters will play the Standards        2 paragraphs    Local

Football Season Is Nearly Here       Football            East Chicago High School releases it’s nine game schedule which will start on September 16th                2 paragraphs    Local

 

Saturday, September 2, 1916

Picking Rather Slim For The Scouts             Baseball           Pro scouts report that the minor leagues of baseball is not exactly flooded with talent to choose from this year   9 paragraphs    National

Summers And Perrin’s Emporium To Open Bowling/Billiards           Local entrepreneurs George Summers and Eddie Perrin get set for the grand opening of their bowling alley which in addition to the bowling lanes, will have a billiards table and jukebox         7 paragraphs    Local

Hammond Team To Play Three Days          Baseball           The Parduhn team gets set to play a three game home-stand this weekend after playing to a record crowd of 2,000 fans last weekend          3 paragraphs    Local

Baseball Is Better With Feds Gone         Baseball           Baseball competition has improved this year because of the absence of the Federal League, which players would often play for if they became disgruntled with their major league teams        4 paragraphs National

Central’s VS Scatenas In Labor Day Contest          Baseball           Local teams get set to square off this Labor Day weekend in a game that promises to be competitive because of the $25 side bet involved between each club’s owners    2 paragraphs    Local

Scatena VS Nagdeman Team        Baseball           The Scatena’s are looking to avenge their early season loss to the Nagdeman team this Sunday at Parduhn Park       2 paragraphs    Local

Greys VS Shamrocks      Baseball           The Hammond Greys will play the Hammond Shamrocks on Sunday at Douglas Park          1 paragraph         Local

City League Title To Be Decided     Baseball           The Chicago Normals and the Rex Tigers will play a best out of three series to determine who will become the Chicago City League Champion. The Rex Tigers are led at the plate by “Cy” Young                            6 paragraphs   Metropolitan

Football Practice To Begin     Football            Monday will be the first day of practice for the Big Nine Conference, which include the following teams; Chicago, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Northwestern, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois universities                      6 paragraphs    Regional

Big Bout Goes Rain Or Shine         Boxing              The boxing match between K.O. Brown and Bat Levinsky will be held in East Chicago Monday regardless of the weather conditions    3 paragraphs    Local

Sherman Refuses To Fight Saylor     Boxing              Joe Sherman says he refused to start the fight against Milburn Saylor last night in Dayton, OH because of small fan attendance. The fighters were being paid according to the gate 1 paragraph    Regional

Morris-Moran Fight Off        Boxing     The scheduled fight between Carl Morris and Frank Moran in Tulsa, OK has been indefinitely called off       1 paragraph    National

Summer and Perrin's Emporium To Open    Bowling and Billiards    Bowling alley opens with much celebration   7 paragraphs      local

 

Monday, September 4, 1916     No Paper- Labor Day

 

Tuesday, September 5, 1916

E. Chicago Sees Real Box Fight       Boxing      Battling Levinsky beat K.O. Brown in a ten round heavyweight fight witnessed by an estimated 5,000 people in East Chicago       7 Paragraphs    Local

Labor Day Fights    Boxing          Fight outcomes. Freddie Welsh beat Charlie White; Johnny Kilbane beat George Chaney, Kid Williams beat Frankie Brown, and Bob McAllister beat Billy Murray           4 paragraphs    National

Parduhn’s Pets Drop 2 Games       Baseball      The Parduhn team was beat in a double-header by Pinky Carr’s Ideal Billiards Team Sunday at Parduhn Park         9 paragraphs    Local

Hammond Golfers Have Biggest Day Of Year        Golf      P.A. Perry won the annual Dedication Day trophy at The Hammond Country Club yesterday with a score of 78    2 paragraphs    Local

Ford Races Called Off           Auto Racing     The Chicago Speedway called off the scheduled Ford races yesterday because of morning rain and impending clouds    2 paragraphs    Metropolitan

Scatena Colts Win And Lose      Baseball           The Scatena Colts beat the Nagdeman team on Sunday, then lost to the Central A.C. team on Labor Day       3 paragraphs    Local

Aitken At Last Beats Resta    Auto Racing     Dario Resta’s string of wins came to an end at the Cincinnati Speedway at the hands of Johnny Aitken  3 paragraphs   National

Central Mills Win Third Annual Gray Track Meet   Track and Field      The Central Mills Team beat the Coke Plant Team by a score of 45 to 44 in the Labor Day Track and Field Meet yesterday at Gleason Park    7 paragraphs       Local

Standards Win Inter-City Flag          Baseball           The Standards beat the East Chicago Superheaters 8-2 to win the Inter-City Industrial League championship    3 paragraphs  Local

 

Wednesday, September 6, 1916

Golf Club To Have New Ground Man          Golf      W.E. Daeglish from Scotland, the golf pro at the Hammond Country Club, has now been elected as the new grounds man for the club in addition to his current duties           2 paragraphs    Local

Kauffman Wins Ertle Go       Boxing    Benny Kauffman beat Johnny Ertle in a six round bout held in Philadelphia, PA                       1 paragraph            National

Pal Moore Is Winner     Boxing         Pal Moore beat Young Britt in a twelve round bout held in Boston, MA 1 paragraph      National

Many Old Players To Be Dropped       Baseball        Many new players are set to make their own fame as they replace older players in the starting line-up on numerous major league teams            9 paragraphs    National

Football Prospects Loom Up        Football     The Rensselaer High School football team is filled with excitement as 21 players report for the first day of practice   2 paragraphs    Local

Spike Kelly Beats Duffy       Boxing     Spike Kelly defeated Jack Duffy by points in a ten round bout held in Racine, WI                  2 paragraphs            Regional

Old Player Killed       Baseball           Michael McLoughlin, former White Sox ball player and current scout was killed by a passenger train yesterday        1 paragraph         Metropolitan

Tigers Beat Athletics             Baseball           The East Chicago Tigers have won the East Chicago City Championship after beating the East Chicago Athletics by a score of 10-8         2 paragraphs    Local

Eighty In Hospital From Fall Of Stand         Boxing         Eighty spectators of the Welsh-White fight in Colorado Springs, CO are in the hospital after a portion of the stands collapsed            5 paragraphs    National

Hammer Off For Kansas City Go       Boxing      Ever Hammer will leave today for his 15 round fight in Kansas City, MO against Johnny Dundee          1 paragraph      Metropolitan

Spectators Jeer At Welling Bout      Boxing       The crowd was not happy with the performances by Jack Britton and Joe Welling in their fight held in Buffalo, NY which was won by Britton          3 paragraphs    National

Tennis Champ Beaten    Tennis           R. Norris Williams defeated William Johnston in five sets in finals of tourney held in Forest Hills, NY to become champion  4 paragraphs    National

“Pap” Entertains Jimmy’s Friends       Baseball           Jimmy Clabby’s father entertained members of the St. Paul, MN baseball team after rain postponed their game in Hammond       1 paragraph      Local  

 

Thursday, September 7, 1916

Golfing Champs Victors        Golf      Garner defeats Marston, 5 and 3, to win tourney held at the Merion Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA                 6 paragraphs       National

Gun Club Score Of Labor Day      Shooting       Names and scores made at the Hammond Gun Club Shoot       1 paragraph      Local

Notice Bowling Fans     Bowling   McCool’s hall will be host to a bowling meeting for all interested in a bowling league                       1 paragraph            Local

Giants Coming Again    Baseball    The Colored Giants will face the Parduhn team in a rematch at Parduhn Park     7 paragraphs    Local

Clubs Of A.L. In Good Shape       Baseball           The clubs in the American League are faring much better then the clubs in the National League when comparing records    2 paragraphs    National

M’Graw Took Bones Out Of Fred Merkle’s Head    Baseball        John M’Graw, manager of the major league Giants, has stuck by his embattled first baseman Fred Merkle, even after countless plays of stupidity by the player     8 paragraphs   National

 

Friday, September 8, 1916

Spirited Golf Games At The Club     Golf      E.P. Demming defeated Dr. Sharrer in the Hammond Country Club’s Championship by a score of 3 and 2            2 paragraphs    Local

He Finds Baseball Serious Business       Baseball           Clyde Williams of the White Sox is pitching well after marrying his girlfriend and rededicating himself to the sport            1 paragraph and picture            Metropolitan

Harvard Football Out For Practice        Football         Harvard attempts to rebuild it’s football team after losing eleven starters from last years team        2 paragraphs    National 

Speed Kings Test Cars At Indianapolis       Auto Racing         Drivers prepare for the big race on Saturday by practicing on track        3 paragraphs       Regional

Jap Tennis Star Loses To Williams And Griffith        Tennis         American doubles team defeats Japanese doubles team in match held in Philadelphia, PA        1 paragraph      National

Welsh Would Battle White In 45 Round Grind        Boxing           Freddie Welsh challenges Charley White to a 45 round fight       3 paragraphs            National

 

Saturday, September 9, 1916

Hammond Wants Big Game With Pine Village Stars      Football        Hammond is trying to secure a game with the Pine Village team that last year was the team that had the great Jim Thorpe            6 paragraphs    Local

De Palma To Drive Puegot   Auto Racing     Ralph De Palma, considered the sports best driver will drive a Puegot car in the race in Indianapolis this weekend          1 paragraph    Regional

To Play All Stars     Baseball        The Shamrocks will play host to the East Chicago All  Stars in an anticipated match-up                   1 paragraph            Local

Mrs. Dyer Wins     Golf      Mrs. Dyer won the ladies golf championship held at the Hammond Country Club           1 paragraph      Local

Gun Club Shoot     Guns          The Hammond Gun Club will hold a regular club shoot on Sunday at 1:30PM    1 paragraph      Local

Ladies Compete In Prizes     Golf      Local women competed in driving and putting contests held at the Hammond Country Club               1 paragraph         Local

Giants Out To Win From Hammond Sunday         Baseball           The Colored Giants look to avenge their early season to Parduhn this Sunday        8 paragraphs    Local

Big Race At Capital        Auto Racing     Anticipation of tomorrows Indianapolis 500   4 paragraphs    Regional

Scatena’s In Bargain Matinee Against Central       Baseball       The Scatena Colts look to avenge their loss against the Central A.C. at Parduhn Park Sunday          5 paragraphs    Local

 

Monday, September 11, 1916

They Will Be Glad To See End         Baseball           Minor League owners will be looking forward to the end of season after another dismal year in profits  5 paragraphs    National

Hammond And East Chicago High Schools Warming Up     Football   Anticipation of area high schools’ season                             7 paragraphs    Local

Rah-Rah Boys Feel Their Oats        Football     Anticipation of college football season has area fans ready to cheer for favorite teams     6 paragraphs       Local

Golf Fight Goes Into Second Round         Golf      A tie for first in the Hammond Residents Golf Championship has forced the tourney to play a second round        1 paragraph      Local

Scatena’s Win Right To Junior Championships       Baseball           Scatena laid claim to the city championship after a win over the Central A.C. 5-2                        2 paragraphs   Local

Aitken Takes Three Races   Auto Racing     John Aitken won all three races at the Speedway in Indianapolis this past weekend                    1 paragraph         Regional

LaPorte Takes 4-1 Game When Jim Scott Slows    Baseball           Michigan City defeated the LaPorte Beavers 4-1 in the semi-pro championship game of Indiana        3 paragraphs    Local

Merrillville Man Takes Flivver Race     Auto Racing     P.F. Walter won the race and a $30 prize in a race held at Speedway Park           5 paragraphs    Local

 

Tuesday, September 12, 1916

Dundee Shades Hammer       Boxing       Johnny Dundee won a grueling 15 round bout over Ever Hammer held in Kansas City, MO       3 paragraphs       Metropolitan

Tigers Trim Shamrocks    Baseball           The East Chicago Tigers defeated the Hammond Shamrocks 7-5          2 paragraphs    Local

Kilbane Would Beat Welsh By Points Or Kayo      Boxing              Former bantamweight Danny Dunn says Johnny Kilbane would win fight with Freddie Welsh by any way he chooses to fight   2 paragraphs    National

Hammond Greys Win        Baseball      The Hammond Greys defeated the Ross Specials 5-0 to match the Scatena’s record              1 paragraph         Local

Welsh Will Not Hold His Title 12 Months More     Boxing      Freddie Welsh is predicted to lose title in the next 12 months           1 paragraph            National

M’Graw Building Up New Giants     Baseball           Major league manager John M’Graw, unhappy with his teams past season, plans on rebuilding his team into a contender once again                       9 paragraphs    National

Darcy May Invade America             Boxing Australian champion Les Darcy is said to be on his way to the states to challenge any American willing to put his middleweight title on the line       1 paragraph      National

Few Good Men In The Minors         Baseball           Baseball faces a shortage of talent in the minor leagues       1 paragraph      National

Central States Woman Golfers         Golf      5 Indiana women have registered to play in the Central States Championship in French Lick, IN              3 paragraphs    Regional

Speedway Park To Put On Fall Race         Auto Racing     Speedway Park will hold one more race before the cold weather            1 paragraph         Local

Williams Wins; Has A Close Call     Boxing        Kid Williams, bantamweight champion, won a close decision over Joe O’Donnell in a fight held in Philadelphia, PA          3 paragraphs    National                        

 

Wednesday, September 13, 1916

Muskegon Central Leaguers To Play Hammond Sunday   Baseball        The Parduhn Team will play Muskegon in a Semi-Pro game      8 paragraphs       Local

Fishing Said To Be Fine     Fishing       Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota game officials predict good fishing for the Fall season            2 paragraphs         Regional

Relay Auto Arrives Here Ahead Of Time    Auto Racing     Car traveling from Valparaiso reaches Chicago in a record 2 hours, 18 minutes              4 paragraphs       Local

M’Laughlin May Retire From Tennis       Tennis          Maurice Mc Laughlin, star tennis player may retire at the end of this season        8 paragraphs       National

Mrs. Wolff Makes Low Score Of 99       Golf      Mrs H. Wolff, from the Highland Club, recorded the low score in the Central States Golf Championship in French Lick, IN     2 paragraphs   Regional

Nationals Make A Cleaning   Baseball        The Indiana Nationals swept their season series with Gary Works by a score of 17-1     2 paragraphs            Local

Welsh Wants $15,000 For Bout With Kilbane         Boxing        Freddie Welsh is demanding $15,000 to defend his lightweight title against Johnny Kilbane            3 paragraphs National

 

Thursday, September 14, 1916

Take Your Time Says J.K. Tener     Baseball       Major leaguers are said to pitch better games if they take their time on the mound          7 paragraphs National

Clabby Gridiron Team To Start Season Sept. 24     Football         Hammond’s new professional football team is set to open their inaugural season September 24      5 paragraphs   Local

Nadgemans Get Heavy Handicap    Bowling       Hammond will be represented by Nadgemans Bowling Team against any and all comers and will even give competitors a handicap          3 paragraphs    Local

Hammond Team In Last Home Game Sunday     Baseball        The Parduhn Team will play its last home game on Sunday to make room in the stadium for the Clabby Football Team             4 paragraphs     Local

Rensselaer Has Hopes       Football       Rensselaer High School football team looks to be represented by its best gridiron team yet         4 paragraphs       Local

Mitchell Gives O’Brien Slapping      Boxing    Ritchie Mitchell  beats O’Brien in bout held in Milwaukee, WI.  2 paragraphs    Regional

Golf Tourney   Golf      The Hammond Country Club will host a golf tournament this coming weekend   1 paragraph      Local   

Yanks Developing a Home Run King     baseball   NY Yankees prepare first baseman Wally Pipp to be a home run hitter     1 paragraph    national

 

Friday, September 15, 1916

Kilbane’s Class Not Appreciated     Boxing        Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion of the world, has dominated his weight class like no champion before him         8 paragraphs        National

Kelly Wins By Knockout Rout      Boxing         Spike Kelly defeated Maury Bloom by a knockout in the third round in a bout held in Aurora, IL            1 paragraph      Metropolitan

Weinert Agrees To Box Bob Moha    Boxing        Charley Weinert has agreed to fight Bob Moha September 25 in Madison Square Garden         2 paragraphs       National

Leonard Win Starts A Riot  Boxing           Benny Leonard defeated Frankie Conifrey in the 6th round inciting a riot amongst the crowd       1 paragraph         National

Hammond Team To Have Hot Battle With Muskegon       Baseball           Saturday will see the Parduhn Team square off against the talented Muskegon team            6 paragraphs Local

Miller Man Leads In Roque Meet   Roque              Ashman, of New Prairie, IN is the leading contender in the King Championship Tourney            1 paragraph         Regional

HHS Opens The Season        Football     Hammond High School is set to open their season after a hard and grueling practice period        2 paragraphs       Local   

 

Saturday, September 16,1916

Hammond In Last Home Game Sunday       Baseball     The Parduhn Team will play the highly regarded Chicago Murley Club in a semi-professional ballgame               4 paragraphs    Local

Mrs. Newell Wins Title From Mrs. Mason, 3-2      Golf      Mrs. Newell, from Toledo defeated Mrs. Mason of Louisville 3 to 2 in the Central States Golf Championships       1 paragraph      Regional

Fight Fans Mix In Free For All At Gotham Show    Boxing          Spectators insite riot after Benny Leonard scored a technical knockout over Frankie Conifery in New York City      3 paragraphs    National

Scatenas Vs. Greys In Title Clash      Baseball           The Scatena Colts will play the Hammond Colts in a game to determine the Hammond City champion          1 paragraph   Local

Centrals Vs. Shamrocks        Baseball      The West Hammond Centrals will play the Hammond Shamrocks in a highly anticipated ball game         1 paragraph         Local

Kid Williams Has Close Call      Boxing           Bantam Weight champion, Kid Williams almost lost his title to Dick Loadman in a fight held in Buffalo, NY      1 paragraph      National

Game At Morris Park        Baseball           The Plasterers will play the team Teamsters in an industrial league game at Morris Park     1 paragraph         Local

 

Monday, September 18, 1916

Basemen Gain In Offensive  Baseball        First basemen are becoming more important on the offensive stand      8 paragraphs    National

Old Grads Fall Down On Date      Football         Hammond High Alumni failed to show up to practice a football scrimmage against the current team, causing great disappointment        1 paragraph      Local

Eclipse Swamped, 12-2      Baseball     The Haskell Team defeated the Roseland Eclipse 12-2 as Schaney struck out 15 batters            1 paragraph         Local

Hammond Winds Up Successful Season With Beating    Baseball      The Parduhn team drops its final home game against the Chicago Murley’s 8-5       5 paragraphs    Local

Crouse  Is Admirer Of Darcy     Boxing     Buck Crouse believes that Lester Darcy can beat Mike Gibbons in a boxing match          4 paragraphs       National

Scatena Colts Win From The Hammond Greys       Baseball       Scatena Colts beat the Hammond Greys 7-0 to win area bragging rights            1 paragraph         Local

 

Tuesday, September 19, 1916

Indiana Elevens After Pine Village Cracks  Football            The famous Indiana Pine Village football team will battle the Valparaiso team in a  professional football game    3 paragraphs    Local

What Kind Of Place Is Muskegon Anyway?       Baseball           Muskegon defeats the Eclipse by a score of 9-4 in a highly anticipated game    2 paragraphs    Local

Tigers Beat Gary W.S.       Baseball        The East Chicago Tigers defeated the Gary W.S. by a lopsided 18-1 score                        1 paragraph      Local

Michigan To Have A Great Team    Football        University of Michigan and area fans are excited over the prospect of an undefeated Michigan football season      4 paragraphs Regional 

Simpson Wins Golf Tourney      Golf      George Simpson wins golf tournament held in Glenwood, IL      1 paragraph      Metropolitan

K.O. Brown Will Fight In The East      Boxing         George Brown will be taking his boxing show to the east coast in hopes of a big payday      1 paragraph         Metropolitan

Collapse In Stand Results In Sudden Death      Boxing         The Collapsing stands during the White-Walsh fight have now lead to 2 deaths and many injuries              1 paragraph      National

East Chicago Out For Scrimmage   football     25 East Chicago high school students turn out for practice    4 paragraphs    local

Wednesday, September 20, 1916

Hammond High Working Hard For First Battle      Football            The Hammond Community is excited about the prospect of having a winning football team at Hammond High School         3 paragraphs        Local

Whiting Maccabees Win Cup     Baseball           The first year Whiting team captures division title with a 17-2 record                       2 paragraphs            Local

Gophers Want Game     Football        The Chicago Gophers are interested in scheduling anyone interested for games during season     2 paragraphs       Local

Cobb Concedes Honors As Batsman To Speaker   Baseball       Ty Cobb concedes his 9 year reign as batting champion to Tris Speaker            1 paragraph         National

Notre Dame Holds Secret Practice     Football       Notre Dame holds secret practice at Cartier Field in preparation for season        1 paragraph            Regional

Welsh May Quit Ring       Boxing         Champion Freddie Welsh may quit boxing next July       1 paragraph      National

 

Thursday, September 21, 1916

Clabby Eleven Trains     Football        The Hammond Professional football Clabbys prepare for their upcoming season by training at Hammond Park            6 paragraphs   Local

Where Jimmy Kidded The Reporters    Boxing      Jimmy Clabby fights one of the cleverest fights in the fight game                          1 paragraph         Local

Betz Plant Teams Are Organized      General        Athletic activities for the Betz Plant employees are being planned by Arthur Prohl           2 paragraphs       Local

Harvey Coming To Hammond      Football       Harvey’s football team will play Hammond’s team this Saturday at the Hammond Stadium         1 paragraph         Local

Ladies Near End In Championship   Golf      Miss Deming and Mrs. Dyer will compete for the final spot in the Hammond Country Clubs tournament 1 paragraph         Local

Stecher May Meet Cutler     Wrestling      Joe Stecher will meet Charlie Cutler on the mats on Sunday at Comiskey Park                 1 paragraph            Metropolitan

 

Friday, September 22, 1916

Blocker To Use Purdue Styles In Gridiron Battles Football            Former Boilermaker issues statement that Purdue system will be used in all football contests this season       7 paragraphs    Regional

Nagdemans Lose Their First Match      Bowling            Hard luck , bad breaks, and poor bowling was the combination that defeated the Nagdemans bowling team       2 paragraphs    Local

Praises Clabby For Great Record       Boxing       Area boxers have nothing but respect for Jimmy Clabby’s boxing ability                2 paragraphs    Local  

Football Starts At 3 Schools    Football        Hammond High School, Gary, and East Chicago are all set to start their seasons this weekend        5 paragraphs       Local

Steam Rollers Are Ready     Football       The Heimke team of 125 pound men is set to start their football schedule                          1 paragraph            Local

 

Saturday September 23, 1916

Well, They’re Off!  Big Game Tomorrow     Football      Clabbys are set to play the Peru football team in a much anticipated game at Parduhn Park            9 paragraphs    Local

Gambling And Fights At S. Shore     Boxing     Fights and gambling will be available at the South Shore Country Club soon              3 paragraphs            Local

Revision Of Football Rules Puts Game In Better Condition     Football        Newly designed rules to protect players seem to be greeted with good reviews    9 paragraphs    National   See Cartoon

Ball Players Fraternity Is Watching Contracts        Baseball      Players Fraternity set to do battle with teams owners over disputed profits               3 paragraphs    National

Hammer Refuses To Wear Dress Suit     Boxing        Ever Hammer refuses to dress up for the opening of the new Arcade Gym in Chicago    4 paragraphs    Metropolitan

 

Monday, September 25, 1916

“Let’s Go” Clabbys Take 1st    Football     Hammond lays claim to the greatest football team in city history after defeating Peru       10 paragraphs       Local

Three Lake County High Schools Win    Football      Hammond, Gary and East Chicago all posted victories in their opening games                2 paragraphs       Local

Warriors Of Old Win At Golf         Golf      Old members of the Hammond Country Club defeated the younger members in a game for the ages        3 paragraphs     Local

Hammond Assured of Great Football Eleven     Football     editorial predicting a great season for Clabbys   1 paragraph    local

 

Tuesday, September 26, 1916

Fight Fans Will Travel To C. Heights       Boxing        Boxing fans are anticipating upcoming fights to take place in Chicago Heights, IL            4 paragraphs       Metropolitan

Hammond Beats Consistent Player  Golf      Frank Hammond defeated Ed Deming who happens to be his brother-in-law in the Hammond City Golf Championship    1 paragraph      Local

Hitch On Lease To Ballpark      Football      Paul Parduhn and Clabby owners in dispute over what team should pay to rights to stadium           1 paragraph     Local

Griffith Beats Boone Grove     Baseball     Griffith defeated Boone Grove by a score of 3-0 in Griffith        2 paragraphs    Local

Featherweights Are At It Again   Boxing    Joe Welling was beaten by Johnny Griffiths last night in Akron, OH     1 paragraph      Regional

Pine Village Won Opening Game Sunday    Football       The Pine Village football team, the current the Indiana State champions, defeated Kirkland Sunday      1 paragraph   Regional

The S.A.C. Wins First     Football     The South Side A.C. won 12-6 over the Park Edition Team    1 paragraph      Local

Hitch on Lease    Football     Disagreement with Paul Parduhn on rental cost for his stadium for Clabby games    1 paragraph    local

 

Wednesday, September 27, 1916

Hammond’s Football Eleven Rounding Up In Shape For Weekend    Football     The Hammond Clabbys prepare for their tough game against Rockford this weekend         6 paragraphs    Local

Hartford City Player In Critical Condition After Aledged Attack    Football     Ross Smoots will be a cripple for life after a Muncie player kicked him in the back after a tackle                 1 paragraph      Regional

Held For Assault To Kill; Hit Ump With Pop Bottle        Baseball           A 24 year old fan has been charged with intent to kill after he threw a pop bottle at an umpire      1 paragraph      National

 

Thursday, September 28, 1916

Badgers To Meet Clabbys    Football       Rockford prepares for much anticipated game with Clabbys      5 paragraph      Local

Maurice Flynn To Box Matty M’Cue      Boxing      Matty McCue will fight Maurice Flynn in O’Claire, WI  2 paragraphs    Regional

Smith Pounds Tom Cowler    Boxing     Guboa Smith defeated Tom Cowler in a bout held in New York       1 paragraph      National

Hammer To Meet Leonard     Boxing         Ever Hammer will fight Benny Leonard in Kansas City, MO      1 paragraph      National

Rivers Matched To Box Sherman    Boxing      Joe Rivers will fight Joe Sherman in a bout to be held in Chicago                              1 paragraph            Metropolitan

Mandot Quits Ring To Sell Real Estate      Boxing        New Orleans Boxer Joe Mandot will quit the boxing ring in attempts to make his fortune in real estate       5 paragraphs    National

 

Friday, September 29, 1916

Giants Make It 25 In A Row    Baseball   The Major League Giants have won an incredible 25 games in a row                                4 paragraphs            National

Rowlands And Mitchell Box To Draw At Kenosha    Boxing      Len Rowlands and Sid Mitchell fought to a draw in a fight held in Kenosha, WI         1 paragraph         National

Hammond Ready For Elgin Ill.     Football        Hammond High School prepares for battle against the Elgin High School football                  3 paragraphs       Local

Big Trophy Play Starts Tomorrow    Golf            The Hammond Country Club will start their Presidents Cup Tourney to determine the club champion   1 paragraph    Local

Wolverine Practice In Rain   Football         Wolverine football practices in the rain to prepare for upcoming season                           1 paragraph      Regional

Shake Up Murray's Team     Football    East Chicago team improves because of hard work   4 paragraphs   local

 

Saturday, September 30, 1916

Clabby Team Ready For The Rock Badgers    Football     The Clabbys prepare for the Rockford Badger game being played in Rockford Illinois. Tensions are high        3 paragraphs    Local

32 Auto Stars Clash Today In Astor Cup Race       Auto racing       The Sheepshead Bay Speedway in New York will play host to a race where the winner will receive $10,000     2 paragraphs    National

Wagond Trims Hinckle In Bout At Phildelphia        Boxing         Eddie Wagond defeated Eddie Hinckle in a bout held in Philadelphia, PA          2 paragraphs       National