The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-10


two or perhaps three to make a bar
gain Of this kind. so their crying baby
will not help matters out any Burns
even says that he tried to double cross
and that statement means that he is
the bigger crook of the two. Between
them all they have queered good box
ing city, and both men should be bar
red from all good clubs in the future.
A tremendous crowd is expected at
the raising of the White Sox worlds
pennant next Tuesday at the South
Side Park The parade is to include
the members of the Philadelphia and
Sox teams, besides all the amature and
semi professional teams headed by
Jimmy Callahan. Two hundred autos
will be in the parade and over 1000
men. The crowd that will be present
at the grounds will outnumber the
worlds series attendance.
That sterling little horse Glorifer
won the Metropolitan handicap at Bel
mont Park yesterday with ease on a
muddy track. At % to he was scarce
ly touched by the betting public who
were all madly plunging on Roseben
and SewelI The bookmakers reaped a
harvest of about 100000 as the result
of the betting and the plungers lost
heavily. Several good wins were re-
corded in Hammond as the Western
horse was well liked here.
There is to be some good fighting
tonight. Jack Twin Sullivan and Hugo
Kelley hook up at Los Angeles, and
they should make up for the fake
pulled off by the other crowd. They
fight for the welter title In Milwaukee
Packey Mcfarland will face Maurice
Savers, and from the way he has been
going in his last few fights, should get
the decision. 1t will be a hard fight
however.
A billiard and pool tournament viii
he held at Capt. Weimers hall, 12S
East Seventy fifth street on May To-
The contestants are ex-members Of the
Windsor Park Yacht club and include,
Harry Souders, Ben Ursine. Cliff
Hicks, Hal Hicks, Elmer Peterson. Will
liam Broberg. John Mulvaney, Fred
Tredays and Walt Mitchell.
H. l. Melville Of Hammond has pur-
chased the champion trotting stallion
Embersade, from Lon Eddy of Wauke-
gan. Ill. This horse is said to be the
fastest trotting stallion of his weight
on the turf and has a record Of four
teen and has worked out in ten. He
is to be at the head of the stock farm.
Burns and Squires are matched to
fight at San Francisco on May 80 If
the strike is settled, If not the bout
will take place July 4. Burns is to
get $4,000 and Squires will get so per
cent. OF a half of the gate if he wins
and 40 per cent. If he loses
After days good weather conditions
large crowd at Churchill Downs
Louisville was rewarded with a good
racing card especially in the handicap
Flemming the favorite was strong all
the way and won handily from the
4nglishman.
Forty athletics. representing Earl
ham. Rose Polytechnic and Wabash
are entered in the fifth annual track
and field meet of the Indiana College
Athletic League, to be held at Craw-
louisville. Ind, Saturday afternoon.
The Notre Dame played rings around
the Indiana college team yesterday af-
ternoon on their grounds and won by
a score of to 0.
| Donahue continues to save the in.
field lot Of errors. Yesterday Robe
threw high one and Donahue jumped
into the air and pulled 1t down.
Chance is now a Chicago real estat,
holder. He bought piece of prop
erty yesterday on Robey street.
The cubs We're again held up yester
day at Brooklyn by rain. Gets to b
a steady thing now days
Barney Dreyfus is looking for pitch
er Durbin Of the Cubs.
Hammond and Chicago Stars at Hub
bard's field Sunday.
Mike Kelley Of Minneapolis goes t
Washington.
Paradise.
"Whah not only de wicked cease
from troublin'. an de weary am a
rest, but whah," here Parson Crinkle
top lowered his voice to a hoars
whisper, while he leaned far over tn
pulpit to look his awestruck flock tn
fuller In the face. "dey has ter stop Il
de middle OBJ de coueckshin, ter go ar
!, empty de box! Puck.
Great 5ritaIn's Largest Growth.
The largest growth Of the popula
J ton Of Great Britain was between
: 1871 and 1881. 1t amounted to 10.
} per cent against 80 per cent in til,
next ten years.