The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-18

the score, and the Cubs got 10 hits
off Dorner and Young. Johnny Evers
was strong with the willow and /
planked out three hits, one Of them I
going for q two baser. A funny feat |
ure of the game was that in the fifth |
inning the visitors showed the beaneat- |
ers how to get run without a hit. !
Chance went to first on an error, to
second on a sacrifice and to third on a
long fly and home on an error.
Poor old Bob Fitzsimmons, after try |
ing his best to get match with Mike |
Schreck, Burns, OBrien or some other
drawing card, found that he was left
out in the cold, and the only thing left
for him to do was to sign up with poor
little Jack Johnson, who has been tour
ing several continents trying to get a
fight. All joking aside there is plenty
of fight left in the old man yet, and
Jack Johnson, in many minds, is the
best coon since the time of old Peter
Jackson, and the reason he has got
more fights is that the second string
are afraid of him.
Francis NJ. Cayou, athletic director
of Wabash college track and field team,
picked the men who will represent the
university at the meet for the state
championship today. Among the men
chosen were the following boys from
Hammond: Blair in the loo yard and
220 yard dashes, Sohl in the quarter and
low hurdles, and NJ. Miller in the high
and low hurdles.
The Giants are still a good game
ahead of the Cubs, and yesterday
clinched their lead by winning a double
header from ST. Louis. That big boy
Mathewson is back in old time form
and is pitching wonderful game and
the New York fans are happy. St.
Louis only got three hits off him yes
terday, and they only got a like num-
Der from Iron man McGinnity.
There are $50 bare legged tarletes
racing themselves. to a fainting con-
dition at Urbana, ILL.,. where the big
meet of the Illinois college is being
held. They will carry the colors of
eighty high schools and the school
cheers are likely to get so mixed up
that the girls will not know whether
they are shouting "rah, rah" or high,
high"
The spectators at Belmont Park yes
terday were treated to dead heat in
the fifth race between Tony Bonero and
Shenandoah. The money was divided
as we'll as the bets, as both owners
refused to run the race over again.
mer from the Iron man, McGinnity.
who bet IS on Bonero lost a half a
dollar as the whole value of the bet
was divided, and on the other horse a
man who bet SO got back $3.50.
May Sutton, the crack tennis player,
sailed for England today where she will
attempt to win back the laurels she lost
last year. The contest will be held at
| Wimbledon courts, London. She will
also defend the Welsh title which she
holds.
The Hammond base ball team will
line up Sunday against the strong Ho-
bart team, and one of the best con-
tests of the season is expected. The
lineup for the home team will be the
same as last Sunday and Donohue will
be in the box.
The game seems to be going hard
with the sporting fraternity who are
trying to please local followers on the
| City OF traverse Inc ponce Oh 1Hl-
cago admit that they cannot stop the
ship, but the sports still seem afraid
Otto Floto will probably referee the
Sehreck-Hart fight at Tonapah on Dec
Grafton day. His good judgement a.
the Schreck- Willie fight was liked by
the miners.
The South Shore Country club hav'
purchased ten racing dories and ar,
taking great interest in the sport. TIL
members will be given a chance to en-
joy some aquatic sports this summer
Three teams representing Princeton
won yesterday at baseball tennis an
golf. Andover Cornell and Williams be
. ing the victims.
Freeney of Ida Grove, Ia. broke tn
school boy pole vault record going owe
the bar at Il feet and 4 SIS inches yes
terday.
The Cubs will rest in Boston tomor
row as the authorities will not allo1
them to even look at base ball o
Sunday.
Boston today and tomorrow at tn
$ South Side park and the games shoul
e be close with tn rejuvenated bear
m eaters
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