The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-15
SPORTING
GOSSIP BY GU.

The fight all over, the winners ana
losers are splitting up the purse ac- /
cording to agreement, and despite fba
fact that anly five games were plavad /
and the attendance in the last two down /
TO rock bottom. the Cubs and TIGERS
will be some richer today The Guns
Of course drew the big end OF the nurse
and each player will benefit by rtna
sum OF 2,342.10 Even zlmmernan.
Jack Mccormick. Oils and Treasurer
williams were in on the money. Oils
and Zimmerman divided $500 and she
eighteen regulars with Mac and Will
Jams came IN on the rest. The banquet
Will be a big affair for all hands and
the tickets are selling at $40 each and
going rapidly. A $4,000 cup Will be
pres ented at that time
Both the Cubs and the Tigers Will
I'LL out engagements with the Chicago
semi-pro teams, who have guaranteed
both teams big money to play games.
The Logan Squares, Gunthers. South
Chicagos and in fact all the big teams
about Chicago. The Stahl team will be
at the West Side grounds Saturday and
Sunday with Dock Hildebrand doing
the twirling for South Chicago, 1t
ought to be some game
The meeting of the Chicago football
league was held last evening at 10
Clark street and the schedule OF games
for next Sunday was arranged. The
Hammond Iroquois will be at home
a again and viii play the Panther eleven.
The latter organization is one OF the
fastest in the league and the Hammond
/ boys Will have TO go hard to trim
them. The Lowell team, of Lowell.
IND, will line up against the Seminoles.
The Arimos and the Suburbans of Chi
cago Heights viii be another strong
game at the latter city.
Eckersan had a few kind words to
say about the Wabash Michigan game
which is scheduled for next Satur-
day at Indianapolis. He states that
Wabash may be expected to put up a
terrific contest with the visitors and
are in good shape for the game. He
| figures on a close contest.
Joe Galliban, the tough little Ital-
ian, Is to be the next man to face
Jacky Mcfarland now that Murphy
has gone back to New York sick OF
the game. The men are to meet al
catchweights on Wednesday night al
Indianapolis. The match was made II
hurry but both men have been ii
training so that 1t will not matter
much.
Jim Barry of Chicago and Sam Lang
: ford viii clash tonight at Chesea, Mass
J in a ten round affair. I am sorry 70
Barry, although he outwelghs tn
dinge.
The annual meeting of the Nationa
Coursing club Will be held at Minder
Neb., tomorrow and the members of tn
: Chicago Coursing club have entere
o many dogs.
The Swedish sailors are raising
big fund to build boat to take ava
Americas cup. The sports of Swede
e are coming to the front with the doug
I in fine shape and the Royal Swedis
! Yacht club will do the challenging.
C. w. VanSickle of our little burg
rapidly coming to the fore as tn
: champion motor cyclist Of the countr.
r His wins on Saturday were full of elias
and the time trimmed off several ret
ords. Three firsts is not so bad
Z one afternoon.
They claim that Joe Yeager has q
e away with a loss Of a big wad ar
n that he left some markers to the q
g tent OF $4,000 with the big bookie
They all go to the wall now and the
; but we look to Gee Joe Yeager con
= back and pay his debts.