The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-30

hammond is now stronger than eyer
and 1t is believed that next Sunday the
CID story win have TO be told in a diff
Ierent manner. Hammond's battery
VIII be Tobias and Elder while the
Mutuals battery viii be Inglis and
Brien- The game which was played
mere on the fourth is memorable one
ana the local fans are anxious to see
the two teams get together again. The
score on that occasion was TO and
1t is hoped that it can be reversed
New York. July 30.-Sewen. little
brown S-year old owned by the Brown
leigh stables. ran a remarkable race in
the Glen Cove handicap at Brighton
Fark track today, after a bad start at
the post the hearts of those backing
the colt dropped, but the game little
animal gave chase to the leaders and
beat them home by fun two lengths.
seweh was left Is lengths behind at
the start.
Ben Selig and Billy Nolan, managers
or two of the gamest little fighters in
the world, Joe Cans and Battling Nell
son, met yesterday in a Frisco cafe
and hght talk was started at once. 1t
was finally agreed by the two mana
gers that their men should meet in
| % ptember at 1924, before the club
offering the largest purse
The thirty annual grand trot-
ting circuit meeting will open tonor-
row at the Glenville tracks at Cleve-
land. Sonoma Girl and Highbau will
meet one of the races. a large crowd
OF chicago sporting men will be pres
emit to witness the races. Information
has been given out that no betting will
be allowed on the tracks.
The double header which was sched-
uled to be played between the White
SoX and Washington yesterday, was
postponed on account of rain The
double header will be played today if
the rain does not prevent and the
chances are that a second double head
er will be pulled off again tomorrow.
Backed by the Federal government,
the Mexican derby will be run each
year, beginning in 1910 A sim of
100000 has been subscribed by the
government to make the affair sue
cess. The first race will be run over
the new track which is to be built on
the present polo grounds
The New York Giants won a IL
inning game yesterday from the st.
Louis aggregation by a score of to 8.
Mathewson who was in the box for
the Giants did not pitch up to his
usual standard and it was through
wild throw by himself that St Louis
scored two runs.
1t is rumored that Ferguson, the
giant blond pitcher, secured last year
by McGraw for the Giants, will be sent
back to the minor league. Ferguson
has played four games this year and
won three. Ferguson pitched last year
with louisville.
In five mile race yesterday at
Ottawa, Canada, Tom Longboat the
Indian runner defeated relay of three
men covering the distance in 25:25
which is one minute better than the
former Canadian record.
Barney Oldfeld, yesterday afternoon,
broke the worlds record for the fastest
mile ever made by an automobile on a
half mile track. driving his car the
distance in 1:1515 at the Fargo n. d.
fair grounds.
Packy Mcfarland and Benny Yanger
yesterday signed articles for a ten
round fight before the st. Joseph Ath-
letic club of Fort Wayne on Aug. 20. |
The men will weigh in at 100 at II
o'clock.
Bohanon who pitched last year for
the Kankakee Browns, and who is now
with the Denver team in the Western |
league, won his game yesterday from !
Pueblo by a score of . to 0.
After being knocked out of the box I
in Sundays game at Boston, Brown |
was given another chance yesterday |
and made good.
Sailor Burke and Jack Johnson the /
cOlored giant have signed articles for /
six round fight in September before |
the club offering the most money.
Carl Anderson the Hammond pug is
taking ten mile road jaunt every day
keeping in condition.