The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-29
SPORTING
GOSSIP By OIL.

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sterling little feathers. Abe Atten and
Freddie Weeks. which takes place to-
night at Los Angeles, should be a good
one while it lasts. And it has a chance
OF lasting the fun distance Of twenty
rounds. as both are the clever sort of
I boxers, and while Weeks has a good
punch. he win nave to go some to land
1t on the elusive Atteu Atteu may
cut the Westerner TO ribbons In the
bout, but if Weeks puts UP the bat
tie that is IN him. he can onstand the
clever Abe Both men are down to
weight and both are confident OF vic
tory The odds favor Abe, Of course
ana ne win go into the ring at about
2 to 5
The fact that number Of spectators
nave to Stand shivering in the cold
while two football teams wrangle over
every little point IN the game seems
almost incredible when the teams are
composed of men, and the men are
supposed to have some idea of the
game. But that was just what hap
pened last Sunday at Harrison park
and while the players were to blame
particularly the visiting team. the ref
cree and umpire were the ones who
were responsible. Both men did not
seem to know the rules of the game
and when an argument started they
were compelled to look up the point in
their books and then again to argue it
out with the captains of each team.
There is no need for that sort of
thing. The referee in a football game
has the same powers to settle a ques-
ton as the umpire in a baseball
game When he makes a decision and
he knows that he is right, he should
call for play to begin and then If
an argument is started warn the men
that they must continue with the
game and obey his decision OF course
II he doesn't know the rules, that
leaves him open. Why wouldn't it be
a good plan to hire a good referee for
the Hammond games? You could get
a man who knows the rules and has
the sand to enforce them for the small
sum Of $40 or So and let him conduct
the game.
Oh! those Indians are playing the
game some in the East, and watch
what happens to the Maroons when
they line up against the redskins this
fall, that is If the latter bunch don't
get knocked all to pieces before that
time. as they play all the big teams
barring Yale.
The Waukegan Cubs are the next
victims to come to Hammond. and the
Iroquois win be waiting for them next
Sunday. Hope they are as good as
the First regiment team.
The South Chicago team viii play
the Hurons at Logan Square park on
Sunday
Tho Lvaona 1,orro,- ,,.o 49,, 49,
to the barn for the winter, and they
viii now have a rest. A few of the
lesser lights viii be seen once or twice
more before the season closes, but the
big ones are gone And they will
easily eat up what they have won, de-
spite the enormity Of the total. $780,
600. It costs $500 a week to keep
Colin alone
Coach Barry of Metre Dame has his
team in fine shape for the big Indiana
game which is scheduled for next Sat
urday. Indiana is no SLOUGH and will
put UP a hard game.
Chicago and Minnesota will be the
big game of the West next Saturday,
and the seats are nearly sold out al
ready. Many want to see the wonder
OF the year. Capron. the punting quar-
terback of the home team. The game
is at Minnesota.
Umpire Billy Evans who was hit on
the head by a pop bottle at ST. Louis
last season. has recovered sufficiently
to take a wife for himself He was
married yesterday at Cleveland to
Miss Hazel Baldwin of that city.
Hughey Jennings almost lost his
hand Saturday night celebrating the
victory of Cornell over Princeton He
was as big a kid with the fireworks s
any of them. Capt. Chance is sick with
neuritis. so it's a good thing the
worlds series are over.
The minor league magnates are
meeting in New York and warlike talk
IS in the air. The talk of league
team for Chicago, to take the place of
to be drafted from the
semi-pros was discussed, and Jake
Stahl, Jimmy Callahan and numerous
other men were mentioned for the
leadership.
The Tigers will line up against Car
Isle next Saturday and are very like
ly to get theirs.
Malachy Hogan is to be the referee
In the McFarland-Nelson go.