The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-07

under contract Because Of this fact I
he has determined TO give his attention
to the score or more of young men un-
der contract and is confident that he
can develop team which viii equal /
the team of youngsters which repre-
scented this city during the first year
of the Central league and which but
for a technicality would have won the
pennant
Bloomington. Ind. Feb. THE bat
ting cage was installed in the Indiana
university gymnasium today and the
candidates tor the crimson nine of 1907
were sent through a strenuous bat
ting practice this afternoon and morn
ing. New supplies have been receiv-
ed for the squad. and with Coach Bee
be and the large squad of material
that is working out daily Indiana hopes
to put out a strong aggregation in
the intercollegiate field this season.
The Hammond high school girls bas-
ket ball team will leave Friday night
for Rensselaer,, where they will meet
the Rensselaer, girls.
Pitcher Ferguson of the Giants is
ers OF southern Indiana. McGraw has
as much hope of Ferguson's success in
1907 as he had of Ames in 1905.
Johnnie Morrison, the clever little
boxer, leaves Chicago today for Hot
Springs, where he will meet his old
rival, Benny Yanger, in a bout which
will be held before the month is out.
Morrison received a wire from the club
management there telling him that he
and Benny could have so per cent of
the gross receipts to split up between
them as they saw fit.
Morrison said that theonly stipula-
ton he laid down was that Yanger
should make 1870 pounds. He says that
he wanted to have two weeks to train
in and that he would probably be given
that length of time by the club.
Cincinnati, o., Feb. THE Cincin-
natl National league ball players will
leave for Marlin Springs, Texas, for
the spring training in two parties. The
batteries, with Captain and First Base
man CANCEL and Business Manager
Bancroft, leave for the south on March
and the rest of the team viii leave
NJ oh 10.
President Hermann will himself go
south, joining the ball players at Mar
lin Springs March 20 and remaining
with them for the last week of their
stay there.
Kaukauna, Wis, Feb GA four
team baseball league is being agitat-
ed for next season, Fond du Lac being
dropped for Green Bay. The cities
mentioned are Kaukauna. Green Bay
Appleton, Neenah and Menasha. The
reason for dropping Fond du Lac is
because it's team has always been a
money loser both at home and abroad
Tom Sharkey, the ex-pugilist, is 60
ing to take up the mat game again
Sharkey and Gallagher have posted $50
apiece as the first part of their wrestl-
ing match. which is scheduled for Feb
IS in New York City.
Bridgeport, Conn, Feb kid Say.
ers of Milwaukee had the best of
six round bout with Willie Fitzgerald
Of Brooklyn last night. 1t was a fas
bout which was stopped in the sixth
round by the referee, saving Fitzger
aid from a knockout.
Notre Dame. Feb. 6.-Manager Drap
er Of Notre Dame is making arrange
ments to take his baseball team on al
eastern trip this year and from tn,
present outlook the deal will e.
| through. The team viii leave som,
time in April and will play for tw,
weeks in the east, meeting such team
as Amherst. Williams. Brown, Dart
mouth and Buffalo university, and will
endeavor to get games with Yale ant
Harvard. 1t will be the first trip o
it's kind that Notre Danes team ha
ever taken and the players are anxiou