The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21

in the main event of the show to be
held at Brooke's casino on Friday night
yesterday notified the club officials he
would be in the city on Wednesday
On his arrival here the little Wiseon-
sin wrestler will start training at the
Shamrock Athletic club.
New York, Jan. 21.-University of
Pennsylvania athletes will invade Eng
land in 1908 1t has been decided to
send a track team to compete in the
Olympic games at London and to take
part in the English championships and
also in a set of games with Oxford and
Cambridge, If they can be arranged.
Stands seven feet two and one-half
inches and challenges Jeffries. That's
Roderick B. Mckenzie of Toronto, Ont
Mac is 80, weighs 1928, and is proper
toned accordingly. His challenge of
Jeffries for a twenty five round fight
is no bluff. Mac can't understand why
Jeffries doesn't reply to his defiance
New Orleans, Jan. 21.-The City park
section of the racing season ended
Saturday. The track was in magnih-
cent condition almost all the time, and
was faster than at any time since it
was built. Three track records were
broken during the two weeks and one
worlds record, that for five and one
half furlongs. was twice tied, first by
Colloquy and later by Charlie East
man when he beat the Hole flly.
Thomas w Flynn. who controls the
a ire ot
bought 200 acres of land between Har-
vey and Chicago Heights on which he
proposes to build big amusement
park. 1t will be used for a county fair
and there will be amusement pavilions
a grandstand and a rack track
Toledo, o., Jan. 21.-The annual
meeting of the Central league, which
will be held here today, promises to be
the liveliest in the history of the league
A well defined rumor is to the effect
Evansville and Terre Haute will be
dropped and Fort Wayne and Youngs-
town taken into the circuit President
Carson Of South Bend arrived last
night and states he is confident Of re-
election. There is certain to be con-
test, as Dickinson of Grand Rapids and
position.
Michigan's reported desire to with
draw from the conference is held to be
without foundation" by professors and
students at the University of Chicago.
They believe the present agitation is
merely an outburst of student senti-
ment which will have no effect on the
faculty. Dean Albion w. Small last
night expressed an opinion to the eff
feet that the Wolverines would re-
main loyal member of the big nine"
group and would continue on favor
able terms with the eight other colleges
of the association.
Los Angeles, Jan. 21-The Los An
geles Jockey club will seek new home
after the present Ascot season closes. |
That there will be another track and
that George Rose is to be active in its |
building was ascertained yesterday, |
when Mr.. Rose declared that a new
plant would be in operation next year. |
Mr.. Rose said: Beyond a doubt we will |
have a new track ready for next sea
son and in the immediate vicinity of |
Los Angeles. Where the location and |
what the plans are cannot say at /
present"
Ormond, Fla, Jan 21.-The uneven /
condition of the Ormond-Daytona |
beach is becoming more critical 1t /
was worse than ever yesterday. Not /
one Of the seven racers here ventured /
over even the Daytona end, the only /
decent stretch. There is hope, how I
ever. for it began raining hard here
about dark for the first time since
September and a cold wave is pre-
licted for northern Florida. If the two I
bring a strong wind in a few hours |
the red sand and raggedness will van
sh as if by the touch of a magic i
wand One night often has worked /
the transformation when the beach /
was in far worse shane than now