The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-08
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for the past week have been Tined up /
against the Brooklyn team. Every time
the Cubs have to lay OF on account Of I
the weather the McGrawites forge to the /
front, so this morning they are lead I
ing. Rainy weather in Pittsburg again 1
yesterday, and the Cubs saying .'oh, /
what's the use" The layor will not /
hurt them. however.
The sox did certainly mistreat the |
poor Maps yesterday when they lit on
Rhoades and Bernard and swatted the
ball Justify until nine men crossed the |
rubber. To add insult TO injury they
allowed only one of their opponents a
looked like from third base. Doc
White was in the box and he refused
to allow the Maps TO connect with his
curves and three little hits We're the
only ones recorded off his delivery.
Sullivan and Hahn led in the swat fest
getting three hits each, while Isbeu
got two.
A so to ! shot got away with the
money yesterday afternoon at Jamaica.
1t was a great day for the Doctor
Whites, as the Sox Doc won his game
and that was the name of the horse
who won with such odds. As usual
there was little money on the animal,
one peanut woman had so cents with
a rubber who made up the other four
bits and another rube got down So bet
because he liked the colors the pockey
wore. The owners only laid 20 bones
on the horse to show. 1t was his first
win in two years and he was given
barrel of oats as a result of his work.
Miss Annette Kellermann of Sydney,
Australia, who holds the worlds
championship as a long distant swim
mer of the fair sex, arrived in Chicago
yesterday. She had no sooner arrived
| than a sack full of challenges reached
her from other women swimmers, and
her brother, Fred, who is acting as her
manager, Immediately stated that he
would put up 500 for a side bet.
Miss Kellermann stated that she would
not leave Chicago until she had a
good swim in old Lake Michigan.
| Mike Schreck and Marvin Hart have
been matched at last for the finish
| fight at Tonapah, on Decoration Day,
May 80. The men will clash al catch
weights for a guaranteed purse of
| Sc, 200 or fifty per cent of the gate.
Jack Curley, the local representative of
the Nevada club received $1,000 yes
terday for expense money. Otto Flotto
will referee the fight.
J. ]. Rowe, manager of the Harvard
track team, has been given permission
| by the faculty to formally challenge
oxford and Cambridge Universities, to
participate in the international univer-
/
| The game will take place at the Sta
dunn at Boston if the affair is success
fully arranged. ,aBa
| Young Jack O'Brien of Hammond is
out with defy to any los pound boy
in Indiana for a championship battle
for the paperweight title. He will fight
i anybody at any time for love, money
or glory. He is now under manage
ment of I. Berger, who will look after
his condition hereafter.
Kid Gardner of Indianapolis has
| asked his manager, Frank Green, to
get him a match with Carl Anderson
at Michigan City or at LaPorte. In
case he can get Anderson to go on, he
will try and come to terms with Hall
wegg of Hammond for a bout at the
same places.
The Hammond baseball team will
play a home game Sunday Afternoon
with the strong Chicago Stars. Dona-
hue will again be in the box and viii
try and duplicate his last Sundays
work
Altrock and Joss will probably hook
up for the Sox today and Nick will en-
deavor to out pitch the big Cleveland
wondey. BY the way, why don't they
give Fiene a chance.
Rube Waddeu is again in trouble
this time with his wife. She claim.
that the erratic twirler fails to give he
proper support in her household duties
The Sox are working the hit anC
run play to perfection this year and i
is a great treat for the fans whel
properly executed.
Al Thomas, the Nebraska horsemal
was reinstated yesterday after a layof
since last September.
The amalgamation of the racing in
terests in New Orleans is proposed an
the first steps under way.
All out for the returns of the igh
tonight
| ST. JOHNS NEWS
Carl Keilman spent Tuesday in Dyer
visiting relatives.