The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-04

however, refused to rescind their action |
OF disbanding the team for the re-
mainder OF the season holding that the
action was necessary to set forth the
position of the University in the mat
ter. The men were awarded their CO.
however.
Billie Christy, Bauin at the South
Chicago Municipal court, has signed TO
play first base for the Hammond base
ball team. Christy is one of the best
known semi-pros in the game and is a
strong batter and an excellent fielder.
Last year he played with the Oak Leas
and this year started the season with
South Chicago. He viii greatly
strengthen the inheld of the Hammond
team.
Harry Greenfield, the English boxer,
was given a try-out last night at Phil
adelphia and he proved another lemon
sent over the water for the losers end
He was an old man beside Willie Fftz-
gerald, who was sent in as a trial
horse and he lasted just a round and
a half when he sought soft place to
lay his head on the mat, and so it is
goodby Mr.. Greenfield.
San McVey and Sam Langford, the
two coon champs of this country were
pitted against Ben Maylor and JeY
Thorne last night at the National
Sporting club at London. Both Amer
lean dinges found the going so easy
that they almost went TO sleep over it
and Langford tucked his man away in
one round and McVey sent his into
dreamland in three.
Constance S. Titus, national rowing
champion today had his entry in the
Henley rowing regatta rejected. The
only excuse offered was that they could
except any entry except from the
United Kingdom. They might as well
say that they are afraid, as everybody
knows that they show the streak of
yellow every time an American athlete
comes across.
Montgomery won the Jockey Club
stake yesterday at Belmont and Half
Sovereign won the Gaiety stake event.
Both horses We're we'll played and a
coup was pulled off on the latter. The
betting opened at to 1 on Half
Sovereign and closed at l6 to s. Seven
to was the best offered on Mont
gomery.
McGlynn, the ST. Louis National
league pitcher was in the points in
a double header with Cincinnati yes
terday and after winning the first
game against Jake Weimer, lost the
| second through poor support. 1t is the
first time for long while that a big
league pitcher tried TO twirl two con-
| tests.
The classic Of the turf the world
over, the English Derby will be run
off tomorrow at Epson Downs. Sieve
| Gallon is at present a to / favorite
but Richard Crokers Orby which is tc
be ridden by Johnny Reiff will carry G
| lot of money at 10 to l.
| Barny Aaron, the old bare knuclklt
fighter in the good old days was laiC
away yesterday at the age of II year!
The timekeeper took his last count Oh
the old sport after a year in tn,
sanitarium.
a baseball team made up of Rhodes
scholarship students, defeated al
English baseball team yesterday by
score of % to Z.
Purdue defeated Wabash yesterday a
Lafayette by a score of to 3. Heav,
batting won for the victors.
Jack McCarty of Brooklyn, was re
leased yesterday. Another old time
passing in his chips.
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