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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
HAS SHADE
OVER BILLY PAPKE
0utfights Thunderbolt in
Ten Terrific Rounds in
Los Angeles Arena.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 2o.-Six
thousand flght-mad individuals, pack
ing every inch of the seating capacity
of the Pacific A. c., shouted thems elves
into the near maniac class last night
while Jim Flynn of Pueblo was whip
ping Billy Papke in ten rounds of ter
rinc, desperate and honest milling.
Flynn's victory can be ascribed to
his superior strength. During the ma
jor portion of the thirty minutes of
free fighting Flynn either had the
Kewanee boxer running away from
him, holding on, OF backing over the
ropes. In no less than four occasions
the Pueblo man forced his Illinois
neighbor clear through the ropes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
BAT NELSON NOT AUTHOR?
ST. LOUISAN AFTER DANE

which time I suffered the fortunes of
the damned.
He did not write, originate, compose
or deliver one paragraph of the entire
book. He is densely ignorant-hardly
up to a school kid in the third grade
I secured most of the early dope on his
career from dear old George Siler, who
knew him we'll when he was the chop
ping block for all dubs around Chica-
go. He merely paid my expenses while
1 was with him and secured possess
sion of the story partly because of my
having faith in him and partly because
he promised me diamonds. a house and
lot and a pension for life. Why do
you laugh? Cheer up. tits all but too
true.
! The points are-I have been totally
| ignored by him since handing him the
tale. The story was sold to several
! hundred papers and our split was about
50 goo. He has refused to notice me in
/ the deal.
! 1 have turned the case over - my at
torney here and will, of course, take
! Immediate action. He has been four
/ flushing around the newspaper Offices
of the country, on the street, and
other places claiming that he wrote
every line of the story I note when
he took a shot at Jefries Gliding him
on his story" Bozeman Buyers
story in the magazine is only too true.
will, of course, secure an injunc-
ton against his publishing the story
! in book form and will also endeavor to
have his copyright declared y. c.
! Like Sir Walter Scott in the Waiver
ly novels, through force Of circum-
stances over which I have no control
must confess clearly and "forcefully'
to the dear public which 1 have so sad
ly deceived, that I "didst' create. orig
mate. build up. write out and give
forth by my own trusty little type
writer the Life, Battles and Career OF
of Battling Nelson" I even signed his
name to the papers"
Several years ago I was guilty oil
just such another trick. I wrote the
Antics and Eccentricities Of Rubt
WaddeH," which I shouted forth as
i thrilling life story (by HIMSELF.
With regards to all, am,
J. IGNATIUS FINNIGAN,
: Author Of Life, Battles and Career o.
Battling Nelson" Antics and Eccen
tricities of Rube waddell," ''Th,
t Stain of Guilt" also "Finniganr
/ Tales"
e P. S.-During the championship Sc
{ ries last fall Nelson came in for
! bundle Of complimentary notices 70
I covering the games (not line OF whicl
3 -as you know-"didst" he writel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
SPORTING BRIEFS.

Pitcher Jay Barrett of Terre Hauate.
who is a protege of Cecil Ferguson.
will be given trial with the Boston
Nationals.
Joe Killian, the former Ia Crosse
catcher has been signed to manage
the Winona team in the new Minnesota
Wisconsin league.
The Newark team with Iron Man"
McGinnity in the leading role, Will be
the first attraction of the season at the
New York Polo grounds.
The Ohio state league has every
thing in readiness for the opening Of
the season. The schedule calls FOR 80
games. opening April 29 and Closing
Sept. 6.
A swell new ball park helps some,
but it is up to Connie Mack to furnish
a winning team if he wants the Phila-
delphia fans TO thoroughly enjoy them
selves.
The city of Buffalo has adopted new
slogan, Buffalo Means Business" So
do Providence, Baltimore and several
other cities in the Eastern league.
Tommy Burns say he would have
defeated Jack Johnson had he seen
Jack fight before he met him. Cook
up a couple of more, Sing Lee.
Frank Bowerman and Roger Bresna-
han have a bet on that each will get &
higher place for his team in the pen
nant race than the other. The best
bet is the other-Nationai league
teams.
Jimmy sheckard Of the Cubs says the
Taft Inauguration was great Hi:
train arrived in Washington eight
hours after the festivities closed and
Jimmy never left the railroad station
President Merrill of the Cotton States
league is having a hard time trying
to keep his organization afloat. Bator
| Rogue has gone to the bottom and
| Gulfport is threatening to fill her peck
cts with stones.
The Utah house OF representative
has passed a measure prohibiting foot
ball at all state institutions. The sen
ate is expected to save the day, how
ever, by killing the bill when i
reaches that body.
| CroITs Gardens at Alameda, Cal, on
of the pugilistic landmarks on tn
Pacific coast, has been destroyed b.
fire. Jenries. Fitzsimmons, Corbett
Britt, Hanlon and Cans are among tn
noted fighters who trained at Crolls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
IS DUMPED IN
INDIANA MUD
Champion of the World
Goes Through Hammond
in Auto Yesterday.

There is some mourning in Ham
mond today among the coloTed gentle
men.
Jack Johnson heavy weight cham
pion of the world, who IS after Jim
Jeffries' goat" went through Ham
mond yesterday in a big touring car,
but there were but few who saw that
ebony smile of his.
Jack had quite a little excitement
near Valparaiso, too.
As he tells It:
IF it hadn't been for fine lot of In
diana mud there would have been no
champion of the world tonight, and
Jeffries, Corbett and Ketchel might
have the fun of settling the title be-
tween them. Speeding through Indiana
en- route to South Bend, where the good
people of that city had planned a re
ception in my honor, an automobile full
of me and my friends turned turtle
near that dear city of Valparaiso, and,
as stated above. my luck in finding a
soft spot to land on kept the three
aforesaid gentlemen from squabbiing
over the big title.
Our driver knew little about the I'M
cherted course to South Bend and his
only endeavor was to avoid running
into passing rigs. Just outside the city
a big wagon load of potatoes hove in
sight over the lee bow and our chauf-
feur at once was attacked with a buck
fever. The auto consequently SHE'D
and skidded into a convenient pile Of
telegraph poles, one truck going under
the timber and the other over.
Fooled in its endeavor to shove the
poles out of the way, the gas buggy
became disheartened and turned up it,
toes. The reversal of form was ver1
sudden, and not having anticipated thu
determination of the machine to stop
| the rest of us kept right on.
reached the surface in time to graI
life preserver and found that onl!
one member Of the party was hurt. TIL
mud here is soft and has something OF
all other varieties for sickness"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20

Bat Nelson insists he is a real liter
airy lightweight. J. Ignatius Ffnnigan
of St. Louis declares Bat isn't.
There is a heated controversy be-
tween the two as to the authorship Of
the Life. Career and Battles of Bat
ling Nelson" The st. Louis man says
that he wrote every word of the book.
while Nelson comes back with the tell
ing assertion that J. Ignatius was only
his stenographer and was paid about
500 a week to write the thrilling and
entertaining story as it was reeled
off by the champion himself.
while the champ" was covering
the West Hammond fights for THE
TINES, J. Ignatius was doing the Dam
on and Pythias stunt with BAT" and
had charge of the typewriting machin-
cry, but Bat" was there with the die
tatIon and J. Ignatius merely acted as
an amanuensis.
"Finnigan is crazy" said Nelson.
Anybody ought to know that the book
was written by me. OF course, I didn't
pound the typewriter myself. I paid
Finnigan to do it for me. But every
sentence in the book was framed by
me and he took it down Just as l die
tated TO him. He hasn't got a cent
coming to him in all about $1,000, and
he got more from me than I got from
him.
Furthermore, I didn't know him In
1905. Never heard of him at that time
That shows how much truth there is
in his how'll
Here is J. Ignatius end of the argu-
ment:
St. Louis. Mo. March Is. 1909. Sport
ing Editor-Dear Sir: You have noted
of course, the run the Life. Battles
and Career of Battling Nelson" has had
/ You. of course. are also aware tina
| the tale" first saw light in the fertil
brain of yours truly" etc. etc
! departed from Chicago. Dec %, and OF
the same day placed the Batter on tn
limited for New York-incidentally
handed him the story in toto Cfnished)
Since that eventful afternoon the bug
has completely forgotten my name, ad
dress. or that I am ffty-and fifty part
ner with him. I wrote the story /
1905, revised It in 1906, and again (sev
eral times) since Sept. last.
I was willing to "bawsk" behind tn
scenes and view this most illiterat
person stalk. prance. and proclaim him
self as the hero IN the "drammer." bu
he has foiled me cruelty I create
the Battler in the. story CAV
! 1T" the title. secured the copyrigt
Gin his name) and arranged the des
to have the story syndicated. etc.
was with him three months, durin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
ST. JOHN.

Although that branch of the Monon
railroad from Monon to Hammond must
be in operation for about thirty years,
there never We're any danger signal
posts set up on the crossings. Now
they begin with the work at last. The
section foreman here received the prop
er number TO provide the crossings on
his section here, and so have every
foremen along the line.
The following left for Hammond this
morning to help hoist up a roof on a
barn belonging to Alois Portz; Jacot
Blocker. P. Lauerman. Jacob Keilman
Ben Klein. William Portz. Emil Stark
Fred Seherer and Harry Gallagher.
Peter Portz was a Chicago visitor
today.
Charles Klemme of Bemis was a st
John visitor today.
Mrs. John Stommei of Hanover town,
ship was a visitor here today
Anton Spieler of Hanover Center
transacted business here Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
SHELDON TO
COACH HOLSTERS
Indiana Football Instructor
Persuaded to Stay.

Bloomington, Ind. March 20-Coach
James Sheldon is to be the Indiana
football coach next fall after all his
threats to leave the institution. Coach
Sheldon had decided to give up the
work and return to the practice of law
in Chicago. but the authorities have
prevailed upon him to stay another
football season. He is partly infiu-
enced by the fact that Indiana will have
one of the best squads in the west next
year.
Sheldon will remain only through the
football season, leaving for good at
Thanksgiving. Spring practice, under
his personal supervision, Will start al
once. 1t will be practice in dead earn
est and almost as strenuous as that OF
the fall.
The Indiana basketball season has
closed with the election of Dean L
Barnhart OF Rochester as captain for
next year Barnhart was a star for
ward this year. is a sophomore and a
member of the Delta Tau fraternity. He
is the son of the Indiana congressman
from the thirteenth district.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
HULL rs BIG
STAR FOR OXFORD
Helps University Beat Cam
bridge on Track.

London, March 20.-The Oxford
Cambridge field sports at Queens club
today were won by Oxford university.
six events to four. The 1O-yard dash
was won by L c. Hull of Michigan, a
Rhodes scholar The time was 0:10 2-5
Hull scored another victory by win
ming the quarter-mile run in o:53 3-5.
It had been anticipated that G. E.
Putnam, a Rhodes scholar from Kan
sas. would win the hammer throw for
oxford. but he had to be contented
with second place. Watson of Cam
bridge beat all varsity records with a
throw Of 14S feet 10 inches. Putnam
was second with 14s feet 10 inches. and
D. G. Herring. a Rhodes scholar from
Princeton. was third with 122 feet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
JONES ON THE FENCE
Might Play If Original De
mand Would Be Met.

Portland. Ore, March 2O.-Fielder
Jones. who is in Portland. said when
shown the dispatch that President
Comiskey had made an offer of $4,000
for his services as manager:
I did name $4,000 as my price. but
never gave it directly to Comiskey
and I have received no intimation that
l am to receive such an offer from him
Consequently I cannot say what I viii
do with an offer that I haze not yet
received. I have made no plans to re-
turn to baseball"
That is all Jones would say. but he
has previously stated that he hac
named price so high that Comiskey
would never come up to it, but if by
chance he did that. having given his
word, he would accept.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
BILLIARD HALL
FOR MURPHY?
May Get Control of Arson S
Old Parlors.

Cincinnati. March 2O.-Charles W.
Murphy, president of the Cubs. and
Harry Askin, the theatrical manager,
were here today and called on Charles
P. Taft. is said the object of their
visit was to lease from Mr.. Taft the
site for billiard hall they are going
to erect. Tt is said that their negotia-
tions were successful and that the site
secured is one adjoining the La Sale
theater, and formerly occupied by A
G. Arson. Mr.. Murphy said his visit
had no baseball significance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
WAGNER HAS SIGNED
Honus Will Join Pirates on
April IL.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 2O.-Hans
Wagner, the premier ball player, today
broke his silence long enough to de-
clare that he had signed his contract
several weeks ago and that the docu-
ment had been in the safe of Barney
Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburg
club, for several days. Wagner also
announced a few weeks ago he IN
jured his left hand while playing bas
ket-baH and, was it not for this in
jury. he probably would be with the
team at Hot Springs. The present plans
of Wagner call for his joining the team
at Terre Haute. Ind, on April II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20

Nelson-Dick Hyland connection. Cot
froth has received word that the ar
ticles he forwarded to Nelson have
been sent to him signed. with slight
notifications in some of the clauses.
This is certainly encouraging. If Nell
son goes through with his end of the
contract the two lightweights will be
seen in the ring at Conroth's Mission
street arena some afternoon in May.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
WOULD BACK CoRBETT
Minneapolis Man Will Bet
$4,000 on Jim.

Minneapolis. Mimi. March 20
Prompted by the friendship dating from
the day that Corbett's cleverness with
the gloves enabled him to clean up
better than SIS, 600 on a single fight. F.
A. Stokes, the Minneapolis millionaire
sportsman. last night sent the follow
ing telegram to James J. Corbett, at
Indianapolis: viii back you for side
bet of $4,000 the minute you are
matched with either Jeffries or John
son"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
KID" FARMER
RECEIVERS RAPIDLY

New Orleans, March 20.-"Kid" Far
mer. pugilist of Peoria, ILL.,. was dis
missed from the charity hospital today.
He was taken there late last night in
an unconscious condition after strik-
ing his head on an iron bar on an ex-
cursio steamer. It was at first thought
that he had suffered conclusion of the
brain.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
SANDY FERGUSON
AFTER JOHNSON

Boston. Mass, March 20.-Sandy Fer
guson is out for chance at Jack John
son and says he will post a forfeit to
meet the champion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
EARL DEFINING TO
MEET BURBANK

Earl Denning. the Chicago bantam
weight has been signed to meet Wal
ter Burbank at Dayton, Ohio. March
26.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
NOTES
HAMMOND IS
AGAIN WINNER
High School Basket Bal
Team Vanquishes La
porte Last Night.

The Hammond high school basket
ball team defeated the team repre-
senting the LaPorte high school in an
interesting contest on the LaPorte
floor by the score CT 81 to 10.
The Hammond team is not so much
pleased over the victory over LaPorte
as it IS over the fact that the com
parative scores in the games between
Hammond and LaPorte and Valparaiso
and LaPorte, and shows that Hammond
is the superior of the Quintette in the
vale of paradise.
Valparaiso won two games from La
Porte. The first was played on the
LaPorte floor and resulted in a score
of % to p and the second was played
on the Valparaiso floor and resulted in
a score of 40 to %.
The Hammond boys argue that the
victory was more decisive than either
of those which Valparaiso won from
LaPorte and consequently on the show
ing made in these games, to say moth
ing of the rest of the games of the
season, Hammond is the champions OF
Northern Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
NELSON SIGNS
Forwards Articles Binding
Hyland Match.

San Francisco, Cal, March 20.-There
is a glimmer of hope in the Battling
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-20
Admits Superiority.

On top of the showing made yester-
day the Hammond boys point to the
fact that the manager and captain of
the LaPorte team both said that the
Hammond boys were superior to those
on the Valparaiso five. The same opin-
ion was expressed by the captain Of
the East Chicago team
The boys who made the trip to La
Porte yesterday and returned to Ham
mond this morning were Kennedy.
left forward; Ebert, center; Whitaker,
substitutes; Summers, right guard
Meyn. left guard; Hunter, right for
ward. The boys were accompanied by
Coach Clyde Alice and Walter Alice,
who acted as an official.
Ebert made five field goals, Kennedy
three, Summers three, Hunter one, and
in addition made nine four goals out of
twelve chances. The boys were nicely
treated by the LaPorte boys and re-
port that they had an enjoyable trip.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-17
Dress Goods.

This is your opportunity to secure the finest OF
the fine in Dress Goods. We are going to o1fer
to you during this great sale, thousands ol ya'o'
of Silks, Voies, Broadcloths, Serges' Paha'''"'
etc.. at reduction of from Is to 81 per ceh'.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-17

mencg Saturday December 49, will naugurae the sreade
ah La This sale absolutely "CUT PRlCES >lsVooV
tercoats Boots Shoes Hats Shirts Underwear Dry eooo e
Of wearing apparel Our Dress Goods deparment Is or ul anu
Dir Clothing and Overcoats can't be beat VWs 10 t9 III
sacrifice in AT orr lines during this Is Days Sale so come wl
5e article in the store bargain We going to save you big
brng the cash. as we sell credit during this Cut fnce
al values we have to offer:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-17

we are going to offer during
thig great Is days sale, at a
discount Of Is per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-17
Bolt Goods

yards Outing Flannel, regular 12ac values, cur
9ecial sele price per yard. 1@c
slot of Kimona Flannel, japanese and other pat
ferns, regular 15c values; sale price per yard lOC
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
BIDS FOR SINKING WELL ON COUNTY POOR FARM.
 Near Douglas, Arizona.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County, Ari. zona, at the court house in Tombstone up to October 4th. 1909, at one o'clock p. m. (to be then opened) to sink a six iuch well cased one hundred and fifty feet deep on the County Pooor Farm, near Douglas, Arizona; bids to be submitted for so much per foot.
 Further particulars in detail may secred from Supervisor Jacob Scheerer, Douglas, Arizona.
 Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of ten per cent of the amount of the bid to guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract with the Board of Super vIsors for the performance of his bid under such bond as the Board may fix. . ~The Board reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
DOUGLAS HOW PREPARES 4
 DELEGATION

DOUGLAS. Sept. 21.--(special)-- Mayor ". A Greene has sent oul to the members Of the committee ap pointed to meet the president on ms coming visit to Arizona notifying them of thesr appointment. Dear Sir:
 At the suggestion of His exceilen- ey, the Governor. delegation Of rep. resentauve cihzens. of which you are a member. has been named. rom Douglas. to join similar committee from Phoenix and other municipaIit. ies, in extending a greeting to Presi- dent Taft, ct the Territorial Capital on October ninth.
 As it is desired to give the Presi- dent an opportunityto meet and see representative citizens from munich palities not included in his itinerary, it is hoped that you will ind it con venient to attend. the reception.
 Very truly yours.
 W. A. GREENE.
 Mayor. The members of the committee are c. 4. Overlook. B. A. Packard. ". Ii. Neel, John Slaughter, c. r. Con nell, F. Caldwell and George H. Kelly.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-22
BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS ON COUNTY
 POOR FARM.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That sealed bids accompanied by plans and specifications in detail. will be re- ceiyed by the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County, Territory of Arizona, at the office of the Board in the Court House at Tombstone, up to October fourth, nineteen hundred and nine October 4th ,1909) at one o'clock P. RI. (tc be then openedD for the construction of buildings on the County Poor Farm located near Douglas, Ariz.
 Bids are asked for a building to accommodate one hundred persons, to be constructed of either brick. adobe, or plaster Paris building blocks, and to include the follow ing:
 1.-Plumbing.
 2.-Electric wiring and electri c light fixtures.
 3.-Pip!ng for gas and gas light fixtures.
 4.-Cess pool two hundred feet dis ta1t from building with six-inch terra cotta pipe main connection, cess pool to be at least twenty feet deep. The building is designed to care for the indigent poor of the County, in- cluding indigent sick; the plans and specifications therefore will provide for. hospital in connection.
 For information of Architects, reference is hereby made to Title LV, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901. The amount of money authorized to be expended is $30,000.00.
 The Board reserves the right to reejct any and all bids, plans and specifications, and will require bond with good and sufficient securities in the amount of ten per cent of the bid conditioned that the bidder will enter into contract with the Board for the performance of his bid under such bond as the Board may fix.
 Address all bids marked on the out side, PROPOSALS FOR THE EREC- TON OF BUILDINGS ON COUNTY POOR FARM" to H. E. Berner, Clerk, Tombstone, Arizona.
 By order of the Board.
 G. J. McCABE,
 Chairman. ATTEST:
 H. E. BERNER,
 Clerk.