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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
Valparaiso Sporting Writer
Sides With Hammond

when the time came for voting Ad-
hitting that the league president
should play no favorites, why should
Hampond suffer because he happens
to favor this team? AS juryman,
would 1t be on the square for a man
to vote to convict the defendant sim
ply because of some displeasing ac-
ton of his lawyer We think not In
the case before the league directors
the Hammond ball club was the de-
PENDANT and the directors were the
jurors, and the team should not be
made to suffer because of any arbit-
trary actions of the league president
If street rumors are true, Mr.. Nc
Aleer gave another evidence of his
prejudice when Umpire Reading,
whose decision caused the protest
was removed from the league staff
Reading was here Sunday and held the
indicator in the Laporte- vaipo game,
but was replaced yesterday by a dub
who was as inferior to the man re-
moved as could be imagined. While
Reading was long way from the best
umpire in the world, he was able to
shine in the class with which he has
been associated. and his removal in
favor of the man sent here yesterday
was a backward step. to say the least.
After all has been said and done. we
are with Hammond, and if we belev-
ed that right always prevails there
would be no doubt in our mind as to
the outcome of the game ordered play
ed over. If President McAleer has
failed to rule in league matters with
out. prejudice he is to be condemned
but Hammond should not be made the
goat because of the fact that 1t is SO
unfortunate as to be the one favored
If 1t was necessary to play over every
game In which rotten umpiring has
! figured. the Northern Indiana league
season would close about this time
next year.-Valpo Vidette.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
TIGERS BURY SOX
IN HOT GAME, 12-4
Scott and Douglass Hurl for
Locals, But Receive In
ferior Support.

All in after their tremendous ef-
forts OF the day before. with yester-
days heat superimposed. the White
Sox and Tigers went through the mo-
lions of ball game at Comiskey park.
The Tigers. being better acclimated to
the jungle-like atmosphere, made
more motions than the Sox did, also
more of everything else except errors.
Score IA to the wrong way.
Manager Callahan gave Jim Scott
of wyoming another chance to dem
onstrate that he come back, and
It was partially successful. Scotty's
work showed that he still has much
distance to cover before he comes
back to form, but il was encouraging
as far 1t went. In the first inning
the Tigers made base balls. two
hits and two runs of Scott; In the
second they made two hits and two
runs; in the third. two hits and one
run, and in the fourth one hit and no
runs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05

The recent decision of the board of
directors of the Northern Indiana
league concerning the protested Ham
mond Gary game, in which the game
was ordered played over, has caused
considerable comment in papers
throughout the circuit, as it naturally
would.
With all due respect to Mr.. Umpie-
by, the Gary manager. who is expected
to fight for every point that will bene-
fit his team. and to the directors who
made the decision, the Vidette dope
ster is forced, in a spirit of fairness.
to take sides with Hammond In con-
demning the action. AS we under
stand the situation. after making in
quiries, the protest came in the last
stages of the game and resulted from
the fact that there were two visible
foul lines where only one should be,
and that Umpire Reading after the
game stated that he had made a
wrong decision on a ball which struck
in this territory. which gave the game
to Hammond The foul lines in ques-
ton were certainly more distinct at
the start of the game than after ap-
proximately nine full innings had
been played. and if Mr.. Umpleby fail
ed to protest in the beginning and the
umpire allowed the game to proceed.
we fail to where valid protest
could result An dthat an umpire can
not reverse decision after the game
is over is fact that will not be de-
MED by anyone acquainted with the
rules of baseball.
Conversation with a party who at
tended the meeting In this city de-
veloped the fact that a majority OF
the directors were without doubt In
favor of Hammond when they reached
here but that the prejudice Of Mr. Nc
Aleer of Hammond. the league head
| in favor Of the team representing his
| city. caused reversal of opinion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05

America in 1907. The first race of the
present series was won by the Baby
Reliance III. of America last Satur-
day. The second was won Tuesday by
the Maple Leaf ", and yesterdays
race was the deciding contest. The Of
fetal time for the contest was At min
utes As seconds, the fastest time made
In any of the three contests. The dis
tance was thirty miles.
In the second lap Baby Reliance IL.
which had been leading. encountered
HOPELESS trouble with it's engine and
retired from the race. In the third
lap the British boat Mona broke
down, leaving the field to Ankle Deep,
Baby Reliance III, and Maple Leaf
", with the first named boat leading
by about one mile and a half. Then
came a disastrous breakdown to An
kle Deep.
Maple Leav Nv. was thus left an
easy victor, Baby Reliance III. COM
ing in about three miles behind the
winner
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
S P Q r I S
Will SONS HOMER
BEATS CUBS. 5-2
Long Drive in Eighth In
inng Scores Three Runs
and Wins for Pirates.

II Chief Wilson had only decided to
stay down In Texas and herd cattle in
stead of playing ball the Cubs would
be a lot better off in this made race
for the National league flag. The chief
is a member of Fred Ciarke's Pirate
band and he beat the Cubs yesterday at
the west side park by a mighty four
base blow with. his big bat in the
eighth inning.
The. score was. tied at the time with
Honus Wagner on third. Jack Miller on
first, and two men sout. Perhaps had
there been a Modecai Brown or an
Orvie overall to come to the rescue of
the Cubs at that psychological moment
the chief might have been repulsed.
The task was left to Young Jimmy
Lavender, who had been hurting gal
lantly. and the second ball that he
, pitched to the somber chief was a
curve. low and on the inside The
chief whaled 1t a mile high in the air.
far out over Schulte's head. dropping
over the screen into the right field
bleacher for a home run and driving
in two others.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05

In Lake county, and claims that II he
can see his way clear that he will
have a pair here In a short time, he
being in Communication with breed
er of the dogs in the south. The i6ea
is to rent their services when needed.
for stipulated price, depending en-
tirely whether the hounds were sue
cessful in running down their quarry.
The plan looks like a good investment
and may result in Lake county having
in its borders another pair of man
trailers.
The city councils refusal to con-
slider the franchise amendment asked
by the Crown Point Telephone COM
pany on Tuesday night will probably
put a quietus on further negotiations
between the municipality and the To-
cal exchange for some time to come.
The franchise was reported unfavor-
ably out of committee and the coun-
Gil then voted to sustain the franchise
committees recommendation, the mat
ter being settled until referred to
again by any member of council and
the councils favorable vote thereon.
Dr. w. E.. Chancellor OF South Nor
walk. Conn, spoke to good-sized
audience at the Presbyterian church
last evening, his subject being The
Ten Commandments as Natures Law"
/ A baby girl Is reported at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. GeNge Bartholomew.
! Real estate business in Crown Point
continues to be duh, very few sales or
exchanges being reported within the
last week.
Halleck w. Seaman. of the Gary a.
Southern traction line. was a Crown
Point visitor In the interest of that
road yesterday.
The funeral of Julius Lisius will be
held at the Lutheran church on Sat
urday afternoon at 1880 o'clock. The
remains are being held until the ar
rival Of a son who lives in North Da-
kota.
Robert Koupal has resigned his po-
sition at the Swartz drug store and
will enter Purdue university for q
course of study.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
SHUCkS
From the Diary of ST. Lence

Teddy's idee tibet tn majority o. tn
American peepul er crazy erbout him
bein' next president must be gettin'
sum awful rude setbacks when tn re-
port o. tn votes frum tn different
states come in.
Y KANT keep a good man down. an
it's useless + try an prop a poor one
up.
Peter Schroeder purchased the farm
of Matthias Houk. consisting of some
forty acres. situated south of Crown
Point. The land Is improved and
brought a good price. about $115 per
acre being paid. It is said that Mr.
Houk will move to Crown Point, re-
tire and become one of the county seat
citizens. Mr.. Schroeder will move to
the newly purchased property as soon
possible.
Friday night will probably sound
the death kneu of the Northern Indi-
ana league. when the directors and Of
ficials hold another meeting. Dfssen-
sion among the officials and men in
the several teams. coupled with the
fact that baseball as dished up in the
league at present IL a losing venture.
will be one OF the strong points ad :
vocating the dissolution of the league
The several teams ambition to win
the pennant this year at nearly all
hazards has put a black eye upon the
sport, and the price paid to put a win
ming team in the field Is almost pro-
hibitive to the citizens of smaller
class cities. In the event of the dis
solution Of the league Crown Pofn,
will finish the season playing indie
pendent ball. which will be satisfac-
tory to the fans.
The local club will not journey tc
Laporte next Sunday and will forfeit,
| the game to the tail-enders IL the
point is pressed by the association.
The death of Mrs. W. Frazier, for.
merly of this place but now of Mer.
rfllville, occurred yesterday. Mrs
Frazier was the owner of severa
pieces of Crown Point property. ant
was well known here. The funera
will be held on Friday, the intermen
being at the Turkey Creek cemetery
Max Mracek is seriously consider
ing the purchase of a couple of genu
inc man-trailing bloodhounds to worl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
CROSS ENGLISH
CHANNEL IN CANOE

Dover, England. Sept. 5.-A record
for hazardous canoeing was made to-
day. when two Well-known Dover
oarsmen, Burgeat and Walter padded
a canoe across the English channel to
the French coast. The passage was
very rough and the high waves
threatened every minute to swamp
the frai1 craft A high wind prevail
ed. When mile off the French coast
a wave struck the canoe, overturning
1t. Fortunately fishing boat was
near by and picked up the canoeists.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
GOOD NEWS
FOR HUNTERS

Fargo, y. D.. Sept. 5.-The open
hunting season for chickens and ducks
in North Dakota, which begins next
Saturday, finds the birds more numer-
Gus than in years. Conditions appear
to have been ideal and the young
birds are now as large and strong as
the old ones. The wet weather has
filled the lakes. sloughs and holes all
over the state and the duck crop is
immense. Ten prairie chickens and
twenty FIVE ducks constitute the new
North Dakota law for one days shoot.
Some smoke-that Clarence barrow
cigar 1t satisfies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
ABE ATTELL TO
BOX THOMAS

New York, Sept 5.-Abe Attell re-
pentant and Respondent with dia-
monds, was in this city yesterday and
signed an agreement to box Harry
Thomas ten rounds In about three
weeks. These gladiators will weigh
in at 125 pounds. Thomas was also
out on the coast for many months,
where he outpointed frankie Con1ey
one of theiT favorites. 1t is a remark
able fact that both boys expect to
win.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
CHARLEY MILLER NOT
DEAD. HE ADMITS IT
"Nein, I Am Alife," He
Grunts While Docs Look
at Broken Ribs.

San Francisco. Sept. Big Charley
Miller. the motorman hope who was
whipped by Jim Flynn on Labor Day,
today denied in a vigorous manner
report that he was dead He insists
he is not dead in these words:
'.Nein" says Miller. Il am still
alife,"
fortune concerning the giant motor
man. He is not event in a critical con-
dition. He is troubled more by his APP
petite than anything else and he wasn't
satisfied until the doctor allowed him
to punish two man sized beef stakes.
This isn't the first time that Charley
has, had his ribs caved in. Some time
back when he was miller in the four
round game Charley allowed one of
his opponents to land heavily on two
of his ribs and he was forced to hang
out signals of distress.
What do 1 care for two" said Miller
when l have twenty left"
Miller Asks Another Chance.
Miller isn't satisfied with his showing
against Flynn and another chance is
all that he asks. Miller and Manager
Parente will probably leave for the
East in about two weeks. Any of the
white hopes" can go on with him-he
bars none of them. He has a couple of
bouts offered him in New York and he
will go directly to the metropolis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
.BOATMEN LOSE
HARMSWORTH TROPHY
Maple Leaf w., British
Craft, Trims Baby Re-
lance Fleet.

Huntington, N Y, Sept. 5.-The
Harmsworth cup, international motor
boat trophy, will return to England.
In the third contest of the present Sc
ries between English and American
motor boats. the Maple Leaf w, an
English boat, won yesterday, giving
the Britishers two victories out of
three. Baby Reliance Ill, an Ameri-
can boat, was second. No others fin
ished. Conditions were ideal
The Harmsworth cup was won by
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Detroit, 12j Chicago, 4.
Boston. 9, Washington, e.
New York, g; Philadelphia, 4.
Only three games scheduled.
Gnmes Today.
Cleveland mt Chicago.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05

Yesterdays Results.
Pfttsburg, 8; Chicago, 2.
New York. IS Philadelphia. 2.
Philadelphia. a; New York. 2.
st. Louis, B; Cincinnati, o.
Brooklyn, 2; Boston, 1.
Games Today
Chicago mt Cincinnati.
Pfttsburg at st. Louis.
New York mt Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
DROHAN TO COLUMBUS

Kewanee. Ill. Sept 5-Pitcher Tom
Drohan of Kewanees team, who
broke the Central Association record
this season by winning twenty-eight
games out of thirty-five pitched, has
been sold to the Columbus American
association team for $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
STARTS LONG HIKE.

New York, Sept 5.-John J. Herman
will pass his twenty-day vacation, be-
ginning Saturday. walking from Chi
cago to this city. Herman leaves here
for Chicago Sept. Z by train. He will
there receive a letter from Mayor
Harrison to Street Commissioner Ed
wards of New York. and Will at once
begin his 1000 mile walk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
WALDO & TRAVIS FAIL
TO HOLD KILLING PACE
Conqueror of Hilton Loses
to Hunter and Travers
Puts Veteran Out.
PAIRINGs FOR TODAY.

Mason Phelps, Midlothi and j.
ID. Travers, Upper Montclair.
Paul Hunter, Midlothian. and HI.
Kerr, Ekwanok.
C. e. Evans, Edgewater, and H.
Schmidt, Worcester.
Warren X. Wood, Homewood,
and N. r. Hunter, Edinburgh.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
Summary of days play:

Summary of days play:
Jerome Travers, Upper Montclair.
defeated w. J. Travis, Garden City.
and l.
Hamilton Kerr. Ekwanok. defeated
Albert Seckel, Riverside. 1 up.
Charles G. Evans Jr., Edgewater.
defeated H. B. Lee. Detroit. and s.
Mason Phelps. Midlothian. defeated
Harold Weber, Iverness. and 5.
Paul Hunter. Midlothian, defeated c.
G. Waldo Jr.. Brooklawn. , and 2.
Warren Wood. Homewood. defeated
W. C. Fownes Jr., Oakmont. and 6.
Heinrich Schmidt, Worcester. de-
feated Robert Hunter, Midlothian. s
and 4.
Norman Hunter. the Honorable Com
pany of Edinburgh golfers. defeated
w. H. Smith, Philadelphia, 4 and 3.
Charles G. Waldo. Jr., former Yale
star and Connecticut champion who
played the part of the giant killer
Tuesday. when he put champion Har-
old H Hilton out of the running, must
rest on his laurels as he was defeated
by Paul Hunter of Midlothian in the
second match round Of the national
championships at the Chicago Golf
club.
Although the Hunter Waldo match
received much attention, through the
latter's showing against Hilton, the
big feature of the day was the strug-
gle between the veteran Walter j.
Travis of the Garden City Golf club
and Jerome d. Travers of Upper Mont
battle of the tournament, youth tri-
umphed over age and Travers was a
returned victor, 3 and 2.
Champion Chick" Evans came IN
for his share of the days honors when
he put II. B. Lee of the Detroit Golf
club out of the running and s. The
work of the western amateur cham
pion brought cheer to all golfers of
the west. His putting had been off
color throughout the tournament, but
his mastery handling of puts yes
terday was a revelation, considering
| his performances of the last week He
holed several long puts, but on the
majority of his holes his green work
| did not call for any shots over the
average The days results leave four
Chicagoans, Evans, Paul Hunter,
| Wood and Phelps
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-05
Miller Asks Another Chance.

DON'T HITCH TOUR WAGON TO A
STAR-HITCH IT 70 A TIMES AID
AND GET RESULTS THAT COUNT.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-02
SAYS HE KILLED WOMAN
PHYSICIAN IN INDIANA

I, y
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., April 2.--
Seth Nichols, former sailor in the
United States navy, continued today
TO insist that he was the slayer of DR..
Helen Knabe, former state pathologist
and prominent physician OF Indiana,
slain in her indianapolis home on Oct.
"a last A nights sleep had not
changed Nichols story and he related
the facts OF the killing with fluency
that convinced the police, inclined to
be skeptical at first, that there must
be something in his tale OF crime for
$1,500
The local police have been in con-
stant communication by telegraph and
telephone with Indianapolis author
tiles and today received orders to
have pictures of Nichols taken and
rushed to the Indiana city. Mean
while an Indianapolis detective who is
familiar with the developments In the
murder is enroute here to question
Nichols and find out whether his story
is true. Nichols says he will return
to indianapolis without demanding
that he be extradited.
Nichols insists that he went on a
spree early last October while he was
an able bodied seaman on board the
u. s. S. Dixie.
At that time the Dixie was lying at
the Brooklyn navy yard. Nichols says
that he met man named knight and
they became very friendly. They
drank together for a time and finally
Knight Nichols said, told him he
would give him $1,500 in cash If he
would desert and turn trick for
him" This he agreed TO do and they
went to indianapolis. There, Nichols
says, Knight gave him light sharp
knife like a razor and aided him In
getting into the house and killing DR..
Knabe in her sleep. While in Indian
apolis, Nichols says. he lived with his
sister. Mrs. Grace Blackman, at 24S
East-ave."
While the police accept his story as
true pending investigation, they call
attention to the marked similarity be-
tween IL and another case that deVel.
oped here a couple of years ago. Then
another sailor, under arrest and iden-
tilted as deserter, confessed" to a
murder following an assault on a girl
in cemetery near Rochester, NJ Y.
This man was taken to Rochester
where his story was soon disproved.
IL developed he had told of the MUIR
der, hoping that when he proved an
alibl in Rochester he would be turned
loose and thus escape long sentence
for desertion. Because OF this fact
Nichols story Is being carefully in
vestigated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-02
PASSES BILL CUTTING
TARIFF DUTY ON WOOL

WASHINGTON. April BY vote
of 189 to 92, the Underwood bill, reduc
ing the wool tariff was passed by the
house late yesterday afternoon. A
score of progressive Republicans voted
with the Democrats on the ground
that the bill was the only wool revi
sion tariff they could hope to secure
this session.
The progressive Republicans who
voted with the Democrats were: Akin,
New York; Anderson, Stevenson,
Stevens and Yolstead, or Minnesota;
Hanna, North Dakota; Hubbard.
Iowa; Kent, California; Lafferty. Ore.
gon; I4aFollette and Warburton, Wash
ington; Lindbergh, Minnesota; Muir.
dock, Jackson and Young, Kansas;
Miller. Minnesota; Nelson, Wisconsin; /;
Norris, Nebraska. and Nye, Mime
sofa.
Many other progressive Republicans
answered, present to their names
rather than vote for or against the tar,
iff reduction bill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-02
MONDAYS ENROLMENT
DOESN'T EXCEED 10000
Total To- Date Is Only 45, 900,
Considerably Less Than
Half Eligible Number

Twenty thousand voters enrolled
Monday, the last regular enrolment
day before the August primaries. APP
proximately the same number OF vot-
ers enrolled Jan. %. Since the first
enrolment day about 5000 voters en-
rolled their names in the Office OF
the city clerk, so that the total en-
rollment at present stands At $4,000.
This is about $4,000 less than the esti-
mated number of eligible voters in
the city.
This small enrolment means that
thousands Will have TO enroll in the
city clerks Office before June "a IL
they wish to vote in the August pri-
maries. Only 200 women enrolled in
the booths, Monday, averaging little
better than one to each OF the III city
precincts. The condition OF the
weather is blamed for the light en-
rollmant
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-02
CYRUS BOSS, WELL-KNOWN
BANKER, PASSES AWAY

Cyrus Boss, cashier of the Detroit
Savings bank, died. Monday after
noon, in his home, No. 66 Hazelwood-
ave. Mr.. Boss had been sick only
five days, and, Monday morning, II
was reported that he was slightly i'm
proved. The cause OF death was
pneumonia.
Mr.. Boss came to Detroit from
Scituate, r. l.. in 1880, and went into
the law Office of Sidney ID. Miller. In
1887 he went into the Detvoit Savings
bank in the mortgage department, and
a series of promotions brought him TO
the position OF cashier in 1906. Mr..
Boss was well known in financial cir
cles in Detroit and held a prominent
place in affairs.
Mr. Boss was "a years old. He Is
survived by his widow and two chill
dren, Lucy, aged 10. and Edward,
aged four years, rs,-=-======-z