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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
CUBS STEAM ROLLER
MOWS DOWN REAPERS
Springfield Central Leaguers
on Short End of IL to 3
Victory.

Springfield. Ohio. April 10.-Hitting
like a pack of demons and taking ad-
vantage of the enemys boobies and
battery slips the Cubs yesterday wound
up the spring training season of 1912.
swapping Charley ODay's Spring field
athletes. IL to 8. Twelve loud wallops
introducing Sheckard and Zimmerman
as the leading notables. each with three
knocks, paved the way to victory for
the Chanceless ex-champions, for the
big bear chung discreetly to his apart
ments nursing long enduring cold.
The locals proved the easiest sort Of
picking for the west siders, but sever
hits being allowed by our hurting duo
Cheney and Smith. Glass told in every
department of the pastiming. The reap
ers simply couldn't hit in the pinches
although they led Smith a merry chase
when the tall veteran mounted the knot
as relief to Big Larry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
SOX WARRIORS HOME
FOR FIRST TILT
Callahan Leads Comiskey's
Pennant Hopes Into
Chicago.

Primed for the seasons battles and
making noise" like a pennant troupe
the main squad of the White Sox re-
turned to Chicago last night from the
wild and woody training trip. Earlier
in the day a bunch of baseball harb-
myers consisting of Walsh. Sullivan,
LANCE, Delhi and Tannehiil showed up
at Comiskey's office with a hatfui of
predictions to the effect that the White
Sox are going to win the pennant. a
prophecy that does not harm this time
of the year.
The regulars who trimmed Daven-
port In the farewell setto caught the
RATHER Immediately after the game and
arrived in the city at $50 last night
The majority of the players disem-
barked at Thirty-f first street. Before
the party broke up James J. Callahan
come back manager and optimist un.
burdened himself of a few choice pre-
dictions. all strictly in line with wha
Walsh. Sullivan and the rest had le
go of earlier.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
CR0AK
CLIMBING
LADDER

It Is evident that Jack Croak con-
pugilistic ladder and by defeating some
of the boys in the east, he Is gainin g
for himself a record that is hard to
equal
In the past year he has been averag-
ing two or three fights each month and
not only has he been lighting. but he
has been slowing his opponents away
In great fashion.
Last Thursday night he bested Young
Wilson, bitter rival for fistic honors,
in a ten-round go which was the fast
many months. Both men scaled under
1870 pounds and were in the pink of
condition. They were in action con-
tinually. each working his hardest to
outpoint the other Each aggressive
at all times, carried the fight to the
other and every round was character
izel by the brilliant footwork and hard
hitting of Croak, which gained him q
shade on points.
Croak Is to box Hugo Clement OF AL
bany at the Olympic A. c. at Rochester
this week Clement is some tough lac
from all reports he has boxed al
the tough ones from New York and ha.
yet to lose bout. Croak is In the bes
of shape. and ought to show the down
slater that he is outclassed-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
: $ p O R II 8

can be arranged. Kilbane has consid-
cradle respect for White and will de-
mand that. the Chicago boy make 1872
ringstde. but White can make this
weight and will do so for the cham
pion. White is matched with Johnny
Dundee for a ten-round go at Syracuse,
n. Y. July %. This bout is thought to
be one of the best arranged for some
time, as Dundee has proven to be the
class of the eastern feathers.
The Syracuse promoter was at the
ringside of the White-JuIian battle al
Cleveland. and Immediately after that
fight he congratulated White on his
showing and offered the Dundee go
White Is to get a guarantee of $500 fol
this affair. New York promoters also
want White to meet the winner of the
featherweight elimination contests be
Ing held there, but the guarantee fol
White Is but 5000 and Nate Lewis
Whites manager, is not willing that his
boy shall fight for such small amount
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
.GOPHERS TO SEVER
BIG 8 CONNECTIONS
Students Declare Conference
Has Ceased to Justify
Existence.

Minneapolis. Mimi, April 1o.-Bitter
denunciation of the big eight" con-
ference for its action Saturday in re-
jecting the scholarship athletic stand
ard Is expressed in today's issue of the
Minnesota Daily, the official student
publication The Daily presents to the
students a ballot in which 1t asks for
vote on the question of withdrawing
from the conference. 1t says in part:
After months of dickerfng, subter-
fuge. measures of circumyention and
eleventh hour vetoes the conference
question is the same status as II was
last fall. The time has come for the
students and faculty of the University
of Minnesota to take a stand one way
or another.
we believe the conference has
ceased to serve its purpose AMI Justify
its existence, so far as Minnesota is
concerned. We believe that Minnesota
should sever its connections with pres
ent entangling alliances"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
PACKY TO FIGHT MATT
WELLS IN n. Y. APRIL e
Thirty Going East Today to Accept $4,000 From Tim
Hurst of Garden Club.

Emil Thirty. manager of Packey Nc
Farland. Will board a train for New
York today to close a match between
the sensational south slider and Matt
Wells of England for Madison Square
Garden on April %. Yesterday Tim
Hurst who controls the Garden club.
wired Thirty that he would guarantee
Packey $4,000 for ten rounds Also
that he would give him privilege of
% per cent of the gross or % per cent
of the pictures. Thirty has not decided
just what to accept yet but said last
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
EAST CHICAGO
IND. HARBOR
INDIANA HARBQR.

A party, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. c. Lukens. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Steph-
ems, Misses Edna Hatfield. Anne Sweezy
and Miss Williams went to Chicago
Monday evening to hear DR.. Frank
Gunsaulus in his lecture on Life as
Illustrated in Music" at McCabe Mem
orial church
of tonsilitis.
DR.. Frank Stephens has invested in g
new Staver machine.
Baptismal service will take place at
the Christian church. 3717 Grapevine
street, this evening, and all candidates
who are prepared will be baptised at
the close of the regular revival service.
new watet heater has been Installed
in the Baptistry. The subject of Evan
gelist Parker's sermon for tonight will
be Life or Death? which," There will
be special music by the choir and or
chestra. All are invited.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society will
| meet at the church tomorrow after
| noon at 1880 for work.
This being house cleaning time and
housewives wishing to dispose of old
magazines will please inform Miss
Anne Sweeney. librarian, and she will
send for the INTO be added to the H.
/ brary collection
| Mrs. ]. A. Smith and son Vernon Of
| Gary were the guests at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Fox, on Grape
vine street Sunday.
| Boyd Lukens is confined to his hom,
with an attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. D. w. Long of Fir street enter
| tanned relatives from Farmer City, Ill.
over Easter.
| Mrs. Katherine Shock is spending
few days with friends in Valparaiso:
Do not forget the East Chicag
Baseball association prize mask ball
Thursday evening. April II. 1912. a
| Lewis Rink. East Chicago. "a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
WISCONSIN 8
OUT ON LAKE

Madison, Wis. April 1o.--After a de-
lay of nearly a month the Wisconsin
crew managed to get out on the lake
for the initial row of the season here
today. The mon rowed about five miles.
and Coach Vail was more than pleased
with the showing. The crew boated as
follows: Tasker, stroke; Samp. No. Z;
Captain Pollock, No. 6; Masmilier. No.
5; Dreutzen, No. 4: Sjoblom, No. 8: Ge-
lein, No .; Macleod. bow; Fletcher.
coxswain. Mackmiller is the man who
was put off the crew last year for fail
ure to live up to the training rules The
athletic board took both his crew and
football VS. away from him, but he
won his football letter back last fall.
He was given his old position at No. 8.
The outlook points to the most power
full crew in the history of rowing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
TITLE BOUT
Showing of White at Cleve-
land Gainst First Crack
at Kilbane.

Charley White, by his decisive vic
tory over Kid Julian at Cleveland Mon
day night, has stamped himself as the
proper opponent for Johnny Ki1bane for
a featherweight championship battle.
Pat McIntire. Cleveland promoter, has
given his promise to White that the
local boy will be matched with Kill
bane for a twelve-round bout July 4
the affair to be held in Cleveland, Kill
bane's home town.
Kilbane has not given consent as yet
to such an arrangement, but 1t is
thought by those directly connected
with the champion that such a bout
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
EAST CHICAGO.

Twenty five of the friends of Mrs. 5.
H Poor surprised her last night by
assembling at her home to celebrate
her birthday anniversary. They brought
with them a handsome glass bouquet
birthday filed with pink and white
carnations and smilax. together with
birthday cake and other refresh
ments. AS the ladies responsible for
the surprise did not know of the ex-
act age of their hostess they compro-
missed by placing sixteen candles on
the cake. the candles being green and
pink Mrs. Poor was the recipient of
many cards of congratulations from
friends all over the country. Mrs. Ed.
Jones and Mrs. Alfred Berquist were
the chief conspirators in the surprise.
which was a total one. Dancing and
music were enjoyed and a jolly. time
was had.
The committee in charge of the Boy
Scout movement will hold an important
meeting at the East Chicago CLUB
roooms this evening to consider ways
and means of advancing the movement
and extending the interest to every boy
in the city.
The general Monthly meeting of the
Devil SAINT Benevolent society will be
held at weiland's hall Saturday. April
10, at LOU q CaOCh All ihclhDc1S a. Q
urgently requested to be present-im-
portant business.
VIII Carroll, the crack polo player.
has just returned from a weeks So
journ in Marion and Muncie
Richard Graham is having his place
tastily decorated in creme coloreo
effect He expects to have work COM
pleted in three or four days.
Mrs. E. T. Davis met with a painful
accident Monday when she slipped and
fell in her home. and tore the ligameni
in her ankle Mrs Davis will be laic
up for some days with the injury.
This being housekeeping time. 1t oc
brarian. that now was an opportune oc
casion to ask the ladies to save OLE
magazines for the library. In case
where people have a large pile of then
Miss Sweeney will send after them.
Mrs. Sam Ogden entertained tn,
Pinochle club at her home In Grassell
Monday afternoon. The prize winner
were Mrs. John Hartman first prize
Mrs. Charles Egbert second and Mrs
John ONeil and Mrs. w. C. Bailey wol
the consolation prizes.
The Peak sisters will appear at tn
Lewis ring Tuesday. April 16. Their
will also be a carnival that evening
Do not forget the East Chicago
Baseball association prize mask ball
Thursday evening, April II. 1912. a
Lewis Rink. East Chicago. e.
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considered the match a Ger.

night he considered the match a GER
tainty.
Hurst's offer looks good to me-" de-
clared Emil. THAT $4,000 is about as
much as anybody can ask for ten
rounds, and Packey can trim Wells
The Englishman Will give him a hard
fight, but my man carries too many
guns for him. l expect to be back by
the end of the week with the signed
articles in my pocket. Johnny McFar-
land will handle Packey in his Thurs
day night fight with Willie Schaefer a.
Quincy"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
WOLGAST TO GET Sic, 600

Los Angeles, April lot was an
nounced at Manager McCarey's head
quarters today that Lightweight Cham
pion AL Wolgast would receive $4,000
cash. or 45 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts, for his fight with Joe Rivers. the
local Mexican, on July in the Vernon
arena. Rivers will receive $500 win,
lose or draw. BY the terms of the
agreement neither fighter will receive
any of the moving picture money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

In the last round Hicks drove Robert
all about the bull pen and just before
the finishing bell he landed a right
handler flush on the jaw. Moha stag
gered back the full width of the ring
and the ropes kept him from going
down.. 1t was Hicks chance. and he
went at right Moha. and was having
all tho. better. of the milling when the
final halt came.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
SOME DUCK HUNTERS.

Edmund Buer. age twenty-three, of
the Bauer cooperage works, the
youngest member of the Lawrence
burg Gun Club, is the champion shot
of the organization. In three hours
shooting on the Big Miami river and
in the lowlands in the corn belt of the
Big Miami bottoms. that are submerg-
ed with water. he KILLED thirty hit
blue bill wild ducks out of forty shots
Harry e. Fisher got thfrty-two out OF
forty shots and former Sheriff Jack
ABBY, thirt-one and two Canadian
wild geese out of forty shots
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
JUMPED AND SAVED THEMSELVES.

A yard engine and regular freigh.
| train No. 1918, on the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad, came together at Mum
Gle Sunday. The caboose of the
freight train was tossed on the yard
engine tender and badly damaged. but
as there were no trainmen in the ca
boose at the time. and the engineer
tand fireman of the yard engine saw
the impending danger in time to jump.
nobody was badly injured. The freight
train had left the station at Muncie
north bound. but being unable TO
make steep hill short distance
away, was backed into the station TO
get a start. In the meantime a yard
lengine. which had been on siding.
proceeded on the main track and the
lcrash resulted.
NEWS OF THE SHOPS.
Red Is popular I'm she spring mfilfn :
lery and one shop is showing B whole
case full OF smart hats In this shade at
| $3.50 each.
Pretty white linen shoes, with hand
embroidered toes. for baby cost from
1875 a pair up. Some cunning ones are
embroidered in colors
T tight the inroads of moths during
the summer is a tarine paper, to be
used for lining trunks. cases, etc. In
large sheets this, paper is As cents a
dozen.
A white crepe de chine petticoai
trimmed with bands OF lace and white
ribbon Is most desirable for evening
wear, as it is serni-1tting and more
!. Opaque than muslin or cambria OF the
. same weight 1t sells from IS UP.
T. Ruff1es OF net or lace are becoming al
wrist finish but a nuisance to take
care of. Plated net by the yard II
generally sewed by a one thread ma
: chine. and has a tend ency to rip until
I the frill is in a hopeless state. Nor,
convenient are cuffs costing from 81
{ cents a pair up. They are ready to at
( tach to the lower part of the sleeve.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
BAYLEss MUST STAND TRIAL.

"a motion to discharge William Bay
less. accused of burglary and receiving
stolen property. was oyerru1ed by
Judge Fortune in circuit court, at
Terre Haute. and the trial began yes
terday morning. Bayless owns a ga
loon In West Terre Haute. The police
raided It nearly two years ago and
found goods said to have been stolen
Bayiess, his wife and several other
persons were indicted. Elmer Allen
one of the accused. who was ARRESTED
at Greenvil1e. ILL.,. has arrived in Terrs
Haute. He will testify for the state
it Is said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
STANLEY KETCHEL'S
SLAYERS APPEAL

Jefferson City, Mo, April 10.-Ap-
peaIs OF Walter Dipley and Goldie
Smith, convicted of the murder of
stanley Ketchel, champion middle
weight pugilist. we're argued and sub
nitted in the supreme court today.
Each is serving a life sentence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
CALENDAR OF SPORTS
FOR THE WEEE
THURSDAY.

= Contest between Willie Hoppe .
Q and Calvin Demarest for 1872 baik .
. line billiard championship, at Ho- =
Q tel Astor. New York =
q National A A. u. wrestling =
Q championship tournament at New .
q ark, N. J. =
q National league begins its sea- q
Q son. with Philadelphia at Boston. =
q Now York at Brooklyn. Chicago at =
. Cincinnati, and Pittsburg at st. =
. Louis. q
q American league begins its sea- q
. son, with st. Louis at Chicago, =
. washington at Philadelphia. De- .
q troit at Cleveland. and Boston at .
= New York. q
Q Southern League begins its sea- .
= son. with Mobile at New Orleans. .
. Montgomery at Birmingham. .
8 Chattanooga at Atlanta. ana .
. Nashville at Memphis. Q
. Cotton States league begins its .
= season. with Greenwood at Jack .
. son. Hattiesburg at Meridian, and .
. New Orleans at yicksburg. =
. Packey Mcfarland VS.. Willie Z
= schaefer. 10 rounds. at Quincy. =
= Ill Z
q FRIDAY. {
= Annual meeting OF the Inter Z
= collegiate AeronauticaI associa- Z
= ton. at New York Z
= Annual field trials of the Eng 4
. lish Setter Club OF America at 4
q Medford. n. J. 4
- wrestling contest between 4
= Zbyszko and Demetral at Dallas. 4
q Texas. I
- Texas league begins its season. I
= with Houston at Galveston, San 4
= Antonio at Beaumont, Fort Worth 4
= at Austin. and Dallas at Waco. 4
- SATURDAY. 4
- Triangular boat race between
. Washington and Stanford uni 4
= versities at Oakland, Cal. 4
- Annual interscholestic track 4
= meet at Leland Stanford universi- 4
. ty. 4
10 Annual indoor athletic meet at 4
= Columbia university. Portland, 4
= Ore.
- Western intercollegiate gym 4
. nastic and wrestling meet at Uni 4
q versity of Illinois.
10 Howard Morrow VS.. Bert Pagan, 4
. 20 rounds, at Vernon. Cal
=
You will say that a Lavender ciga
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
BOB MOHA STUBS
158-POUND TOE

New York. April 1o.-Bob Mona, the
Milwaukee boxer. STUDDED his middle
weight toe over 8. tartar In Freddie
Hicks at the Madison A. c. here last
night. Hicks fairly earned a split de-
cision because Moha failed to land his
famous kick when the plum was
handed out at the finish of ten rounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
JACK JOHNSON
rs NOT A MASON

London. April 1o.-As result of an
investigation the grand lodge of For
farshire has declared the initiation OF
Jack Johnson by the Dundee lodge was
illegal and the proceedings null and
void. The latter lodge was directed TO
show cause why its master and three
mast masters should not be suspended.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
FIVE PLAYERS
JOIN SOUTH BEND

South Bend, Ind, April 10.-Pitcher
woolery and Outfielder Haddock. SYRIA
cuse; Catcher Stroh, Wilkesbarre, Pa
Outfielder Goodrich, Portsmouth, Ohio,
and Infielier Wetzel. Rosedale, Ohio,
joined the South Bend club today. The
last three are regarded as fixtures
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
VINCENT TOSSES
TOM JONES

lila Vincent tossed Tom Jones twice
last night in their finish bout at the
Star theater in Chicago. Young Shar-
key, who wrestled Henry Wirth in the
semi-windup. succumbed twice in jig
time Johnny Digger threw Jack
Schultz twice in their curtain raiser.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

There was q time when the um-
pires had to protect themselves
against the crowd. but this II not the
case now. for except In rare cases do
players or fans show any physical
violence toward tho men who make
the decisions. They do, however,
carefully protect their bodies against
injury. Augie Moran Ia one OF the
umpires especially careful In this re-
gard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
GLOVER WINS IN
FIFTH ROUND

New York. April 1o.-Referee Bill
Brown stopped the proposed ten-round
bout between Mike Glover and Charles
Victor at Browns gymnasium last
night after the contestants had battled
five rounds, as Victor was hopelessly
beaten and outclassed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Cook-"My dog took first prise -
the cat show How was THAR? He
took tho cat"-Rochestsr Post BE
press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Tho Lavender Cigar is a homo prod
uct. None better.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Try a Lavender cigar. It's GOOD.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

You will say that a Lavender cigar
cannot be beat, If you try one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
BREAKS WORLDS HIGH JUMP RECORD:
HORNE is IN Glass 81 HIMSELF
George 3. HORNE.

George 3. HORNE.
n
George r. HORNE, of Sanford Uni
versity, has established a worlds rec
ord in the running high jump that Is
likely to stand for some time to
come. He cleared the bar at feet
AZ inches and took the record ava,
from Mike Sweeney. who established
1t seventeen years ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

ARE You READING THE rIMEss
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
SOCIAL MEETINGS
 PLANNED BY W. C,

The Woodmen Circle held a very interesting and profitable meeting last night. It was decided to give monthly social meetings, the first one to be held at the residence of the guardian, Mrs. Annie Cureton, at 6 date to be announced later. The drill team will be reorganized, with sover- eign Edna Wren as captain, and be- gin practice at once.
 A committee composed of Sover- eigns Sallie Powers, Hattie Hairston and Busch were appointed to visit the sick. Sovereign Rosa Hicks was ap- pointed press correspondent It is hoped every member will pull togeth- CT for a better circle during the year 1912.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-20
TO IMPROVE STORE.

As soon as the work of remodeling the building in which they are located
 s completed, the Greeson Drug Com pany plan to make some substant ial improvements in the interior of their store The building will be extended 20 feet to the rear, and the company expects with the additional space available to do a jobbing business in drugs. The front of the store will be re-papered and decorated and some new fixtures installed.