The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-29

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What does the new year hold for the
champions OF 1919 IN sporta
IT any Of our vell-Incwn Madame
Ds Palm Readers could tell exactly, 10
tire date. round or inning. there wouldn.t
De much sport ahead for fandon.
But the new year vill have 10 % an
old hundinger TO furnish mere thrills
than the late 1919.
Two events in particular knocked the
eyes right out Of the fsns-the easy
v1ctory of Jack Dempsey IN winning The
heavyv light title from less Willard and
the double victory Of the Reds In con-
ring the National league anu world pen
rants.
Dempsey had left = string of knocked
cut hesyies behind him when ne tackled
Jessies last July 4. bat his victory over
the big gent was b. no means generally
expected. WIZARDS long absence from
the ring and his apparent disdain Of the
candidates for his crown had created
Two impressions. one was that pity kept
him from defending his title against
pygrries which he would annihilase. The
other was that he was fair. fat and
forty, in no shape to hight and leary or
several brethren who sought his cham
plonship tights.
The latter idea was correct, Dempsey
Shocked Willard silly ia tho first round
ard beat him into q pulp before the big
fellow gave UP.
New York sport scribes picked the
GiantS-as usual-to cop the National
rag and JaWn MeCrawts associates spent
large gobs of money 10 come through on
1he prediction But Tat Moran. discard
ed by the Phnlies. whipped a troop OF
veterans and two or three young stars
into shape and went through the lea que
and the best the American league could
o8er.
The victory of the veteran Jack Brit
ton over Ted Lewis. which gave Jack
the xelterweight title. goes neck and
neck with tho feat ot $. Davidson Her
ron IN winning the national amateur golf
TUE in Importance. Brifton assembled 10
The throne At time when most lighters
are retiring from the ring or living on
heir regulations. The TWO had met a
dozen or more times and Lewis seemed
to have a Lit the edge. Tho decision
bout, however. gave Britton his chance.
Heron. 1T twenty-five. met the best
golfers the Ieading clubs OF the country
offered. and by PLAYING brilliantly
through the field. won the golf crown.
Ty Cobbts feat in winning tho Ameri-
can league hating race for the twelfth
season stands out as the most interest
ing feat in baseball next 10 the mtrae-
tlous work Of the Reds. Eddie Roush
Won the National lea que honors in bat-
ling the second time for him.
Although the Australian tennis stars
Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson and
their mates made a ereditable showing
in the tournaments in this country last
summer net fans really expected them
10 eliminate Americas stars in the sin
Sles championship tourney William
Johnston and William Tilden forestalled
his by spectacular PLAYING. The Aus
rrslians we're eliminated before the scnli-
bnals and Tilden and Johnston fought ID
out for the crown. Johnston wianips.
Patterson and Brooke how ever. wea tha
doubles title
The great success or the Htle Centre
College eleven Of DanviIle Ky. and of
The Syracuse team. were the outstanding
features Of the college grid season In
djsna's victory over Ohio Subsidiaries
and all-for the western conference It'll.
was the sensation in western football.