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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-07
SAW MURDER WEEK AGO.


Life has been a fearful thing for
these tots. for a week ago on Saturday
night. they saw Sam Fonto start for
Joe Mareno with q stiletto and Mareuo
shoot Fonto dead
The week interim has been he'll for
the tots. Their parents had received
warnings that they were not to testify
fer Joe Mareno. Their father had fear
ed to go to work and the mother and
father quarreled. Yesterday he forba6,
his wife to go to Crown Point TO ss
Joe Mareno in Jail But she hired a
neighbor to take her and her death fol-
lowed
FAILS TO SHOW FOR WORK
Officers Strong, Carlson and Flanni-
gan found g. terrible scene at the
Mareno home last night where they
were summoned there. Sam works at
the c. & o. round house and pals with
Lendo Subeno. Subeno always goes at
3 ?. m. and Mareno at IL But Mareno
failed TO show UP. He had told Subeno
that he was afraid of his life. so the
latter and the round house foreman
went to Webster avenue-the house OF
horror
FIND TERRIBLE SCENE.
The two men found Mrs. Mareno iy-
ing In the hall. Her head was nearly
severed from her body by q razor. She
was stabbed elsewhere. Sans body lay
between two beds on the floor. Four
little children. ell under 6. were in one
bed. The man and woman were both IN
their night clothes. A gun at Msreno's
feet and a bullet hole behind his left
ear showed how he met death. A razor
responsible for the grisly horror was
found in another room back Of a pile Of
clothing.
CHILD TELLS STORY.
Rose. the eldest child. but only six.
told the police that her father cut her
mother and the latter started TO cry.
Then all was darkness for Mereno put
out the lights. She then heard two
shots and a fall and ell was still One
OF the nelshbors heard shot. Further
investigation showed that Mareno had
said last week. I'm in trouble. 7 can
not sleep. They'll kill me- It is
known that since the shooting OF Sam
Fonto at Mareno's house by Joe Mareno
the furloughed soldier that threats had
been made 10 Mareno TO be silent
REPORTED BLACK NAND THREATS.
The police are investigating a story
that q Black Hand Society had made
threats in the Mareno case. 1t seems
that factions OF Italians have taken
sides in the outcome of tho first shoot
ing for which Joe Mareno said TO be
a second cousin of Sam Mareno. Is now
in the Crown Point Jail on charge Of
rnanslaughter. Mareno only worked
three nights last week fearing 10 go
out Of the house. The bodies are both
at Burns morgue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-07

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77IConfinued On page SKI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
W|LHO|T BREAKS
BATTING STREAK
Fails to Connect After Setting
New Record for Consecu-
tive Hitting.

WICHITA, Aug. 2i.-Joseph G.. Will
holt, Wichita Western league outfielder,
yesterday ended his batting streak IN
which he set a new worlds record by
hitting safely in so consecutive games
Wlfhott could do nothing with van
glider, who pitched for Tulsa, and In
his third and last time at bat, he was
walked by Williams.
In Tuesdays double header with
Tulsa Without got a home u n =
W o-bagger In the first game, and IN
the second, the last one OF his long
string of safe hits, he got a double.
After being released to the wichita
club Of the Western league because OF
his failure to HIT consistently IN the
early part Of the present baseball sea
son, Without broke the worlds record
In the number Of consecutive games II
which he hit safely. Prior TO Aug. l
he had obtained hits In ~ consecutive
games and was still going. The former
record OF IS games was made by JACK
Ness, OF Oakland, Cal. In 1915,
For a month after coming to Wichita
from the Pacific Coast league, Wtholt
hit only 200. Thee. June IA, he start
ed the batting streak that placed nm
In possession Of the world's record Tor
consecutive hitting, In the ~ contests 5a
prior to Aug. 20 he was at bat 2s9
times and secured ISL hits, a percentage
Of sos. He obtained five home runs.
eight triples, % doubles and lle SIN
giles.
Without Joined the Wichita club whom
Il WAS at the bottom Of the league. IL
| six days the Wichita club had advanced
from the bottom of the league TO third
place,
Several days ago II wal announced
Without had been purchased by the Bos,
| ton American league and that he woulu
report in Boston Sept. ~. Without
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
SPOONER WINS PISTOL
MATCH ON NAVY RANGE

CALDWELL. N. j., Aug. 2t.-Lleut.
l.. = Spooner, OF Portland. Ore, a
member OF the American eNpeditionary,
force rifle team, won the Individual
pistol match on the navy rifle range
here yesterday, firing 60 shots NJ 70
yards and making a score OF 2pS IN a
possible 800. He recorded aS at slow
fire; "a at 20 seconds rapid fire, and
gs at 10 seconds rapid fire.
Lieut.. s, NJ. Ontestnos, OF the Porto
Rico infantry. was second with a score
Of 800; Cant. NJ. O'Connor, Y. =. In
fantry. third with a score OF 1856.
The 500 yard final stage OF the two
teamA match was shot with the Thomp-
son and Wigs team, y. y, M. g, IN
first place, although their score. OF Dos
In a possible 900 was elunlied by two
other pairs, those OF Rutherford and
walniak. u, s. infantry, and Gettys
and Luce. OF the New Castle Rifle club,
The winning team, however, exce!leu
Tuesday on the /, 00-yard range, which,
owing TO the closely contested finish
determined the match,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
WENZLER MEDALIST.
IN STATE TOURNEY
WTHCARD OF IS
Five Memphis Players Qualify
for Play in Championship
for Tennessee State Title.
Chattanooga Wins Match.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug 2i.-Henry
R. Wenzler, Jr,, ~17-year-oid golflng
phenom Of Memphis, was medallst yes
terday in the qualifying round Of the
annual state tournament. The kid from
the Bluff City turned in a fine card
OF %. L. L. Graves, OF Knoxville, and
Robert Gardner, OF Nashville, were next
The results yesterday permit five
Memphis players to remain IN the hunt.
Knoxville tops the list. however, with
10 against 8 for Chattanooga, for
Jackson.
The five Memphis entrants who quail
fled for play In the championship flight
are; Henry Wen1ler, Jr., IS; Jerome p.
Parker. 81; NJ. ]. Condor, IS; c. w.
Patterson, S.; Leo Carter. SO.
Chattanooga won the team prize with
an aggregate score Of 325, Memphis
was next, Knoxville finished third and
Nashville finished fourth.
The work Of Wenzler furnished the
surprise OF the opening day despite the
fact that he has come here with a
fine reputation and had been looked
upon as the probable winner Of the
title. He Is said to have a strong rival
In Martin J. Condor, his fellow towns
man, however.
First round matches start today.
Cherokee golfers are pinning their
faith on Morton Rose. Jr., TO uphold
the club honors. Rose holds the anna
teur record for the links with a II
score which Is considered an excellent
amateur score for the Cherokee course.
Rose win be supported by an excellent
team OF local golfers comprising Victor
Hacker, l. /, Graves, r. X. Gibson and
y. w. Graves, The latter is an ex-
~flnalist Of the championship match OF
addition to this formidable team there
castle and s.. V. Minskey. all OF whom
play an excellent game.
Among the most formidable Of the
visiting golfers Is Bob Gardner prob
! ably Nashville's best bet for the title.
Tom Morris, Nashville, who holds the
record for the Nashville course with a
"A and is considered one of the best
golfers Of middle Tennessee, is also
taking part,
In the professional flight, J.. Il. Dick
son, golf Instructor at the Cherokee
Country club, Is the favorite. He holds
the record for the course here with a
6S score. Mr., Dickson win meet some
of the best golfers I'm Tennessee, how
ever, and a reversal OF the dope would
not be entirely unexpected,
Bin Brown and Paul Address, oil
Memphis, will both enter the profess
| sional flight, while Chattanooga will
be represented by James Mckenzie and
Nashville By George Livingston and Mr..
| Cakes. Especially keen is the rivalry
between the three Knoxville profess
SIGNALS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
Turf Notes

The uncertainties Of racing are aptly
illustrated by comparing Murphy's
showing at Philadelphia last year and
this. In 1918 he won half of the pro-
gram with Chestnut Peter, ORC Elmo,
Rudlight, David Guy, Directum j., Chill
coot, Miss Harris Nj, and Allen Watts.
Last week out OF nine starts Esther r.
was the only one TO show In front,
while II was also the first victory placed
to her credit this year. Royal Mack
put up a splendid, battle with Wilkes
Brewer and Prince I.oree in the 2:06
trot but was beaten in the final heat
by the Nutwood Wilkes mare, which is
being driven by Fred Hyde in her east
ern engagements.
Both Geers n Cox were out In the
sunshine at the Belmont Park meet
Ing, the former winning with Mollie
Knight, Goldie Todd and Kerrigan.
McGregor the Great and Mignola as
usual, drove Lu Princeton a mile in
2:02h, the first half of the trip being
trotted In 59A seconds. This horse will
be up to record breaking form when
he and Ante Guy meet in the s2,5o0
free-for-all at Hartford on Labor day.
Either one of them has a chance to
reduce the worlds race record OF 2:04M,
which Hamburg Relic made when she
defeated Uhlan at Cleveland 10 1908.
-
Lyman Brusie supplied the surprise
Of the week., when he defeated Natalie
the Great in the ~twosyear-old trot
with the J. Malcolm Forbes gelding,
Mr., Dudley, in 2;12%, while Grace DE-
reefs victory over Frank Dewey In
2;0e shows that Cox's handsome PAGER
Is losing the form which made him so
conspicuous at the first meeting OF
the Grand circuit In Cleveland, as well
as at Kalamazoo and Toledo, where he
won In 2:02A.
The returns for the Philadelphia
meeting show that while no change has
been made in the list Of winning driv-
ers, Cox Is gradually creeping up &c
Murphy aud that Geers is a good third
and win keep climbing now that Molly
Knight and Kerrigan are winning. W
to the close of the meeting, Murphy was
credited with 81 winning mounts this
year, Cox with IA and Geers 10. II
the matter of money, Murphy has wor
s2s.sii.s5 and Geers sib.ssT.2k
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
CuRsEsl

The Sunday golf situation was much
scrambled yesterday, Rays the Spring.
field tMasg.) Republican. Men In this
section Df the state, who quit playing
three weeks ago when the state police
stopped Sunday baseball. quietly re-
sumed because Chief Piunkett. OF the
state force had said ne would not stop
the game on Eastern Massachusetts,
links, There wal even a baseball game
IN Chicopee, ~ the same time state
officers Unexpectedly appeared at sew
eral Of the main courses down east and
laid the ban But the game was not
interfercd with In Winchester. the
land. Of the Lords Day league, who's :
activities brought a halt 10 Sunday
baseball In Holyoke. A Hoiyoke minis.
ter saw that with his own eyes aud
declared last night he was out to have
the Rev. Dr. kneeland removed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
SIX RACES MAKE UP
P~OUCHKEEPSIE CARD

PouGHKEEPslE, N. Y. Aug AL
Six races, including the Poughkeepsie
2,l4 trot'and the Vassar 2:10 pace, each
OF which carries a purse Of So 900, were
on today's Grand circuit card, The
Liberty. 2:16 class for two-year-o lds,
races for two and three-year-olds and
the Ella amateur pace completed the
program,
Thomas w, Murphy signalized the
opening day yesterday by driving home
three winners In the four events in
which he had entries, The P~oughkeep-
Direct G.. Burnett to easy straight heats
victories In the Knickerbocker' 2;06
trot, and 'the Hudson Valley" 2;06 pace,
and tepped off his afternoons work by
taking the 2;2O arot with Doctor Nick.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
BROWNE A GLASS.

Browne had class all the way and
but for the fact that he was left on
the fiat OF his back most OF the time
should have come home with the bacon
in the regulation nine innings. The
kid had ~steadlness. confidence. a nice
fast one and a bear OF a hook. He
gave up seven hits and three of them
went TO Stevenson, the smuggling snort
stop OF the visitors,
Browne tired Of his poor support in
the ninth and went out to win II single.
handed but failed. The same is true Of
Griffin, who all but put the game on
fca in the eighth and would have sue
ceeded with the least bit OF help from
one OF his mateR.
Meanwhile, n guy by the name OF
Clagncr was standing the Chicks on
their. heads and making them like T.
After several days Of scoreless PLAY
ing the Tribe ran up two runs In quick
order In the first two frames n then
stopped. GiaEner was impenetrable from
that point until the eleventh, when he
sllnped.
smith cracked out a double In the
first and rode home on Grifftn's single.
In the second Bischoff collected the
first Of his pair OF doubles, reached
third on Manda's sacrifice and came
across on Collenherger's safe pop hack
Al this point the Chicks were ready
10 call Il a day but changed their
minds In the eleventh when they came
20 n point of either doing something
Immediately or continuing play for the
rest OF the evening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
JACK 0'BRIEN TO
HELP AL THOMPSON

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2t.-Philadeiphia
Jack O'Brien has taken an interest IN
Al Thompson, the Cincinnati light
weight boxer. and will help him out In
several bouts in Philadelphia and near
the civilian training camp nj Lana-
downe, Pa, whore Mai. Drexell Biddle
Of the army and navy and civilian box
ing board Of control makes his head
quarters. Thompson recently was en-
tertalned by Mai, Blddle. and has me
some Of the most prominent citizens OF
Philadelphia through this wealthy
sportsman. whose favortte sport IL box
ing.
Last month Thompson completed his
second year In the marines, and has
asked for his discharge. He hopes 70
Thompson feels confident that some
day he viii be IN a position to de-
mand n match from Champion Leonard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
YANKEES BUY
THIRTEEN MEN
No Southern League Players
Found in List Of Young
Prospects.

NEW lORh, Aug. Sl-Thlrteen pay
from minor league clubs by the New
York Americans, 1t was announced here
today. .sA
The new players are mfielders Rob-
ert Meusel, Vernon, Pacific W Coast
league; Ralph Pinelli, Sacramento, Pa
Dallas, Tex; G. Murphy. Winnipeg,
Western Canada; Catcher Daniel Muir
ply, Toledo, American Association, and
outfielder Frank Gleieh, Saginaw, Mich.
The players who have played before
with the Yankees are Pitchers Alex
ledo, American Association; William
Piercey and Dazzy Vance, Sacramento.
Pacific Coast; Cliff Markle, Salt Lake
city, Pacific Coast, Paul Carpenter.
Dallas, Texas, and Outfielder Everett
Greenyille, South Atlantic.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
Stevenson Pulls
Fred MerkLe BOpe;
Cost BarOns Game


Memories of Fred Merkle and the
famous bone that cost New York a
remnant came back TO fans at Russ
wood Wednesday. They saw In
real life, as close q duplication OF
the feat MS Is possible 10 stage and
some Of the Baron rooters haven't
seer through the play as vet.
The goat is Shortstop Stevenson
and the nap he took cost Birming-
ham a ran and a game.
Mcdonald was on third and Ste
venson was on first when BernHeil
came to bat. with two down In the
tenth. Bernsen lofted back OF third
and Manda muffed the ball. BY this
time Mcdonald was ready to regis
ter what would have been the win
ming run but Stevenson baked him.
Steve suddenly became enamored
with the scenery around first and
remained there for a better view.
Manda pegged TO C~hristenbury and
a force out was completed. The
run therefore did not count.
In 1908 Merkle ran 10 the club.
house instead Of TO second n
Johnny Evers took the ball at sec
opd for a force out in the final
game OF the year. An extra de-
bate was staged the next day and
the Cubs beat the Giants for the
National league flag.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
PeLs Secure CaUet;
Perdue Beaten In
Race For Constable

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn Aug. Fl.
(Spl, Manager Dobbs, Of the Pelicans,
announced today that Pitcher Cavet
would join the Pelicans upon their re-
turn home, replacing Roberts, who Will
report at once to the Detroit Tigers,
to which he has been sold,
Roberts was suspended a week ago,
suffering with a sprained ankle. Hub
Perdue was notified here yesterday that
he had, during his absence, been run
by friends for the office of constable at
Ga'latin. Tenn, his home town, and had
been defeated by but four votes.
Constable lis the nickname the Pels
have hung on Perdue row., replacing his
former sobriquet o the Gallatin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21

You've said It and so have a million
other fans. Your remark was some
thing like this: III those Tigers only
had the pitching, sweet patoodie!'
And at last they have the hurlers
The good pitching OF four men
Dutch Leonard, Howard Ehmke. George
Dauss and Bernie Boland--has given
them the needed defense and they are
knocking at the pennant door of Ban
Johnson's house.
For the past several years the Tigers
their list to break up the league. Cobb
and Crawford, together, formed a
wrecking crew which made the team
the hardest hitting outfit In the league
for several years. When Crawford's
back gave out Bobby Veach took his
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21

two down and Mcdonald on second,
Bernsen hit TO short and Collenberger
not only fumbled but couldn't get the
ball TO Bischon in tlme and old mar
Eddia raced across with forty minutes
additional labor attached to his run.
Browne kept plugging away, however,
and eventually landed what he started
for.
Griffin made a peach of a stop on
Summa In the first and .pegged 70
Browne IN time for n death az 1irst'
browne severed the bag in fine style.
-
summa then played II even-Steven IN
the fourth, when he went to the ditch
and pulled in Collenberger's long n.y.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
THAT NOISE.

That loud noise you heard about ,
nm. was not another bomb exploding
for Sergt. York--it was merely the huge
frame OF Pug Griffin sliding ten yards
along the ground while In pursuit 81
Wairston's foul in the seventh, Griffin
couldn't have done any better with a
pair of skates,
Griffin laced a rasping triple 70 right
center In the eighth, and couldn't move
an inch farther. Glazner had the Pugs
mates slipping soda from a stray thcres
after. Lewis Tipped a weak pop 70
first. Bisehofff padded the ozone and
Manda flied TO center. The count was
three balls and no strikes when Carl
reached down for a low peg and cleared
the bases.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
NEBRASKA WITHDRAws.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2i.-The Uni
yersity Of Nebraska yesterday With
drew from the Missouri Valley confer.
ence, following refusal Of the board
governing Inter collegiate sport In the
Middle West to ran Nsbraska's re-
quest TO inlay a football gam In Omaha
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
LEWIS PUT OUT.

Jack Lewis was tossed out OF the
pane by Umpire lauzon In the tentn
for protesting a decision that carried
the odor Of stale onions IN Its wake.
With ClAxner on second and EDDIE
Mcdonald or first, BlsehoH whipped a
fast peg TO c%olienbeuer 10 nlp OF h
Baron pitcher, Glnyner started for
third and Eddie III cut for second, while
Lewis, collenberuer and Wanda opened
fire with their right arms. MandR's
PEG TO Lewis enabled Jack 10 tag Nc.
Donald two feet before he got to the
ban, and Wanda then ran down 0'axner'
Lewis applied the bail TO Eddie stand.
inn I'D and there was no question about
the play. Lauxon was probably In a
daxe, however. the same being caused
by watching the ball shifting directions
so rapidly,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21

Extensive preparations had been
made 10 entertain the world war hero
and II was further doped out TO have
the sharpshooter take a shot at n
plate, using a baseball for the purpose,
In place Of the accustomed bullet.
York crossed the committee, now
ever, and pulled his freight for home:
Therefore. the festivities are off and
Goodbred will toss the first Pill with
out an introduction.
Though we have had no inside tip
on the situation we're willing TO lay a
lumber yard against a %toothpick that
the mountaineer was cross-questionedl
into a frothing wreck by q lock OF
induisltive admirers, When ne reached
the end OF human endurance he decided
Il was much quieter in PAN Mail thar
in Memphis, Presto-scoOto and part
toot sweet" All aboard for Pail Mail.
Coodbred feels that he can labor un-
der the circumstances Just as wei.
however, and means TO collect the rub
Der game, q,
canavan dropped the opener and
Browne attached the next. 1t is now,
nm 10 the Thursday nominee to pitch
his blooming head off or furnish an
adequate reason why.
After Thursdays matinee the Tribe
nullS out tOf l~nAAlA1Oukd WHEY .iNNt
games are scheduled in three days,
Following the completion OF the series
with the Jookouts they return to Russ
wood for Tits with the Vols,
Boy, that's when the cellar contest
win assume It's most hectic state!
Lou Christenbury broke up things
Wednesday In the eleventh when he mt
ed a sacrifice fly to deep right that
allowed Carl Manda to bring home the
winning run Of a 3-2 game, Carl had
reached first after a soak In the ribs.
Mandas score settled as tight a tussle
as the Chicks have been guilty OF this
season.
There were several outstanding Tea.
lures in the affair "Wednesday. First
OF all was the brilliant work OF young
Jimmy Browne, late OF the st. Papl
Saints. On n par with Browne stood
Gia7ner, of the Barons, a kid also. Glaz
ner had everything thai Browne carried
but the ability TO win. \.
Then there was the timely boot OF
Collenberger. who looked at his race
IN the paper and went out for a bad
afternoon. Collenberger's tumble ar
rived In the eighth inning and not only
allowed the Barons to tie the count
hut compelled Browne 10 work through
the eleventh before he packed away
the verdict.
Finally there were several weird de.
cisions peeled off In the course Of the
debate that call for more than passing
comment. OF them more later on.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
SMITHS CATCH.

Red Smiths running stab Of a serean,-
ing liner from the bat OF HaiEston IN
Inc ninth choked off a threatened out
burst on the part OF the Barons. Moles-
worth was ready TO pack up his bat bag
when Red fooled him.
Smith pulled 10 the jolt with one
hand and nailed It for good with the
other. II wa as fine a catch as has
beer made i'm many a day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
.PAIRINCS IN THIRD
ROUND OF TOURNEY.

The pairings for Thursday in tho
third round OF PLAY for the Ma
tional amateur golf championship
are as follows,
Jones VS.. Knenper.
Hoffner VS.. Fawnes.
Thomson We. Heron.
ouimet VS., Plat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21
MEETS HERRING
IN LABOR DAY BOUT

LITTLE ROCK. Aug 81, (Spl1-An-
nouncenent was made here today tina
Harvey Thorn. Kansas City lightweight
ard Red Herring, Kid Eiberfeld's boxer.
win meet In the six-round main event
Of the Labor day boxing show at Camp
pike, Tho bout viii be staged III the
baseball park Ia the afternoon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-21

place. The addition of Harry Heilman
gave the Jungaleers a stronger attack
than ever, Then along anne Flagstead,
who jumped from the bushes into the
Tiger wrecking crew and gave the Jen-
ningsites three sluggers batting over
$3.50 at the very start of the season.
But Jennings pitchers were Ineffective
and it took eight or ten runs a game to
win for the Tigers. The opposing pitch
ers weren't that charitable.
Then Dutch Leonard baked at play
ing with New York and the Tigers
got away to a poor start and the III
ger fans saw no hope.
Soon Leonard began to win. The
knowledge that they had a worlds Sc
ries veteran, a man who had been
through the mill for years, to help them