The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-02
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Irish horses have won all the big
races in England and France this year
Troytown won the Grand national;
Tetraema. the 1000: Spion Kop. the
English Derby; Charlebelle, the oaks,
and Ccmrade. the Grand Prix. the
French classic.
Basketball rules comittee will hold a
meeting for Interpretation Of the rules
In New York October 6. Subsequently
a game for the demonstration of the
rules will be played before officials.
/ -Four graduates OF the Hugo Bezdek
system OF football coaching at Penn
/ State viii try their skill as instructors
this fall Bob Higgins will be head
coach at West Virginia Wesleyan;
Larney Condver will be assistant at
| Clemson, Ben Cubbage will be line
coach at Virginia P and Harry Robb
will instruct Catholic University candt-
| dates at Washington.
In Cox and Roo sevelt the Democrats
nominated a horseman's presidential
ticket Cox campaigned the fast PAGER.
Alexander the Great. 2:05 IA, in the
Grand Circuit a few seasons ago
Roosevelt grew up on the Duchess
county farm, where the great trotter
Gloster, at. was bred and raised by
his father. the late James Roosevelt. OF
Hyde Park. n. Y.
Shortstcp Traynor of the Portsmouth.
Virginia League Club. has been sold 10
the Pittsburgh Nationals for $4,000.
the largest price ever paid for a Vir-
gfnia League player. In exchange for
Traynor. who is only 10 years old, the
Portsmouth club also Will receive
Pitcher Schatt
Brytus Hamilton. OF the University
OF Missouri. will compete in the olym-
pic pentathlon August 16 and the de-
cathlon August 20 and q.
Penn State students are assisting in
erecting the new athletic stadium.
All-American soccer team will play
In Norway. Denmark. Finland. Czecho-
slovakia. Holland and Belgium during
August and early Sept ember The squad
includes twenty-five experts
Point Judith Polo Club. Narragansett
pier viii be the scene OF important
Journeys August 2 to IA
There have been twelve contests for
the Americas cup previous to this wear
No challenger has won a race since
1871 when Mr.. Ashbury's schooner Ia
vonia was victorious
Man o War. the unbeatable three
year-old race horse. could. be developed
into one Of the finest performing
horses IL the necessity should arise. He
IS owned by Samuel D. Riddle. OF
Philadelphia. and was taught many
tricks. including fetch and carry" ar
ticles from his stall by Jockey Johnny
Luftus.
Wilbert Robinson. now manager OF
Brooklyn. made seven hits in a nine
inning game July 1. 1892. between
Baltimore and st. Louis. Robinson
solved Getzein. Young and Breitenstein
on seven successive trips 10 the plate
and Baltimore won 25 to 4.
University Of the Philippines will
send baseball nine to tour this coun-
try next year.
The Rochester Umpires' Association
has been formed In addition to per-
fecting their work in the great national
sport. they will instruct young aspir-
ants in the way TO win success as arbi-
traitors.
This country has secured Germany's
place as a member Of the International
Skating Union. America will send con-
teytants 70 next years championship at
Stockholm.
Phf1ade lphia soccer referees worked
in 500 games during the 1880 season.
Brown University has purchased
track OF ground adjacent to its campus
which will be used for athletic pur-
poses.
The Tulane University football team.
OF New Orleans. plays Michigan at Ann
Arbor. october so
America made a. clean sweep in the
Olympic trapshooting. taking the first
FIVE places in the individual competi-
ton, Mark Airie. of Champaign. ILL., is /
the Olympic champion. He scored 95
cut Of a possible 100. Frank NJ Troeh
of Vancouver. Wash. was second with
80
The United States Olympic games
squad may reach 325 athletes
Princeton's trip to England to com |
pete against the oxford Cambridge ath-
letes in July at the Queens Club Lon
don, may cost $4,000.
Jim Thorpe will manage the Candon |
Bulldog professional football eleven !
next fall burt may not participate in |
the gamAs