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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27
CALUMET AVENUE NEEDS
TOSHOW MORE ENTERPRISE

The A s. P. the Consumers and
other chain stores have established
themselves on Calumet avenue? Why
not a department store?
There are too many pessimists
around who complain. TT costs too
much TO build" With business on
the upgrade and a long stretch of
prosperity ahead. IS there any rea-
son to believe that building costs
will decrease? If anything they will
start up again There is a shortage
High prices and high wages are here
to stay. and so are high rents
or course it costs more to build
than it did ten years ago and ten
years ago 1t cost more to ! than
II did ten years be- 80. For
that matter there as = day when
choice store rooms rented for S25
month. If Calumet avenue pro
perty owners and merchants are
going to let any old argument dis
courage them they don't deserve to
have Opportunity knock at the door
LET'S BE oPTNrIsTs
What this town needs is a whole
lot Of red blooded optimists and not
a lot OF white blooded pessimists.
Here we are the hub of the greatest
industrial district in the United
States, the trading center OF a ter
ritory Of over 100. 600 people. Ham
m ond's population doubled in fifteen
years and she IS growing faster than
river. Business is good. merchants
are prosperous and the banks have
all kinds of money. When times are
Tough and there are scores-of bank
ruptcies IN nearby towns. there are
Sew IL any failures in Hammond.
Get together Calumet avenue pro-
perty owners and merchants. Form
real boosters organization. Put
some money into IT. Don't be afraid
Of what people might say. Down in
your hearts you believe that Calu-
met avenue is going to be the great
est street IN this region If you
didn't believe that you wouldn't have
Invested your money.
Show some pep. Do things. Why.
out in Oklahoma City the boosters
had nerve enough to put up a six
teen story hotel when that town had
about $1,000 people and that hotel
made money.
It would do Calumet avenue pro-
perty owners a lot of good to visit
some Of thu enterprising cities in
the west and see how they do things.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27
CBY HAROLD CROSS)

Opportunity is knocking at the
docs.
Rap-rap-rap.
What does the Calumet avenue
property owner and business man
do? Does he open the portals and
extend a welcome hand? No. He
says. why that can't be Oppor-
tunityc He won't be here for 1--WE
or ten years. That fellow is an i'm
poster"
That's what is the matter. Calu
net avenue property owners aEd
business men have lie, other people
talk Them into believing that they
VIII have to wait Ave or ten years
before Opportunity arrives. They are
waiting for Something to happen.
Why don't they make SOMETHING
HAPPEN?
The fact is that that something
Will not happen until they cause it
TO happen. Calumet avenue would
be a narrow poorly paved street with
an old rickety bridge and sewer
en- top OF the ground IL the property
owners hadn't Joined together and
+
THEY BUILT THE SIDEWALK
AND THE DOORSTEP FOR OP-
PORTUNITY TO WALK UPON AND
NOW THAT OPPORTUNITY IS AT
THE DOOR THEY REFUSE TO
BELIEVE 1T.
The only way to DO IS to seize
opportunity by the neck and yank
him inside before he goes elsewhere
WHY DELAY
The very thing that made Calumet
avenue what It IS today IS lacking
now. That thing is leadership. en-
terprise and cooperation. 1t was
Councilman Dave Boone and the
Eleventh Ward Improvement Assoc
citation with tho cooperation of 9TH
er Improvement associations that
raised Calumet avenue out OF the
rurs. Dave Boone IS gone and the
Eleventh Ward Improvement Asso-
citation IS dormant.
If the property owners and bust
ness men Of Calumet avenue would
form an association and put at its
head a real "go-get-en" live wire
they could perform wonders.
Why should Calumet avenue wait
i've or ten years? Eventually. why
not now? II it is going to be the
most important business street in
the Calumet region, why shouldn't
il be that now?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27

on this rapidly growing thorough
fare.
Mr. Tinck IS an experienced cleo
trtcal man and has filled some very
important positions with large con-
Germs. Honest work. quick service
and fair prices is part of his creed.
which he expects viii build up pros
porous business for him in a short
time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27

Billy Harris Is now the major"
at the East Side Garage and Sales
repair department Billy is an au-
tomobile mechanic OF wide acquain-
tance and his friends will he glad to
know he is now established in this
well located and convenient shop.
where excellent service will be an
easy operation for him to perform.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27

The Calumet Electric Service COM
rany, 854 Calumet avenue. opens for
business this week on Calumet ave.
specializing on geaerai electric re-
pair work. j. u. BInck is the pro-
prietor. and feels more than for
tunate in having secured a location
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27

Calumet avenue now has two
hardware stores, the latest to open
this week. The proprietors are w.
II. Marquardt and F. "A. Hewitt. Mr..
Alarquardt was formerly connected
with one of Gary's leading hardware
stores and has varied experience In
tie hardware business. Mr.. Hewitt
formerly had charge of the electrical
work at the Gary steel mills. lie is
q graduate OF the University OF
Michigan electrical engineering de-
partment. The store will be known
as the Service Hardware ana Elec-
trio Company. The location is S39
Calumet avenue. The store is max
ing n special offer to housewives
during the opening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-27
Among The
Merchants

One Of the things that should be
Of vital concern TO every notorist Is
tho fat rate system for all repair
work as announced by r. H Smith
who IS located in the rear OF the
Harrington Auto Sales. TT is the
only fair way 70 arrive at just
costs" says Dir. Smith. and you can
know in advance the exact figures
which according to the fat rate
system, will be twenty to thirty per
cent lower than the old way OF es-
tablishing the cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Wills and Dempsey
 Fail to Sign Up

New York, July Slack Dempsey and Harry Wills. negro challenger for the heavyweight championship. failed to get together at confer ence called for the signing of <con- tract for the contest today and the meeting broke up without result.
 Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager. presented one contract, and Paddy Mullins, who handles the negro, put forward another. Dempsey refused to sign the Wills contract and Wills the Dempsey contract.
 Another conference was. set for Tuesday
 Mullins contract was so drawn that the bout would have to be held within 90 days at the most, proxid- ing someone financially responsible offered to stage it, the promotion to be done by the highest bidder" Mullins also insisted that the articles of agreement, to be drawn when q promoter is found, to be under the New York Athletic commissions rules.
 Kearns' chief objection to the Wills document was that regardless how small the best purse offered might be, it would have to be accspl ed Mullins argument, that the bid ding would be spirited enough~~to to force a big purse was countcracted by Kearnss assertion that combi- nation of promoters could force the boxers to meet for an inadequate purse.
 The Dempsey document provided that the bout be held within GO days after a promoters contract was signed Tn addition to that Mullins proposal placed So-day limit from today for the obtaining of bids. siul- iins said his first object was to ar range the bout for this summer re- gardless of the size of the purse, but the Dempsey contract permitted the refusal of all bids if none was satls- factory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Box, Woco Pepper,
 Is Neu Babe Ruth

What is believed to be a new Babe Ruth record in the local City league has been set by Jim Box, first base man on the Woco Pep baseball team Of the division of the City league. On the last two days of play Box has smashed out four circuit drives. two on each occasion. In yesterdays game with Avondale Park the south paw swatter lifted two high ones over the center field hedge at the park and romped around the bases while the fielders were looking for the ball. Tn the recent Jordan Park game, Box also smashed out two cir cult drives, one rolling lpto the back yard of house . block away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

1905, and has gone up against some of the best flyweights and bantam weights in England He has the dis tinction of having fought both Georges Carpenter and Kid Lewis when they were younger and were fighting in much lighter class than they now are. Many other we'll known British and French scrappers are listed on Lavigne's record. The kid doesn't claim to have whipped any of the top notchers, but he has records to show that he has fought them, and made a good showing n all but few of his bouts.
 Keith Versus Kelly
 Phil Keith and Battling Kelly, who meet in the six-round semi final bout Monday night, are ready for their bout. It will be in the nature of a come back bout for Kelly, who has met several reverses during bis last several weeks of his ring career. Says Battling Kelly:
 Well. I'm through with all thar foolishness now, and am out to win a few victories and chance to get somewhere. I am in as good shape now as when I beat Dummy Bar rington,- and expect to win ovsr Keith" Of course, 1t doesn't mean much. as Keith Is justSas confident that he will wallop Kelly.
 Tom Lacey and Homer Smiles, who will furnish the chief event on the wrestling card Monday night. are. like the boxers, ready for business, and expect to be at their best Mon day night.
 The wrestling bouts, like the box ing, will be staged by rounds Mon day night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
FLORIDA COLLEGE TWIRLER TO JOIN
 THE BARONS SOON

Pitcher Walker, Florida coi- legian, who has hung up a great record for flinging in inter-cOl- leGiate circles, and who hns been touted as n prenom by those who have seen him work, has been ordered to report to the Birming- ham club.
 Local baseball officials were in touch with Walker oyer the long distance telephone Saturday, apd he stated that he would leave from his Florida home soon to take a fling at professional base ball.
 Announcement of the acquisi- tiOn of Walker by the Darons in- dicates q radical departure from the custom of the local club. Heretofore Baron officials have been prone to look with disfavOr upon signing youngsters right out of college. It now looks like they intend throwing some new stuff into the effort os build ing up a winner.
 No pitcher will be released to make room for Walker ns the Huntingdon club is one under ths liriit of players 1t is allowed te carry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
SPOKE EMERY WAS
 A SHARPSHOOTER


 Atlanta, July S.-Southern as- socintion base runners who have been cut down by the deadly peg of Outfielder Emery of Nash vile, ns they tried to stretch hits into extra bases. now may know something of the reasons for his accuracy. He holds the title of "expcrt rifle shot. con fcrred by none other than Uncle Sam's marines.
 Emery was at Chateau Thierry with the Second division, and distinguished himself by clean ing out a dugOut of four Ger- mnns. He went through all the battles in which the marines toOk part, and then returned home to be discharged with highest honors from the sery- ica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

.Batted for Francis in ninth. .fRan for Judge in ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

sBatted for Mays in ninth.
 saRaftad for McNallX in nintl
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had displayed at any time this sea son and best of all. he had confl- dence. This. by the way, has heen a minus quantity with Birmingham pitchers this season. with Whitehill the exception.
 Thanks to Rick
 Maybe after all the victory can be traced to diplomatic stroke or the part of Rick Woodward in an effort to change the luck. Instead of wearing the customary shirt of the white home uniform in taking his daily workout. Rick transferred to road unie shirt Saturday. Cross ing the Lookouts in this wise, en- abled the Barons to capture their first series in quite some few weeks.
 Following the Saturday game with the Lookouts, the Barons packed their suits and shibped out Satu-- day night for Nashville. where they are booked to play today. Miks Eberhard will probably get the pitching assignment in Nashville to- day.
 Joe Dunn. the new manager, will; not join the cub Nntn it rssshss Msmpbis July IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
TO HAVE
 5l DAYS OF RAGING

Latonia. Ky, July S.-The Ken tLcky state commission today allotted 51 days for the fall Kentucky race to be held at Louisvi.le. Lexington and Latonia fCincinnatil Ten days were allotted to Louisville, openng August 30, continuing until September 9: Lexington, with 10 days will start Saturday, September !s, and close September 27 Latonia is given 3i days, the opening day beipg September 90, closing Novembsf {,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
"BOBS" WILL PLAY
 "LONGS" AT CHICAGO

Chicago. July s.--A baseball gamS tomorrow will decide whether bob bed hair or long dresses shall be in vogue in the offices of S. W. Strauss & Co.,, feminine employees announced today. A team of .'bobs' challenged a team of 'longs" and the contrac. provides that the losing team shall submit to the edicts of the winners In the style of their dress. The president of the company was select ed as the sumpire. The ''bobs" all exhibited sheaFs ip sRtieIPation ef victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Chicks Cop Second Battle of Series
 FromBruins, 7-5

Memphis July s.-Memphis took the second game of the series from Mobile to- day. to 5. After Mobile had batted Fowlkes out of the box. zahniser. who relieved him, not only held Mobile to three hits for the remainder of the game, but hit triple and double and scored one of the Memphis runs Fulton. who relieved Acosta, was hit hard and was relieved by sigmap in the eighth. Score;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
White Sox Break Even

Philadelphia, July s.-ehicago and Philadelphia split even a twin bill today, the former winning the first, to 1. and dropping the second, an abbreviated game called in the eighth. to :.
 Red Urban Faber held Philadelphia to three hits in the opener, one home run by Clarence ''rillier Walker. his nineteenth of the season.
 In the second, Rollie Naylor held the Sox to seven hits Rain that start ed falling as the Athletics were going to bat in the eighth. caused the game to be called.
 Eddie Collins, tho visitors second base man, was presented with a lawn mower and a traveling bag as he came to bat in the second game. Score:
 FsxFyr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Cracker Rally in Tenth Inning Wins
 Ouer the Vols, 3-2

Atlanta. July s.-singles by Eddie Moore and Joe Guyon. with two out in the tenth inning, today gave Atlanta to 2 vic tory over Nashville. Pitcher Wfnn had tied the score in the seventh with dou- ble. Hook and Mayer worked the double steal in the first. the former scoring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Browns Break Even

Boston, July s.-Boston and St. Louis again divided a double -header today Boston took the opener, ? to l. Pratt's triple to right in the ninth inning scoring Burns, who had singled with the winning run. The league leaders won the second gams' 10 to $. In ths .sseond gams, Pratt hit a home run over the left field fence With Burns base. Scores
 EslfsST GAxfLt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Reds Beat PhiIs Twice

Cincinnati. July s.-The Reds won both phia today, to I and to 3. In the first game, Donohue. starting his first game Tor nearly six weeks displayed all hts visitors to four hits. Bohne drove the ball over the left field fence. only the third time that this feat has been accomplished In II years. The Reds stole bases in this game. three times working a double
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Tigers and Senators Split

Washington. July S.-washington de- feated Detroit. to 2. in the second game of double-header today, after Francis had been bested in a pitchers battle with Pillette in the opener. which the visitors won to 1. Benson Brillheart, the 19- year-old left handler of the local staff kept the visitors hits scattered after the second inning of the final game. Score:
 FIRST lAMIc
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 .'Bstted for Maynard in seventh.

..'Batled for Maynard in seventh.
 Score by innings
 St. Louis ................ 300 312 1o0--10 Boston .................. 900 O02 220-
 Summary; Two-base hit, Kolp, Nc Manus. Severeid. J. Collins, Dugan, Pit tinger. Three base hit. Williams, J. liar ris. Home run, Pratt. Stolen bases Sis Ter, Williams. Base on balls, off Piercy. Struck out. by kolp 2. Sacrifices Elerbe, Burns Left on base. St. Louis s, Boston | Hits, off Pruett none in l inning, off Pierey in 1-3. off Karr in $ 2-3. Piercy. Empires. Hildebrand and Evans. Time, 1858.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

Iwo-base Hit-Silya. Earned Runs-Birmingham l. Left on Base-chattanoosa [. Bir- mingham L
 stolen Bases-Kane, Silva Struck Out-By Morris {, Batoa 6. Base on Bails-Of Morris 1, Baten 1, Umpires-randy. statham and Drake. Time-1:lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09

Although his invasion of the Cracker state was non productive of bouts, Claude Wilson had the op- portunity to get in some good prac- tice licks with some very clever boys summering in Atlanta.
 Wilson, who returned to the Magic City last Friday. stated that he has been working out with Freddie Boorde, Battling Budd and Larry Ayera, all of whom have fought here, and are known for speedy clever boys.
 Must Weight in nt HIS
 Both Wilson and Lavigne wound up hard training for their bout with Saturdays workouts, and will take things easy until Monday night. Articles for the bout call for the two boxers to weigh in at 11s' pounds ready below that mark, while Lavigne Is so near 1t. that he is ex- pected to make the limit easily.
 Birmingham seems to have sec tional champion in Claude Wilson who Is one of the few legitimate fly weights in the south, and his con temporaries don't seem any too anx- ious to swap punches with him. Will son has been fighting bantam weights, and 1t is probable that he will have to go out of his class fra quently if he expects to do much fighting.
 Layfgne . Veteran
 Kid Lavigne, who fights CIaude Wilson Monday night, is a veteran in the ring game of long standinr He started fighting way back il .,owa.,.,. C.. p,,., - k. - 1- -. .I-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Totals .......S1 2s a4 1s 'Batted for Lansing in ninth.

Summary; Two-base hits. Kaufmann Krug. Kopf Barber 2, Gowdy. Three base hit Friberg. Sacrifices. Terry. Hollocher Double play, noiiocner to Terry to Bar Der. Left on base. Boston s. Chicago TO- Base on balls off Kaufmann 6, McQuillen 2. Lansing 1. Struck out. by McQuillen l. Kaufmann B, Lansing 2. Hits off Mo Cullen ' In innings Lansing in D. Wild pitch, Kaufman. Losing pitcher McQuillen. Empires. Sentell and McCor- mick. Time, 1857.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Miss Sibyl Breaks
 Back Stroke Record

New York. July S.-Miss S;byl Rauer of the Illinois A. C., Chicago, broke the worlds record for the leo-yard hack stroke swim for wom- en in a Tb-feot peel today. by one fifth second. She finished in one minute Is t-5 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Cards Win SIugging Match

St. Louis. July s.-The St Louis Ma Brooklyn here this afternoon. 10 to '. The contest was slugsing match. the Cards totaling Is base hits. while the visitors made one more. Thirty-one players were used in the game by the two teams. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Cubs Beat Braves Twice

Chicago, July s-chicago won both day. -e to 5 and to q The Cubs won the first by staging two rallies in one of which Parber's triple cleared the bases
 giving the locals the winning margin. Grimes wrenched his back in rounding first base In the first inrvns of the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
TILLIE WALKER
 HITSNINETEENTH

Philadelphia. July S.--Clarepre (Tfliie) Walker of the Athletics s%s sSr Sss ss. s.s.o, as; ssSts first i9RipE ef todsy's Yams. HeFe wae none eR base
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
lothls .,3f 2f 'Batted for Singleton in fifth.

summary; TWO base hit, Harper. Three base hits, Daubert. Fletcher. Sacrifices. Daubert; Fletcher to Leslie: Fletcher to Parkinson to Leslie. Left on bases. Phiia- Singleton 2. smith 1. Couch l. Struck out, by Couch {. Hits. off Singleton s in { Innings. Smith in {. Losing pitcher. Sin- glston- umpires. o'Day and Hart Time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Totals ........ .5b ,5 IT 24 IT Hated for Fulton in eighth.

Summary: Two-base nit, zahniser. Yockey. Camp-t2), Niehoff Acesta. Null len. Thrss- gase hits, zahniser; Mulysy Der. Double plays. Zahniser to Pond to McLarry; Niehoff to Ellam to Huber. Left on base Memphis 12, Mobile 10. Winning pitcher, zahniser losing pitcher, Fulton. Base on balls. off F6wikes 9, Zahniser 3. Fulton l. Sigman l. Struck out. by Fowlkes l, zahniser 1. Acpsta |. Time. 2:25. Umpires. Brennan and w. Campbell. "'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
FORMER BRITISHER TO MEET WILSON MONDAY Y
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

aoff due to the Birmingham Athletic clubs M boxing Claude Wilson, Bmnghams popular little scrappr
 warfare tomorrow night when he meets Kid Lavgn 10round bout the local Viii been spending the Georgia while Lavgne has been in Birmingham past week working the Birmingham Ah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Pels Bunch Bingles In Two Innings to
 Beat Pebbles, 20

Little Rock. Ark, July s.-New Orleans punched hits in the fourth and sixth innings scoring one run in each and de- feated Little Rock, 3 to 0. Little Rock had several opportunities to score but could not hit in the pinches. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
TNdH TOT Snyucf m ninth. ssBatted for Tony in seventh. "sBatted for Causey in ninth.

run. Kelly. Double play. Rawlings to Ban cEoft to Kelly. Left on base. New York 5. Pittsburg 5. Base on balls, off Tony 3, Cooper 2. Struck out by Tony l. by Cooper T. Hits off Tony II in innings. Sansey 2 in g.; Hit by pitcher, by Cooper l. Wud pitch, Tony. Losing pitcher. Tony. UmpIres. Quigley and Moran. Time. 1;4a
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! SummAry: TwO-base hN, ShceIy. Home iins. Sacrifices. Muiligan. Collins. Hooper.
 DouMe plays. Dykes to Perkins to Gal lowav; Perkins to Dykes: Sheely Johnson
 to sheely; Young 10 Galloway to Hauser.
 Left on base: chcago le, Philadelphia ?. Base balls. off Faber 9, sullivan (.
 Struck out, by Faber (waiker). Wild pitch, Nasty. Losing pitcher, Hasty Up- pires Moriarity and Nallin. Time, 1:i4. STCaNn GAME
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Leitch Sisters Arrive

Montreal, July S.-cecile and Edith Leitch. English golf stars. arrived here today from Liverpool. Miss Edith said she would play in the Cana dian and United States women's championships. but expressed fear that an injured arm would keep hcr sister, the former English champion and present Canadian titleholder, out of both tournaments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
Bates Twirls Shut-out Ball Against Lookouts
In the Fifth Inning, SiIVa's Double and Clarke's Single Send Across Run That Wins For BaronS, 1 to 0.

Yesterdays Results Birmingham 1, Chattanooga o. Memphis z, Mobile 5. New Orleans 2, Little Rock O. Atlanta 3, Nashville 2 (10 innings).
 TOday's Games Birmingham at Nashville. Atlanta at Chattanooga, Mobile at Memphis. Only games scheduled.