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EAST CHICAGO ID I New Baseball Home of Cleveland Club to Be Ready for Playing Season of 1910. EAST CHICAGO. By mistake it was stated in this column last night that the Installation of officers of the East Chicago Order of Odd Fellows would occur on Tuesday, Jan. 18 Instead of on Tuesday, Jan. 11, which is the correct date.

The next regular meeting of the Tues-' day Reading club will be next Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gwllym Jones on Beacon street. Coming The Lewis' rink will have the vaudeville skating artists. Professor and Mrs. Eaton, next week.

Watch for program. 6-lt Ex-Chief Ed. Higglns is almost through with the remodeling of the "Cogglns property on North Magoun avenue, and expects to move int oit about Jan. 15th. Polo The fast Sans Soucl team will try to defeat East Chicago at Lewis rink Saturday.

Jan. 8th. 6-3t The East Chicago football team are highly pleased with the sweaters they have Just received through Nassau Thompson. The garments are of dark blue with old gold braid trimmings on the cuffs and collars and E. C.

in gold letters on the breast. There are fifteen of them. All savings accounts opened and all deposits made at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK on or before Jan. 15, 1910, will draw interest at 3 per cent from Jan. 1.

6-8t The Wednesday prayer meeting at the Methodist church last night was well attended despite the uncertainty of the footing. I Mrs. Fred Hascall was the guest of I friends in Chicago yesterday. LANSING. Peter Chapec, was a business visitor in Chicago Mfm.

W. Lorcmce was a visitor In Chicago Tuesday. K. Meet or was a Chicago visitor yesterday. Mrs.

Lorense of Lansing Is recovering from a sever attack of pneumonia. J. Meeter was a business visitor In Chicago. Walter Busack went to Chicago on business. A crowd of Lansing young people enjoyed a sleighing party Thursday, Dec 80.

They drove to Glenwood, where they had a danoe and supper in Hot-in ger's hall. A good -time was report-el by all. Miss Eva Wflson of Hammond visited friends In Lansing Sunday. Miss Mabel Vlerk entertained a visitor Sunday. Misa Eva Casey visited friends In Lansing Sunday.

Miss ML Kaske was a visitor in Lansing yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Q. A.

Vanateenberg of Hammond spent the week-end in Lan-i sing with their parents. Miss T. Oelbke spent Sunday with bar parents. N. Vanwelden, an old resident of is about to move to Hammond, Ind.

W. Vandenberg was a visitor In Valparaiso Sunday. INDIANA HARBOR. L. Palmateer and Miss Wyona Shes-ler of this city were united in marriage Sunday, Jan.

2, at the home of the bride's parents, 10212 Ewing avenue, East Side, by Rev. J. S. Sharp of Hammond. The best man being O.

Ballard, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Mabel Trudell of Hammond, acting as bridesmaid. Mrs. Trudell is a sister of Mr. Palmateer.

After the wedding a very enjoyable luncheon was served. Among the many- guests present were from Hammond Miss A. Finlln, Tillie Trudell and Mr. Williams; Henry Palmateer of Indiana Harbor. L.

Dillon, M. Dillon, H. Hepler, E. Toohey, C. Harrington.

A. Norman and E. Hanslip. From East Side, Misses Gertie Byers, Grace Beyers, Annie Alkins and Fern Shesler. Mr.

Palmateer is employed at the American Steel foundry, and his friends wish him the best success. Polo The fast Sans Soucl team will try to defeat East Chicago at Lewis' rink Saturday, Jan. 8th. 6-3t Harry Stinebreder of the South Bay hotel has recovered his suit case which he lost during his recent visit over the holidays with friends in St. Louis.

After the train had left St. Louis on his return trip Mr. Stinebreder missed his baggage, which contained clothing, Jewelry, money and valuable papers, and he Immediately wired every place he had stopped In on his way to the train of his loss, and finally located the missing property. He received his suit case by express yesterday with everything intact. Coming The Lewis' rink will have the vaudeville skating artists.

Professor and Mrs. Baton, next week. Watch for program. 6-lt Leonard Wllcoxson, the engineer at the Lake Front pumping station, has been sick for the past few days with the grippe arid yesterday was unable to be out. of the house.

Some 'of coterie of good fellows who put up at the South Bay hotel claim that the first thing "Billy" Jewell, the superintendent of the continuous mill at the Inland, did after his wife left town on a visit over the holidays, was to buy a twenty-five ride ticket to Chicago on the Lake Shore. The authenticity of the foregoing news item is not vouched for, as It came by telephone and the authority was not Investigated. Harry Ward of the South Bay returned yestarday from Peoria, 111., where he has been spending the holidays at his old home. While In Peoria Mr. Ward was wlnedand dined a number of exclusive dinners having been given in his honor.

-1 milium. wnipiiii.iiwiuiii.i l'i Am i DYER. P. Kellman arrived here yesterday morning with the early train from West Baden, where he had gone for his health. He was accompanied by his wife and sons who were called to his bedside Saturday.

A change for the better has set in and his relatives and friends are slowly taking courage in letting new hopes for his recovery rise within them. Trustee Frank F. Scheldt spent Wednesday at Hammond looking after some business matters. Nicholas Kaiser made a business trip to Chicago Wednesday. News from Frances Klein at St.

Margaret's hospital, Hammond, are to the ffect that she is rapidly recovering from a recent operation and will soon be able to be taken to her home here In Dyer again. did GRIFFITH. Charles Bowman of Merrillvllle business here yesterday. Edward Deagon was a Chicago visitor Tuesday. A new meat market firm has started In business here in the Russell blook.

The proprietor. W. Hilbrich, Is well known by the townspeople, having run i a meat wcgon here before starting In business. He has the good wishes of the people with him. George Hixenbaugh left yesterday for maf to attend the funeral of his brother's wife.

He will be gone several days. George Stonebraker of Highland called on friends here the first of the week. Theodore Liable transacted business in Highland Tuesday. The new town board took their oath of office Monday evening. L.

A. who had been president of the old board, was re-appointed president of the new organization. The other members are Nicholas Austgen and A. Jamleson. TURK TOYS WITH POSTL Mahmout Throws "Butcher Boy" Twice in 22:30.

Tusilt Mahmout easily defeated Char, ley Postl In straight falls in the wrestling entertainment at Eireon's In Chicago last night. He secured the first In eleven minutes with a scissors hold and the second In eleven minutes and thirty seconds with a scissors and body hold. In the preliminary bout Adolph Earnst won from Joe Wallace in straight falls. BASEBALL MEN TO START WORK South Bend, Jan. 6.

Baseball Coach Curtiss is at Notre Dame university ready to take charge of the baseball candidates as soon as they return from the Christmas vacation. Curtiss realizes that he will have a hard job to replace the stars lost by graduation, but is confident that Notre Dame will again have the strongest collegiate nine in the middle west. The baseball schedule has been compiled. A trip will probably be taken through the east. Dr.

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It is known that Cincinnati has had Its eye on Pitcher Hagerman for a long time. In fact overtures have been made to Murphy regarding this elongated twirler. Chance needs another tried pitcher to help out the Cubs, and he has always liked the way Spade worked. Although Herrmann and Griffith have both denied strenuously that either Mitchell or Lobert would be traded, one of these men may figure in the proposed deal. Excelsior Springs, will be the training grounds for the White Sox in 1910 unless the coming Callforpia Jaunt exceeds all expectations.

Owner Com-iskey of the club, who is now testing and looking over the springs, is enthusiastic over the outlook, Judging from reports. The waters, he says, are fully as healthful as those of the Arkansas Springs and the climate Is surprisingly good. One feature of the Missouri watering place which especially appeals to Com-lskey Is the advantages for training. There are ample spots for actual practice, and the walks and inducements for exercise are numerous. Moreover, the fact that the Springs are in a comparatively nothern section of the country would tend to acclimate the Sox.

better tllan if they took, the major and early part of their work in the extreme scuth. The fact that the Washington Senators are going to prepare for the championship season at a spot not far from the District of Columbia started the Old Roman thinking. Another thing that would be advantageous to the players would be the water. The change from the water in the south to that in the north has often proved disastrous at the sar of the season. Comiskey Is one of those who believe that a good start is a battle half won.

He Is expected to return to Chicago by the end of the week. In the meantime Secretary Charles Fredericks is superintending the moving of the White Sox headquarters from the Marquette to the Fisher building. After today the offices will be on the sixteenth floor, Just eleven floors above those occupied by the president of the American league, Ban B. Johnson. Many Entries in New York Spring Handicaps.

New York, Jan. 6. Belated mails from the south and west brought in today additional entries to the big spring The Brooklyn received three. Suburban four and Brighton four, making a grand total of 105 nominations to the three events. The Brooklyn eived Milton B.

Mar-tines and Hampton Court, which rounds out the total' to "date of forty entries. The Suburban's list Jumped thiAy-seven nomlnalons with Hampton Court, Ellen-a-Dale, Martinez and Dorante, and the Brighton ha its list increased to twenty-eight with Huck, Dorante, Hampton Court and Fauntleroy. The Coney Island Jockey club has received over 900 entries to its eighteen stakes, which will be decided during the spring meeting. BETTORS GET A SHOCK, DON'T BACK JDHNSOfJ WIRES HIS WAGER Message of Gov. Hughes to Stop Oral Betting Brings Dismay.

STAND TO DROP THOUSANDS Racing Men See Blow to Finances if Suggestion Is Carried Through. New York, Jan. 6. Governor Hughes' recommendation in his message today at Albany that legislation be enacted to abolish oral betting at the tracks struck racing men with dismay. They stand to lose thousands of dollars if the suggestion is put into effect.

Last year oral betting was little interfered with by the police. There was a drop in attendance and a decrease In betting, it Is true, but not sufficient to keep thousands from the tracks, and as the season advanced a feeling of greater security established Itself, hopes of better patronage another year fttund expression in larger stakes and more entries. The Coney Island, the Brooklyn and the Saratoga racing associations have all made plans for a more active season this year. Bookmakers who suffer directly, whereas the racing men suffer indirectly through diminished attendance, were contending tonight that betting can never be abolished and that any legislative effort to prohibit it at the tracks will only result in more business for the poolroom. George Little Gives New York Friend Strange Tip on Fight.

AUTO SHOW DRAWS DEALERS Over 800 Agents Attend the New York Display. New York, Jan. 6. The tenth annual automobile show in Grand Central Palace will come to a close Friday night, after one of the most successful busl-neeh weeks in motor car history. Not only have users of cars in and around New York attended the big exhibition extensively, but over 800 dealers in automobiles and carriages from all over the country have accepted the American Motor Car Manufacturers' asocla-tion Invitation to get in touch with the new ideas for the coming season.

This is an unprecedented list. If -not a single retail sale was made during the week and this has been one of the selling shows the visitors would feel repaid by being able toplace their wares in front of such an array of agents. No trade exposition In any other line of products ever gathered so many out of town buyers. Every large city in the United States is represented among these dealers and a great range' of smaller cities as well. Hammond Athletic Association.

INDOOR BASEBALL TO-NIGHT ALL GAMES FREE TO MEMBERS Public Admission 15 cents'. Ladies Free. BASKET BALL-DOUBLE HEADER-SATURDAY NIGHT. the Harlem race track site. This suit is brought by "William Meyers, former pugilist, better known to.

the sporting world as "the Streator Cyclone." Meyers claims that for eight years he was of the track named in the suit, and seeks to recover saiary ana expenses incidental to they. dlscharge this duties whHe TOrmeoSftW with the track. John Condon, against whom the suit is brought, denies that, he owes the former pugilist a penny, and claims that he can Bhow this In black and white. en to lead two teams the same year. Comstock quit the university yesterday and will go to Santa Barbara, to recover from his physical collate.

WRIGHT TO TURN PROFESSIONAL San Francisco, Jan. 6. H. A. (Chick) Wright, who won the world's amateur balk-line billiard championship in New York last fall, and was awarded a diamond trophy for his skill, announced yesterday that he would enter the professional ranks Immediately.

Wright said that he would return the trophy to its donors without delay. STALLINGS TO RECEIVE BONUS Usually the Case. When a man says that his' conscience requires him to make full restitution It may be taken as true that the law Is about to require the same thing. New York, Jan. 6.

A letter now In the mail coming from Pittsburg may have an important bearing on the Jef- fries-Johnson battle. It is addressed to Baron Wilkes, a close friend of John-! son, and Is signed by George Little, who has been posing as the manager of the negro. What this missive contains can only be guessed at, but the following wire from Little to Wilkes, received today, gives an opportunity for all sorts of speculation. "Do not make any bets on Johnson until yoii receive my letter." Wilkins had telegraphed asking the advisability of placing $5,000 on Johnson's chances against the same amount produced by Bob Murphy. Wilkins has collected $3,000 to on the champion and merely wanted advice as to whether even money was a good quotation.

It may be that Little and Johnson have split. They have been together longer than Jack usuaHy sticks to a manager. Whatever the cause of this strange message the arrival of the explanatory letter will be awaited with considerable interest. MILLER'S STAND IS ASSAILED Ann Arbor, Jan. $.

Assistant Dean Butts of the engineering department of Michigan university gives a complete denial of Miller's statements regarding his side of the issue. That Miller was not notified when he failed to make out an election card. Assistant Dean Butts takes occasion to deny. He states further that he addressed a letter to Miller on Dec. 2 reminding the gridiron star of his failure to make out the classification card ahd requesting him to attend to the matter at once.

New York Americans Offer Manager Extra Money. New York, Jan. 6. Bonuses on a sliding scale have heen offered by the management of the New York American league clu bto Manager George Stallings If he succeeds In landing the club In the first division. Frank Farrell, owner of the local American league club, is anxious for a winner, and has 6ffered Stallings $2,500 If he captures the league gonfalon; for second place; $1,500 for third honors, and $1,000 if the manager lands the club in fourth position.

BAT AND KETCH WILL TOUR WORLD BIG HONOR FOR BILL CRAWLEY William Crawley, the all-around athletic star of the University of Chicago, is being boomed to succeed Phil Comstock as captain of the Midway track team. Crawley is captain-elect of the football team and appears to tie slated to be one of the few Maroons ever chos- WHEELER MAY MASM2ffi5EID South Bend, Jan. 8. Although President Bert Annis of the South Bend Central league club refuses to make a statement, there is a strong probability of Eddie Wheelr of St. Paul succeeding A.

A. Grant as manager. A deal Is on at the present time by which Wheler is reported to be considering the purchase of three-fourths of the stock in the South Bend club. In case Wheeler does not succeed In raising the money to take over the controlling Interest In the local club he will become third baseman of the Grand Rapids club. NO CHANCE FOR MILL IN UTAH Salt Lake City, Jan.

6. "It is not possible for that fight to take place here and come within the law. I will uphold the law if it becomes necessary." With these words Governor William. Spry yesterday swept aside al doubts as to his attitude toward the Jeffries-Johnson championship contest and dls-pospd of the plan to stage the fight here. There is Only Ono That ia USED THE WORLD OVER TO OURE A COLD IM DUE DAY.

Always remember the fall name. "Look for this signature on every box. 25c. Two Champs Reported Have Arranged Trip. to Grand Rapids, Jan.

6. For the express purpose of framing up the details of a trip around the world that he and Stanley Ketchel are to indulge in. Battling Nelson arrived from Chi cago today and remained throughout! the afternoon. In half an hour after the two champions met the trip, minus the date, had been planned, with the understanding that John R. Robinson, Nelson's manager, was to conduct the same.

BRINGS SUIT FOR BACK PAY Former Scrapper Asks $500 From John Condon. Suit for $500 was filed in the municipal court in Chicago vesterdav after noon againht John Condon, owner of W. W. SOHL, Pres. and Mgr.

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