The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-14
WIN CLOSE CONTEST
FROM MICHIGAN CITY
Local High School Team De-
feats Visitors by the
Score Of 5 to 4.
LINE BUCKING IS A FEATURE
Hammond Team Strong in All De-
partments of Game-Look-in
for Championship.

The Hammond high school football
team held the strong Michigan CITY
eleven to standstill Saturday in their
second contest at Harrison field and In
addition TO that, won by a score Of
to in game OF hard straight foot
ball. As result the purple and white
are very much in the running for the
championship of northern Indiana and
give promise of possessing a team of
unprecedented ability.
The score at the finish does not in
dicate the ability Of the two teams, as
four points of Michigan City were not
obtained by rushing the ball. but by
a beautiful drop kick by Norman Man
ming, the stellar feature of the game.
The kick was made from the thirty
hve yard line and although the condi-
tions for the kick were all that could
be desired, the ground being level, the
wind at his back. and the line holding
good. it did not deteriorate from its
perfection in style.
Hammond's touchdown was made by
brilliant work Of bucking the tackles.
mingled with 1ashy end runs which
closed up the gap of forty-f1ve yards
between the determined warriors and
the goal posts In those few seconds
OF dashing football they carried their
opponents off their feet and Ipade them
look like novices in the art of defense
Nothing could stop their terrific on
slaught, which though short in dura-
tion won the game. In this brief per-
iod the team showed that they have un-
usual qualities if they could but stir
up the spirit with which to utilize
II
utes of the first half the Hammond
team was played of its feet simply
through lack of dash and spirit at the
outset of the game. This seems to
be characteristic OF their playing
From the blowing OF the whistle the
Michigan City boys put a spirit and
vim III ! the contest which promised
IN itself to defeat the locals before
the latter could get warmed up. Al
though they were denied a touchdown
by the narrowest of margins their eff
forts We're enough to strike terror into
the hearts of every loyal fan.
When the locals did wake up to the
seriousness of the situation and put
forth their best efforts, there was not
n department of the game in which
they did not outclass their rivals.
Time and again they threw their Ap-
ponents for loss, easily holding them
for downs, the line braced and held
like iron when they wished. On the
orense the backs plowed through the
lines whenever they had a trace of In
reference, and fumbling was q rare
occurrence. Hammonds ends were
particularly classy in blocking the end
plays and getting down on the punts
and klck-offs. Many a rousing cheer
was given the splendid work Of the
fast little men, Elliot and Quig. Can
tain Ebert as usual waded through the
lines at will for big gains and stopped
only when the opponents hung on him
like a cluster of bees. Manning. the
star OF the opponents. when attempting
to find a loop hole in that section
OF the line, woke UP TO find himself
resting against the side of the bulky
leader. after dropping in the same spot
where he hit him. This same Ebert
was the man the team relied upon To
make the touchdown when the time
came. and he was more than equal to
the task.
Parsons also played a strong game
and many a good tackle and broker
interference must be chalked up to his
credit. Belanyi also proved a tower
OF S(renSIn FanU III SGVeraI instances
caught the runner in the open wher
a miss would have been serious He
is a sure tackler and 4 game fighter
Blosser and Hamer were always ir
the game and played steady football
Summers at quarter was responsible
for the smoothness of the offensive
plays and the illumination of disas-
trous fumbling. With the exception OF
a few plays in which he showed cues
tionable judgment he ran the team in
varsity style. In returning punts he
was a revelation to the rooters. and
had the copyrighted Eckersan style
down to perfection. The backs. Ken
nedy. Hunter and Vedder. We're fast and
strong but lacked the necessary dash
and confidence in nearly every stage
of the game. with the exception of the
few glorious minutes in which the
touchdown was registered in the sec
ond half.
Ungrounded charges OF unfair ref
ereeing were made by both sides. al
though some of the decisions of both
officials were no doubt questionable
The time OF the halves were twenty
FIVE minutes each. Rereree-Seymour
Umpire-Alee (the latter alternating in
the second half). Touchdowns-Ebe
/. (Hunter failed to kick goaD. Drop
kick-Manning.