The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
SEVERAL BEST PLAYERS
ON HOSPITAL LIST
Number Of Good Substitutes Ready to
Fill Positions and Fight Hard
Success of Team Due in Great
Measure to Work of Coach Alice
in Rounding Out Team.

Professor Allee's pupils OF the grid
iron were rUh through hard and ener-
getic signal practice this afternoon at
Harrison field, putting on the final
touches previous to the big champ
ionship contest to be pulled off next
Saturday at LaPorte. Hammond has
a chance at this game to obtain
honors that they have never before
enjoyed and they have the team to do
1t with in spite of the fact that the
lineup for the contest next Saturday
will be far from what the school Is
capable of putting in the field under
normal conditions.
In spite of the fact that there are
three of the varsity, either injured or
ineligible to play, Hammond should
return victorious. They have the
greatest aggregation that has ever
been produced in the country, and one
of the best in the state. There Is but
two simple reasons for this and these
are, that they have the material, and
they have the coach. Prof. Alice has
done wonders with the boys In not
only teaching them the game but in
keeping them together and making
them work consistently and hard.
Never before have the boys of the high
SC{loot-thOIEGQ SO consistently ana Win
as much success as this year.
The team had a SPLENDID practice
last night and an Of the boys are
much encouraged. Every member OF
the team Is in the pink of condition.
No scrimmage was indulged in, mainly
for the reason that Coach Alice did
not wish to run the risk Of injuring
any of the players. Signal practice
was all that could be expected and
trick plays that are guaranteed TO be
puzzling to the LaPorte boys were
run through without a hitch. The
players that will be out of the game
Saturday are Quarterback Summers,
whose injury to his right leg still
keeps him on his crutches; Blosser,
right tackle, whose arm was badly
bruised last Saturday, and Kennedy.
who is not up in his studies. This
will leave the left halfback position
to be filled by Elliott. who will be
switched from end. 1t may also be
possible that Vedder's ankle will keep
him out of the game and 1t Is prob
able that he will not last the entire
game. The men that will substitute
however. are sturdy little lighters and
VIII not let the game slip by them
If they can help 1t.
Chops" Hoffman will be used al
quarter in the place of Summers and
If the understudy had about ffteer
more pounds of beef to his credit there
is no question but what he woulC
make the all state high school team
For his size he is one of the bes
little players ever seen on the higl
school team. Parsons viii take Ell
liotts place at end when the latter Il
shifted to left half back. Blosser':
position will be filled by either Graves
or Zoll and they may both be giver
a try-out. They are serapping hare
for the position and either one scoulC
make a creditable showing. The fol
lowing Will probably be sent in bat
tie with the LaPorte aggregation mex
Saturday for the championship of th'
northern section of the state and pos
sible decide a contender for the bat
tie of state championship:
r. T., Parsons; R T. BeIyanii r. G.
Murray; c., Hamer. L. G.. Zon OF
Graves: L T.. Ebert; I. e. Quigg; r
II. B.. Hunter; L. II. r.. Elliott; f. B.
Vedder; Q. B., Hoffman.