The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-11
Local Football Team Gains
Premier Honors of North
ern Indiana by Defeating
LaPorte Last Saturday
on Wet Grounds.
NOW ARE IN LINE
FOR THE STATE HONORS
Great Rejoicing at Hammond High
School and Half Holiday Granted
Pupils to Celebrate the Great
Event-Game at LaPorte a Cruel
ing Contest from Start to Finish.

LaPorte, the only remaining con
tender for the championship of North
ern Indiana, was vanquished Saturday
by the sturdy warriors of the purple
and white by the decisive score of y
to s. For the first time in its history,
the Hammond high school is supreme
in this department of athletics, in the
Northern part of Hoosierdom. and are
now contenders for the highest honors
in the state. although it is net likely
that this supremacy will ever be de-
cided by actual contest.
With a small crowd watching the
game from the sidelines at the fair
grounds, chilled to the bone by the raw
west wind, and disheartened by the
drizzle, which soaked the field previous
| to the blow of the whistle both teams
| lost their spiciness and sank down into
gruelling grinding struggle for victory.
| Mole holes and hillocks were a con-
slant menace to the speed and execu-
ton of the plays which Hammond has
| been accustomed to pull off on grounds
! that were reasonably decent What
little footing there was left was made
slippery by the rain which drizzled
down upon the players previous to the
game.
With all of these disadvantages the
visitors outplayed, outgeneraled and
put to route their opponents who failed
to show up with their expected
| strength. There was no particularly
brilliant article of ball played by
either side, but there was absolutely no
question of the superiority OF the Ham
mond eleven, although their plays were
made on apparent fiukes. They gained
the most ground, put up the strongest
defense and had they played on even
terms would have left behind them a
mangled mass of hopes and ambitions.
The struggle itself was fought with
logged determination by both sides.
Rough tactics featured in many of the
plays in which one side was no better
than the other, and several of the play
ers were severely banged up. All of
the Hammond boys though injured to
a greater or less extent stuck in the
game to the finish. while Bohland, Hook
and Zumstein We're removed from their
opponents line. At times sixteen min
utes were taken out at a time for the
recovery of a player and during the
small interval that a player was not
laid out. the players were arguing the
decision of the referee The touchdowns
were made by Quigg and Hunter for
Hammond. and Hook for LaPorte.
Coach Alice, is reported to be much
dissatisfied with the work of the locals
and believes that they should have run
up a large score on the LaPorte ag-
, gregation. They clearly showed their
superiority in every department of the
game and outweighed their opponents
| al 70 he ~
the regulars In the game and a field
where the ability of the game could be
tested the victory would surely have
been more decisive.
: This morning the entire high schoo
following its usual custom in the event
of a great victory, will celebrate the
occasion by speeches and merry making
this morning until all has been said and
then they will be dismissed for the re
mainder of the morning. At a late
hour last night it was reported tha
members Of the team and the faculty
of the high school were working II
7 preparation of the speech which they
would be asked to deliver today. TIL,
entire city, as wei as the high schoo
body are jubilant over the outcome
and too much credit cannot be giveI
| the successful warriors, and the goot
work of Coach Alice.
The following is the game in detail
r The game started with rush a few
q minutes after o'clock. Hunter kicke,
: of to LaPorte the wind carrying tn
q ball into Blick's arms. Blick wa
downed and a forward pass immedi
r ateIy attempted. Hook caught the bal
but lost ground. The ball was ad
vanced to the thirty yard line. In
: forward pass the ball was fumbled an
: there was wild run and scramble 70
: it. Hook reached the ball first an
| downed it. behind the goal line Afte
the touchdown the ball was punted out
: LaPorte failed TO catch. Score-La
: Porte, 5; Hammond, O.
Hammond sent the ball flying be
hind the goal posts on the kickon
1t was brought out to the twenty-7v
2 yard line and kicked to Hammond.
tumble was made and Frances fell o
i the ball. Frankinberger gained te
2 yards on a forward pass. He trie
e a Quarterback run but was downed be
fore any gain was made. Brooks car
n ried the ball six yards. The ball wa
n fumbIed and Hammond downed /
+ Hammond punted, after three atternpt
.e to gain distance. ball sailed benin
; goal posts. It was brought out to tn
.e twenty i've yard line. and booked
81 Hook caught the ball and fumbIed i
le Quigg picked il up and started on
> forty-yard run for touchdown
= Hammond cheered but LaPorte was ne
disheartened. Goal was kicked b