The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
HAMMOND AND FIRST
REGIMENT PLAY TIE
Evenly Matched Elevens
Struggle for Supremacy
Without Avail.
LONG WRANGLES SPOIL GAME
Referee Unable to Handle Situation
Crowd Impatient While Rules
Were Consulted.

The First Regiment Armory of Chi
cago. members of the Chicago Football |
league and one of the chief contenders
for the honors of the association, came |
to Hammond yesterday to wrest the |
supremacy of the league which the To-
Gals now hold from their grasp. The |
Iroquois team attempted TO down the |
strong soldier boys in like manner, but |
both were unsuccessful. and to tells
the tale The contest was waged fierce |
~ by both contenders, as neither would |
submit to being put out of the race at
this stage of the game by a defeat
which would blank their hopes of win
ming the flag.
Six hundred people stood on the side
lines, and with a total disregard of the
bleak, raw wind which chilled them
through and through yelled themselves
hoarse in a brave attempt to root their
favorities on to victory. Fight as they
may, however, the Iroquois Indians
could not get near enough to their OPP
ponents goal to register the deciding
score. Time and again they threatened
to tally on their vicious offensive at
tacks, but brace by their opponents
or a piece Of bad luck denied them the
glory.
Yesterdays was a game which keeps
the spectators on edge from the kick
off at the start until the last scrimmage
at the close of the game. It was con-
test which aroused the enthusiasm of
the crowd to such an extent that the
big policemen, deailed to keep the
crowd off from the gridiron, had their
hands full in checking the enthusiastic
crowd from swarming onto the field and
hindering the progress of the battle.
Many questionable decisions by the Of
fcials were strenuously disputed by
| both sides, and time was called so often
that the long winded arguments became
disgusting to the shivering crowd and
the game, which, while in progress was
| fought with the skill and determination
of university contestants. degenerated
because of the argument into school
boys play.
| About the best move the league could
make would be to appoint a set OF Of
hcials that would officiate in the game
and stand by their decisions. Let them
read the rules before the game begins
rather than wearying the spectators
with long winded arguments that be-
comes disgusting. to say the least, and
wastes much valuable time and energy
that could be utilized in fighting out
| the game. When the fact is taken into
| consideration that over a half an hour
was taken out in each half for sole
purpose of chewing the rag" making
total of an hour, some appreciation
can be had of the way each decision
was contested. Most of the rooters
turned their fire on both teams at this
juncture. urging them to do more kick
ing with their toe and less with their
mouth.
The playing was brilliant through
and through. Many sensational tackles
and hard bucks We're made by both
| contenders in an effort to down their
rivals, but without success. There is
not question but what the Iroquois
| team gained the most ground, but they
could not get near enough to the goal
to score. Twice, however, they had a
splendid chance to make a field goal by
a place or drop kick, but Heintz was
unsuccessful in both attempts. Once
the kick merely rolled along the
ground, and the second time it was at
tempted when the Hammond team was
within twenty-five yards of their OPP
ponest goal with but two minutes to
play. 1t was the one chance of the
game, and was very slight as the wind
was against the kicker. Heinze had
no chance, however, for the line failed
to hold and the kick was blocked. In
kicking. Wallace was about the best
that has ever been seen on Harrison
field. He got the ball away well and
the punts were long and rangy. Or
several occasions his foot rescued the
team from their dangerous position.
HaIfman and Heintz were the shin
ing lights for Hammond and the for
mer played as hard and consistent &
game as has ever been seen in the city
His tackling Is sure and nervy and his
charging full Of dash and spirit
J Heintz was brilliant both in running
the team and in carrying the ball He
could not make the long gains that ht
did in the game a week ago because
the ends of the opponents were strong
! enough to hold him to a gain Of from
five to ten yards. Every man on tn,
team deserves credit for the gam,
which they played, and there is not {
man which the rooters thought coulC
have done more to swing the gam,
from tie to a victory.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hammond. First Regiment
: p Smith. Right end Park
f Flowers. 80. Right tackle. johnson
r Reel Right guard. 1890. .Dixo1
c. Smith. 49,. Center ..... Sas
? Pannenborg Left guard. Nelso,
| Murphy ..-..Left tackle. -. .WaIiac
p Hoop-Geib Left end. Weingersk
Kuntz- McMahon. Quarter. Greenbaur
Halfman. 49,. Right half. Henschel
: Heintz. .......L Left half. 49,. .Clenni1
: ingstemdt-Portz. Full back. Jackgo
Referee-Ralph Groman.
Country sparseIy Populated.