The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-20
EAST CHICAGO
WINS POLO GAME
Magnificent Work of Capt.
Heintz Feature of the
Big Contest.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Indiana Harbor, Ind. Jan. 20.-In a |
grueling contest of strength and activ- |
ity last night, the East Chicago team |
of the Indiana-Illinois Roller Polo |
League succeeded in forcing the Harbor
players into second place, defeating
them by. a score of 5 to 4. The game
lasted almost two hours. an additional |
period being necessary to play off the |
tie score of and 4, which resulted at
the end of the usual forty five minutes
of play
The game was undoubtedly the most
interesting that has ever been played
in Lake county, the fierce antagonism
OF the players leading to several pat
ties royal, which at times threatened to
disrupt all the rules of the game and
throw the contest into a free or-all.
In fact, Immediately after the game
one of the Harbor players, feeling
somewhat disgruntled, took occasion to
push one of his townsmen down the
Coliseum rink stairs, and it was with
| the utmost difficulty that a fight was
prevented.
Manager Landeneld's advertising
brought about 400 spectators to the
! game, and there was plenty of both
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor mon
| ey to be had at any stage of the game.
The East Chicago players collectively
succeeded in bringing back a little over
500 of the Harbor "kale' and are
holding it for wagers on the game of
! Thursday night. when the Harbor team
will go to East Chicago to play re-
turn game.
The Harbor team played good game,
but were outclassed by the heavier
East Chicago boys. Their four goals
were made during the first two period
of play, Cooksey scoring once and Brat
ton, the second rush. forcing two goals
During the second period, on Cooksey's
goal, the referee, Jack Jones, a for
mer Indiana Harbor man, declared that
the East Chicago goal tender had hook
ed the ball from the goal and besides
calling the usual foul, awarded the
| Harbor players an additional goal. This
decision. the East Chicago players de-
clare, will be protested
Probably no player on the Harbor
team deserves more commentator than
Lewis, Captain Cooksey's new goal man
Lewis played a splendid game, stop
ping fourteen goals. while Kimble of
East Chicago stopped twelve. East
Chicagos actual score in goals was six,
but the making of three fouls during
the second period of play took from
them one Of their hard-earned points.
Heintz played the star game for the
! East Chicago team, scoring four points,
with an additional award to both Car
roll and Nyland. The goal by Nyland
came a surprise to the entire team,
, as the record for half-back goals is
but two in any one year Nyland
played a strong game and his ener-
getic strokes at the evasive ball sent
the puck carroming to the opposite end
of the hall whenever he found it
Farmer Smith of Hammond played
I, well, but was taken out in the Sec
5 ond period and Mitchell substituted al
+. center. There is no better player in
East Chicago than Mitchell. On the
alert at every minute of the game he Is
always ready to handle the ball as II
1 reaches him and his clever assists are
of Unreasonable value in the playing
1 of the East Chicago games. Win Car.
roll, at second rush, played the field
last night instead of the usual goa
: game and showed to advantage in ev.
cry play made. Curley Kimble, at goal
, stopped several hot ones in rather pro.
fessional methods and won the applaus,
of the spectators by his fast and clear
work.
The lineup was as follows
East Chicago. Indiana Har
Heintz ......F. Re-. Cookse,
n Carroll 49,. Second Rush. 49,. Brattol
d Mitchell :. Center. :. Sternber,
n Nyland Half. ......... Nelli
C kfmble ........ Goal. ......... Levi
h Smith, Barnes. Sub. ..... Brine,
y Goals on fouls-Indiana Harbor !
t Goals from held-Cooksey 1, Bratton Z
=. Heintz 4, Carroll 1, Nyland l. Rushes-
e East Chicago 2, Indiana Harbor IL
: Fouls-East Chicago 4, Indiana Harbo
I, 3. Stops at goal-Lewis IA, Kimble /:
n Referee-Jones of Chicago