The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-02
GARY TEAM
MAKES FINE
SHOWING
Gary Nine of I'm. League
Shows Some Glass When
Writings New Ball Park
Is Dedicated Yesterday
Afternoon.

With rough and slippery diamond
to play on and soggy balls to hurl the
Gary team of the I'm league showed
their class yesterday afternoon by
whipping the strong Whiting team, 8
to 2, in their first game of the season
In Lake county. But for an accident
to Gary's pitcher in the seventh inning
the Oil City men would have been shut
out without run.
There was an attendance of 500 In
spite of the threatening rain and the
chilly atmosphere to see the opening or
the park. Their chilled condition was
somewhat al1eviated. however. by
big band. which did noble duty In
stimulating both fans and players to
antics becoming to these individuals
when q game OF the national pastirne
Is in progress
In the curtain raiser Whiting met
with an unexpected defeat by the Chr
cago Greys. who played aspeedy game
and took Whiting or their feet before
they could get started The game Anal-
~ ended by a to score In favor of
the visitors. This somewhat disheart-
ened the fans who held out little hope
for a victory against the league men
after being beaten by the Chicago
appointed in their forecast Of defeat.
The game proved interesting clear
through TO the fifth Inning, neither side
having much of chance to score. In
the frat whiting had man as far as
third, but MullalIey tighteped UP and
did not permit him to score. About
this time Manager Jimmy Dougherty
began telling the umpire in vigorous
terms that he did not like his decisions
and jimmy was benched for the remain
der of the game. When the sixth in
ming was, reached. however, a couple OF
two base hits, mingled with Whiting
errors and q pass let in four runs This
followed two runs In the fifth innings
and 1t seemed to cinch the game so well
that a majority OF the Disguised fans
began leaving their favoritea to theil
fate, also the ball grounds.
In the seventh inpin g. .Muilalley. who
had been pitching superb ball, suffered
a contraction of the muscles of hii
pitching arm because of the cold. ant
was forced to leave the game. His rec
ord UP to this time had been no runs
one hit. one base on balls and sever
strike outs. which Is sufficient to sa.
that the big Gary man was undesirable
Benight then took up the slab dut.
without being previously warmed vi
and before he really got started Whit
ing was allowed to get their two run
on two hits and an error. but there
after he struck out Ave men and he'll
the team almost as hopelessly as di
his predecessor.
The Cary men showed that the tear
IS an aggregation of class They er
weak in spots but this will be Target
overcome by practice. Catcher Cope
land, for instance, did not get the ball
to second with much accuracy. William
dropped an easy fly in center, which
however, is liable to happen to an
man. the batting eye of the men wa
not so good as it will be with NOR
trainin the throwing was wild, bu
these things will be remedied wit
time. Copeland worked hard benin
the bat. Eberling, last years Corne
star showed much brilliance in rigl
field. Crane not only ffielded wei. br
was credited with two two base hit
Llewellyn covered first base faultless
ly, and the team showed, they are in
position to deliver the goods. TT
seventy five fans who went to Rot
ertsdale felt rightfully proud of the
men and rooted royalty for their favor