The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-10

at the city hall at present being ade-
Guate strong enough for their Sc
cure keeping
Crown Point and the better class of
East Chicago fans were disguised with
the umpiring of Mann at the ball game
yesterday. and pressure will be brought
to bear by some to induce the manage
ment to withdraw from the league.
Developments of an interesting nature
are expected within the next few days
and Il may be possible to show that
there was pretty good reason for the
adverse decision OF Manns in the
fourth inning. Manager Keiser will
protest the game, starting proceedings
today.
The funeral of Nicholas Gard. who
died in the Hammond hospital from the
results of an operation for appendi-
citis, will be buried this afternoon in
vault provided for his interment. Mr..
Gard was about 90 years of age and
was well and favorahly known in Lake
county and a prosperous farmer in this
vicinity previous to his demise.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daily and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Daily spent yesterday with
the Haywards on Main street.
The children of George Hack of Chi
cago have been spending a few days
with relatives here.
| Yesterday was a big day for auto
mobilists and hundreds of machines
passed through town to and fro from
/ the lake.
| Work on the new Leroy school house
is being rushed to completion and will
be near finished when the school year
starts.
| Crown Point, Ind. July fo.-Crown
Point lost to East Chicago yesterday
at the local ball park by a score of 5
to 2. If the East Chicago team or
the fans which accompanied the play
ers can get any satisfaction out of
the way in which the victory was
handed them they are perfectly well
come to it. Umpire Mann kept up his
/ reputation of handing all the poor
| things in his possession to Crown Point
and in the fourth inning of yesterday
game capped the climax with one of the
rankest and rawest decisions ever
| called on a diamond. Grimes for East
! Chicago laid down pretty hunt. fore
! ing Brading to second. but the East
/ Chicago centerfielder was caught a mile
on the forced run by Smith of Crown
Point. Mann called him safe and in
| the face of the raw deal the locals lost
| their fighting edge for the balance of
the inning and four runs were netted
| the East Chicago team before the
/! Crown Point players recovered from
/ the effects. Crown Point fans will not
| stand for Mann's umpiring again and
| Manager Keiser will no doubt protest
1 yesterdays game the first protest
Crown Point has entered this year
| East Chicago fans who saw the play
| gave their opinion that Brading was
easily out and took little satisfaction
in the victory given their team. In
/ the ninth inning German also ran into
a bunt off his bat, but was called safe
by Long As German was directly In
some leniency can be given this UNI
pire, he probably did not see the
interference with the ball. which was
bleachers. Brading for East Chicago
made a sensational somersault catch O.
skyscraper from Melscheimer's bat
robbing him of a pretty hit The game
! from the side lines was as follows:
East Chicago. first-Garner to Graf
wick. Beech hits to left field, Peder
son to Smith, Ullman to Melscheimer
Crown Point-Gratwick to Beech
. who muffs easy pop-up, landing hin
i on first Schmidt sacrifices Gratwicl
to second, Melscheimer sacrifices Graf
J wick to third. Elder scores Gratwicl
by putting poke to left field MEGA.
fans.