The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-20

forty yard gain. Calvin made some
good gains.
The second Half.
steuhmer was back In the game for
Jones in the second half and Kohl for
Nolan. Finn kicked off and Volkman-
Blocker dumped him like a load OK
brick. A word ought to be said right
here for the Hammond line. Deven-
port has prided itself on its line but
there was no comparison between the
two for the Frank Blockers were far
superior in holding and rushing. 1t
is not possible to find better men than
Blocker, Green. Ruffner, Sellegar,
Vollxman and Plum In a line no mat
ter how fat the salaries are. After
/ Davenport was made to kick, Calvin
/ tore up the Iowa line for fifteen yards.
Ted Blocker for seven and Calvin ran
! twenty-five yards to the Hammond
eight yard line.
That Oh Yard Run.
/ Holm intercepted a Hammond pass
and ran ninety-one yards. 1t doesn't
take long to tell it but there went
Harnmonds football game. Meyers
overlook Holm as Blocker headed the
1 davenport InnACA OAA aA0 10 Vs.
downed by the two men two feet from
the goal line. Frank Blocker stopped
the first quarterback rush but Kuehl
carried the oval over for touchdown
on the second. VOTERS kicked out to
Holm and Murphy kicked goal. Ham
mond 10. Davenport II.
sternbers In At Half.
! Murphy kicked of and Meyers re-
1 ceived for Hammond running the ball
| to the sixty-five yard line. Calvin
plunged for five yards. Ted Blocker
was stopped, Finn gained ten and
then was thrown for a slight loss.
Sternberg entered and Meyers was
taken out and given the cheer by tho
fans that he deserved. Calvin punted
and VOTERS returned II. Hammond
was penalized fifteen yards for rough
| ing and Calvin kicked to Donovan on
/ the thirty yard line. Kuehl gained
| FIVE yards around left end and Ham
mond was penalized five yards for on
| side. Davenport was penaliZed five
! yards twice in succession by Referee
Green for of side Anyone who could
! find fault with the work of Referee
Green was prejudfced because h.
/ showed absolute neutrality.
/ Hammond Near Scoring.
Calvin intercepted a forward pass
and Finn made twenty yards around
1 end Finn passed to Sternberg who
gained ten yards It was Hammond ;
ball on the ten yard line and another
chance for her to score, winning the
/ game Sternberg gained four yards
and then Davenport intercepted one of
| those off-day forward passes. IT was
Davenport's ball on the Hammond
three-yard line and Finn received a
punt and was down in his tracks on
the thirty yard line. Calvin was held
| in the line and Finn carried the ball
| six yards. The quarter ended. Ham
mond 10. Davenport IA.
| Jones was in again for Steuhmer. It
was Hammond's ball on her twenty
1 Eve yard line Talbot went in for
| Calvin. Hammond was held for downs
and in turn Davenport was stopped
being forced to kick. Runberg RELIEF
| ed Freeburg for the Iowa team. Tai
bot gained FIVE yards and fumbled
Magerkurth Of Davenport recovering
the ball. Holm was thrown for two
yard loss by Talbot and Jones dumped
| three yards back Of his line. VOTERS
\ punted doesn't this running story
/ Of the game show that Hammond was
I out-p1aying Davenport two to one on
straight footbal?) Sternberg receiv-
ed pass and made I'VE yards. Finn
gained fve and Hammond had made
/ downs Talbot was good for couple
of yards Meyers went in for Stern
berg. pass was made to Kohl but 1t
went too high and he didn't get under
it. 1t was Davenport's ball on the
thirty-eight yard line. Davenport was
penalized for being off-side. Daven-
port fumbled and Hammond recovered
on her twenty-five yard line. The
bitter fight at the close OF the game
began when the Clabbys were like
desperate soldiers.
/ CInbby's Last Chance.
Ted Blocker gained three yards off
gard and Davenport was penalized
two yards for taking extra time out.
Hammond was on the nine yard line
with less than two minutes to play.
/ Talbot gained two yards. Blocker two
and then Ted was held. Talbot went
Lon tackle and advanced the ball two
4 feet. Hammond was held for the
fourth down on the two yard line 1t
was growing dark and fans were at
/ terly exhausted from the excitement
while the two teams were badly worn.
Ten minutes earlier in the game Ham
mond could have gone through for a
touchdown Davenport allowed her t.
nail man with the bail back Of the
line for a safety IN order that IowN
could t8ke tie ball n her possession
on the twenty yard line and kicked.