The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-27

CONTEST At
T. CHICAGO
Chicago Football Champ
ions, Undefeated in Nine
Years, Take Measure Of
the East Chicago Boys in
Contest.
BY IRVING CHAYKEN.

The East Chicago GopherS and the
Pullman Thorns injected a thrill
minute into their scrappy football con-
test az the East Chicago ball park
Yesterday. The visitors carried off a
bitterly fought combat that ended 27
to s, mainly an individual work Of the
speedy Thorn backs who dashed
through the Gopher line at will.
The game was called in the fourth
quarter because Of darkness and this
brought a protest from the fans who
svvar1ned the field and made further
playing of the game impossible. The
failure OF the East Chicago police to
handle the 1000 fans who insisted on
seeing the game at close range in the
third quarter caused the unfinished
half to drag an hour and five minutes
Time after time the officials were
forced to halt the game, but when the
field was cleared the bowling fans
again swarmed the gridiron thus put
ting both sides to severe advantage
A fst fight between Cleary the East
Chicago end and Duncan the Thorn
guard almost led to a general battle in
the third quarter and during the re-
mainder of the contest both sides
charged the other with unfair play
ing.
1t took ten minutes to quell the
row Players of both teams surround
ed their friends to lend their pugilistic
support in case the disagreement
grew hotter, but play was finally re-
sumed with both squads in fighting
mood. Ill feeling cropped out again
when Umpire Murray tried to penalize
the Thorns fifteen yards for interior
he Thorn a in cffeGfi00pd
the decision of Murray and accused
the former EsarIham star. with unfair
ness p S. Moore, the former Boston
University coach. who refereed the
heated contest received an abrasion of
the ankle in the third quarter and had
to limp around the rest of the game.
The Thorns won the toss and took
the south goal to obtain the advant-
ages of the wind. barrow planted his
toe on the pigskin and punted forty
yards on the initial KICKOFF the oval
falling squarely into the arms of Gotz
who made a ten yard return. Timm
was taken out because Of injuries to
Duncan. The Thorn man got up and
took the ball for a one ward gain
Duffy tore of three through center
and then lost one. Laforest made
twelve on right end Frank Thomas,
the Gopher youngster. recovered
Thorn tumble on the thirty yard line.
barrow made three on center rush
BurI was thrown for a vineyard loss.
Stephes received a short pass that
netted six yards. The Gophers failed
to make the down and the Thorns re-
ceived the ball. Duffy skirted the
Gopher line at will and finally brought
the oval TO the seven-yard line. La
forest took the ball over for touch
down on an end run. O'Conner kicking
goal. The quarter ended shortly after
the kick-of.
On the first two plays in the second
quarter the Thorns failed to gain any
ground. A pass to Hughes failed and
the Gophers received the ball on the
fourth down. After exchanging punts
several times the first half ended with
the ball in the visitors possession or
the forty yard line. Score: Thorns, q.
Gophers. 0.
| In the second half the Gophers car
ried the ball down to the Thorn's
forty-yard line. Duffy intercepted a
forward pass but was downed by
Rieter. Laforest made five through left
tackle, Duffy made four on left end
and little later made fifteen more on
right end. Laforest and Apple brought
the Dali TO the ten yeAIU llne, DuL IalI-
ed to make the next down. Madura
punted back to the Thorns thirty
yard line. The Thorns were penaliz
ed five for off-side but made up by
rushing through tackle for ten yards
Duffy made twenty yard end run fol
a touchdown. Laforest missing goal
Score at the end of third quarter
Thorns. 10; Gophers, 0.
In the fourth period the field wa.
so slippery that the players as well a.
the spectators found 1t very difficult
to keep on their feet Laforest start
ed off the fourth stanza by making
touchdown and kicking his own goal
It was at this moment that the Grove
swarmed the field and made playing
hardship for both sides. The excite.
ment grew mitch higher wher
Cleary. the substitute. received a pas.
and brought the oval to the two-yarC
line. This sent the Gophers into
pitch of happiness and at two try.
/ they failed to carry the ball across on
] the third down. Young Thomas car
ried the ball over for East Chicago
only touchdown. Thomas failed to
! kick goal.
The Thorns seemed to be annoyed by
the scoring of the lone touchdown
and quickly made up for it on three
forward passes and a line plunge. al
lowing Maullin to carry the ball over
for another touchdown. Laforest kick
ing goal. The game was then called
on account of darkness
Gophers 90. Thorns (27).
Stephes. l. r. ...... Hughes
Plumshot- ... L T. ... Hansen
Piper. L G. .O'Conner
| Karlin. c. ..... Snip
/ Thomas R G. Duncan
Learma. r. T. ....... Sehi1aire
Rieter. r. Z. ....... Maullin
/ Darrow... o. r. .Gortz