The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-05
Times All-Northern
Indiana Selection
9sy CARRoLL >. SLICK


Once more II has been proven that
football cannot be prognosticated. Not
demonstrating the chances of Coach
Hess Hammond high school team at
the start OF the season I do not believe
the most enthusiastic Hammond fan
really believed his team would win the
Northern Indiana championship. Not
until The Hammond South Bend game
did the puppies hopes look encouraging
and even then after Gary walIoped the
Benders the week following Hammond
was anything but the favorite at the
crucial contest when in the last quar-
ter Fullback Schillo carried the oval
over Gary's line for the winning touch
down and the championship of Lake
County and Northern Indiana.
At the start South Bend and Gary
we're dcped to be the likely contenders
or the title. Then Hess proteges be-
gan to show class and after holding
the Bend aggregation scoreless and wal
loping Rensselaer,. IA to s. the purple
fans felt hopeful of defeating Gary. al
though little Hammond money was in
evidence the day OF the game.
Hammonds try for a state scholastic
title game was met with a storm of
state schools although a half dozen
central and southern teams attempted
10 schedule the game. Kentland won
from Hammond in the seasons initial
contest but comparative scores put
asunder any hopes of the small town
Team laying claim to any championship
honor.
SO the season rests with Hammond
holding the undisputed right to the
Northern Indiana championship.
Gary Schools Elected.
Tor algamating players from
FroebeI and Emerson high schools both
Gary schools have been barred from
participation in state athletics until
Sept. l. 1918. by the state board of
control. This decision was purely one
Of animosity against Principal spauId-
ing of Gary and has stirred up a storm
Of protest among all Northern Indiana
schools.
Attack AND style Same.
This has not. beyond the outcome.
been an unusual year in the Northern
indiana football Few new STYLES OF
play were developed and the teams car
ried out the old style of straight foot
ball most Of the time. Gary had an
edge on forward pass attacks. using the
SSIAdA way EQnSlQeTaDlN with QeCtQeQ
success. Hammond won the champion
ship with the old method. South Bend
had It's usual number of trick plays
hut failed in both the Gary and Ham
mond games to show anything cut of
the ordinary. Mishawaka, East Chi
cago. Elkhert and other teams all stuck
TO the line and around end offense.
Few individual stars developed dur
ing the season.
Now comes the picking OF the myth
cal All-Northern Indiana eleven to give
the fans something to wrangle over
I do not pretend to be an authority on
football or IN a position to act as a
Judge Of the men playing. but being per-
sonally acquainted with practically all
the members of the South Bend, Misha-
waka, Gary and Hammond teams, have
picked eleven men whom j think have
played the better consistent game and
are best fitted and deserving of places
the honorary team.
On the first team-material did not
warrant the choosing of a second eleven
numerically South Bend and Gary
lead with four men each. Hammond
furnishes the remaining three. Be
sides the star selection an honorary list
has been picked and on it are men who
came near grabbing the coveted posi-
lions of several of the selected.
Ends Easy 60 Pick.
The ends this season were rather
easy TO pick inasmuch rs not team
had & pair that could be called good
As 1t is two men have been chosen for
the positions who have not played on
the tanks continuously but have spent
part of their time in the backheld Cap
tain Warne of Hammond probably was
behind the line more times than on it
and Captain Cogley of Gary was pulled
back repeatedly for plunges. Neverthe-
less while playing Warne and Cogley
took care. of the job very satisfactorily.
Both men We're fast and were speedy in
handling punts. Few gains We're made
around their ends as both men were
fearless and hard tacklers.
Warne as captain Of the champion
ship team is elected captain of the
honorary eleven. This is but his sec
ond year on Hammond varsity and his
showing so far is considered remarka-
BILE.
Dunleavy A star.
One really great tackle was develop
ed this year. Dunleavy of Gary. Elmer
son, stands out as the best of the lot.
His deadly consistency in breaking up
plays betlilu MS VFhuhchOS AAho AooAi
him as one OF the surest linemen in the
scholastic game. Few gains were made
through his side of the line and he had
a nystifying way of getting behind the
other fellows defense. ! have given
the other tackle position TO Oltz of
Hammond because of his weight which
foreboded i'll when line charges came
his way. and his ability to carry the
baU in Time bucks He weighed 100