The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-20
Well, Hammond Finally Has
a Chance to Play Ball
Between Rainstorms.

The rain held OF Just long enough for
Hammond to take the Murleys into
camp in their second City League con
test Sunday, 10 to 3.
Big Jim Reynolds was the whole
show, striking out twelve men and al
lowing only six hits. three Of which
were very much of the scratch variety.
Only in the second inning did the visit
tors look like they might give Ham
mond any kind of a battle 1t was in
this frame that Big Swede Almquist
started of with clean hit to center
and Tracey. the next batter. followed
with a scratch hit down the third base
line, which was handled slowly by NoIl
Gaffney, the fast little second basenlan
who played football with Hammond in
the earlier part Of the season last fall
laid down neat bunt that was intended
for q sacrifice, but SIoll and Reynolds
got crossed in their signals and let the
ball roll safe. putting three men on
with nobody out. Smith the tall high
school lad who played short was next
at bat and when he hit the ball straight
back at Reynolds il looked ike a cinca
double play and surely would have been
only for a bad peg by Hudson our old
reliable baekstop who very seldom
losses badly in a pinch. Reynolds went
through o. k. with his end Of it when
he hustled the ball to Red but Homer in
his hurry to double up the runner at
first threw high and when Holman
Jumped the bali bounced off his mitt
into right field letting Tracey score and
Smith advance an extra base putting
runners on second and third with ons
man out.
Reynolds then made quick work Of
Jensen. the visitors catcher. striking
him out on the three pitched balls with
O'Nein the pitcher next up IL looked like
Jim would pull through without any
further scoring in this inning but after
working the count to and the husky
ieft-hander get hold Of a fast one for
line single to left scoring Gaffney and
sending Smith to third. This sort Of
peeved Reynolds and he put all he had
on the ball when he pitched TO the next
man and he fell an easy victim, going
down on strikes.
In the next inning the Murleys added
one more 10 their total when Hennessey. !
the visitors fastest base runner, started
of by working Reynolds for a pass and
then going to second when Jim threw
bit wild trying TO catch him mapping at
frst. Drisco1's infeld out, Knight TO
Holman. put the runner on third from
where he stole home. taking advantage
Of Reynolds long windup. This hap
pened after Reynolds had struck out
Almquist, the visitors cleanup hitter.
and just TO prove the fans that Hen
nessey would not have scored had he
remained on third, Reynolds wound up
the Inning by tanning Tracey. This
made his fifth victim in three innings
and ae added two more in the fourth.
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sixth and finally one more. to make It
an even dozen. in the ninth. Reynolds
was sure zippen his fast one through
there with a hop on It and the fact that
he passed only two men IN the nine in
nings showed that he had almost perfect
control
O'Neiu on the other hand seemed 10
be bothered by the wind and at times he
was Wild as a goat. In all he issued six
passes and hit one batter and when he
wasn't passing them they were either
crownIng the pill or his mates were
cumming UP some easy chances. Be /
fore the end Of the second inning Ham
mond had four scores and not a one of
these runs were earned and this is what
made the game seem slow ad ragged |
from the start. In fast there was no /
real excitement until the last half OF [
the nfth when hammond fllicd the baSeS /
with two out. The score then was only |
to in Hammond's favor and with I
Mol at bat here was a chance for him /
70 redeem himself for what happened in /
the second inning After working the |
count 2 and , Keckie sure came through !
with a swell limo s.1g'c to rishs field |
good for two runs and when the right |
fielder let the bnN csi b., Do,rke also
scored clear from 1sst and Nt3li reached |
second Hudson. who had a perfect hat |
ting average for the day. getting two
hits. base on balls and a Ions sacrifice !
fly. followed N1oil with another nice /
clean blow. which let Keclie score east !
y from second. Reynolds wound up
the inning with a slow tap TO the third /
baseman and was an easy out at first.
From then on Hammond had easy
sailing but not being satisfied with their [
total Of eight runs they added two more
IN the seventh when Hoffman opened up
with a base on balls. was advanced to
second on Kommer's sacrifice and scored
momen. later when DeLave, who had
replaced Rcurke in left field drove Z
c1rking liner. good for one hHse between
short and third. When the left fielder
messed up the ball DeLave kept on GO