The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-27
Plenty Of Thrills IN Game
Between Pardhuns and
Jake Stahl's.
CITY LEAGUE STANDING.

Under the leadership of 'Keckie"
MoIl who leaves for the army next
Tuesday. Hammond yesterday afternoon
defeated their old jinx. the Jake Stahls.
in the most exciting game Of the year.
The final score was to and the finish
a thriller. Hammond scoring the win
ming run in the ninth after tieing the
count in the last half OF the eighth.
With the Stahls leading, 8 TO /. at the
end Of the fifth Hammond started creep
ing UP slowly. scoring 1 run in the
sixth one In the eighth and finally the
winning marker in the ninth. 1t was
Just the kind OF a game that the fans
had been longing TO see all season. At
the start 1t looked bad for Hammond
both Hoffman and Kommers were out OF
the lineup. Hoffman being detained at
home on account OF sickness in his
family and Kommers phoned at the last
minute stating that he had to work.
When Parduhn discovered his predica-
ment he appointed Afoll the manager for
the day and that he made no mistake in
his selection was soon proven by the
way "Keckie" arranged his batting order
and tho splendid method he used in
handling tho team. keeping his men
lighting every minute despite the fact
from the start.
In the first inning neither side was
able to score although Hammond had
three men die on the bases. Fielder,
who will be back playing third base for
Hammond starting next Thursday. open
sd up the second for the stahls with a
Texas Lacquer to left which Poole was
just able to get his hands on but could
not hold The next two men were easy
outs but Allen who followed cracked
out clean hit 10 center. scoring Fielder
with the first run OF the game. The
Stahls did not hold this one run lead
very long as Hammond tied It up in the
third on Rhodes single to right a pass
TO Mosti1 and FEEDERS error on Hud-
sons grounder. In the fourth the visi-
tors again took the lead scoring two
runs with the help OF some bad breaks
for the locals. After two men were out.
Allen singled and scored a moment later
when View fell down going after
Adams line drive. the ball rolling to
the fence for a triple. Hamilton follow
ed with another fiuke hit which fell safe
in right field and scored Adams from
third. This was all for the Stalls as
Reynolds settled down and pitched swell
ball all the rest of the way. striking out
< twelve men all told and allowing but
enc more hit, this a double by Larson
in the sixth.
Hammond looked foolish before the
slants Of Hamilton for a time and al
though he was wild in spots he kept the
locals from scoring the needed runs to
tie the count until way late in the game.
After Bourke had struck out in the
sixth Reynolds knocked a long double. a
la Pete Henning. cracking the boards
against the centerfeld fence. Jim took
third while Rhode went out on a
grounder to the second baseman and
then after Poole. Hammond's new whirl-
wind shortstop. had worked Hamilton for
pass he and Reynolds pulled a double
steal on which the latter scored.
with one man out and Bourke at bat
in the eighth it looked like the game
was lost, but the left fielder started a
rally for the tieing marker when he hit
one too hot for the shortstop to handle
and then stole second. After Reynolds
had lined to the second baseman Rohde
got one by him for scratch hit. scoring
Bourke with the run that evened the
count. This sent the bugs into spasms
OF Joy and it was a cinch that the game
belonged to Hammond right there as
Hamilton was beginning to weaken and
Reynolds on the other hand was going
like a house a fire. He set down three
men in row in the ninth. getting the
last two on strikes. For Hammond ir
their half NostiI started off with q
clean blow to center. went to second
while Fielder was throwing out Hudson
at first and scored the winning run q
moment later when View. who had been
hitting and fielding in hard luck all day
came through with a nice healthy swaf
to left which ended the old ball game