The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-10
INDUSTRIAL
LEAGUE To
DECIDE ALL.

Fans from all over the Calumet region
Viii flock 70 the Hammond hau PARK
next saturday a1ternoon, N7heD the two
biggest games OF tho season will be
staged on the local diamond
The hrst game. which viii decide the
championship of the Calumet Industrial
league. will begin promptly . o'clock
and the conteLd1ns HAams WILL be the
General American Tank CaE Corporation
Of East IL -cago and the standard on
60. Of Whiting. The last time these
teams met they engaged In an intensely
exciting battle. tho Genera American
coming out on top after a tough scrap
In this game the Standard Oil Co led.
TO ?. up until the seventh inning, when
the General American tied the score and
then finally put over a TO 5 win in the
ninth 1t was a hard fought game
throughout with bitter rivalry existing
on both sides among players. as well as
spectators, most Of whom were made up
Of died in the wool fans representing the
two respective plants.
In as much as Saturdays game will
practically settle the championship Of
the league il is fully expected hat at
least 500 fans from each Of the two
plants involved. viii be present when
liz AL44ElAAt dulA41NES play Dali
The Standard oil team IS made UP OF
a bunch of stars. most of whom have
either played college or professional
baseball. Johnson in left field vas The
property Of the Philadelphia American
league team N 1917. while Bergwald.
kanagh and Ogren are all Chicago semi
pros. Griesel and Pond are college men
and Regan and McJarrett have both
played minor league ball Romeo. the
pitcher, is well known to fans in the
Calumet region as he has pitched for
several FIRST class teams in Hammond
and East Chicago. Johnson. Griesel and
Pond VIII he recognized by many Of the
basketball fans. as these men are the
star basket tossers of the famous Whit
ing Owls. who for years played with
the championship team of the Illinois
Athletic Club.
The General American team has on
its roster three Of Hammond's regulars
in Baichey pitcher; Blank third base
man. and Pete Callan. centerhelder and
captain Thomas of East Chicago plays
second base. Jones shortstop. and
Brarre. first base. John Leitzen, who
plays one Of the outheld positions, has
number of followers in West Hammond
who Will be present 10 root for their
favorite next Saturday. Andy Herrick
does the catching and the other outleld
Job IS divided between Jens and Haven
gard.
Immediately after the first game Is
finished Hammond and Joliet will hook
UP in the afterpiece. Joliet. determined
to make it two straight. Will use their
star battery with Middleton doing the
pitching and Jacobs on the receiving
end. Buckeye. who would willingly give
half Of his life to beat his home town
team. will pitch for Hammond and Dave
wallace having fully recovered from
his injury of two weeks ago. viii catch
Manager Nagel is so eager 70 win this
game that he has signed no less than
three new players TO I'LL in the weak
spots on the Hammond team. He de-
clines to make known the names Of the
men he has secured, but he promises
re fans that he will have the best club
on the field that has ever represented
the city of Hammond.