The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-10
THORPE
STARS WITH
BARRETT
Famous Indian BackfleId Of
Canton Held By Hammond's
Superior Forwards.

pobbed the Hammond football team OF
sraeet victory yesterday. His head and
bis toe kept the score to tie. OF
course Jim had the help Of two other
1ndisn bulldogs. Cuyon and Calac. but
60 Thorpe belongs tn credit. He bro~e|
ihfoush Hammond : line and slammed
Faiccn as the latter as about to sore
touchdown. lis 60-yard spirals Kept
ire raI cat Of Centons territory Al
otnel --- o. She same.
II. lIa.I1nond fooiball team and the
Csnton Bulldogs played to a tic Of to
yesterday a. the Cubs park before
% 600 people IN the greatest grid contest
that middle western fandom have ever
seen. The game was regarded as the
cruclal test of gridiron strength between
the two elevens who are out for the pro
title Of the United States Today finds
tho fans talking over the contest and
It will GO down through football history
with material ter hot stove talk for
months.
Those Hammond fans who were AZ the
contest ready 10 see the home team lose
acre indeed surprised by the thrilling
way IN which Hammond played all
through the struggle with odds against
them VIII never forget. Goi6g into the
fray without expecting to win. but not
without showing the fight that has made
the local team famous. Hammond turned
ana fought their heavy opponents of
their feet and while the game ended in
a tie. Hammond should have won it. bur
tho usual high kick prevailed and in
many quarters it is considered that the
contest was really a victory for Par
duhn's stars The play was in Canton
territory most of the time
beatabIe eleven. Their hackers were
wagering ? 10 1 that they would win
and that the professional championship
vas Canton's and it was indeed a sur
prise to Thorpe. who stated after the
game that hs had never played against
Z better team
Should there be any glory passed out,
Hammond should receive it. The locals
were not expected TO win. but surprised
its following by starting out in wonder
full fashion. It broke through the Can
ton defense without finching. while the
visitors attack was held. All through
the FIRST half and when the first session
ended. the big turnout knew that the
Indiana grid artists vera not beaten by
any means.
Barrett. the wonderful backneld per
former. was the outstanding star on the !
Hammond side, and Hammond's new end, |
Baston. was a close second for honOrs. |
The famous trio of Indians in the Canton |
backheld starred all through. but il was
due TO Thorpe's bang-up playing that
tbs visitors really got the chance 10 |
score
Hammond won the toss and Barrett |
Kicked of to Griggs on the BOY ard E,le. !
Baston was slightly dazed on thu play |
an dit was time out. Calac made two |
through center. Blackjack recovered |
Griggs' tumble and it was Fammond's |
ball. a long pass 10 Halas failed. Bar |
ret made six on head-on tackle and was |
stopped at his second attempt. Barrett |
tried TO drop-kick from the 50-yard line, !
but the oval fen short by FIVE yards. |
Canton getting the oval. Thorpe punted |
to Chez who returned TO the 42-yard |
line Wyman made a yard through cen |
ter Bsston got 15-yard pass from |
Ghee. Barrett made two on plunge. |
Thorpe broke UP a long pass. Barrett |
stepped back 1--WE yards and made neat |
place kick from the 9o-yard line. Thorpe |
got Barretts kickoff and the Indian |
punted right hack. Hammond received |
penalty for offside Barrett returned |
Thorpe's punt and II was a punting duel |
with the Indian having an edge. Three |
passes. Halas and Baston. were broken !
up. The aerial game was being worked |
TO death by Hammond. Halas finally got |
one for 10 yards, while Howard made |
on through plunge. made the down An
other pass to Halas over the line was |
broken up. Barrett attempted another |
place kick which was blocked. the ball |
was recovered by Ghee. The quarter
ended with Hammond doing some great /
line smashing. Score 3 to 0.
Falcon took Wyman's place in the sec
ond quarter and made good at the start |
BY making the first down. Baston missed |
Al aerial Thorpe intercepted a pass on |
the five-ysrd line. Cslac made seven |
through center. Thorpe punted out 10 |
Chez. who fumbled but recovered the !
hall on the 50-yard line Barrett made |
Yards on triple pass. Howard through |
center Baston caught a ten-yard pass. |
Barrett Howard, and Falcon brought the /
ball to the four-yard line on plungeS on |
the fourth down. with a yard TO go F'al- |
con was held by a stone wall with /
Thorpe engineering the constructed play. |
The Indian punted out and Barrett a |
little returned the kick The punting |
game was much in evidence and the half |
ended with the ball in Thorpe's posses
sion In an intercepted pass. Chez to
Baston.
The third quarter found the Canton |
team in bulldog fashion. The giant /
players were fighting mad trying to put /
over a touchdown and they nearly made |
good when Hammond allowed Calac to
make 10 yards through criss-cross work |
at center. Thorpe made three more at
rush through center and duplicated Bar
ret's feat by putting over place kick
from the 25-yard line. Hammond stiff
ened its rest&tence and the Canton team
IN n
game was being resorted 70 by both
SIDES with no great gains the pUnting
duel between Barrett and Thorpe went
on as the third stsnza ended with the
SCORE to 3.
Halas started off in the fourth ses-
sion b. missing dandy pass Barrett