The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-29
BOBCATS
ARE UNABLE
TO SCORE
hammond Football Stars
Battle to Tie With Re
doubtable Racines.
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Playing only straight football with
out changing their style OF play. thrice
the Hammond football team played a
scoreless tie against the scrappy Racine
eleven yesterday in the opening profess
sional game Of the season The Sob
cats. for some unknown reason did not
attempt any Of their zip formations.
while the same can BE said OF the visi-
tors, who mostly relied on the forward
pass without any success. Hammond
also tried a few passes but all were in
complete. The game was entirely unin-
teresting save when the redoubtable
Kinks Meyers was put in. He Pit the
pep in pepper.
The game started amid threatening
skies. The visitors won the toss for the
kickoff and O,Malley punted to King,
who was stopped on the twenty yard
line. Barrett. on the next play. fumbed
the ball. but recovered in time. on two
more plays through center Hammond
failed TO gain their first down and
Brickley used his toe for his first boot
70 the Racine men. vinnedge received
the oval but was downed by Falcon. A
long pass 70 NIcGregor was broken up
by Hess. The first quarter saw much
kicking on both sides with neither side
TO put over marker.
AT the start of the second quarter Ra-
cine was penalized for interference Two
end runs by Brickly failed TO gain any
ground Hess on the next play through
center fumbled and McIniery recovered
the bail on the fifty yard line. The vsi
tors failed to make their down. and the
former Trinity star again received the
pigskin on the long punt by OMalley.
Barrett made the finest run Of the
game by squirting % yards on a right
end run King assisted by carrying the
ball 4 yards through center. Hammond
lost its chance 10 score when another
tumble was recorded. O'Connor and Nc
Gregor advanced the ball to the 25-yard
line but failed to count on the next
down The half ended with the ball in
Hammond's possession.
The fact that IT rained part OF the
time and with the day little too warm
for football, both teams played Astless-
~, making it not as interesting as It
should have been Time and again.
with the oval put in action. one side or
the other would be laid out The at
tendance indeed was disappointing as
only 100 turned out for the game.
Although the Racine team held Ham
a
pected. the Bobcat players showed a
finer knowledge Of football than the Wis
tting eleven. and with another week Of
careful coaching, local fandom is conf
dent that the stars will make a strong
bid for the professional championship.
When the third stanza opened. the
rain that had sent the fans leaping into
the grandstand ceased and Hammond
played with more pep. Des Jardien took
the center Job while Rydewski was put
in Falcons place with the latter going
in at Kings station Overbagh relieved
Hess at quarter. Hammond drew
penalty for offside and Brickly pune
TO Racine Meinsch carried the ball to
the Hammond 30-yard line when II was
fumbled After Brickly had recovered
the ball the Bobcats failed TO gain and
the latter kicked back to the center OF
the field where the period ended
Seliger, the giant guard and one OF
the finest football performers that Ham
mond has turned out into the pro ranks
replaced Jones in the fourth period, anc
showed skill undreamed Of by Coacf
Carolan. The same can be said OF Mey
ers. another hometown product. who II
the last ten minutes Of play, made 4
POSSIBLE for the Bobcats to bring TN
beu to Racine's twelve-yard line. only
70 lose out for a chance to score wher
King. who again entered the game j.
place Of Falcon. failed to drop kick. tn
han falling short long distance. Witt
only two minutes Of play Overbagh W!
benched in favor Of Hess. the forTne
Indiana star, who attempted feai tina
King could not do. The game ended viii
Racine kicking the ball to the S5-yar'
line.
Detroit. who plays Parduhn's team
the auto town next Sunday, had one
their men in the park taking notes
the game. but it can be said that n
learned very little because Harmon
did not uncover a single thing that the
have shown in their practice sessions.