The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-22
GRIFFITH
COMING To
HAMMOND

Griffith, another strong team will be
the attraction against the Hammond
Caseys at the Harrison park diamond
next Sunday
Although rhsy played a miserable
game of ball against East Chicago.
Manager O'Rourke feels confident that
the Hammond team will not turn in
another similar exhibition throughout
the rest OF the season. hence his rea-
son for scheduling another first class
club to face his aggregation next sun
day.
The Griffith outfit under the manage
ment OF Cliff Boutwell, is made up of a
pretty lively bunch Of players. includ-
ing Lawrence Ghlbrich and Butch"
Miller. both former members Of the
local Casey team. Hnlbrich who pitch
ed for the Hammond Casheys at the
start OF the season IS now doing mound
duty for the Grifath crowd and accord
i ing TO clubs that he has recently faced.
re is going Ike a house afre. Only q
week ago Sunday he looked great. when
he pitched a whale of a game against
the East Chicago Caseys. letting them
down with a few scattered hits. Al
though East Chicago beat him. the
players with the Twin City team last
Sunday said Hnbrich pitched remark
able ball and 1t was only after the
stiffest kind OF a battle that they We're
able 20 finish on the long end or .
: 70 i score Two weeks previous to
their last game East Chicago played
: Grifith a 1S-inning to tie. 50 the
caliber Of the Grifith club may be
judged by the two close games they
7 put up with the fast Twin City out
1T, who whaled the daylights out Of
the Hammond Caseys last Sunday by
3 the score of 10 TO 5.
The Griffith lineup which includes
several fast men, will be made UP as
follows:
Homer" Hudson. formerly star re
ceiver iththe big Hammond team. will
do the catching. Lawrence Hilb1ch. re-
cent slab artist for the local K Of c. 5
will pitch; Cliff Boutwell,. manager will
take care Of first base. Bill Walters. of
late years a pitcher well known to
fans IN the Calumet region. acts as
captain of the team and plays second
base; Heinie Watts. shortstopi Butch"
Miller. speed artist who has played
several games with the Hammond
Caseys. third base: Shorty Watts. left
field; Ray Boutwell, center field and Joe
Covert. right field
The Griffith team has a reputation of
carrying a bunch of speed artists. par
ticularly the Watts brothers and Ray
Boutwell, all of whom are considered
every bit as fast as Butch Miller. who
IS noted for his speed on the bases as
IS well known BY local fans who have
seen him in action.
Manager O'Rourke has announced
that the Hammond lineup will have to
undergo several new changes owing to
the loss or the services or sugar"
Handy. who was injured in an acct
dent at the Western steel Car Foundry
Co last Tuesday and center fielder Tom
Tague, who will again don the pad and
mask and travel to Morris. Ill. whore
he will be IN Irregular catcher for the
semi-pro team OF that city. Tague has
been catching such good ball with the
Locomotive Superheater team on Sat.
urday afternoons. that "Keckie" Mol
finally induced him TO go to Morris 70
DO the back stopping there. Tague's
many local friends wish him the best
Of luck in his new venture
Fans throughout the region were
shocked when they picked up The Times
on Tuesday evening and read of the
serious accident which had befaller
Sugar" Handy. while he was az work
at the Western Steel Car Foundries in
Hegewisch. It was with the deepest re-
grets that his many friends rshd of the
sad news as "Sug" has always been
regarded by all who knew him as q
( regular fellow"
II certainly will be welcome tidings
for his wide circle of friends and &C.
quaintances to learn that Sugar" was
not as seriously injured as at first re
ported.