The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-02
WILD AND
WOODY GAME
It SURELY WAS

1t will afford Burleson no comfort
70 learn that yesterday local postofflce
employees maintained traditions Of the
department and refused 10 keep UP with
the times.
Mail men and Lake County Times en-
ployes played ball for nine innings yes
1erday and the result as officially an
nounced was p to 7 in favor of the
newspaper boys. rumors that spread
rapidly throughout the city Immediately
after that disastrous seventh tnnin &
when The Times players batted round
twice. saying that the score was $50.
kid" F'reese, who started for The
Times men pitched invincible ball in
the pinches. He beaned only two men
and passed five In the eighth inning
"Woggles" took the mound. Richter
went to first and Freese donned the
mask. The carriers Of mail pouch laid
heavy bats on the ball that inning and
scored two runs. The wiggly-woggly
ball Of Ed Goehringer's didn't mean a
thing in the young lives OF the stamp
chasers. Goggles" was discouraged but
stuck It out.
In the third inning the P. o. men
Sanked O'Neu. the generous hurler and
put young Drahert on the mound. But
nothing could remove the blight that
seems to hang over the ilI-fated serv-
ants OF Uncle Sam and as illustra~
ton of one-sided ball game persue
the ra1nifica lions of that wild seven tn
inning.
P. o. men on the bench O'Neil up.
Freese hurls three good ones. o'Neil
Thiffs each time lines UP. Duplicates
action of ONeu Couldn't even see
the ball never mind hitting It." says
lines as he fings his bat to the ground
Drahert UP. Strikes out. No runs. No
hits. No errors
Times men take a rest. Woggles am
bles to the plate Drahert. pitcher for
the postoffice team. nervously watches
the sand-lot Babe Ruth. as he swings
six bats while warming up. Woggles
let's the first pass. Then smack The
ball sails to center. Hardwick muffs
and Woggles galIops round TO second.
German up. He cracks the first one
down third base line for a single Wog-
giles takes a chance and when O'Neil at
third fumbles Ed slides into the base.
s. Frank UP. Flies out. A Frank up.
Is given walk. Bases full and Cobb up.
The crowd roared for a home sun.
Come on Ty-Come on Tyl Smack it
DNET Lie llOIOh lIdChSt HGliGQ inc 10
excited fans. Drahert ponders the stu
atfon for moment then decides one
run isn't as bad as four and gives Cobb
q walk Woggles walks in from third
as Cobb trots to first Richter up
Bases full. Remember way back when
they used to have a barrel of beer at
third and you had to reach third or YOU
wouldn't get a drink" recalled Woggles
nj " Ri~hfav 70 vr,sy
forever the pitching ambitions of young
Drahert Richter winked once. wet his
lips in anticipation and hope and slam
med out the second ball thrown for a
two Dagger. German and Frank scored.
Cobb goes to third and Richter sits de-
jected on second looking wistfuny at
third base and its phantom key of beer.
Freese up. Slams one to center for a
two sacker scoring Richter. Kuschel
up. Knocks another two Dagger scor-
ing Freeses HoweIls up. Strikes out.
Howells bats for Baker-Home. Run
Baker who had TO beat II home in the
fourth inning Woggles up for second
time He bingles to short for single
and has to shake tho dust from his
heels to beat the throw. but makes it.
And so on back to Howells. who struck
ont a second time, closing the inning; q
runs; errors
For the postoffice men Drahert. Gray,
Winkler and Strong played unusually
well, but the Indian sign was on them
ana they couldn't shake off it's depress-
ing effect.
Intoxicated with victory The Times
men staggered OF the field and are look
ing for other teams to conquer.