The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-19
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UP the count at one game a piece, yes
terday afternoon at Harrison Park.
when they handed the Hammond
knights as awful bumping!S by the lop-
sided scoro of 10 to 8.
Going into the third inning. East
Chicago was trailing three runs be-
hind. but little did that effect their
fighting spirit as once they got started
they we're never TO be stopped. and as
fast as they got men on the bases. they
would push them AROUND to the home
plate.
Hammond was first to score m the
opening inning n the way they start
ed it locked like the mean ito sew up
The ball game in a hurry. but all the
rep shown in the first two innings soon
died out and once East Chicago took
the lead they were never to be beaten.
After their first big rally in the third
the Twin city players seemed to be
filed Just chuck full OF that needed
confidence TO carry them on 10 victory.
mmon made their first two runs
So quick that East Chicago hardly knew
what had happened. ORourke led of
with a single TO center. was advanced to
second on Brennan's sacrifice and went
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worked Morgan for a pass and stole
second. from where he scored easily
along with ORourke on Prendergast's
three base blow TO deep right center
Handy bumped a hot roller TO Cant at
short, but he made a nice stop and
throw. when he hustled the ball home
and got Prendergast on a close play at
the plate. Handy stole second and
r-a-F - ehsrI on another raSER5 hall
Morgan then walked Chandler and after
he stole second. Enright was also pass
ed filling up the bases. Tommy Harle
ended the inning with a long fly to Nc
shane in center field. Mac was a busy
guy all afternoon. bagging six flies in as
many attempts.
Hammond had a chance to score some
more runs in the second. but the best
they could do was to push over one
marker on three hits. and a base on
balls Dalton and O'Rourke led off with
clean singles, but BhVnnan. instead Of
playing the sacrifice game. decided TO
have his swings. which he did. when
Morgan struck him out. Tague also
famed in the pinch. but Prendergast
stro1led, filing the bases for the second
time IN the first two innings. With the
sacks loaded, Handy hit a wicked liner
down between short and third and with
Cant running over TO knock down the
hit. the ball took a fast hop and struck
the gritty little shortstop flush in the
face. For a minute the crowd thought
Cant was seriouly injured but after a
little delay he was able TO resume play
ing at his regular position. This blow
scored Dalton, but Foust was able 70
recover n ball in time to hold
O'Rourke on third. It was another
good play on the part of the Twin City
shortstop, as had the hit gone through
to the outheld 1t would have been good
for two runs. with the bases still
crowded, Chandler lifted a fly to Nc
Shane for the third out.
This was all for Hammond up until
the eighth when Chandler singled off
the third baseman's shins and both he
end Enright scored on Foustis wild
throw. with Chandler going to second
Enright hit a hot one down the third
base line. which Foust helded cleanly.
but in his effort to force Chandler at
the middle bag. he threw the ball far
into right field. allowing both men 10
score. before the pill could be relayed to
tho plate.
Hammond's only other chance to score
was in the ninth. when they had un-
ners on second and third with two
down. but Chambers best effort IN this
last chance, was a feeble roller TO the
pitcher for the third out.
Dalton's downfall in the third inning
was partly due to his own wildness. as
he passed three men right at the critical
sta yes. Foust led off in this inning
with a clean single to right and stole
second McShane walked and i'm
rediately put on a double steal with
Foust. putting runners IN second and
third with none down. Cant followed
with a roller to Chandler. on which
n had no chance TO get tho man a;
the plate. but when Brennan failed &c
cover first base. keenan,. who was coach
ing at the initial sack stepped UP back
of the bag and motioned for the throw
and sure enough Chandler let go Of
the ball. which Keenan, sidestepped and
let roll in the crowd back of first. al
lowing McShane 20 score from second
Right here is where East Chicago got
the breaks. as had the umpire seer
Keenan's part in the play. he would have
ruled the batter out and put McShane
back on third base on account Of Kee-
mans interference. This miscue sort
of upset Dalton, as he passed the next
two men filling the bases with non
down. With tho infeld drawn in 10 cut
down a man at the plate. Keenan, loop
ed an easy fly back Of first, good for
two bases and scoring two more runs
After Calvin struck out, East Chicago
put on the squeeze play, which worked
perfectly. McShane scoring easily from
third on BaheTs bunt TO Dalton. Dali
ton finally ended the inning by setting
Morgan down on strikes for the third
out.
East Chicago put over two more In
the fifth on hits by McKula- keenan, and
Morgan, mixed N with a stolen base
q heIder's choice and one man hit by the
pitcher. ORourke had an easy double
play that would have retired the side
r1nless in this ming but after forcing
one man at second he lost control OF
his grip on the ball and in attemptine
70 double the batter at first the bal
slipped from his hand and rolled on the
ground toward first. These are tho
breaks that seemed TO favor East Chi
easo. all through the game. as after this
rishap Dalton hit Babel with the bal
and Morgan followed with a single over
second that scored two runs. after tht
sid should have been out.
This sort of luck seemed 10 take til,
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