The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
HAMMOND
STANDS ATOP
SUB. LEAGUE
Beats Chicago Heights 81
While Harvey Trims South
Chicago In Close Game


Of c. Suburban League.
While Hammond was taking a fall
out of Chicago Heights to the tune OF
8 to /. Harvey very kindly obliged by
trimming South Chicago in close
game the hnal score being to 3. This
puts Hammond on top with games
won and two lost for an average OF
.sis against South ChicaEo's percen-
tage of 1870 on 8 won and lost s.
Another surprise yesterday afternoon
was Blue Islands defeat OF Whiting
by the score of to 2. This means
that Hammond Will have no cinch
game as was expected when they face
Bfue Island at Harrison Park next
Sunday. but on the contrary IT looks
like the local team will have TO get
out and fight for all they are worth
20 beat this club and thereby increase
their lead TO one full game over South
Chicago. who will have no league game
scheduled next Sunday being their op-
en- date.
Getting back to yesterdays game
with Blue Island. Hammond certain
" lambasted the old pill. getting a
total of IS hits including six doubles
and one three Dagger. Tommy Harle
was the leading man with the stick,
cracking out . doubles a triple and
a single out OF times at bat Harle's
fourth hit should have been good for
three sacks. but the Jump ruled that
Tom failed TO touch second and when
the ball was returned TO that base he
was called out. which gave him credit
FOR only a single on a clean base
knock
wz~ie
willow as he smashed out two doubles
out Of ave chances and got robbed OF
another hit on q swell one handed stop
on a ground ball over second base
The Chicago Heights shortstop made
two OF these plays, taking the other
blow away from O'Rourke. who had
been hitting in hard luck. in the last
four or Ave games. O'Rourke finally
single, double and q base on balls out
Of four trips TO the plate. Eddie
Flynn with two clean singles, was the
only other man to get more than one
hit and the other three blows were
divided between Buddy Mclaughlin.
Chandler and Hillbrich. Buddy's wal
Top being good for two sacks.
Hammond was first to score, getting
HiIlbrich and Flynn. a stolen base by
the former, a double by O'Rourke and
an error on the shortstop. Chicago
Heights came back with one in their
half on q base on balls, followed by
a. stolen bLse and clean single to
right field Hammond sos this run
back in the fourth on a double by
Farle and Chambers line single to
two out in the NTH Flynn singled
and Handy. Harle and Mclaughlin
doubled in order sending over three
markers.
o'Rourke led with a walk in the
sixth and Jimmy Dillon. who was put
on to run for him, stole second and
scored on the shortstops error on
Flynn's grounder. The final run was
added In the ninth by Sug Handy, who
doubled after two out. went TO third
on a short passed ball and then scor-
ed when the catcher threw wild TO
catch him mapping at the far corner.
Chicago Heights best chance to put
over some runs. came in the sixth in
ming when they filled the bases on a
base on balls and a couple of hits.
with none down Lawrence Hillbrich
occasion by striking out the next two
men and Tommy Harle tricked the run
ner on third for the final out. when
he purposely dropped the third strike
on the second man that whitfield and
then threw to first. thereby coaxing
the runner off third and making him
tho victim OF an easy double play at
the place The Heights only other
chance was in the eighth when they
got two men on after one out but
f7ilbrich was there again in the en-
Urgency and struck the next two men
out with apparent ease.
Hilbrich certainly pitched another
whale OF a ball game. letting Chicago
Heights down with 6 measly singles
and striking out is batters for a new
record of strikeouts by the local X
OF c. pitchers. Jim Dalton formerly
held the mark with Il. against Whit
ing GARNER in the season.
The fielding feature of the day vas
4. back handed catch OF a low line
drive by Danny Boyle. who was play
ing shortstop at the finish of the game.
The ball was ticketed for a clean sin
gle TO left field but Danny got over in
front OF IL in some way and though
seemingly & way out OF position to
make tile catch he turned his gloved
hand around while on the dead run
snd fortunately the hall hit squarely
III his mt and sack there while Dan
ny turned a somersault after making
the catch. 1t was ne of those plays
you see only once in great while and
the feat was loudly applauded by both
the visiting and tue home fans.
The score:
Hammond ..o o 3 / 1 1-9
Chicago Heights % l 0 0 OIL
Batteries: Hammond. Hillbrich and
Harie; Chicago Heights, holloway and
Burke.
Two base hits: Harle ?; Handy q:
O'Rourke; Mclaughlin. Three base
HIT Harle; Double play, Harle to
Murphy TO Harle. Stolen bases: Muir
pry; O'Rourke; Hilbrich: Dillon; P
Howard; SEINE; Shelly. Dosioway.
Struck out by Hilbrich 16: by Dolla-
way s; bases on balls of Hilbrich 3;
off Dollaway 8. Passed ball. Burke.
On next Sunday Jim Dalton will