The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-23
CAN THEY
CALL THIS A
BALL GAME?

After piling up a lead OF four runs
in the first inning, the Hammond h. on
C's went all to pieces in South Chi
cago's half of the second frame and
allowed the visitors to score seven
markers on q lot Of miserably rotten
baseball All told Hammond made
seven big Juicy errors in this one in
ming and such really bad playing you
never saw in your life, But even aft
making all these mistakes this was
not the worst part OF the game as
Hammond still had several good
chances to cop, but a lot of dumb base
running kept them from overcoming
south Chicago's lead time after time
all through the game.
1t certainly was disheartening for
Jim Dalton TO be in there pitching his
head off and then have the team put
up the article of ball that they dill
both in the field and on the bases.
q Dalton let the leaders of the league
down with hits and struck out men
and aside from this he was credited
with assists and l putout At bat
Dalton made hits. a double and
triple and score l run. The rest of the
Hammond team hit plenty good
enough as they clouted the ball for
total OF 15 hits but they certainly did
gum UP the works after they got on
the bases.
South Chicago's half Of the second
inning is sad tale of woe. The first
man up lifted a tall fly back OF short.
which ORourke dropped for an error
after a hard run and then the fro
works started Dalton passed the
next hitter and the third man up hit
H.
held IN his hands while Mclaughlin
was standing on first calling for the
ball. The batter got credit for a
scratch hit and this filled the Uases
with none down. The next man singh
ed TO left scoring two runs and when
Boyle threw ORourke's relay low t.
Harle another runner crossed the
plate and the batter went all the way
70 third. After the next man walked
and stole second. Pair popped out to
Mclaughlin for the first out OF the
inning. when the side should have been
retired. Bender. the pitcher horned
In here with another single good for Fl
more runs and when he set out to steal
second on the first pitch Harle threw
the ball into center field and Handy
retaEated with another Wild heave
over third giving the visitors their
sixth tally for the inning. But this
was not all. Sweeney. the next bat
ter hit an easy roller TO Dalton for
what should have been the second ont
but Murphy dropped Dalton's peg and
the runner took an extra base on the
nun. By this time Dalton figured he
was about due TO make a miscue along
with the rest OF the gang so he threw
one into center field trying TO catch
Sweeney mapping and the runner ad-
Nanced to third. On the next play
Ahearn hit to Chandler and Sweeney
was run down between third and
home. After making the putout
Chandler threw wild to second trying
10 catch Ahearn and he moved on to
third from where he score when O'Netl
batting his second time In the inning
singled to left. The next man popped
to Murphy and the side was finally re
tired. 1t was one OF the worst innings
OF baseball ever played by the X OF
CO at the Harrison Park diamond,
Score by innings:
South Chicago .07O 100 00i-s
Hammond ...-...4oo 200 Oo1-7 10 II
Summary-Two-b hits - Dalton.
Render. Three base hits-Dalton.
stolen bases-Chendler. Harle. Nfur-
ply, Miller. Dillon. Handy. Nevilles
Bender. O'Neil. Ahearn. Double plavs
-Novak TO O'Nen Chandler unassist-
ed. Struck out-By Dalton. .; by
Bender. :. Bases on baIls-On Dalton
3; off Bender, ,. Hit by pitcher-Nur-
ply and Sweeney.