The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-29
HAMMOND
SEES PEnANT
IN THE OFFING
South Chicago Loses 81 Yes
terdayIn0ne Of Best Games
Seen In City

ry,-,-rv,or,.a, vi 1t about sewed up the
- 4he X 81 C. Suburba34
,e yoeetet day afternoon Wheh
49,, aafe.red the strong cluo II1tn
sch chicago tby the score q
~ tine closest and most Aeil-
- -aroes ever played on a local Ola
,,9n1 This interesting battle vas
IN Z, bexors a gathering 81 az least
oro rans. the bag gest crowd tsaAt ever
..,ended A bali salnle at the i9taEdafa
sf.el park and Manager Helm ~ ca
..i,ar zS4rh AL che players and sup
,.,rter~ Of the Hammond club " ant y
49, hits opportunity 70 thAnh the OF
a5.ta1s Of the STANDARD Steel Car ~.
,,,o So kindly cons AIted TO ello" 'hs
.a.al K. Of c. team the privtle BE OF u
ing their park after they saw lHs
rr,aicar7ent they were m not rs
ing able to play their big Eesf nome
.,a,,A OF the year at Harris 81 park on
account o. the Chauiau Auae winch
u,~,,nd. up It's stay last evening
ira gArne was a thrill hng pitching
d. batween Dalton and Durkln me
former having the ed-Fe a. n spl.s
u M fs1y 1hat he VA Esd seven men
ara thereby flied ths bases on two
5s4er.n+ occasions. no pitched sood
e.4s Il the ptnohee as IL evidenced by
80 fs0t that he let the visitors down
80 ,wo rneasIy hits and struck out
st-ht men Durkin also turned IN
s,5srdid exhibition. allowing Ham
,4 onv four blows and holdins
49,, Al bav in all except the third
.,s =tx+a innings when the locals put
avar heir three runs. scAth Chicago
se.red one in rhe second and another
!. tba seventh both runs sheing due to
Daltons wildness.
Both,sides went out in order rim the
ers. roand bat in the second inning
,af-1 nufad the sacks on thsee passes
r-tfn one down and South Chicago
tooL advantage OF this opening with
= sacrifice ny to Flynn sgoodstor their
frst run.
Hammond got this marker back and
ti.5 il up IN the third After one out
Miller worked Durkin for base on
halls ana stole second, aroua where he
s,,red vhen South Cshica COS thlrd
nssenlan and shortstop colli6ed on
0.Rourke's pop ny, tho third sacker
drapptn9 4he ball for an error, allow
fnr Miller 10 romp home with the tie
ing run. Eddie Murphy. who had been
presented with a beautiful bouquet Of
sewers from his East Hammond
~ rds earlier in The game stepped UP
and smashed a wicked line drive 20
r.aat field but OKeefe made a good
catch for the third out and wound UP
the inning.
Neither eide did any further scoring
M until the sixth when Hammond
pushed over two more runs and put
the game on ice Handy hra UP
singled clearly TO left and Harle was
h4 by a pitched ball Both runners
naorod I'D on a wild pitch and when
BUDDY Mclaughlin dumped nasty
roller to the third baseman for a
scratch hit Handy came IN, giving
Iannond a one run lsac After Buddy
stole second Chandler hit TO the third
6aseman and Harle was out at the
plate Chandler pilfered the middle
has. bat Flynn hit another roller to
the third sacker vino again pesged
home and cut Buddy do IN at the pan.
Flynn did not stop at FIRST on this
pIay but kept on going 10 second and
when the catcher threw TO that base.
Chandler beat tine relay 10 tho plate
Etring Hammond their second run Of
the inning and the ball game.
south Chicago came witnin an ace
OF tying the score in the seventh.
when Dalton went BIT wild again
and loaded the bases on walks. after
Two out With Fair who had made
both Of South Chicagos hits at bat
Harle left one get through him for a
passed ball letting Durkin come IN
from third. Fair finally wound UP the
round With fly to O'Rourke
There wasn't anybody on either side
that even threatened TO score in the
last two innings as both teams went
out TIA order
Even though Dalton was a triae
Md at = couple Of different stages in
tn game. ne certainly is to be COM
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