The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-29
X. c. RECORD
FOR SEASON
Hammond Occupies Top OF
the Ladder and Chicago
Heights is in Cellar.
FINAL LEAGUE STANDING.

The Anal standing OF the K. OF C
Suburban League shows that the Ham
rnond team finished we'll out In front
with an average of 1924 as result OF
having won IA games and lost 8. So
CHICAGO. who was Hammond's nearest
rival all season. finally wound up in a
tie for second place with Harvey just
three full games behind the leaders u
the league.
Too much credit cannot be given TO
Manager Heimbach OF the Hammond
club, who so successfully piloted the
local team throughout the season.
There were several times during the
year when things looked a little blue
but not withstanding a couple of bad
reverses which happened at rather
critical times Heimbach managed.
with the capable assistance of Tom
nv Harle, to hold the players together
with the result that the team was
kept intact, which accounts for the
wonderful success OF one OF the best
amateur ball clubs ever turned out In
this city.
On paper the team ala not look like
. real top notcher at the start of the
year but as the season progressed the
club as whole. urged on by the IN
firing efforts of Manager Heimbach.
played good ball and surprised not
only their own followers but also
many other local fans who were not
inclined to take the most optimistic
view of Hammonds chances for
remnant at the outset of the Suburban
League.
Aside from trimming every team In
the leaee at least 2 out of games. the
Hammond k of C.s also won several
exhibition contests. defeating such
strong clubs as Valparaiso, Lowell and
the Hammond Foresters.
Following is a complete record OF all
games played by the x. OF C-'s from
May sth. the opening date OF the SD
burban League up to Sept. 18th when
they closed their season: May s, Ham
mond, 19, Harvey, I, at Hammond
May Is, Pullman I. Hammond 5, at
Pullman; May %, South Chicago g.
Hammond z. at Hammond; May 70
Hammond Whiting 2. at Whiting;
June 8. Hammond 4, Chicago Heights
O. at Hammond; June IL. Hammond g.
Blue Island ., at Blue Island; June 49,
Gary Semi-Pros 6. Hammond ?. At
Gary, exhibition game; June 26. Ham
rnond 10. Harvey 5. at Harvey; July g.
Hammond 5, Pullman 4, at Hammond;
July 10. Hammond 3. South Chicago 2
at South Chicago: July IT. Hammond
8: whiting 6. at Hammond; June a.
Hammond 9; Chicago Heights l, at
Chicago Heights; July 81, Hammond
II, Blue Island 0. at Hammond; Aug
= Hammond 3. Valparaiso 2, at Val
paradise IL innings, exhibition game
Aug. a. Harvey 6. Hammond 3, at
Hammond: Aug. q, Hammond 4; Pull
man 1. at Pullman: Aug. IS. Hammond
3. South Chicago .. at Hammond: Sept.
&. Hammond 7, Whiting 6. at Ham
naond; Sept S, Hammond Z, Lowell 5,
at Lowell, exhibition game; Sept. H.
Hammond 5. Foresters J, at Hammond,
exhibition game; Sept. IS, Hammond
& Blue Island s. at Hammond
The Hammond aggregation will be-
gin to celebrate their victory tomor-
row evening with a big dancing party
~ their club looms. The general pub
&c has been invited to attend this af-
fair at soc per person and arrange
lsents are now being made % take
care Of a good sized crowd. Splendid
music has been engaged for the occa-
sion and everybody is assured of a
good time
On Saturday vening. Oct. 8. the
Suburban League will hold their an
nual banquet at the Chicago Beach
Hotel and tickets for this event may
be had from any of the players at $500
per plate. Several prominent speak
ers have been invited to attend the ban
quet including such notables as En-