The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-19
COLON|ALS
LOSE GAME
IN ninth
Hammond TeamMakes Thrill.
Ing Uphill Fight But Loses
in Final Inning

y mighty wallop to a nearby no.
tato patch in the ninth inpi,e h.,
third baseman Weinke Of the Kouts
Team terminated a sensational free
h'ttihg base ball game which re
suited In a 6 to 5 victory for the
houts stars. After travelling four
innings in a state Of complete sub
lection. the Colonials showed q re-
NlVed spirit in the NTH, and con-
Ironted by a Ave run lead piled IN
oy the kouts team, counted two
runs. Counting three in the lucky
seventh. the Hammond fellows tied
the score. sending excitement to a
peak which held until Weinke
cracked one on the seam in the last
OF the fnal frame. with two on and
two away.
The game. which by the way was
played at Kouts. Ind. was one in
which breaks were about evenly
distributed. The Colonials, al
though they were the visiting club.
got several breaks and made the
most of them. It was anybody's
game until the final bell. Steve
Babin was lai law by a kick in the
temple when coming into third in
the second inning and was forced to
leave tho game.
houts got away to a one-run lead
IN the second. when Claussen. who
was the hitting kid throughout the
entertainment. peeled off a LONG
triple to right and on Guz-
inski's roller ove second. Wellman
singled m f-r4 the @Ifs-l o.,l -
is hit to Eddie Bloom. Bloom turn
ed to throw to second. but when
some one failed TO over. threw low
at first. Majot's hit n Well
man and Claussen's second three
Dagger chased Loomis and Matot
across. The fifth run was scored in
the fourth when Mattv doubled, took
third on ii passed ball and counted
on SCOTS wide throw.
The winning run in the ninth
came when. after Loomis flew to
Meyers. Majot got a clean one over
second. Claussen hunted in front
OF the plate and Loomis was forced
out at second on a close play. With
two gone and the winning run on
first Guzinsisi sent enc to center
y h4Cu htHllGQX was u0aDl 10
smother and Claussen took third,
Guzinski pulling up at first. weinke
looked at Il high one and then past
Cd one to right center for the game.
Hammond counted in the fifth aft
er kouts had hoped off to a Ave-
Jun lead as mentioned a b o
Thompson lifted to center and North
snacked a safe drive in the same
direction. Hudson forced North at
second. F. Simon singled over sec
ond and counted along with Hud-
son when Brother Babe whaled a
triple to deep right. Excitement
waxed hot in the seventh when
Hammond tied it up and
looked good for a Colonial victory.
North again opened with a safe
drive to center. and Hudson further
helped the reputation Of the batting
o-der's tail end by hitting safely to
right. F. Simon whitfield, but again
Brother Babe produced. North
counting and Hudson scoring when
the catcher missed the throw from
the field. Bloom singled but was
trapped off first and Meyers struck
out
Hammond had a big chance to
even matters up in their half of tho
ninth. which North started with his
Third safety. Hudson lifted to the
pitcher and North took second by e
clean theft. Babe Simon w~hanged
hit number three TO right. but old
Mike Callahan, former Chicago
semi-pro. threw perfectly to tho
plate and North was out by inches.
The score: