The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-15
Hammond
SHUTS OUT
WHITING
Opening Game in X. c. Sub
urban Simply an Awful
Lacing

The Hammond X. OF C.s won their
ourban league yesterday afternoon
when they shut out Whiting. hand
Ing them an awful lacing by the
lcore eff IL 10 O..
Jim Dalton was on the mound for
he local club and he certainly was
IN splendid form. letting the visit
Drs down with three hits. two of
which were OF the scratch variety.
The only real blow made by the Oil
city crowd was a double to left by
Dineen in the sixth inning. but aft
er getting two men on with one
Put in this round Dalton frightened
up and retired the next two batters
with ease. Writings only other
chance to score was in the third.
when Dvorshak dropped a Texas
.caguer in center field good for me
oase and Mcnamara followed with
1 dinky roller down the third base
ine that refused to roll foul. This
put men on first and second with
aone down. but Dalton showed his
class by striking out two of the
1ext three hatters and making the
third die on an easy roller to
0Rourke at second base. Dalton
worked well throughout the game.
getting eight strikeouts n also
bis control wa exceptionally good
IS he did not pass a single a
Eisenhardt. pitching for Whiting
vas easy picking for the Hammond
outfit, who seemed to have their hit
ing clothes on for the day. The
Tisiting moundsman was greeted
With an array Of base hits right off
he reel as Hammond scored four
uns on as many blows in the very
irst inning After O'Rourke went
,ut. pitcher to first. Danny Boyle
started off the fireworks with a
lean single over third base. Eddie
Murphy followed suit and Sugar
Handy worked the pitcher for a
BASS. filing the bases with one
Town. Tommy Harle then cracked
safety to left and two runs were
scored. Jimmy McShane sacrificed
Handy and Harle ahead and Chand-
lean single to left. Eddie Flynn
lnally ended the round with a roll
II to the third baseman.
Hammond did not score again
Until the sixth. when they went on
mother rampage and rut over seven
uns on an equal number of base
ITS, mixed in with several errors
md three stolen bases. Prender-
.ast. who went in at second base
% start the sixth, opened up the
massacre with a clean single to
eft and Chandler followed with a
afety to right. Dillon, who had
relieved Eddie Flynn in right field.
truck out, but Jim Dalton, next
II, hit one down at the shortstop.
who threw Fast second base trying
or a double play. letting Prender-
sast cor and Chandler move to
hird base. After Dalton stole sec
md, ORourke dropped a single in
enter field scoring Chandler and
tutting Dalton on third. O'Rourke
itole second. Danny Boyle hit a
Tot one to the third baseman. who
ielded the ball clearly but threw
Wild at home and two more runs
'omped in. Boyle went to second
III the tAIOE DQl When ne tTleQ u
core on Murphy's hit he was called
nut for not touching third base.
durphy got safely to second in this
nixup. from where he scored or
lug Handy's single through short,
5arle followed with a whale of a
valIop to deep left that would have
,een good for a home run, only for
ground rules which called for two
Iases or any ball hit .nto the ma
hines which were lined UP clear
round the outfeld. Within e
hanged pitchers after Harle's hit
fcCarthy going in to relieve Eisen-
TART with men on second and third
nd two down. Ralph P~rendergast
anne up for his second time at bat
n the same inning and greeted Nc
sarthy with a long single to right
center, good for two more runs
accidentally his was P-rendergast':