The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-09
HAMMOND
LOSES A "a
ROUND GAME:
Strong kouts Team Takes
Hammond K. c. BY
4-3 Score

The Hammond X OF C.s lost a
tough-luck 14-inning bah game at
Kouts, Ind. yesterday afternoon by
the score of to >.
This one OF the most exciting
games ever played on the kouts
diamond. and though Hammond was
beaten everyone of the local fans
who accompanied the K. of c. team
on the trip came away satisfied that
they had witnessed q regular bat
tie. replete with thrills from start
to finish. The only incident to mar
the game as far as the Hammond
crowd was concerned was the fall
ure OF the umpire. whose name was
Schultz. to call out Kouts runner
who had rounded third and started
ly to be stopped and almost dragged
back on the bag by the Kouts coach
at third base. OF course, this man
should have been called out without
any question on account OF the de-
liberate interference on the part Of
tho coacher. but II was simply an
other case OF where an umpire with
out much nerve was afraid to call
a play like this against the home
team at such a critical stage in the
game Such umpiring is bad for
the game and In the long run 1t
hurts the home team as much as IL
does injustice TO the visiting club
for the reason that II makes it hard
to schedule games with visiting
teams when a home club gets the
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who is not entirely fair to the OPP
posing side. Understand. this is
not an alibi for the defeat of the
Hammond club. but merely a sug-
gestion on the part o. the writer in
an effort TO discourage the idea on
the part Of managers of engaging
other than high class umpires with
plenty Of back bone and can han
die their ball games In n thorough
ly efficient manner.
II is not our intention to take
as they certainly deserved to win
with II hits against By the Ham
mond club. but how much sweeter
would have been the victory for the
home team had tho umpire called
cut the runner on third for Illegal
interference as he should have done.
and then had the winning run score
a moment later when another run
ner on second could have romped
In on a clean single to center. Had
the game ended this way the Ham
mond fans and players would not
have left the field with the feeling
that the umpire was In anyway re-
sponsible for tho loss Of the gall
game. and also the Kouts crowd
could feel much more elated over
their victory; but as IL is the game
wound up By leaving a bad impress
sion with the visitors, who would
much rather have seen the home
team win square.
Getting back TO the early part Of
the game, Hammond scored the first
run without the aid of hit IN the
second inning. Handy walked, with
ono down. and then went all the
way home on Chambers dinly roll
err in front OF the plate. The catch
or threw Chandler out at frst- but
the first baseman heaved wide to
third in an effort to head Handy of
at that base. and Sug ronped in
with the first run OF the game.
Kouts tied it UP In their half on
single and a stolen base followed
By g scratch cochls 6Iter two out
Hammond went ahead again In
the taird on a single by Flynn. fol-
lowed by Hiibrich's bunt, which the
third sacker pegged wild to hrst
putting runners on third and sec
ond with one down. Danny Boyle
worked the squeeze and laid a nice
bunt down the first base line and
two runs came in when the first
sacier made his second error and
threw badly past the catcher.
This was aIl for Hammond. but