The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-19
HAHM()ND
VANQljISHES
LAPORTE:
Chuck ZOIIa Is Master of
LapOrtGanS Who Only
Get Four Hits

Chuck" zolla, the pitching ace of
tho Hammond American Legion. out
pitched Beck Of the LaPorte Ameri-
can Legion in pitchers battle at
IaPorte yesterday. and Tho local Le-
gion team defeated LsaPorte 5 to ,.
n one of the finest games ever play
ed At LaPorte. The big right handler
was the master Of the I.aPorte team,
letting them down with four scat
tered hits. and tanning i've. Beck.
the carl Nays Of Indiana. was touch
90 fpr seven hits. TWO of which were
Ct extra bases. ono OF them being a
triple by Baron I'M the eighth in
ming. scoring North with the win
ming run. Zolla would have shut
out the LaPorte team had 1t not
been for two errors in the first In
ming, which netted them there only
two runs OF the game The Ham
mond players performed in big lea
cue style. getting two double plays
when The enemy looked like they
were going TO score. Red North was
the individual star in yesterdays
contest, the midget shortstop con
1rtbuted four Of the seven hits made
by he local team. and also except
ell elght chances without an error
Tommy Tague deserves plenty OF
credit, in the way he handled the
team frors the bacl1stop position.
The local catcher played great ball
and It was his work which had
great deal to do with the enemy be-
ing trounced
Both teams played great ball
throughout the whole game. and
with the best umpire to cali BALI
and strikes. the game went the route
without any argument or dispute
The Laporte team did not have
looktn after the first inning. as Zolla
had them eating out of his hand
The enemy tried to stage a rally in
their half Of the ninth, but some
wonderful fielding 'on the part OF
the Legion players cut the LaPorte
team down without any runs
North started the contest with
two Dagger over third. He went
10 third on an infeId out. but neith-
CT Baron or Foster could send the
LaPorts started the fire works in
the first inning. Zolla whitfield Re-
berg Tor the first out Smith then
let Nearys hit 60 through him for
three bases Crhansld caught schultz
flu. but Blanxa bounced a hot one TO
Irbanszi which he let BY and Neary
scored shelton then juggied Thorn
as drive and Blanxa scored. Thorn
as died stealing, cTague TO Shelton.
Neither side scored in the second.
Tn tha third TIA ~, r,,rr,a e,r,orad -, =. -
Put two runs across on an error and
three solid blows By North. Smith
and Baron. Then both pitchers
tightened UP and neither side could
do anything until the Hammond turn
At bat in the eighth inning. zolla
opened the stanza BY striking out.
North came through with his fourth
INT of the day, and scored on Baron's
triple 10 deep center This was all
Of the scoring for the remainder Of
the game. although the LaPorte ag-
gregation looked dangerous in their
half of the ninth Thomas opened
the inning with a hit. but was for
ced our at second on Duchossis' hit
TO Urpanski. Neblung then hit safe
Is. advancing Duchossis 10 second.
Clark was out on an infeld fv. and
both runners advanced when Foster
missed the ball Beck then hit to
North who retired him by fast
throw to first, thus ending the rally.
large delegation OF rooters ac-
companied the team to LaPorte. and
helped put american Legion Day ovex
fl fine style