The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-28
C()L.(]NIALS
MEET FORCES
TOMORROW
Heavy Hammond Five Meets
chicago Team in Nam
moth Auditorium

J. IL Mlletts Colouiais are fac
ing situation this week somewhat
different from the enc encountered
last Wednesday. when the Ham
aond Ave mopped UP the newly
dedicated Temple door with 1.-THE
Central Eleetrtcs.
The Chicago Forges. prominent a.
members Of the Midwest Basket
Bail leag ue, representing the
Forges Post OF the American lie
sion. and carrying over from last
year sensational record. VIII
meet the NiAettmen ia the Masonic
Temple auditorium in the second
game Of tho year for the home five.
The Chicago team victory of last
year over the University OF Chicago
stamps them as formidable oppo-
nents for the Colonsals. for they
have their last seasons club intact.
and have had the benefit o9 mum
Der Of practice games played even
this early IN The year.
Jim Healey. absent last Wednes-
day because Of injuries received IN
a football game. viii be IA a Colo
Mai uniform tomorrow. adam
greatly TO the reserve strength Of
the team The rule permitting a
player TO re-enter the game once
being removed from the game for
causes other than that Of being dis
qualified due TO four personal fouls.
makes possible the shifting Of play
ers IN a way which brings out the
greatest united strength Of the en-
tire team And it Is this factor,
which has just recently been incor-
porated as an important maneuver
in playing basket bali games, that
raises II Importance the reserve
power Of a team. It Is easy to see
how a substitution may be made at
such a. time when threatened defeat
might be turned and victory accom-
plished. Few players whose serv-
ices seem Indispensable 10 the sue
cess az the team are abla to play q
top speed and endure for a half Of
twenty minutes If you are able DC
get tho maximum OF players
playing power for half Of the time
Of an entire game and al 50 the max
imum OF playing power from a man
substituted for him IN the remain
ing half time, even though the gee
ond string man be q point or two
weaker than the first named, YOU
have added greatly 10 your team I'll
respect to continuous maximum ef-
fort; ana consistency in the ofense
IS ire most sought for Of al enter
ing factors But as we were re
marking. Jim Healey viii be on the
lob tomorrow and Jim Is about the
equal of any man en- the squad. lie
ls not six feet In hetEht-we can't
have an entire team OF SIX footers-
but he fl fast and elusive and az
experienced floor man
The Rockford. ILL.,, Viking have
requested the home date Of pec.
2lst. and. while that date is not en-
w ednesday. the. regular masSet ball
night. they May be taken en- hy tile
local team The Vikings arc tray
cling brothers to the Rockford
Thomas cas-. nationally known a.
one of the strongest teams In the
middle west. Other nationally
famous teams making country wide
itineraries who will make Iam-
mond II present plans work out are
the Buffalo dncoIns Denver Tigers
and New York Nationals ON the
Wednesday following tomorrow
contest the LaPorte 7. NJ g. a.
team will meet the Coloniais here.
Fort Sheridan $ the probable oppo-
nent for Wednesday. Dec. 18th
The preliminary game tomorrow
VIII be played by the Betz girls and
tho Lutherans. Rules which pre-
vail In boys contests are followed
Nv the girls The first Same viii
start at Z p. 1I. giving ample time
9or the second game to he ever by
81. eae which time the dance is sshe1-
Ned 10 open.