The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-03
COLON|ALS AND
LACROSSE TIE
TOURNAMENT
Hammond Team Elimill-
ates Boone Grove And
Battles on Even Terms
With La Crosse.

Playing short handed among the
teams loaded heavily enough 10
bankrupt an ordinary base ball pro-
moter. the Colonials stepped through
the Valparaiso tournament sunday,
beating Boone Grove 5 to in the
noon game and playing TO tie
with Lacrosse after that team had
neatly trimmed the Valparaiso stan
dards- The Hammond fellows play
ed confident. cool and carefree hand
throughout the afternoon. seeming
at all times 70 be holding a little
in reserve and looking better in the
second game than the score indi-
Gates.
Frank Simon opposed the we'll
known Maloney in the opening game
Of the tournament and came through
with an easy to win. The Boone
Grove gang showed signs OF life In
the sixth, after they had been help
less before Frankie's shoots for FIVE
innings and counted their total of
runs. With runs needed to tie
they threatened a little in the final
inning when a bloke reached first
through an outfeld error with none
down. He was winged out at sec
next one flew out to short =. c s
ond trying TO make that station. The
next one flew out to short and Hud-
son ended 1t by grabbing a low foul
precisely after the manner OF Crack
err Schalk
iBakalar was assigned the task OF
pitching to the Lacrosse representa-
tives in the final game and he set
the all star Galaxy down with six
hits. of them coming in the sixth
wherein the opposing outfit had
enough luck to cause their arrest
and scored runs.
Eddie Bloom was the hitting kid
in the opener, his one base clout in
the first inning counting b. Simon
after the latter had walked and his
double in the next round chasing the
two Simon boys over with couple
more. Babin pushed Bloom across
with a double for the fourth run.
and Babe made the last one and his
third one of the game. when he
singled in the fourth ahead OF Mey-
er's single.
After Lacrosse had put the clean
ers to Valpo our gang galloped out
and the battle for supremacy and
the tournament dough began. Nes-
20. wearing his pants big LEAGUE
style and admitting that ne once
managed a minor league club. rolled
20 Babir. Stanly. fellow player of
Nespo at Michigan City, lifted to
Bloom Headiey. being a legitimate
member. quite naturally struck out.
- Ia
was nipped off first. Meyers lifted
10 the left fielder.
Lacrosse were tough ones in the
second round. Egg1eston scratched
enc through the box and counted
when Boyle doubled. Chinski and
Carter were outs. Long walked and
pitched Geilow whitfield Hammond
evened matters in their half when
r. Simon doubled, Baron whitfield and
Kroupa subbing for Red North
whaled a long double to right.
The Colonials stepped out in
front in the third. Bakalar cracked
a safe one ever short and pushed
along when Bloom was hit in the
sleeve, following B. Simon's fly to
Boyle. Buck" made a dash fol
third and the surprise was so great
shat he wasn't played on, Bloom
taking second. Meyers drive past
second was good for bases. Bakal-
ar and Bloom counting. Babin's
sacrifice counted Meyers and the
score stood to l for the Hammond.
ties. F. Simon struck out.
La Cross counted one ~ the fourth
on a walk and a hit. and took the
lead in the seventh. the final inning
by scoring runs. Long opened tbs
disastrous seventh by tanning
Young. Gary hurler. who had taker
UP the pitching in the fourth. wa,
safe on BaIbin's error. Nespo ther
whanged a hot one at Buck" and i
went for hit, Young stopping a
second. A passed ball advanced
both runners and both counted wher
Stanley singled to right. Stanley
taking secong on the throw in. witt
the score thus knotted and darkness,
settling the roofing grew frenzIed
F. Simon took Heacley's fly, but Eg
glestons Texas Lacquer dropped
safely despite efforts Of Bloom. ST
mon and Meyers and Stanley count
ed. giving Lacrosse a one run leat
and apparently the tournament.
With defeat seeming certain. ou'
gang came up for their turn at bat
and rising moon gave evidence O
the need to make haste. Hudson
flew to left. SO did Bakalar B
Simon see-sawed and squirmed unit
he drew a pass. Babe took secon,
on a passed ball and Eddie Bloom
further frightened the slight ray o
hope by hitting safely through shor
Simon taking third. Meyers thel
cracked one through the darkness
Simon crossed with the tying rul
and Bloom rounded third and con
tinued in mad attempt to snatcl
game and a tournament out of tn
fire. Stanley relayed the throw
from the outfield and Eddie was GU
at home by an eye lash. The coun
stood at and and the umpire the
called quits.
The score: First game:
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