The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-11
GOPHERS
TO MEET
: DOB DODGERS
BY GOPHER FAN.


The East Chicago Dodger football
aggregation, after winning two hard
games, one from the Roseland Rose
buds and the other from the South
Chicago Whales claim they cannot
get any more ames in their division
so they are piling on more weight
and will try the middle weight d.
vision. They feel that they are en-
titled to a game with the East Chi
cago Gophers.
They have been after the manage
ment OF the Gophers several times
asking for games. The management
refused them several times. and IN
refusing them 1t stirred Up lot of
rivalry amongst the fans. The word
was sent out that the .Gophers were
afraid to play the Dodgers. etc We
will admit that they have fairly
good team, with sucl men as Con-
roy, williams, Quasni and Quinn In
the backfield, but the men being
from the same end OF the city. the
Gopher manager could not see how
two teams from East Chicago could
draw any gate. The thing has been
worked up so emongst the fans that
several have come TO blows.
In order to satisfy the demand of
the fans the Gophers agreed to play
the Dodgers.
In weight the Dodgers have the
poundage over the Gophers In a
statement made to the Times and
headed by Larry George. that the
Dodgers averaged $50 pounds.
The Goph.rs weighed in for the
Warren A. =. on Sunday at 1870 p.
M. and the team with the extra
players averaged 14s pounds. This
gives the Dodgers a handicap IN
weight OF IL pounds tc man.
The Dodgers have played two
games. while the Gophers have only
,layed one game and that was Sun
day. which was one of the worst
days in the history of the Twin
Cities.
II has been rumored that the Dod-
gers are going to stack something
awful for this game. They nave
engaged a professional from Mil
waukee who will play tackle
The Gophers will play with their
regular lineup. no outsiders VIII De
permitted.
A new addition has been made 70
.he Gophers, and that Is Bud
Rloomenthal. He will probably be
out in a week or SO.
If Is pity that the two teams
can't get together and make one
team out Of it. It is no the fauie
Of the Gophers in any way. Dumpie
Jones, who last year helped p'4ot
the Gophers is now managing the
Dodgers. he Is managing the DOG
gers because he was left out o.
the Gophers lineup.
II was a case of jealousy ana In
taking over the Dodgers he thought
he could break UP the Gophers' oue
Zones was ont OF luck. The Gophers
have started their season and Will
continue to go.
ZONES started lot OF trouble
.oonpst the fans which caused
lot Of hard feeling. but the tables
have turned. instead of the rams
being with Jones. they are sticking
with the Go2hers.
The fans are waiting for Sunday
and the players are on nervous
edre. because this VIII be one OF
the hardest fights that footoaii
team ever undertook. This Will be
one of the hardest fought footoali
games in the career OF either team
The Gopners will practice in Sc
cret the coming we TX as II VIII De
necessary to change all the signals
an the account of q few ex-Gopher
n,ayers who are acquainted with
the signals.
CAPTAIN barrow Will use the same
hackfield rs he lid in Sundays
game. and with a little improve
ment on the line the Gophers will
have a defense that will represent
the rock of Gibralter.
Glenn Bachelor. who went into
last SUNDAYS game IN the second
quarter. has made himself a regular
berth on the Gopher team.
He-bie Hill. Chuck Lloyd. Glenn
Bachelor md Zimmerman have all
been put in Is regulars. The game
on Sunday will find the fans about
evenly divided. and wee be unto the