The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-12
HUNGRY
COL0N|ALS
ON RUMPAGE
Hammond Team Runs Wild
At Crown Point In 1910
Suggest

II never should have happened.
The game should never have been
scheduled. But what could a man
ager do when asked TO book a con-
test with a team which had pre-
viously trampled upon Hammond's
feelings and caused the loyal home
boosters to lose beau coup" dough?
1t was for a two-fold purpose the
Colonials travelled TO Crown Point
yesterday. TO lambast a threatening
usurper of the baseball crown, and
to head the strayins shekels and
the powerful long green toward the
native dug-outs.
The FIRST inning turned into a rout
and the rout developed into a mas
sacre. The entire game was played
in a regular desert dust blow. max
ing necessary a most unusual
ground rule hlch allowed the bat
ter to step from his 0 when a
huge dust cloud arose, automatic
ally hating hostilities until the
sun came Ii
The tension was quite noticeable
at the outset. Ed Lipinski paced to
and fro. waving money and implor-
ing followers OF the home team to
reach down. Where he failed to
get a response he heartlessly chided
the boys for working where they
were only paid off once a month
John Millett had driven down and
sat over on the bench. offering
words OF encouragement to his fav-
critics. We looked and looked for
Billy Rose and his ornamental
Packard, but Bill must nave had a
bunch and remained at home. If
he was present his widely adver-
tised recklcssness with money was
not.
But let's turn 20 the game.
frankie Simon Is not in the lineup.
He sustained a broken ankle Sat
urday and is lost to the team for
an indefinite period. His absence
was felt keenly by the boys. and
you could notice II. Hybert was
lifted to the cleanup position and
big Mac Thompson subbed for
frankie.
Babe Simon was first TO face the
talented Pitts. He singled to right.
Bloom singled and stole; Meyers
walked and Hybert cot a two bag
ger. Blooic, Three runs. Babin
walked. Thompson few out. Sheri-
dan walked and Hudson doubled TO
right. counting Steve and Hybert
BakaIar whitfield.
In Crown Points half. with ono
one Beishaw beat out a bunt
Casey grounded to Bloom and Babe
threw out Haeppner.
With one gone in the second
Bloom tripled to right. In fact. the
are all hitting to right. They'll
break the home run record playing
on Turner field. Eddie was run
down between third and home and
the next W were easy outs.
For Crown Point. Baker lifted to
Bloom. Barr walked. Pitts alst
hit to Bloom, who threw to Babin
and Steve whipped it right back
nipping Barr for a double play and
retiring the side.
Pitts tool a terrific mauling in
Hammond's third. which resulted in
FIVE runs and featured two homers
After Babin lifted to Beach. Thomp-
SOl III lHtO (hC 1ioWu III lett iHiu
for q home run. The crowd squak-
ed fearfully. declaring it a foul by
distances varying from a yard to a
quarter OF a mile, but IL actually
LANDED air by about six feet. Sheri-
dan followed with a double. Hudson
singled and Bakalar was soaked in
the wrist. for which time out was
called. Bape Simon picked up the
trend of the doings by seeking one
to right which Belshaw lost in the
tall grass and Babe counted run
number ten.
With the ball game sewed up.
everybody seemed to relax. At one
time as Babe Simon approached the
plate he was dubbed a school boy
by some fanette. She was loudly re-
buked by some authority who pro-
claimed him nearer a professor in
the business OF playing ball. Even
the home lineup began to act hum
orous. The pitcher took up the
~catcher's burden. an inhelder TOOK
the mound and the ~outhelders were
grouped. apparently discussing the
remote possibility OF winning the
game.
The Colonials counted four runs
in the NTH. one In the next round
and three In the seventh. One run
was Ore in the eighth
the aid OF z hit.