The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-27
THIS Will.
Be S()ME:
CAGE: GAME.
Red Crowns and CoI0niaIS to
MeetfOr Basketball HOnOrs
in Series of Games

Basket ball fans OF the calunet
region will be very much Interested In
the announcement Of a homo and home
series or basketball games which have
been arranged between the fornidabls
Red Crown team - Whiting and the
Hammond Colonfais
The coloaials with = record a. IS
wins this season ara the logical team
a. the Calumet gton 10 meet he Red
Crowns for the Northern Indiana has
ketb bail championship which has rest
I'd with the latter team Tor the aast
ak years, in fact evef since It vas or
sanized Whiting mas been the
recognized basketball center 81 the
Calumet region until this year. when
Hammond has come 10 the fore with
team that Is equally as strong Ill the
Red Crowns who represent the sister
city.
Hammond IS deserving 81 much
credit for the showing she has made fin
the cage game this year-and the Ii
sistent demands ~ the Hammond fans
for home and here series with tie
Red Crowns. have MADE such an ar
rangement possible.
The Coloniols viii PUT her strongest
tenn on the floor against the Red
crown and viii be backed by her fans
200 strong in the first game which viii
bepiayed at Whiting on next Thursday
@syening' Encouraged by the showing
Of tho East Chicago Cluh team ia their
game with Whiting. the CoIouials hope
for naught hut victory in their game
gainzr tho Red Crowns. The East Chi
cago team with Captain shelton ana
Smith Of the Colonials played tho
formidable Whiting team to a stand
stlli, the Anal score being 25-20 The
Colonieis are considered a. good Il nor
stronger team than East Chicago end
therein lies the reason OF her fans Tor
wa ting this series or games Man
ager Chayken Of the CoIonials In
speaking OF the game is confident thar
his team viii come out on top The
Red Crowns are beyond a doubt one
af the strongest teams Of the centra,
states-but the record or the Colonfala
this year is equally IS good as that
of our opponents. They have suffered
five defeats to date, and cur Hammond
i've has not tasted defeat in IS games
which IS in itself a remarkable record
Tor any team Our opponents in the
games this year have been the strong
ST teams that IT. has been possible 10
get, We have gone to considerable
expense in bringing tho best to Ham
rnond for games, but we feel that our
efforts have been well rewarded
through the development OF the best
team that has ever represented Ham
raond on tho basketball floor wei
wanted this game with the Red
crowns bcause we feel that we al
defeat them. II has only been after
much persuasion that the Whiting
mana cement consented 10 the nome
and home agreement. With Captain
Shelton who has been the mainstav
~ the Hammond team. along with
Smith. Grace. Thompson. Teenker
Harris and Scoot, 7 feel that man for
man our team is equally as strong and
will win out over the famous Whiting
quintet.
Manager Griffith Of tie Red Crowns
when asked about the game was dts
inclined TO say anything when pressed
for a few works. he sad. Our Rcd
Crowns are for the first time the de-
tenders. We have worked hard at
Whiting to build UP a team that would
he second to none. Each year We
have hopes or going through the sea
son without n. defeat Until this year
We have been what you might call a
home team, by that I mean We did not
travel except for an exchange of one
or two games. This year we have
adopted a different policy and have
travelled considerable. To date VIC
have played in % games Of which we
have lost s. II lis hard for team 70
win on the road they must be atleast
60 per cent stronger than heir on
nonents in such games in order TO off
set the Disadvantages &c strange
floor. g. hostile crowd Of fans and other
handicaps. We have been fairly sue
cessful in our road games. nlaylng the
hest teams In Indiana, Illinois AMI
wisconsin We have Won ont IS
ID. Two Of the games were lost hy
ore and two point marg in. The Fright
spots Of Milwaukee trimmed up 2a--8.
and the Beloit Fairies OF Beiait Wis
nosed us out 1S-fs, only last veol<
we are not boastsne over onr aehieNe-
aneats. but if Hammond can trim uS.
either IN tho game at whiting or IN
return game at Hammond Il Will be
big surprise to me"