Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 20, Hammond, Lake County, 12 July 1909 — Page 3

Monday, July 12, 1909.

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Ton will have to hand It to Bill Kunert of Tolleston. With as nice a little ball park as anyone would care to play in; with as cool and pretty a place as a fan could hope to see a jamo, Kunert has gathered together one of the swiftest, most aggressive and intelligent bunch of young players in tins region. Yesterday it was the same old story. Hobart was downed in the etaoinln Hob.irt was clowned by the score of 1 to 1. the vlc.rorj' cominc in a batting rally in Toliestor.'s lucky olghth. Yesterday it was the Toi'ei'.on spirit under tho leadership oC Bill Kunort that drew 300 rooters from Gary 309 from Tolleston and 200 from Hobart. The latter delegation stepped off the Pennsylvar.ia train and marched down the street headed by a real brass band composed of a bunch of struggling yougsters hardlv big enough to carry their own horns. The street cars from Giiry brought in loads o? the enthusiasts from the steel city, and the town was livened up to a greater extent th?n it ever was before. The people enjoyed themselves, the merchants profited, Just because there happened to be some one in Tolleston live enough to shoulder the burden of organizing k baseball team and with brains enough to make it a go. The lack of these qualities is what made the Gary teams a failure and which has transferred the Gary support to Tolleston. The game with Hobart was an airtight, well-played contest up to the eighth inning, during which time the visitors held the lead by the score of 1 to 0. In the eighth round, however, the Tolleston boys discovered that they had something in their system which they had to expell, so they Just cut

loose in that lucky eighth, and before

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the lid could be clamped on the awful carnage, six runs had passed across the pan. Yahnke, who up to that period, had pitched a splendid game, blew up entirely and was yanked out in the middle of the awful session and Meyers substituted in his place. "With the way Pitcher Clem was going for Tolleston there was no doubt but what the game was won in that round. The only score made by Hobart came in the third round. "With a man on first and second and two down, a Hobart man shot a fly towards center field. Mloealy succeeded in getting in under but let the ball slip out of his glove. This let the runner score from second. The next man up proved an easy victim. Clem, the Tolleston pitcher, did not appea rto be in his bst form and his support wobbled in places, but they all seemed to tighten up at the critical periods. For Tolleston Curran behind the bat played a strong, heady game and not a visitor made a successful attempt at stealing, although many attemps were made by the fast runners. Jackson, beside playing his usual clean game, got away with three rlan hits and a pass out of five times at bat. Mettler at short also played a fast and intelligent game. For Hobart Sauter played particularly well, covering lots of ground and getting away with several catches of the sensational order. The lineup: Hobart Meyers, cf; Sauter, 2b; Finefroke, 3b; Rossow, If; K Tree, rf; "Wall, lb; Yahnke and Meyer, p; McMelHs, c;

"Watson, ss. Tolleston Jackson, Mettler, ss; Eriekson, 2b; Curran, Micealy, cf; McMichael, rf; Behnke.

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Langford, in view of the howls he has' been setting up about having no worlds left to conquer, shouldn't let this opportunity slip by. To let this little ante knock him out of the championship line would be foolhardy. He is entitled to everything he can get, but if it comes down to cases he'd better take pattern after Johnson, win a title with nothing, and ten strut around and have promoters tumbling over one another in an endeavor to card him. The money end of it shouldn't worry Langford at this partifular time. If he ever fights Johnson it must be through whipping Ketchel. Britt might say the word and let him draw down that extra $7,500. but it isn't likely. Langford is no better than Johnson, and if this is a sample of his wisdom he lacks the far-sightedness of "Lil Ahttia." "Woodman claims that the Mission A. C. of San Francisco, the National A. C. of Pittsburg ami the National A. C. of Philadelphia have offered Ketchel as much as the Ely outfit and far better figures for the langford end. Woodman dropped into New York late last evening on his way to Pittsburg, where Iangford fights "Klondike." Joe hit right from the shoulder when he was question"d about the calling off of the Nevada light. "Don't imagine that he don't want to fight Ketchel. We do and we've been after him for a long time, but I'm not going to let those Ely fellows start any funny business. They haven't lived up to their contract, the one made over the wire. I have telegrams to show that the original offer was a $30,000 purse with $10,000 for Langford. "That we agreed to, except that we are rowing a bit over expense money. The first thing I knew Sam was set down for $5,000. Well, it will cost them $12,500 now. Philadelphia or Pittsburg

will give Ketchel the same money for six-rounds, He won't have ta work as hard as he might In Nevada."

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LANGFQRD DEMANDS $!2,500 TO MEET KETCHEL IH THE RING

New York, July 12. Just as was expected. Sam Langford and his manager, Joe Woodman, have Jumped over the traces, and now $5,000 won't do for their end of the proposed fight at Ely, Nev., with Ketchel. Woodman said today that he didn't think that his man was being treated fairly in the matter of money, and unless the promoters and Willus Britt came through with $12,500, there will be

nothing stirring in that direction. While Langford and Woodman have argued all along that they were willing to fight for nothing, if only given the chance, this demand for more money ffas bound to follow. It is doubtful If Langford ever got $5,000 for his end in any fight of his career. Now ha demands more than Jack Johnson got for winning the heavyweight championship of the worid.

ATHLETICS.

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Hammond yesterday got a taste of a real ball game, and it tasted good. It was sweetened by victory which was deserved. The Hammond Athletic association played their initial game yesterday afternoon. It was the opening of the grounds, and the strong Valparaiso Tigers came over to help celebrate the event. Hammond won the nine inning contest by a score of 3 to 1. Only two errors could be laid to the door of the Hammond players, while the visitors doubled that number. Meade and Stewart formed the Hammond battery and a good team they were, but the game was a fielder's game

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a t that, as Meade struck out three men, allowed four bases on balls, and treated the visitors to three hits. Consequently the field had all the work to do, but it added to the beauty of the game. Vnlpo Score One Run. Valparaiso scored its only run in the fourth inning, when Bolliver struck a rlean base hit to center field and was advanced to second base by Johnson's perfect sacrifice. In an attempt by Meade to catch Bolliver napping at second the ball got by MacCarthy, who then threw it wild over third base, letting in the scoring Bolliver. Hammond first scored in the third Inning, Smith coming to bat made a clean base hit to left field, stretched it Into a two-bagger because of Fielder Larkson's error. Then Yeager coming to bat made a two-base hit to center field, scoring Smith. Meade Force: Ont, Halfman struck out and MacCarthy flled out to shortstop, Stewart made a hit to right field, scoring Yeager. In the fourth Inning Meade reached first on a gift, Farrell knocked a grounder to Kelly at third, who let the ball get by him and leaving Meade on second base and Farrell on first. Dlbos struck into a forced play, putting Meade out at third. Then Diseoway filed out to right field. Smith then made a twobagger, scoring, Farrell. The Hammond lineup was as follows: Dissoway, lb; Smith, 3b; Yeager, rf; Halfman, If; MacCarthy, 2b; Stewart, c; Meade, p; Farrell, ss; Dibos, cf. Valparaiso Tigers: Garrison, lb; Bolliver, s; Johnson, 2b; Menton, c; Overall, rf; Parby, p; Kelly, 3b; Larkson, If. F. E. Rinehart umpired a good game. The game only lasted an hour and thirteen minutes.

AMERICAN LOSES AT HANDBALL Irish Player Takes Seven Games in Series. Dublin, July 12. In the first half of

the hand ball match for the championship of the world, which was played at Limerick yesterday, between Kelly of Brooklyn, the American champion, and Bowles, the Irich champion, the Irishman outclassed Kelly and won all seven games. The balance of the match kes place at Brooklyn In September

The St. Joseph's club lost to the classy Gunther Juniors yesterday afternoon at Harrison park by a score of 5 to 4. The score stood 3 to 0 in favor of the Gunther Juniors up to the sixth inning, when the rally came, the f-t. Joseph's club scoring four runs, but were unable to get any more during the rest of the game, while the Juniors scored tWi more runs just enough to beat them. The feature of the game was Knglton's slugging. He pounded the sphere unmercifully yesterday and netted two two-base hits during the game. The lineup for the Gunther Juniors were: Shelly Sheridan, Flannigan, Reamer, Jennings, Howatt, Rush, Craft and Sid, and for the St. Joseph's club were: Winkler, lb; Engleton, If; Heckleman, 2b; Bohling, 3b; Jergins, c; Hillbrick, cf; Klein, ss; Baker, rf; Young, p. SPORTING NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.

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