Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 68, Hammond, Lake County, 7 September 1909 — Page 3

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1909.

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The Hammond Gun club's tournament at Sharpshooters' park In Hammond yesterday was one of the biggest things that was ever held under the auspices of that club. Had It not been, a good behaving crowd It would have been unmanageable, so large was It. The day was almost perfect for the ouMoor sport. In the team shoot Poplar Springs was victorious, while Lowell shot Itself Into second place. The Hammond club re

ceived third place, but has the consola tion that It Is still in the lead by two points in the totals for the two team shoots, one of which was held some time ago. D. E. Thomas, a Chicago man, won the $27 Stevens pump gun, for which there were thirteen entries. The high amateurs were as follows: J. S. Young of Chicago, first, broke 146 out of 150; Henry Stade of Beecher broke 143 out of 150, and Fred Burnham of Lowell, third, breaking 142 out of 150. Following is the score for the main event: Name Shot at. Broke. George Eck 150 129 D. E. Thomas 150 135 C. Seelig, Jr 150 111 M. Hunt 100 82 K. C. Shepardson 150 136 W. C. Boltman 150 132 J. G. Parker .-...150 117 "Ward Burton 150 146 J. S. Young 150 146 H. O. Burnham 150 128 F. W. Small 150 127 F. C. Williams 130 112 A. Glover 100 73 F. Bartlett .100 60 "W. D. Stannard .150 144 E. O. "White 150 131 H. Carsten 150 140 Japp Surprise 150 134 E. N. Gregg 150 123 J. Kammerman 150 133 Henry Stade 150 143 Charles Randall and his husky bunch of ball players captured two games, winning both of them by a large margin and easily outbatting and outplayIn gthelr opponents in both games. The game with the STiller Kagles on Sunday, at West Hammond, was easy for Randall's Old Styles. They proved too much for their opponents, and the game ended with the count 9 to 3 In favor of the West Hammond team. Schroeder made his third home run of the season, the best hit of the day. Schroeder has been clouting the ball at random this season, and not being satisfied with the two home runs already marked up to his credit previous to Sunday's game, made another clean drive, which was one of the best drives that has been made on the Old Styles' grounds this season. This makes a total of three home runs for the slug ger, and he thinks he is good for one more before the close of the season. BllMmcr Pitched Fine Game. H. Blissmer, who is pitching fine ball at present, was there again yesterday, and as usual pitched an excellent game. Blissmer allowed six hits, but kept them scattered so that they did no harm. He should not have been scored ont had it not been for a couple of er rors mixed with some bad throws In the fourth, which netted the Miller Eagles their only three runs. Zeliboe, pitcher for the Eagles, handed out twelve hits. Blissmer struck out six of the Eagles, while Zeliboe whiffed three. Mr. Randall, after winning Sunday's game, was more confident than ever and and left Monday for Rirerdale to play off a game scheduled with the latter's team. Both teams played an airtlghrt game lng south again to the old route through St. John and onto the Crown A trail for the second annual Intercity reliability team match between the Chicago Athletic club and the Chicago Automobile club for the trophy now held by the Cherry Circle, lias been blazed by A. J. Banta and S. W. Hamm, which is fifty miles longer than the Elgin-Aurora course, over which the first battle will be fought. Announcement of the route was made yesterday, the total distance being 149.2 miles. The interclub reliability is set for Thursday, Sept. 16, andfl as laid out, the route will start at the Chicago Athletic association and run into Indiana, the contestants exiting Into the Hoosier state by way of Halsted street and Vincennes road to 111th street, where a turn left Is made to Indiana avenue and thence past Riverdale park to Dolton, which is 18.7 miles. The next town is Oak Glen, and thence to the famous "green house' on the four corners of the Hobart road, 29 miles, where a turn south is made to Dyer, 33.9 miles. At this point there Is a change in the usual way of going to Crown Point, the road running to Scherervllle, 37.7 miles, and then bendPoint pike. At Crown Point. 47 miles, the contestants will make the circuit of the Cobe cup course, touching Low ell at the southwestern corner and then

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J. W. Veach 100 83 Fred Burnham.. 150 142 J. Nimitz 150 109 J. C. Becker 130 108 J. Humpher 130 112 J. WHcoxson.... ..130 109 F. Hammond 115 83 H. Ewen ...130 112 L. Ewen 130 107 J. Lewis 50 34 A. I J. Ammann 130 115 C. E. Shaw 130 112 F. E. Armstrong 130 111 W. Koester 15 8 A. Jones 30 21 W. Dunslng 15 13 E. A. Surprise 15 13 The following entries and scores were made in the special event for the gun prize: Name Handicap Shot Yards at Broke J. S. Young 18 25 24 A. H. Ammann. .18 25 . 24 F. Burnham 18 25 22 J. Kammerman. .18 25 21 D .E. Thomas... 17 25 24 J. Wllcoxson 16 25 24 C. E. Shaw 16 25 21 F. E. Armstrong. 16 , 25 21 W. Koester 16 25 23 F. C. Williams. .17 23 21 Japp Surprise. . .17 12 10 H. Carsten 17 10 8 First tie Wilsoxson 16 15 15 Thomas ..17 15 15 Young 18 15 15 Second tie Wilcoxson 16 15 14 Thomas 17 15 15 Young 18 13 15 Third tieThomas 17 12 12 Young 18 12 10 Following are the totals for the fiveman club contest: Poplar Springs 112 Lowell Ill Hammond 109 RANDALL SERABLE TO-DAY up to the fourth Inning, the count, then standing 0 to 0. But in the fourth inning the Old Styles gathered all the strength and with encouraging words from the manager, batted all around every man bringing in a score. How it was done would be hard to explain, but with every, man hitting the ball at an awful clip they managed to push nine runs across home plate. When every one had scored and they had started at the top of the list again the three first men to bat went down In one, two, three order. The Riverdale team came back In their half of the fourth and scored one run. But it was no use, for the Old Styles had gained such a lead that it was hardly possible for the Riverdale team to force Into the lead. The Old Styles scored one more in the fifth and counted two more in the ninth, 'while the Riverdale team added one more tally to their count In the eighth. The Old Styles batted three o the Riverdale pitchers off the slab in the nine innings of play. Fourteen clean blngles were netted oft the three pitchere used by the Riv erdale team, while only three hits were made off Elissmer. Lineup for Sunday's game: . Miller Eaglts Schultr, ss; Kohler, cf; Ostrander, 3b; Zeliboe, If; Olander, rf; Erickson, c; Zeliboe, p; Ryan, lb Johnson, 2b. Old Styles Lammertine ss; Potts, cf; Rozine, 2b; Schroeder, lb Bob, 3b; Friske, If; Schlau, rf; Hilde brant, c; Blissmer, p. Lineup for Monday's game: Riverdale Nagle, 2b; Serlozz, If; Lo gan, 3b; Wright, ss; Begler, cf; Stan ley, c; Bessitt, rf; Dedz, lb; Matz, Old Styles same as Sunday's game. running east to the east leg and back to Crown Point again, 71.5 miles. At Crown Point will be located the noon control, where a stop of an hour will be made, after which the run will be resumed, going to Merrillville, 77 miles, and then east through Deep River to Valparaiso, a new way for most of them. The distance to Valparaiso fro mChicago this way is 92.5 miles. Then the route starts toward home through Wheeler, 100.6 miles, Hobart, 10G.4 miles. Highlands, 118.1 miles, to the green house corner" 120.2 miles, where the trail again connects with the one followed on the outward journey. The total distance is 149.2 miles and finish will be at the Chicago Automobile club. At the finish there will be a dinner at the Automobile club to contestants, officials and observers, the losing team to pay for the spread. Rules to govern the match will be adopted at the meeting to be held tomorrow noon at the Chicago Automobile club, when the Joint committee will hold a session. HAMMONDS DOWN BOILERMAKERS The Hammonds defeated the C, I. & S. Boilermakers at the H. A. A. grounds Sunday afternoon by a score of 6 to 1.

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GARRGL WINS THE GAME FORflLL SMUTS Big Ed's Pitching Faite to Turn the Trick on Sunday. Big Ed. the violin tickler, of the St. Joes, who has been so effective against the All Saints and who has twice beaten them previous to yesterday s game, met defeat after eleven Innings had been played by a timely hit by Carroll. It was Carroll who won the game for the All Saints and it wa; a clean bingle that brought in the winning inn which meant victory for the All Saints. Though the bingle should have not counted for a run, the ball took a bad bound going past Schneider in right field and before ho could recover the ball White had scored the winning run. A record-breaker crowd witnessed the game at the park yesterday, there being at least two thousand people who gathered to see the game. The crowd behaved well up to the ninth inning vben the game became so exciting and interesting that it was Impossible to keep them back of the ropes and on a couple occasions the game had to be stopped until the crowd was put back of the ropes. Kntvleton Make Fine Catch. Engleton, star outfielder for the St. Joseph club, pulled down a seemingly imnossible catch. In the fourth In ning Bates' pounded a terrific drive which went foul by twenty feet. Engleton started after the sphere at break neck speed and just as the ball was about to strike the ground the little left fielder dove, getting the ball just in the nick of time. The St. Josephs scored the first run in the third inning. Klein singled. Young bunted safe, sending Klein to second Winkler bunted, filling the bases. The prospects now looked good for the St. Joe boys with Wheeler at bat, who then singled scoring Klein. Young was put out trying to score on the hit. Bohling retired the side by fanning. The All Saints were unable to do anything in their half of the third, but in the fourth they tied the count on a single by Eckman, Johnston scoring on a wild throw which Klean heaved to Winkler, trying to get Eckman on first. Bates then filed out and Jenz bounded to Wheeler who threw to third getting Eckman. Hofner retired the side by an infield hit. The tenth passed in a short time, neither team scoring. The St. Josephs were unable to Beore in their half of the eleventh. But in the All Saint's half of the same inning Carroll booted one, scoring White who had perched himself on second waiting for a hit which came unexpected to him and he raced for all he was worth scoring the winning run. The rest was loft to the crowd and amid cheers and groan de parted. The score: St. Josephs 0 010200100 0 4 All Saints 0001002010 1 5 Batteries: All Saints Hofner, Bates; St. Joseph Young, Jergins. Two-base hits Bohling. Struck Out By Young, 12; by Hofner, 6. lilts Oft Young, 10; off Hofner, 6. liases on uans un Young, 3; off Hofner, 0. Umpires Morgan and Prindle. SHERERVILLE LADS LOSE ALL BUTTHEIR SHIRTS Columbia Leaguers Hand Out a Terrible Mess Yesterday. Those Columbia League players certainly trimmed the Schererville team and handed them an awful bump by a count of 25 to 8. There was nothing f the game but a continual slugging: by the Hammond

Sh. 'yyW nine, getting twenty-one clean safeties, five of them being homo'iuns. I Five home runs in one game is something unusucl, b ;t that is wlu: was handed to Schererville on Labor Day. Those who made home runs were Scherer, getting two of the five, and Buhring, Pearson and Humpher, each making one apiece. Pete Horst, who was umpiring the game was kept busy watching the ball so that It would not be lost. Horst's hat was hit by the ball at one time, Jones, of the Hammond team performing the feat which Just cost him the price of a new one and Mr. Horst is the proud owner of a new hat these days. The game ended with the Columbia league scoring six runs in the last In ning. The following is the line-up of both teams: Columbia League Humpher, cf Dunn, lst-b; Buehring, ss; Jones, 3rd-b Betz, c; Scherer, If; Pearson, 2nd-b Voss, rf. and Horst, p. Schererville Kuhn, ss; Stephens, I 2nd-b; Scholl, c; Gallagher, p; Stephen, cf; Augsten, lst-b; Malloney, If; Trainer, 3rd-b and Glover, rf. Baird, the crack twlrler for the All Stars, pitched another one-hit "game,; ! and with the aid of a timely rally in j n j nth inning defeated the Hammond Royals at the White House grounds, by a score of 5 to 2. A large crowd gathered to see the eame. it looking almost hopeless for the Sm ith All Stars until the ninth inning, when the latter forced five men across the home plate. The All Stars clouted the ball often, but were unable to put It in safe territory until the ninth inning. Baird pitched a fine game, allowing only one hit, while Burge, pitcher for the Royals, yielded five hits. Score by innings: Smith Colts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 Hammond iioyais.v u u v o o o l l 2 GAME ENDS IN FUSS. The Blissmer Colts and the Kamradt Colts were to play at Whiting on Sunday, but after two and one-half innings the game broke up in a fuss, because of the fact that claims were made by one team that the other had sent In ringers. ADVERTISE IS THE TIMES.

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',"7 ": XX Xf AAA'"""'"" CUBS TWICE VICTORS; il Pirates Jolted by Reulbach and Overall in Holiday Bill. Pittsburg, Sept. 7. Chance's world's champions, stung by that beating before the home folks, turned in yesterday and, playing like": veritable demons, crushed the pirates in both ends of the holiday card. "Big Ed" Reulbach, pitching like a master, turned the trick in the forenoon, 3 to 1, although it took the cubs ten rounds to tumble "Babe' Adams. Overall, ably assisted by Joe Tinker, piloted the champions to victory in the I afternoon, 6 to 3. The gloom can be whittled with a garden hoe in all sections of Pittsburg tonight. One of the greatest crowds ever assembled in the local ball yard struggled for a view of the combatants. Encouraged by the pirate victory at Chicago, thousands of frenzied fans flocked to Forbes field for the morning encounter and filed away from the great stadium broken in spirit when Clarke's men felt the sting of defeat. The conditions following the afternoon jolt were identical, and there's just the semblance of sorrow in all sections of the city. COLTS BEAT BLACK OAK The Hessville Colts took Black Oak into camp Sunday and beat them by a score of 10 to 3. Shutz, who pitched ! for Black Oak in the early part of the season, started out as if Hessville wouldn t have a lookin. but after the first inning the Colts pounded him pretty hard, they getting 12 hits, one a ' double. W. Dedeiow, who pitched for tne Colts, held Black Oak safe all the way. allowing only four hits and deserved a shutout. Batteries: For the Colts A'. Dedeiow and Hess; for Black Oak Shutz and Watts. Score by Innings: Hessville 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 10 : Rlack alt 01100010 0 3 . H. A. SECOND TEAM LOSES ANOTHER The Grasselli Chemical company won their sixth consecutive victory Sunday morning when they defeated the Hammond Athletics 10 to 8 in seven innings. Hammond had the game well in hand until the fifth inning, when Grasselli got busy with the stick and won their game by knocking in five runs. Murray, the Boilermaker pitcher, finished the game for Hammond, but they pounded him as hard as they did

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Rhode. LIttman's fielding and hitting was the feature of the game. Score by innings: Hammond 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 8 Grasselli 1 0 0 2 5 2 010 Lineup: Hammond Helser, c; Rhode, p, lb; McCarty, lb, 2b; Baker, 2b, If; Gelb, 3b; Hoffman, cf, ss; Welle, If, rf; Murray, cf, p; Kutsche, rf. Grasselli Reuss, lb; LIttman, ss; White, 2b; T. Haugh, p; Murphy, c; L Hascall, 3b; Quinn, rf; Whelan, cf; M. Hascall, rf; C. Haugh, rf. WHITE SOX OF CLARKE WIN (Special to The Times.) Clarke Station, Ind., Sept. 7. The White Sox defeated the Indiana Harbor Baptist Atheltic association team In a very brilliant game by the score of 4 to 1. Krueger, the White Sox pitcher, had seventeen strikeouts, allowing but six hits. The features of the game was the fine playing by Dettman, Behn, Tremmel and Kreuger. The White Sox will give a dance In the Clarke Coliseum here next Saturday. They would like to have everybody come. HOBART MAROONS BEAT TQLLESTON (Special to The Times.) Hobart, Ind., Sept. 7. In a fast and interesting game before a large crowd of spectators yesterday, at the Hobart ball park, the Tolleston team were goose-egged, score being 3 to 0.

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being able to make one hit through the entire game. Quite a little rag chewing was Jpne about the umpiring, but Tolleston was given a square rdeal than Hobart was when the Maroons played at Tolleston some time before. The boys all played their best and sev eral grand stand catches were made by the fielders. LANSING TIGERS WIN. The Lansing Tigers defeated the Mainard A. C.'s in a one-sided game yesterday by a score of 8 to 1. Griese struck out 17 men. The batteries were Mainard, John, Hains ,and for Tigers, Griese and Weirs. HONESTLY, DO YOU CARE TO READ IT? Cleveland. Sept 7. The sox broke even with Cleveland in the Labor day offering, losing the morning game, 5 to 2, behind Scott, because of wretched infield work and winning the afternoon game for Olmstead by timely hit ting, 5 to 3. Dougherty's long triple with the bases full turned the tide soxward in the afternoon and resulted in the runs that meant victory and kept the visitors close up to their rivals for first division honors.

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XGARY IS PICKING FORM HUB (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 7. Gary proved easy picking for Crown Point at the local team's grounds last Sunday, and tho score board had to be enlarged to stick up the numbers. Fifteen to 2 was what the . spectators carried away from the ball grounds to tell their neighbors the result of the fray. The Gary players are not adepts at tha national game from any angle yoai look at it, and the spectators were hardly presented with their money's worth. The Crown Points ambled around the bases at will and 'twas more like a Marathon run than a flrst-cla:!; ball game, every Crown Point player goini? the four sacks, one, two and three. different times during the game. Gary'may have had a ball team in the year '1909, but the remnants she sent down the beginning of this week gave. Crown Point no opportunity to prove the fact. The summaries of the swatfret are as follows: R.,H. P. A. E. 0 0 3 2 1 Willis, c 0 0 8 3 1 Benight, rf. p 0 10 10 Allen, p, ss 0 0 1 3 0 Cronin, 3b 1 2 1 3 2 Shaffer, lb.... 1 2 9 1 0 Smith, ss, rf 0 113 1 Thoney, If 0 1 1 0 4 Brom, cf 0 0 0 0 2 Total 2 7 24 16 11 Crown Point R. II. P. A. E. Enrlght. 2 b 3 2 3 0 0 Reno, lb 1 3 8 0 0 Edc r. c 2 2 110 0 Henning, p 1 4 0 4 1 Lightfoot, 3b 1 10 0 0 Hoffman, cf 3 2 2 1 0 P. Koschnicke, ss 2 5 12 1 E. Koschnicke, If 0 0 2 1 0 Hanlon. rf 2 2 0 0 0 Total 15 21 27 8 2 Gary 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Crown Point 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 8 13 Home run Enright. Two-base hit . Eder. Henning, Hanlon. Struck out By Henning, 10; by Benight, 5. Left on bases Crown Point, 10; Gary, 5. Innings By Allen. 5. Hits off Allen, 10; off Benight, 11. Hit by pitched ball Eder. Double play Hoffman to Xeko. Passed ball Willis, 2. Stolen bases - Willis, Henning, Hoffman. 3. Time of game 2:10. Umpire Durree. Official scorer T. G. Pon.

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