Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 138, Hammond, Lake County, 27 November 1916 — Page 3
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HAMMOND
LEIEi LOSES
T0ELYRIA Clabby Athletic Association Draws a Tartar When the Giant Buckeyes in Pink of Condition Appear on Gridiron.
Only in flashes did the Clabbys play the stylo of football yesterday that has gained for them a widespread reputation as a fast, resourceful and hard fighting lightweight eleven. Under the direction of Ambrose, the quarterback, whoso football brains, sensational passing and runalng back. of punts demonstrated that he Is a wise choice to take the place of Dorias for the Fort Wayne Friars. Elyria, ., beat Hammond by a touchdown ani two goal kicks, 14 to 6. The crowd, depleted because of the Davenport defeat a week before, could not complain that It had not witnessed & good football gno. The weather may have kept many away from Farduhn's l'urli. Score On Pass. One of those low, right-on the spot, and speedy passes which mark the little Ambrose as about the slickest thing in the quarterback position that has played in these parts this year, netted the Elyria team its first touchdown In the second quarter. Forbes, right end, caught the pass and carried it over, thereafter kicking goal. It happened after Ambrose had failed on a drop kick, when he kicked more mui than ball. Clabbys Outweighed. The field was In bad shape and the mud made footing uncertain. It gave Elyria an advantage because her team was mad up of tail rangy fellows who outweighed the Clabbys about ten to twelve pounds to the man. Furthermore Elyria appeared to be in the pink of condition while Hammond, not having had a practice during the week owing to badr weather and the fact that the shower baths at the park clubhouse were not working, appeared to be easily fagged. Lucky Touchdown. It wasn't the same Clabby team that went up against Fort Wayne, Sheridan, or even Davenport. True, Elyria got once lucky touchdown when Meyers fumbled, Hubbel recovered and the latter ran seventy-three yards for a touchdown in the last period. Meyers let the muddy oval slip out of his arms after he had been tackled. And although the Clabbys came back fighting hard the last few minutes of play the ifame was gone. Hammond got her touchdown in the third quarter. Finn caught Elyria's kick-off and ran It to the Clabby seventy-yard line. Talbot made eight yards in two off-tackle rushes. Too Many Fumbles. Finn, Talbot and Oalvin carried th ball for short gains and Nolan made a heroic catch of a forward pass, netting several yards. Ted Blocker fumbled and recovered. Galvin was nailed for a loss and Talbot caught a pass for a ten yard gain. Blocker recovered a fumble and was. thrown for a five yard loss. Finn. Ted and Galvin made short gains through the line and Talbot played ten yards off table. Ted Blocker went over for a touchdown. Galvin failed to kick goal. In the first quarter the Clabbys threatened to ecore and again in th? iourth, the home boys were within striking distanc of the goal. Elyria made her second touchdown after Frank Blocker, Galvin and Finn had been taken out of the game because of injuries. Finn played only a portion of the game and while he was not in action Kohl and Meyers alternated at quarterback. Elyria"s fullback. Tulk, Forbes, an end. Shunk excelled for their team. The last few minutes of the game Sjaw rough tactics on the part of both teams. The llne-up: Elyria Tulk. fullback; Davies, left half; McRoberts, right half; Ambrose, quarter; Ash. center; Flaherty and Hubbell, guards; Squires and Warde, tackles; Fisher and Forbes, ends; Dunlap in for Flaherty; Hasely for Fisher; West for Squires, Shunk for McRoberts. , Hammond Frank Blocker, cente-; Green and Sellegar. guards; Ruffner and Volkman, tackles; Stinchfleld and Nolan, ends; Kohl. quarter; Galvin and Talbot, halves, Ted Blocker, fullback; Green in for F. Blocker. Plum in for Green. Schillo in for Sellegar. Meyers in for Kohl. Finn in for Meyrs. Meyers In for Galvin. Kohl in fo-Finn.
No Alibis for Hammond.
The loss of the last two games played by' the Hammond football team shows conclusively that the team has retrograded. It has either gone stale or broken training to an alarming degree. Against Davenport the luck broke against Hammond, but yesterday the team had no alibis. If the simplest laws of football had been obeyed the Elyrias would have gone home defeated. The lack of team work was noticeable. In both offense and defense the most ragged football was displayed. Hammond played as if she was doped and some of the players seerhed to be cobwebbed over the eyes. The generalship was poor and the fumbling was execrable. Indeed, fumbling was a crime. It lost the game. Players juggled the ball as If It were a bushel basket or a hickory nut. Tackling was horrible. Elyria scored her second touchdown because a Hammond man ran twenty yards besides the Elyria runner trying to get at him for a hug or necktie tackle instead of hurling himself at the runner in a flying leap from , behind and bringing him down. Forward passing done so beautl. fully in some of the earlier games was, save a few instances, a minus quantity. It is true as a meed of excuse for the hard driven locals that they were up against a magnificent team. None better has shown here this year. Squires, the giant Navy tackle; Erch, the Massillon star; Shunk, the Oberlin half, as well as four other strapping six-foot linemen, were impregnable and stars of the first water. The courage' and desperation of the Hammond boys was without question. They played like demons, but the esprit du corps was lacking, and individual- work alone never won a football game. There Is time for the Hammond boys to get together and get In shape for the remaining games unless the locals have gone stale, and we do not be. lieve they r&ve. If the locals had been in shape to get the jump on the Elyria forwards yesterday the score would have been different.
Yale and Harvard Captains Whq Starred
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CONTEST AT E. CHICAGO
Chicago Football Champions, Undefeated in Nine Years, Take Measure of the East Chicago Boys in Contest.
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Times All-Star Team for Northern Indiana Gives Positions to Gary.
mors. R. H. B. ; Sutter, L. II. B. ; Rupp. F. B. Substitutes: Fine Village Sheeks for R. Fenter, Williams for King, Quillen for Scott, E.hode for Hooker. Hawthorn for Helvie. Pitcairn F. Vodernack for Warner, JlcConnell for Sutter, O'Connell for Summers, Warner for Carroll. Touchdowns--Helvie, King. Goals from touchdown 2. Fenter, Sheeks. Goal from field Rupp. "Umpire Delozier, ' .Michigan. Referee Davis. Princeton. Head linesman Clark, Indiana.
Other Football Results.
Columbus Pan-
Canton Bull-
Akron Indains,
Spring" Valley Wins, 9 to 7
DAVEXPORT. IA., Xov. 27. The Spring Vahcy .Moose of Spring Valley, 111., claim the champion of the middle
-west after defeating the Davenport
Athletic club eleven, 9 to 7. Iaven
port has beaten Evanston North Ends.
Mulme Indians twi?e. Rock Icland In-
dtpei(Jent3, and Cabby A. C. of Harn-
moni!, Ind.
PINE VILLAGE COPS IXniAX.VPOL.I3. Xov. 27. The Pitcairn professional eleven of Pittsburgh, Pa., lost to Pine Village here yesterday, 14 to 3. Both teams were made up largely of former college Mars. King, formerly of Harvard and at one time an ail-American choice. -iarkled for the Indianapolis team. IJine Village's line-up included former Xotre Dame, Indiana and Purdue i-layers. Bergie, the Carlisle Indian, played a brilliant defensive -game for the visitors at center. Left Half Back Sutter was one of the Pitcairn players to show up well. Line-up: Pine Village (14) Ofstle. L. E. ; Winters. L. T.; Hooker, L. G. ; Milligan. C. ; Keefe. It. G. : Davis, R. T.; Helvie. It. E. ; E. Fenter. O. B. ; ft. Fenter. L. II. 13.; Scott. R. H. B. ; King, F. B. Pitcairn (3) Warner, R. E.; Schrelner, R. T.; Robhlns, R. G. ;
Bergie, C; Adams. L. G.; Xowasho, L. T.; Carroll. L. E.; White, Q. B. ; Piira-
j Cleveland Indians, 7; i handles, 0. ! Massillon Tigers, 0; dogs. 0. ! Detroit Heralds,- 13;
I 7. ! Rock Island Independents, 14; Mayi wood A- C, 0.
Toledo Maroons, 10; Lancaster (X. Y.). 0. Pine Village, 14; Pittsburgh . Piteairns, 3.
i?pring Valley Moose, 9; Davenpor J i A. C. 7. " i Wabash A. A. A., 3; Fort Wayne
Friars. 0. V Peona Socials, 28; Kewanee. 0.
Toledo Maroons Winners.
TOLEDO, O.. Nov. 27. The Toledo
Maroons defeated the Lancaster, N. Y.
professional football eleven here yes terday. 10 to 0.
Gary Has Clear Title.
The Rensselaer High school team
which had budding championship aspirations only to have them nailed
repeatedly was again defeated on Sat
urday by Sheridan H. S.. 14 to 6. This
makes Gary's win over' Sheridan all
the more decisive. '
Massilon and Canton Tie. MASSIXOX, O.. Nov. 27. The sixteenth annual clash of the Massilon Tigers and the Bulldogs of Canton went to a tie here today. The Massilon eleven was the aggressor all the way, hut could not get across the foe'a goal line.
The Law and the Fact.
"Your case would have been stronger. Mr. McGulre," said a lawyer, "If
you had acted only on the defensive. , Hut you struck first. If you had let
him strike you first you would have had .the law on your side." " "Yes, said McGuire, "OI'd have had the law on my soide, but ol'd have had him on me stomach, pounding the loife 6ut ay me." -
Cleveland Beats Columbus. CLEVELAND. Xov. 27. Cleveland's professional football team, the Indians, defeated the Columbus Panhandles here yesterday. 7 to 0. The game was hard fought, with the hall In the Panhandles' territory most ot
the time.
Enthusiastic Collectors. It has been said that the seeker for rare orchids is the most enthusiastic collector in the world ; time, money and effort mean nothing to him. However, he has a worthy rival in the collector of rare stamps, and It is a tossup as to which would go the greater lengths to acquire a rare specimen.
t By IRVING CHAYKKX. The East Chicago Gophers and the Pullman Thorns Injected a thrill a minute Into their scrappy football contest aX the East Chicago ball -park yesterday. The visitors carried off a bitterly fought combat that ended 27 to 6, mainly an individual work of the speedy Thorn backs who dashed through the Gopher line at will. ' The game was called In the fourth quarter because of darkness and this brought a protest from the fans who swarmed the field and made further playing of the game impossible. The failure of the East Chicago police to handle the 2.000 fans who insisted on seeing the game at close range in th third " quarter caused the unfinished half to drag an hour and five minutes. Time after time the officials were forced to halt the game, but when the field was cleared the howling fans again swarmed the gridiron thus putting both fides to a severe advantage. A fist fight between Cleary the East Chicago end and Duncan the Thorn guard almost led to a general battle In the third quarter and during the remainder of the contest both sides charged the other with unfair playing. It took ten mihutes to quell the row. Players of both teams surrounded their friends to lend their pugilistic support in case the disagreement grew hotter, but play was finally resumed with both squads in fighting mood. Ill feeling cropped out again when Umpire Murray tried to penalize the Thorns fifteen yards for interfer
ence. The Tnorn captain questionea
the decision of Murray and accu-sed
the former Earlham star, with unfairness. P. S. 'Moore, the former Boston University coach, who refereed the heated contest received an abrasion of the ankle In the third quarter and had
to limp around the rest of the game.
The Thorns won the toss and too!;
the south goal to obtain the advant
ages of the wind. Darrow planted his
toe on the pigskin end punted forty
yards on the initial kickoff, the oval falling squarely into the arms of Gotz who made a ten yard return. Tlmra
was taken out because of injuries to
Duncan. The Thorn man got up and
took the ball for a one ward gain.
Duffy tore off three through center and then lost one. Laforest made
twelve on right end. Frank Thomas,
the Gopher youngster, recovered a Thorn fumblo on the thirty yard line.
Darrow made three on center rush.
Burl was thrown for a one-yard loss.
Stephes received a short pass that netted six yards. The Gophers failed
to make the down and the Thorns received the ball. Duffy skirted the
Gopher line at will and finally brought
th oval to the seven-yard line. La
forest took the ball over for a touch
down on an end run. CConner kicking goal. The quarter ended shortly after
the kick-off.
On the first two plays in the second
quarter the Thorns failed to gain any ground.' A pass to Hughes failed and
the Gophers received the ball on the
fourth down. After exchanging punts several times the first half ended with the ball In the visitors' possession on
the forty yard line. Score: "Thorns, 7:
Gophers, 0.
In the second half the Gophers carried the ball down to the Thorn's forty-yard line. Duffy intercepted a
forward pass ibut was downed by
Rieter, Laforest made five through left tackle, Duffy made four on , left end and a little later made fifteen more on
right end, Laforest and Apple brought
the ball to the ten yard line, but fail
ed to make the next down. Madura punted back to the Thorn's thirty -
yard line. The Thorns were penalized five for off-side but made up by
rushing through tackle for ten yarda.
Duffy made a twenty yard end run for
a touchdown, Laforest missing goal.
Score at the end of third quarter Thorns. 13; Gophers, 0.
In the lourtn period tne Held was so slippery that the players as well ad the spectators found it very difficult
to keep on their feet. Laforest start ed off the fourth stanza by making
touchdown and kicking his own goal
It was at this moment that the crowd
swarmed the field and made playing a
hardship for both sides. The excite
ment grew a nitch higher when Cleary, the substitute, received a pass and brought the oval to the two-yard line. This sent the Gophers into a
pitch of happiness and at two trys they failed to carry the ball across on the third down. Young Thomas carried the ball over for East Chicago's only touchdown. Thomas failed to kick goal. The Thorny seemed to be annoyed by the scoring of the lone touchdown and quickly made up for It on three forward passes and a line plunge, allowing Maullin to carry the ball over for another touchdown, Laforest kicking goal. The game was then called on account of darkness. Gophers (6). Thorns (27). Stephes L. E Hughes Plumshot L. T Hansen Piper L G O'Conner Karlm C. . . . Snip Thomas R- G. Duncan Lear ma R- T .Sehilaire Rieter... R. E Maullin Darrow O. B. .' Gortz B'.irrel.' L. K Laforest
The All-Star Team. The All-Star team selection by THE TIMES' sporting department for Northern Indiana followsi l.rft end Travis, Morocco ....159 Left tackle Warne, Hammond . 170 Left guard Broxowsky, K. C...1S3 Center Donovan, Sooth Bend.. 105 Right guard 01t, Hammond. .170 Right tackle Knlsley, Gary.... 173 Right end Hunter, Klkhart. . . .1M Quarterback Thomas, Ii. Chgo.147 Left half O'Donnell, S. Bend.. .156 IllKht half Jones, Gary 142 Fallback Kyle, Gary 153
A wealth of firstclass backfield talent, several linemen better than the average aid an absolute lack of even mediocre end material. characterize the football teams of northern Indiana from a standpoint of tho personnel of players. There are several men in this end of the state mentioned on the all-state last year who must be considered ,as candidates for positions this year. But in several instances new material has developed, making it very difficult tochoose a team of this character. Th!s is especially true of the backfleid. Thomas of East Chicago, Mohn of South Bend, Baker of Gary, and Hickman of Hammond are all firstclass quarterbacks and have shown exceptional ability in handling the forward
pass and their field generalship haj
been noteworthy. The position has
been given to Thomas because he
combines all of those attributes that
make a successful-backfield. man. He is an excellent punter. In one game all of his punts traveled more than
fifty yards. His speed in the opeD
field and his accuracy in passing give
him the call for the position.
If a captain were to be chosen for
this honorary team there would be lit
tle selection between Thomas of East
Chicago and Knlsley of Gary. Both are thoroughly familiar with the rules
and have shown themselves capable of handling a team to advantage.
Kyle of Gary. Sousley of South
Bend and Schillo of Hammond deserve honorable mention for fullback. There
are many good halfbacks, including Jones of Gary, O'Donnell of South
Bend, Hunter of Elkhart, Beam of
Rensselaer and Blumenthal of East Chicago, all good men in, their in
dividual style of play. Fzold showed exception ability at open field running as did O'Donnell, while the latter could be relied on for substantia! gains through the line. Hunter of Elkhart is one of the best defensive mn In this end of the state. Hickman, although erratic, showed flashes of splendid ability. Mohn of South Bend is a good all-around man, but he lacks the weight to be available as a line plunger and has not the speed in open field work that characterizes the work of Jones and Thomas. A backfield selected from the above material could put up an Ideally bal
anced offense. Jones could bo relied
upon and also Thomas to carry the ball on end runs and through a broken field. Kyle is a line plunger, always good for three or four yards, picks his holes well and is adept at shaking off tacklers. With Thomas to do the punting and passing this set of backs could run up a substantial score upon many of the secondary college teams. No firstclass ends were developed during the season and for this reason Travis and Hunter have been shifted to the end positions. Knlsely of Gary and "Warne of Hammond are tackles of exceptional calibre, both having the light, weight and speed necessary for the position. Good guards were scarce. For this reason two tackles, Oltz and Brozowsky, have been shifted . into those positions. There were several passable centers. Including T onovan of South Bend. Cogley of Gary and Schwab of East Chicago. Cogley of Gary lacks the weight while Schwab, although 170, does not have the experience. Donovan has weight, speed and experience combined that makes him an exceptional snapper-back. Kilpatrick of Gary is a promising kid. as Is Schillo of Hammond. Schillo is a comer In football if he keeps up his academic work. Mention should be also made of another erratic genius, Rokup of South Bend. Prior to the Gary game, in which he had an off day, Hickman of Hammond was in line for all-Northern Indiana half back because of his groundcovering ability, and had Captain Hub Gavlt been able to finish the season he would have had to be considered at full oack. Without detracting from the glory that Is due them, it might be mentioned that in the opinion of many critics, Gourley of Rensselaer -is considered entitled to one of the tackle positions given Knlsely of Gary and Warne of Hammond. Gary has three positions on this imaginary team. Hammond. . East Chicago and South Bend two each, and Elkhart and Morocco one each.
BIT NELSON
COMING TO ORPHBI
Battling Nelson, that sterling liul-j fighter whom everybody knows, is tho squarest. gamest. most aggressive and "honest fighter that ever put on a boxing glove, is to be amongst us th's week. John Loveridge of the Orpheum Theatre has had many requests to bring the Battler here, so set out to engage him. The Great Dane starts a three-daya engagement at the Orpheum on Thanksgiving day afternoon. Imagine the one time fighter all "dolled up" in full dress telling stories of his lif, battles and career. Some contrast from the day Bat knocked out the hitherto invincible lightweight champion, Joe Gans in California. Bat is much pleased to be here bocause he says that he has always tak. en as much interest in Hammond and her doings as Hegewisch. As It.it says himself. "Do you know that I feel as much at home here in Hammond as in Hegewisch. I know just as many people here personally .- n. my home town. Playing at th pheum will give me a chance t. new old acquaintances among many friends 'in the Calumet dls. "Honestly. I tell some very fu . stories of experiences .which I have encountered throughout my travels all over the world. I will make the audiences laugh, if they can understand English. Here is a proposition I will make you: If I can't make you laugii I will buy you a new outfit from hat to shoes and from skin to furs; you are the sole Judge. But if I succeel in making you laugh you will buy mn either a hat, necktie or dinner."
O'Brien R. H Duffy
Madura K. B. Apple Substitutions (Thorns). Jones Miller, Johnson, Abbrell, Smithy, Fanter. (Gophers), Rose Tanser, McShane,
Blum, Steward.
Referee Moore, of Boston College.
Umpire Murry of Earlham. Head
linesman Peterson of Tufts. Time Quarters, 15 minutes.
WILLARD IS OFFERED $40,000 TO MEET FULTON MILWAUKEE. WIS., Nov. 27. Fred Fulton - has accepted an offer of 10,000, with the privilege of 20 per cent of the gate, to fight J. Wlllard in Milwaukee shortly after the first of the year. Now the Cream City A. C, owned by Tom Andrew and Joe Ermatinger, is dickering with Willard and offering the champion an even $40,000.
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GUESTS SPEND MILLION NE WYORK, Nov. 27. Not less than 75,000 persons were brought to New York City l.y Saturday's two big football games. As a result $1,000,000 or thereabouts was scattered along and nearBroadway. At least $750,000 was ad4ed to the in.'omc- of the hotel mei
GARY HIGH PLAYERS
AT VICTORY DANCE
Members of the victorious Gary high school football team Friday evening attended a dance at Commercial club, where they also brought along their best girls. Previous to the dance, there was a dinner at the Gary hotel for the twelve boys who played the day Sheridan was defeated. Those who took part in the team's work throughout the season did not attend the dinner, but were at the club dance. Fifty couples were present.
Detroit Heralds Beat Akron
DETROIT. Nov. 27. The Heralds of
Detroit defeated the Akron Indians, Akron, Ohio. 13 to 7, at football here yesterday. Gray of the visitors scored their touchdown.
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Rock Island Claims Title. ROCK ISLAND, ILL.. Nov. 27. The Rock Island Independent eleven claims the independent state championship, outside of Cook county, as a result of its 14 to 0 victory over the Majwood Athletic Club here today.
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