Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 282, Hammond, Lake County, 27 May 1918 — Page 8

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Monday, May 27, 1918.

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By II. C. HAMILTON NEW YORK. May 27. Tbree-flnger-ed Mordecal Brown, former star of th old Cuba, and recogrnlaed at one tims as one of the greatest pitchers who ever worked for a b!g leagua baseball club, is &11 through now as a great star. As baseball romance Brown's history stands alone. His rise to fame as a b!g leaguer was meteoric, once he shook tha shackles of the minors from his feet, but if tt hadn't been for a twist of fate Brown probably would have gone through the minors a third baseman. It was with Terre Haute, when that city had . club In the Three-I League that Brown awakened to the fact that he was a pitcher. When an accltent happened to a flock of pitchers, he was requisitioned from third base and sent Into the box. with such effect that he surprised the natives by winning his Rame.

From that time. Brown was hurler

of class. He never had signed a con

tract with Terre Haute, so he s'.snea with Omaha the following season. Tat Donovan, then managing the St. Louis Cardinals, purchased him. getting himself into a scrap with Terre Haute, which still claimed him. The claim was settled for 300. and shortly afterward Brown was traded to the Cubs. With Chicago Brown remained until he was traded to Cincinnati. He refused to report to the Reds, and Gary Herrman made him a free agent when Brown leaped to the Feds. Brown managed the St. Louis Feds before he finished with big league baseball and finally drifted to the American association. His sojourn as a star was troublesome, brilliant, and measurably brief, but he leaves a record behind him that will be hard to touch for years to come His battles with Christy Mathewson when Matty was star of the Giant staff, will live In baseball history for years to come.

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HOW WAR HITS JIMMIE DIME

Before, the war started Jimmie Dime of Newcastle, Fa. was said to have had more boxers undej- his wing than any other manager In the world. With America in the war slightly more than a year the veteran Dime finds that his army of pugilists has dwindled down to one, namely, George Chip, the battle-scarred middleweight. "A year ago." says Dime, "I had both of Chip's brothers, Joo ' and Charles, and both of them are at the front now. So is Tom McMahon. the heavyweight who whipped Jess Willard. Babe Plcato, the former Pacific coast lightweight, has been called and my bantamweight, Jimmie Hill, has enlisted."

Plenty of Thrills in Game Between Pardhuns and . . Jake Stahl's.

CITY LEAGUE STAXDIXG. W. L. Hammond 0 Albany Park 0 Komeos ..... 2 0 Arlstoa ! 2 0 Cioeroa Ideal ,. . . 1 2 Braves ... 1 2 Murleys 0 2 Dodger Trng. ...........0 2 Jake Stahls ......-...0 2

Pet. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000

right then and there. Box score: Hammond. r. h. po. e

Rohde. rf. 3 2 0 Poole, ss -0 1 0 DeLave. lb. .'.............0 0 8 MosUl. tb 1 2 Hudson, c 0 0 12 View, cf - ....0 1 1 Moll. 8b 0 0 X Bourke. If. ..........0 1 1 Feynolds. p. 1 1 0

Totals

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Under the leadership of "Keckle" MolL who leaves for the army next Tuesday. Hammond yesterday afternoon defeated their old Jinx, the Jake Stahls, In the most xcitlng game of the year. The final score was 4 to 3 and the finish a thriller. Hammond scoring the winning run In the ninth after tlelng the count in the last half of the eighth. With the Stahls leading, 3 to 1. at the end of the fifth Hammond started creeping up slowly, scoring 1 run In tha sixth, one In the eighth and finally the winning marker In the ninth. It was Just the kind of a game that the fans had been longing to see all season. At the start It looked bad for Hammond as both Hofman and Kommers were out of the lineup, Hofman being detained at home on account of sickness In his family and Kommers phoned at the last minute stating that he had to work. When Parduhn discovered his predicament he appointed Moll the manager for the day and that he made no mistake in his selection was soon proven by the way "Keckle" arranged his batting order and the splendid method he used in handling the team, keeping his men fighting every minute despite the fact that the breaks were against them right from the start. In the first Inning neither side was able to score although Hammond bad three men die on the bases. Fiedler, who will be back playing third base for Hammond starting next Thursday, opened up the second for the Stahls with a Texas leaguer to left which Poole was Just able to get his hands on but could not hold. The next two men were easy

outs but Allen who followed cracked out a clean hit to center, scoring Fiedler with the first run of the game. The Stahls did not hold this one run lead very long as Hammond tied It up In the third on Rhode's single to right, a pass to Mostil and Fiedler's error on Hudson's grounder. In the fourth the visitors again took the lead scoring two runs with the help of some bad breaks for the locals. After two men were out, Allen singled and scored a moment later when View fell down going after Adam's line drive, the ball rolling to the fence for a triple. Hamilton followed with another fluke hit which fell safe In rtght field and scored Adams from third. This was all for the Stahls as Reynolds settled down and pitched swell ball all the rest of the way, striking out twelve men all told and allowing but me more hit. this a double by Larson In'lhe sixth. Hammond looked foolish before the slants of Hamilton for a time and although he was wild In spots he kept the locals from scoring the needed runs to tie the count until way late in the game. After Bourke had struck out in the sixth Reynolds knocked a long double, a la Pete Henning, cracking the boards against the centerfleld fence. Jim took third while Rhode went out on a gTounaer to the second baseman and then after Poole. Hammond's new whirlwind shortstop, had worked Hamilton for a pass he and Reynolds pulled a double steal on which the latter scored. With one man out and Bourke at bat In the eighth It looked like the game was lost, but the left fielder started a rally for the tieing marker when he hit one too hot for the shortstop to handle and then stole second. After Reynolds had lined to the second baseman Rohde got one by him for a scratch hit, scoring Bourke with the run that evened the count. This sent the bugs Into spasms of J"y and it was a cinch that the game belonged to Hammond right there as Hamilton was beginning to weaken and Reynolds on the other hand was going like a house a fire. He set down three men In a row In the ninth, getting the last two on strikes. For Hammond in their half Mostil started off with a clean blow to center, went to second while Fiedler was throwing out Hudson at first and scored the winning run a moment later when View, who had been hitting and fielding in hard luck all day. came through with a nice healthy swat to left which ended the old ball game

Schwlnd. ss. , Beach. 2b. ... Grannana. lb. Fielder, 3b. Brown, c. ... Christ', cf. .. Larson, cf. ... Alen. rf Adams, If. !. . Hamilton, p. .

1 3 0 4 0 10 0 0

Total 3 625 3 One out when winning run was icored.

Stahls 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 03 Hammond 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4

Two-base hits Reynolds, View, Larson. Three-base hit Adams. Bases on balls Off Hamilton. 4. Struck out By Reynolds. 12; by Hamilton, 4. Cmplre Becker.

TOO MANY WERE PRESENT

Ball players earn their living by performing before multitudes every day, yet try to Induce the average player to speak a piece or sing a song In front of a parlor full of people and see what happens. Recently some of the Giants corralled a piano player and led him into the music room of a hotel. He played a number of selections for them and then, striking the chords of a popular

GOLD CAN'T LUBE G. FOSTER FROM HIS RETIREMENT

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George Foster. A New York Yankee scout recent-

J Iy vsited Georpo Foster, former Boston Red Sox pitcher, at his home in

Fort Smith, Ark., and offered him $6,000 to finish out the season with the Yankees. Foster flatly refused the offer, wouldn't even sit down and talk the matter over and declared he wouldn't play with the New York team under any circumstances.

song, asked If any of the players could sing it. "Heinle Zimmerman can!" was the reply In chorus, and a search for Heinle was begun. He finally was located and led Into the room, but declined to sing"Why won't you sing?" he was asked. "Because." he replied as his glance swept the room. In which were seated a number of other guests of the hotel, "there are too many here."

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AlfXKXCAX LEAGUE. W. L. Boston 21 13 New Tork 18 1 St. Louis 1 1 Cleveland U 16 CHICAGO 14 14 Philadelphia 13 IT Washington 14 13 Detroit 9 17 Yesterday's Ztesnlts. Washington. 4; Detroit. 0. New Tork. P; Cleveland. 3. No other games scheduled.

Games Today. Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at New Tork. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. New York 23 9 CHICAGO 21 11 Cincinnati 33 IS Pittsburgh 15 14 Philadelphia 13 18 Boston 13 19 St. Louis 13 20 Brooklyn H 21 Testerday's Xesolta. Chicago. B; New Tork. 1. Philadelphia. 4; Cincinnati. 3. St. Louis, 2; Brooklyn, 1. No other scheduled. Games Today. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Boston at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at St. Louis.

ROOT IN CHARGE OF AUTDQERBY HERE A. A. A. Selects Man Who Started First Race Ever Held in Chicago.

When the fourth annual Auto Derbyis run at Speedway Park. Chicago, on Saturday, June 22, a new representative of the American Automobile Association will be found In charge. He is Charles P. Root, automobile editor of the Herald and Examiner, who started the first auto race ever held In Chicago. Mr. Root Is a nephew of Ellhu Root and is one of the best known newspaper and automobile men In the United States. Announcement of his appointment was received here yesterday from Chairman Richard Kennerdell of the A. A. A.

THEY'RE NOT SO HEAVY The pennant race Jn the American League has tightened up considerably during the last two weeks as a result of the numerous reverses suffered by the Boston Red Sox. Ed Barrow's team got away so strongly that it wai feared that a runaway race was on. Then the Boston boys hit the skids and before they knew it they were back with the remainder of the field and taking wallops that they did not believe possible. Several clubs are strong enough to make a real fight for the bunting In this league, and the race promises to be real keen before any winner is determined. The Red Sox do not overshadow the field by any means.

ANOTHER WIN FOR THE ALLSAINTS A. C. The All Saints A. C. travelled to RensFalear Sunday where they walloped the fast St. Joe College to the tune of 7 to 3. The game was played !n fast time, and was featured by the stick work and base running of the All Saints. Every Inning saw 2 or 3 All Saints men on the paths waiting for the necessary punch to bring them home, and In most cases the boys possessed the punch that means victory. Decoration Day at Harrison Park, 3 p. m., the All Saints will play Renssalear a return game and it promises to be one of the best games of the season on the local lot. Line up for All Saints: C. Taguer. c: vm. Schaffer. If; Ed Purcell, 3b: Wni. McLaughlin. S2b: D. Boyle, rfp: J. Dillon.-of; L. Hanlon. lb; A. Largarla, ss; J. Dalton. p-rf.

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