South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22

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Studebakers VS.. South Bend
Chilled PlOw Co. at SpringbroOk.
Dodges vs.. South Bend Watch
Co, at Mishawaka; two games.
Saturday marks the winding up of
the first schedule season Of the Far
tory Baseball league with Singers
battling tie Ball Bands at Singers.
Stude bakers and South Bend Chilled
PIOw CO. in a workout at SpringbrOok
and DOdges and South Bend Watch
Co. in a double bill at Mishawaka.
The Singer-Ball Band attraction
oVershadOws everything else because
on this game hinges the championship
of the organization. No prettier stage
was ever set for a baseball Organiza-
ZION than that Of the Factory league
in having the schedule develop. for
the two leading clubs 10 met in COM
bat and all Of the hOnors depending
upon the result OF this contest.
Before last weeks games were
played a triple tie for first place at
the close of the schedule season was
possible. but since Studebakers were
defeated By Singers. the former nave
been eliminated and now there is no
pOssibIe chance for tie for first place
and the winner Of the Singer Ball
T3ands game will have a clear title for
the News-Times pennant and the many
other trophies 10 be gained by the
victors.
Tie for Second.
A tie may result for second and
third places in the event the Stude-
bakers win their game from the Plow
BOYS. But should Casa days men win
the best Studebakers can get is third
place In the event the PlOW BOYS
win and Dodges and the Watch Max
ers split even in their double header,
there will be n triple tie for the cell
lar championship and should such
haDDv conclusion be the verdict IL Will
supply lot of food for the hot stove
circuit
Although the Ball Bands have been
I'm the running for the greater part OF
the season, they have attracted very
little attention for some reason or
other. The Mishawaka aggregation
cannot be called an all-star team, but
they have managed 10 get by sui1-
GENTLY 10 he counted in the finals.
They are quite an entire new team
since the season was ushered in, put
the new men are all youngsters.
Davis some Pitcher.
Other than Scheibelhut, Capt. Davis
Is the biggest part OF the Ball Bands.
He is also a younEster from the farm
in Ohio and is the only pitcher In the
league with q perfect percentaSe' not
having lost a single game during the
time ne has ben member OF the clup.
To Davis belongs the credit of putting
the Ball Bands where they are. The
team behind him at times committed
some Of the worst outrageous atrocl-
ties that should discourage the most
seasoned veteran. But inns young
fellow only pitched the harder.
This Davis Ball Bands combination
4 h.. fa1 wi
spect and the fans should get good
run for their money. Although but a
novice he works i'm big league style,
no Ioafing or posing. but just hustllng
that ball over the plate ana usually
catching the bGtsman when he is not
set to hit. The last time Singers and
bali Bands met the verdict went 10
Davis by a score OF 4 TO .. at Misha-
waka
with the curtain ready 20 be drawn,
the Public is just beginning To appre-
ciate the lot of fun they missed by
according the Factory league games
better attendance during the season.
1'here has been a lot of good and bad
baseball. but it has been OF the right
sort the kind the public loves 20 see,
with every man fghttug 20 the last
ditch regardless of the advantage one
club may have at any time in any
game over their opponents II IS the
honesty UI purpose Al' lfti Nl''t ~
man loves and this asset has won
many friends for the Factory league
While many games were wCu at
tended. the support coming almost en-
threw from friends OF players repre-
senting the respective institutions, but
few OF the dyed-in-the-wool fans. OF
whom there are quite a number In
South Bend and MiShEwaka, We're
among those present. II has only
uesn during the last few weeks that
IN general public really offered some
kind Of support 10 the cause and be-
came wised MP that % was "a lot of fun
and good sport as well.
But in spite of this tho league has
prospered and much credit is due its
officers for the manner in which it has
ben conducted ono thing which
stands ont most forcibly is that the
league was not operated beyond its
means. which is really an innovation
for South Bend baseball. ThOuEh. OF
course. it should not be Clossed with
professional ball
Long live the Factory league.