South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-11
HARD GAMES ON
AMONG FACTORY
MEN SATURDAY
Singers and StudebkerS, Lead
erS, Meet for First Time
Excitement at MiShaWaka.

Meeting Of the two leading clubs
IN the Factory league. the Singers and
Studebakers. at singer park. Is the
special feature for baseball fans on
Saturday afternoon. The season is
over half gone yet these two clubs
have not met before this season owing
10 the Interference OF rain on June Il,
when the two clubs were scheduled
for SpringbroOk park. Consequently
a doUble-header will be staged Satur-
day the first game BEING called at ,
o'clock
The meeting Of these two teams has
been looked forward 10 by their sup
porters since the season got well un-
der way, as they are probably the two
strongest teams IN the league. At
any rate they occupy the two upper
berths and the fight should prove a
good one. Organized rOOters clubs
have been established among the en-
ployes OF the two factories and the
Singer crowd have engaged a good
portion Of ElbePs band for the event
Rivals Meet at Mishawaka
Speaking OF roofing at the Factory
league games one would naturally sus-.
pect that il would be greatest where
the largest number are employed.
Perhaps ii Is true as far as Singers
are concerned no better organized
roofing has been shown than that by
the Ball Bands during the past two
games. This club has been bOlstered
up wonderfully since the inception Of
the league, as an entire new infield,
several pitchers and OUtfield changes
have been made, which gives them the
appearance OF a real ball club, and
their followers something TO root for.
But the Ball Band roOters may be
surprised Saturday afternoon, when
Mlshawaka. There IS great rivalry
between the two clGbs and employees
of these institutions and many funny
stunts are certain TO be pulled off
that generally add spice TO ball games.
AS a rule when either of these insti-
tutions enter into anything il just
about interests the entire city with the
result that the house is divided against
itself in a friendly way.
Leaders" at SpringbrOOk Park.
No harder battle will be Waged in
the league than that at SpringbrOok
park where the South Bend Chilled
Flow Co. and Watch Co teams meet.
The PlOwmakers are determined to
break into the win column and Man
ager Casaday insists that he has head
ed the other end of the percentage
column long enough and is willing TO
vacate for someone else.
Factory league clubs have a hard
row 10 hoe when il comes to strength
ening weak spots as they might ap-
pear as they have a clause in their
bylaws which provides that no player
can take part in a baseball champion
ship game unless he has been an en-
ploye at the factory he represents
for so days. Being an emplOye does
not fill the bill as his name must be
fled with the president of the league
for that period before he becomes
eligible TO play
league that this rule is upheld very
ings been made by the directorate TO
help some club in distress. Honesty
OF purpose is the principal stock in
trade in this league and they have it
on the professional leagues manifold.
Every contest staged the players have
fought with might and main 10 the
last ditch before submitting TO their
successful competitors in contest.
There are times in professional
games. when a club is down in the
race and apparently defeated in a
contest. that dash, vim and fighting
spirit we all love so we'll, disappears
and such ball games are allowed to
reach their close in an uninteresting
and disgusting manner. But no mat
ter how lopsided the score may be at
any stage of any contest the players
work just as hard fighting against the
inevitable as though they might be
the best club in the league. Tt is one
OF the principal assets of a ball club
10 fight and this has won many friends
for the Factory league