South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-22
.GERGACz WINS
CITY TITLE FROM
HOOSIER CREAMS
Take Final Game in Champion
ship Series in Fourth Inning
With Cluster of Five Runs
Moore Fans Twelve Men.

BY playing consistent ball the J.
Gergacz team won the city champion
ship from the Hoosier Cream nine.
Sunday afternoon az Springbrook
park. The final score Of the battle
stood 10 1.
Most OF the afternoons entertain
ment was played in a steady drizzle.
and the soggy ground hampered both
teams. II was impossible to. keep
the ball dry and many wild throws
occurred as a result.
One bad inning spelled defeat and
the loss Of the championship for the
HOosier's. This was the fourth.
when four hits. three errors. two
stolen bases and a pass totalIed five
runs for the Gergacz and gave them
a big handicap.
Moore Fans Twelve.
Moore duplicated his performance
or the FIRST game Of the series. and
while he allowed more hits was in
Vincible in the pinches He retired
II OF the HOOsier sluggers by the
strikeOut route. Weber. DeVona. and
Bender each tanning the atmosphere
three times
the HOosiers, for three innings. then
he weakened a trihe and before the
smoke had cleared away five Gergacz
warriors had registered and had put
the game on ice. The Gergacz were
aided by two errors by Weber and
one by Baylor
Touhey led off for the Hoosier's
and was given transportation 10 first
Two sacrifice hits put him on third
and with Harry Arndt. former Cen
trail Lacquer. at bat, prospects were
rosy for run. Harry connected with
one and sent IL sizzling through
Moore, when Green made a lunge for
the ball. speared IL bare handed and
pegged Arndt out at first
In the third Young led off. and
struck out TOuhey grounded TO
Nargo and Klaybor slammed a liner
TO right which Pierce failed TO get
under. He then stole second, but
trying 10 score on Hudak's bingle to
left was caught at the plate.
The Fatal Fourth.
one, two, three was the method of
retiring the Gergacz for the first
three innings. but the break came in
the aforementioned fourth frame.
Green blew off the lid by flying out
10 Bender. Wells walked and trot-
ted TO third when Connors pushed a
double 10 left. Pierce showed a hunt
at Weber. who threw wide in an
attempt to get Wells at home Con-
nOrs landing on third Pierce pro-
ceeded to swipe the keystone. Weber
again blew a roller sent at him by
Nargo and COnnOrs registered SPAR
struck out and Weise was safe when
klaybor juggled a grOunder. Pierce
and NargO counting during the ex-
element. Gruber celebrated the dav
by poking two-sacker To left. regis
tering Weise. Johnnie" attempted
to stretch his hit into a three Dagger
and was caught at third.
a single by Welchonce and a sac
rifcc by Young. after one down in
the Ioosier fifth put a man on sec
Ond but the next hitter struck at
three wide ones and the chance to
score was lost Vargo singled in the
Gergacz sixth but was pegged out by
Hudak on an attempted steal.
Moore famed three Hoosiers in the
seventh. while Ring, who succeeded
Young I'm the fourth. set down two
batters by the same method
WelchOnCe opened the eighth by
popping To Green. Ring shot a single
past Wells and journeyed TO second
when Gruber let one OF Moore's
slants get by him. Touhey struck
out, but Klaybor got his second
bingle of the afternoon and scored
annexed by the HOLSTERS.
Add One IN Eighth.
BY way Of ClinCling the argument
the Gergacz proceeded to add one
additional marker i'm their half Of
the eighth. Green hit 10 deep left
for two sacks and was safe at third
when HOuhey dropped a throw TO
catch him. Wells famed and Con
nor burglariZed second and when
Weber dropped Hudak's throw. Green
ambled home with the final count.
Pierce famed 10 end the inning.
Arndt singled To left I'm the ninth
with none gone, and took possession
Of the second sack whom Gruber Of
Tended by another passed ball
Chances were good for counter.
but Moore pulled himself out by
making Weber. DeNona and Bender
breeze
HOOSIER CREAMS