South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-02
TWO T|LTS DATED
FOR BENDER CREW
WITH DUCKS TODAY

There is plenty Of hard work ahead
for those Hoosiers. Ed Smith has col
lected since they have five games fac
ing them in the next three days.
These games should have been spread
out over four days, but the weather
man and the rain promoter care moth
ing for schedules, not even the one
of the Southern Michigan league and
il rained yesterday.
This means that this afternoon
Ducky Holmes Ducks and Smiths
Hoosiers will stack up for two games
at Saginaw. While the locals seem to
thrive on double bills, having taken
the last four they have played there
is such a thing as getting too much
of a good thing and they may not be
able TO turn the trick this afternoon.
These two games will be the last
on the present road trip, since the
three games scheduled for Lansing
have been transferred here. The To-
Gals will be back at Springbrook on
Friday for one game with the Sena-
tors. Then on Saturday, July 4, they
will stage two games with the visitors.
SchOrr Will Pitch.
Schorr is slated to do the pitching
in this afternoons game and should
be able to take his game if he is in any
kind of shape. The tall boy during
last week was sent to the front three
times and came home a winner on
each occasion. His first attempt was
pulled at Battle Creek when he went
so good in the first that Koehler sent
him back in the second. He did just
as good in the second as he did in the
first and won ii also.
Last Saturday he was Koehler's Sc
lection for the first game of a double
bill at Kalamazoo and he won that
after the Hoosiers leaped to the front
in the eleventh inning and pounded
out the only three runs of the game.
Schorr held the KaZooz to two hits
and should have won in the early in
nings, but the Hoosiers were unable
to push a bunch of hits together and
trailed until the extra inning blow out.
Smithy may go in in the second
game. He has done nothing since Sat
urday when he won the second game
at Kalamazoo. There are few pitchers
in this league who are better than Ed
when he is right. He has won the
last two games he started and is in
good shape. He and Schorr made a
winning pair and while fans are not
really expecting a double victory this
afternoon, they wouldn't be surprised
to see the results show that the locals
were few points closer that even per
cent mark.
II coming.
The transfer of the three games
from Lansing TO South Bend will help
the chances of the HoOsiers for with
few exceptions teams play better ball
at home than they do on the road.
The players have the advantage of
eating home cooking and not being
forced to make jumps and they can
keep themselves in better condition.
This means that the HoOsiers will
l. 30 =,
forced to take 10 the road again. Fol
lowing Lansing, Bay City is here for
three games in as many days. This
series will be the important one for it's
up to the HoOsieTs 10 stop the lead
ers if the locals want TO retain their
fighting chance for the top.
The last few games staged show
that as far as comparisons are con-
cerneG the HoOsiers are playing better
ball than the leaders. They have won
the last six straight games from the
tail enders while Kalamazoo lsanaged
TO get one from Bay City in their dou-
bic header
Following Bay City Lansing Will
return for a pair OF games. Then
comes Battle Greek who will stage
four games here in three days. The
Crickets are followed 10y the Mud
Hens who are here for three games.
Then it will be the road for the HOos-
iers for seven games in siN days.
Are Well Fortified.
While there is plenty of work ahead
for the HOosierS they are well forti-
fled and could manage TO travel about
their same pace even though some Of
the men should De forced 10 get out
of the game With Lake and Dobbins
behind the bat the HoOsiers have a
pair OF catchers who are among the
best in the league The pegging OF
these men tend 10 keep opponents off
that second bag while both are good
hitters and are likely 10 paste that
ball at any time
With Loudermilk. Keller, Duffy,