South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-14
SMITH WILL Do
HURLING DUTIES

With Pilot I'D Smith himself in the
box the Hoosiers will open their second
home series with the Bay City bunch
at Springbrook park this afternoon.
Smith will he assisted bv his new re-
ceiver. Dobbins. recently purchased
from jackson. Stevenson Will be seen
in action this afternoon at his regular
station at third.
Aside from Dobbins. the team has
also for a time the services of young
Sugrue of Evansville. 1t is thought,
however. that he Will be returned soon
TO the downstate aggregation, as Dob
bins has already been paid for from
Jackson.
There will be considerable more
wedding out of the Hoosier bunch
within the next few days. Three
or four more pitchers will be
tried out and it is whispered that
Smith is looking for a hitting infield-
er. There is still one or two weak
points in the HOOsier infield that the
chief wants to fill as soon as possible.
He has said that he Will spare no ex-
pense to get the men he wants.
Arrive From Battle Creek.
The boys arrived last night from
Battle Creek. The majority of them
are content with the showing of the
team on its first trip away from home,
taking into consideration the weak
ness Of the lineup from injuries. 1T
is hard for a bunch of youngsters TO
get together in a real mill" says Pilot
Smith, after they are accustomed TO
a regular lineup. and then TO have II
changed about The boys are all
showing we'll and as soon as we get
our batting eyes we will show any
team in the league where to get off.
Harry Arndt gets new job IN to-
days game. Pilot Smith is shooting
aim into the infield TO cover second.
Hermie Sack will lay out of today's
battle.
The Bay City bunch are an I'M
known quantity in this city at the
present time. That they are among
the leaders of the league and that re-
port has it that they are playing a
great little article of ball is about all
one can dope out about them
Smith has had no chance even TO
warm up during the trip. He has
been kept busy with injuries. hotel
arrangements and the like until he
SAYS he has not even thrown ball
since he left South Bend. The whole
Hoosier bunch will get out to the park
early Friday for long practice, both
fielding and batting.
To Entertain Boys.
on Saturday of this week the man
agement has made arrangements to
entertain all the boys of the city or at
least as many as can attend. The boys
will be the guests of the ball team
and will be given the liberty of the
grounds. II will he officially known
IS Boys day Pilot Smith said he
would like 10 see every young lover
of the national sport present at Sat
urday's tilt with the Adrian athletes.
Tomorrow is Ladies' day. 1t will
he the second Ladies day of the sea-
son. and il is thought that a great
number Of local fans of the fair sex
Will take advantage of the opportuni-
" TO see the HOoSiers in action. Mon
DAYS and Friday are set aside La
dies days.
Duffy pitched three Of the prettiest
games of his career on the first trip
abroad. according to Pilot Smith.
Just why the former Springfield hurler
gets beaten every time is clear neither
to the chief nor TO Duffy himself.
That there is a jinx of some kind hoy
ering over him is evident.