South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-21
TWO FAST ROUNDS
IN SEMI WINDUP
Factory League Clubs Play
Saturday in Next to Final
Games of Season - Ball
Bands Have Chance.
Standing OF Clubs.
Games Scheduled Saturday.

Dd0ltS
divers Us. Studebakers at Singer
park
Ball Bands VS.. Rubber Res at
Mishawaka.
Factory league clubs will make
their semi-fnal appearance 10 local
fandom in championship battles on
Saturday afternoon. There IS not
great zeal of interest in any one OF
the contests. with perhaps that at
Misnawaka, where the Ball Bands
and Rubber Res are scheduled TO
battle. Ii is conceded that the Rub
Der Res have a good club and have
been playing a good quality of base
ball. but they have been unable to
win. not having registered a single
victory this season and il is unlikely
that they will cope against so strong
opponents as the Ball Bands.
There is practically nothing at
stake other than the endeavor of
each OF the belligerents to finish with
as a great a percentage as possible.
The ultimate positions in the standing
of clubs. especially that of divers,
was settled last Saturday when the
Ball Bands added the finishing
touches to the passing of the pillow
makers. However, the Studebakers
have been out Of the race for some
time so far as pennant possibilities
are concerned owing to getting away
bad. and. with an inferior club. But
had the Studebakers been able to face
the starting flag with the same team
as put in the field the last couple Of
games there might have been a diff
ferent manner of figuring the dope on
eventual pennant winners
Two Clubs Strong
But the matter of reconstructing
their forces has been employed by all
of the clubs in the league and not one
of the several clubs have the original
roster OF players in the field they pre-
scented when the bell rang. But Dame
Fortune played a prominent role in
reinforcement and the champion
Singers and Ball Bands were more
successful than their contemporaries.
While warfare has been waged and
interesting battles resulted thereof il
cannot be denied that Singers and
Ball Bands have a shade on the other
clubs in the league, and. the teams at
the head Of the procession have earn
ed their right Of leadership through
merit
But il is difficult to convince the
followers OF the clubs beaten off that
their favOriteS have no right to ~
classed with the leaders, regardless
possess. But this feature has been
the means of supplying the punch
which has made the Factory league
such a huge success during the sea
son. While the following of the
Studebaker and Rubber Res was fair
during the early stages of the season
it fell by the waysde as soon as their
teams were practically eliminated
from championship possibilities. only
a few OF the loyal roOters remaining
faithful until the end.
Interest Grows.
However, there developed a de-
cided contrast i'm the other three
clubs whose supporters grew as the
season advanced A contest between
any of the three leading belligerents
always meant more than 1000 fans
paid they way past the ticket takers
to take part in the festivities. In this
respect the Ball Band forces have
done remarkably well. When their
present hustling team was completed
II occupied the fourth position i'm the
race and only a possible tic staring
them in the face at the close of the
season. But this was a big incentive
battling against great odds but it
seems that they will have achieved
their eventual purpose. Which all
proves the many possibilities of the