South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-11
GIANT IS ADDED
TO STAFF; FORT
WAYNE DUE HERE
SChOrr, Pitcher, Reports For
TryOut = Smith Picks Men
to Oppose Central LeaguerS
Sunday.

Ed Walter Schorr. gigantic pitch
er. standing six feet two and One-haf
inches, in his stocking feet. and tow
ering above all the other members of
the squad. strOlled into South Bend
Saturday morning and reported for
duty 10 Manager Ed smith. SchOrr
comes from Lancaster. o.. and played
last year with Maysville in the Ohio
State league
Manager smith cast his ewes over
the rugged frame of his latest recruit
and hen smiled. Smith delights i'm
big pitchers. He believes a big man
is twice as apt to make good as a
small twirler and his first question
about any recruit is often, rs he
tall ." SchOrr is tall enough 20 satisfy
even Smith and he is now hoping that
the blk recruit viii live up TO the
promise OF his build
Schorr weighs $50 when in trim
and he is trained down now 20 the
requisite hneness. lie has been
working pretty hard the last two
months. ne informed Smith. and be-
lieves he is as hard as any man on
the squad. SchOrr has a prOtruding.
fighting jaw that gives promise Of
stout heart and few things are more
needed by a pitcher than nerve.
SchOrr IS about as promising a look
ing specimen as any in the crew and
he will be put through his PAGES as
soon as his arm is ready 10 show
what he can do
StOckdaIe VIII Return
Ben Stockdale. the big pitcher from
Michigan. who left unceremoniOusly
on Thursday night. Will be back here
by Monday. Stockdale receive a long
distance call from his home urging
him To hurry home and in his anxiety
In OF l4 i'm he
I'd TO inform the management of his
plans Consequently. il looked like he
had jumped. Saturday morning
smith received message from Stock
dale explaining the affair and prom
ising TO return here. StOckdale has
shown some promise as "A pitcher and
IL he Will work some of the fat off will
probably make d good ball player. At
any rate he viii be given an Oppor-
tunitv on his return TO show what he
can do.
The IT. Wayne Game.
The Ft. Wayne Central league club
viii be here Sunday and Will be
given the honor Of opening the base
ball season as far as the fans are
concerned. The game Will start at
3 o'clock at Springbrook park.
Smith has picked a lineup that
looks pretty good. TO start the game.
The Benders have a host OF player on
the bench and some Of them may
break in In the later stages if they
are needed.
The following is the way the
Blenders will come To bat Sunday:
PhiliOn or Watt CT
Thomas. DO.
DOlan. IT,
COnnOrs. r.
IlumbraCht. b..
Nee. 3b.
Tegtmeyer. -.
Bauerliein. Werntz. e.
COakley. Moore. Smith p.
TT Wayne will come here with the
following players Martin. Byers G.;
Taylor HAYNES and Smoker. p; Nc
Cuff. ID; Nespo. 2b: Wolfe. IS; Supp.
SD, and Bratchi. Welch and Smith.
outhelOers.
First Practice Game.
The first contest of the 1914 base
lall season as far as the Benders are
concerned. took place at SpringbroOk
park yesterday afternoon between two
teams picked from the big squad of
men Manager Ed Smith had on hand
Tor the day.
team. managed by Harry Arndt.
although the old veteran himself did
not break into the game. defeated
Manager Ed Smiths aggregation by
the count of 10 after five fast in
nings. only the youngsters and the
hest conditioned athletes got into the
fraCas.
Part of the play shown was good
with one or two flashes of mid-season
form. Much of the play was ordinary
while i'm a few spots lack OF condition
Ur ignorance or unfamiliarity with a
fellow players methods allowed stunts
that looked very much L. Merkle.
\ few flashes OF form were shown
that Visibly pleased Manager Smith.
one was the SnaDDy fielding of his in
field. composed of Nee. Tegtmeyer,
Thomas and Humpbracht Only once
did the infield make a bad play and
that was when both Nee and Tegt-
1neyer went after a roller between
them with a man on second and when
the shoTtStOp sCOOped the ball he
found no one on third base 10 take the
throw that would have forced man.
Another pretty piece OF work was a