South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-08
SINGERS WIN TWO
AND CAPTURE CUP
Home Run in the First Game
Gives South Bend Team Two
RunS-SeCond Game Is Won
in the Eighth.

The Singer baseball club. champions
Of the local Factory league and con-
tenders with the Elizabeth, y. j.,
Singer team for the Stephen Clark cup
copied the long end Of the three game
series by winning both games on Mon
day. The morning score was TO o,
and in the afternoon the local club
worked its eighth inning finish for
four runs. taking the long end of
to 2 count.
The double victory Monday recover
ed the cup from the eastern club, who
defeated the locals on their invasion of
last September.
The eighth frame staged the ascen-
sion. NargO led a list of five clean
singles. which, coupled with an error,
were productive of four counters. 1t
was the old Singer finish dished up 10
a yelling crowd estimated at $500
fans. Both games boasted great at
tendance, the crowd at the morning
game being estimated at 5000.
The Second Game.
The Jerseyites scored first, pushing
over counter in the seventh. Eisen-
hauer led the frame with a long fly
TO left Martin drew q pass, and went
TO second when Baker allowed the pill
to roll to the grandstand. Connors
grounded to Zeitler who tagged Mar
tin between second and third, Connors
going TO second on the play. Cook
scored COnnors with a single to center
and went to second on the throw in.
Arlington hunted to Zeitler who held
the ball too long to keep Cook from
scoring, allowing tn runner a life.
When he did shoot it at Myers, the lat
ter pegged it back home in time to get
Cook at the plate.
They came back again in the eighth
Wi AnGCQll0r "
ed and stole. He stayed there while
Rogers popped to Cassidy O'Grady
singled through short and NOsSeller
scored when Weth flied TO Martin.
Eisenhauer was an easy out, sullivan
to Myers.
Both hurlers, Vosseller and Cassi-
dy, pitched tight ball and were forced
at times to show the crowd everything
they had Cassidy was a trifle wild
in spots but settled in the pinches. He
walked five men and famed an equal
number. Vosseller was too deep for
three SOngsters and passed two.
Win In the Eighth.
In the eighth inning the locals
punched hits and ran bases like wild
men Vargo led with a drive between
second and first Sullivan struck out.
Moore advanced NargO to third with
a single to right and took second on
bunt and scored VargO while Moore
went TO third Zeilinski was safe at
first on Cooks boot of Vosseller's
throw and Moore scored. Martin beat
out a slow grOunder. Baker singled
to right and scored Myers Zeitler
singled 10 center and scored Zeilin-
ski. Martin attempted to score from
second, but was caught at the plate.
Cassidy retired the side with a pop
fly to short
The two games were two of the
hardest fought tits seen in the city
for some time. They We're married in
the afternoon. however. by several
disputes arising over the decisions by
Umpire Metzler The Elizabeth team
was taken off the field in the after
noon game. but returned to battle at
the call of its manager.
That First Game.
The game was as fine a battle as
one could wish to see Both Martin
visitors, showed wonderful control and
regular pitching form Martin let
the visitors down with but two lone
hits. Eight Singers famed before the
curves of RObidee and Martin was a
mystery to six Jerseyites.
Martin was adamant as far as the
LiZzies were concerned. When a New
Jersey bat did collide with one of his
deliveries. the result was a soft
grOunder or an easy kill for the out
field The locals accumulated six
safeties off RObidee. They were well
scattered. however, except in the third
frame when Zietler beat out a bunt
and scored ahead OF Vargo when he
WallOped the pellet to the right field
fence 1t was a clean homerun.
In the second inning ii appeared