South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-04
HURLER WILLIAMS
HUMBLES BElVER RS
Establishes New League Rec
ord for StrikeOutS - Bay
City is Defeated BY HOLSTERS
BY Score of s to 3.

Curt Williams one OF the HOOsier
Eouthpaws. went Russ Robbins one
better yesterday afternoon and set
seasons record for strike-outs in the
Southern Michigan. lie famed 10 OF
the Bay city hitsmcn and while ne
was doing that the rest q the gang
went out and got eight runs for him.
Therefore he won by the count of
TO 2.
When the game started Williams
didn't intend 20 break any records.
bat when IL end Of the fourth came
and he had nine scalps. he went after
Robbins mark OF fourteen. The sag
NAV hurler's victims were the Adrian
Tots. although ne did succeed i'm fan
ming Il Bay city birds in one of the
games. Williams handled all three
outs IN both the third and fourth and
got at least one in every other round.
Even with all Of these strikeouts
IL was necessary to get few hits on
the South Pend side of the thing. for
the Beavers got their share of them,
getting nine safeties off Williams,
South Bend won the game in the first
session after there were two down,
getting five runs
Bay City Scores First.
Bay City got the jump on the home
boys and had a run over the recorder
before the game was under fun sail.
Brubaker began the action with a tri
pie drive 70 center Hartwell flew to
Stevenson, but the mighty Harris sent
. double to right. COOmbs flew to
Stevenson. Williams then started
getting ready for his record breaking
performance and famed Barry.
Caesar. the Bay City thrower. came
a long way from doing what his name
sake did when he came and saw and
and he was sent scampering back TO
the bench before the first round was
US when ne walked a man with the
bases trimming over
Broder walked and went to third
on Koehler's double. GrodiCk fOuled
and Harris made a great run and
grabbed il near the Hoosier resting
place. Green was hit. filling the sacks.
Diem grounded to COombs. who threw
Broder out at the plate. Stevenson
walked, forcing KOehler over. Lake
lined one 10 center. scoring Green
and Diem. Lake going TO second on the
throw Beall doubled to left Steven
son and Lake counting. Williams fin
ished the frame with an infield out.
Umpire Calls BaIk.
Donnelly and Joe Jenkins were
strike-out victims in the second. but
Carroll singled TO left. Green allowed
Carroll TO go TO second on something
committed by Williams that the ar
bitter called a balk. Thomas famed.
me hOOSleTS went out IN OT0eT IN the
second.
Brubaker hit to right for a single
I'm the third and got 20 the far base
on Hartwell's single 10 the same
place. Hartwell stole second. Harris
drove a sacrifice fly to center, scOr-
ing Brubaker. Coombs and Barry
famed. Three more famed in the
fourth and the Beavers went down in
order IN the fifth
Green was an u6eld out To start
the South Bend third. but Diem got
on when Thomas nit him Stevenson
short. Diem going TO third Lake and
Diem pulled a double steal. Diem
counting and Lake arriving at sec
ond Beall was cut. Hartwell TO Hair
ris 1t was one. two three i'm the
Fourth.
The fifth netted two runs Grodick
Diem singled 10 short center Gro
dick stayed on second. because for
time IL looked as II Donuelly would
grab IT, Stevenson walked. croWding
the bases. Lake singled TO right CEN
ter. scoring GrOdiCk and Diem. Stew
enson vert To third and Lake 10 sec
ono on the throw. Beall lined one
10 Harris and stevenson was thrown
out at the plate Beall stole. but
Williams struck out.
One more counter for the Beavers
IN the sixth and then AN of the scor-
ing was over. harris went down.
Stevenson to BeaT. Coombs lined one
80 Koehlcr and Ben made a sensa-
tiOnal stop OF the bang. but dropped