South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-15
SEASON To CLOSE
WITHIN FEW DAYS
Saginaw and Bay City viii
Battle for HOnOrS in Big
at Duck Park.

Just about one more week and the
1914 Southern Michigan season will be
gone but nos forgotten. The last half
OF the season provided one Of the live
lest little scraps ever seen in these
parts. South Bend finished In third
place with q percentage Of .661. a half
game behind Battle Creek they hav-
ing a standing Of $50. In any Ordi-
may year the HOOsiers could have won
the flag hands down with that much
OF a percentage. while this season
Saginaw needed .765 TO win the glad
rag
Saginaw and Bay City viii start the
worlds serious" next Wednesday aft
ernoOn at 2:30 O'Clock at Opportunity
park in the former city. From that
time on the games will be alternated
in the two cities until one of them
has won four games. The same di-
vision OF receipts that is followed in
the world's series will go in the South
Michigan-the players 70 go 60-4O on
the gate receipts for the first four
days and after that fl goes TO the own
eEs OF the two clubs.
South Bend lost the chance TO get
in on this big money when the Ducks
gave the HOOsierS three straight beat
ings right at the start OF the second
section of the season. South Bend
nt1Q DEen nONEIlnE near TIE DOlAOil
for the greater part OF the first halt,
but with the entry Of Ben kOehler. Sc
cured through some high financing
by Ed Smith, the team began 10 climb.
The HOLSTERS had just reached the
first division and were fifty fifty when
Pres. Frank declared everything off
and started over again.
Make a Bad Start.
Saginaw came here for three days
and the Benders got away to a bad
start. The halt was only temporary
and the rise TO the top came rapidly
and not once has South Bend been out
OF the first divisiOn-nOr lower than
fourth place-since the season got
we'll under way. South Bend had a
fighting chance up TO the last TO creep
20 the top, but il was not TO be. To-
ledO pulled a great surprise when they
broke even on a double bill last Friday
afternoon and kept the HoOsiers out
OF second place.
At that Smith deserves all of the
applause that goes his way. When ne
came here last spring he had nothing
with which TO start a ball team but
his own glove. The call was sent out
and the try-Outs were held at Spring
brook Some stayed a while and some
didn't stay that long but finally things
settled down into the way they were
hen the season ended Sunday
Smith took the long chance on South
Bend and from, all appearances made
good. Good Sunday crowds made
up for poor attendance at many of the
week day games. One player sold out
right. Stevenson to St. Louis, and
Schorr drafted should make the Smith
Golfers fatten up a little.
One by one the HOOsiers have left
for their homes until now only a few
OF them remain. Smith and KOehler
will probably spend the winter in the
city KOrfhagen left Sunday night for
cincinnati. while his pal, Curt Will
liams went early Monday morning to
OaktOwn. Ind. Tom Stevenson will
stop at Shelburne, Ind, for a day be-
fore Joining the st. Louis Browns. Joe
GrOdick and Bert BrOder hive gone to
Grand Rapids, where tEey will winter
Duffy will stay either in Spring
field, O., or Wilmington, Del Beall
has returned to Chicago. LOudermilk
is still in South Bend. but will leave
soon for Oden, III. Bobbie Green will
spend the winter in the Michigan
woods on a hunting and fishing trip.
Eddie Diem left for Buffalo. Walter
SChoTr will probably go to Lancaster.
O.. after the Cubs have completed
their season.
SchOrr will pitch a game for Niles
Sunday with a crew OF independents
which Ben KOehler will take over to
the nearby town. Curt Williams will
pitch for the LoogOOte Glasscutters on
Sunday