South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-23
LEAGUERS LOSE
To SEMI,PROS;
MOORE CHASED
Edward Smiths Youngsters
Look Good Even in Defeat
by South Bend HooSier
Creams.

Ed Smiths Southern Michigan
league youngsters were defeated at
springbrook park Wednesday after
noon by score Of 4 10 .. the Hoosier
Creams driving In four runs off Moore
in the fourth Big SchOrr went In for
the leaSuers in the fifth and had no
trouble in holding the local semi-pros-
Hanson pitched good ball and was well
supported in the fielG.
The handful of fans who shivered
iu the stands saw more than "a pretty
battle They saw a reconstructed team
which looked mighty good an defeat.
That means Smith is getting into che
material gathering stride, for IL takes
a mighty good club 10 look even fair
hen fortune frowns. especially when
the frown. is "A city team.
Hit Hard But Uu4uckily.
All credit 70 the HoOsier Creams.
bat the luck broke with them. every
hard hit ball going straight AT some
fielder with the exception OF the seV-
oraI safe knocks. AT that all of the
blows credited To the leaguers were
not clean. two at least being OF the
scrstchy variety
Stevenson. the infielder secured
from Terre Hautc. failed to- show with
tive stick and had no chance TO dis
play his defensive talent He handled
himself cleverly i'm practice however.
and looks ike the man 90 guard the
burning bae
lIermfe sack and Tom Touhey for
the leaguers and Creams respectively
dabbled with ground balls in "A know
ing manner. while Hermie got the
first Two hits fof the SmithitcS. HUI
dach. OF the Creams was the hitting
force Of the game with three safeties
including "a triple Beall covered first
I'm fashion which pleased the on
D. q Eal a.
blows besides.
Quartet In Fourth
Neither side scored until the fourth.
although both were meeting the pill
On the knob. TOuhey led off for the
<'rearrs with clean drive To- left and
Crube chased him 20 third on "a long
ngl" center. Gruber went 20 sec
end ON tne throw TO third Hudah
swung nightly and effectively. Sec
und and third were lelSurely vacated
Tor tallieS while the big catcher dash
ed around to the third corner ON a
srnash to deep left center. Tegtmeyer
srIKed and stole second and We'll
chonce banged Co right for two sacks.
scoring Hudak and the erstwhile Ben
der. Joe Gruber swung thrice without
result and Bender slipped one past
sack for single. Welchonce going to
third Hanson travelled 10 first free
Of charge after Bender's pilfering eff
Tort resulted i'm his demise, Warner to
Roth. Klaybor whitfield
The leaguers were somewhat peeved
at this stage of the going and entered
their half determined To begin the
fireworks. Hanson was firm and
every attempt % ir0und the final turn
went TO naught until the sixth. SChOrr,
who incidentally hurled a very passa-
BILE brand of ball through five frames.
perfunctorily famed for the first out
Watt caught one on the inside and sent
10 down the first base line Ike a shot
for a three base smite. Patterson
pOked one 10 right and Watt counted
easily. Stevenson fouled out To Tou-
hey and Patterson. laboring apparent
Isl under the misrepresentation that
two were already down. was doubled
off first.
l.aydGn Scores I'm seventh.
AFTER Roth grdSSed ont 10 second
Iu the seventh. Layden hit hish and
TAR into center field Joe Gruber
kindly sat down at the psychological
moment and gave unto Lefty two
ushion hit. Beall hit TO center
scoring Lefty 3n1 taking the keystone
On the flins TO tie plate Sack ground
ed to snort and Warner zephyred.
Two walks advanced by the hereto
spre miseti- Hanson and a stolen base
standing mp by Watt in the eighth
walled nothing i'm the way of scoring
t1terest. BeaU's hit through Tegt-
meyer in the ninth also was wasted