South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-14
CLUBS HAVE LET-UP
BECAUSE OF RAIN
Locals viii Tackle Mt. Clemens
in Double BiII-White Sox
Are After ShOrtStOp Steven
son and HurIer SChorr.

Not a team in the Southern Mich
: igan had chance against the all
| powerful weatherman YESTERDAY
/ Rain interefered With all Of the
games and held the Hoosiers up for
! the second time this week. AT of the
clubs remain IN the same cities for
the activities this afternoon giving
the koehlers another chance TO clean
up on the MI Clemens Bathers IN two
games.
From now on IL will be a battle 10
the finish down the stretch toward the
end of the season. Just exactly one
more month remains for some club
TO win that old rag. From the way
things have been going for the last
two weeks the some club" means
South Bend. This will mean that
when Pres. Frank stops everything
on Sept Is. the Hoosiers VIII make
ready for the battle with the Bay City
gang for the league championship.
In fourth place, the Benders are
only a game and a half behind Sagi-
nav and Bay City. the two clubs tied
for the top notch. Battle Creek. In
Of KOehler's lads This only shows
that there is one warm fight on at the
top Of the column. Giving these other
three clubs all of the chance in the
world. the race has settled down be
tween South Bend, Saginaw, Bay City
and Battle Creek.
Every one of these clubs has hit it's
stride and there is little chance OF a
serious break IN any Of the playing
A few games lost in a row Will put
any one Of them out Of the running.
for it is hardly probable that all OF
them will break at the same time.
But dropping a game now and then
isn't a break and ii is on this that
the HoOsiers may be expected 70 rise
to the top. South Bend bugs may ex-
pect TO see the Battlers at least one
run nearer the top by nighttall All
Of the clubs will play double-headers
this afternoon and everybody knows
the HoOsiers' mania for grabbing
double bills.
Crickets Meet Adrian.
Battle Creek meets Adrian this ar
ernOOn and in spite OF the fact that
the Tots are lost in the cellar, they
should be able TO take at least one
game from the Crickets. That will
put the HOOsiers even with last years
champs and should the Battle Creek
men lose two. then the Blenders may
have a clear title 10 third place
Saginaw goes against the Kazooz
Wagner claims his team has been
strengthened with the return OF Butch
Miller. so the Celery Pickers ought TO
grab at least one. Bay City is at
Jackson and the Convicts can be re-
lied upon To cop at least one OF the
games and there is a possibility OF
taking two. If both the Ducks and
Beavers break even and the Hoosiers
grab two, South Bend will be within
half game OF the top. When Sun
days games have been run of, South
Bend should be looking down on the
rest OF the clubs.
When the top position is gained, the
Benders should have little trouble
holding the place. Flint comes here
for a pair OF games starting Monday
and those two should be ours.
By winning two out OF three games
played during the rest Of the season.
the HOosiers may feel certain OF win
ming the pennant
Pres. Ed. Smith of the Hoosiers
spent Thursday in Chicago talking 20
Pres. Comiskey Of the White SOK
about the sale Of Schorr and Steven
son. He will return this morning and
by that time the fans win know where
the two stars will appear next year.
Branch Hickey OF the St. Louis
Browns is also after these two men
and likewise Charles Taft Of the Cubs
The drafting season opens Saturday
and all three of these men are anxf-
Gus TO get a price on Schorr and
Stevenson before somebody else grabs
their services for $3.50 each.