South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-24
TWO TEAMS UNABLE
TO MARK Up TALLY
HOLSTERS and BatherS Battle
Eight Innings Under Damp
Conditions But Neither Man.
age to Push Over Marker.

There were two things that kept the
HoOsiers from winning Yesterday aft
ernoon. The first was the rain and the
other was Duffy. This Duffy wasn't
our own Ed. He was the Bather Duff
~. the Hoosier Duffy having nothing
10 do with tho performance. Rain
threatened all afternoon bat n did not
come hard enough 20 halt the pro
ceedings until the eighth round OF the
first game had been completed. The
count was nothing apiece. The sec
Ond wasn't staged.
No sooner had the game got under
full sail than heavy clouds appeared.
There was . considerable amount OF
noise and lightning from the heavens.
but the rain did not break with full
force until the fifth. That round was
rushed through and then the game
was stopped for IL minutes. Play
was resumed for three frames but
then the shower came with all Of its
force
Just as there were two reasons
why the HOOsiers couldn't win. there
was the same number Of causes for
the failure Of the Mt Clemens club to
grab the game. The first reason was
the same and the second was Viii
liams- Neither team could get enough
hits in a cluster TO do any counting
Williams and Duffy each allowed five
knocks. There was only one extra
base hit and that was koehler's triple
10 left n the sixth.
Two Men Reach First
Two Hoosiers got on the bags in the
first Koehler on a hit 10 right and
Grodick on a walk, but both were nip
ped off first By Duffy. Broder had
flied To right Spencer fouled to
Korfhaeen in the first for the Bathers
and McHale grounded TO Koehler.
Todd got a scratch hit to Koehler. but
was caught off first. Green flied TO
McHale I'm the second but Korfhagen
hit through Neuschafer. He was out
trying 10 steal Diem hit through
second. Lake famed. Helmer hit
10 center. but the next three went
down in a row.
Beal hit 10 short I'm the third and
was forced at second by Williams.
Duffy 10 McHale. Williams got 10 sec
ond on McHale's wild throw trying to
double. Broder's infield out sent Will
tlams 10 third. but Koehler was out.
Down one. two, three in the fourth and
Fifth
With two gone in the sixth. Koehler
drove a triple 10 left just inside the
line GrOdick couldn't deliver a hit,
grounding out To McHale The Hoos-
iers went down in a row in the seventh
and eighth
Natt.son and Duffy had gone out
en- flies in the sixth when Spencer hit
down TO Beall Williams covered. but
Beall threw wide and Spencer went TO
second MCHale flied TO koehler.
Todd hit TO left in the seventh and
Helmer sacrificed. Lyons famed and
Neuschafer was out. KOehler to Beall.
Guerney famed TO open the eighth.
Madison was safe on a close decision
ON a hit 10 Koehler, but was doubled
ON Duffy's fly 10 Koehler.
: Mt. Clemens was scheduled To be
here for only one day. so that it may
BE- sometime before either of yester
days games will be played off. To-
ledO will be the attraction at Spring
brook for the next three days. Time
vas when the Mudhens were slated as
real foes, but now they are mere
weaklings occupying last place in the
race The HoOsiers get these weak
lings all week. Adrian being scheduled
10 oppose the Benders at the home Of
the Tots the last three days of the
week
Next Sunday there will be a real
club here 10 battle with the HoOsiers
Battle Greek will be here for "A pair
Of games and will also stop over the
following Monday. The Crickets are
now a notch ahead OF the Benders
with fair lead. but by next Sunday
cause two regular games TO be play
ed and should bring out the record
crowd OF the season.
Figures of the Game.
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