South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-08
TWO-Day Series Scheduled
With Adrian Team, Bay City,
Lansing and Jackson Crews.

Ed Smiths Blenders left early this
morning for Adrian where they Will
stage a two-days' series before going
20 Bay City and Lansing The local
club will be away from home for
elEht days and viii be idle on Tues
day, June 16, after which they will
open a three-day series with Saginaw
at SpringbroOk on June u. Four diff
ferent clubs Will be met by the Bend
eTs on the present road trip, tWo-day
series are arranged consecutively
with Adrian, Bay City. Lansing and
jackson.
Thus far the Blenders have broken
Neven with Adrian and Lansing and il
is believed that they Will hold their
own with the Prison city crew on the
Jackson grounds. but the hard hitting
Bay city club appears 10 be the hard
est snag in the present trip. If the
break in luck continues during this
visit around the circuit the locals
should take a climb mp the standing
and return home with a better chance
for first division hOnors.
Jackson Defeated
GrOdick came through at a critical
time yesterday in the tenth inning and
BY pulling down a drive back Of sec
ond for double play gave the HOos-
iers another chance. They took ad-
vantage OF this break and a hit by
Lane. his stolen base and Bealls crack
10 left center, which fell safe when
two men barely reached il. gave them
10 1 victory over Jackson in II in
innings.
Keifer was hurting brilliant ball
and his support was OF the same cali
bre. Stevenson end GrOdick were the
shining lights in the locals defense
and time after time pulled in drives
hopping 10 the outfield. The Hoosiers
the big moment some fast fielding
would nip the rally before it got very
far. NOrcabbage hurled good ball al
though his walk TO KOrfhagen gave
the Smith men their first run.
Both teams went down in order in
the first two innings although some
spectacular stops were needed on both
sides TO Dun the stunt With Gable
gone by the whiff route in the third
Hernandez hit one that stevenson got
back in the grass. and was credited
with a hit. The next batter. the man
with the vegetable name, poked one
over near short. Stevenson grabbed
IL and was ably ass tsted by GrOdick
and Beall in getting the two men.
BeaII Out at Home.
Bean, first up got on when Warner
booted his drive and threw wide to
first DObbins pOked one 10 right
field and both runners moved up a
notch on Keifer's sacrifice to Nor
Browne and Beai died trying for
home. BrOder stole. bat GrOdick went
out OH a fly TO Warner
Lndholme in the fourth got a walk
but Warner hit at Keifer and died
at first The HOLSTERS grabbed their
run in the last half Of this session.
Korfhagen started by walking and
went 10 second when Arndt pOked a
single TO right on the hit and run
Stevenson did a death tap. advancing
both men. Lanes timely bingle 10
right scored Korfhagen and showed
Arndt 20 third Lane stole as Beall
famed but DObbins hit 10 Warner, and
died nj first.
None Of the Prisoners got as far as
first in the fifth. but in the sixth they
threatened. Hernandez was safe when
Beall missed StevenSOn's throw which
hit the ground a few feet in front of
the bag. Streeter singled over the
second bag. PiJler popped TO Keller
and Dobbins chased over 10 the visit
or's bench for LindhOlime's foul fly.
In the sixth they failed to get on.
Catcher Gets Life.
Hernandez got a life with one down
in the eighth when GrOdick dropped
his fly. but ne died trying TO steal
and NOrcabbage was the third out on
his grOunder 10 Stevenson.
The HOLSTERS went down I'm one,
two. three order in the fifth sixth and
seventh sessions. but not before the
Prisoners had 10 take the kinks out OF
Iheir throwing arms
Keller TO start the eighth pOled one
q mile a minute down towards third.
Warner climbed the ozone and pluck