South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-08

Eight more games and I'D smith
VIII have completed his first year as
a magnate in the Southern Michigan
league. Probably he will end his mi
ual season in Class < baseball with a
pennant. There is the slim chance
that the hOnOrs OF the second half OF
the split slate may be brought 10 South
Bend and in order TO facilitate its pos
sible trip here Smith said today that
the Benders Will take the next eight
games. which means that the Mt
Clemens crew is down for another pair
OF beatings this afternoon. Louie
Loudermilk is scheduled as the instru-
ment of torture for the Bathers and
the sOUthpaw king is expected 20 rival
Schorr in the brand Of work produced
today.
Pres James Frank has issued the
schedule for the remainder OF the
season, which closes next Sunday. The
Benders appear TO be in line for some
easy sailing with Toledo and Adrian
as their opponents for the week. The
Mud Hens viii come TO Springbrook
Wednesday for a three-day series.
while the Tots are slated for Saturday
and a double header sunday. This
schedule, by all the rules OF baseball.
should mean eight more victories for
the Hoosiers
Leaders Mix Up.
The other leaders in the pennant
race Will not have such an easy sched-
ule. Bay City is st Battle Creek to-
day. Wednesday the Cricke.s 20 TO
Saginaw for a three-day series with
the Ducks. This should prove inter
eSting as split program between the
two leaders would mean more chance
for the Hoosiers. The Beavers will
also have some easy pie dished up TO
them in Kalamazoo. Present arrange
ments put the Celery town crew in
Bay City for three DAYS This ap-
pears TO be three more victories for
the Beavers. All the leaders Will be
pitted against teams far down in the
standing on the final day Of the sea
son.
Unless Saginaw strikes a rut this
week. the Benders have very little op-
portunity of stepping into first place.
but Ed Smith is banking on the third
hole and is taking no chances OF be
ing unprepared 10 slide into the lead
if it becomes possible. The Hoosier
hurting staff is in the best OF condi-
ton at this time SchOrr, Williams.
LOudermilk and Duffy are all I'm trim
for the last stages Of the race and
anxious to see the Benders as close To
the top as possible. The lean Buckeye
and the two sOuthpaws have been
bearing the brunt OF the battle for the
past couple or three weeks since
Duffy appears TO be hurting I'm hard
lines. one bad inning in each game
he has pitched recently has spoiled
victories for him by one score. He
Will probably be pitted against the
Hud Hens in one of the three Tits
here, probably Wednesday afternoon.
May Lose Lead.
AS the league standing is being fig
ured at this time. the Ducks are given
three forfeited games and the CriCkets
two more from Bay City as a result OF
the wrangle that caused so much eX-
citement there a few DAYS ago. II is
prOba bic that some other disposition
Will he made of these games when the
league directors have their meeting
after the close of the season The
matter is still open for discussion and
the disposition OF the games has been
left 10 the discretion OF the magnates-
The Ducks may receive one OF these
three games. but IL il probable that
two Of them will be taken from them.
Battle Creek will do doubt still retain
the two games forfeited TO them. This
will tighten up the race a bit more
and fl may be probable that the win
ner Of the second pennant may not be
known until the meeting OF the direc-
tors OF the league,