South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-09
Boosters Day Shows Interest
Being EvinCed in Ball Club
and the Appreciation of the
Race for the Rag.

Boosters day for the South Bend
ball club was an unprecedented sue
cess. This opinion is unanimous
among the Boosters and the clans
alike. Pres. I'd Smith state Thurs
day morning tina the result of the
campaign was unexpected, and IS
more than pleased. Rudolph Il.
Horst. chairman OF the Chamber of
Commerce baseball committee. which
had. the Boosters day arrangements
in charge is well satisfied with the
work that was accomplished.
Boosters day was a real success,
said Mr. Horst. made SO because OF
the hearty cooperation given the va
riOus committees by the business IN
terests and baseball fans of South
Bend To all members of commit
tees. TO the business men VINO closed
their stores and shops, TO Mayor hel-
: Ter and the city officials VINO gave
every possible assistance in bringing
, about a half holiday, 20 the news
papers Of the city for their generous
Z publicity. 10 automobile owners who
Participated in the parade and To the
900 purchasers of tickets the COM
mittee gives its thanks"
one of the features OF the Boosters
parade was the truck load of employees
al the 1tulldl 0ilADli d 'AC PAAtAAN
who did "A lot Of roofing and eVlnced
considerable pepper at the game
Walter Johnson SChOTr and Hurler
Jones each pitched great bali yester-
dav afternoon before the record crowd
OF the summer 2.225 fans who hav-
ing decorated themselves with cow
bells. fog horns and few other
kinds of noisemakers issued forth 10
make Booster day "A large success.
est those who do not know that
Schorr is about "a SO calibre pitcher
should be in doubt. let it be said
right here that the HoOsiers won by
the score of 10 o.
Even larger than had been expect
ed was the crowd that appeared at
the ball plant To watch the Benders
do battle with Billy CristalIs band of
Adrian Tots. IL was a regular gala
dav i'm South Bend. Stores closed. a
band PLAYED and $50 automobiles pa
raded through the downtown streets
before adjourning TO Springbrook.
Little did SChOrr know as he held
the Tots To- five Isolated hits that he
was being watched 10y Jimmie Burke
of the Detroit Tigers and Charley
Hickman of the Cleveland Maps.
Neither did Stevenson know that
Burke was giving him the once over
while he was chasing himself all over
the inheld and half the outfield and
doing il without a single boot
Day Was Ideal One.
There wasn't a single hitch in the
whole day that could have spoiled
any part Of the program. Sometimes
old man Weather crabs a good Boost
or day with a bunch OF rain. but this
time he didn't even try. The only
thing this Weather guy did was to
turn on little too much heat but
heat never spoiled any ball game.
This heat stuff had very little effect
or the two boys who were doing the
strong arm work. SchOrr and Jones
settled themselves for "A regular
throwing duel Schorr got the bet
ter OF the decision, holding the Tots
% five hits. while Jones allowed
seven. Jones had lot Of tough luck
for he had bunch back of him that
was making a few boots. Even with
out these boots. the Hoosiers would
have won. for when those seven hits
cid come they came at the right
time.
Schorr. the same fellow who al
lowed only FIVE hits. would have won
that game all hy himself with one
beautiful hit. In the eighth he
crashed the ball 90 the left center
fence. IL was good for three bases
easy. but he came an the way around
when kaed. at third let the throw
get away from him IL Just happened
that there were two men on when
Schorr banged out that hit and three