South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-12
HOLSTERS WILL
TRY To CAP TURE q
LAST TWO GAMES
Tackle Battle Creek Today in
First Contest of Final Series
on Present Trip = Get No
Split in Any Series.

Vacations were plentiful in the
Southern Michigan league yesterday
an the ten teams. including South
Bend and Jackson who were slated 10
mix il az Jackson. taking a day of.
There was entirely too much wafer IN
each OF the five cities for a contest
even ii the fans could have been in
duced 20 visit the parks.
There viii be shift IN the circuit
today and the locals will tackle the
Battle Greek aggregation for the flSt
time today. Saginaw and Kalamazoo
Will battle at the latter city. Adrian
plays ar Jackson. Toledo meets Lans-
ing. while Flint plays at Bay City.
During the second series of open
ings there have been a few changes IN
the standing OF the various teams and
il begins 10 look as II the race I'm the
s NJ might develop into a read inter
estinE affair after all 4 few of the
teams started oft with nearly all vic
tories but they have been pulled back
and now every aggregation in the
league seems 10 have fighting
chance.
Difference is Small.
While South Bend is in eighth place
and would be at the bottom OF the
league il il was an eight league affair
instead of ten the difference be-
tween il and Saginaw, the leader. Is so
small that il would take only couple
Of victories for the locals and couple
defeats for the top lads TO put the
two teams on an equal footing
Saginaws record now stand seven
won and four lost. The HOosiers'
mark is four won and six lost. Then
there is that tie game played on Nav
4 when Saginaw got all the luck I'M
the breaks on the rain. With this
gam given 20 the locals which should
be the decision of Pres. Frank the
Hoosiers would be within two games
Of the Ducks.
Kalamazoo seems To have been bene-
flied by the few days rain as IL gave
the players a chance 10 recuperate
and they should able 10 present
strong argument against the Ducks
Toledo may have trouble at Lansing
while Bay City viii have job at
Flint Jackson meets Adrian and it
either team wins both il will be
among the leaders Battle Creek IS
tied for SeLOnd place with Toledo and
Bay City and may give South Bend
cleaning. but this is not expected here.
So far this season the : VI. teams
have been staging only two game Sc
rieS which are too short 90 give the
fans line on the ability OF the Vari-
Gus teams. ANY team that gets the
jump in these series IS liable 20 cap
ture both contests.
Back Home Thursday.
Today's and tomorrow's game are
the last South Bend play on the
present tip. They arrive home on
Thursday TO open with Bay City for
couple OF games Thoy are followed
by Adrian and then by Battle Creek.
The HOLSTERS viii be kept busy on
their next trip to Kalamazoo ana
Jackson. They have postponed
game in each town and will have to
stage a double bill. Then they have A
tie game with Saginaw which may
have 20 be played when Saginaw re-
turns 10 South Bend.
Smiths men have taken part in II
games so far one Of them being
tie contest Six were staged at home.
the locals winning two, dropping
three and tieing one. on the road
they took two and dropped three. In
each Of their series they either won
all or lost all The first two went 10
Kalamazoo. The second two we're
won from Flint. In the games with
Lansing they lost one and tied one.
Then Lansing was taken for two.
Kalamazoo took both games played
there while Jackson took the one
played in that city.
Most Of the games have been lost
through poor defensive work. The
pitching in most cases has been good.
but the blowup at critical times gen.
orally proved costly. Smith has been
hampered by the poor weather. but
a little more SUNSHINE and little
better acquaintance on the part OF the
various mem hers or the team, should<
help i'm smoothing out the wrinkles IN
the defense machine.