South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-25
I'VE MORE MEN
SIGNED; SMITH
STILL ON HUNT
.nfield Material SCarCe-Bend-
er'S Pilot Looking Or Third
and Second BaSemen-FirSt
Sacker After Arndt'S Job.

The roster Of the South Bend South
Frn Michigan league club was increas-
I'd 70 Il on Wednesday by the receipt
five more signed contracts, two out
Il elders, a pitcher. a shOrtstOp and a
first sacker being included in the lot.
Robert McOsker. an outhelder rec
nmmended bv fluffy Steils OF Grand
Rapids, was among the men signed.
IIcOsker is rated as a rafting good
man in his position and he will be
carefully watched here. Ray Nutter
be Indianapolis. also ar outer garden
warden. is another men OF whom great
fhings are promised. Built like Cy
WILLIAMS OF the Cubs. Nutter promises
great speed and his work Will be more
than closely watched.
Charles Humbracht, Of Fort Wayne,
"a first sacker standing six feet, two
high, and possessing experience in the
Central association n elsewhere,
Manager Smith deemed himself for
tunate in acquiring this star. Hum
bracht will have to try against Harry
&Arndt for his job here. and the
struggle for the position promises TO
be an interesting one.
Oscar Hartley. a pitcher, and Rex
Tagemeyer. a shortstOp, were also
i signed. Both viii report for practice
on April Z. sTasemeyer IS highly rec
commended from Fort Wayne where
he has been playing for some little
time. Little IS known of Hartley.
Looking for Infeiders.
Manager Smith is now looking for
inhelders. Another catcher may be
signed TO supplement Bonine and
Hudak, and anything promising in in
field material will be gObbled up. Man
ager Smith is planning to sign every
likely looking man that comes 10 his
notice and then 10 pick the best OF
them for the Blenders. a third base
man and "A second sacker are wanted
. and contracts are out 10 several good
men in these positions.
Local talent Will be given all the
| chance in the world with Pilot Ed
Smiths Benders. The local masnate
said last night that all promising
youngsters OF the city hat were as
pirants for a berth on the big nine
Will be given a fair tryOut, and that
all who show any Of the necessary
| earmarks viii stand d fine chance of
landing a regular job.
The dates for the series Of four
games with Grand Rapids We're set
tied Tuesday. Smith, announced last
night that he and Manager Essick OF
the furniture city AadI rome to defin-
tie terms and the dates for four
games. two here TrsSsu6go in Grand
Rapids. were gwen OF. The teams
will play two gamfs5f.Fc on April
IS and 10, Saturday and SUNDAY. and
the other two will be played in Grand
Rapids on April 10 and 16.
The newest man 10 receive a con-
tract with the new team is Hudak,
q local player. Hudak made a name
for himself last season as the receiver
On the Hoosier Creams. Smith thinks
he IS good enough TO receive a stift
tryOut. If he fails with the big nine,
Smith probably will farm him out for
another season. Hudak, standing
around six feet in height, is said to
be able to swing the willow stick like
n demon. He had a high batting av-
erage with the H60sier Creams.
1T. Wayne Coming.
TT. Wayne, of the Central league.
will be seen in action in this city but
one game. one open date was the
best that Manager Harry Martin and
Pilot Smith could agree upon, since
the local schedule is filed with nearly
all the games Smith wants his new
team TO play before the season opens.
Sunday. April -. is the day set for
the n game.
The Notre Dame series is still un-
decided. Smith has failed TO find on
h university schedule any dates that
jibe with the schedule of the Benders.
The university team is willing to play,
and Manager Smith wants his team
10 clash with the college men. If a
series OF dates can be possibly ar
ranged, the two teams will play. One
Ope date emains on the Benders'
schedule, Sunday. April %.
The Benders' pilot received offers
OF games from both Michigan City
and Niles Tuesday. but he is undecided
as 20 which he Will accept. chat a
series with but one of them viii be
possible IS the opinion of Smith.
Cote With Jackson.
Tha Leonard Cote, the big Indian
outielder Of the Celery City nine, will
play in a Jackson uniform this year.
was due entirely To the generosity OF
the fans in the latter city. Cote has
oft expressed a desire to be free from
kalamazoo and "a agreed 10 put up
. certain sum toward buying his own
release.
The Jackson fans admire Cote more
than almost any other player in the
league and accordingly when the prop
osition of seeing Cote in a Meyers
uniform was put up TO them. a num-
Der OF them dubbed together and rails
ed the cash 10 make Cote a present to
the team. The bis Indian has been
on the market for some time and il
was a ~foregone conclusion that ne
would come 10 either South Bend or