South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-30

Smiths Hoosiers spent a quiet day
around south Bend Monday, the day
having been one OF rest for the Bend
ers before they AGAIN issue forth TO re-
new the pcnuant conquest on the ROAD.
While Koehlers men We're loallnE'
Flint went ont and won game from
lansing by the score of g 10 with
the result that the NehlCs passed us lh
the percentage column.
south Bend is now the undisputed
holder Of eighth place. while Flint mas
nobody 90 fight with abOHt seventh po-
sitiOn until this afternoon games All
of the teams around the middle sec
tion Of the standing are closely bunch
ed and "A few games won mere ana
few more lost there viii do wonders
in making changes
Flint took one long jump after Mon
days game with Lansing and landed
away mp in fifth place. This is some
jumping. but the old proverb which
SAYS the higher they jump, the lower
they fall is still working, for South
Bend IS just about slated TO be I'M fitth
place by the time the shades of night
come around.
VIII Meet Saginaw.
This afternoon the Hoosiers nook
MP with Ducky Holmes saginaw DUCK
lings. This gang helped haul south
Benz out Of the cellar and gave them
n chance TO rise on the ladder when
they were at SpringbrOOk not so very
long ago. The Ducks are skidding and
the HOosiers should be able TO get
away with the large end OF this game
this afternoon TO say nothing ABOUT
the possibilities of winning the series.
Lansing. the club that is now tied
with Saginaw. goes up against Battle
Greek today The Crickets are gong ,
pretty good and they are willing 10
help the Bender cause along by vim
Eing from the Senators. Flint IS now
in fifth place, but they meet Toledo
today Toledo has been on the down
ward path for a few days, but yester-
day they won from the Crickets by the
count Of 2 TO J.. which is some count
Should the Hoosiers be able TO get
away with all three games OF the
Duck series they VIII then be at the
see mark with 81 games won and the
same number lost After that all they
viii have TO do is TO win two out or
every three games played during the
remainder of the season and Pres.
Smith viii give US a nice little pennant
10 hang up. at Sprinsbrook park
f<iefer Hitting 800.
Kiefer is the only Bender who is III
the coveted circle. where the 800
EATERS repose. The twirler has been
in fe games has taken his place at
the platter as times and out of this
number has bumped out 10 hits and
one sacrifice for an average of $50.
Ten runs have been put over by him
and ne played the thief on the bases
once.
Most OF the Hoosfers are lowering
around the .250 mark. although there
are some above and some below that
per cent All Of these records include
only the games of June q. That date
was just about the time when Koch
ler's dudes were rounding into hit
ting form. That was the date on
which the boys took their eighth
straight game.
Since that time they have been
pounding out a goodly number of
bangs and if Pres. Smith were to is
sue the batting averages along about
This time. il is probable that more of
he Hoosiers would be nearer the 800
region. Sunday fattened up several
HOosier averages, when the boys got
a. cracks in the first game.
After Kiefer comes Grodick in the
batting per cents The second sack
sr has been at bat 21S times and has
nit safely SO times for an average Of
279. Right next 20 him is Diem. with
A banging per cent of .2TS. Up to-
Iune p, the right gardener had been
N only six games and had hit five
lines ont Of is appearances at the
plate.
Stevenson Is Third.
Stevenson Is batting .272, with
Oobbins next with 264. Dobbins is
one OF two men in the circuit who
las hit three home runs SO far this
reason. COOmbs OF Bay City leads
he ring for circuit busting He has
tx homers and hitting average of
$50. Broder and Korfhagen are in
inc with .26S and .259.
other Bender averages are: BeaT.
240: Koehler. 231. Duffy. 2OS:
;chorr. .152; Smith. 125.
All Of these figures go 10 show that
he Hoosier infeld is hitting as well
ls fielding. During the past week
he Hoosier infeld has been the sur
rise of the circuit. Each OF the four
ads on the inside nave averages of
261. piling all of the hitting done
~ them together and dividing il up
Nenly.
Strange 10 say. the team that
ouldn't come close 10 stealing bags
rom Dohbins. boasts of the champion
lase thief OF the Southern Michigan.