South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-29
HARD GRIND FOR
SOUTH BEND MEN
HOoSierS Will Probably Stage
Three Double Bills in as Many
DayS-Need Series to Decide
Second Pennant.

One nice big job faces the Hoosiers
IN the next three days if they are or
dered To make up for lost time This
will mean nothing more nor less than
six games in three days. which is go
ing 10 be some task on everybody, not
excepting the pitchers.
Yesterday il rained and rained
hard. AS result that old rule which
is lived up 10 stronger than the one
Of having To touch EN- in this league.
went into effect and there was no bail
game.
Since # is the unwritten law in the
Southern Michigan league that on the
last trip TO a town. all games must be
played IL is likely that two games will
he staged at Adrian this afternoon.
OF course nobody expects the HoOsiers
TO take both Of them, but they have
done this in the past and they might
be able to do Il again.
AS this afternoon is Saturday and
the HOosiers are scheduled 10 play on
their own lot on Sunday and as all
Sundays here Of late call for the
keeping OF two box scores, excepting
OF course when IL rains. this means
that they will play the Crickets who
hail from Battle Creek in couple Of
contests
One Postponed Game.
Then in addition 10 the the two reg
ular contests booked for Sunday the
Crickets are headed here for another
game on Monday. As there is a tie
game between the two teams which
went Is innings without "A finish. this
game may be staged on Monday
This would give the locals two games
On Monday making il six IN three days
Schorr was slated to go yesterday
and will be sent In today. If the sec
ond game IS pulled OF It viii be up to
Louie Loudermilk TO tackle the Tots
IN the night cap. Then on sunday
Duffy and Williams will be ready for
their turns on the mound Williams
will have had three days of rest while
Duffy will have had four, so they Will
be in good shape TO continue their bat
tie against the Crickets.
But If two games are staged be
tween the Crickets and the HoOsiers
il will force SchOrr and LOudermilk
10 go in with only two days Of rest
This should not worry either Walter
or Louie much rs both have been
known to pitch two games in one day
Walter has pulled the trick a couple
Of times and breezed by in both
games.
Can Finish Second.
The locals have a chance TO land in
second place this year and will make
from the Crickets This would put
them TO the front right up on the
heels of Saginaw. The award of those
several games to the Ducks has help
80 them and while both the HOLSTERS
and the Crickets have a chance TO win
the rag, II is a slim chance since the
Ducks are four and a half games
ahead OF the Crickets with the Hoos-
iers three games behind the Crickets
II the season was not so near its close
the chances are that the Ducks would
not be so far in front.
There Is no question but what the
trouble I'm the Southern Michigan
league has hurt the quality Of base
ball In order to make this last sea-
sons race a regular one. the sugges-
ton has been offered that the four
lead teams be allowed to stage a Sc
Tles OF games among themselves to
decide the real winner for the last
half
Series of Nine Games.
Mr. Frank If he cared 10 could let
each team play the other team three
games. This would give total of
nine games and the team finishing
with the highest figure would then he
the legitimate champion of the last
f4prfod q nIav The chances are tba